Essays on Flattery

The Highest Form of Flattery

Flattery that flows like flowers unbounded by a field, Flattery that grows, unhindered. Flattery that flies around you in circles. Has there ever been a room filled with people Where flattery of one form or another was not in flight? I love your dress. Nice car. I like your smile.

You have a great sense of humor.

You are very smart. You have a nice family. You husband is handsome. You wife is pretty.

And even if we were not any of these things,

Who upon hearing them uttered would disagree? Who is brave enough, honest enough, to take Up the torch to the cause against one’s self. You cannot ...

Plato looks at pleasure as a source of delight and sensual enjoyment. In his work ‘Gorgias’, Plato talks of Socrates, and makes him relay his views. His concept is that things are termed beautiful based on the pleasure derived from them or their use. In the same way, the lack of pleasure from an item determines its lack of beauty. Plato classifies pleasure into two categories. There are those pleasures that lead to good ends, and there are those pleasures that are purposed only for fulfilling desires. Therefore, there are good pleasures and bad pleasures. Plato holds that the methods, ...

Logical fallacies is a term that depicts the mistake of the reason of premise followed by a conclusion. The error is basically due to wrong reasoning either because of false inference, emotional belonging, mistake of reasoning or conscious / unconscious masquerade. The study of fallacies enables us to unleash the false reckoning and the reason behind the reading. From academic perception, the information greatly attributes in the development of authentic research that is constructively aligned with associated research and information. In the course of our day to day activities there are chances that we commit many fallacies without noticing. However, ...

Introduction

Conflict in many cases seems to be a fact of life. Situations have been witnessed where different people with different goals and needs end up into a conflict. In many of these situations, personal animosity that is often intense result. It is, however, not necessarily bad for a conflict to exist. It can lead to professional and personal growth if it is resolved effectively. Effective resolution of conflict can go a long way in determining the outcomes of the conflict: whether positive or negative. By effectively resolving the conflict one can solve numerous problems that these conflicts bring to the surface. Communication between ...

FINAL INTERPRETIVE EXERCISE

The image I have selected to discuss is the narrative dance of Kathak that is normally performed by priests. This dance has high amounts of religious connotation and was used by the priests to tell stories about the gods and goddesses. These dances bear great connotation to ritualism and date back to the Brahmin priests if the ancient temples of ancient India. Originally, these dances were referred to as Kathakar and held significant religious notion, but later the name was changed to the Kathak. This image represents a form of worship as well as a form of evangelism as it tells ...

Knockoffs in the Fashion Industry

Keeping on top of trends and being “in fashion” has preoccupied men and women throughout history. Average consumers cannot afford to fill their wardrobes with the current styles set by top designers like Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, or Prada; however, they still want to wear clothing that is current and trendy. This is where the knockoff comes into play. Fashion teacher Lauren Michel defines the term knockoff as distinct from counterfeit items, writing, “Counterfeiting is making a copy of someone else’s design, be it a dress or a handbag, and selling it while representing it as the real thing. A knock-off ...