An Important Person in my Life I believe that all the people who a person interacts with every day leave a trace in one's mind and influence some aspect of his or her personality. ... For this reason, it is hard for me to choose a single person who has had an important influence on me. I can think of one person, however, who has impacted my life in the most positive way •my friend Gina. ... One of the main characteristics that a person first notices in Gina is her unique sense of humor. ... This attitude towards life really influenced me. ...

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Thus, according to Aristotle, a happy life for human beings is a life governed by reason." "Aristotle believed that a person who has difficulty behaving ethically is morally imperfect. His ideal person practices behaving reasonably and properly until he or she can do so naturally and without effort. ... "Aristotle tells us much about what the good life is like. ... If a person knows that moral virtue leads to happiness, he or she naturally acts virtuously. ...

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Based on his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin was a very interesting person. ... Benjamin Franklin's charming and kind ways have helped him be successful in life. ... So, as stated before, Benjamin Franklin's charming abilities helped him through life. ... To me it takes a lot of courage to risk your life to save someone you don't even know. ... To me he is a wonderful person and I hope that by me giving you my ideas on him that maybe you"d be interested in learning more about him. ...

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A person in public life who I respect very highly is my best friend, advocate, and sister, Mahana Pierre. ... WE even decided that we would become roommates the upcoming fall, and it was then when I noticed Mahana was truly an awe inspiring person. ... Mahana always gave me good advice when I needed a friend, and she helped me make it through a thought time in my life. ...

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A value is something that a specific person or groups respects and affectively regards it as something important in their life. ... They taught me many things about life that I would take with me for the rest of my life. ... Memories only come in one set to each person; therefore, everyone must value their memory. ... The best thing is that no one can take away another's memory and it stays within the person itself forever. ... Precious moments that would never come again would always remain in the memory of the person. ...

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What Qualities Do You Want In The Person You Marry? ... Commitment is responsibility and loyalty which is easier maintained with commonality or a shared value system, attitude about life, traditions, customs, ethics, religion, and morals. ... It must be the real person that you develop a relationship with. If you are not sincere about the person you portray then one day the fazade will fall and you will come to realize that you do not truly know the other person. ... These are based on values, attitude on life, traditions and customs, ethics and morals. ...

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People have been philosophizing about the pursuit of a perfect life since the beginning of humanity, as we know it. ... Happiness is what Aristotle attributed to be the base of a perfect life. ... Thus a friendship with a good person is good and a friendship with a bad person is bad. ... The last trait to which Aristotle attributes to a perfect life is intellectual goodness. ... He says that intellectual is divine compared with the life of a human creature. ...

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I have an example of my life so clearly as if it happened yesterday. ... Although my grandfather was an affectionate and gracious person to others, the same treatment didn't apply with my mother. ... In fact it is, but I wonder if every single person practices it. ... We all know that life continuously teaches us several lessons along the course of time. ... My parents taught me the core values that have supported my growth as a person and as an individual in our society. ...

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All the people of the city have their maxims or conducts of living to have the good life. ... Each class in some way uses each of these to achieve living the good life. ... Plato tells through ten books of the Republic, what the maxims are in each class to living the good life. ... No matter what class a person is in, there are ways of achieving the good life. ... It is how you govern your life that determines whether you live the good life. ...

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All the people of the city have their maxims or conducts of living to have the good life. ... Each class in some way uses each of these to achieve living the good life. ... Plato tells through ten books of the Republic, what the maxims are in each class to living the good life. ... No matter what class a person is in, there are ways of achieving the good life. ... It is how you govern your life that determines whether you live the good life....

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Aristotle writes that the life of study is more self-sufficient than any other kind of life (1177a). ... For admittedly he wise person, the just person, and the other virtuous people all need the good things necessary for life. Still, when these are adequately supplied, the just person needs other people as partners and recipients of his just actions; and the same is true of the temperate person, the brave person, and each of the others. ... Aristotle explains that the life of study is more self-sufficient than any other kind of life. ... For justice person, he or she needs at least one person...

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This to me is a complete person. ... Life is not as cut and dry as Nietzsche suggests. ... Life is too complex and the mind is a mysterious thing. ... I think you have to take in account the persons surroundings, what influences the person has had in their life. ... Life is a journey. ...

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To begin with, my accomplishments in life are rooted towards my own satisfaction, not towards another person. ... I believe that a person can stand tall without standing on someone else. ... It covered all the aspects of my beliefs and opinions and reflected my life values. I will never forget the wise words that my grandma had shared with me, because her faith in my success had strengthened me to proceed in my life's hardships and helped me become a better person. Though her presence is no longer here, her splendid spirit and perception of life will be in my heart and soul forever. ...

