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    Patience Is a Virtue

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    Patience is a Virtue Are you an impatience person? A person that complains a lot that all the things you want are done instantly. Or a person that would like to use every second of his/her time wisely. Here explains why patience is a virtue and why we should have patience. The phrase “patience is a virtue” is just a way of expressing the importance of being patient. A virtue is a trait or quality deemed to be morally excellent and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being

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    Conformity Research

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    Peña‚ Karl Lenin C. Conformity based on Filipino Socio Cultural Values through Social Networking Site Objectives 1. To observe conformity based on Filipino socio cultural values through social networking site‚ specifically facebook. 2. To relate identification‚ peer pressure and interest as Filipino socio cultural values on conformity. Introduction On this activity‚ the experimenter is trying to conduct a social experiment about Conformity based on Filipino Socio cultural

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    Barbara Wilson Virtues

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    Wilson’s view on virtue ethics is that one’s “moral actions are guided by positive inner traits (virtues)‚ which rightly inform and guide a person’s behavior” (131). One should just be a good person and not look for a set of rules to follow in order to be a good person. Dr. Wilson’s “who you are an important as what you do” (132)‚ is a statement I agree with because‚ one should not do what they think is right for sake of the results of such. Living life just trying to be a good person in addition

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    A Simple Soul

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    Noemi Solano Professor Oropesa Humanities 60-H April 1‚ 2013 “A Simple Soul” Gustave Flaubert’s short story “A Simple Soul” is about a woman of a simple mind yet a devoted heart‚ named Felicite. Although she suffered from the tremendous loss of her parents early on in her life‚ she continued to love unconditionally‚ even until her last breath. When she was 18 years old‚ she fell in love with a young man that left her for a rich‚ old woman “in order to escape the conscription…” Following this

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    Conformity and Obedience

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    Conformity and Obedience Task: outline and evaluate findings from conformity and obedience research and consider explanations for conformity (and non-conformity)‚ as well as evaluating Milgram’s studies of obedience (including ethical issues). The following essay will be about understanding what is meant by and distinguishing the differences between the terms conformity and obedience. It will show the evaluation of two key psychological studies which seek to explain why people do and do not conform

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    Being Active

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    Being Active The human body is something I think people take for granted. It has a more profound purpose than most perceive it to be. It should be treated with the utmost care and respect. Being active is one of the many ways you can take of your body and what I think is the most important. You can be active by partaking in one of various sorts of physical activities. Physical Activity is one of the most vital things you can do for your health. In today’s society‚ being overweight and obese is

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    Hiero's Virtue

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    the hands of his people so they may all have a voice. In The Prince‚ Machiavelli does not believe a leader‚ or “prince‚” in terms‚ should be righteous‚ but should rather focus on the importance of maintaining his state or principality. Despite the lack of a specific definition‚ we are able to conclude that the virtue Machiavelli presents us with is more about ones power than morals. Machiavelli refers to virtue as a prince strength and his ability to be triumphant and succeed. Virtue is not a trait

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    short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. O’Conner herself was a very religious person when her father died that made her even more religious. In “A Good Man” a family of a gracious grandmother and a loud‚ difficult family go on a road trip. During a detour the family runs into “The Misfit” and his gang. The entire family gets murdered and The Misfit leaves the grandmother for last. The grandmother tries to show The Misfit that there is still good in him. Despite the violence in “A Good Man is Hard to

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    Conformity Definition

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    research the term compliance may also come up. Compliance is defined as‚ “Conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with an implied or explicit request while privately disagreeing.” (Myers‚2013‚188). The words conformity and acceptance may also be brought up. Conformity is defined as‚ “A change in behavior or belief as the result of a real or imagined group pressure.” (Myers‚2013‚188). Acceptance is‚ “Conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure.”

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    3/4/12 “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Analysis EN 102 In the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” the author‚ Flannery O’Connor communicates literary symbols and prominence of Southern culture. Within the story‚ there are subtle yet important details that make the entirety of the piece as iconic as it is. The reoccurring theme of being a lady and moral codes both are important to the overall concept of the story. The unnamed grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” considers

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