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    The Last Supper depicts the final meal of Jesus and his Apostles before his crucifixion. The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci was an oil and tempera fresco located inside the Santa Maria delle Grazie‚ in Milan. The fresco was created in 1495-1498 during the High Renaissance. It was supposed to be see at Christ level and to be able to experience the perfect perspective lines‚ this is why it would have been about fifteen feet up in the air. Leonardo’s artwork is full of many symbolic references‚ giving

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    “De Amicitia” (on friendship) was a dialogue written by a stoic philosopher known as Cicero during Julius Caesar’s most successful time as an emperor around 45 B.C. The dialogue focused on what Cicero felt aside from wisdom was the “[best thing that has ever] been given to man by the immortal gods.” Throughout the dialogue there are signs of contradiction about the friendship Cicero discusses. Normally friendship is not seen as a way of mutual profit but to Cicero this was one of the main reasons

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    biggest brick dome in the history of architecture and is considered the precursor of all modern places of worship. It is the most copied and imitated of all ancient works. Stoicism is an organized idea‚ dating from around 300 B.C.‚ that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason translated through nature. Stoicism was one of the new philosophical movements of the Hellenistic period. The name comes from the porch in the Agora at Athens decorated with paintings‚ where the members

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    conglomeration of atoms that came together by chance. Hedonism is a religion of selfishness. Whatever makes one happy‚ then do it‚ regardless of its effect on others. If it makes the individual feel good‚ then it’s all right. Zeno The founder of Stoicism‚ Zeno founded a school that lasted from 294 to 200AD. It was still in evidence during the time of Jesus and is mentioned in the book of Acts. Their teachings were exactly the opposite of those of Epicurus. The Stoics taught the highest end is

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    Errors of judgment lead to certain destructive emotions. I agree with Epictetus and the idea that formal logic‚ monistic physics‚ and naturalistic ethics create the foundation of stoicism. We must remember what is in our control and what is not. It is a reminder to not get angry at things or events that we cannot influence. These may include factors from other people and other external events. We should only focus on ourselves and

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    Cognitive Behavior Therapy My personal theoretical orientation to counseling is Cognitive-Behavioral therapy. Cognitive-Behavioral therapy helps the client to uncover and alter distortions of thought or perceptions which may be causing or prolonging psychological distress. The theoretical foundations of CBT are essentially those of the behavioral and cognitive approaches. CBT leads to a clear‚ persuasive‚ and evidence-based description of how normal and abnormal behavior develops and changes (Kramer

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    VADM Stockdale’s “Courage Under Fire” explains his passion for the philosophy of Epictetus and its application to his time as a prisoner of war. The handbook‚ The Enchiridion‚ written by Epictetus and given to him by a philosophy professor detailed stoicism‚ which comes to form through aiming at serenity‚ letting go of what cannot be controlled‚ and taking ownership of all that can be controlled. One cannot One must treat his station of life with indifference‚ willfully acting and making judgements

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    that is utterly inhumane to inflict pain for revenge in blood and harm.” He illustrates that people suffer from anger‚ such as people being killed‚ poisoned‚ or condemned to death (Seneca On Anger‚ ex 1.1). Seneca‚ as a representative philosopher of Stoicism‚ is appearing to hold the idea that anger can only bring destruction‚ but at some point‚ it is entirely avoidable as well. He attempts to persuade his audiences that

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    ROLE OF COGNITION IN COUNSELING TABLE OF CONTENT. Introduction………………………………………………………….. 3 Cognitive therapy…………………………………………………….4 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy...……………………………….4 Characteristics of cognitive-behavioral therapy….5 Virtual Reality Therapy...…………………………………………8 Rational Emotive Therapy………….……………………………8 Transactional ANALYSIS…………………………………………...8 conlusion………………………………………………………………..9 reference………………………………………………………………10 Role of cognition in counseling Introduction

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    Thomas Aquinas was the greatest Christian theologian of the Middle Ages. He translates the work of Aristotle to Christian view. He adds spiritual virtues of faith‚ love and hope in his work. For him‚ Natural law prescribes the fundamental precepts of morality and is grasped through reason and conscience. In addition‚ he believes that it is a law situated within God’s Eternal Law. Saint Thomas thinks the existence of God can be proved. His perspective towards morality is relatively close to Aristotle’s

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