...“I’m not ashamed to be me. More than anyone else I know I love my life and accept myself. What’s wrong with being unique? I’m proud of everything I am and will become” (Johnny Weir). This is a quote that I have learned to live by. Being the daughter of two parent who came from Mexico, I have learned to fight and overcome many battles. I’m a young, strong, independent woman who strongly embraces her upbringing and origins. I’m a latina woman. I’m a first year student who, with hard work, has earned to be where I am today and continues to work hard for not only my future but also for the better future I can bring to others as I reach my dream of becoming a physical therapist. I am a determined individual seeking to contribute back to the community....
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...Outline Dustin Bowers * Intro * Rational outlook changed over time through different civilizations/cultures. * 1st Body * Hebrews began idea of rational outlook * Used logic to protect society * 2nd Body * Greeks create the best understanding of rational outlook * Rational outlook is reason * 3rd Body * Romans adapt reason by adding virtues * 4th Body * Christians give a higher meaning to virtues * Get a higher understanding of reason * 5th Body * Humanists combine faith with reason * Conclusion Dustin Bowers Dr. Hart 1:00 PM Paper Assignment #3 Few things remain the same over time: people change, buildings disappear, and landscapes deteriorate. However, it is not only physical things that are changed by time. Ideas, languages, and entire cultures differ when compared to their beginning. Rational outlook changed over time, adapted by different cultures and their views. Jackson J. Spielvogel tells us rational outlook is unique to the west. Within the west, rational outlook is seen from the Hebrews through the Scientific Revolution, and changed due to the different norms and ideas of each culture. Rational outlook is analyzing a thought or situation, and adapting it to best fit a specific lifestyle. The Hebrews started the idea of rational outlook. They lived for many years without a definite political ruler, living under God’s law. God chose judges to rule instead of a...
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...The good life can easily be defined as the prototypical life that we should all strive to live. There are countless ideas as to what exactly the good life is, some more reasonable than others. In Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle tells us what he thinks the life lived well truly is. The basis of his argument is that happiness, or eudaimonia in Greek, is the final end that humans should strive for. The first step in achieving happiness, according to Aristotle is through reason. Aristotle starts off by saying that what makes humans unique from other animals is our ability to reason. It is through reason that we can become more like the “Gods” and come closer to living Aristotle’s view of the good life. Aristotle separates reason into two distinct categories: practical reason and theoretical reason. Practical reason can be thought of as the ability, through contemplation, to decide what one ought to do. Theoretical reason, on the other hand, can be viewed as reasoning that is directed at answering questions that are, coincidentally enough, theoretical. By theoretical I mean questions that are concerned with explaining and predicting what is going on around us. Going back to Aristotle’s assertion that reason is what separates us from lower beings, we can see that he is probably referring more to theoretical reason as opposed to practical reason. Any animal can exercise practical reason in determining what to do to survive, but can an animal reason theoretically? Aristotle says no and...
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...PHILOSOPHY Adrienne Byrd AIU Introduction to Philosophy: PHIL201 - 1404A – 12 Jerry Nwonye February 21, 2015 Abstract The term Logic begins from two Greek words Philos and Sophia which means Adoration for Knowledge or Quest for Learning. Theory is deciphered in a wide range of routes by various savants. Plato is a widely acclaimed scholar known for his numerous philosophical studies says that, "reasoning is the securing of learning." While an alternate celebrated logician by the name of Karl Marx's states that, "logic is an understanding of the world to change." In fundamental terms rationality is the investigation of information and it is separated into six limbs known as transcendentalism, epistemology, Ethics, Aesthetics, political theory, and social theory. These extensions solicit the confusing inquiries from the world. Today we will talk about these distinctive limbs and what they intend to the world. SIX BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY Metaphysics is the investigation of what's genuine and it doubts our presence and reason in life. It is thought to be the establishment of logic and without it we would be left with no clarification in respect to how we ought to manage reality. Metaphysics ask the "What is" inquiries of the world. Case in point: "Do you have a spirit?" or "Do you trust in God?" It is my conviction that we live in both a physical and otherworldly world and I say this in light of...