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If you are able to achieve this mean you will lead the virtuous life. ... In everyday life we can see virtue of character being transmitted to younger generations. In order for a person to live a virtuous life it is essential for them to discover the balance that exists between excess and deficiency. ... A person with too little fear is considered to be rash. ... This good person is the person who has the virtues aiming at fine and right actions. ...

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His complete indifference to life and his emotional isolation from others does not allow him to be a person of integrity. ... Meursault does not get involved with his life. ... He finally realized that his life was wasted. ... I have never met a person in my life that has been so apathetic towards life, and it never crossed my mind that there are others out there who might be like Meursault. Thinking more about this, I think this indifference could be unrecognizable in a person. ...

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A person must figure out the journey they want to take in life before they can do anything. ... In today's world if you want to move up in life you have to have a solid education. ... The puritans believed that virtue is brought to a person who lived rightly and thought rightly, but Franklin believes it is because of good morals and their willingness to try, as do I. If a person has good morals and is willing to try than they are more apt to succeed in life. ... Franklin also thinks that industry is just as important as the rest, but I would have to disagree with that simply because to...

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My lifelong interaction with my older brother Neil has had an incredible impact on my life. He has taught me many virtues, influenced my actions, and helped to mold me into the person I am today. Throughout my childhood Neil has inspired and encouraged me to become a more generous, moral, and confident person. ... Neil's moral behavior has inspired me to become a more honorable and moral person. ... Throughout my life Neil has truly inspired and encouraged me to become a more generous, moral, and confident person. ...

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A person can be a hero for saving the life of one or of millions. ... To a child, a hero is an invincible person who will change the world. ... All their lives they've been expected to work harder and expected not succeed in life. ... You don't have to go to great lengths by risking your life to make a difference in someone else's life. In conclusion, a hero is any person who changes the life of another person in a positive way. ...

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Virtue is moral goodness that is very important in life for all people and especially in presence. ... A single word can be a knife stabbing to the person's heart, or it may be word of a lovely licorice that cures the person's wound deep inside their heart. ... One person thinks deeply about the appropriate words for appropriate situations and for state of things. ... Our life is no different to a formula of uprightness of action. ... Virtue is very important in life for all people in presence. ...

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As far as virtue, it is not happiness because a person may be virtuous and not apply it to their life. ... He says, "The happy person is one who expresses complete virtue in his activities, with an adequate supply of external goods, not just for any time but for a complete life." ... Whereas Aristotle said that happiness is achieved when a person fulfills natural tasks through a well-balanced life, Augustine believed that happiness required that a person go beyond the natural to the supernatural. He thought that a person's nature was made so that only God could give the person ultimate...

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Integrity is hard to explain but a big portion of it is controlled by the values that you choose to have in your life. The values that I find most important in my life are honesty, and religion. ... The success of having a good integrity is high in my life. ... The way that this plays a role in my life is say for example a person drops a 20 dollar bill now a person without honesty would keep the 20 but I myself can honestly say that I would give it back without hesitation. ... Knowing that I did this I can truly say that I am an honest person. ...

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The ultimate end, the final cause, according to Aristotle would be to achieve happiness in one's life. ... Because if the only reason we did things was to be happy, then we wouldn't do may of the things that we do in life. ... You locate the virtuous person in a society where he/she shows their virtues. ... Being a gymnast is this person's skill and by competing against other gymnasts in the Olympics, this person is able to use their specific talents. ... The perfected person of human virtue is going to be well-rounded in everything. ...

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Aristotle says that humans use reason to find a balance between excesses and deficiencies in life virtues. ... It is this reaction of the person that Aristotle says makes the person virtuous or not. A person responsible for his own actions. ... For example generosity, a virtuous, generous person gives away the money he can spare but not too much to where he can no longer afford to live. The generous person not only does this virtuous action, but he will not regret giving away his money, and he gave it to the right person. ...

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Respect is not considered a necessity in this world but I can't imagine a person getting very far in life without this virtue. Self-respect is probably the most important value for a person. ... Teaching a child respect for their elders shapes the way that they will prosper and grow in all walks of life. The amount of respect that a person gives their peers could shape the life and self-respect of another human being. ... In all walks of life, respect plays a huge role in getting ahead. ...

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My personal opinion is that a friend is someone that will be there at anytime and is person that I can share my inner thoughts with. ... She is the one person I trust to take care of my children, if anything was to happen to me. I can honestly say she is a true friend, just the fact that she would put a halt in her own life in order to take on a responsibility from my life. ... If people are not happy with their own life and experiences, then the friendship will not be as fortunate as it could be. Friends are hard to come by, whether it is a person you have grown up with, a budd...

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