authors conclude the importance of personal relationships. Though varied in their theses, tones, and styles, each article stresses that individuals quality of life can be positively affected by taking time for companions and relatives. Nancy Gibbs, writer of “The Magic of a Family Meal,” beautifully illustrates the benefits of eating with loved ones often, while “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman demonstrates the negative effects of making one’s profession a priority over one’s personal life and relationships
philosophy of friendship against the background of the conflict between self-love as part of our human nature, and love for others where we promote others’ wellbeing. In his late lectures on ethics, he then presented such a condition of friendship as an ideal friendship, where we devote our interests towards our friends in sacrifice of self-love. (LE, Collins, p. 184) This ideal friendship is only approachable but not attainable in reality. However, towards his later lectures on friendship, especially
Quantity “A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.” - Winnie the Pooh. Friendship is one of the things that helps build you as a person. It shapes who you are, and potentially who you will be. Having friends can be crucial to both your mental health and your physical health, and it’s important to know how to maintain friendships and some of the key factors in doing so. “According to a research study of 1500 participants over 10 years conducted by
The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the use of observation as a method of study within psychology. In order to undertake this evaluation the essay will initially discuss two traditional methods of investigation which are experimentation and observation. Furthermore, it will highlight differences between the two methods. In the second part of the essay, a deeper examination of the observational method itself will be undertaken. Here, examples of research in which the use of the observational
given the opportunity to communicate and form bonds with individuals from another culture so that they may form intercultural friendships in a nation that continues to grow increasingly diverse. This paper explores five published articles pertaining to communication among individuals from different cultures. More specifically focusing on intercultural friendships and the importance of creating opportunities for communication across cultures in adolescents. This paper recognizes a study by the University
Successful memes facilitate humans to learn, acquire, and transmit new ideas and behaviors. In Susan Blackmore’s essay “Small Creature,” she proposes that memes are the ideas and beliefs that pass on through generation. Moreover, she believes that humans’ behaviors are greatly influenced and solely dominated by memes. But there is an important omission that left untouched in her essay. Blackmore lacks a clear explanation of what exactly contribute to the success of a meme’s transmission. However
to achieve eudaimonia. Another necessity Aristotle holds for eudaimonia is friendship. In the following essay I will argue that the value Aristotle places on friendship, within the good life, does not conflict with his contention that happiness is a stable good; in fact, friendship is imperative in demonstrating and maintaining the stability of virtue, a consistency that gives happiness its enduring quality. True friendship, according to Aristotle, is an external reflection of an individual’s internal
rooted itself deeply within the intellects of both Katherine Phillips and John Donne. This is clearly seen in “Friendship in Emblem, or The Seal: To My Dearest Lucasia” by Katherine Phillips and “A Valediction, Forbidden Mourning” by John Donne. As each of these authors attempts to expound upon the unique bonds that
This essay will evaluate the use of observation as a method of study within psychology. Initially, the essay will discuss the two traditional methods of investigation which are experimentation and observation, before undertaking a deeper examination of the observational method itself. It will then consider where the use of the observational method has proven successful, with supporting evidence of research in which it played a key role. In closing, the limitations of the observational method in psychological
prudent, which is a great quality for one to possess because it helps build character. Discretion is also an integral part of developing interpersonal skills, which in turn leads to establishing relationships and shows that you are trustworthy. In this essay, I am going to delve deeper into why discretion is an important value to have, by starting with character composition. Character is the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual, though morality is subjective, in today’s society it is