What makes ppl virtuous...... Virtue is defined as "the quality of moral excellence‚ righteousness‚ and responsibility" (Pg.73) While studying what makes a virtuous person their character rather than actions are studied. Honesty‚ courage‚ moderation‚ compassion‚ wisdom and loyalty are a few examples of the characteristics of a virtuous person. (pg.82) Virtue is the moderate option. For example a person can be greedy or a person can give everything they have away‚ but the person
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Does the internet makes us smarter? Nowadays‚ technology is so advanced people are using it more and more‚ but have they ever stopped and asked themselves if the internet is changing their brain. The internet is a tool that makes it possible for tasks to be done easier than ever before. Internet users have found that the internet is a great place to do marvelous work and be more productive. Even though many critics believe that the internet has been harming people’s brain rather than helping them
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Who Made Halloween a Holiday? To understand who made Halloween a holiday‚ you first need to understand how Halloween came to be. Halloween is derived from the Celtic celebration of Samhain‚ which was celebrated 2‚000 years ago. Roman Catholics took over the celebration when they entered the Celtic regions of the world. The holiday evolved into a more religious observance under the Catholics. It wasn’t until Irish settlers coming to America‚ decided to revive the traditions of the original basis
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“What does not kill us makes us stronger.” Said by Friedrich Nietzsche who was a German philosopher. Personally‚ I totally agree with this opinion. In everyone’s life‚ hardship is inevitable which usually makes people suffer painfully. For the short term hardship seems a negative thing that no one would want it. However‚ adversity does bring some benefits for the ones who try to fight against it. For one thing‚ everyone has his or her own potential to deal with difficulties competently that even
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Why is flooding prone to Bangladesh? Bangladesh suffers from regular and extreme flooding for the following reasons‚ first being that its one meter above sea level‚ as well as it being a LEDC meaning it’s a less economical developed country. The rivers leading from the Himalayas flow into the sea‚ when they suffer with heavy rain the excess water starts to over flow and flood and waterlog land and surroundings. The physical causes are‚ the monsoon climate brings very heavy rain and snow‚ and soils
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Kayla Woodington Duncan Campbell English 112 12 March 2013 Dieting Makes People Fat Obesity has become a huge issue in society today. Over 60% of Americans are overweight or obese today. Persuasion from the media has damaged the minds of the public‚ forcing them to think that there is a certain “image” that one must have in order to be considered good looking (Physical Health). Crash diets are being used as an attempt to follow the stick skinny image that celebrities have set for woman today
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“Let’s Make a Difference People!” Toulmin Analysis (TA) The article “Sense of Community” is written by Dr. Jay Grossman‚ a dentist that made contributions to the community. Dr. Jay Grossman wants me to believe that he is more than just a dentist; he’s a family man and a humanitarian. Dr. Grossman has several specialties in one office to help patients avoid the complicated referral process. He is the founder of “Homeless not Toothless” which is a program he created to invite Los Angeles’ homeless
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Poverty makes People Suffer Many people suffer every day and wonder how they are going to survive. If they have enough strength to continue through the day. Poverty is something that some people have to deal with an everyday basis. Even Jo Goodwin Parker suffered poverty. Jo Goodwin Parker states that poverty worn out all your pride because of the things these kind of people have to do‚ to be able to survive. For example‚ many people eat off the trash cans in the street because they got no
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What makes people happy? What makes people happy? It seems to a simple question but people have their own different answers. Some believe that they are happy when they have money‚ some say that love can make them happy. There are some main factors that lead people to be happy including good health‚ close relationships and working condition. First of all‚ the most important thing of being happy is having a good heath. It is easy to understand that having a good physical condition is having a happy
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Warnings on unhealthy food. The theme of unhealthy food becomes more and more topical in our society. I am sure that manufactures of food products should write warnings on their products which contain harmful ingredients‚ for example‚ GMO. Firstly‚ junk food can be the reason of a lot of illnesses‚ such as stomach ulcer‚ obesity‚ sugar diabetes‚ etc. For example‚ according to the article Health warnings on junk food “…hamburgers‚ chips‚ soybean oil‚ pizza give rise to obesity and it can be the
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