Dear friend‚ I’m not the type of person to keep a diary‚ and I’m not the best at telling people what’s really going through my head. Because honestly no one would understand‚ I don’t even know what’s going on in my head half the time. I’m a person with a lot of thought though. My name is I’m 16 years old and I like to think that I’m living my life up to the fullest. But what am I living for? Am I living or just existing? More and more I’ve been realizing that being a teenager isn’t everything
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was educated by the first philosophy school in Rome‚ the School of Sexii. Seneca is seen by many as a significant player in late stoicism‚ influencing Rome by criticising their values and belief system‚ like rejecting the ideas that being wealthy makes you happy‚ and that anger is sensible. “It is not the man who has too little that is poor‚ but the one who hankers after more.” - Seneca‚ Letters from a Stoic. Seneca was also a great influence on tragedy as an art-form in Rome‚ and still is a great
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Friends A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart‚ and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. Good morning to the panel of honourable judges‚ teachers and friends. On this fine morning‚ I would like to talk about “Friends”. On this planet‚ who can’t live without friends? Everyone. We need our peers to live our lives‚ to joke around‚ and to help us with our mischievous plots. Who would dare to tell an adult about our plans? Friendship is a blessing‚ and
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What makes people happy? Keep happy always and one day life will get exhausted of upsetting you. Did you ever asked yourself or people what makes them happy? Well this question for some people will be hard to answer and for others will be easy maybe some people have no answer for this question! Is happiness connected of being positive or thankful and having the ability to forgive? In contrast to money does not seem to make people glad. By reading this article you will find things that make people
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Examine the argument that “good fences make good neighbours”. When using the term “Street”‚ or “Neighbourhood” in context of where we live‚ it is usually referencing more than just a geographical location‚ but rather a collective of all the elements that go into making it what it is‚ especially the people. A good neighbour is someone who understands the socially constructed rules of behaviour that goes with the title‚ and this essay will be looking at how boundaries‚ or “fences”‚ that these mostly
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The Art of Attaining the Good Life Sarah J. Thieme PHI 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Professor Galen Johnson January 28‚ 2013 The Art of Attaining the Good Life What is the good life and how does one achieve it? This is a question that has been brought to the attention of many philosophers over human history. It can be reasonably argued that the modern person‚ especially westerners‚ consider income to be an important part to living the good life. There is little question anymore that income
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Language in Advertising: Persuasion and What it Takes to Make a Good Advertisement Advertising in todays society appears to have become a persuading tactic that makes the promotion of a product‚ service‚ or an idea more appealing‚ which in turn makes it easier to sell. Rather than the originally understood concept of an advertisement‚ which was to essentially provide information about the existence of a product or idea‚ it is reasonable to say that there
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A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED Meaning Almost always it is the origin of a phrase or saying that requires the most research; the meaning being well understood. This phrase is interesting because there are various interpretations of its meaning. Firstly‚ is it ’a friend in need is a friend indeed’ or ’a friend in need is a friend in deed’? Secondly‚ is it ’a friend (when you are) in need’ or ’a friend (who
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Friends A quirky sense of humor‚ great advice‚ and honesty are all things that come to mind when you think about a friend. Friends are important to have because they are a backbone when things get tough in life and are always there to love and support. However‚ anyone who has spent time with friends will notice that each one has a special personality with respect to their honesty‚ loyalty‚ and care. Basically‚ friend types can be fallen into four groups; acquaintances‚ school or activity friends
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friend in need is a friend indeed A true friend is a person who will help you when you really need help. Babylon English Dictionary a real friend is one who is supportive in times of trouble We hear the above phrase a lot but fail to pay much attention to it as we believe that all our friends are friends in deed. Mostly in troubled times we look back space that is sans them. The choices that we take‚ the amount of time we spend all decide the amount of closeness we share with a friend
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