...outlook on life, and give them the moral’s to do what is right. In The Republic, Plato divides the city into three classes: gold, silver, as well as bronze and iron souls. Each class is designated to posses a specific virtue. He believes that wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice combine together to form The Republic. However, Plato’s four virtues individually do not necessarily produce a utopian society. A combination of the four in each citizen is imperative in producing the ideal society. In Plato’s search for the perfect “republic”, he decides that the basis of the city will be on four virtues. The first of them is wisdom. Plato defines wisdom, in Greek terms “Sophia”, as knowledge of the city as a whole. Of the three classes, the gold souls posses the virtue of wisdom. The gold souls are the only class whose knowledge goes beyond the mere facts to the level of true wisdom. “…This class, which properly has a share in that knowledge which alone among the various kinds of knowledge ought to be called wisdom, has, as it seems, the fewest members by nature” (429a). The second virtue that Plato defines is courage, which in Greek terms is “Andreia”. Courage is the preservation of the opinion produced by law, through education about what things are terrible, and what things are good. Courage can be found in the silver souls. Plato uses the example that when dyers want to dye wool, they start with the background. They need the right kind of white material, and they have to prepare it...
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...imagery from nature (Gregor, 115). Different forms of imagery serve important roles in the novel by displaying the wild passion and also self control of the characters (Solomon, 2). In order to completely understand Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, the reader must first start with the symbolic form of the novel (Solomon, 2). Two ubiquitous images that dominate Jane Eyre are fire and water. These two images symbolize the great heat of lust and also the...
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...author). Free will or determinism? When I think about the extent of my freedom to choose in life, I believe that human beings are False absolutely free to choose whatever path in life seems best to them (libertarianism) True are sometimes free, but sometimes have their choices shaped by social, cultural and psychological forces over which they have no control (soft determinism – traditional compatibilism) False are choosing freely only if what it is they say they want is something whose consequences they understand and is a goal or desire that is genuinely good for them (deep self-compatibilism) False are completely determined in all their choices by what has come before – their biology, social forces, etc. (hard determinism) Please explain in a few sentences here why you selected the option you did. Raise at least one question about the position you have taken. I have taken the position of soft determinism because while I believe we have free will- I believe that our free will is limited by probability. I do however wonder if it is possible to defy probability. Can we truly defy the outcomes that are most probable to for us? Can we disregard the choices of the past, take new paths, and truly change or do what isn't deemed as probable? Personal identity When I think about whether human beings remain the same throughout a lifetime False I believe that they have a soul, a spiritual essence, that begins...
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...Short Essay on the Hamartiology: Problem of Evil The question of evil is a common hot button topic among atheists and non-Christians who attempt to disprove Christianity. They argue that an omnipotent and omniscient God cannot exist in a world with so much evil. The argument is used by them to prove that Christianity is “internally self-contradictory and thereby to be rejected” (Feinberg, 413). So, the problem of evil is explaining that a perfect, all-powerful, and all-loving God can exist in a world with so evil. First, natural and moral evil need to be distinguished. Natural evil is defined as “evil which occurs in the process of the functioning of the natural order” (Feinberg, 414). People are not responsible for these happenings; they are simply victims and no one is to blame. The devastation that resulted from Hurricane Sandy is a perfect example of such evil, along with afflictions such as cancer and earthquakes. Moral evil, on the other hand, is defined as “evil produced by activities of moral agents” (Feinberg, 414). This evil stems from intentional action, such as murder, stealing, and adultery. Natural evil is part of the consequences of moral evil that resulted from the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. The vast amount of evil that exists in the world is not because God created it, but because man allowed it. Man was not created with a built-in evil nature; he was created with a free will that was exercised to purposefully sin. God gave Adam a choice to do...
