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    between physical and attitudinal pleasure is that one is something that you can hold and grab‚ while the other is something that is in your mind. To expand‚ physical pleasure is a temporary thing. For an example: Eating key lime pie. Eating this specific pie for some people give them pleasure because it tastes good; however‚ when the consumption is complete‚ the taste eventually goes away along with the pleasure. On the other hand‚ attitudinal‚ or psychological pleasure‚ is a perpetual kind of happiness

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    PLEASURE IS ALL THAT MATTERS Roger Crisp Roger Crisp asks whether hedonism is quite as bad as is often supposed. Hedonism’s decline Since the beginning of philosophy‚ many people have thought that the only thing really worth seeking in life is pleasure‚ and that the only thing really worth avoiding is pain. This is the view called ’hedonism’ (from the Greek hedone‚ meaning ’pleasure’). The ancients were fascinated by the view. Plato‚ Aristotle and the Stoics spent a lot of time coming

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    "The lovers of what is noble find pleasant the things that are by nature pleasant; and virtuous actions are such… Their life‚ therefore‚ has no further need of pleasure as a sort of adventitious charm‚ but has pleasure in itself." Ethics‚ I.8 Aristotle was a student under Plato‚ and although he did not believe in the metaphysical Forms that Plato so firmly believed in‚ he did apply an element of the theory behind the Forms. Instead‚ what Aristotle postulated was that there was some ultimate

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    Less Freedom‚ More Food Is it comforting to be reliant on other countries or large companies? If food processes were shown to the public‚ would American food habits continue as they are now? In the article‚ “The Pleasures of Eating” by Wendell Berry‚ the author believes that industrial agriculture is taking away the freedom that Americans have grown up to have. America has become ignorant in the ways of food and food production. Many people do not care to learn about the dangers of food‚ which is

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    Spoil the Child 1. Look in the book. 2. They are out on the prairie‚ and are moving west‚ as the dad has an itch in his feet. The boy says it himself‚ as he says‚ He guesses he is just like his dad with an itch his feet having to move west all the time. 3. Dave’s dad is a man who has experienced the civil war between the north and the south. He has a lot of dreams for his family‚ and if he cold‚ he would settle down on the prairie. It is said‚ that he has an itch in his feet‚ which

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    In this article “Spare the Rod‚ Spoil the Parenting”‚ written by Leonard Pitts‚ Jr. is based upon what is considered corporal punishment; what’s right and what’s gone too far. Leonard expresses the idea that without punishment towards children‚ they can develop into untamable brats. Using his humorous sarcasm and entertaining message he gets the point across that child rearing is ok and not abuse. Showing uniformed parents/adults that rearing does keep the little ones in line making them learn and

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    Democracy For the use of the term "democracy" as referring to a system involving multiparty elections‚ representative government‚ and freedom of speech‚ see Liberal democracy. For other uses‚ see Democracy (disambiguation). Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal‚ development‚ and creation of laws. It encompasses social‚ economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal

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    at night. Moving on‚ Whitney Houston inspired me with her amazing songs. She has love song and songs when she was sad and lonely. My favorite song out of one of her album is “I will always love you”. My friend and I used to sing that song mostly every day. The other song that I really liked is when she singed The Star Spangled Banner before the football game. She made so much amazing music the people loved. That is why she has so many wonderful fans. Another reason‚ why Whitney Houston inspires

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    The American Revolution was about gaining freedom from government and finding equality for all. While many enjoyed the spoils of success‚ there were some that were left out and/or over looked. The colonist experienced success in getting the Stamp Act repealed‚ the stamp act was designed to levy a tax on any sort of printed paper‚ when the colonists revolted against such a tax‚ British businesses were feeling the effect of the boycotting which finally resulted in the repeal. With the establishment

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    Engaging in pleasure that does not entail the natural world has made westernized communities be completely removed from the surrounding ecosystems and ultimately eliminates humans from what it means to live in the environment. In other words‚ socioeconomically privileged humans chose to live in a world filled with pleasure‚ a term coined by Alaimo in This is about Pleasure: An Ethics of Inhabiting‚ that removes any life or natural source from the life of a human‚ thus having the human live in a home

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