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    Virtue and Education

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    REFLECTION OF HIS POEMS : The inspiring poems of Rizal proved his poetical genius that reflected about his life in his childhood memories including his experiences and insights about education‚ religion and colonial administration of Spain in the Philippine islands. In 1874-1877‚ he wrote poems of varied interest and perspectives about life : (1) My First Inspiration ; (2) In Memory of My Town; (3) Through Education the Mother Receives Light; (4) Intimate Alliance between Religion; and (5) A Farewell

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    Tyranny of the Billable Hour

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    Law Society of New South Wales‚ Sydney‚ 2 February 2004) . [ 9 ]. Fortney‚ S‚ ‘The Billable Hour Derby: Empirical Data on the Problems and Pressure Points’ (2005) 33(1) Fordham Urban Law Journal‚ 178. [ 10 ]. Ward‚ A‚ ’President ’s Message: The Tyranny Of The Billable Hour ’ (2004) 26 Law Society of South Australia Bulletin 5. [ 12 ]. Lawyers Weekly‚ Scrap Time-based Billing: ALRC (2 March 2004) Lawyers Weekly . [ 15 ]. FindLaw Australia‚ Cut Costs: Chief Justice Tells Lawyers (3 February 2004)

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    The Virtue of Perseverance

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    William P Taylor Jr WRI 1100 Sara Domguia Perseverance Perseverance and other obstacles in life “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people “ - Randy Pausch ( The Last Lecture ) When I hear the term perseverance I think

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    False Memory

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    False Memory and Your Imagination Diana Bunch PSY 511 False Memory and Your Imagination The power of suggestion or through a vivid imagination are just a couple ways that psychological research has shown ways in which false memories are created. A false memory is an untrue or distorted reminiscence of an event that did not actually happen. In reality‚ memory is very susceptible to error. People can feel completely assured that their memory is accurate‚ but this assurance is no guarantee that

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    Confucius and Virtue

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    concept of virtue and we can obtain it. In view with Confucius‚ virtue can be defined as morality possible within an individual. Virtue can be taught through the formation of habit and by respecting those around you as you would expect them to do as well—simultaneously garnering necessary traits such as honor and humanity that satisfy an individual’s life. To further extend the definition of virtue‚ morality should be defined. However‚ the exact definition of morality—just like virtue—will forever

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    False Memories

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    Straube‚ Benjamin. "An overview of the neuro-cognitive processes involved in the encoding‚ consolidation‚ and retrieval of true and false memories." Behavioral and Brain Functions 8 (2012): 35. Psychology Collection. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine the causes of false memory and memory distortion. Memory is influenced‚ in combination‚ by encoding‚ consolidation‚ and retrieval. This article expands upon each factor‚ in turn‚ and how it specifically affects

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    Virtue Ethics

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    Introduction Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion‚ society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. The main philosopher of Virtue Ethics is Aristotle. His theory was originally introduced in ancient Greek times. Aristotle was a great believer in virtues and the meaning of virtue to him meant being able to fulfil one’s functions. Virtue ethics is not so much interested in the question ’What should I do?’ but rather in the

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    Virtue and Aristotle

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    on the cultivation of virtue‚ though his virtues are somewhat more individualistic than the essentially social virtues of the Confucians. Yet as we shall see‚ Aristotle was convinced that a genuinely happy life required the fulfillment of a broad range of conditions‚ including physical as well as mental well-being. In this way he introduced the idea of a science of happiness in the classical sense‚ in terms of a new field of knowledge. Essentially‚ Aristotle argues that virtue is achieved by maintaining

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    “Critically evaluate the view that ethics should be more concerned with who you are than what you do.” Virtue Ethics and the view that ethics should be wholly concerned with a person’s attributes based on the holistic theory of Aristotle and his Golden Mean‚ is a newly accepted theory‚ which looks at a person’s virtues and not their actions. It is a view that directly contrasts with the theories of Kant and Bentham‚ which focus on actions as opposed to the actual person making those actions. Although

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    False Beliefs

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    Some false beliefs answered To think according to principle‚ to possess true faith and believe and accept the true Commands of Islam is known as “Aqeeda”. If one‟s Aqeeda is corrupt‚ then one‟s Imaan is improper and if one‟s Imaan is not proper‚ then his Amaal (actions) are useless. In other words‚ Aqeeda is the soul‚ Imaan is the body and Amal is the garb.To have good and strong Imaan‚ one must have the proper Aqeeda. It is for this reason that we quote a few un-Islamic beliefs together with the

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