Essays on Generosity

Buddhism, like all the other Eastern religions, originated from “Animism”, which is the belief that everything in the universe has an essence, a spirit or a soul. As a way of life, it is similar to the other religions in promoting morality, generosity, kindness, harmony, and respect for all living beings including mother nature. Alike Hinduism, Buddhism believes in the following: 1. Reincarnation, wherein the soul is reborn into another body based on the level of spiritual attainment from the previous life. 2. Karma, which is either the positive or the negative effects of an individual’s actions. 3. ...

More than 60 years have passed since Al Capone’s death, yet the well-known gangster has continued to attract people’s attention all over the world. In fact, he is perhaps more famous than any Italian American in the history (Iorizzo, 2003). There are many controversies regarding Al Capone’s character. Some consider him good for his unusual good deeds while others consider him a ‘bad guy’ owing to his apparent unethical conduct. He was surely not a common criminal. He was rather different if one considers the literal definition of a criminal. However, his rap sheet consists of ...

Introduction

The hospitality of a people is a welcome and pleasant asset in a fast-paced world. Of course, one thinks of the hospitality industry when considering the term. However, true hospitality, as will be defined in this document, cannot be duplicated because of the aspect of generosity, without expecting anything in return. Having lived in the country of Ireland, between the areas of Ballintober County, Roscommon, and South Dublin County, it was learned that the people in the country of Ireland possess a sense of hospitality that has a warm effect on those who experience it. The hospitality of the ...

In the text, it is indicated, “The King must be a generous "ring-giver." Furthermore, “He must dish out the spoils of war to his thanes rather than hoard the treasures won in tribal warfare” (Beowulf 287). From this quote, it is clear that the Anglo-Saxon culture valued generosity. Specifically, generosity refers to the quality of being kind. It is a characteristic that does not involve being tied down by the adoration of one’s possessions. The Anglo-Saxons were widely acknowledged for their acts of generosity. They believed that for an individual to become an effective leader, they had to ...

Moral Compass

Moral vision is important when surmising what one’s morals truly are. My moral vision includes being aware of what I am doing at all times in context of a bigger picture. For example, is what I am doing a part of a greater moral picture and will it serve others or myself morally? I ask myself this question often when I am unsure of how to proceed in certain situations, and thus far, it has allowed me to lead a satisfying life. Values that allow me to anchor my moral vision include honesty, bravery, and generosity. I hear ...

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It is the perception that the American atmosphere allows equal opportunities for all. Therefore, it does not matter whether one is born poor or rich – for as long as they work hard – they are destined to achieve their lifetime desires. Regardless of one’s social class, the American dream gives an opportunity for better life for everyone. However, research comparing the economic mobility of rich countries suggests otherwise. The USA has less average occupational upward mobility than comparable societies such as Spain, Germany, and all European countries except the United Kingdom. It means, therefore, that it is more difficulty ...

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I would recommend to my friend to not start coaching from the beginning. Coaching helps people achieve a goal in the workplace by finding and implementing their own solutions. When the coach works with the coached, the intercultural perspective while communicating has to be considered. This involves not only the environment and background of the coached but also the industry and corporate culture. The way a managing team is addresses in the UK may be different from the way it is done in the U.S. or when compared to the fashion industry and international bank. For a foreign national, ...

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The novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850, has a protagonist named Hester Prynne who was forced to live in solitude for her act of adultery. The novel is phased in the era of 1960s which is almost two centuries prior to its year of publication and aims at explaining the plight of a woman who was forced to live with the imposed consequences by the members of the Puritan community in the city of Salem, Massachusetts. With respect to the analysis of her character in the novel, there are some stark contradictions affixed to her ...

For hundreds of years, people have known that nature has profound and positive effects on human lives (Suttie 1). Over the years, various writers have documented the benefits of spending some time in nature (Suttie 1). These writers most probably based their claims on own experiences or those of others. Until recently, there has been no scientific evidence to support the above claims. This essay focuses on a variety of health benefits that we experience when we take time to interact with Mother Nature. It also explores the growing research evidence that supports the argument that natural settings improve ...

