beautiful and what is good. They also cover whether or not people actually do desire bad things or if all people desire good things. At the end they concur that people do not desire bad things and virtue is not "finding joy in beautiful things." Whether or not the definition of virtue is "find joy in beautiful things" is up for someone else to debate but people do desire bad things. In the end‚ Socrates was wrong in being that people do desire things that they know are bad. Meno starts out
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the world around them. Such as‚ why was the universe created or why are they here. To find answers to these questions‚ people have to look at some things from far away and others close up using scales. The way someone interprets these scales‚ is the way that person will view the world‚ and how they will develop their own opinion. When looking at things from afar or up close‚ using the appropriate scale is key. There are many different kinds of scales that allow people to do just that. Knowing what
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WHY DO PEOPLE ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE? There is too much anger in this world. Many people pray but they don’t seem to pray hard enough to internalize peace in their minds and spirits. How can one continue to pray and kneel in penance for their sins‚ go to church and pray the rosary every day and then after a while‚ shout in rage or even kill the innocent? This is a Jekyll and Hyde syndrome our nation‚ or even the entire world‚ has developed. Violence in our culture is fed by multiple forces; the
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How Pompeii’s People Lived “I can’t breath! The volcano erupted on the poisonous gas was released and got into my lungs.” When Diomedes was a few feet from the door‚ he collapsed to the ground along with 14 servants‚ and they had died.”(“The Buried City” pg.38). Daily life in Pompeii is similar to us because‚ of how they lived‚ archeologist findings‚ and how Rome was an advanced society. To begin‚ Pompeii was once really similar to us with how they lived. Most families were always on the run
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education‚ etc. in the three English settlements: New England‚ Mid-Atlantic‚ and the South that really influence their lives. The different kind of races of people that came from the Old World‚ and the way they influenced the development of the colonies had a heavy impact in their colonial way of life. There were many reasons why people from the Old World came to the New World‚ especially because of religion freedom‚ the Puritans for example‚ they came to the region of New England‚ or to be more
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Why Discriminate Against People with AIDS? AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. In the early 1980’s people began to think that only gay males could carried the deadly virus. The New York City Health and Mental Hygiene Department released a controversial HIV/AIDS public service announcement ad targeting gay men about having HIV/AIDS. Why just target gay men‚ they are not the only people that can catch the disease. Studies show that many people around the world including
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To most people the Holocaust is one of the darkest periods of time in history. The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when Allied forces defeated the Nazis. During this time a genocide occurred that slaughtered 6 million people of the Jewish faith. Throughout this era of darkness many people risked their lives to do what is best. Although‚ with all of the bad things people do‚ it may be easier to think that there is evil in everyone’s heart. I strongly
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Facts‚ nongmoproject.org). People wonder if these GMOs are ethical and safe for humans to use and consume. These GMO plants‚ although they are mostly natural‚ are not one-hundred percent natural‚ which makes people cautious and hesitant to trust them. GMOs are thought to have been evolved from selective breeding. So GMOs have been along for a long time‚ but the technology and use of them have made it a very serious topic today. Most of the conflict revolves around whether people think they are safe and
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an immense amount of despair that it outweighs the hope that is left in the world. The reasons as to why that is deals with the homeless population‚ racism‚ and war. To be homeless means to have no home or permanent place of residence. It affects hundreds of thousands of people today. In the United States alone 750‚000 people experience homelessness every night. There are many reasons as to why one might become homeless in a short period of time‚ these reasons include substance abuse‚ mental illnesses
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For my whole life‚ I have never understood why people smoke cigarettes even when they know the horrible effects it has on one’s health. It has been known for many years that the use of tobacco products is the main cause of life threatening diseases‚ such as cancer and emphysema. In the 20th century alone‚ smoking tobacco has accounted for over 100 million deaths‚ yet people continue to infest their body with this poisonous smoke. I realize now that the reason I have negative feelings towards smoking
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