Goodness College Essays Samples For Students

My personal leadership vision

One great leader is one less source of problem in this world and one more driving for good in transforming the world into a better place to live in this generation and for the generations to come. I envision a world wherein great leaders create more leaders who, as a network of transforming force in society, will create gradually a Utopia where honest people inspire each other, open with each other, and motivate each other to accomplish bring more goodness into this world than their lives ever received when they were born. As the network of great leaders grow, ...

Individual vs. Society: Tracing Huck’s Educational Trajectory in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Mark Twain described Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as “a book of mine where a sound heart and a deformed conscience come into collision and conscience suffers a defeat." The book enacts a struggle betwixt Huck’s conscience, a receptacle of societal ideology, norms, custom and law and his ‘innate goodness of nature,’ wherein the contending factions are equally strong and metamorphose Huck’s experiences from simply being ‘playful adventures,’ akin to that of his comrade Tom, into an understanding of ‘nature’s goodness.’ In delineating this transfiguration, Twain sets about the painstaking task of foregrounding the qualities of Huck, that undergo a refinement/education and mark ...

Question 1

Nowherelandians can utilize the concepts proposed by Locke, Marx, and Plato to establish an ideal state that represents and serves the will of the people. Initially, the Nowherelandians should struggle to establish a democratic state that fosters Liberty, Equality, and Justice. Locke noted that the government represented the will of the citizens, which means that it is obliged to serve and focus on satisfying demands and desires of “the governed.” In this respect, the government should always seek the consent of the citizens before endorsing any governing policy. I advise the Nowherelandians to establish a state in which citizens assumes ...

Introduction and thesis statement

Human action and society have been molded upon generations of interaction between past inhabitants of this planet. It is upon this richness and growth that practices are recognized as best practices or as out-rightly wrong. The presence of such guiding principles is useful in leading of the present organized lives that we enjoy. In this progression, philosophy has played a key role in formulating principles or guidelines upon which we can understand our actions, their implications, their motivation and the interdependence between various actions. The formulation of philosophies such as utilitarianism has acted as a base upon which philosophers can examine ...

In the history of human civilization, there were numerous questions which philosophers and scientists could not answer or even explain. There were also issues which both philosophers and scientists interpreted in different and usually opposing ways. The most common example of contradiction between science and philosophy is the existence of God. While philosophers suggested various rational and reasonable intellectual reasons for the existence of God, scientists were more eager to unravel mysteries of human life, understand the essence or causality of human existence and its material origins. In other words, faith in God and cognition of the world were ...

Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test

The chi-square goodness-of-fit-test is used to test whether the observed proportions for a categorical variable differ from hypothesized proportions. It is based on the principle, that two variables are not related. For example, let's suppose that students of some university have a choice of four elective foreign languages to study. The faculty predicts that Spanish, German, French and Chinese would have equal popularity of 25% each. After running this test, a p value will justify whether to reject the predicted null hypothesis. A chi-square goodness-of-fit test will evaluate whether the observed results differ from these hypothesized proportion.
In comparison to the chi-square ...

Inside and Outside: Moral Goodness In Three Short Stories by John Updike

John Updike’s early short fiction written during the period between the late 1950s and mid 1970s confronts the issue of morality in post-World War II America. Updike wrote in his novel Rabbit, Run, “Goodness lies inside, there is nothing outside. . .” (325). Updike’s fiction shares in common the theme of inner goodness confronted with a world where morality is empty. In three of Updike’s short stories, “The Happiest I've Been,” (1958), “A&P,” (1960), and “Problems,” (1975) the author treats the subject of morality in three different but connected ...

The existence of many non-citizens in China has seen China go through several upheavals that leave historical marks in Chinese developments. There has been immense diversity in the Chinese culture beginning from their religion to political aspects. Being a conservative nation, the Chinese preserved various aspects of their traditional culture. Indeed, they considered themselves self-sufficient and well-endowed with resources. One thing that characterized the Chinese life is that the people from the central part considered themselves more superior to those from the outskirts. To clearly create a distinction between them, they used two terms for identification; Zhong and Wai to refer ...

