Vanessa Duran Professor Guiu Philosophy 107 October 25‚ 2016 Paper 1 In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave what I get from Socrates statement “The unexamined life is not worth living” is PIE-AST. PIE-AST stands for prisoners‚ illusion‚ escape‚ ascend‚ spiritual technique and‚ transformed. In today’s society I believe a lot of us are trapped in a cave just like Socrates was. We are prisoners of our own culture just like in The Allegory of the Cave because in Athenian culture they were only taught a
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Aimless life is certainly a sin. Many people have no definite aim in life. They are like the travelers going a head without any destination. Such people lead an aimless life and what they do in life‚ is largely a matter of chance‚ determined by the circumstances in which they happen to be placed. Aimless people do not achieve any thing in life. They just live because they have to live.A man or woman without an ambition is really an unfortunate person because his life is just like a ship without a rudder
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Ambition a passion that never fails you and will never let you fail it‚ and this is why it will ultimately cause the downfall of the individual. In the novel Frankenstein and in the Play Macbeth‚ ambition is the main theme in these two pieces. Both Victor and Macbeth had great dreams of accomplishing certain things that defy a higher order. Ambition drove both of them to strive for what they want and never give up on their dreams. Ambition without doubt help or even single handling brought Macbeth
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Living the Life Well‚ I managed to survive through the many years to get to this day. On this day September 1‚ 2060 I am about to head to the golf course to spend my day with my former co-workers. As I am 73 years old‚ I have been retired for about five and a half years. I enjoy living the life I do now‚ being retired‚ and just enjoying everyday day that I have left here on Earth. After college I played professional baseball for twenty-one years‚ sixteen for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After I threw
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Personal Statement It is my ambition to become a world renowned manager in future and as we know that in the modern era the knowledge is the key to success after completing my studies‚ I wish to be on a top level of management and to fulfill my aims and objectives therefore‚ I decided to take admission in abc For my further studies I choose hotel management which has a many opportunities for me because I have an aim to be on top ahead of life. To become a good manager firstly a person should be
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MY AMBITION IN LIFE Points: Introduction - My ambition in life - My resolve to become a doctor - What I shall do as a doctor. Different people have different ambitions. Some want to be rich. Some wish to become leaders of the country to gain honor. Some desire to be great scientists. There an others who are mainly led by a spirit of adventure. The latest craze among young boys and girls is to go to foreign countries. Their aim in life is to earn a lot of money within a short period. I am a human
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Ambition in life All of us have some ambition or the other in life. Such a man has naturally a purpose in life and is always enthusiastic and makes sustained efforts to realise his ambition. He strives hard till he attains what he wishes. Nothing can deter him from the path he treads. But Ambition should be within one’s reach. There is no fun for crying for the moon. My ambition is to be a great painter. My teachers have always appreciated my paintings and encouraged me to paint. I have painted
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I do not have very ambitious aims in my life. I do not wish to become a mill-owner or a multi-millionaire. The some object of my life is to lead a life of simplicity and goodness devoted to the service of humanity. The life of a professional leader or a politician would not suit me as most of such persons have become parasites on the society. I was born of middle-class parents. From the very beginning‚ I have been passing through the struggles of life. I have seen cut-throat competition in most
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of living together without marriage There are many advantages and disadvantages in living together before marriage. Today there are many couples living together before marriage. Sometimes these kinds of relationships ’living together before marriage’ end up with success and sometimes they are unsuccessful. Some of the advantages of living together before marriage are such as getting to know your partner‚ learning about one’s abilities if he/she can satisfy
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1. Having friends brings you merits of life; it’s not worth living without a true friend. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to sapport your answer. Besides love‚ friendship is a relationship that be honored for thousands of years. Terribly to image that how boring and worthless the life would be without a true friend. Having friends brings merits to people’s daily life‚ perhaps a real fellow is not a perfect one‚ she or he is someone who you can believe completely‚ share
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