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    Human Virtues

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    Human Virtues and Character Strengths Virtues consist of a set of character strengths‚ these strengths represent good character. They are wisdom‚ courage‚ humanity‚ justice‚ temperance‚ and transcendence. Wisdom and courage are two virtues that my Grand Father encompassed. He was a very strong and knowledgeable man. His life revolved around going against all odds‚ he truly believed in beating whatever he was at battle against. His perseverance was with him till the day he died.

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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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    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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    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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    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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    Virtue Matrix

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    Business Environment Q. Use virtue matrix framework to analyze Water Tank Industries. A. The virtue matrix depicts forces that generate corporate social responsibility. In the case of Water Tank Industries‚ instead of giving something back to the society‚ the company pollutes the local residential area which makes the people very unhappy. Talking about the civil foundation of the matrix‚ the company does not follow simple norms and ethics. The laws governing the activities are also very weak‚ as

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    Essay on Virtue

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    Essay on Virtue For most religious people it is one of the main goals in their life to live after the guidelines of virtue and show behavior with high moral standards. Virtue means goodness‚ morality‚ integrity‚ dignity… Everything that Randle McMurphy is not at the first instance in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. His character opposes all classic characteristics of virtue and roughly speaking he fails to survive in the end. Therefore is it important to be virtuous? I believe that although

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    against a dragon to save a beautiful princess. I‚ Sir John Falstaff‚ say that’s stupid. Honor is a pointless virtue; it shouldn’t be sought after by anyone that is halfway intelligent. I know you must be thinking‚ ‘that man is a fat old drunk! He’s not intelligent!’‚ but if it weren’t for my understanding of the pointlessness of honor‚ I wouldn’t be where I am today. Honor is also a powerful virtue that can change the outcomes of men’s lives. Many men stupidly strive for honor‚ which is a complete waste

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