Morality can be defined in different ways. Some of the definitions are dependent on several factors. Philosophy is a broad subject that involves the study of different aspects of life, and non-life factors too. Philosophy even becomes more interesting and intriguing when involves the lives of human being directly. This is because it includes the perceptions of different things that people would take normally under normal situations. However, philosophy brings everything into light, though in a rare manner.

As opposed to descriptive efforts of ethics, it is also meant to describe what ethical behavior entails alongside providing reasons to be ethical. ...

All accounts and stories of how man came to be showcase humans as being good in nature. From the accounts of creation, to those who believe the origin of man to be from the gods, man has always been portrayed as being pure. The accounts explain that a man was sinless when he came to be. The reason is that nature played a crucial part in maintaining the divineness of man until he regrouped to form a society. Nature was depicted as being filled with goodness. In nature, everything is devoid of any evil or sin. What remains is only pureness. Therefore, ...

Introduction

Loving is a feature of enduring friendships. When loving exists in due measure between friends, it cements the friendship. According to Aristotle, friendship is a virtue or it has implications of virtue. It stimulates good actions, deepens action and provides refuge in times of misfortune or poverty. He contends that for real friendship to exist, it must be reciprocated. He underlines three types of friendships. Pleasure friendships are based on love for the purposes of deriving pleasure for oneself. Utility friendships are based on obtaining what is favorable for oneself while goodness friendships are based on admiration of the inner qualities ...

Personal transformation refers to a dynamic and uniquely individualized practice of increasing consciousness where individuals turn out to be critically knowledgeable of old, as well as new self-views, thereby choosing to integrate these opinions to a new self-definition (Campebell, 2004). Although these views might take the form of Transpersonal Psychology, Taoism, Contemplative Psychology or Confucianism, they are capable of distinctively conceiving the temperament of human existence thus transforming the individual differently (Campebell, 2004). As a result, this essay explores personal transformation through the various perspectives of Transpersonal Psychology, Taoism, Contemplative Psychology and Confucianism.

1) Transpersonal Psychology

Transpersonal psychology widens the theories of traditional psychology concerning ...

Activity 21 Expressing Yourself

If I am to become one of Antonio’s closest friends and at the same time be given the chance to give him counsel about his biggest life dilemmas (at least at that point in his life) (also I would assume that I am a friend who is older than him by several years and have had encountered more experiences and problems than him), I would teach Antonio the same things and ideas that Ultima did. I honestly think that the way how Ultima gave Antonio various counsels was the best way to go because firstly, it did not force ...

Philosophy

Happiness is a state of positive mind reflecting hope, peacefulness, as well as pleasantness about one self and the immediate environment. Happiness is more internal and is not impacted by any kind of material possession or financial well-being. May be, in certain cases, financial well-being and material possessions could possibly help achieving happiness, but the same may not be the true source of happiness. Happiness is essentially the frame of mind characterized by contentment and even intense joy. Many religious and philosophical approaches have defined happiness variedly and try to pinpoint its source. Happiness is relative and can be attained ...

Introduction

Initially, the problem of evil was tied to the syllogism that everything was created by God and since evil is a thing, therefore evil was also created by God. However, this approach to the problem of evil was devastating to Christians core belief of God being an omnibenevolent God. St. Augustine, therefore, sought to provide a solution to the problem and formulated an approach that prompted two syllogisms which stated that, according to the bible, all of Gods creation are good. Evil cannot be considered as good. Therefore, evil is not a part of God’s creation. The second ...

Introduction

Everyone would like to live his or her life in the best way possible. This notion goes without saying, although there has been contemplation of the question since time immemorial. Which is the best possible kind of life to lead. As a result, philosopher and sages from all walks of life started devoting their lives to establishing the right answer. These philosophers, started writing books to demonstrate to the world their versions of how to live the good life. The two philosophers whose perceptions of living the best possible life are widely known are Plato and Lao Tzu. In ...

