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    Moral Virtue

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    Aristotle‚ we get moral virtue as a result of habit and none of the moral virtues arise in us by nature‚ because nothing that exists by nature can form a habit contrary to its nature. Nature has no effect on how moral virtues arise in us. Instead‚ we receive nature when we adapt‚ and therefore are made perfect by habit. A good example Aristotle uses is that we have senses before we even know how to use them. Eventually we learn how to use them by exercising them everyday. Another good example is that “men

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    Asch Conformity

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    answer or would you change your mind and go along with the majority thinking that if majority of the people have the same answer then the answer must be correct? Most of the people would change their minds and follow the majority. In psychology‚ conformity is defined as the tendency to change our perceptions‚ opinions‚ or behavior in ways that are consistent with group norms (Brehm‚ Kassin‚ and‚ Fein 213)‚ also simply known as “following the crowd”.

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    The Double Conformity

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    Double is a big meal to digest and it’s certainly not for everyone. While The Double does allow you to analyze deeper into the film or simply lay back and enjoy it‚ it futuristic and psychological style may leave some unsatisfied. This theme of conformity is shown throughout the entire film through coloring‚ costume‚ and actions. Nearly all of the characters wear bland colors such as greys and brown‚ emphasizing the lack of color and individuality in the world. Furthermore‚ all of the characters

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    Forgiveness Is a Virtue

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    FORGIVENESS IS A VIRTUE Forgiveness is a word that we use lightly in the world today. Forgiveness is more than just a three syllable word‚ it is a word that keeps this world moving. What I mean by that is‚ without forgiveness‚ everyone would go around in the world hating each other for everything. Jesus tells us that no one is perfect‚ so how can we expect people not to make mistakes? The definition of forgiveness is "excusing a mistake or offence". That is pretty simple

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    Active euthanasia

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    Should active euthanasia be legal? Imagine lying in bed every day‚ not being able to stand up‚ walk or even eat without the help of nurses‚ because of a terrible incurable illness‚ that destroys your body slowly. Imagine being dependent on other people for the rest of your life‚ getting weaker every day and knowing that it can’t get better‚ but only worse. This is the fortune of many old‚ but sometimes also young people‚ who were diagnosed with an incurable illness‚ like cancer and many of them

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    Soul of Dell

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    The “Soul of Dell” was created Kevin Rollins was serving as the Senior Vice President of strategy and noticed Dell had a culture that needed to be changed. This culture was‚ “created a culture of stock price‚ a culture of financial performance‚ and a culture of ’what ’s in it for me? ’ throughout our employee base" (Zellen‚ 2004). Between Rollins and Michael Dell the “Soul of Dell” was created. This is now the corporate philosophy for Dell and has been since 2000. The purpose of The Soul of Dell

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    Conformity in Teens

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    - an adolescent is highly likely to conform to his or her friends’ behaviors and try these activities. The alternative is for the youngperson to seek different friends with values more in line with his own. Often‚ however‚ the desire to be part of a group and the fear of social isolationmakes it more appealing to change behaviors than to seek other friends. Attitudes toward conformity are of particular interest in community health‚ where conformity may influence the willingness of people to engage

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    Soul Surfer

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    Have you ever thought about all the things that could happen that would change your entire life? Bethany Hamilton was just a thirteen year old girl and a surfer when she was attacked by a shark‚ losing her entire left arm. Hamilton’s Soul Surfer is her admirable story of how she was attacked by a shark‚ survived‚ and got back on the board to become a professional surfer. Bethany Hamilton grew up surfing‚ both of her parents were surfers along with her two older brothers. The morning of Halloween

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    The Journey in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” In the short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor‚ the grandmother searches for grace and redemption in a world full of sin‚ racism‚ and death and finds it through faith. This takes her on a journey that proves hard and difficult and one that leads her to the one good man‚ The Lord. On the journey‚ she has racist thoughts‚ is self-indulgent‚ and puts her trust in financial resources and social manners. It is not until the end of her

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    Conformity and Obedience

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    Conformity and Obedience Assignment In this assignment I intend to evaluate Stanley Milgrams studies of obedience and in particular the ethical issues broken. I hope to determine whether the knowledge gained justifies his experiments. After the destruction and atrocities committed in World War II many historians argued that there must be some sort of character defect that made the German people more obedient. Mailgram’s study was an attempt to test ‘the Germans are different’ hypothesis. The

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