Aristotle has been a man of many words, syllables, and phrases. Always giving the community what it desires. Happiness is a fickle desire, however, because it comes and goes with every activity that is done. One can gain it in a simple instance and then lose it the next. Aristotle wrote “The Aim of Man” to show the different aims of good he believed were alive in the world. He used these big ideas to describe his main points and show exactly what he believed to be the goods of the world in which he lived in.Virtue and Pleasure were two main topics of his that he described with utmost care. Aristotle poured his beliefs onto the pages of his essay for everyone to see for ages. What can bring joy for one might not bring it for another and that
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However, there are a select few who go out of their way to do something right with the world. Angelina Jolie is a devoted humanitarian who has worked in many different underdeveloped areas. She has made many headlines for her work such as obtaining aid for refugees in places like Cambodia, Darfur, and Jordan, just to name a few select places. Jolie was given an ambassador's position for the UN refugee agency 16 years ago in 2001 for her work in her life pursuit of happiness for those surrounding her. (4, Biography Editors, 2017). Even though every turn is looking hard for the Hollywood humanitarian she still manages to keep a smile on her face. Angelina Jolie has worked on many movies such as Kung Fu Panda and Maleficent to leave her mark on the movie industry. She has also been big on her love for children and has adopted 6 beautiful children to carry on her legacy sharing her love of the outdoors and underdeveloped places with them (Biography.com Editors, 2017). Aristotle called this form of happiness virtue. When he introduced this in his essay he said “It goes without saying that the virtue we are to study is human virtue, just as the good that we have been inquiring about is human good, and the happiness a human happiness.” (para 30, Aristotle, pg 388). Naturally, these examples as a whole show that it is difficult to be a person with this trait as honor and virtue go hand in hand but in
However, there are a select few who go out of their way to do something right with the world. Angelina Jolie is a devoted humanitarian who has worked in many different underdeveloped areas. She has made many headlines for her work such as obtaining aid for refugees in places like Cambodia, Darfur, and Jordan, just to name a few select places. Jolie was given an ambassador's position for the UN refugee agency 16 years ago in 2001 for her work in her life pursuit of happiness for those surrounding her. (4, Biography Editors, 2017). Even though every turn is looking hard for the Hollywood humanitarian she still manages to keep a smile on her face. Angelina Jolie has worked on many movies such as Kung Fu Panda and Maleficent to leave her mark on the movie industry. She has also been big on her love for children and has adopted 6 beautiful children to carry on her legacy sharing her love of the outdoors and underdeveloped places with them (Biography.com Editors, 2017). Aristotle called this form of happiness virtue. When he introduced this in his essay he said “It goes without saying that the virtue we are to study is human virtue, just as the good that we have been inquiring about is human good, and the happiness a human happiness.” (para 30, Aristotle, pg 388). Naturally, these examples as a whole show that it is difficult to be a person with this trait as honor and virtue go hand in hand but in