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    Why is a good character so important in life? Good character makes everything in life so much easier. Just imagine going through life the best you could plus a smile. Having a good character can encourage others to do the same. A perfect example is how Radio inspired Johnny. Radio was nothing but nice to everyone even though they weren’t so nice to him. If anything they treated him like garbage. Yet he was nothing but nice to Johnny. Johnny finally realized that Radio wasn’t doing anyone any harm

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    According to Socrates‚ justice is “the having and doing of one’s own” (433e-434a). While he applies this definition as every citizen doing their craft‚ Socrates‚ more importantly‚ is referring to every citizen remaining in their place in the city’s stratified social structure. Everyone in the city is in a position that is deemed suitable according to their abilities and potential. His prime example is the guardians who are the best of the best and‚ thus‚ the rulers of the city. Socrates justifies

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    At the beginning let’s see what the GOOD LUCK is. For every person the good luck means different thing. For one this is to have a lot of money‚ for other to have a successful marriage or a good health‚ a lot of friends‚ good social esteems‚ relaxed lifestyle‚ bright academic study and etc. On the contrary‚ what the CORRECT DECISION is? Again for every person it has different manner. Taking the right decision can be very critical sometimes or most of the times. It mostly depends on the kind of situation

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    What Makes Interstellar a Good Movie. With genres varying from horror and comedy‚ romance and sci-fi‚ everyone has his or her favorite movie. Their favorite movie is the one they think was so good and entertaining that they would watch it time and time again. However‚ other people may view the same movie as horrible. So what makes a movie truly good? How can philosophers help us come to a universal meaning “good” in the movie industry? Philosophers such as Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and Socrates can give

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    Introductory writing piece What is the “good life”? The “good life” is subjective and relative to each human being as we all have different perspectives on what the “good life” is. As we experience life‚ we come to the understanding of whatgood” means at its bases. I was asked whether or not I would cheat to get into university and I had said yes. I had decided that it was a great decision because it meant making my parents happy and helping my community in every form possible‚ but to my fellow

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    A Good Memory for a Better Life! Whether you are at college or in a job‚a good memory is more than necessary in the daily activities and at all stages of your life. A good memory is essential for the student‚ the businessman‚ the employee‚ the politician‚ the statesman – in fact for every one in every walk of life. It is necessary‚ too‚ in social life‚ for a person who forgets his social engagements and can never remember the faces of those he has met will not be a social success.For example‚a

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    What makes human life worth living? And not merely live it‚ but to live it well? The unadulterated search for happiness is innate in all human beings‚ it is a genuine goal that is sought after as a complete and sufficient good. It is desired for itself and succeeds in achieving what can be defined as a good life. Yet no matter how prominent the search for happiness is‚ there are endless definitions and explanations for our dependency on it. Aristotle argues that happiness is dependent on the

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    The Good life can be interpreted in many ways by various people. It is pondered by every individual and can be discussed and analyzed in different ways. The following texts have shown me a very different perspective to the good life. One that I would of never thought I would have. Every person can come to their own decisions to define the good life. I believe after one reads the chosen texts‚ one will have a better understanding and can determine specific arguments and reasons for their beliefs.

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    In life there are different ideas‚ whether the ideas are about money‚ or philosophy‚ or something something as complex as beginning of the universe. A common question is what is the definition of a “good life”. People have different opinions on the subject. The idea of a good life can be totally different between people. There once was a man who had all the possessions in the world‚ but still was not happy with his life. A poor man who had next to nothing had the most satisfying life imaginable.

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    Feeling”‚ and “Good Life”‚ all disclose important relations to my life all through the last fairly short years. “Don’t Blink”‚ by Kenny Chesney‚ is a sentimental song about how growing up goes by in a blink of an eye. Hence the title of the song‚ it seems like yesterday I was a freshman ready to start a brand new school. Little did I know time would fly and numerous changes would be made to my life. Overall‚ the song gives a sense of memorial towards

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