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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Describe what was built in Part A. Name and describe the mechanisms of each simple machine included. In Part A‚ a vehicle was created. The vehicle used gears and two wheel and axles. The gears turned as the front wheels rotated. The axles ran through the width of the vehicle‚ and the wheels connected to the axle on either side of the vehicle. Each wheel and axle was placed at different ends of the machine‚ however the vehicle has a short wheel base‚ since the vehicle is small. Each wheel had a
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What this poem means to me is that even though Americas days‚ past and future‚ was hard with war and dangerous ways it is still the best country to the author. In a way I agree with the author of the poem “America” because this country has done many things to help out its people and even though the past was dark the future would be brighter than the sun. The dark days of America are still in us but those dark days made America how it is now. African Americans‚ Indians such as the; Cheyenne‚ Quapaw
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Prosocial behaviour covers the broad range of actions intended to benefit one or more people other than oneself‚ conduct such as; helping‚ comforting‚ sharing‚ and cooperation. Altruism can be described as a subset of these behaviours‚ for example self-sacrificial helping or helping in the absence of obvious‚ external rewards. It is also a motivational concept‚ motivation to increase another person’s welfare; in contrast to egoism‚ the motivation of a person to increase their own welfare. It is
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What it takes to be Successful. Setting goals‚ compromise‚ fight‚ tears‚ dedication‚ long hours of hard work‚ victory. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If [a person loves what they are doing‚ they will be successful].” This was the definition of Success according to Albert Schweitzer‚ a German philosopher. The truth is that this statement can be interpreted differently according to each person’s perspective or goals. For some people‚ when they think‚ what success
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What a Girl Wants? For years men have pondered over what a woman wants. Speaking for most women I’m not even sure we know what we want. What do we look for? Why are we attracted to that type? Although I am not quite sure myself I am about to attempt to speak for most women by classify men into categories based on research and personal opinion. In school there are stereotypes put on almost everyone and guys are no different. Most guys are put into one of five categories; whether it is the
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What it means to be Australian There are many aspects of ‘what it means to be Australian’. Each one of us could describe ourselves with multiple different identities. The variety of identities as a nation is what unites us all as a country. Mateship with an easy going attitude ‚ the way we recognise multiculturalism‚ the Australian way of life and the physical aspects of Australia in general are the main identities in to which Australians are described. Australia is renowned for the image of
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Writing can mean so many different things‚ but to me it means putting all your thoughts that you can’t say out loud on a piece of paper. Escaping to a world where it’s only you and your thoughts. You can express yourself and don’t have to worry about what someone else thinks about you. Writing allows you to self-express yourself and reach heights and depths that you‚ yourself probably did not know you could even reach. Writing allows you to challenge your inner thoughts and express them in a different
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beauty is not just in people. Beauty to me is enjoying things that are heard‚ seen‚ or read‚ something that leaves an impression. There is no definition of beauty because everyone has different taste. What I find appealing is my opinion. Ilove how anime looks but the majority does not agree. What I find pretty is not necessarily beautiful it is just something I enjoy to look at. This is my personal definition on the matter. Beauty usually comes from your culture‚ but I find foreign cultures to be
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I mean what are we why are we given the names that have been picked and what do our names mean are we able to live up to our potential or are we possibly just puppets in a game of hide and go seek or tug of war only it isn’t a game it is just the world. When feeling like we are so powerless we look on Instagram we think this will help but truly we feel saddened even more because we are all just characters truly we are and we need to decide what to do and not try to do things
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