I would agree that temperance is fitting for my demeanor. During meetings and discussions‚ I often find that I am restrained in conveying my ideas which could also be considered part of practicing self-control. With regards to justice‚ I would concur that I aim to be fair
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November 20‚ 2013 Canada Temperance Federation this involves the most current (at that point in time) Canada Temperance Act – In essence another challenge to the decision in Russell National Concern Test – must be found in the real subject matter of the legislation not about existence of emergency concern of nation as a whole 3 cases in common dealt with new matters – truly new – did not exist at confederation (aeronautics‚ atomic energy etc.) different from provincial areas that touched
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Following in Franklin’s Footsteps In the early 1700s‚ a boy by the name Benjamin Franklin was born. He was a very strong headed little boy. He was forced at an early age to leave school and work for his father‚ but that did not last too long. When he was twelve years old‚ he started working with his brother in printing trade. He quickly loved it‚ but soon after his brother was imprisoned for insulting a Massachusetts official. During this time Franklin was living a very dangerous lifestyle and he
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Andrew Jackson’s ‘Era of the Common Man’ or the ‘Jacksonian Period’ (1824-1845) starts at his inauguration‚ and ends as the Civil War begins. Jackson was the first president that was not born into wealth or education‚ but instead made his own wealth‚ and taught himself up to a prime education‚ a ‘self-made man’‚ as some may say‚ this and his military history made him the defining figure of his age. Although‚ he downplayed his past successes to make him more like the ‘common man’‚ and appeal to the
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life of excellence. Virtue then‚ is a disposition needed in order to excel at one’s function. It is more or less a state of character‚ which is the balance point or mean between extremes. Four cardinal or classical virtues exist: wisdom‚ courage‚ temperance‚ and justice. It is important to note that Aristotle asserts that virtue is not a feeling or a capacity‚ but a state of character (Aristotle 254). Virtue is not a feeling because we are not praised or punished for having feelings. It is also not
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“Reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals” Throughout the years of 1825-1850 America had undergone a dramatic conversion. These changes led to a tense relationship between the states and the federal government. During this period in America the education system was ineffective and religion was branching out in unorthodox ways that went against the norms of society. America was also experiencing an awe-inspiring reform that proved that the pen was truly indeed mightier
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A Virtue Theory is the theory that right actions follow from becoming a moral person‚ and that by becoming a moral person we will automatically know what is right and wrong. When we know what is truly right or wrong we have flourished as humans‚ and we have eudemonia. Virtue ethics is one of the main forms of normative ethics‚ and often called arêtaic ethics (arête- virtue‚ from Greek). It contrasts deontology‚ which emphasizes rules and duties. A virtue is an admirable human characteristic such
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Taxes and Tariffs 1. Sixteenth Amendment 2. Graduated Income Tax C. Electing Senators Directly 1. Seventeenth Amendment D. Legislating Morals: Prohibition 1. Prohibition 2. Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) 3. Anti-Saloon League 4. Eighteenth Amendment E. Establishing Women’s Suffrage 1. Nineteenth Amendment dfvmmmmmmmmccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc- cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccbjzm‚vk
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AP US Study guide for Unit 3 1. Settlers in the eighteenth century American backcountry sometimes resorted to violent protest to express their grievances. Analyze the causes and significance of TWO of the following: March of the Paxton Boys‚ Regulator Movement‚ Shay’s Rebellion‚ Whiskey Rebellion 2. Evaluate the relative importance of domestic and foreign affairs in shaping American politics in the 1790s. 3. Analyze the contributions of the following in helping establish a stable government
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Excerpts from Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics – Book II W. D. Ross translation Book II 1 Virtue‚ then‚ being of two kinds‚ intellectual and moral‚ intellectual virtue in the main owes both its birth and its growth to teaching (for which reason it requires experience and time)‚ while moral virtue comes about as a result of habit‚ whence also its name (ethike) is one that is formed by a slight variation from the word ethos (habit). From this it is also plain that none of the moral virtues
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