What is the good life? ... However, although the definition of the good life is very diverse and open to multiple interpretations, in order to live the best life possible, one should concentrate on doing whatever makes him or her happy, listening to his or her conscience and doing what it right, and establishing good relationships with family and peers. The most key piece to living the good life is doing whatever makes one happy. ... According to Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay "The Over-Soul"," one can achieve happiness through God and religion. ... Over all, the good life remains a very u...

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Creative Essay Life has many courses for one to take. ... Ever since I was the age of 14 I found out the hard way how to make a living . . . by selling my body as a pleasure for other men. ... Well, that's what Jay's words felt like to me. ... However; just the right amount and life is all good. ... No one had ever opened up to me like that before, and I had realized what I was missing out on. ...

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Believing in God does not necessarily make someone morally good. ... Therefore, you can only get what you want to get out of faith. ... As in Brandt's essay, he is struggling to answer his children's questions on what happened to the children who burned in the fire down the street. ... "It is the love of God that leads us to be good" (1 John 5:2). ... Brandt opposes my beliefs of religion throughout his essay. ...

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In my view, morality can "stand alone" without the influence of religion and still have good effects. ... These lessons, whether they focus on religion or on morals, supply the child with an idea of what their parents believe. ... Though these punishments sound harsh, there was the worse fear within me that if I behaved badly, God would make me pay for it. ... In the meanwhile, I could remember thinking, "Yeah, okay Father Omer who can really live in fire and what's eternal damnation?" ... This was the main idea of Clayton's essay. ...

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Karen Armstrong, author of the essay, "Does God Have a Future?... Collectively, I feel spirituality, in fact, tends to limit individual personality and identity as we can see in both Wuthnow and Krakhauer's essays, and I would like to suggest, as an alternative, people should create a faith for themselves; one that can incorporate individual value orientation, conceptions of the good, and ethical considerations. ... Questioning beliefs and using personal, individual morality to make informed, individual choices, allows people to make more educated decisions for themselves. ... He was t...

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In his essay he struggles with the way religion is interpreted. ... Religion is what one makes of it. ... Perception is what one makes of it. A personal conviction is what one makes of it. ... No it's a treat for those who posses it when they have good attitude, perception, and conviction. ...

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In his essay he struggles with the way religion is interpreted. ... Religion is what one makes of it. ... Perception is what one makes of it. A personal conviction is what one makes of it. ... No it's a treat for those who posses it when they have good attitude, perception, and conviction. ...

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I have always loved a good challenge. ... She thought Wicca and Paganism sounded like beautiful religions and could I give her a link to a good site for more info?... It is our generation who will make great strides in the name of the God/dess. "For every 100 people we tell, it's the one who listens that makes it all worth while." ... I know that people hold dear to their own opinions and beliefs, and that few will ever change what has been instilled in them by society and family. ...

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Langston Hughes short, essay "Salvation" describes an experience at the young age of 12 that unfolds into feelings of drama, guilt, deception, and grief. ... The essay demonstrates the struggle children have understanding god's purpose... ... When will He make himself known to me? ... All of the world's holy books teach morality – what to do and what not to do as you go through life. ... How about "If you put good into the world, you'll get good out of it?...

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A good example of this circumstance exists between the words religion and cult. In this essay I will discuss the major differences of these two words and some similarities they have in definition. ... All of these religions have sacred practices that centralize around a common and familiar good. ... This leaves us with the question: What makes a cult religious? ... It is obvious to conclude this because the majority of people latch onto religions that make them feel this way. ...

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In my essay I will critically examine the two theories' that examine the relationship between morality and religion. ... God commands do not depend on what people think is right and wrong. ... Religious books allow us to understand God, and make it easier for us to live morally. ... Morality also makes Gods commands arbitrary cause if God wanted to he could make all things right, for example murder if God said murder was right there would be chaos in our country. ... Religious values do not affect the assumption of what is good, and the outcomes of moral analysis are religiously neutral...