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...another being. The slightest chance of there being a Heaven and a Hell are likely to be controlled by the God and the Fallen Angel, Michael. There is also the account of whether or not there is even a place where we venture onto after death, there could just be nothingness, and all that we live for has no real purpose behind anything that we do; the idea of things happening with no cause. What we believe can shape us into virtuous beings or not. If we are able to become virtuous, we then live a morally sounded life, where we treat others how we would want to be treated. This means life is enjoyable, and those around you could be greatly influenced by your approach on life. How you wish to project yourself shows the inner qualities that you posses without knowledge or awareness of your way of living. There is a chance of dying into nothingness, and living just to exist. You create your own meaning of life and you are the projection of your life. What you wish to believe and how you wish to view the world is characterized by how you view yourself. For some it is easy to pass by the hungry and turn a blind eye, for others, they feel the need to reach out and provide the necessities that they are longing for and cannot provide for themselves. The meaning of life is the ups and the downs, the happiest moments and the worse, it is how you react to...
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...Upon completing the course of biblical foundations, it has widened my understandings of biblical knowledge and has given me incite on what God expects of us, what he has planned for us and how we need to act on his word to acheave our salvation. By taking this course, I have been able to open my mind to exploring new concepts and theories from creationism to the theories of evolution and intelligent design concepts , I have been able to gain comprehension of biblical passages through critical thinking and analyzition of passages with deep meaningful messages. I have also been able to take my first step into starting my path to soul searching as well as becoming closer with our lord and savior. By reviewing the meta-narrative of the bible I have been able to more closely and attentively delve into the would of Christianity. This has propelled my thought process as to better analyze each passage and thus creating a better understanding what what was being proclaimed in the biblical scriptures. Before starting this class I would read the scriptures and have a vague understanding of the message hidden in the words. After reviewing all of the video lectures and hearing what the professor has had to say about the meanings of each passage, I have been able to redirect my though process to that of biblical understanding. Recalling week one of our biblical passage analysis, after reading the given passage I received and comprehended very little information on the passage. I began to...
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...been around since the dawn of man. It touches our inner soul without psychically feeling its presence. Without music, the world would be dull and dreary. Music is one of the most expressionistic forms of media known to society. It sometimes gives you the extra push for moments of inspiration and self-confidence. It helps express our feelings, and assist us to get through moments of sorrow. It also unshackles us from reality, and takes us into a euphoric state of mind where our problems become inexistent. Music can quickly change the mood into a romantic setting, or can completely change it into a blissful dance affair. It’s a bridge that connects our inner self with the outside world. Even though music can be portrayed as a form of art and entertainment it can also posses a much greater force that some tend to belittle. Music plays a vital role in pop culture, and has the clout of shaping ones identity. The development of self-identity is a vigorous process in both internal and external interfaces. One’s self-image is something that is crucial growing up, and our choice of musical preference inclines to influence that journey dramatically. To begin with, the personality trait that we all develop is a primary example of an internal type of self-image interface. As we grow older, we tend to be exposed to different types of music that influence our personality, and it tends to alter that internal self-image interface through their lyrics. The lyrics in all music have either negative...
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...“Loving to Be a Great Mom” “To be a good mother is one of the greatest jobs for which “what it’s like to be a mother” “It’s the hardest thing you’ll ever do but in exchange it teaches the meaning of unconditional love” (Nicolas Sparks) To be a great mother one must posses certain skills. Children might not approve these skills but to be a great parent is something different form earning favor with children. It is a difficult task to be as soft as children may pour out their hearts openly and as hard to keep rules firmly .It may be difficult but not impossible. Here is a short list which may prove helpful to become a great mother. * Be aware of your child’s company. Where he spends his time? When does he come back home? * Know the place your child wishes to visit the most. * Provide your child with healthy and balanced diet. Proper nutrition is indispensable for growing brain and body. * Make him avoid over eating. Make him have his meals at right time to be active * Limit his time spending with television and other electronics devices. Provide him with other healthy outdoor activities. It helps children learn and grow well. * Make him give others their due sight and respect. Teach him proper communication skills as it is one of the best skills you can ever teach your child. Make them use utilize their abilities properly. He must not be physically or verbally abusive to anyone * Be consistent in rewarding for good behavior and punishing positively...