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...Deontologists At the nucleus of deontology we find obligation to bind us to rules wither they are rules we like or dislike. The word deontology steams from the Greek word for duty (deon) and science (or study) of (logos). (www.britannica.com) The logos in Greek referees to the principle of order and knowledge. Truly I am in a conquest of seeking knowledge and how the knowing can give me an edge in my personal, physical, mental and spiritual life. I have always patterned myself as a seeker. The normative theory of deontology enamors me to want more of logos. Consequentialism stats that when you make a decision you truly do not know the consequences until after the action has ended. Which is only partial to the outcome of our action. A deontologist knows that all means have a consequence and in reasoning you can know what some of those consequences are before even making that action. Such an example would be that a consequentialist jumps of a cliff in hopes that he can fly only to find that his actions did not pan out and he is splat on a ground. A deontologist argues that if he would jump off a cliff he would not fly because of the pressure he feels whenever he picks something up off the ground. Neither has studied physics but, the deontologist knows that all actions have a reaction because of rationality or a drawing of logical inferences. A deontologist will base a right or wrong action on the duty to do something or not do something, one’s own intentions and a list...
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...metaphysics, politics, rhetoric and ethics. His thought in politics and ethics is still widely influenced and used today. Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher born about 2400 years ago. Aristotle moved to Athens after the death of both his parents to study at Plato’s Academy. He quickly became one of the most outstanding students at the Academy. Aristotle moved to different locations after the death of Plato and remained in Chalcis where he owned his estate until his death in November 322. Aristotle had five main points of his ethical philosophy happiness, virtuous life, moral virtue, moral responsibility for his actions, and moral action in a social environment. I’m going to summarize and focus on two of the five main points, happiness and virtuous life. According to Aristotle, there is no true and same definition of happiness. The man will define happiness and it will depend on what they feel is happiness. The act that caused happiness and the time that happiness occurs. “The highest good and the end toward which all human activity is directed is happiness, which can be defined as continuous contemplation of eternal and universal truth.” Happiness varies with the type of individual, some individuals find happiness in sensual pleasures, others find it with success, and others can find happiness with the contemplative life. There’s no right or wrong answer it depends on the individual and how they define it. Aristotle also states “happiness can be acquired from...
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...Ethnography: Greek Life The Colorado State University is compiled of thousands of mini sub cultures. These sub cultures are what gives people their individuality among each other. Some generic ones would be the Jocks, nerds, Goth’s, Emo’s, and Hippies. Yet there are much more than just those. For instance I am part of the Greek’s. By saying this, I mean that I am apart of Greek life and that I am in fraternity. The fraternity I am apart of is known as Sigma Chi. For those of you who don’t know what a fraternity is, “The terms "fraternity" and "sorority" describe groups of men and women who join together to offer fellowship, academic support, leadership training, participation in campus activities, service to the community and University, and preparation for future careers. They are referred to as Greek chapters because they are named according to the ancient Greek alphabet.”(Fullerton.edu) A fraternity is known to be a brotherhood that is unbreakable. There is a bond among members who share a common belief in an ideal, yet posses’ different temperaments, talents, and convictions. Yet being a member of greek life also comes with the stereotypical comments being thrown at you constantly. Some example would be: how guys in fraternities are considered as bro’s that just get together to drink beer and get with chicks, guys in fraternities always mistreat women and disrespect them, there is peer pressure to drink excessively, and finally that there is hazing involved within joining...
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...is truly vital. That is the concept of real life experiences. The debate of what to be educated really means has been going on for centuries, yet the answer isn’t esoteric at all! The scintillating Henry David Thoreau amazed scholars of his philosophy that one simply doesn’t just go to school to be educated, but one has to experience the world in order to be prepared for it. He lived in a small house on Walden Pond and lived off of the land. He quoted “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had...
