In What Is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being‚ Richard Kraut argues against a “conative” conception of the good. According to him‚ this view is attractive because it emphasizes the satisfaction of desires and volitions‚ giving agents “a starring role to play” in creating their own good (114). The conative theory proposes that when an agent (rationally) desires something‚ that thing is good for them precisely because it is the object of their desire (or conation) (118). A proponent of this view
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Why Lutheran Education? To say education was important to Martin Luther would be an understatement. Most of the historical focus on his life and works remains with his work in polemics‚ translation‚ and biblical commentary. Not only was Luther a life-long learner of the Scriptures‚ he was also a skilled educator‚ though one may not always find his name immortalized in the hallowed halls of education like one could find his contemporary‚ Philip Melanchthon. This attitude‚ however‚ betrays an aspect
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The third important step in decision making process of Baby Boomers for purchase of CPGs is evaluation of alternatives. This step involves the comparison of two different brands regarding the price and the quality. As per buying behavior of Baby Boomers‚ they are more concerned about the quality then price‚ so if there are two different brands of body soap‚ they will look for a brand with good quality (Chaney et al.‚ 2017). The forth important step in decision making process of Baby Boomers for purchase
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twice. Cotton industry was well-developed and was important in rising England but it was not enough of those power. The process of cleaning and spinning of the cotton was in one household and then in another house cloth were made. Such process works well‚ but because of growing population and their demand for cloth such type of producing cloth takes too much time. With increased demand for yarn‚ industry starts to search the ways how to improve cotton spinning. It was one of the bottlenecks. The
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What does it mean to be a good citizen? A good citizen should be committed to their country and community. Also‚ a good citizen knows that they should use their freedom and education to be successful. They should also know that there is more to citizenship than voting and paying taxes. Citizen should appreciate the Constitution and work hard to be better people. A good citizen is someone who is willing to help other people‚ someone who is informed on what is happening in their community‚ and someone
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It is beyond doubt that Liberal Italy was deeply in crisis by 1896 and because of Francesco Crispi’s poor economic and social decisions he was to most blame. The most important reason for Italy being in crisis was the economic problems it good into towards the end of the 19th Century. When Crispi came to power when the value of the Lire was rising against other world currencies; this made exporting goods from Italy much more expensive and made importing goods far cheaper. This hit the Italian cereal
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But what makes a "good" English teacher? Can teachers with a competent level of English skills be considered good English teachers? A list of attributes of a good teacher of English as a second language (ESL) would be very subjective. With that in mind‚ I would like to discuss the characteristics of a good English teacher based on my own research and experience. There are two common misconceptions about English teaching. First‚ a professor with a doctorate is not necessarily a good English teacher
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War what is good for? Just look around you. Author Morris Ian The atrocity of war cannot be overstated but‚ Ian Morris gives a different view about it. In 1945‚ mostly 100 million people died and the nuclear war begun. Between the First World War and civil war it is said to be the worst but also the best time of humanity. 30 years ago‚ research of anthropology‚ archaeology and history concluded that the rate of violent death is still decreasing from time to time. 10 to 20 percent of all people
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Bujanowski Professor Farve English 68 11/5/2012 Illustration Essay Benefits of Viewing Movies At Home Throughout generations‚ watching movies has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Motion pictures were originally developed as a carnival novelty and have developed to one of the most important tools of communication and entertainment. Most films before 1930 were silent. During the 1940’s‚ there was a desire for wartime propaganda in the film industry with realistic war dramas
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James 3-9-07 What are plants good for? When I think of plants I think of my mom’s garden or the grass or trees in the backyard. Plants these days are being used for medicines‚ recreation‚ and industrial purposes. In the medical field there are many common plants that I would not normally think of‚ such as White willow‚ Peppermint‚ Mistletoe‚ and several others. The first plant that I will mention is White willow. White willow is a native plant of Europe yet is also found in Northern
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