What is more important to man vita activa or vita contemplativa? The importance of asking such a question lies not in answering who has the better life‚ one of an active citizen such a politician or a priest who lives in divine contemplation. Doing so would be futile and impossible. The question is necessary for man to understand who he is – if he is more inclined as a political animal or if he is more in touched with the sacred. In learning so‚ we learn that both are important‚ for the lack of one
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Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s article‚ “SuperFreakonomics: What Should You Worry About?” is a piece that explains what we as humans worry about that aren’t as big of a deal as we think. Levitt and Dubner claim that we are terrible at assessing risk and that we focus more on things like shark attacks and lightning strikes versus things like heart disease which has a more likely chance of doing harm to us. Economics is a key term that they use to explain how we can assess the risks that
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statement that friends are more important than family. Three good points that show this -and will be discussed- are the historical part of family‚ emotional/ social part of family and financial part of family. When you live in a family you have something to be proud of‚ something that you will carry on. The family history/ cult. This means that as soon as you are born you are a (the) person that will carry on a cult‚ a history. With your friends you have nothing that you carry on. No cult or history
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What Is So Important About Cells? Cells are the most basic building block of all life as we know it. But what makes cells extremely important to living organisms‚ and why do we need cells anyway? A cell is “a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and‚ in plants‚ a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms.” But what makes cells extremely important to living organisms‚ and why do we need cells anyway? Cells are
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Northern New England and the New‚ Old World Some of the oldest cities in the United States can be found along the coast to the Northeast: New York‚ Boston‚ Jersey City. They’ve grown from backwoods settlements to thriving bastions of urban Americana. Yet‚ when one mentions New England‚ an image of “olden times” comes to mind: Brahmin men and women with buckles on their shoes‚ lacking rhoticity‚ using thee/thou/thy. It is interesting then to discover that the New England dialect is in fact a fairly
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Technology is a knowledge of using tools and machines to do tasks more efficiently. We use technology to control the world we live in. Since the art of making fire and creating handcrafted tools‚ our civilization has come a long way. Science and Technology are making advances at an astonishing rate. From telephones to the Internet‚ calculators to computers‚ cars to rockets and satellites‚ we are part of a new world of discoveries and inventions made possible by Science. Fields like Medicine and
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that health is more important than money‚ I also have the same concept as them. Money cannot buy health despite having the ability to acquire the best medical system however; money is earned through hard work. If our health is affected‚ how would we be able to concentrate on our work to bring back the bacon home? Therefore is it vital that we remain healthy so that we can focus on our work to put food on the table. Health can also bring joy in our life for an example‚ imagine that you were overseas
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Effectiveness is more important than efficiency? Joel Fleming – Affirmative The following theory was first propounded in ’ (Samson‚ D & Daft 2012‚ p. 17) “Effectiveness is the degree to which the organisation achieves a stated goal. It means that the organisation succeeds in accomplishing what it tries to do. Organisational effectiveness means providing a product or service that customers value. Organisational efficiency refers to the amount of resources used to achieve an organisational goal
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Yes‚ I do agree that technology is more of a boon than a bane to society.Technology has evolved over the years and revolutionized our lives.There are many types of technology like information technology‚ biotechnology and medical technology. One of the most influential technologies is medical technology. Medical technology is the application of science and technology to improve the management of health conditions.It has contributed greatly to the society as it can save lives and increase chances
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To what extent do you think that Great Expectations is about ‘a search for a father’? Although Pip’s biological father died when Pip was young‚ Pip never went short in terms of paternal figures to guide him through his earlier years or later in adulthood. It could be argued that Pip actively found these father figures after having grown up with Joe to guide him‚ then finding him lacking when Pip’s expectations changed‚ therefore going to look for alternative father figures. There are few things
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