Being virtuous though Confucius‚ Krishna and Socrates From the beginning of time‚ the quest of all humans has been to discover how to live the good life. What is a good life exactly? This term will mean different things to different people‚ and yet I believe there are the same ingredients that all “good lives” share‚ even from the classic Eurasian time until present day. Virtues of character‚ which are also called ‘moral virtues’‚ seem to be more complex and are an integral part of the completeness
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Caesar‚ Roman general and politician‚ lived from about 100 to 44 B.C. One of the greatest military leaders in Roman history‚ he conquered land now known as present day France and Belgium‚ which originally went by the name of Gaul (Applebee 689). Marcus Brutus‚ a perpetual dictator‚ lived from about 85 to 42 B.C. (Biography.com). Mario‚ or originally known as “Jumpman”‚ is a fictional Italian plumber that was born/created in 1981 (Newman). Bowser‚ the leader of the Koopa Kingdom was born/created
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In this passage Confucius expands upon the key characteristics and traits that a noble person must have. The opening sentence is stating the importance of always trying to improve as a person and never being satisfied and full‚ the sentence uses metaphors of food and dwellings to show this. A nobleman must be extremely careful and diligent in all of his undertakings in order to get the most out of them. A noble person cannot have the perception of someone who does not have the correct grammar or
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premiered in 2013 and there are 5 seasons‚ with 18-20 episodes in each season‚ which still continues today. Marcus Lemonis is the main character‚ who is a Lebanese-born American businessman and investor. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Camping World‚ Good Sam Enterprises‚ Gander Outdoors and The House Boardshop (CNBC‚ 2018). Lemonis also has a net worth of over $900 million. In the show‚ Marcus Lemonis offers a large amount to invest in the company for a percentage of the ownership in that company
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try to claim a superiority to their religion and/or culture above all others. But this is not true. Confucian and Islamic religions and the cultures that result from them‚ like Christianity‚ each have their own strengths and weaknesses. In Confucius Lives Next Door‚ by T.R. Reid‚ we learn how Confucianism has affected the culture of Japan. There are many positives in this culture as far as creating a harmonious society. As the author states‚ “Asians now argue that they have valuable lessons
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Marcus Tullius Cicero was born in 106 BC and died in 43 BC when‚ according to Plutarch‚ two men came to execute him. His last words to them were “There is nothing proper about what you are doing‚ soldier‚ but do try to kill me properly.” He was born to a wealthy family with connections in Rome‚ but no one in his family had previously been a senator‚ making him novus homo. However‚ through his brilliance as an orator and advocate in court cases he ran for consul at the minimum age for the office‚
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Mankind has always been pushed to the limits. We could see that in the novel the Lone Survivor written by Marcus Luttrell. A man who struggled to survive‚ and lived to tell the story. Inhumanity‚ we see it everywhere‚ the news‚ in our own places that we live. Human beings since the beginning of time‚ have always had a certain selfishness to them. Luttrell was treated like that in his experience in being captured. It shows how one man suffered by the fault of others and even though struggling
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“Living in Two Worlds” by Marcus Mabry is a short story in which he writes about the discomfort he experiences traveling between the two worlds of poverty at home and richness at Stanford. Mabry goes to school with a full scholarship and lives a pretty decent life while his family live in poverty in New Jersey. Some of the things that the author compares are geographical differences between the two world‚ social differences‚ and his guilt feeling toward his family. The author writes about geographical
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Ode to Browsing the Web By definition‚ ode is an expressive‚ complex poem‚ typically filled with joy‚ excitement‚ and happiness (Merriam-Webster). When I read Marcus Wicker’s “Ode to Browsing the Web”‚ I see an excited young man‚ sitting in a room all by himself‚ filled with excitement and anticipation of what today’s surfing the web will bring. At the comfort of his favorite sitting area in the console of his home‚ the young man can go on exotic journeys all over the world and not have to deal
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On the twentieth of April of 1990‚ the world was graced with my presence. I am The Marcus Shain Cromeans. I am a very complex human being with strong opinions and amazing abs. Through the travels of my life‚ I have learned that there are many things that define who a person is. Three things that define me are my compassion for others‚ my uncanny ability to get into trouble‚ and my ability to make people laugh. Although I am a little rough around the edges‚ I have a soft spot in my
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