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...people understand better the behaviors and characteristics they posses that either help or hinder a person to become a successful leader. In this paper, I will discuss the results of my learning styles inventory test. I was pleased and a little shocked to see my results. I believe the test was accurate, however, I was surprised to find out the how high I scored in certain areas. According to the Life Styles Inventory results, my primary style is conventional, and my backup style is affiliative. I have always been referred to as an “old soul” and being conventional has always been my second nature. Being conventional means you that I appreciate rules and structure. I also am reliable and follow policies. Conventionalism and accounting seem to go hand in hand, so I feel confident I can use this personality trait to succeed in my career path. The results of the LSI test concluded that being affiliative was my backup style. Affiliative means that you have a genuine concern for others, and are friendly, and cooperative. I believe this result is a true representation of me. I am not one to cause waves unless absolutely necessary. I also show a lot of empathy towards others and I am always ready to listen to others concerns. I was a little surprised; however, to see how high I scored in dependent and oppositional. I have always considered myself very independent, and very rarely oppositional. I prefer to work on my own without much help, and I am driven to succeed. These results...
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...Family Counseling Approach Research Gestalt Family Therapy Introduction The experiential model or experiential approach to family therapy has many innovators. The symbolic experiential approach pioneered by Carl Whitaker highlights how the therapist provides counselees different ways to accept and deal with issues (Goldenberg and Goldenberg, 2013). Satir (1967) emphasizes the importance of communication in conjoint family therapy. For Whitaker, the symbolic experiential model is a multigenerational approach used in therapy to address both individual and family relational patterns (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2013). The Gestalt experiential approach, leading figure Walter Kempler (1981) reaches to help people go beyond their customary “self deceptive games,...
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...Strength and weakness | 9. | Who motivates you? / Who is your role model? | Who/What motivates me???? | 10. | What is JD/HRP/HRM/JP | Read from Book | 11. | OB/ ERMP/R,S&H/LL/HRP | Read from Book | 12. | Role Model | | 13. | Failure is the pillar of success | | Tell me about yourself!!!!! Hello! My name is Asish Dash. I hail from temple city, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. I have done my graduation from ITER under electrical course. The majority of my life I have spent in Bhubaneswar but still had many beautiful experiences of staying at different other places as Itanagar, Bangalore etc. understanding and accommodating to the culture of these cities. The time I was in Bangalore was the time when I worked for WIPRO and has gained a significant exposure to the corporate life and culture. There working as a team member and later leading a team of two I have learned team management and leadership skills. Presently the course of MBA-HRM at XIMB is allowing me to leverage upon those skills that I had accompanied and polish those for better people management. The quality of mine that lands me in problem sometime is my way of leading the professional life like fun, which I am trying to control in this degree of MBA which I am pursuing. Long in this field I want to gain more insights about the corporate world and have a vision of becoming a vital point leveraging the business of the...
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...Two Views of Soul: Aristotle and Descartes* THEODORE TRACY, SJ. What first attracted my interest to a possible comparison was the realization that, unlike Plato, both Aristotle and Descartes shared the view that, first, there is but a single soul and, second, that this soul operates principally through a single specific bodily organ. Given his own understanding, I believe Descartes could agree totally with Aristotle's statement that the soul's "essential nature cannot be * This paper was originally presented at the University of South Carolina in April 1981' as a contribution to a symposium on "Soul and Mind in Ancient Philosophy," organized by Professor Rosamond Kent Sprague. 248 Illinois Classical Studies, XI corporeal; yet it is also clear that soul is present in a particular bodily part, and this one of the parts having control over the rest":' dfiXou 6ri ovx oihv r' tivai adua rffv ovtriau ocvrfiq, aW 5fi(t)c, Sri 7' iv tlvl tov (TUifiaToq inrapxii^ nopiw (t>avtpbv, kcu iv tovtw tivi twv ixovruiv bvvafiiv eV roJq nopioic,. {Parva Naturalia 467b 13- 16) For Aristotle, as we know, that particular controlling organ is the heart. In his treatise On Memory, for example, Aristotle declares that in animals, including man, "the source and control center {otpxvY of both the sensitive and nutritive soul must be in the heart": apayKT) Koi rrfc, ataQr]TiKr\c, kou rriq dpeirTLKfic, ^vxri<i ^v ry Kapb'ux rffv otpxw etW. {PN 469a5-7) Again, in the De Partibus...
