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    Virtues In The Odyssey

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    Ma 1 Kimo Ma October 2011 Professor Kenneth Peter Humanities 1A The Virtuous Beings Modern society glorifies people for much pettier accomplishments when compared to that of the ancient times. During the twenty-first century‚ a convicted felon may come back after serving a prison sentence and present himself as a figure of perfection. Less than five years ago‚ a football player‚ named Michael Vick was arrested and convicted of illegal actions involving the maltreatment of domesticated animals

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    Patience is a Virtue

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    “Patience is a Virtue” Patience is a virtue that every man and woman must strive to have. Without it‚ things can go horribly wrong‚ people would have faced much fights and arguments and there will be chaos in this world. Those who are impatient waste their lives thinking of the future. Furthermore many times‚ bad experiences often help build a better character‚ so if you are always rushing throughout your life without waiting for the results‚ how can you learn from your mistakes? Impatience will

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    "The Matrix" and Religion

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    In 1999‚ box office sales sky rocketed when the film ‘The Matrix ’ was released. Filled with jaw dropping special effects and innovative kung-fu‚ the first film of ‘The Matrix ’ trilogy was a must see for just about every teenage boy in the United States and many other countries as well. But it isn ’t just explosions and fighting that made this film special. The plot is one that leaves the viewer pondering and dreaming about the film for days after watching it. It involves almost the entire human

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    Beowulf and Matrix

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    or I know the heroes are‚ in fact‚ heroes in‚ for example‚ the Matrix and Beowulf? This is what I will present in this essay. I will be using the Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell for both of them by using three stages from it. For the Matrix‚ I will be using “Meeting with Mentor”‚ “The Ordeal” and “Return with Elixir” stages. For Beowulf‚ I will be using “Call to Adventure”‚ “Reward” and “Return with Elixir” stages. In the Matrix‚ Neo meets Morpheus‚ a guy that he was looking for and vice versa

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    Reflection Paper Josiah Hansen Kroski Philosophy 110 In the Matrix series there seems is quite a bit of philosophy. It has principles like Plato’s cave‚ Socrates’ “know thyself” and of course free will and fate. In the matrix your mind is being entertained or kept busy to be blinded from the real world. This keeps you from waking up and “freeing your mind.” In one particular part Neo is offered 2 pills by Morpheus. This tends to imply that Neo always has a choice. He asked the question

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    Beauty and Virtue

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    Matrix Essay

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    Essay Question: What does the director do to enhance the mood/atmosphere of the opening scene of the Matrix? The Wachowski brothers’ 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix utilizes a range of film techniques to enhance the atmosphere in the opening scene. The Movie uses a range of different camera angles and shots such as the pull focus at certain points of the film‚ and lighting as well as special effects to immerse the viewer into the film. Certain camera angles employed by the Wachowski brothers can

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    Virtue and Friendship

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    of friendship justice.  Consider these examples:  A friend is the first person you want to call when you hear good news. A friend remembers that you don’t like. In other words‚ friendship is wonderful‚ and much ink has been spilled in citing the virtues of having friends. That’s not to say friendship is easy‚ though. It demands time and effort‚ and it requires that people put someone other than themselves first sometimes.  But in exchange for that work‚ a friend can provide an immense amount of support

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    Thrasymacus's Virtue

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    The question of what is just is often sought after in the studying of philosophical works. In Plato’s Republic‚ the definition of the virtue of justice is pursued. In Book I of Plato’s Republic‚ Thrasymacus claims the following: “what’s just is nothing other than what’s advantageous of the stronger” (338c). Following that statement‚ Thrasymacus is asked by Socrates to explain it further‚ to which Thrasymacus states that in every city that is governed aristocratically‚ tyrannically‚ or democratically

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    Habit and Virtue

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    Habit and Virtue Aristotle says that we are all endowed by nature with the ability to reach virtue‚ but he also says that we become virtuous by making virtuous acts. He explains how acting upon virtuous acts could possibly become “second nature”‚ which means it could become a habit. What he is trying to imply is that normally things become a habit if you work on it a lot‚ so by working on virtuous acts could make it a habit. This could happen if people are put into situations in which they demonstrate

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