The philosophical perspective of virtue ethics, specifically, eudaimonistic virtue ethics stipulates that man is innately virtuous. Virtuous traits are those of robust quality, such as kindness, generosity, and honesty - to name just a few; these are foundational traits that concern virtue ethics and lead to predictably good behavior. They are derived from inherent internal tendencies, which at first must be trained through natural experience. This is to say, the individual must learn what it is to be virtuous between...
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Croatia has many different regions and there are many stereotypes attached to each region. Also throughout the history many people left a tiny bit of an influence on Croatian culture, language and habits. So Croatia has a really great background for making all kinds of stereotypes and jokes. Some of them are quite rude but most of them are really funny. A TYPICAL DALMATIAN Dalmatia is full of stereotypes, of course, the funny ones. The first things that comes to...
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“Generations of Americans considered the United States to be a land of opportunity,” says New York University sociology professor Michael Hout. If this is so, then why are Black and Latino people in the US still less likely to feel represented in politics and pop culture? Your circumstances at birth are the biggest factors in how far you get in life. With this in mind, many Americans are shifting how they view the American dream. Racial tensions, income inequality, and...
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The poem “Beowulf” is an epic poem. One of the characters in the poem is named Grendel. Some people might think that Grendel is a monster, a wicked man, or a symbol of immortality. However, in my opinion, I think that Grendel really is a monster. Grendel is a descendant of Cain and is described as a grim demon who terrorizes the Danes. Grendel waits until after nightfall and then goes to see how the Danes were settling in, and...
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Introduction “Weather” is defined as the the condition of the atmosphere at a specific space and time as regards heat, dryness, wind, rain, etc. over a short time frame, whereas “climate” refers to the weather data of a place over a longer period to yield meaningful averages.”Global Change” means alterations in the Earth. A Brief History Man has always aspired to predict about the weather conditions. In the past, astrologers studied stars and dreams to predict weather and much more....
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In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir goes through a lot. But he learns that you can be forgiven for things you have done. Amir gets to have another chance at life to make things right for good. In doing so he gets redemption. At the beginning of the novel, Amir lacks the courage to stand up for himself. By the end of the novel, Amir is motivated by feelings of guilt to seek redemption by saving Sohrab. At...
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Every weakness contains within itself a strength. Odysseus is known for his long journey, attempting to return home after the Trojan War events. He had some challenges to seek vengeance and let his pride get the best out of him. Odysseus has struggled with excessive pride, exaggeration, throughout this narrative. So how do the unique strengths and weaknesses of Odysseus magnify his voyage on the sea? There have been several times in which Odysseus has displayed bravery. He is always...
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Foucault (1976) describes biopower as the mechanisms and techniques that manage and control the lives of a population. The powerful statement “to make life, or to let die” (Foucault, 1976), highlights two different ways of looking at biopower and the state. On one hand, the main objective of the state is to make people live and protect them from harm, however, the state also has the power to ignore the pain and suffering of certain groups. I think that the...
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In our world today there are a lot of people who deal with depression according to ADAA “322 million people worldwide live with depression. In 2014, around 15.7 million adults age 18 or older in the U.S. had experienced at least one major depressive episode in the last year (6.7% of adults in the U.S.)”. “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gillman is a short story about a wife without a name fighting and tackling depression head-on. The wife in...
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When you walk into class on that first day of kindergarten, all you can feel is a little bit scared, nervous, or maybe even excited. You don’t realize that that scared or nervous feeling will stick with you all throughout your elementary/high school career. Every new grade you enter into will be different, maybe even more or less exciting than the last one. What you don’t realize is that every day you walk into that classroom, you are learning something...
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Indigеnоuѕ реорlе ѕее no separation between humans and thе nаturаl world. For them, сulturе аnd nаturе аrе thе ѕаmе. Wеѕtеrn сivilizаtiоn, оn thе оthеr hаnd, iѕ dеерlу rooted in thе nоtiоn thаt humаnѕ соntrоl thе оrdеr of thе wоrld and thаt wild, untаmеd areas need tо be conquered оr рrеѕеrvеd, in ассоrdаnсе with the viеwѕ аnd bеliеfѕ оf modern society аnd with little rеgаrd fоr thоѕе whо hаvе livеd оn thе land аnd рrеѕеrvеd it fоr сеnturiеѕ. Indigеnоuѕ реорlе are...
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Diabetes is one of the leading diseases affecting 171 million people and most of the patients suffer from type II diabetes (Gershell, 2005). As type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing day by day and accounts for 9 % of deaths, there is an urgent need to find out new potential therapeutic agents. The treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus has been improved to some extent during the last decade, however; drug resistance is still a big concern. There is a...
