Confucius: The Ideal Person Ijeoma Ukwuoma REL/133 December 5‚ 2013 Joshua Scruggs Confucius: The Ideal Person According to Confucius‚ the ideal person must be educated and exhibit good moral character. This perfect person is the junzi which is translated as “superior person‚” but can also be translated as “noble person.” Confucius believes the virtues that guide the junzi should be practiced from childhood so that these virtues and ways of relating to the world come naturally. Some of these virtues
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‘Beware: the kingdom of the Hopcroft is at hand’. Explain‚ with close reference to Absurd Person Singular‚ why Ayckbourn should deliver this warning about the rise of Sidney and Jane. Absurd Person Singular is staged in three successive Christmases. The three Christmases show the change in status of the Hopcrofts. The Hopcrofts move up the social ladder each Christmas;‚ starting in Act 1‚ whenre they are at the bottom‚ through to Act 3 whenre everyone is dancing to their tune. The Hopcrofts are
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This is a good start for a draft. Even though the story uses third person narration‚ it sounds as if the readers are in Adam’s head. The narrator has sarcasm in their tone‚ adding to the feeling that this is a close third person. It caused me to see a connection between the two. An example is when the narrator says “like he achieved some life goal” (6). Also‚ the story contains realistic elements‚ especially Adam’s brooding attitude and how his whole family. Adam is the strange one in his family
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Coins & Paper money will soon be replaced by Credit Cards. It is a fact that we live in a corrupt society. We hear a lot of robberies everyday. People are afraid to bring home money from the bank. These robberies are not only taking place at homes‚ but also there are pick pockets who rob people while traveling. People are frightened to take money with them for shopping. They face a lot of problems whenever they need to buy some expensive things. It is a common fact that new inventions take place
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The Fate of a Creative Person What is creativity? Who are creative people? What role do they play in our society? Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new (a product‚ a solution‚ a work of art etc.) that has some kind of value. According to this definition we may conclude that creative persons are those people who are able to produce something new that has some kind of value‚ both personal and public. On the one hand‚ many scholars are sure that people reveal
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English 90T The Person I admire One person that I admire is my brother Joe. He is an unlikely hero and one of the most remarkable people I have ever met. He had great families and better life. He was caring‚ brave‚ faith‚ and courage. His people were friendly and neighborly because they liked Joe being a good man and soldier. He was became a Marine Lance Corporal. I remember my older brother Joe. Growing up was difficult for my older sister‚ my four brothers‚ and me. When I was 12 years old‚ our
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5th November 2013 Essay 1: ‘Evaluate the claim that Person–Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients’. In this essay I will look at the benefits and the disadvantages of person-centred therapy and consider whether it provides sufficient tools for the therapist to be effective in the treatment of the client. Looking at the underlying theory (self-actualisation‚ organismic self‚ conditions of worth etc)‚ and the originators of it‚ namely Abraham Maslow and
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My Important Person There are people in this world who have chosen celebrities‚ government officials‚ and even fictional characters as their role models. For me‚ the person I chose‚ without any delay or second query‚ with a benevolence that increases within every hour‚ is my mother. Every day she comes with the weight of the world upon her shoulders and still manage to feed her five children’s basic and emotional needs. Since my father lost his job six years ago‚ my mother has been working double
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restroom‚ etc.). Yes‚ he will see you get dressed in the morning‚ which a guest would not see‚ but be careful to never get so “comfortable” with him‚ that you show him your grosser actions. If you managed to behave well before you married him‚ you can keep it up. To violate this‚ diminishes you in his eyes‚ and frankly‚ diminishes him in yours. If you act better in front of strange men than you do your husband‚ you will eventually respect them more than you respect your husband. By the same token
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In this essay I will explore a range of older person’s needs to include physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ recreational‚ environmental and spiritual needs. Physical needs of the older person. As we age our metabolic rate slows down and our body cells become less efficient. This in turn effects the functioning of the body’s major organs. Our muscles‚ joints and ligaments all become less supple‚ resulting in stiffness‚ loss of ability and agility. Most elderly people complain of some degree
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