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...sorrow for to tell, he that was son of Priam King of Troy, and how, in loving, his adventures fell from grief to good, and after out of joy, my purpose is, before I make envoy. Tisiphone, do you help me, so I might pen these sad lines, that weep now as I write. 2. I call on you, goddess who does torment, you cruel Fury, sorrowing ever in pain: help me, who am the sorrowful instrument who (as I can) help lovers to complain. Since it is fitting, and truth I maintain, for a dreary mate a woeful soul to grace, and for a sorrowful tale a sorry face. 3. For I, who the God of Love’s servants serve, not daring to Love, in my inadequateness, pray for success, though death I might deserve, so far am I from his help in darkness. But nevertheless, if this should bring gladness to any lover, and his cause avail, Love take my thanks, and mine be the travail. 4. But you, lovers that bathe in gladness, if any drop of pity is in you, remember all your past heaviness that you have felt, and how others knew the same adversity: and think how, too, you have felt Love dare to displease if you have won him with too great an ease. 5. And pray for those that may have been in Troilus’s trouble, as you’ll later hear, that love bring them solace in heaven: and also, for me, pray to God so dear that I might have the power to make clear such pain and woe as Love’s folk endure in Troilus’s unhappiest adventure. 6. And also pray...
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...Drama 2 - Semester 1 Study Guide and Review FORMAT OF TEST Section 1: Fundamentals & Acting (50 points) 20 questions (30 points) 3 short response (20 points) Section 2: Tragedy & Comedy (50 points) 20 questions (30 points) 3 short response (20 points) Section 3: Shakespeare (50 points) 20 questions (30 points) 3 short response (20 points) Section 4: Performance (50 points) Students will perform a monologue separately for Mr. Finley and be scored via the rubric below. 200 Points Total 90 points from 60 multiple choice / 60 points from 9 short response / 50 points from performance For each short response section, there are four questions offered, and you will choose three to answer, leaving one unanswered. You may choose to answer one additional question on the test for extra credit. FUNDAMENTALS & ACTING VIDEOS Personal Aesthetic Voice and Articulation Viewpoints for Movement Acting – Three Things NOTES Basic Voice Terminology Voice Terms Audible – able to be heard Articulate – to shape the sound in the mouth for clarity Inflection – variety of vocal pitch Pitch – the relative highness or lowness of the voice Project – to send the voice out to the audience Rate – speed at which one speaks Resonance – a rich, warm speaking quality Volume – the relative loudness of your voice Parts of the Instrument Articulators – the parts of the mouth which shape and define sound Diaphragm – the muscle below the...
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...are many sermons on these scriptures and the idea of grace and salvation. This exegesis will dig deep into the true meaning of these scriptures and what the meaning of words like grace, faith, salvation, workmanship really means. The true meaning will be unveiled and how people can apply these scriptures to their lives. Also some of these scriptures may seem confusing and this will clarify any confusion. These scriptures can sometimes be misinterpreted by people that do not do their research, and if they are preaching or teaching on these scriptures they need to fully understand what it says. People deserve to be taught the true meaning of the scriptures, what it meant to the original audience, and how to apply it today to their lives. This will explain the relationships between the Jews, Gentiles, and God. Many people may skim over these scriptures and not know any background information on these two groups of people. This exegesis will dig deep into many issues surrounding these scriptures and will explain these scriptures word for word so that the audience has a full understanding of Ephesians 2:8-13. Section II Historical Context The book of Ephesians was written to the church of Ephesus, which was located in Asia Minor. Ephesus was a decently sized city with around 225,000 people and the primary language was Greek. Ephesus was initially...