“One Hundred Years of Solitude” (Cien Añosde Soledad) is a magical realist novel created by Gabriel García Márquez in 1967. This novel is referred to as the Don Quixote of Latin America because of its overwhelming popularity (Jay Corwin, 4). The novel does not have any clear and obvious philosophy that is why the perception of this novel is very individualistic. The tragic and mystique ending pushes to the idea that multiple aspects of life that are described in the novel are heavily criticized by García Márquez (Jay Corwin, 4). And one of these ...

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Differences between the way work was organized at TCS and at Scotchem

Total Customer Services (TCS) and Scotchem are two disparate organizations with different forms of work organization. TCS is an outsourcing firm dealing with outsourced housing operations while Scotchem is a networked organization which relies on its alliances with suppliers and customers in its chemical manufacturing business. The housing claim processing contract for TCS was seven years and this defined its work organization. The contact between the council and TCS comprised of council workers working on monitoring claims that would have been processed by TCS workers. It was the council which set up weekly targets that TCS had ...

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Happiness is when one feels content and satisfied with their life; things in life are positive from the happy person’s perspective, which allows them to have workable relationships and fruitful results in life. When the individual is happy they are easier to be around and tend to be kinder and easy-going. Happy people are able to cope with the difficult parts of life much better, which tends to limit the stress in their life resulting in a better quality of health as well (“Greater Good Science Center” at UC Berkley, 2016). In order to experience sincere happiness, the ...

The main aim of Buddhism teachings is cultivating the mind with a motive of benefiting others in the society. It advocates for an individual sense of peace and happiness that will contribute to happiness and prosperity of others in the society. The teaching of transforming the mind and creating a positive and responsible attitude towards others is of significant importance in today's society, and each individual has to learn the given set of skills from Buddhism to ensure harmony and peaceful coexistence in the society. Through teachings from Buddhism, individuals can face any problems that life brings as they ...

Chinua Achebe manages, in a highly entertaining and educative way, to present the theme of collectivism in the Nigeria before the merciless yet highly effective occupation of the British in Nigeria. The Ibo society that forms the setting of the book is a microcosm of not just Nigeria but also the rest of the Eastern countries. Chinua Achebe tells the story of the people of Igbo land of Eastern Nigeria before and immediately after their contact with the Western culture. The story revolves around the life of Okwonkwo, a tragic hero, depicting his birth, how he rises from a ...

Matthew, the Evangelist, and apostle came from Capernaum. His father was Alphaeus and he was devoted to the Hebrew religion first. His birth name was Levi but he called himself Matthew. Matthew worked as a tax collector. Jesus asked him to give up his work and join Him because Levi knew human psychology well and had some good business habits that would be useful in his future missionary work. Those features of Matthew’s personality gave him an opportunity to make a way to the hearts of sinful and unfaithful people and convert them. In Acts 1:1-15 Matthew is ...

According to Amy Shuh in the case Cole Parker: Cole and Parker: Socks That Start Business, Jeff had taken a trip to Colombia where he was humbled by the generosity expressed by the people in the region, and upon his return, he entered into a partnership with Diana to form Cole and Parker. Using one for many business models, they established a socks business where the profits of each socks was loaned out to young entrepreneurs through Kiva and upon payment of the loan, it was reinvested for the purposes of funding other micro-loans. However, during their initial stages ...

Schultz’s love is a feeder, and compassion a breeder.

Winning millions of hearts, he emerged as a leader. In business, heads are preferred to hearts as, it is believed that commercial brains can generate more revenue profit and, on the contrary, an affectionate heart does not do any good to the balance sheet of a company. This is true but only in the short run. The companies, in the long run, need loyalty of its employees, who will stay only if they feel cared and valued. By his impressive results, Mr. Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, has proved that nurturing emotions of people not only drives profits but ...

Both the state and federal governments and political leaders in the US are pressing for more Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and research, arguing that this is the only way of engineering economic growth. As a result, more funds are now being allocated by the state legislatures to scientific research studies rather than humanistic studies. It is certain that such a decision would be contrary to the views of scholar Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) This essay discusses what Aristotle would make of such a decision were he to live today, and which one, between humanistic studies and scientific ...

