Definition Essay-It Was Good In The American Language

The soil of the middle-east stained with the blood of our American soldiers just so we can not take advantage of our right to vote. Though sometimes questionable, America's overall image portrayed to other countries is an honorable one. America is known for its democracy and as well as being a land of opportunities and many freedoms. America's assortment of ethnicities and cultures is proof that our country is a desirable one. Wars are being fought at this very moment to defend these freedoms.

Although the present day American is a totally a different person, at the close of the Revolutionary War the same individual was a European immigrant impacted by the nature of the American continent. In St. Jean de Crevecoeur’s perspective, an American is a race that results from a mixture of Swedes, Dutch, French, Irish, Scotch, and Englishmen (48). This race consists of unique type of people who are not governed by laws as strict as they experienced in Europe. They are a breed of people who had no home and no country in Europe. This paper discusses what the American was thought to be, in view of St. Jean de Crevecoeur’s Letters from an American Farmer.

“as for great people, their words do not have to be trustworthy, and their actions do not have to bear fruit. They rest only in righteousness” (Mengzi 4B11 139). Without trustworthy ness, and the ability to keep your word you can never be truly good. To be good shouldn’t you also be a trustworthy person? If you are willing to only treat some people with kindness, and subject others to lies then you can never be good. A few good deeds doesn’t get rid of the fact that you don’t treat everyone equally. Good people are good to everyone not just a select few.

Craft uses "Good and Evil" in a way that differ from others according to the article. When craft uses these words he feel that they are use different depending on the situation or how you view it. This can be argued because what some people think to be good can be evil in the eyes of someone else. This why craft definition is skeptical because it's not a specific meaning to "Good and Evil". When you think about Evil, I would define the word as negative emotions built from resentment or in other words; envy, hatred, or resentment.

“Good morning.” “Good job!” Good luck!” People use the word “good” thousands of time throughout life; however, when asked to define what good is, most struggle to explain the answer. Perhaps, this is due to “good” being more of a perspective than characteristic; everyone has their own ideas to what it is to be “good”. While not everyone’s view of “good” is the same, most good people uphold three common characteristics: to be kind, caring, and loving.

School has always been a place of business, in my opinion. A place where we are educated and prepared for life, essentially. And the proper way of doing so, as I believe most people have been taught, is to enhance all skills such as vocabulary, grammar, mathematics, etc... This is why we are taught so many subjects, being tested and guided to follow whichever path we feel most comfortable or skilled at doing. During the process, is where skills are established and developed. The product that is intended after having gone through school is to shape a well skilled, educated, and productive person that can benefit society as a whole. In limiting the teaching of Standard American English, we would be limiting the amount of people that can fulfill their potential, raise the difficulty for teachers, and accept mediocrity. In keeping this dialect, students will gain new skills and learn the language of business to prepare them for any encounters along the way. There is no need, in my eyes, to minimize or put an extent to teaching the English dialect and that is what I will personally support in this essay.

Living, the feeling of just having air in your lungs and blood pumping through your veins. Not only does living define a human being it also can resemble nature. I think living can have many different definitions, such as having a very good day or the best time of your life, enjoying the little things. When were talking about living I’m not talking about something from the movie the Hangover or anything were they do crazy stuff and say they are living, I believe it can also be something very simple and still be the best day ever. Depending on how you want to use the word is totally up to you and your thoughts.

What does it mean to be Good? How does one define a concept as broad as Good? For every wave of philosophers the world has seen there has been at least one to every group that has tried to explain what Good is. Each person’s vision is more different than the last. A subject as large as Good will certainly have a multitude of different definitions but it is my goal to try an select which philosopher if any have actually successfully defined it. The philosophers I chose to analyze are Aristotle, Immanuel Kant and G.E. Moore and all three’s interpretations of what Good is and how does one achieve a good life.

When the word “good” is used to describe a person, it usually refers to the character, behavior or tendencies of the person. In this sense, a good person can be described as right, commendable, kind, benevolent, etc. Different disciplines have their own standards by which they define “good”. Therefore, the

Good, however, does not mean the same thing to everyone. For some people ‘good’ is anything that makes their lives better. For some ‘good’ is anything that makes the world a better place. For others it is anything that can be socially accepted. So it is clear that the

When the word “good” is used to describe a person, it usually refers to the character, behavior or tendencies of the person. In this sense, a good person can be described as right, commendable, kind, benevolent, etc. Different disciplines have their own standards by which they define “good”. Therefore, the question should be asked, “Good according to whose standards?”

Q1i. Being can be spoken of or in many ways, so it is split into categories of being. These are substance, quantity, quality, relativity, where, when, position, having, acting on, and being affected (Categories 1b30-2a5). Good can be spoken of or in these exact same ways(EN 1096a25-20). For example, “Socrates is human” so Socrates’ existence is spoken in the category of substance. Therefore, his substance is human. Also, it can be spoken of in the sense of good. You could say “Socrates is a good human”, here you are speaking of goodness through his substance. You can distinguish each these senses of good by its predication, or what is said about the subject that is being related to the good. The ontological significance of the multiple senses of good is that there must be multiple forms of the good and in turn multiple universals for the good as well (EN 1096a26-30). Therefore, the good can have many homonymous uses.

Kevin is a ten year old male Hispanic student at William Beanes Elementary School. He lives with his father, mother, and brother. The household is bilingual. Kevin and his brother speak English and Spanish. The father speaks some English and the mother speaks only Spanish. His mother attended, “Morning Tea Sessions” at the school. Ms. Devers established this program to help mother who wanted to learn the English language. Kevin’s father is employed at a construction company and his mother works at a local laundry mat. During our interview a bright smile pop open on Kevin’s face when he talked about his family. They are from El Salvador. His family moved to America when he was three years old. I asked him several questions about El Salvador and you could hear the pride in his voice when speaking about the country he was born in. Kevin’s mother transports him to and from school every day. Kevin loves to eat out at restaurants and go to the movies with his family. Furthermore, his favorite places to go in their community are to church and the mall. Going to his cousins and grandma house is the best treat on the weekend. Kevin is an easy going student who works very hard in the classroom. He struggles in mathematics but earns better grades in reading. He is really good at addition however, enjoys the multiplication games we play at school. Math is not his favorite subject but he believes math is important to get a good job. Kevin defined

It was on that cool, 95 degree day when the bellowing voices and the fragrant odors combined into a symphony of chaos, random, yet surprisingly organized, as if it had been rehearsed for many days. Colorful rows of bright orange and green spices lay in heaping piles in front of an older bearded man, with piercing eyes full of intent. His voice soars over the crowd, deep and guttural, but light and welcoming, drawing in listeners to his stand, even though, not six feet away from him, a young woman stands behind her own table full of mounds of spices, calling out to passerby, desperately trying to distinguish herself among the several other spice vendors in the marker. The older man sees me looking at his station, and I walk towards him,

The English language has been the language that most people use in conversations and in everyday life. According to Carmen Santillana (2013), English is the most used language in the world, and there are one out of five people that can speak or understand the English language. There are 53 countries whose main language is English. According to a research in the US, it takes 4-7 years or even 10 years for a student in the US to develop their academic language proficiency (p. 85). Every country has their own language that is used mostly in conversing. Although Filipinos are used to using their mother language in casual conversations, English should be the medium of instruction for world history because it is appropriate, suitable, and practical.