Are Higher Pleasures Unique to Human Beings? John Stuart Mill argues in Utilitarianism that higher pleasures are unique to human beings. Higher pleasures are those pleasures that require some minimum of cognitive capacities to enjoy. More specifically‚ higher pleasures are intellectual pleasures while lower pleasures are sensual pleasures. Mill argues that animals are not capable of experiencing higher pleasures because animals are not aware of their higher facilities; animals lack the conscious
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The light appeared out of the darkness. Neon lights from Tony´s diner across the street were flickering. It was a freezing winter night in the suburbs of New York and every now and again you could hear the homeless wondering about singing Christmas jingles with a troubled voice. Robert Pierce was sitting in his old‚ dull apartment. He stood glaring out of his only window in front of his desk. He was stuck with his endless writing. Writing was a skill Robert picked up after World War Two‚ from having
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“Pleasure is transitory. Pleasure should be sought in moderation. Pleasure must be earned. Pleasure must be achieved naturally.” said David J. Linden‚ professor at Johns Hopkins University. They’re not big things‚ but each simple pleasure is what we for a nice day. Here’re some simple pleasure to brighten your day. You need to start the day by doing something you enjoy. When you wake up in the morning‚ you may have a cup of coffee‚ and sip it slowly to enjoy it fully . Eat a breakfast which gives
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox used a time in her life‚ reflected upon that time‚ and wrote her poem ‘Solitude’ to express how she felt during that time. In February of 1883‚ Wilcox boarded a train to attend the governor’s inaugural ball in Madison‚ Wisconsin. As the author boarded the train with excitement she noticed a young women clothed in black and shaking with sobs sitting across the aisle. Wilcox took the situation into her own hands and sat beside the young girl to try to console her. When the author
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LITERATURE REVIEW #1 - Pinedo’s Introduction & Chapter 2: “The Pleasure of Seeing/Not-Seeing the Spectacle of the Wet Death” (1997) MLA Citation: Pinedo‚ Isabel Cristina. Introduction. "Chapter 2: “The Pleasure of Seeing/Not-Seeing the Spectacle of the Wet Death”." Recreational Terror: Women and the Pleasures of Horror Film Viewing. Albany‚ NY: State University of New York‚ 1997. N. pag. Print. Reading Summary: Pinedo’s work exemplifies the effects on behavior and feelings of a person through
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Name: Ryma Kadhi Writing project #1: final draft “Let Me See the Pleasure of Life” "Hidden Intellectualism" is an article written by Gerald Graff in his book‚ How Schooling obscures the life of the mind. In this article‚ the author exposes how schools and colleges neglect intellectual side of nonacademic subjects‚ like sports and fashion‚ that interest students . He assures that students should discuss and write about subjects that interest them by including nonacademic readings in the school
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caused many people to change their likes and the way that they enjoy their free time. Because of television and the internet‚ many people spend less time reading‚ so the purpose for this essay is to present reasons why people should read just for pleasure. The reasons that I give you are quite simple: to improve your knowledge‚ to expand your general culture‚ to have more fun‚ to make your imagination fly‚ to find new ways to express your ideas‚ and finally to expand your vocabulary. The first
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Since the dawn of media‚ the usage of such communication has been used to represent trending ideas and to interconnect with audiences. One such idea is depicted in book chapter ‘Pleasure and Pain’ is that the “representation of illegal drug consumption‚ addiction and trafficking through music‚ film and visual imagery to communicate the meaning about drugs and the individuals who take them” (Boyd‚ 2011‚ p.57). Boyd (2011)‚ Christenson et al. (2012) and Primack (2009) argue that the illicit usage of
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The tendency of committing incest is one of the main topics in One Hundred Years of Solitude. Acts of incest are present in every generation of the Buendias and escaping from them seems to be impossible for all the members of the family. Jose Arcadio Buendia and his wife Ursula Iguaran tried to escape from their incestuous destiny and killer reputation by leaving their hometown and establishing Macondo. However not only their attempt was a fail‚ but they also transferred their problem of incest in
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Three of Hawthorne’s Works: Solitude and Isolation Julia Pesaresi Burns 3rd Period Pre-Ap English 20 February 96 Solitude and isolation are immense‚ powerful‚ and overcoming feelings. They possess the ability to destroy a person’s life by overwhelming it with gloom and darkness. Isolate is defined: to place or keep by itself‚ separate from others (Webster 381). Solitude is "the state of being alone" (Webster 655). Nathaniel Hawthorne uses these themes of solitude and isolation for the characters
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