Sunday May 24‚ 2009 Choices Making good choices is one of the hardest challenges in life. When you are 14 you have to make many decisions‚ some that will affect you many years from now and some that will help you from the day you make the choice. There are many choices you have to make in a life time‚ like what you want to be when you are older‚ how you eat‚ whether its healthy or unhealthy‚ the attitude you have towards
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counterintuitive doesn’t it? But what truly is good and what truly is evil‚ or are the two even separate entities to begin with? After all‚ good and evil is all hinged upon perspective‚ viewpoint is the key. Can something so obscured by opinions really be quantified? So where do monsters fall then? Who are the monsters? Why is our society obsessed with such monsters both in reality and fiction tales? The answer is rather simple: since we cannot define what good and evil is and we presume monsters fall
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Good and evil are polar opposites‚ yet one cannot exist without the other. To understand this intricate relationship‚ one must have a clear understanding on what exactly good and evil are. These two are not always so black and white‚ but good can be defined as acting agreeably with societical and personal values. Evil can be defined as going against those values. However‚ as societies and humans differ‚ so do their moral codes. What is seen as good in one society or time may be seen as evil in
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In The Good Person of Szechwan‚ Bertolt Brecht portrays his Marxist ideals through the actions of his characters and their reactions to their poor social conditions. The major theme of his work emphasizes that those who survive are the ones who rule not by goodness but by the evil and corruption in the society. Shu Fu‚ a wealthy barber‚ reinforces this notion that good deeds are taken advantage of in the evil and capitalistic world. As the Gods quest for a good person‚ they come across a man named
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complete opposite. Even though Wal-Mart does employ thousands of workers in their some 3400 stores across the Unites States‚ it creates more job losses and pay-cuts. Because of the job cuts and cheap imports‚ Wal-Mart is not good for America. One reason that Wal-Mart is not good for America is their way of getting those low prices. They have reversed the traditional auction process where the manufacturer controls the prices and the retailer must pay what is wanted from manufacturers. Wal-Mart has
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thinks about the criteria for being a decent citizen and those for being a decent man. Even though they might sound similar they are two different scenarios. To be a good citizen is to be one that upholds and honors the constitution. However when it comes to being a good man‚ it is possible to be a good citizen without being a good man. This entitlement of being a bad man is held upon the moral aspects one may have as a reflection of ones religion or
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What Makes Interstellar a Good Movie. With genres varying from horror and comedy‚ romance and sci-fi‚ everyone has his or her favorite movie. Their favorite movie is the one they think was so good and entertaining that they would watch it time and time again. However‚ other people may view the same movie as horrible. So what makes a movie truly good? How can philosophers help us come to a universal meaning “good” in the movie industry? Philosophers such as Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and Socrates can give
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Anne Frank believed that people were really good at heart. Striving for adulthood and adventure‚ she carried herself with great positivity and character throughout her days. Miss Anne Frank cherished things such as being outside and spending time with her family and friends. She believed that even though people might be horrible they still have good in their heart. “In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart.” Anne was a young girl and living in a harsh environment
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Good or Bad? Good or bad‚ Was it is good or bad that Bruno was naive of the Holocaust?. Bruno‚ a 9 year old German boy was naive about the Holocaust because Father didn’t want Bruno to know about what happens on the other side of the fence because he wanted Bruno to feel comfortable at out-with and not want to move back to Berlin because of the Holocaust which is “a Jewish sacrificial offering that is burned completely on an altar”. In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas‚ it was good that Bruno was naive
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Throughout human existence‚ questions have arisen concerning the nature of good and evil. Many scientist‚ philosophers‚ and theologians have been intrigued by these questions. Through Augustine’s Confessions and E. O. Wilson’s In Search of Nature‚ one is accessible to two distinct perspectives concerning the nature of good and evil. Augustine sets up an argument in his Confession that attempts to define evil. God is the author of everything. Augustine says‚ "nothing that exists could exist
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