What is the good life and how may it be achieved? This question has been one of hot debate conceivably since the dawn of philosophical discussion. Specifically‚ the topic this essay will be covering is the question of whether or not the good life may be achieved through the continuous satisfaction of whatever desire be present without any possible physical‚ social‚ or religious consequences. While at first this situation may seem to be the fictitious fantasy of a hedonist‚ the implications of the
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote "One man’s justice is another’s injustice." This statement quite adequately describes the relation between definitions of justice presented by Polemarchus and Thrasymachus in Book I of the Republic. Polemarchus initially asserts that justice is "to give to each what is owed" (Republic 331d)‚ a definition he picked up from Simonides. Then‚ through the unrelenting questioning of Socrates‚ Polemarchus’ definition evolves into "doing good to friends and harm to enemies"
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Evolution of Music Genres (Hip-Hop/R&B) Music is truly a gift to humanity that can be used in a multitude of ways. Music is used in ways of conveying emotion and creativity; it can also be used in celebration or setting the mood for a certain event. Whether music fans notice or not‚ the evolution of music is occurring now. Certain music genres have been thrusted into the limelight of the current state of music and also the future of it as well. The first new genre that has emerged from the pack
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Ryan Lewis has been producing music professionally for nearly 10 years. Best known as the production half of the award-winning hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis‚ they have released an EP and two full-length albums together. Unapologetically real with their socially conscious lyrics and catchy beats‚ they hit it big with singles like “Thrift Shop‚” “Can’t Hold Us” and “Same Love.” Read on to find out more about Ryan Lewis and his music career‚ and check back soon for part two of this list‚ coming
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Lots of great music was released this summer. Six albums in particular stood out. Phoenix’s Ti Amo released on June 8th and is a bright and fun album. It captures the sound of a pleasant and warm Italian summer‚ with hummable electronics and synths. Phoenix is known for their blend of synthpop‚ alternative rock‚ and disco‚ and on Ti Amo they showcase that blend in spades. Two of the best tracks are “Lovelife” and “Goodbye Soleil”. The Best of Big Star is a compilation released on June 16.
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USA All music genres The most played tracks on SoundCloud this week # Track Plays (This week / All time) 1 Post Malone rockstar (feat. 21 Savage) 52532355.25M / 3449518434.4M 2 LIL PUMP Gucci Gang 27787672.77M / 2717102727.1M 3 XXXTENTACION XXXTENTACION - Fuck Love (feat. Trippie Redd) 26046322.6M / 3114657831.1M 4 YBN Nahmir YBN Nahmir -"Rubbin Off The Paint" (PROD. Izak) 25972472.59M / 1309801913M 5 Gucci Mane I Get The Bag (feat. Migos) 17952781.79M / 1904139619M 6 Kodak Black Roll In Peace
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The song I’ve very precisely selected is ‘Medina’ by Maher Zain. This song falls into the genre of Soul music‚ which is a popular music genre mostly for early teens to young adults. Examples of other popular contemporary or modern Soul music artists include‚ Mary J. Blige‚ Anthony Hamilton‚ Joss Stone‚ and Raphael Saadiq. This genre originated in the U.S from around 1950s to early 1960s. Moreover‚ In January of 2010‚ Maher Zain was awarded the World Music Awards for being the World’s Best Entertainer
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RuPaul Charles RuPaul Andre Charles rose to become one of the most famous American actor‚ author‚ recording artist‚ and model in the 1990s‚ and was best known as mononymously as RuPaul. As a person who appeared regularly in different variety of television programs‚ musical albums‚ and films‚ being famous could just be described as the reward for hardworking. Born in San Diego‚ California on November 17‚ 1960‚ RuPaul was named by his mother‚ who was a native of Louisiana. The prefix “Ru” was adopted
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Over the past few years‚ Omaha native Nate Maloley (a.k.a. Skate) has become a force to be reckoned with. With a huge following on social media‚ Skate is one of the most prominent up-and-coming rappers/hip-hop artists in the music industry. Recently‚ at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards‚ he received a nomination for "Choice Music: Next Big Thing‚" and earlier this week‚ he released his first full-length album titled Maloski. Without a doubt‚ I have to admit that I am quite impressed. While I sometimes
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WIZKID “DEFYING GRAVITY” He is like a virus and his influence has an unconscious effect believe me I didn’t know when I started humming his controversial hit song “holla at your boy” unconsciously. He is a big force to be reckoned with and he could be tagged the heavyweight champion of the new hip-hop generation. He’s a young talent with vocals out of this world. He made his way into the limelight with his hook on M.I’s Fast Money Fast Cars off his(M.I’s) Talk about it album. Ever since he has
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