Human nature can be depicted as being inherently connected and communal. This means that although most of the occurrences are deemed inhumane, usually the level of depiction of love is still greater. Human beings throughout history have influenced and participated in events that could be looked at as inhumane. Wars, torture, and acts of violence amongst differing groups are some of the occurrences that depict the dark and selfish side of human being. The general perspective of most scholars depicts human beings as destructive creatures.
Often, people are of the mentality that disasters and catastrophes tend to bring out ...

The analysis of friendship as a life concept and universal phenomenon is evident in Aristotle’s The Nicomachean Ethics. According to the philosopher, for one to declare another his or her friend, they have to meet certain conditions. For illustration purposes, one can consider the love of famous musicians that an individual may choose to monitor via different social media platforms. The decision to like them on Facebook or to follow them on Twitter does not mean that the fan and the famous person are friends. On the contrary, in Aristotle’s views, such a situation does not even ...

As indicated by utilitarians, the correct thing to do is dependably to expand bliss. Libertarians imagine that the proper thing to do is regularly to give individuals a chance to do whatever they need. John Locke's hypothesis says that there are unalienable rights, stood to each individual by the "law of nature."
The popular savant Immanuel Kant believed that each of these perspectives was mixed up. Against utilitarians, Kant holds that flexibility—and not satisfaction—is the objective of profound quality; against Libertarians, Kant denies that opportunity comprises in doing whatever you need; and against Locke, he holds that ...

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Introduction
The evil-God challenge is an offshoot of the unending debate over the existence of God on the basis of the problem of evil. In this current presentation, Law simply improved the discourse by enhancing its sophistication through his theory of reverse theodicy and theory of symmetrical logic. However, the persistence of this discourse without conclusive resolution flows from several flaws that will be discussed in adequate detail in Critique section of this paper. The critique will be grounded upon the accepted definitions of ‘evil’ and ‘God’ from the religious tradition of Catholicism, ...

Introduction

“Critique of Judgment " is a fundamental work of Kant which develops aesthetic theory. This work is divided into two parts: The Critique of Aesthetic Judgment and The Critique of Teleological Judgment. The book also contains an overview of the entire Critic system of the author.
In the “Critique of Judgment” Kant explores the reflective power of judgment which is manifested, in particular, in the judgment of taste or aesthetic judgments. Aesthetic pleasure, according to Kant, is pure (disinterested) pleasure derived from an object. Therefore, the aesthetic should be distinguished from the feeling of pleasure.
Kant stated that although ...

Abstract

Calvin’s doctrine is an exposition of the question whether free will exists. If an all-powerful God can see the future and determine the future, how can free will actually exist? This paper analyses the Calvin doctrine and the Roman Catholic doctrines in regards to free will. Calvin doctrine will be demonstrated to root for the stance that God predestines the people who will have eternal life, or rather picks them. Roman Catholicism on the other hand propounds that free will plays a great role in determining an individual’s spiritual outcome.

The question posed by Calvin is almost paradoxical; ...

In order to clearly approach this matter, we must first understand the meaning of the word Jew. Who can be defined as a member of a cultural society who belongs to the Judaism religion and whose lineage can be traced to the Hebrew of the Israel and to their father Abraham. It comes from one of Abraham’s ancestors who was named Eber. Teachings from another tradition say that the word came from ‘eyver’, which translates to mean the ‘other side’. It is in reference that Abraham travelled from Euphrates separating himself spiritually and morally from other nations.
It is ...

Introduction

We measure population health by comparing the status of health over time. Infant mortality is one of those measurements that serve as a barometer for this comparison and makes understanding the effect of health systems and programs between comparable periods (Reidpath and Allotey).
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is defined as “the number of deaths in children under 1 year of age per 1000 live births in the same year” (Reidpath and Allotey). The IMR reflects the overall health scenario of a country and statistical measures of developed and developing cuontries indicate that a high or very high IMR is experienced in ...

Nicole Brewster was given the responsibility of ascertaining the health benefits of drinking bottled water. Based on the information of experts in various fields related to this issue, such as medical professionals, scientists, and water specialists, Brewster discovers that drinking bottled water had no any health benefits, hence not any special than the water supplied by most municipalities. She decided to publish her exact findings. Whereas her position is likely to get the support of her seniors, the Spring Natural Water Company, which has an advertising company, is determined to prevent the findings going public because it is likely ...

