Choosing Civility "What’s in it for me?" Choosing Civility Instant gratification... our society today knows little else. Every new generation breeds new problems with less patience‚ all in the name of progress. We have fast food‚ fast medical care‚ instant access to information‚ instant communication with anyone in the world‚ and so much more. Of course progress has its benefits and rewards‚ but at what cost? Are we capable of achieving this progress without sacrificing the values and
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Between 1880-1900‚ farmers believed that the railroad companies were swindling away their profits and that the government favored big business. The farmers had every reason to feel some sort of discontent because of their predicament as well as the fact that the government saw a need for reform which created the notion that problems existed. Farmers were correct in arguing that the United States’ money supply was not what it should be; over 30 years the population nearly double while the money circulation
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do not control all of those factors. We are destined to control as much of our lives. In the article‚ “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell‚ the main idea is that we have the maximum control of our lives. In the article “The Sports Gene” written by David Epstein states that we have minimal control of our lives. To begin with‚ the article talks about how we have most of the control of our lives. In the article we are told that in order to be a master in something‚ the person has to have at least practiced
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The Discontent of One’s Life The short story‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ called “The Chrysanthemums” demonstrates an interesting theme of great magnitude. The main focus of this short story is based around the isolation and dissatisfaction of Elisa Allen’s life. From the beginning‚ the main character Elisa is alone. While her husband is having a business conversation with some men dressed in suits and smoking cigarettes‚ she is tending to her garden of chrysanthemums. Not only she is alone physically
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Rudeness: The Decline of Civility or a Sign of the Times? “Please‚ thank you‚ no mam‚ and no sir”‚ are just some common terms that seemed to have vanished from conversations of daily living. Rudeness once was frowned upon but in today’s time‚ it has become usual. It seems as though no one cares about the cause and effect of their uncivility. Something as simple as showing appreciation for someone’s kind gesture should not be hard to do. For example if a person holds open the door for you‚ in return
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Civilization and Its Discontents In his essay‚ Civilization and Its Discontents‚ Gary Kamiya writes about the presence of Political Correctness in society. P.C. teaches proper societal conduct and determines social status‚ which are necessary ethics when promoted within private domains. The principles are encroaching on the public grounds of the university where they should not be advocated. The university exists to promote liberal education by giving free space for analysis and tolerance; it does
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In Civilization and Its Discontents‚ by Sigmund Freud‚ Freud offers his personal views on humanity’s ideas of religion and morality. The Book of J‚ translated from the Hebrew by David Rosenberg‚ features characters who do not necessarily seem to be comparable to Freud’s thinking‚ as they exhibit behaviors unique to their time or story. Though Civilizations and Its Discontents and The Book of J are two contrasting texts in time‚ Freud’s thinking helps a reader to understand The Book of J to a greater
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In chapter two of the book‚ The Sports Gene‚ the author David Epstein compares and contrasts two high jumpers that have achieved their greatness in very different ways. Donald Thomas is a basketball player who happened to be in the right place at the right time when a fellow high jumper challenged him to clearing a high jump‚ which he surprisingly did with ease. The other jumper; Stefan Holm‚ was a trained professional who had won the previous championships. These two athletes could not be anymore
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Many people want to know if we control our destiny‚ or if our fate is predetermined. The authors David Epstein‚ author of The Sports Gene‚ and Malcolm Gladwell‚ Author of Outliers: The Story of Success‚ have different positions on the subject. The excerpt from The Sports Gene is about the athlete Donald Thomas who was gifted with genes that allow him to do well in high-jump. The excerpt from Outliers: The Story of Success is about research done to determine what difference practice makes in people’s
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Humanism Humanism is an approach in study‚ philosophy‚ world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns‚ attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. According to Greg M. Epstein‚ "Humanism today can be categorized as a movement‚ a philosophy of life or worldview‚ or ... [a] lifestance."[1] In philosophy and social science‚ humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature‚ and is contrasted with anti-humanism Secular humanism
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