The book represented medieval Arab literature, written by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, who was both a preacher and a scholar at the time. The book portrays the ancient Arab Muslim culture, and the author employed humor, profanity, and comedy in relaying the information (Goitein 40). The following are some of the social and cultural values arising from the book, as translated by Emily Selove.

Partying

Through the translated selections, the book takes about partying and marrying. Gatecrashers were often uninvited guest from around and away. People like to eat and drink, a culture that al-Baghdadi expresses in the conveying value of being ...

A Promotion Plan

Habitat for Humanity ReStores: A Promotion Plan Background ReStores of Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1991 as donations in kind to help building homes accumulated. People organized themselves to get donations of previously-owned home furnishings and other materials that would support Habitat for Humanity’s activities. ReStores has served as Habitat’s drop-center and selling outlet for donated materials. Through the sales of the products, it has served as one of Habitat’s fundraising channel. The donated materials themselves were used in building homes for qualified people. The store also served as a volunteer recruitment center for Habitat, ...

Discuss the conflict between pietas and furor in the relationship of Aeneas and Dido. How does the concept of Stoicism in Rome help you, as a modern reader, to understand the conflict of duty and love as a conflict of pietas and furor? Pietas and Furor are quite complicated philosophical phenomena. Pietas symbolises peace, calmness and a strong devotion to doing one’s duty. In Rome it was believed that an ideal citizen should first of all think about how to carry out the duties and not about the fulfilment of his own needs. Those duties concerned the devotion ...

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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION The concept of social marketing has been a significant force driving the market, particular in such 21th century that is market by the developed technology. As part of its characteristic, social marketing is based on the relevant connection that is established among the targeted group in the market (Gates, Copeland, Stevenson, & Dillon, 2007, p.143). Indeed, selling of behaviors, ideas, and attitudes is currently considered as the key principles of social marketing perspective. Social forces can generally be clarified into three forms: Obedience, Compliance and Conformity in which social norm factor is the key drivers for young ...

Introduction

The ever-changing societal expectations on the relationship between business and society have spawned diversity in attempts to define and redefine this relationship. Consequently, business leaders keep track on its ongoing sustainability, which is often expected to involve a simultaneous focus on three areas of performance: economic, social, and environmental (Colbert & Kurucz, 2007). As of 2004, KPMG (2005) reported that more than half (68%) of the top 250 multinationals on the Fortune 500 embraced the triple bottom line (TBL) public reporting framework. The concept of TBL appeared in business performance literature when John Elkington (1994) proposed it as a method ...

Art and Politics

Life has become lot more complicated than what it was ever before in the history of mankind. Probably, even in comparison to as late as the last fifty years, life today is far more complex, communicative, and all life events seem to happen in real time. Today, there is so much knowledge about everything and knowledge is virtually free. Knowledge no longer endows a strategic advantage on the holder of knowledge. There is so much complexity that everything seems specialize. Knowledge is so freely available today that everyone acquires it at all levels and therefore carry an opinion of ...

While Machiavelli wrote many different works, ranging from plays and biographies to histories, and was deeply involved in Florentine politics, he is certainly best known for his greatest work, The Prince. In fact, it is from this work and this author that we get the term "Machiavelli and," which describes a person or situation that is cunning, deceitful and (most of all) expedient. This essay will examine the relationship between the concepts expressed in The Prince and the character of Tony Soprano in television's The Sopranos. It will be demonstrated below that on some occasions Tony Soprano (as a ...

Many people agree that the period of chivalry was probably the most interesting and fascinating. The word chivalry is mainly associated with knights and is usually described as institution of knighthood. It is also believed that chivalry presupposes such traits as courtesy, valor and generosity. It also presupposes helping the weak (such as women and children). It is clear that nowadays the concept of chivalry has become archaic. However, its examples may be still found in fiction and in modern life. For example, William Faulkner in his work “A Rose for Emily” and James Joyce in his work “Araby” ...