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I would argue that the real issue is that most of us do not have a correct understanding of what virtue is. When we hear the idea that happiness consists only of living virtuously, we have a very different vision than what Aristotle would want us to have. I do agree with Aristotle that living virtuously (as he defines it) is the path to happiness. In order to see why this is so, we must understand how Aristotle defines virtue....
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John Dewey is known as the master-mind in the history of learning theories. It’s not possible for anyone to exclude his work or ignores his particular theory ‘Experience and Education’. John gave authentic views regarding education and its system. He was persuasive in so many parts of scholastic modification, so choosing a portion of his work is injustice with him, so here we will discuss so many areas in which he had done a tremendous job or called his master-piece....
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The man came to terms with the fact that he was going to die. He was well aware that he made a mistake and his fight was over, but he did his best to survive. London explains how, “Well, he was bound to freeze anyway, and he might as well take it decently. With this new-found peace of mind came the first glimmerings of drowsiness. A good idea, he thought, to sleep off to death. It was like taking an...
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Heroes have been depicted in writing across the complete timeline of literature. Anglo-Saxon and the Middle English periods are two important sections of this timeline. The hero changed detrimentally between these periods. The hero changed based on the two major writing styles: the Epic and the Romance. The Anglo-Saxon hero was characterized as humble, courageous, valiant, strong, noble and many more similar traits. Beowulf is the epitome of this. Beowulf is blatantly intelligent, and even when doubted beyond belief, always...
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INTRODUCTION In my report I will be discussing HIPAA , why it’s important and what it means and how it protects patient information. Here's a little background on HIPAA, The Congress as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill had introduced and passed HIPAA August 21, 1996. There have been a lot of add ons to the HIPAA policies over the last 20 years. The latest one was in April 2003 and April 2005. HIPAA has four rules and they are HIPAA privacy rules...
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There is no doubt that poetry is important like any other form of art that would be important. This particular form of literature acts as a nexus of communication, enabling us to relay our emotions to the world and relate through the mutuality of shared experiences. So why poetry? I believe that poetry is the essence of language and language is a mirror of the soul. Poetry is able to deliver the full range of human experience and although it...
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The story “A Hunger Artist” talks about a man who was a professional hunger artist and was really dedicated to his profession. He believed that fasting is not such a difficult task and decided to embark on a forty days fasting journey to prove that to the world. The character according to the description of the writer would be in his late 40s to fifty and had a strong appetite for fasting. The character can be said to be a...
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“The Necklace” was written in 1884, during the Realist Period which spanned from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century. The Industrial Revolution had changed the landscape of western civilization. Technological developments such as the cotton gin, inspired farm workers to move to more urban areas looking for better jobs. Over-crowding in cities and poor working environments provided ample material for Realist artists and writers who concentrated on displaying the reality of individual life, particularly the common man...
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How would you feel if you were controlled by people or a certain group? Would you do something that you don’t want, like smoking, drugs, and drinking alcohol? Let me inform you that you are damaging yourself as an individual, and making others control you as if you are a game or a puppet by causing you to do things that can damage or mischief you on the long-term. As high school student, I am presented to such things consistently....
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As Flannery O’Connor says in her essay on The Nature and Aim of Fiction, “the novelist makes his statements by selection, and if he is any good, he selects every word for a reason, every detail for a reason , every incident for a reason, and arranges them in a certain time- sequence for a reason.” By this definition, Morrison and Johnson establish themselves as good writers from the very beginning. In both The Bluest Eye and Trian Dreams, authors,...
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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are based on social Darwinism, the 'survival of the fittest' and the novels explain the function of language and how the characters obtain power. First, is important to mention that Alice in Wonderland describes the creation of identity whereas Through the Looking Glass is a social negotiation of identity, thus finding your identity in society. In these novels it is portrayed a dystopian society that is based on absolutism and the one...
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The treatment of justice and mercy in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice is done throughout different layers of narrative. Firstly, it is done through the city itself. Venice’s economic stability heavily relies on foreign business. To protect the rights of these merchants, the city has economic laws in place. Although these laws are on Shylock’s side when he goes to court to demand his “pound of flesh”, Shylock is still expected to show mercy, as everyone wants to prevent...
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The symbolism of different animals relates to specific characters in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying embodies that character's inner feelings, thoughts, and overall mental state. Vardaman, who is the youngest of the Bundren family, is deeply affected by the death of his mother but he doesn't realize it until he compares his dead mother to a fish. In the text, it says “It was not her because it was laying right yonder in the dirt. And now it’s all...
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We should consider several points when helping our students to practise listening skills. Several points should be taken into account when helping our students to practise listening skills. They can be trained together with reading skills. A specific vocabulary can be pre-taught in the reading section. Provide exercises practising unknown words, idioms, set phrases. Business English is rich in fixed expressions. Business English podcasts made by native speakers is a good way of practising the above-mentioned skills. It is good...
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