Virtues and Vices From http://www.therealpresence.org/essentials/commandments/acc23.htm Experience tells us that we develop moral habits according to our fidelity to the voice of conscience. There is an iron law in the formation of habits. Apart from the supernatural action of divine grace‚ we can acquire good moral habits‚ called virtues‚ as we can acquire bad moral habits or vices. The law which underlines all formation of habit says that every thought tends to become a desire‚ every desire
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The Virtue of Forgiveness Under the circumstances‚ the human may rush in making his decisions‚ so the consequences will be more negative than the actions resulting from these decisions‚ so it will be better if he does not make these decisions. It’s important for man to pardon so he can cope up with the milieu he is living; We stop here to mention some features of the Prophets (blessing and peace be upon him) forgiveness in his dealing with people. These are useful and great lessons in every place
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Pressure‚ ignorance‚ or reward can have a various affects on a person’s choices about virtuous acts but when it causes his or her moral actions to be compromised‚ then only certain situations can pressure or ignorance be an excuse. Courage is a virtue that can be determined by choices that a person can make. A person that only does an act because he sees some personal gain from the act such as saving a child from a fire may not have committed a virtuous act because of the motive behind it such
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FORGIVENESS IS A VIRTUE Forgiveness is a word that we use lightly in the world today. Forgiveness is more than just a three syllable word‚ it is a word that keeps this world moving. What I mean by that is‚ without forgiveness‚ everyone would go around in the world hating each other for everything. Jesus tells us that no one is perfect‚ so how can we expect people not to make mistakes? The definition of forgiveness is "excusing a mistake or offence". That is pretty simple
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situations while others don’t? The reason is that those successful people have and have always had a certain characteristics that help them to do so. These characteristics are called virtues. A virtue is a characteristic of a person which supports individual moral excellence and collective well being. One of the most important virtues that helps individuals progress and succeed is patience. This is because patience helps one make good decisions‚ prevents one from giving up‚ and helps develop empathy and compassion
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Our case this module‚ one of virtue ethics‚ brings us to a systematic overhaul of one of the largest toy making companies in the world in Mattel. The overhaul took place during almost the entire first decade of the second century. The over haul was in compliance with the Global Manufacturing Principles (GMP). This is an amazing case that I feel is similar to inflicting pain on yourself in order to get used to pain therefore a stronger and better person. The thing that I do not understand is that
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The Blue Wall of Silence Being a police officer is an honorable career. For the majority of the public‚ a police officer is one of the more respected members of the community because everyone looks up to them to protect their community. The work that police officers do‚ for the most part‚ is noble for the reason that they put their life on the line for everyone‚ every day. There is no doubt a great deal of personal fulfillment that comes from the duties and responsibilities assigned to police
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probably his most famous‚ "The Sounds of Silence". Like many other Paul Simon pieces‚ the contradictory title is not the only confusing aspect of the song‚ each line conveys complex yet meaningful words. The 60’s was a decade dominated by great musicians: Bob Dylan‚ Janis Joplin‚ and Jimi Hendrix. Paul Simon is another man that tackled music and took it to the level of excellence‚ like the other 60’s music idols. In his song "The Sounds of Silence"‚ he puts multiple concepts of importance
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Kingston develops a motif throughout the story about silence and voice; however‚ in the woman’s culture they are typically silenced and do not have a voice proving the Chinese society and culture is unfair and cruel. During the novel Kingston regularly brings up the concept of silence and lack of voice. For example‚ Kingston relays how when she is a young girl it is hard for her to voice her opinion‚ and she spends a vast amount of time sitting in silence. The author fails kindergarten because she does
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The title of this essay "Silence and the Notion of the Commons" gives the same idea of people as programmable and unprogrammable similar to the idea seen in the Matrix. Whereas programmable people‚ who are the commons‚ are the people inside the matrix they are also known as the sheep‚ the people that believe in everything they are told. The unprogrammable people‚ who are the silence‚ are the people outside of the matrix. Ursula Franklin uses a variety of techniques in order for the audience to fully
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