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    In this world we say that our fate and destiny is already predetermined‚ we think we have zero control of our life. What would you‚ as a conscious being think‚ if you could have 100% control of your fate‚ or “theme” so to speak‚ when Theme is used‚ it is used in the term or in place of the word “fate”. Such as a destiny which is what is explained or experienced throughout a beings life. The idea of fate and free-will‚ or destiny and self-will if you wish‚ are tied together in an interesting point

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    We might think no one else either knows or cares what we get up to‚ as long as we compliance the law‚ unless we are a celebrity. But with massive development of technology‚ that is no longer the case and I totally agreed with the statement that we are living in a surveillance society. Moreover‚ I strongly believed that the level of surveillance will grow even further in the future. If we use loyalty cards or credit cards we can earn points and receive money off vouchers‚ but we also allow retailers

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    1815-1825‚ as an “Era of Good Feelings” is only slightly accurate due to the ugly reality that sectionalism actually continued and increased‚ political debate continued to splinter the nation despite there only being one political party‚ and the economic struggles created new problems. The united celebrations following the War of 1812 and the unification of the country under one political party‚ the Democratic-Republicans gave the illusion that the era was “good‚” but upon closer examination

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    What Does It Mean To Be Human? According to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History‚ “Part of what it means to be human is how we became human. Over a long period of time‚ as early humans adapted to a changing world‚ they evolved certain characteristics that help define our species today.” Some of these characteristics include‚ walking upright on two feet‚ larger and more complex brains‚ and a social life that not every living organism has or can do. Although this is more of a physical

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    Aristotle on Friendship

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    Aristotle On Friendship Philosophical Ethics December 6‚ 1995 Friendship is undoubtedly one of the most important elements in the books of Aristotle’s ethical principles. Aristotle takes the idea of friendship to a serious degree. He categorizes them into three groups or types of friendships. This report will attempt to define each type of friendship as well as identify the role of friendship in a society. Aristotle considers friendship to be a necessity to live. He

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    Aristotle and Thomas Hobbes were two of the most influential philosophers of all time. Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher who was a student of Plato in the 300 B.C. Thomas Hobbes was an English Philosopher in the 16th century who focused mostly on morality and politics. While both of these philosophers studied many other areas of education‚ they are both famous for their own theories of virtue. Aristotle’s beliefs of virtue revolve around “teleology”‚ the highest good and how one achieves that.

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    Virtues and Vices From http://www.therealpresence.org/essentials/commandments/acc23.htm Experience tells us that we develop moral habits according to our fidelity to the voice of conscience. There is an iron law in the formation of habits. Apart from the supernatural action of divine grace‚ we can acquire good moral habits‚ called virtues‚ as we can acquire bad moral habits or vices. The law which underlines all formation of habit says that every thought tends to become a desire‚ every desire

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    controversial argument in his essay We have no “Right To Happinesshe begins by bringing up a quote by a character named Clare who says‚ “After all‚ they had a right to happiness.” He then proceeds to describe a situation in which a husband abandons his wife in exchange for another women. The events that unfold involve his ex-wife committing suicide after devoting and consuming herself to her earlier married life. The man justifies his decision and shies away from feeling any guilt by‚ in C.S Lewis’s

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    The Killing Circle: The Different Perspectives on Peoples Feelings Everyday around the world many terrible‚ and tragic crimes take place were not everyone is aware of every single crime. Whether it is a robbery‚ a kidnapping‚ a murder or even a case of missing books to someone out there it matters‚ but to others it may not. In the novel‚ The Killing Circle the author Andrew Pyper shows that when something bad happens it tends to only affect an individual if that person were in that situation‚ or

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    and themes of Something Wicked This Way Comes. The book was written by Ray Bradbury and first published in 1962. From this novel‚ there has been a movie adaptation. It begins with “First of all‚ it was October‚ a rare month for boys.” The setting of this story is in October which explains use of the image of leaves. The lines represent a spider web‚ this is my interpretation of the book because everything in the story is linked. Something Wicked This Way Comes has a dark theme‚ which lead to my use

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