`The 'Gospel of Wealth' is an argumentative and persuasive essay that was written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889. It was published by the North American Review journal under the title, ‘Wealth’. However, it was later changed to 'Gospel of Wealth' in 1908 (Carnegie and Hutner, 34). This essay described the responsibilities of the wealthy businessmen in making a better society through philanthropy. Andrew Carnegie was a poor immigrant with a Scottish descent. Later, he became a successful businessman who accumulated a lot of wealth in his steel business. His target audience was the rich people in society. He His ...

Introduction

For two centuries, the creativity of Charles Dickens, a leader who has made an original contribution to world literature, attracted the attention of literary critics and followers. A realist of English Literature Charles Dickens lived and worked during the times of critical realism of the nineteenth century. Works created by English writer have absorbed various topics. In English literature, Charles Dickens was the founder of a new genre - the social novel. In his works we can see different images of the female image. It should be emphasized that the author has not disregarded Victorian women. According to the ...

Impacts of female roles in traditional Chinese drama on foreign audience (US audience) or impacts to spread Chinese culture

In Chinese drama, the female characters are referred to as Dan. This is a general name given to female characters that play different roles, and it can be subdivided into four: Wudan, Laodan, Huadan, and Zhengdan (Wertz, 2011).Zhengdan is also known as “Qinqyi”, and this character mainly plays the role of a middle-aged woman who is strong-minded and her behavior is full of elegance. Most lines acted by the Zhengdan character are delivered as songs. Moreover, the spoken parts of her acting are delivered as rhythms. This character is always dressed in blue gowns. Huadan character refers to young women ...

- Describe your personality (choose 3 power words)

Personally, it is hard for me to describe my personality on my own perspective. However,

with an honest personal-assessment, I would describe my personality as a generous person especially to those who are less fortunate individuals, perceptive to the things around me, both in humanity and the environment, and enthusiastic in every task or matter that I usually do in life.

- Explain your primary ethical perspectives.

- What are the ways that you try to live an ethically good life and why do you think that these ways are the ...

Virtue Ethics highlight the principle of a person’s character rather than some other factors when it comes to determining his moral value and philosophy. Basically, virtue ethics is a person-based ethics. It focuses on what type of person one should become and what kind of life a person should live with. According to virtue ethics, certain ideals that are only discovered through reflection, such as dedication and excellence, must be attained to whole-heartedly experience humanity. A person chooses to be morally good solely because it is innate in his character.

Virtue ethics speaks of an individual’s character but it is ...

Al Capone was a gangster who ran an organized crime syndicate back in the 1920s in the Chicago area during the Prohibition era. Despite his role in various crimes, Capone was a charming gangster who was both charitable and amiable to others. His demeanor was opposite the power and viciousness of his personality, which is why he became an iconic image of the successful American gangster. He was even dubbed as the modern-day Robinhood for his knack in helping the poor people. Born in 1899, Capone was the fourth of nine children born to Gabriele and Teresina, both Italian immigrants. ...

There are many moral lessons that can be found in the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” by Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. Some of these moral lessons include simplicity, humility, kindness, cheerfulness, amicability, loyalty, industry, patience, forthrightness, generosity, compassion, contentment, honesty, virtuous, and benevolence. Two morals lessons that are standing out are compassion and contentment – two virtues of Beauty. Throughout the story, Beauty distinguishes herself from many of the characters by her compassion. Without compassion, Beauty would have married any one of her suitors that are willing to marry her even after her father loses all his riches. ...

Literature is one of the most useful sources of knowledge for human nature. The history of literature contains several seminal works that aid in the transformation of the human psyche and worldview. Readings like Machiavelli’s The Prince, George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant and Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr. are very famous works that have got immortalized in the minds of the avid readers all across the world. I value the readings because it gives me a sense of how others in the world analyze things and helps me to be more open-minded to new ...