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... the attitude was bad. Baldwin change of altitude is much visible in the context of his writing. Change of Baldwin’s attitude Baldwin developed hatred toward his father at a very tender age. According to James, he being young exposed him to very difficult things that made him develop hatred for his own father. It is evidently seen when Baldwin states that “In my mind’s eyes I could see him, sitting at the window, locked up in his terror; hating every living soul including his children”(590). The attitude of his father not connecting or communicating well with other individuals made his see that his father was proud and self-centered. As a young boy, Baldwin could see how his father distanced himself from other people and especially the white people. Baldwin could not understand why his father processed so much hate for the white people. The relationship between Baldwin and his father was hostile in terms that Baldwin did not know the name of his father. Baldwin had always disagreed with his father even in the last moment of his father’s life, he never agreed with him. His father would always try to inform him through his action of his believes, but Baldwin would...
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...AS Religious Studies [pic] PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS Revision Summary Notes Revision Notes Foundation for the Study of Religion Part One: Philosophy of Religion Plato and the Forms Influence of Socrates • Socrates said that virtue is knowledge – to know what is right is to do what is right. • All wrongdoing is the result of ignorance – nobody chooses to do wrong deliberately. • Therefore, to be moral you must have true knowledge. The problem of the One and the Many Plato was trying to find a solution to the problem that although there is underlying stability in the world (sun comes up every morning), it is constantly changing (you never step into the same river twice). 1. An old theory about this problem is that we gain all knowledge from our senses – empirically. 2. Plato disagreed with this. He said that because the world is constantly changing, our senses cannot be trusted. Plato illustrated his idea in the dialogue, ‘Meno’: Socrates sets a slave boy a mathematical problem. The slave boy knows the answer, yet he has not been taught maths. Plato suggests that the slave boy remembers the answer to the problem, which has been in his mind all along. So, according to Plato, we don't learn new things, we remember them. In other words, knowledge is innate. Plato’s Theory of the Forms Plato believed that the world was divided into: 1. Reality and; 2. Appearance |REALITY ...
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...Jimmeria Jones Professor Jenkins English 1102 December 9, 2008 Beloved: Memories, Manifestation, and Malice “A fully dressed woman walked out of the water” …“nobody saw her emerge or came accidentally by” (53). In Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Beloved appears out of nowhere like a lost soul stumbling and stammering until she made her way to her predisposed destination the property of I24. The moment that Sethe see’s Beloved her bladder fills to capacity, “She never made the outhouse. Right in front of the door she had to lift her skirts, and the water she voided was endless” (54). This to me symbolized a woman’s water breaking before she gives birth; it is evident to me that Beloved is a manifestation and representation of Sethe’s inner most thoughts, feelings, secrets, and past traumatic experiences and Beloved has returned to shed light on Sethe’s past, present, and future self through painful memories. In a conversation about Beloved Morrison states, “she is a spirit on one hand, literally she is what sethe thinks she is, her child returned to her from the dead” (Darling 247). Sethe feels immediately drawn to Beloved after she states her name; “Sethe was deeply touched by her sweet name; the remembrance of glittering headstone made her feel especially kindly toward her” (56). There are...
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