Socrates: What is a life of worth? One can either write the story of their own life‚ or let other people and circumstances write it for him. Too often do citizens of the world follow the assumptions of society‚ as personal independence can seem frightening or uncomfortable. Both Socrates and Diogenes were of the mind that the purpose of human life is to constantly better one’s self by way of personal and spiritual growth. We are unable to grow toward greater understanding of our true nature unless
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Music plays a very important role in our life. We can almost hear music anywhere. Different music serves different functions in our life. Why is music important to many people? Can you imagine any type of dance without music? Dance steps are created according to the rhythm and beats of different types of music. Operas‚ plays and musicals all revolve around music. While watching different dance forms and musicals‚ you also enjoy the music that is a part of it. Dancing and music cannot be
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For Hours and Hours and Hours “Its all your fault‚ don’t deny it.” he was calm collected and obviously aware of the victory to come. “No... I did nothing‚” my sister yelled at him‚ oblivious to how childish she sounded‚ rage was hidden in her voice. Honestly I don’t know why she stays with him‚ they argue when nothing is wrong. He can’t even support himself‚ I don’t know why she tolerates him forgetting dates and birthdays. She could do so much better‚ but I guess shes afraid to lose him.
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Television in our life How do we spend our free time? Some 20 or 30 years ago the usual answers used to be: "We’re going to the theatre" or "We’re going to a party". Now we very often hear "We’re going to stay at home and watch the TV!" Television is now one of the most important mass media. It plays a great role in our life today. But when and how did it become an ordinary thing in the household today? The idea of a machine able to broadcast both sound and vision goes back to 1875. But only
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CHEMISTRY IN OUR LIFE Science is considered as a continuous human effort to systemize knowledge to describe and understand nature. Chemistry is defined as that branch of science which deals with the study of composition structure and properties of matter and the changes which the matter undergoes under different condition and the laws which govern these changes. Chemistry- a key of mystery is a subject which is necessary for living in this world. Today chemistry has become a daily use
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A Life Worth Living After being sentenced to death for his controversial views and teachings of politics and religion to the youth of Ancient Athens‚ the historical philosopher Socrates was given an ultimatum to spend the remainder of his in exile. To this‚ Socrates stated “the unexamined life is not worth living”. [i] Like the subjective nature of philosophy itself‚ this quote from one of the most famous philosophers of all time can come in an array of interpretations. What Socrates
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Name: yesennia Due Date: April 12‚ 2013 Course: intermediate Writing #1 People of the world all have different personalities‚ but some are similar in nature. Not only do your actions reveal a lot about you‚ but your friends reveal just as much. I know that different aspects of my personality are more dominant with certain people. This essay is going to contain similarities and differences between Gady who is my friend and me. Gady is
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In Philosophy this far‚ we’ve covered many topics. In highlighting Philosophy‚ Wisdom‚ and the quote‚ “ The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living”‚ I will express the knowledge and insight I’ve taken away from Unit 1. This embodies one of the many examples of the concepts I will explain: “Too often‚ we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of the thought” (JFK). Philosophy is the rational analysis of the truths and principles of being‚ knowledge‚ or conduct; the pursuit of happiness
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The Importance of Arts in our lives It is usual human nature to admire beauty around us‚ such as we are often awe-struck when we see a painting‚ or read a beautiful poem‚ or listen to soothing music! We commonly associate art in terms of a painting or a sculpture we see in a museum or an art gallery‚ nonetheless‚ art is everywhere around us in many forms and holds a significant value in our lives. This article would talk about Art and its importance in our lives. It is difficult to describe “Art”
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Animals in our life. Pets. Farm animals. Animals play an extremely important part in the lives of humans. We may not realize how much impact animals have on our lives. They have played various roles; that of a friend‚ companion‚ protector‚ comforter‚ and more. Addressing people who are not animal lovers‚ I would say it is very difficult to explain what joy an animal can bring to one’s life. Pets impact human lives on a face-to-face basis by being our companions‚ whether it’s a cat or a dog
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