say it has changed my perspective on life. In the class I’m currently learning about great philosophers such as Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. I now understand the importance of the Good life opposed to the “Good’s Life”. The good life is basically going through life questioning things and self-examining yourself the goods life is basically a materialistic life which most people want to live today. Plato was a Greek philosopher and one of the students of Socrates. You probably remember learning a
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HOW TO BE A GOOD FRIEND Being a good friend is usually intuitive‚ but sometimes we need a reminder about how to go above and beyond when it comes to friendships. Here are five ways to be the type of friend you’d want in your own life. A good friend is busy but still manages to make time for their pal. Good friends know that friendships are one of the perks in life designed to improve your world. They do not look at friendships as a waste of time‚ or something to pay attention to
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too much of a good thing can be bad. Too much sugar could lead to cavities. Too much junk food can lead to unhealthiness. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ boys trapped on an island have to create a thriving society. During a struggle for power‚ order disappears and chaos arrives. The boys are forced to split their tribe and make their decisions based on their morals. Some want to have cruel fun‚ while others just want be rescued. Throughout the novel‚ the theme is too much of a good thing
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growth. Fortunately to our luck‚ the world has made many advances in science and technology that we are now able to observe and compare the changes in differences of the adult‚ children‚ and teenage brains. Generally in a normal adult brain‚ many parts of the brain work together to make choices and decisions to force the body to behave in a certain manner‚ however‚ the teenage brain does not function this way (Edmonds). Specifically‚ the prefrontal cortex‚ a part of the brain that makes judgments
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whether a person is good or evil‚ however the general idea for evil is someone who breaks rules/laws and a person who is good is the has no intention to do evil. People are all initially born good because they have no specific intentions. The “Nature vs. Nurture” figure commonly depicts the differences between who you are at birth‚ and who you become. A major example of this topic‚ is the man Adolf Hitler. Although humans can be developed into doing evil‚ they are all primarily born good. When humans are
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Luck is defined as “The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events” or simply “fortune”. However in the Quote “Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity”‚ the author leads us to believe otherwise. The quote tells us that luck does not happen by “chance fortune” as the definition implies‚ but comes from being well prepared for the task at hand. The quote as we are familiar with it was stated by Oprah Winfrey in 2010; however it is not often known that the quote is believed to have
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How to be a good friend If you want to do all or many of the things listed above for someone you care about‚ you’re already a good friend. It’s also common though‚ to not know exactly what to do or say to be there for someone. Some practical things you can do to be there for a friend include: Listen. Listening is so important not to underestimate‚ but it can be hard to do. The best way to listen is to try and understand the situation from your friends’ point of view. If you aim to do this‚
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can be analysed how British petroleum differentiate in the market as compared to its competitors which makes an appeal to their valuable customers on the basis of their quality‚ innovation and responsibilities achieved.Analysis of the Competitive Environment of British Petroleum This paper is basically about the analysis of British Petroleum PLC (Bp). The analysis covers the competitive environment of the company in terms of its stance in the midst of its competitors and also how attractive the
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Practice Summary Draft 1 ACP Comp W131 Mrs. Heiter 18 November 2015 “Too Much of a Good Thing” Summary In the article “Too Much of a Good Thing‚” by Greg Critser‚ he made many things clear about the morbid obesity problem in America. More often than not‚ it starts as a child. A study was done at Pennsylvania State University that proved that as children get older‚ they do not know when they are full; the children would eat what is placed in front of them (161). Crister suggests that this is a problem
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son. Though I had prepared for this moment for a long time before my son was born‚ I still felt nervous and uneasy. I had to consider again. “How can I be a good father?” Since my son was born‚ I have thought about this again and again. From my perspective‚ to be a good father means to play three different roles at three different stages in a child’s growth: a gardener‚ a guide and an audience. The first role is a gardener‚ during the baby and toddler stage. Like a gardener looks after flowers‚
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