Chi square test for goodness of fit is used to analyse whether a given sample distribution obtained from collected data is the same as an identified theoretical distribution. Usually, the null hypothesis postulates that the sample was drawn from a population with the theoretical distribution. On the other hand, the alternate hypothesis states that the sample was not drawn from a population with the theoretical distribution. A good example would be analysing whether the female and male births in a given town are equally probable. In such a case, the null hypothesis would be: the observed number of girls in the town follows a binomial ...

In “Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: A Review,” C.S. Lewis famously said: “The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity” (Lewis). The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Fellowship of the Ring, are two examples of fantasy novels that support this statement. The former tells the story of some children who are evacuated to the countryside, only to discover the land of Narnia in a wardrobe. The book evokes themes such as good vs. ...

Many times Jung found himself seeing strange dreams and visions of another world, full of darkness and emptiness. It reminded him the world of the dead, or the trip to the moon. These psychedelic experiences helped him to discover the depth of his imagination. Through the voyage to the unconscious, Jung draws the connection between religion, psyche and human consciousness.
Under the psychic reality Jung understands the experience of human personal unconscious, that is, all its processes, in particular, instinct, imagination, as well as the energy that is present in human mind all the time, from birth to death, ...

Toulmin Model Argument about the Environment: What specific action(s) should Christians take regarding the environment and its preservation or restoration?

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As the environmental crisis has been reached a considerable scale and raising apocalyptic concerns in the Christian community, the issue of being environmental and adopting an acceptable approach towards our planet becomes increasingly relevant in ethical and theological discourses. The biblical underpinning for co-called creation care drives Christians at the question of whether they should try to influence the condition of the global environment and, if yes, what action they could take for the preservation or ...

I. INTRODUCTION
The current use of the North-South divide in demarcating global Christian religion is not new. It originated as an economic and political convention to distinguish the First World and the Second World in the North and the Third World in the South. Thus, the churches in the North include the churches in North America, Western Europe, and the developed part of East Asia; while the churches in the South comprise the churches in Africa, South America, and the rest of Asia, including the Middle East. However, the demarcation line can arbitrary depending on the institution that creates ...

Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin is considered the first Chinese feminist literary work. It is a classic written in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. The novel privileged the female as compared to the male characters. Cao Xueqin attaches significance to women as evidenced by the presence of multiple female characters. The novel explores the contours of a fading feudal system and the social crisis that it is has to contend with. Most of all, it is a celebration of womanhood. Cao wrote the novel to remember women who were ...

Philosophy

Explain the connections between pleasure, contemplation, and judgment in aesthetic appreciation.
Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy; it is type of quality hypothesis or axiology, which is the investigation of sensory or sensori-passionate qualities, called judgments of sentiment and taste. Aesthetics is connected with the logic of art. Style is once in a while called "the investigation of magnificence". Judgments of aesthetics esteem depend on our capacity to separate at a tactile level. Aesthetics looks at what makes something wonderful, glorious, appalling, fun, adorable, senseless, enthralling, bombastic, empowering, grating, agreeable, exhausting, comical, or disastrous. Tactile separation is connected to ...

Function of Ophelia in the Plot of the Story

Ophelia is portrayed as an innocent girl who is faced with grief when her father dies as she is left talking in riddles and singing sorrowful songs. The grief Ophelia undergoes leads to her drowning in the end with suggestions that she might have killed herself. However, there is a disagreement with the sentiments of the clerics during the funeral event since Laertes, her brother believes that the innocent soul of Ophelia will be in heaven. The fact that her brother believes that she shall be in heaven further paints the picture of an innocent Ophelia. The Queen wishes ...

Many centuries ago, there have been arguments on whether or not there is the existence of God. These arguments are the result of atheists and believers. Atheists are people who believe that God and other supernatural beings are man-made ideas. The existence of many religions is also as a result of differences in beliefs about God. Theism, from which theistic is derived, is that belief in the existence of God or gods. From a religious point of view, a God is either a normal or supernatural being. Some religions have one supreme God while others have many gods. The ...

