Aristotle
.... of our distinctive function...". So it can be concluded that a lifestyle of good leads to man's ultimate goal of happiness.
In other instances, Aristotle states that the principle of being good is embedded in everyone. It is man's nature to have the knowledge of good and evil. He gives no mention to any biblical reference.
In the matter of badness, Aristotle states that for most bad things, it is the nature of it that implies badness; not the defiance of bad things that makes it bad, and despite .....
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Yukon Jack: The Life Of Jack London
.... because his family was not there to support him. Both Jack London and the man in “To Build A Fire” are in control of their own destiny. As it turns out for the man in “To Build A Fire,” he faces his death because of his solitude.
London may be implying that if he had someone to guide him through the early stages of life, he might have turned out to be a more fulfilled and successful person.
By the age of twenty-three, London had held a numerous variety of jobs. He had been everything from a newsboy t .....
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John A. MacDonald
.... Canada.
All through the 1860's, he worked in support of the Confederation, he made up an agreement called the British North American Act which was an agreement to united the five provinces in the Maritimes. After this he was appointed Prime Minister of Canada and then won the federal election the next year in 1867 for the Conservative Party. He wanted to build a strong nation so he began the Intercolonial Railway in 1871 that ran from Halifax to the Pacific Coast, and included Canada's two new province .....
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Lewis Carroll
.... himself. He was once called “a boy who knew how to use his fists in a righteous case.” His teacher called home many times to explain how good he was doing academically. Throughout his juvenile years he received an endless series of excellent marks, prizes, and congratulations.
When he was eighteen, Charles applied to the Christ Church College at Oxford University. Here he studied, gave lectures and lived for the rest of his life. Again, he distinguished himself with the first class honors in ma .....
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Biography Of Anne Frank
.... 5, 1942, the Frank Family, the van Pels Family, and Fritz Pfeffer moved to the “Secret Annex”.
The relationships in the annex were tense because everyone had to live in the same place under the threat of being caught. Sometimes the groups of people would have arguments over things Anne thought were petty, like the usage of potatoes. On day Anne asked Mr. Pfeffer if she could use the table they shared for her afternoon studies. There was a big conflict about that and it had it be ended through conflict.
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Life Of Baruch Spinoza
.... philosophical teachings and studies and changed his name to Benedict Spinoza. He lived quietly, publishing little work, and picked up the skill of lens-crafting. He was offered many opportunities to work at a univeristy of academic careers, but reluctantly declined each and every one of them. After a couple of years he was visited my many philosophers.
As the years went on, and the days flew by, it is thought that this period of time is when Baruch wrote his first known piece of work, known as the .....
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Theodore Roosevelt And Saddam Hussein Comparison
.... a group of friends and associates who while not elected into decision making positions were often party to the creation of US policy. Hussein is known to have done much the same however his friends have been dubbed co-conspirators. These practices are fairly common thorough the world, however when someone other than the US has one of these circles then they are an evil aristocracy which is oppressing the populace.
Thus with these examples it is shown that they are similar men with similarly aggressive .....
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The Life Of Abraham Lincoln
.... But a year later Thomas fell in love with Sarah Johnstonand shortly after got married. Sarah cared for abe and his sister as though they were her own. The years in Indiana were tough, abe got alot of jobs and became very handy with the ax in which he used to help his father build and reconstruct.
While on the job lincoln read every chance he could, he was interested in law and the life of George Washington.
Lincoin was a powerful young man tought, muscular, and not so hard working. By nineteen he .....
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John Wilkes Booth
.... to women. He toured wildly. He was one of the most promising actors.
Booth was a famous actor during the Civil War. He traveled intensively. The fans loved him a lot. He got hundreds of love letters from his fans. His last tour was in 1862.
Booth did not fight in the war. The war split Booth's family apart. Half of his brothers went on one side and the rest went on the other side. Booth decided to support the North. After a while, Booth wanted to support the South because he thought they were w .....
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Thomas Edison And His Inventions
.... but which Alexander Graham Bell was the first to patent, in 1876. By the end of 1877 Edison had developed the carbon-button transmitter that is still used today in telephone speakers and microphones.
Many of Thomas Edison’s inventions including the carbon transmitter were in response to demands for new products and improvements. In 1877, he achieved his most unique discovery, the phonograph. During the summer of 1877 Edison was attempting to devise for the automatic telegraph a machine that would tran .....
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Hugh Of Balma
.... prayer. He made much of the usefulness of "anagogic movements" of the soul using short upward movements of mind and heart and fervent aspirations. These movements would then build up and maintain the desire of tending toward God. This type of anagogic prayer and the Cloud of Unknowing, which was also written by Hugh of Balma, is evident. The works of Hugh of Balma that teach the way of unitive prayer have inspired many teachings of known people like Henry of Herp, Bernardino of Laredo, Jean Gerson, and .....
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Edgar Allan Poe
.... young Edgar seemed to some how created a substantial amount of gambling debts. Mr. Allan then refused to pay any more of Poe's so called "college fees." Poe and John had a big dispute and Poe decided to run away and join the army( under the name Edgar A. Perry).
Poe spent three years in the army, during this time he began experimenting with writing. In his last three months in the army, Poe decided he did not desire to be a professional soldier. He left the army set on becoming a professional writer .....
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Two Great Men: Franklin And Jefferson
.... was to read to gain knowledge, and work hard in order to educate yourself. He was a jack of all trades and master of many. He felt that a man should learn what he called his "business" throughly and work hard in order to succeed. In the "The Way to Wealth," one of his most popular articles which help shape American culture, he wrote, "Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy, As Poor Richard says; and he that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; .....
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Walt Disney
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While growing up, Roy, Walt’s older brother was his only friend (Montgomery 13). When Roy finished high school he quit working for his father and moved away (Montgomery 13). Walt did not take Roy’s leaving very well; neither did Mr. Disney. Mr. Disney would sometimes take his anger out on Walt.
Walt took drawing lessons at the Kansas City Art Institute, when their family was still in Kansas City (Montgomery 16). Walt’s family moved again before Walt was finished with high school – to Chica .....
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Theodore Roosevelt
.... he first entered school, the other children mocked him for his weak stature.
This incident molded the future president. He became obsessed with strength and the “macho” attitude of men. He constantly worked out by lifting weights and boxing. He believed that if he grew up muscular he would somehow compensate for his weakness as a child. He believed that strength and power were synonymous. Thus if he became the macho man, like those he surrounded himself with, he would be manly virtuous and great. .....
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