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    Virtues in Pinoy

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    VIPinoy (Virtues In Pinoy) A Filipino with the exemplary practice of the four cardinal virtues of Prudence‚ Justice‚ Temperance‚ Fortitude‚ and the three theological virtues of Faith‚ Hope‚ and Love over an extended period of time out of just and worthy service by contributing to ecological balance‚ cultural cohesiveness‚ and moral-spiritual consensus. METANOIA VIRTUESVirtue ( Latin virtus) is moral excellence of a person; a trait valued as being good. In Greek it is more properly

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    Meno Virtue

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    Meno Virtue Essay Meno‚ an influential speaker‚ is traveling through Athens when he encounters Socrates. Meno is a well known individual who has spoken in front of large crowds the meaning of virtue. He is a student who studied under Gorgias‚ another well know teacher of virtue. Socrates provokes a discussion regarding virtue when he states that‚ “I have never known of anyone else who did [know virtue]‚ in my judgment.” This prompted Meno to stand up and prove to Socrates he could accurately define

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    Knowledge Is Virtue

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    Knowledge is Virtue We define knowledge as the state or fact of knowing‚ familiarity‚ awareness or understanding‚ gained through experience or study and virtue as the moral excellence and righteousness. All of us have knowledge but not all the knowledge we have is the same‚ same with virtue. All of us have virtue but not all is practicing it. All of us have knowledge because it is a gift from God that we can keep and share to others. Through knowledge‚ one is also given the knowledge of understanding

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    Virtue and Friendship

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    of friendship justice.  Consider these examples:  A friend is the first person you want to call when you hear good news. A friend remembers that you don’t like. In other words‚ friendship is wonderful‚ and much ink has been spilled in citing the virtues of having friends. That’s not to say friendship is easy‚ though. It demands time and effort‚ and it requires that people put someone other than themselves first sometimes.  But in exchange for that work‚ a friend can provide an immense amount of support

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    Virtue Ethics

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    San Joaquin Valley College Different Approaches to Virtue By Martin P. Aguayo Philosophy 1 C May 13‚ 2010 Virtue Ethics The Greeks though of virtue as excellence‚ but the biggest part of being virtuous is being human. Compassion‚ integrity and courage are some of the virtues that make someone human. Animals do not have a concept of what virtue is‚ so that makes it solely a human act. You never see animals being courteous to each other‚ nor do you see them offer assistance to each other.

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    In the Scarlet Letter‚ it is remarkable how Hawthorne shows Hester Prynne’s strength of character. Although Hawthorne does not give us much information about Hester’s life prior to the novel‚ he does show her great character which is revealed through the number of trials and obstacles she faced‚ her public humiliation and isolated Puritan life. Hester seems to have changed the greatest in character and attitude‚ from a haughty and proud demeanor to having a warm and tender heart. Throughout the novel

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    Virtues in Engineering

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    Virtues in Engineering William F. May said of the expert: “He had better be virtuous. Few may be in a position to discredit him. The knowledge explosion is also an ignorance explosion; if knowledge is power‚ then ignorance is powerlessness” (Harris 30). In the context of engineering‚ this places engineers in a very special position. Because of this power‚ which few may ever possess‚ it becomes necessary for engineers to be virtuous or posses certain attributes for the welfare of the public

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    “Talent x Investment = Strength”‚ an equation from Chapter 3 of Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice By Peter G. Northouse‚ which explains how a strength becomes a quality of a leader. For example‚ swimming may come natural to certain people but to become a pro swimmer‚ it takes practice and time invested to learn techniques to build on the talent one may already posses. With that said‚ identifying your strengths can be the key to becoming a successful leader. After completing the survey

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    The Virtue of Perseverance

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    William P Taylor Jr WRI 1100 Sara Domguia Perseverance Perseverance and other obstacles in life “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people “ - Randy Pausch ( The Last Lecture ) When I hear the term perseverance I think

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    Virtue Ethics

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    Virtue Ethics In the field of bioethics‚ Aristotle’s ethics does not have the same practical force as action-based theories‚ especially when the dilemma in question involves deciding whether or not to do some particular action ("pulling the plug" on a patient). In any case‚ there are two ways we can apply the character based approach to bioethics. First‚ the specific healthcare provider (nurse‚ doctor‚ etc.) could continually ask themselves "What kind of character do I want to have as a healthcare

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