Native Americans are among the cultural groups that express cultural sensitivity in terms of communicating with other cultural groups within the society. These indigenous groups have their own way of dealing or communicating with other cultural groups. In interpersonal interaction, they start building the relationship: “knowing a person, developing trust, and respect for the individual that fits well with Western interpersonal approaches” (Gray & Rose, 2012, p.82). However, there is no approach that exists, which may determine the efficacy of using this method with the indigenous populations. This may be solved with the use of evidence-based research, which focuses on the ...

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While the other arguments for moral relativism may be right, the argument from cultural diversity is the most convincing. Admittedly, different people perceive moral values in a unique manner depending on the societies and cultural backgrounds. In respect to this, it is justifiable that what is moral for one person may mean otherwise for another person from a different society or culture. In fact, the society through its material culture determines what is right or evil for its people. For example, in some societies blood sports are acceptable as a recreation activity. On the contrary, some cultures regard such sports as evil ...

Analysis of Political Speech in Linguistics: Obama’s Inauguration speech

Introduction Language is an important tool used to access knowledge as well as to influence behavior and perceptions. Words evoke emotion and cause strong psychological impacts on the audience. Linguistics is the scientific study of language and is generally descriptive. It explains and describes different language features without subjecting any judgment on whether a particular feature is used in a good or bad way. A political speech relates to matters concerning governance, as opposed to individual or organization affairs. Political speeches provide insight into the political picture of the speaker. Depending on its characteristics, a speech may either move listeners into or ...

Every religion has its rituals and ceremonies to mark important milestones. These events often bring together adherents in expressing their commitment to their deity, faith and to one another. The ninth month in the calendar of the Islamic faith is called Ramadan. During this month, a Muslim fasts during the day. Fasting is one of Islam’s Five Pillars and a form of worship. Ramadan is a time for reflection, benevolence, self-control, discipline and greater commitment to Allah (Glassé 377). The Islamic calendar and the conventional one differ in some aspects. Muslims, therefore, celebrate it on different days of the conventional ...

My thesis statement is that medical charities are utmost important for the nation as well as humanity in general as they help to cope with medical emergencies and necessities thus saving several precious lives and providing much needed medical help on time. This is the reason I have chosen medical charities from among the other charities to donate the sum of $10,000 at my disposal. For efficiently gauging which are the best medical charities, I have done some preliminary research by poring through their websites in detail supported by secondary research of going through their performance parameters and ...

The American Red Cross is one of the United States premier humanitarian organizations, dedicated to ease human suffering especially during emergency situation. The organization was founded by Clara Barton on May 21, 1881 in Washington D.C and has since then provided relief to other people. One of the American Red Cross program is the blood collection, processing and distribution. This program was first introduced during the Second World War by Dr. Charles Drew, in order to saves the lives of the American soldiers who were wounded in the battle field. After the war, a nationwide blood donation plan was initiated, ...

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Introduction This paper would like to discuss Ryanair’s business strategy and how it is linked with the company’s financial accountability. As stated by Friedman, a business’s primary accountability is to increase its profit. Apparently, financial accountability does not only relate to providing accurate reports and financial statements to avoid fraud. An equally important concept of financial accountability is on how it relates to managing company resources, expanding on strengths and how it effectively uses accounting tools to develop strategies that would provide economic benefit for the company. However, economic forces can sometimes become confusing. ...

Philosophy of “Rashomon”

“Rashomon” by Akira Kurosawa is a Japanese drama shot in 1950. Based on the two novels by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ("Rashomon" and "In a Grove"), the film depicts several stories of the same incident. The name of the film is the name of the city gate in Kyoto. It is the point where the film begins and where the woodcutter and the priest tell their incredible story to the commoner. The release of the Japanese movie was a real breakthrough – among its awards, it won the Golden Lion and the Academy Honorary Award. The film aims to demonstrate the controversial picture ...

I. Introduction Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by Kings formed in September 1932. With a population of 27 million, its main religion is Islam as the culture and justice system is based on teachings of the Holy Koran. It is the largest Muslim country in Asia and second in the world after Algeria with the national language as Arabic and has 13 provinces (Cordesman, 2013). the country is famous for leading in production of oil worldwide and also as the second largest hydrocarbon dealer. II. Racial & Ethnic Characteristics The differences in ethnicity, national origin and race are ...

