David Ruano David Parker History 111 March 1‚ 2015 Franklin’s Virtues: Attaining Moral Perfection Besides Dr. Martin Luther King’s‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is one of the best pieces of literature I have ever read. I now understand why this book is viewed with great importance. I truly believe that if every American young or old would follow in the perspective of Dr. Franklin and his 13 virtues‚ that the United States of America will be the first nation to
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RECALL No 16 – Consumers‚ Convergence‚ Connectivity‚ and the Cloud Tuning in: TV equals telcos’ “triple value” 59 08 Tuning in: TV equals telcos’ “triple value” Once considered “yestertech” by the industry‚ television is now becoming the central element of many telco strategies. Operators in mature and emerging markets alike are benefiting from the revenues and new customers TV attracts‚ making this a must-have element in any telco’s product lineup. Digital television is rewriting the rules of
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Doryphoros a Greek sculpture by Polykleitos in 450 BC‚ which made an invaluable contribution to the pursuit of perfection in the sculpted human form. The Greek Classical Period (480-323 B.C) produced human sculptures known for their freedom of movement‚ expression and celebration of man’s independent being. It was in the Early and High Classical periods that sculptors strove to achieve perfection of the human form. One major reason touted for this revival of a desire to achieve more realism in the human
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The Virtue of Industry In Benjamin Franklin “Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection‚” he lists 13 virtues. Through extensive studies on the world’s major religions and various moral codes‚ he came up with a list of 13 main virtues that he felt every person should strive to live their life by. Virtue number six‚ industry states “Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.” When Mr. Franklin wrote this virtue he meant hard workers are Gone with
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not easy to achieve. In order to make you dreams come true‚ you need to do a little more than wishing on a falling star. You have to put blood‚ sweat‚ and tears in to it‚ which is exactly what Martin Espada meant when he wrote “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper”. In the poem he explains how a sixteen year old high school student would work after school at a printing plant. The student explained the paper cuts he would get‚ and how the glue would ooze onto the cuts. Then 10 years later in law school
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Summary of The Case Against Perfection In the essay “The Case Against Perfection” author Michael J. Sandel states that with the recent genetic breakthroughs our society is now faced with both a “promise and a predicament” (p.1.) This knowledge will know allow us to further treat and cure a wash of crippling diseases. Nevertheless‚ despite this miraculous breakthrough this discovery also open what seems to be a Pandora’s Box filled with concerns for moral prevalence‚ malpractice‚ and even perhaps
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Tori Leiweke English Honors Brave New World Paper April 1st‚ 2015 The uncomfortably blunt Brave New World by Aldous Huxley was published during a time in which mankind was already searching for a palpable utopia. With the ideas of Socialism and Dictatorship as the emerging concepts of the day‚ surrounding world governments believed that having total power was the secret ingredient in the formulation of a utopia. Through his characters ‘Karl Marx’ (Bernard Marx)‚ and ‘Nikolai Lenin’ (Lenina)‚ Huxley
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In “The Case Against Perfection”‚ Michael J. Sandel gives his argument whether genetic coding is effective or ineffective. Sandel talks about genetic knowledge that people have learned overtime through scientific research and how this can be used to influence our species by intensifying our muscles and our minds and to choose the sex and height of our children. Sandel’s essay is effective because he looks at it from both the scientific side and the religious side‚ he makes valid points about how
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High Performance SQL Server Performance Tuning with SQL Server Dynamic Management Views Louis Davidson and Tim Ford Performance Tuning using SQL Server Dynamic Management Views By Louis Davidson and Tim Ford First published by Simple Talk Publishing 2010 Copyright Louis Davidson and Tim Ford 2010 ISBN 978-1-906434-46-5 The right of Louis Davidson and Tim Ford to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright‚ Designs and
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views stemmed from living in a social class where the men worked hard for their livings. Later‚ Sanders’ views are broadened when he gets the opportunity to attend a rather prestigious university. Similarly‚ James‚ the narrating character from Alistair MacLeod’s short story “The Vastness of Darkness” comes from a long line of hard working miners. In an effort to escape the possibility of becoming a miner‚ like his father and grandfather‚ he discovers it may be harder than he first expected.
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