Form of the Good

Character is what defines who we are. When you have a good character, you have qualities and traits that shape our moral characteristics and our behaviors. Our character is the most valuable thing possessed by a person. Character represents who we really are as a person, whether we tend to show it or not. Character is defined as the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing (Character). It is all our good qualities inside us that shape who we are.…

Anon says that, “All conflict in literature is, in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil.” In the novel, “Before We Were Free” by Julia Alvarez, this dissertation is proven with the main conflict of the story. “Before We Were Free” takes place in the Dominican Republic during the 1960’s, and that’s where the conflicts come in. In these conflicts, there are struggles between “good and evil,” like Anon says. These conflicts can also be connected to real life situations since the…

COMPOSITION OF UNIVERSE As we know, the Universe comprises of space, time and everything perceived to exist physically including all forms of matter and energy and interaction going on between them. Space and time are two basic correlates of universe. In these correlates there is matter and energy scattered around. There is interaction going on between matters, energies and between matter and energy on account of endless processes. These processes are governed by universal laws as explained in…

There is so much pressure put on students today to get good grades in high school in order to get into a good college. Many students feel the need to cheat. I read an article titled “Too Much Pressure” by Colleen Wenke, published in the 1998 edition of Fresh Ink, a collection of work by Boston College’s first-year writing course students. Wenke feels we are creating a society where many students think that cheating is acceptable because everybody does it. In the article, she writes that…

decision would have been considered ethical. She was making a decision that was clear from any implicit or latent biases that would affect her ability to make a just judgement call. Although Lu came to the conclusion that she should kidnap Madison with good intention, it t would not pass Kant’s categorical imperative test. If everyone was to kidnap children from people, they feel are unfit to be parents it would not be ethical. It raises the question as to what it means to be a fit parent and…

by the law of man. The duty to protect our homes extends from the duty to provide security to our loved ones. But the duty to protect our planet is a forgotten one. That duty has been shirked by a multitude of generations. The duty to practice good stewardship of our planet is one that can no longer be…

different things can cause and prevent concussions. Three different things that can prevent a concussion in football is form tackling, Smart Helmets, and mouth guards. To better understand how form tackling, Smart Helmets, and mouth guards can prevent concussions we must first consider the opposition. Some argue that nothing can help prevent concussions. "Helmets are 85% as good as there going to get" (Wilson). Helmets can not get any better than they already are. If football players are still…

Interview with Burl Finkelstein I. Introduction: The purpose of this report is to communicate the findings of my interview with Burl Finkelstein, a working engineer, through the use of email, and to learn the importance of quality communication throughout the engineering workplace. This report will e II. Background/Experience: Burl Finkelstein is a professional engineer who is currently working at Kason Industries. Mr. Finkelstein has been working as a professional engineer since 1983.…

like the thin layer of ice that first forms over a pond when the temperature dips below freezing. And just as there is liquid under the layer of ice, there is still liquid magma flowing under the crust. As this happened, a cycle of events began to be put into place that causes changes in the rocks that exist on the earth. This cycle is known as the rock cycle. The rock cycle is a model used to describe the creation, alteration, and destruction of the rocks that form from magma. It is important…

People are instructed from a young age to hold regard for those individuals whom live selflessly to bring about a sense of progress towards the greater good of the society that they inhabit. Aside from being told to show respect for these virtuous individuals, people are then told to partake in the same acts so that they too may hold the honor of virtue as well as be a benefit to society. However, this instruction to be unselfish ironically entails rather selfish undertones thus implying that…