Natural Law

The concept of Natural law stands out in the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas. This principle is the ground of his ethics system. Aquinas builds his doctrine of natural law on his understanding of God and how He relates to creation. According to Aquinas, the law is the rule or measure of acts according to which one is set to or restrained from acting. It is dictated from the ruler to his community and is the expression of ruler’s care about the proper work of his community. Inevitably, the principles or reason which the ruler bestows upon his community, ...

In this paper there will be the analysis of the themes that are present in a chosen short story. Themes can be defined as the prevalent issues that arise from a story. The story to be looked into is A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor. This is a tragic story of a family that decides to go for a vacation and they end up being murdered. There are various things during the story that foreshadow their death like the graveyard that has six graves and the hearse that the character known as the Misfit ...

The history of capitalism is a fascinating thing to explore from a sociological perspective, and many social theorists have attempted to investigate both its origins and its eventual outcomes. Sociologists Max Weber and Karl Marx have their own respective ideas about the nature and history of capitalism, both of which are somewhat different in theory. For Max Weber, capitalism largely came about due to the religious pressure of Puritan principles such as hard work and professionalism on its citizens, which allowed societies to take advantage of that willing work ethic to maximize productivity and profit. Karl Marx, however, sees ...

Article Analysis

Article Analysis
Thomas Aquinas is one of the famous personalities of the medieval period. One of his famous works Summa Theologiae gives an account of eternal law, divine law, human positive law and the law of nature in order to explain the meaning of law . Aquinas considered eternal law as the wisdom of God who administers the actions and movements of the created cosmos. The following is an article analysis for Article 3 of Question 2 in the part I section of the book “Summa Theologiae”. In this article, Aquinas quotes an objection that God does not exist ...

It is innately human to err, as the popular adage states, especially in prejudging people’s characteristics that have a direct impact on an individual’s prestige, esteem and intellect. As such, there seems to be a predisposition to measure actions of others based on existing social norms, and that veering away from such norms allows a person to be evaluated, accurately or otherwise. In this regard, the main categories for prejudging other people fall under wealth, social status and level of intelligence; all of which seem to serve as norms for the society to evaluate a person’s level of morality. Hence, ...

In Socrates' recounting of her speech, Diotima gives an account of what she considers being the best form of love. (Nye 137). The question “what is love?”, has troubled individuals often, but Plato, in the symposium, offers a solid understanding through Socrates, the philosopher. In identifying the means of pursuing love, Diotima defines Love as a craving for happiness. According to the Greeks, Happiness was regarded as an end of its own, with much of the Greek ethics centered on it. One may criticize the scope of the word “Love” as inflated in order to embrace all forms of desire which ...

Aphrodite of Knidos: Critical and Theoretical Interpretation

The Aphrodite of Knidos was a great historical work that has proven to be of high socio-political relevance. The work presents a sculpture of a nude woman; however, it is interesting to learn the rich message communicated by this simple work. The Aphrodite of Knidos marked a clear change from the perspective and assumptions conservatively promoted in relation to Kore of the archaic period. The work pioneered the idea of including sensual female sculptures in Art. From a critical viewpoint, this can be viewed as a breakthrough for the women. This classical Greek artwork can be viewed as portrayal of real and ideal situation that ...

Imagine a teacher killing his or her student and then making the claim that this action was not only the morally permissible thing to do in the circumstances, but that acting in any other way would have been immoral. Imagine that the teacher’s defense was that he foresaw that in the future this student, who was extremely gifted and charismatic, would go on to become an influential politician who would promote policies that would lead to millions dying in wars in foreign lands. What if the teacher could somehow prove that his intuition was correct? What should happen to ...

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Introduction
“What Love is,” was the most searched phrase on Google in the year 2012. It indeed is a feeling, like hunger, thirst. Love is an emotional need than a physical thus it is difficult to quantify it and say how much would be enough and how much will be more. Love is believed to be a tool that humanity thrives on a feeling of security, support, and most importantly the want to live life. It can be in most cases auspicious and can induce positive human behavior but then it has many negative aspects as well. People lose control on their ...

