Perfection is Impossible In the classics‚ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the quest for perfectionism in the main characters leads to their downfall. Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde narrates the mystery of an evil man and a man in seclusion. On the contrary‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray details the story of a cryptic painting and the damage it brings to the community. Both of these novels explore the quest for perfectionism: albeit through science in Dr.
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friends with new people or something as crazy as sky diving or bungee jumping. Spend some time outside you comfort zone. Always remember‚ we only get to live once so better make the best of it. 4. Stop trying to be perfect! Perfection is actually a mind trap. Perfection means that you have reached the end of your journey‚ which in a human’s case
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Period 3 Ben Franklin Autobiography B) Franklin’s goal was to seek moral perfection‚ this helped him come in contact with success‚ although he did have many failures. In Franklin’s journey to reach perfection he ended up fixing many problems. “While my care was employed in guarding against one fault‚ I was often surprised by another.” Every time he fixed a problem a new one would occur. This made him relies human perfection is not possible. On the positive side‚ along his journey Franklin’s moral
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realistic on what they want in a successful relationship. People should always remember there are no two people exactly alike in the entire world therefore nothing is perfect. A successful relationship does not have to be perfection it only has to be a constant trial of perfection. If we
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Franklin came up with the idea to make his life better by trying to be perfect in every way. This can otherwise be known as trying to reach a state of moral perfection‚ in which one could find themselves being happy with the life they live‚ and also living a pure‚ sinless life. It has come to be questioned if attempting to achieve moral perfection is a worthwhile goal. In the end of his experiment he ended up not being able to reach or achieve his goal but learned a very crucial‚ very valuable lesson
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Striving for perfection is both inevitable yet totally useless‚ we‚ as humans naturally will strive for perfection yet will fail to reach it because humans are designed to be flawed. Perfection and the pursuit of it would supposably make us better. Women aim for having the “perfect” lifestyle with a family and white picket fence‚ just because we would be seen as “better” people. Arcadia by definition means paradise; the connotations involved with paradise are perfection and utopia‚ “Et in arcadia
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Psychological Bulletin shows that since 1989 there has been a 59% increase in the number of perfectionists which is why it’s important to talk about this issue. Perfection is something we all desire but it’s also something we can never have. Joseph Hall said‚ "Perfection is the child of time" We can all follow the path to perfection but what we need to realise is that it’s not a destination. You may be convinced that being a perfectionist is the road to success but realistically‚ it’s a life full
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enough‚ and this causes his self-worth to diminish over time. Joe longs for a perfect life‚ with a perfect career and for his interests to be satisfied. Everything down to the expensive wine at the picnic suggests Joe seeks perfection. Similarly‚ Clarissa also seeks perfection but instead‚ strives for the ideal romance‚ idealised by her literary idol‚ John Keats. McEwan focuses on a breakdown of communication throughout the middle section of the novel. Any conversations between the couple are
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female. These two belong to the same species‚ but they are different in kind. Therefore‚ the beatific vision received will be perfect in each accordance with their kind. “Perfection” means that the being has all the parts and powers it ought to have as that type of particular being‚ but there are still graded levels of perfection. For example‚ a plant is a perfect plant if it can grow and reproduce‚ but a dog is a more perfect being because it can do all those plant things‚ and also move about and
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the ideals of what perfection should look like physically‚ personally‚ and socially; no one has achieved perfection. However‚ one person in particular set a very good example of self-improvement. Benjamin Franklin‚ a leader in many ways and beloved by many‚ was the very person who attempted to achieve perfection. When he set out to do this he was unaware how difficult it would be. Instead of perfection‚ he focused on self-improvement. He set goals that were his ideals of perfection or areas of improvement
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