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Huck's independence makes him a good person in an evil society. ... It seems ironic that a father should guide him towards goodness, but Pap's crooked belief makes Huck immoral. ... It can be applied that Huck does not believe religion can make a person better. ... His previous experiences helped him recognize what is immoral, and he is able to discern what is right. His independence does not make him different, it made him free from society's inhumane and hypocritical beliefs, making him a morally good person....

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Exactly what is religion? ... What makes certain religions different from others? ... These rankings help define what is good or bad, moral or immoral, just or unjust, and desirable and undesirable. ... No matter if they are good or bad. ... All of the religions discussed in this essay fit under this definition, yet the view is not the same from each religion. ...

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The Large Ant, by Howard Fast, uses the act of murder and human nature to explore the ratio of good and evil. ... This is achieved through the characters, theme and symbolism in the narrative and in this essay I will talk about the latter. ... The fear of the unknown, as represented by the ant, can make humans do things based purely on instinct, and not based on rational thoughts. ... When questioned about why the narrator did what he did, the narrator did not have a real reason as to why he killed the insect. ... When he sees the ant, subconsciously, he decides that the thing to do is to kill...

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Hamlet In-Class Essay Hamlet was a very intelligent young man whose biggest downfall in life was his huge delay in taking revenge for his father's death. Hamlet's delay was due to his intelligence; Hamlet was a well-educated man who needed to think things through, and make them perfect. ... What else? ... Hamlet is ultimately waiting for the exact moment to avenge his father to make sure that Claudius will go hell yet will still allow him to go to heaven. ... "O good Horatio, I"ll take the ghost's word for a Thousand pound. didst perceive?" ...

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In Section 15 of the First Essay of the Genealogy of Morality, Thomas Aquinas talks a fair bit about Christianity. ... He asks what it is we really believe in, what we love, and what we hope for. ... I think that these quotes are a part of good Christian theology to a point. ... Its purpose is not to make the weak feel powerful, but to make us as humans feel like we are placed on this earth for a purpose. Overall, I acknowledge that Nietzsche's argument can make sense and has some good points to it. ...

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Summing it up, one can do what is morally right for themselves based on the feeling it gives them regardless of good or bad. ... This plays heavily on a person's pleasures and conscience to do what is morally right and yet get a good feeling pleasure from it. ... (Pursuit of the Good. ... The obligation to make restitution for harm done, 3. ... The obligation to do good to other, 6. ...

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Each person was able to do what he or she wanted to, able to work and serve god, seek religious understanding, under their own Puritan beliefs, and able to help and benefit from the community. ... The Puritans beliefs really did make a lasting mark in America to guard its own beliefs. ... Puritans believed that work was very important and that even hard work was good for a person. ...

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Critical Essay Chinua Achebe wrote the novel, Things Fall Apart, which is a great piece of African literature that deals with the Ibo culture, society, and history. ... Akunna also said that the Ibo "make sacrifices to the little gods, but when they fail and there is no one else to turn to they go to Chukwu." (179-180). ... Monogamy is what Christians practice and it is being married to one wife at a time. ... In conclusion, Things Fall Apart is a very good novel and portrays social, cultural, and religious aspects of Africa. ...

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This book is a horrifying and amazingly keen insight to what and where our society is taking us. ... (Pg 50) The casual distribution of Somas hints that it is used all the time to suppress any bad feelings had as well as to have a good time. ... It makes the miracle of childbirth nothing more than another scientific process. ... The director then asks Foster to tell the students what the record for the most number of adult individuals produced in a single ovary, in which Foster replies "Sixteen thousand and twelve in this center in one hundred and ninety batches of identicals."" ... All these ...

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Tartuffe appeals to Orgon's desire to be a good, upstanding, and pious man. ... Moliere's Tartuffe is a play emphasizing stubbornness, deceit, reputation, integrity, and the ability to be blinded by something that we see as good, although it is actually harmful. ... This is what happened to Orgon and Tartuffe. Tartuffe appears to Orgon to be a good, reputable, and pious man. ... Her father's power throughout her life has made her unable to make her own decisions. ...

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