itself‚ an end to which all other ends are subordinate would be the most choice worthy end‚ (i.e. the best good). An end pursued in itself is more complete than an end pursued because of something else (Nicomachean Ethics 1097a 30-34). Aristotle concludes that happiness is the end which meets these requirements. (1097b 5)‚ happiness is a certain sort of activity of the soul in accord with complete virtue. Honor‚ pleasure‚ understanding and every virtue are chosen because of themselves‚ since we would
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colossal obstacle lay across my path and presented itself a motionless‚ silent guardian that protected that which lay beyond from my further intrusion. What a monumental disturbance must have been witnessed by the forest as this giant came crashing down! I wondered how the tree came to be there in the first place or what of the countless forms of life that had sprang forth from its protective purview over the decades of the tree ’s history. I wondered what might have led to the demise of the strong
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the Prince who immediately banish Romeo even if he knew Romeo was a good person. In a perfect world that would not have happened‚ since it is not the world as Romeo sees it he is now banished. His banishment leads to another innumerable amount of mistakes‚ such as buying an illegal potion from the apothecary who he coincidental seemed to notice would sell it to him due to his lack of money. It was a very poor choice to go immediately to her tomb to kill himself‚ it had only been a few days they had
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There are many ways how the men died. But there are even more reasons why they died. Knowing how the men died is not the same as knowing why they died. First knowing how they died is easy to see.Like how if the ship had better ventilation‚ it wouldn’t have sunk so fast. It would have given them a little more time to see what they needed to do to get help. When the ship went under they were in shark infested water and some men died from getting eaten by the sharks. Most of the men got thirsty after
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Software Management CTO Series h 12 Things to Shorten Your Lead Time Stephan Schmidt Software Management CTO Series You may distribute this eBook freely‚ and/or bundle it as a free bonus with other products‚ as long as it is left completely intact‚ unaltered and delivered via this PDF file. You may also republish excerpts as long as they are accompanied by an attribution link back to http://www.codemonkeyism.com Stephan Schmidt Page 2 of 18 Software Management CTO Series
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Nicole Music 122 Dr. December 5‚ 2012 Beethoven and Tchaikovsky’s Final Symphonies: Comparative Analysis Although from different eras‚ embracing different styles‚ Beethoven and Tchaikovsky can both be identified as two of the most influential‚ emotional composers. As men they were alike in the profound emotion put into everything they did. They both had emotional issues though Beethoven was angrier‚ and frustrated while Tchaikovsky was quite depressed and always had feelings of guilt
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In Emily Dickinson’s poem I Died for Beauty‚ but was scarce. The plot of the story is about death‚ beauty‚ and the truth. Imagine a dark room with two caskets side by side with a stone brick fireplace and stone hedges with names carved in it all covered up with moss and fallen brown leaves. They either died for truth or beauty. Emily dickinson’s forms for most of her poems are formal and the rhyme scheme is ABCB. Author is connected to this poem because she either had a falling out with her parents
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Ludwig van Beethoven‚ born on December 16‚ 1770‚ happens to be a German pianist and the greatest composer of all time‚ whose various idealistic compositions added vocals and instruments‚symphony‚ increasing the range of the sonata‚ quartet and concerto. He serves as an important transitional identity connecting the Classical and Romantic years of the Western music. Around the last 10 years of his life‚ Beethoven started to lose his hearing. This was the time he composed his most important work.
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Lisa’s Cat The day Muffin died was a huge disaster‚ at least to Lisa it was. The whole thing had happened on a sunny and enjoyable afternoon. Lisa Louise had just come home from school after saying goodbye to her friend who had walked with her. She rushed into the house‚ wanting to find her cat‚ Muffin‚ for a big welcome‚ only to find Muffin lying on the floor! She hadn’t seemed to look‚ well . . . very much alive. Lisa rushed to her side‚ but it had been too late; she only found the already hardened
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How many people died on the Titanic? The Royal Mail Steamer (RMS) Titanic built by the White Star Company in the UK and owned by American tycoon‚ J.P Morgan met its fate while on its maiden voyage to New York when it struck an iceberg and sank two hours later in the early morning of April 15‚ 1912‚ in the Northern Atlantic. A total of 2224 people boarded this ship during its sail and a sum of 1514 people perished with it. The name Titanic‚ a Greek methodology means gigantic and it took a total of
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