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...is called Silkworm and the second poem is called Janus. Both the poems focus on the culture, beauty of life and history. My paper will in tell about the art of poetry and the art of how to tell a story inside of a story. When slaves were to tell stories, they couldn’t write down there dreams or there life and what they went through, so they were to say it in a story form. So they, meaning the kids would never forget there heritage. Therefore, when they became slaves they would sing songs and they would also make other things to remember there past to show there future. The first poem I chose was Silkworm on page.53 when reading the poem it made me think about love and how it was taken away from a lot of African Americans. In the first line it says “they made a fancy catch for a nightgown out of me”. When I first read this poem I, at first didn’t understand what the book was insinuating, but after reading that line about three times it made me think about the slaves and there body being taken advantage of and body being sold as if we were animals to be bought and used for pleasure. To look at this in a different way would be, were you are made to be someone else’s toy and to also not have a real purpose to have a say in anything. The second line of the poem that I would like to go more in depth is: “against her skin eager fingers fought each other to unhook me, like an unkind thought in a mans brain”. After reading this line I soon came to the conclusion of, a women...
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...A Life in Moderation Meden Agan, is a Greek saying that was in scripted on the temple of Apollo meaning “nothing in excess.” This quote signifies that everything should be done in moderation. Practicing moderation becomes difficult when the person does not have a strong sense of self-control against temptation. In the play, Doctor Faustus, this concept of resisting temptation and moderation is seen throughout the play. Everything in moderation is a principle of life that helps protect one’s life from harm. Knowledge is seen as power especially in the play, Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. This play was written during the Renaissance, which literally means “rebirth”. During this time, people were exploring theories in various studies such as physics, astronomy and biological sciences. Even though it was a time of exploration and discovery, the Roman Catholic Church still played a huge role in the every day lives of the people. The church enforced a strict hierarchal system where everything had a particular place in society. This strict atmosphere that was created by the church was hypocritical to the changing times. People were exploring and learning about things that were once forbidden knowledge. Prior to this movement of exploration, the church held the ultimate power. The people were illiterate and were forced to believe the doctrines of the church. The Renaissance sparked curiosity in people to learn about topics that had not been studied before...
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...Ethical Approaches Four Ethical Approaches Four Ethical Approaches- By Buie Seawell, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver There are many ways to define "ethics," almost as many as there are ethicists. For our purposes, let's use this definition: Ethics is the discipline and practice of applying value to human behavior (as well as to the constructs of human culture particularly to morality, customs and laws) resulting in meaningfulness. From the earliest moments of recorded human consciousness, the ethical discipline has exhibited four fundamental "approaches" These four approaches are often called "ethical decision-making frameworks:" Utilitarian Ethics (outcome based), Deontological Ethics (duty based), Virtue Ethics (virtue based) and Communitarian Ethics (community based). Each has a distinctive point of departure as well as distinctive ways of doing the fundamental ethical task of raising and answering questions of value. It is also important to understand that all four approaches have both overlaps and common elements. Some of the "common elements" of all four approaches are the following: · Impartiality: weighting interests equally · Rationality: backed by reasons a rational person would accept · Consistency: standards applied similarly to similar cases · Reversibility: standards that apply no matter who "makes" the rules These are, in a sense, the rules of the "ethics game", no matter which school or approach to ethics one feels the...
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...The Baptism Debate THEO 350 March 3rd, 2014 Introduction Over time there have been many discussions on the subject of baptism, through these discussions many questions have been brought up such as, what is the purpose of baptism? Are believers only allowed to receive a baptism or can infants receive them as well? A baptism is often seen as a sort of welcome or entry into the Christian church and different denominations of the church are separate on their meaning and understanding of what baptism is and what it should involve. This paper is going to explain what baptism as well as it is going to answer the many different questions that people find themselves or this sometimes confusing subject. Purpose In order to explain the purpose of a person being baptized, we must first start by understanding what baptism truly is. “The Greek word ‘baptizo” means to immerse, plunge, dip, or bury in water. The Greek word itself excludes it form meaning “sprinkling”.” Now when a person is baptized in water, the person’s body is completely immersed in water and then pulled out. When thinking about what this symbolizes for people, “it is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ” and then that person’s identification with Him in their body. There are many great examples in scripture when dealing with the subject of baptism. In Mark 1:4-5, the Bible talks about John the Baptist, “And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance...
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