[a] The metaphor of the mountain in this context means the mind of human beings. This is implied in the sentence, “the way in which a man loses his proper goodness of mind is like the way in which the trees are denuded by axes.” In addition, “axes” in these paragraphs implies uncontrolled stress that can destroy our good humanity. The author implies that our proper goodness of mind can easily be destroyed by uncontrolled stress we get.
[b] The author thinks human nature is good if it receives the “proper nourishment”. However, it can be bad if it does not receive “proper nourishment”. “The proper nourishment” implies mental rest and relaxation without too much “aversions and desires.” The author mentions that human beings can keep our good …show more content…
[a] Lincoln’s higher purpose is “political liability” and “he wanted to connect his name with the great events of his generation, and so impress himself upon them as to link his name with something that would redound to the interest of his fellow man.” Lincoln had an ability to accept and adopt his melancholy and used this emotional stress to focus on his “higher purpose”. Because of this ability, he advanced his career more than usual when he had more severe events of melancholy.
[b] Lincoln advised his friend, “I would avoid being idle.” By having a long-standing history of dealing with melancholy, he understood who he is and how he can deal with his emotional depression. He “gave vent to his melancholy by reading, reciting, and composing poetry that dwelled on themes of death, despair, and human futility.” I believe this adaptation of melancholy is a great strategy to deal with stress and depression which everyone will encounter some degree during our lives. It is thus important for all of us to know how to deal with these stresses (as Lincoln did). I agree that our stress and depress does not go away when you desire, or even they can get worse when you try to reject them. These feelings can alleviate only when you accept and try to incorporating them into my …show more content…
It is not acceptable for Attorney Peter Cannon to use someone’s work to obtain the credit and money by charging the consultation fee. First, this is ethically inappropriate and should never be done in any situations including legal briefs or motions. Second, plagiarism could result in providing incorrect information because the document was originally made for other case. Finally, plagiarism can violate the protection of personal information. The original legal briefs were made for other individual(s) and using the same sentences and paragraphs means Attorney Peter Cannon stole and use the personal information to his
[b] The author thinks human nature is good if it receives the “proper nourishment”. However, it can be bad if it does not receive “proper nourishment”. “The proper nourishment” implies mental rest and relaxation without too much “aversions and desires.” The author mentions that human beings can keep our good …show more content…
[a] Lincoln’s higher purpose is “political liability” and “he wanted to connect his name with the great events of his generation, and so impress himself upon them as to link his name with something that would redound to the interest of his fellow man.” Lincoln had an ability to accept and adopt his melancholy and used this emotional stress to focus on his “higher purpose”. Because of this ability, he advanced his career more than usual when he had more severe events of melancholy.
[b] Lincoln advised his friend, “I would avoid being idle.” By having a long-standing history of dealing with melancholy, he understood who he is and how he can deal with his emotional depression. He “gave vent to his melancholy by reading, reciting, and composing poetry that dwelled on themes of death, despair, and human futility.” I believe this adaptation of melancholy is a great strategy to deal with stress and depression which everyone will encounter some degree during our lives. It is thus important for all of us to know how to deal with these stresses (as Lincoln did). I agree that our stress and depress does not go away when you desire, or even they can get worse when you try to reject them. These feelings can alleviate only when you accept and try to incorporating them into my …show more content…
It is not acceptable for Attorney Peter Cannon to use someone’s work to obtain the credit and money by charging the consultation fee. First, this is ethically inappropriate and should never be done in any situations including legal briefs or motions. Second, plagiarism could result in providing incorrect information because the document was originally made for other case. Finally, plagiarism can violate the protection of personal information. The original legal briefs were made for other individual(s) and using the same sentences and paragraphs means Attorney Peter Cannon stole and use the personal information to his