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    T/F: According to the affective events theory‚ work events trigger positive or negative emotional reactions among employees and these reactions influence their job performance and satisfaction. True  T/F: Activities that are formal or sedentary are more strongly associated with increases in positive mood than activities that are physical‚ informal‚ or epicurean. False  T/F: As we get older‚ we experience fewer negative emotions. True  T/F: Deep acting is hiding inner feelings and foregoing

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    Happiness and the Good Life for Siddhartha The good life for Siddhartha is happiness. Siddhartha is able to live the good life by finding happiness as described by Richard Taylor in the chapter “Happiness”. In his chapter “Happiness” from An Introduction to Virtue Ethics‚ Richard Taylor discusses things that can confused with happiness and says that “happiness is a kind of fulfillment” (“Happiness”). Siddhartha’s main goal is to be happy by fulfilling his longing to find his inner self or Atman

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    Concept of Beauty according to the Western Philosophers “Beauty is truth‚ truth beauty. That is all ye know on earth‚ and all ye need to know” John Keats Beauty is an emotional element‚ a pleasure of ours‚ which nevertheless we regard as a quality of thing. The ideas of beauty is found in almost every culture and at almost every time in human history‚ with many similarities. Beauty was and still is a term of great esteem linking human beings and nature with artistic practices and works

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    Discuss the relationship between St. Augustine and Plato Great philosophers over time have shared ideas about their lifetime. There were no more captivating philosophers than Plato and Augustine who fed off one another. Even though they were born at different times‚ their ideas impacted the life they lived in and future lives. St. Augustine was a student of the wise Plato‚ who fed off his ideas and created his own form of philosophy. Plato on the other hand orbited the idea of the theory of forms

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    You are repeating ’’leader" so often that your essay don’t sound good. Just read it aloud and you’ll understand what I mean. A positive attitude is another essential quality a leader must have in order to do well in office. A leader must see things in a positive light or else everything will not go as planned. For example‚ if a huge crisis was going on and a leader had a mind of a pessimist‚ he would scare "his people" into thinking the situation is way worse than what it really is. On the other

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    Maria Callas gives an outstanding performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. This is unsurprising as Callas was one of the most famous sopranos of her time and a recognised Diva. The Newspaper review is gushing in praise of Callas who gives a powerful and convincing performance. It is noted that the reviewer had some reservations on a previous performance but the performance of Violetta in La Traviata left the reviewer in no doubt that Callas gave a performance that was the best

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    Socrates and Plato used critical and analytical thinking patterns in their philosophical quest for knowledge. The questioning of why and how or critical and analytical thinking are the foundations of their beliefs. Plato was the student and Socrates the teacher. Socrates believed that reasoning could give meaning to the what‚ how and why of moral judgment and Plato believed this type of reasoning would give understanding to “the perfect Goodness” (pg. 17). Plato believed that this kind of thinking

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    EXPLAIN 2) WHY IT IS A DILEMMA FOR HE TO CHOOSE TO RULE. WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE COMPELLED AND WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE COMPULSION? 3) BE SURE TO COMMENT ON HOW THIS QUESTION IS RELATED TO THE ANSWER PLATO ATTEMPTS TO CONSTRUCT TO GLAUCON’S CHALLENGE? Part 1 In Plato’s Republic‚ Plato sets out to prove that it is always better to be just than unjust. Doing so requires him to look into the soul of human beings. Souls by nature are difficult to examine so he suggests that he use the analogy

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    The Good Life: Various Views and Ways to Achieve It PHI200: Mind and Machine The Good Life: Various Views and Ways to Achieve It Money‚ clothes‚ cars‚ houses‚ and even marriage – these are all things that some may consider to determine whether or not they are living the “good life.” Others may view the good life as being able to enjoy nature every day‚ being able to run and jump‚ or even being able to read as many books as they please. Whatever one’s view of having or living the good life

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    According to Cicero‚ there are four virtues in which he believes are main ways for a human being to do what is right. These virtues are wisdom‚ justice‚ courage‚ and temperance. Wisdom is the discovery of truth; it allows us to correctly judge what is right and wrong in a situation. If we make an incorrect judgement on what is right or wrong‚ we express a lack of this wisdom. Justice is connected to the rights we have as human beings. By expressing justice‚ we follow through on agreements and give

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