reviews "How To Be Good" by Nick Hornby‚ with analysis using Aristotle ’s philosophy of ethics‚ precisely virtue and friendship. The paper closely focuses on the character of Katie and elaborately examines her inner self and her attempt to find means on becoming perfectly good. The paper examines her relationship to the main characters and how they implicitly or explicitly aid her in achieving her goal attaining her perfect self. Using Aristotle ’s Nicomachaen Ethics it is easier to derive some of Katie
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How does Robespierre justify the use of terror? Would some people still agree with his ideas? What began as a march to Versailles to acquire King Louis XVI’s attention to end the grievances of the general population in 1789‚ soon spiraled into what became known as The French Revolution. With the execution of Louis XVI in 1973‚ this new “regime” still had many problems to overcome including the continuing war that constantly needed men and money. The National Convention (which was created in
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Goodness - Natural or Caused by Religion Everyone knows the textbook definition of good: "morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious" (Dictionary.com). But this definition does not answer the evergrowing question: do people do good deeds because of religious reasons or because humans are naturally good? The Puritans were part the colonial period‚ were extremely religious and hardworking‚ and believed that people do good deeds out of fear of an angry God. However‚ the Humanists‚ who were part of the
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Why do you think our school is good for your future plans andpurposes? A simple bridge truss was the first structure I ever analyzed . The simplecombination of beams that could hold cars‚ trains‚ and trucks over long spansof water fascinated me . Having the tools to analyze the loads on the trussfurther increased my interest in structures . I encountered the bridge in atextbook for my first engineering class . Knowing that the professor‚ Mr . John Doe‚ was a tough teacher‚ I asked himfor th
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What Would You Do? Episode __ : Helping the Homeless I. Relate the video to conscience Conscience‚ as defined by the Merriam – Webster Dictionary‚ is “the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong”. It’s that tiny voice inside your head that tells you if what you’re about to do‚ what you’re doing or what you’ve done is essentially right or not. A lot of people nowadays tend to ignore this for fear of being ridiculed or judged by other people‚ even
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To most people the Holocaust is one of the darkest periods of time in history. The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when Allied forces defeated the Nazis. During this time a genocide occurred that slaughtered 6 million people of the Jewish faith. Throughout this era of darkness many people risked their lives to do what is best. Although‚ with all of the bad things people do‚ it may be easier to think that there is evil in everyone’s heart. I strongly
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1. Some people believe that positive freedom is truly valuable. Are they right? Or have they been misled by a mistaken belief in the existence of a ‘higher’ or ‘ideal’ self? In this essay I will argue positive freedom is valuable. This is based on the belief that it is valuable‚ by which I mean something worth having‚ to be able to control ones irrational desires in order to achieve rational goals. An end I will argue is only achievable through adopting the notion of the ‘higher-self’. Given I
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Who do you first approach when you are down? Your friends? Is it really impossible to live without them? Is it necessary to make friends in the first place?Firstly‚ friends can help you develop character. With their company‚ they are able to influence you to become similar like them. For example‚ a teenager hangs around with good friends that are interested in studying. When the teenager is having problems in studies‚ his friends are able to help with places he is in doubt. Friends are also able
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Why do you think some people harass or intimidate others? I think that people harass/intimidate others because they might think it’s funny or cool. Also‚ they do it so they can feel better about themselves. Some people harass and intimidate others because they think it’s ok to do it. They do it to people who seem vulnerable to them or have a disability. Other people that have grown up with harassment or violence think it’s normal to treat people like that. Some people
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emasculating person. However‚ there is more to Lady Macbeth then just those qualities. Lady Macbeth was a good person up until she started craving power. This is evident from many things. Firstly‚ Lady Macbeth knew how to make Macbeth do what she wanted by emasculating him. Lady Macbeth would only know to do that if she really knew Macbeth as a person‚ which she did‚ which proves that Lady Macbeth loved Macbeth and had an intimate relationship with him. These are qualities of a good person. Although
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