In Questions 50-52 and 71 by Aquinas‚ he discusses habits and how a habit is a “disposition of a subject which is in a state of potentiality either to a form or operation” (ST I-II‚ q.50‚ a. 1). Based on this definition‚ it shows how people are morally responsible for their habits because even though it is a disposition‚ it has the potential to form the habit‚ but it has not actually happened yet without the person’s choice. That’s an important thing to remember because sometimes habits become so
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to compose the telegraph guided the development of telephones‚ television‚ and many other electronic based devices. Telegrams were sent to communicate transversely throughout the world and forever changed the way electricity was used. Before this invention‚ a simple letter or semaphore would have to suffice. In the 1830’s‚ the telegraph was first invented. The telegraph had high expectations as it was invented to communicate to help railroad signaling in Britain. (Morse Code and the Telegraph). Whenever
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Miller Essay #2: The Last Shot The dream of creating a greater life for oneself and family through the game of basketball is not restricted to any time or place in American history. As long as there is a court‚ there lies the opportunity to experience the hoop dream. For the likes of Tchaka‚ Russell‚ Corey‚ and Bill Russell‚ their paths may have been different‚ but their struggle for greatness in the ever-shrinking window of the hoop dream is all too familiar. The Last Shot by Darcy Frey chronicles
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Delaine Goodell Prof. Fairchild Eng. 106 06 April 2011 The Last Supper The famous ceremony told as “The Eucharist” was followed in the belief of Christianity. The Eucharist which is more popularly known as the Last Supper was the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his twelve apostles before he was crucified. According to Paul’s letter to the Corinthians‚ (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus‚ on the night he was betrayed
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My Last Reflection of The Year My countdown to life began during my Sophomore years when I was going through the depression of my grandfathers death (RIP). It was sudden and unexpected. This forced me to realize how easy and fragile life is. It was from that point on that I decided to live everyday not only as if it were my last day of high school‚ but as if it were the last day of my life. I try my hardest to take my own advice and not think about my regrets in regards to the past‚ but instead
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changes‚ then some of the light bulbs on the device would light up and some wouldn’t. The concept never took off though because of two reasons. The prototype had too many loopholes‚ and the disk never scanned a clear live-action picture In 1921‚ a 14 year-old Philo Farnsworth was working on his father’s farm when he came upon his idea for the television. While he was mowing hay in rows‚ he realized that an image could be reproduced almost immediately when an electron beam scanned a picture in horizontal
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Freshman year was the year of starting a new chapter in my education with feeling of being much older and responsible for my actions‚ which would lead to consequences that can affect your future. As many of the students that started their high school without knowing what or who they wanted to be in the future‚ with that being said I haven’t really challenge myself to take higher level classes. That would give me a bigger opportunity to choose my school latter on. As a senior I feel much more responsibility
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Not many people can survive one bullet‚ let alone nine. Someone who can‚ and did‚ is Curtis Jackson‚ better known as 50 Cent. 50 cent is an inspiration to all because of how hard he worked despite his humble beginnings. 50 Cent has had a hard childhood and a difficult family life‚ but he managed to have a decent and successful career. Jackson has had many people give him an excellent opportunity and swiftly take it away‚ but he still managed grow into success and fame. Rap and Hip-Hop music has
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Lamesha Robinson 01/20/2010 My Greatest Regrets Everyone makes mistkes‚ and I am no exception. I have made may mistakes during my lifetime‚ and I regret making poor decisions.With every wrong choice I have made‚ there are lessons to be learned. What I got out of what I learned made me a stronger woman today. Although I have become stronger today than before‚ I still regret my poor decisions. My greatest regrets include not listening to my grandma as a teenager‚ moving back home with my mom
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THE LAST LEAF SCENE ONE NARRATOR: In New York City‚ there’s a small district just west of Washington Square‚ where the narrow‚ irregular streets have run crazy and broken themselves into short strips called places. It’s an ancient‚ residential community where many of the beautiful‚ old‚ brick houses date back to the 1820’s‚ when an epidemic forced people from the city to what was then a rural suburban village. Now‚ in the final year of the nineteenth century‚ we find clusters of colorful restaurants
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