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INTRODUCTION Arabs give a lot of importance to hospitality. They treat each other with respect and warmth. It is the culture of the Arabs to be generous and helpful. Their practice of sharing makes one another closer and makes them overcome hatred and fear. The importance of hospitality as a part of Arab culture makes the society notably united and is an example for respecting humanity.

ARABIAN CULTURE

The most fascinating culture of the Arabs is to live in a state of unity and having a helpful attitude towards one another. They are very generous and also expect the same. They ...

American literature knows many authors who had a tragic destiny, who quit early and did not implement what their gift engaged for. Amid an American life, these authors were perishing from loneliness and alcoholism. They stayed with no help and without a word of participation, as if they were in an abandoned desert. Every event like this repeatedly calls the attention of intellectual people all over the world to vice of American capitalistic culture and American lifestyle, which is extremely indifferent to people’s destinies. In the period of time “amid two wars”, there was the most evident drama – the tragic ...

In this essay, I will make a critical discussion about Aristotle’s analysis of virtues and vices regarding correct attitude towards material good, services and money. I will begin by presenting Aristotle’s virtue about generosity, a virtue that talks about how people should spend their money, and I will continue by researching how this issue reflects into contemporary virtue of generosity. I will argue that Aristotle’s ethics are the starting point regarding a good life for a human being, the middle point between deficiency and excess, both being vices. Furthermore, I contend that, even if Aristotle’s virtues were right, we ...

Abstract

The moral principles that govern an individual’s or a group’s code of conducts are referred as ethics. In other words, it is the subdivision of knowledge that deals with the moral actions of human beings. Equally, virtue ethicist is expounded as the characters of an individual’s character as well as the virtues that take a central role in the determination of one’s ethical behavior. It encompasses not one, but three imperative approaches to normative ethics that recurrently gets differentiated to deontology. It is from that background that the paper will be taking a position of a virtue ethicist and ...

Every religion advocates philanthropy and looks at it as an essential aspect for the welfare of mankind. Islam is no exception and we find that Islamic rulings make charity obligatory. The western world does not associate the philanthropy with Islam and rather look at the Muslim community as propagators of violence and terrorism. The West looks at Islam as authoritarian and domination of women. Their unawareness of the Quran and the conducts of the Prophet keep them away from the reality that Islam is all about compassion, mercy and generosity. It is perhaps the irresponsible attitude of certain Muslims ...

Both Aristotle and Mill gave various means on how to achieve ultimate happiness and gave definitions of happiness. Mill was more concerned about how best an individual could quantify or measure happiness. With his equation of higher pleasures with happiness, he was able to show the huge correlation between how individuals achieved pleasure and how the pleasure often led to happiness (Hensel, 37). Aristotle on the other hand agrees to some extent that pleasurable deeds likely result in happiness but not all pleasure is likely to result in happiness (Ackrill, 56). For instance, drug abuse may yield temporary happiness ...

The United States historic social inequality as presented in the story of Angela Whitiker is a reflection of the belief that deviance in not a mere personal deviant behavior but it is the deviance that is committed towards other members of the social construction. Social inequality constitute the connotation that some groups in the society are defined to be disadvantaged socially because of the condition of their life. However, as the society continues to move towards social change, inequality starts to be less evident. In accordance to the documentation by Isabel Wilkerson, majority of people fail to realize the existence of ...

The Prince is Machiavelli’s account of how Princes or Rulers should behave and treat their subjects, while Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier is an account of how subjects should behave while in their masters’ quarters. Niccolo Machiavelli begins this excerpt (Chapter 15) of his book with a discussion on how a prince is expected to behave. He acknowledges the fact that other writers have written about this before; but he is undeterred to bring forth a more practical and less theoretical perspective on the rules a prince should follow in his life (Machiavelli 530). On the other hand, Castiglione’s ...

