Chris Hessler
Prof. Adam Konopka
PHIL 100-06
22 February 2017
Life in the Slow Lane: Better or Worse? In this case study, we are presented with the dilemma of an individual named Josh. Josh regularly works 12 hours a day and is becoming very stressed. Working this long shift is not only putting a strain on his body mentally, but also physically. Josh, formerly a swimmer in college, can no longer swim a lap without going out of breath. It seems that every time Josh tried to start exercising, he would be pulled away because of a new crisis at work. After reading an in-flight magazine when returning from a recent vacation, he realized how overworked and squeezed for time he was. He had a constant stream of emails from his boss and
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I think that this part of the soul relates the closest to self-control because without self-control, you won’t be able to experience certain things in moderation. This part of the soul relates to the craftsmen of the city. The second part of the soul is being spirited. This is the desire for honor and courage. In life, everyone wants to be honored for something, whether it’s something that they’ve discovered or simply being honored for who you are. I think that this relates with the idea that you can’t love others before you love yourself. If you don’t have the desire to feel honor, how do you expect others to treat you that way? This part of the soul also relates to being courageous. I think that this part of the soul relates to the auxiliaries of the city. The third and final part of the soul is the rational part of the soul. This part of the soul is the desire for knowledge and wisdom. This is the thinking part of our soul; the part that decides what is right and wrong, as well as what is true and false. Based on the answers that we receive from this, we can conclude and make a decision with what is right in human life and what is most correct and acceptable. This is the part that helps us become the person that we are. Without having rational thinking, how can you control your moderation and self-control? How can you have the desire to be honored if you can’t decide what is right and wrong? I think that this part of the soul relates to the guardians of
Life on the road means being completely dependent on nature. Many people travel outdoors because of the compelling beauty of nature. Travelers of the road do it for the thrill, and others for soul-seeking. Nature has a strong effect on humans, whether it’s positive or negative. For example, a travel can either end in acknowledging the beauty of nature or a fatal accident. So many famous writers and philosophers write about the value of nature; Henry David Thoreau, Jack London, Boris Pasternak, and many others. Life on the road has its advantages and disadvantages. This can be seen when Jon Krakauer wrote about Chris McCandless, a very famous traveler and an intelligent man, after his death in the book, Into the Wild. Chris McCandless was a
“Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow. In the end it is a story of the ineluctable conflict between good and evil, daylight and darkness, the White City and the Black.” (xi) This shows the contrast between the White City and the Black City. One, perfect, beautiful, magical, the other dark, filthy, evil. The two work together yet against each other in the battle to win over the hearts of the people who visit, and those who decide to stay
In this assignment, I will be making realistic recommendations for decreasing negative impacts on the health of one individual. The individual I will be making recommendations for and talking about in more depth is James. As it states in the case study, and James has a BMI above average, therefore, in this assignment, I will clarify in full detail what he could do in order to live a healthier lifestyle and lose some weight as James is 54 years old overweight. In addition, I will also be stating the advantages of acting upon and following the recommendations I have made as well as the disadvantages if he did not follow them and continued with his normal diet.
Every living thing has a soul, but not all the souls are the same. The soul in most of the religions and philosophical traditions is defined as the source of life in a living thing. The great philosopher Aristotle said that all of living things have souls but it differs as plants have nutritive souls , animals has sentient souls and humans have Logical souls. In Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro is showing how important the soul is, by showing how three clones whose lives are decided for them since the day they were born are totally different from the people they were copied from. As the moment they were cloned, somehow they had developed a souls in their bodies which made them totally different persons who think and have different personalities. Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go is ironically parallel to Plato’s Allegory of the cave as the clones learn the truth of their existence as “the mind is more real than the body”.
Read the following in Plato's The Last Days of Socrates: Phaedo Wisdom and the Soul
Drinking and driving has been a problem in the United States for what seems like forever. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, driving while intoxicated is “the crime most frequently committed by a non-criminal,” (DWIfacts.net). It seems at least once a week there is a story in the news about someone leaving the bar drunk and never making it home. What if those people made a different choice? What if they chose, or chose to be a designated driver? Their stories would have ended much differently. There are hundreds of reasons to make the right decision and be the designated driver. For one, it is fun to be the voice of reason and the morning-after- story-teller. Also, it keeps the driver and
and that he believes them. The poem also translates into how living in the city is toilsome and that the city is unrelenting. On the other hand it shows how the city can be prosperous and happy with the city’s disadvantages. in the second half of the poem it’s telling how nomatter what is wrong with the city, the people are still proud of who they are.
A paper due, bills to pay, kids are screaming, a test in every class, going through a divorce, meetings to attend and going to soccer practice after school. These are just a few everyday aspects of life. Everyone is busy in today’s multitasking world. However, it is important to stop and think, even on the most hectic days. People were definitely not as stressed in past years. Stress is more prevalent now than ever. To show this, the definition of stress will first be shown, which will have research on internal and external issues related to it, and then the time lapse in mental health will be presented, along with long-term health effects that stress can cause and finally how stress can be managed.
I interpret this soulfulness as a form of built communication. But where does this sense of communication start? Does it start with the architect? Or does the architecture simply speak for itself?
Thesis: It’s hard being a student and working at the same time, and find energy for both. I will show you why starting an exercise program can boost your energy and your mental health.
It has been said that the eyes are the window to the soul. Therefore, the soul can be defined as the quintessence of a specified quality. Tom and Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy couple located in the urbane East Egg live in a house filled with golden windows, “...The front was broken by a line of French windows, glowing now with reflected gold...“ (6). Throughout the book it is evident that one’s wealth (or “gold”) is displayed through their home. It is also evident that the soul of a house is distinguished by its windows; and through the windows, one is able to see the condition of the house and the types of people living in that house. “I came to a small rectangle of light which I guessed was the pantry window… Daisy and Tom were sitting opposite each other at the kitchen table… They weren’t happy… there was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy” (144-145). In this quote
The first part of the soul that calculates is considered rational by having the ability to make good judgment, known as its intellect. The second part of the soul that desires certain indulgences and pleasures; such as, food, drink, and sex, is considered irrational and is known as its appetitive part. The third part of the soul is known as the high-spirited, which allows a person to get angry by giving way to the use of their emotions. The appetite of one’s soul draws a person
This essay demonstrates my understanding of the psychological theories and concepts which were discussed in lectures as I have applied this knowledge to the case example. I have employed two psychological topics such as the Humanistic perspective of personality and Stress and Coping theory.
The first stanza introduces the situation in the poem: “Then - shuts the Door” (2), which is meant to show the way that the Soul shuts people out of her life. The Soul that is mentioned in the poem is interesting, because it suggests that the friendship that the “Soul” wants to achieve goes beyond that of the physical world. A “Society” (1) that is defined in this poem is the world society that encompasses all people. This is not what she wants, because it is selective. The first stanza is filled with meaning, like the “Door” in line 2 that separates the Soul’s world from the “Majority”. The majority defined in the poem is created from a feeling of hatred. The Soul is not happy with the community in her area, and chooses to create her own. The imagery of shutting the door from the rest of the world is solemn but also points out the frustration that the woman has towards the community that she feels she does not belong. This dilemma is similar to that of Emily in William Faulkner’s “A
What is a soul? The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal regarded as immortal. Many Philosophers studied the soul in several ways in order to get the point of what is the soul. Although sometimes it is confusing to understand what is meant because it is explained in other ways and used in examples. The Philosopher Aristotle came to the conclusion that the soul is the first grade of actuality of a natural organized body. He uses it in the axe and eye as examples but yes it might be confusing but at the end it will make sense in what he means.