Why be moral? Aristotle Aristotle basis of morality centers around what people fundamentally desire. Through his studies he found objects just and wealth and honors to be inadequate to human desires. He said that the ultimate goal for people should be self-sufficient‚ final‚ and attainable. In stating this he goes on to say that happiness is the only goal that meets all three of these requirements. Through this investigation it becomes clear that the whole basis of moral living to Aristotle
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Article: The Pace of Life in 31 Countries By Robert V. Levine and Ara Norenzayan Erin Reilly (student) AU ID 2449152 Pscy 290 Journal Article Critique 2 Shelley Sikora (tutor) The Pace of Life in 31 Countries 1. Research Question or Problem: Yes. The question is clearly stated. The purpose of the study was to‚ using Hoch’s (1976) theory as a starting point in designing their problem‚ research variations in the pace of life in different
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What Should People with Education do. By Dr. Michael E. Dyson In the speech that Dr. Dyson had spoken‚ he had made some very strong points about what people with education should do. He touched on everything you could think of that was important. He once said in his speech “You can throw up the hood but don’t let the hood rest on your shoulders.” Its many people out there that have a decent education‚ but still lack common sense and that would try to help their “friends” who didn’t go out and
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What are the effects of growing up in poverty? This is a loaded question filled with possibilities‚ and what ifs. The effects of growing up in poverty are said to be far reaching. Researchers argue that growing up poverty can contribute to lower cognitive functioning‚ lower nutrition levels‚ and how their emotions function overall. (Brown‚ L. & Pollitt‚ E.‚ pp 38-43) Essentially growing up in poverty can cause high levels of stress‚ poor education‚ increased risk of teen pregnancy‚ and poor overall
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important to you? Why is it important to the community? There are many aspects of parks‚ recreation and leisure that interest me. I am particularly interested in the conservation and continued expansion of our park system. The rich cultural history and natural beauty the parks provide are vital to our country. Growing up in the rural south‚ where resources were often scarce‚ my family depended on local‚ state and national parks for a great deal of our leisure and recreation. We spent many summers
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News- The great British colonies have been expanding rapidly in the recent years. The population has flourished well over 2 million from 250‚000 in 1700. The growth of the colonies was the augmentation the colonial society. The rise in family growth was another reason for the population expansion. All different people of all various races‚ ethnic backgrounds‚ and religious lived in the thirteen colonies‚ migrating there for their own distinct reasons. The more the colonies the develop the wider
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Why is there conflict with Iran? 1950-70’s the US supported the ______ or emperor of Iran. He was anti-____________ but he was a harsh ruler to the everyday Iranian. This leads to resentment against the US. 1979 there is the Islamic ______________‚ led by _______________________. Iranian revolutionaries took over _____ American hostages and held them for almost a year and a half. This led to social and political conflict between the US and Iran. Iran used to be a great empire and they wish to
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many reasons why this dilemma should stop. They have different bodies than humans so the tests may react different on them than on humans and that could lead to danger to people. I think if scientists have to lab test on something living then they should pick something overpopulated‚ but that still is not okay‚ therefore something needs to be figured out. Or instead of using helpless animals‚ they should use all natural products and take human volunteers willing to get tested on. Why risk poor helpless
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The last couple of years have been a long bumpy ride for me‚ as they have for everyone my age. Every teenager has experienced many of the same circumstances as I have and has dealt with them in their own way. As a student‚ I am an active participant in extracurricular activities. My first priority has always been to learn in school. During the past years of my high school career I have participated in the following: football (six years)‚ once as captain‚ 4 Varsity Letters in football‚ wrestling
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. . tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ’em because he ain’t a big guy. You seen little guys like that‚ ain’t you? Always scrappy? (2.91)” In other words‚ by putting other people down‚ or showing how he can take on someone twice his size‚ it makes him feel good about himself. Another reason he likes to pick on bigger men is because he has a good system down that as Candy explains‚ "S’pose Curley
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