One of the most important characters of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita is Ivan Nikolaevich Ponyrev, also known as “John the Homeless.” He appears from the very beginning to the end of the novel as a major character, but his character and journey are fascinating enough to make a huge impression on many of the bigger themes of the novel. A poet and atheist in the beginning of the book, Ivan transforms by the end of the novel into a wise, God-fearing man who has given up poetry, but is pretty much at peace and still has his own dreams ...

One of the most important characters of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita is Ivan Nikolaevich Ponyrev, also known as “John the Homeless.” He appears from the very beginning to the end of the novel as a major character, but his character and journey are fascinating enough to make a huge impression on many of the bigger themes of the novel. A poet and atheist in the beginning of the book, Ivan transforms by the end of the novel into a wise, God-fearing man who has given up poetry, but is pretty much at peace and still has his own dreams ...

Philosophical optimism is one of the major topics in Voltaire’s Candide. Throughout the story, Voltaire’s has employed satirical references to describe “the best of all possible worlds” as stated by Dr. Pangloss, contrasting them with the natural disasters and the evil that human beings engage in. Dr. Pangloss and Martin, major characters in the novel, have different views of the world. Dr. Pangloss is seen as an advocate of philosophical optimism, believing that everything is for the best and that evil exists as a means to the greater good (Mason 4). He sees everything as being for the ...

God created all things visible, invisible, including all spiritual beings. God’s work of creation was good, both physically and morally. God blessed creation with all his loving-kindness. God has given responsibilities to all the living beings as a care taker of earth. Out of all creations the human begins is the dominant creation in the earth. The human begins framed a certain rules by themselves and they strict to that rules. Even they don’t know whether the framed rules are morally correct. “To Err is Human” (Alexander Pope) one should not punish someone too hard for his or her ...

Introduction

This is a layman’s effort to hit the importance of Aristotle’s explanation of the human nature. In his work of sociology and ethics; the Nicomachean Ethics Book 1, he emerge as a good natured and cheerful philosopher. He is an icon in his writing and shows his skilled and a vast experience in writing since he entices many people to look into ethics. From my point of view Nicomachean Ethics is a philosophical that reviews the nature of the good life for a human being. He begins the work by suggesting that there is often an ultimate goodness in every last analysis ...

Overview and analysis of Shakespeare and King Lear

William Shakespeare, the most famous and celebrated English poet, has been known to the world over the past 400 and more years, and yet had remained a mystery throughout this time. Many researchers and historians have undertaken the task of writing his biography, and still it is not well known. The reason for this is that the facts about Shakespeare's personal life have been drawn from two types of sources, the first one referring to official documentation, which in the time of his life was restricted to court and church records, while the second is his rich opus. Indeed, according ...

Brief Summary/ Introduction

This story was taken from the book Mysteries of Reincarnation: Defining Your Purpose by Cecelia Kendall. It is an autobiography of a woman, Mrs. T.M, and how her cultural beliefs impacted personality development growing up in a Caribbean country. She eventually migrated to a developed country and received advanced education such as Master Degree and a Doctorate in Advance Nursing. Subsequently, she participated in formulating health education curricula across the old and rose to prominence.

What is the main character like?

The main character in my story is a 45 year old woman. She was raised in an Afro-Caribbean culture. Mrs. T.M’s country was under British rule for over a ...

Plato's Symposium is a discourse on the nature of love that happens in the house of Agathon. The discussion is among Plato and his companions regarding Eros. There has been a shift into ideas relating to almost every sphere of life but the opinions voiced in the Symposium seem to hold true to date. However, different discussions have been developed regarding the different views of love hence each person who contributes to the subject of Eros advances different thoughts. The thoughts of Aristophanes’ in the discourse are most persuasive taking into consideration that his views on love represent most people’s ...

