citizens have met their bare necessities. What does Aristotle mean by ‘good’? Does it mean happiness? Stability? I found this idea particularly intriguing because Aristotle points out that this goodness is best achieved collectively rather than individually. Is this possible? As Aristotle himself points out‚ people typically act in their own self-interest “in order to obtain that which they think good”. (1252a3) If the state aims at the “highest good” (1252a6)‚ does this necessarily benefit
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What Does Corporate Social Responsibility Mean? Corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company ’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Corporate social responsibility may also be referred to as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that do not provide an immediate financial benefit to the
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Freedom? The History of the United States from Pre-contact to the Present (MAMMD1SAF ) What does freedom mean to you? Tahli McGill TM1144 What does freedom mean to you? “If you really want to enslave people‚ tell them that you’re going to give them total freedom” Ron L Hubbard‚ from 1991 Time cover story. “Freedom” in literal terms means the power or right to act‚ speak or think as one wants. We are free to complete any course of
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What Does it Mean to be Well Educated? Eric Barton Liberty University Online Abstract What it is that constitutes a well-educated person is a much-debated topic. The answer to this question has got to be more than simply the amount of time that a person has spent gaining knowledge. What use is that knowledge is the person is not able to use and apply it to their everyday lives? By looking at and defining certain terms we
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shouldn’t be used because of the impact the word had on black slaves. On the other hand‚ Gloria Naylor‚ an author wrote an article on February 20‚ 1986‚ in the New York Times‚ describing her experience with the word “nigger”. In “Mommy‚ What does ’Nigger’ Mean?” by Gloria Naylor‚ the author uses her experience with the word nigger to describe why words can have different meanings. The meaning changes depending on where its used‚ the context in which it is used‚ and the kinds of people that use them
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simply it is life. When you ask them about what they are longing for they simply say "freedom". However‚ the term is controversial because freedom is not something that can talk and walk. You can not lay it to physical measures. Sometimes defining freedom depends on the age when it is sough. Sometimes it depends on the conception of the seeker or even needs. As any abstract value freedom seemed to be lost between truth and fantasy and still. When the term is treated as a relative idea‚ you are the
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definition of the term “gay” literally means happy‚ carefree‚ or cheerful back in 1637. But as time past by into the 19th century‚ the term was defined into a different meaning‚ homosexual‚ using the term in a negative way. The actual definition of the term slowly fades away as people use it in different ways to describe someone or something.
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A person who has enough knowledge about a particular topic may teach; however the question remains‚ does this make them an effective teacher? Even though there are many contributing factors that can affect a student’s performance such as physical‚ psychological‚ sociological‚ and economical‚ it should be noted that no student enters school as a “failure”. It comes down to the processes and procedures that the teacher employs‚ which are the main cause of student’s success or failure (Lembo‚ as cited
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How can the word ‘explain’ exactly means? According to Cambridge dictionary the word ‘explain’ is used to mean ‘make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it. It is possible to have various interpretations of the same world ‚in everyday language the term "explain" can mean many things‚ and is generally applied to prove something or make it more comprehensible‚ but in the more complex level it could mean many things depending on the subject it denotes. However
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for everything the child does in the time limit I have them. Responsibility becomes a huge characteristic in one’s life only because the older you get‚ the more you become accountable for. When you’re a kid‚ you’re up for keeping your room picked up and brushing your teeth two times every single day. When you’re a teenager‚ you’re responsible for keeping up good grades in school and being safe on the roads when your first get your driver’s license. Being an adult means being at the top of the responsibility
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