Rhetorical Analysis of the Divine Augustus

Augustus gives an account of his deeds through the Res Gestae Divi Augustae. In the autobiography, Augustus gives an account of his accomplishments. The primary core objective brought about by the author is advertising the deeds he considered heroic in the culture that prevailed during his lifetime. He writes of what he goes through in different echelons. He reiterates how he tackles different issues and his actions to his society. He claims to have observed the law at all times. If the claims by Augustus are true, he was a model leader worth being emulated by all as the autobiography ...

There are three major approaches in normative ethics and one of them is virtue ethics. The other two approaches are deontology and consequentialism. The difference between virtue ethics and the other two approaches is that it emphasizes virtues or moral character. Deontology on the other hand is more concerned on duties or roles while consequentialism stresses the outcomes or results of actions. The main focus of virtue ethics is whether the actions of a person is an expression of a good character or not. Aristotle differentiates between intellectual and moral virtues. He defines moral virtue as the manner of acting ...

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The American Red Cross is a nonprofit making organization that helps vulnerable people around the world to prepare for, prevent and respond to disasters. The American Red Cross also teaches people how to respond to complex humanitarian emergencies and life threatening health conditions ( Suen, 2002). The American Red Cross has also embarked on global initiatives and community based programs that will help to implement such initiatives. The organization also provides rapid, effective and large-scale humanitarian assistance to all the people perceived to be in great need through their continued focus on disaster preparedness and response, global health, restoring family links, ...

The ‘Bridge of San Luis Rey’ is the second novel of Thornton Wilder, published in November 1927 and awarded with a Pulitzer Prize in May 1928. Written at an early age – Thornton Wilder was 29 at the time, teaching at a private school for boys in New Jersey – the novel has been widely acknowledged as one greeted with overwhelming feelings on behalf of its readers, since it approaches in a very innovative way issues troubling the human nature. Do Fate and Destiny predefine people’s lives? What is the extent to which humans are responsible for their experiences? Are some people condemned ...

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The tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight starts at a New Years Eve Feast at King Arthur’s court. The lavish feast is interrupted when the Green Knight arrives and issues challenge to King Arthur and any member of his Court to strike him with his own axe, on the condition that the challenger find him in exactly one year to receive a blow in return. When no one, including Arthur takes him up on this so he mocks them. In response to his taunts, King Arthur steps up and starts to take the axe. Sir Gawain jumps in. ...

In The Economic, Social, Spiritual and Political Spheres of Aboriginal Life

In The Economic, Social, Spiritual and Political Spheres of Aboriginal Life Reciprocity is an underlying principle expressed throughout Aboriginal societies. The first thing to recognize when considering any aspect of Australian Aboriginal Society is that this is not one single social group but rather a society interwoven by more than five hundred social groups. Many attributes of each society are different from group to group. There are different languages, life styles, customs, and practices. There are certain core beliefs and customs that do cross the continent and appear universal. Reciprocity is a learned behavior. This is easy to see when ...

On love

Love seems to have two aspects. There is such a thing as romantic love that spontaneously springs from a person’s inner depths. It is an attraction that one could have to particular person. As a result, one is willing to do anything for that person. One would only like to see that other person truly happy. On the other hand, there is another form of love. I would like to call it parental love. It is the kind of love that parents have for their children and that siblings have for each other. As with romantic love, the objective of ...

A. Phil tries to kill himself because he is bored.1. Why does Phil become bored? He was enjoying his life of pleasure for quite awhile. Why does it stop being pleasurable? (20%) In the movie Groundhog Day, Phil was in a situation where his day was repeated over and over. He was very confused and missed up because he didn’t actually know what to do. Phil though he was sick or that he was dreaming. Unfortunately it was real, so he decided to take advantage of it by doing everything he wanted - sleeping with girls, disobeying rules, ...

ABSTRACTThis paper explores the many general similarities between Alice Walker’s "The Welcome Table" and Nadine Gordimer’s "Country Lovers", and the ways in which racism is presented by both writers. Both stories condemn the hypocrisy and attack the injustices of racist societies. Both stories have a symbolic element which is examined and discussed and the fact that both stories are set in very different societies and, therefore, have very different contexts and settings is always at the heart of the paper’s argument. Each story is also discussed and explored separately in order to focus on its individual qualities. ...