Suffering is among the acute most as well as hard human problems. All people at a particular point will face as well as the struggle with suffering. This is a problem not meant for just believers in God but also for non believers. Suffering may be regarded to be among the most widespread human problems. For a few of believers, suffering turns to be the obstacle in their religious journey. Some refuse God due to spiritual or physical pain, which they go through. Others, nevertheless, utilize it as a way of purification and sanctification. The suffering problem has never been effectively and successfully ...

Introduction

Physician-assisted suicide has been subject to much global public debate. As the topic on human rights continues to gain momentum and make waves across the consciousness of people all over the world, humanity also continues to expand the scope and coverage of their rights. The right to death, as best manifested by physician-assisted suicide, is one such right. Highly controversial, this particular right brings forth some important questions. Firstly, when does one’s right to death begin? Secondly, to what extent should the physician take responsibility for the person who requested for death? Finally, on a personal note, can the ...

Classical Chinese Philosophers

Human nature and the Related Debate amongst Classical Chinese Philosophers
Confucianism, a 2500 year old Chinese philosophical and religious tradition that extends to the distant corners of East Asia, is believed to have been formed by Confucius who claimed that he is not the creator but the transmitter of ancient traditions and values. Born Kong Qiu in 551 BC in eastern China, Confucius made it his life’s mission to restore the political and social harmony of the contemporary Zhou dynasty that had been disintegrating over the course of the past two hundred years. He wanted to achieve his ...

- Pick a variable you are interested in predicting. This becomes your dependent (Y) variable. Explain why this interests you.

- Pick several candidate independent (X) variables, including some that I did not provide. It would also be good to have an interaction variable and a dumb variable. Explain why you think these may be good predictors of your Y variable.
I pick the following independent variables as my explanatory variables - median income and percentage of housing for people with income that is higher than 30% of the mean. My theory is that the commuting time of people is ...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau has remained to be one of the most significant people in history, as well as the present philosophy. He made many contributions to many areas, which include moral psychology and the area of political philosophy. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was the son one ordinary watchmaker Isaac Rousseau and Suzanne Bernard. He was born 1712, in the city state of Calvinist in Geneva; Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s father was one among the few minorities of the people from Geneva who were given the chance to enjoy the ranking of Geneva citizens. This was a vital status that was passed on from generation ...

In the long history of human development, there were various ways of ideas expression and spreading, but literature was the most systematic and complex one. Through analysis of literary work, it is often quite easy to identify the author, his personality and moral values. It is also easy to distinguish general human values which were predominant in this or that society in a specific period of time. In this regard, transitional character of universal image of hero is the best example of transformation in societal perception of a human individual and his place in contemporary reality. The importance of "hero" image ...

Reading Cultural Patterns Communicated through Fairy Tales

This paper analyzes the cultural patterns of Russia based on three Russian fairy tales, namely Baba Yaga (Terletski, 2012a), the Crimson Flower Russian Tale (Terletski, 2012b), and the Flying Ship Russian Folk Tale (Terletski, 2012c).

According to the Kluckhohns and Strodtbeck’s value orientations (Samovar et al., 2008), people of all cultures deal with five universal questions. In particular, these five questions aim to determine the character of human nature; the relation of human kind to nature; the orientation over time; the value placed on activity; and the relationship of people to each other (Samovar et al., 2008).

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Socrates and the essence of the soul

For Socrates, it was imperative for a man, when in living his life, to give importance and emphasis to enrich his soul rather than his body. The thesis of this reading is that Man becomes a better person when he pursues not worldly desires but the virtuous life. By striving to seek the good over the evil, the right against the wrong, he becomes a well-rounded person, and become wise in his ways. For these were the essence of the soul or the most important elements in Man’s quest for and the achievement of immortality.
In hindsight, it is like ...

Slavery was a part of the American culture for almost a whole decade (1776-1865), and during that time, many people had to suffer inhumanly for the only solid reason of being a bit different from someone else. There is no way of wiping the past from the memories of those who have struggled, which means that the terror of slavery will always be a part of the human history.
As the experience shows, world history is far from being pretty. It has presented its evils so many times that merely counting them would take ages. Every major society, every ...