The Best Intentions

However, she was successful herself. She was recently awarded a post-graduate assistantship to conduct research on the psychological aspects of Aciremanians. Shortly after Amber arrived, Cooper and his wife Rhiannon rang the doorbell. Cooper was my best friend. His father was a doctor so, naturally, Cooper followed in his father’s footsteps and was a second-year medical student. I haven’t known his wife for very long, but she is very beautiful. She’s nearing the end of a pregnancy; I hear that Cooper and her are expecting triplets. While I waited for the rest of my guests to arrive I began to set the table, Rhiannon and Amber made small talk while Cooper began to fidget with his phone. Halle is the next to arrive with an apple pie that was mildly scorched around the edges. Halle was never a cook but preferred reading and writing over the confines of a kitchen any day. Nonetheless, I added her pie with the rest of the food and escorted her to the dining room. Just as soon had I resumed setting…

it began when I graduated from high school. It was the happiest moment, to be free from school, no more uniforms, and no more boring subjects. In the best stage of my adolescence, I couldn’t just hang out with my closest friends for fear that something bad could happen. I just wanted to have fun and celebrate my graduation from high school in normal circumstances. One cloudy Wednesday morning, I woke up from my nap, I walked over to the living room, where I saw my parents sitting down on…

In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Machiavelli’s The Prince, deception is a tool that one uses to gain a personal advantage. Despite the negative connotation that is typically associated with deception, Twelfth Night and The Prince demonstrate how deception can bring a positive outcome. If one employs a deceptive appearance under necessary circumstances, the end result must be justifiable, even when a majority of people are willingly deceived. Characterized by her beauty and resourcefulness,…

Touch deprivation leads to depression. You and your partner must have a serious talk regarding lack of physical contact in your long-distance relationship. If either of you foresee touch deprivation as a major challenge, decide how to handle it. For instance, is it possible to schedule an emergency face-to-face meeting if necessary? Meeting in person is the best way to strengthen your relationship. Make efforts to schedule visits well in advance. Not only will this heighten anticipation, it…

Introduction: For teachers, getting to know children’s requirements and respecting children’s aspiration should be highlighted in teaching. For children, learning should be spontaneous, but not be forced or artificially constructed in any way, because it is more effective to learn through self-experience (play). The EYLF defines intentional teaching as ‘educators being deliberate, purposeful and thoughtful in their decisions and actions’.(DEEWR, 2009, p.15) In this essay, I will mention…

Intentionality on Interpersonal Communications We all have heard the term “intension,” good intention, bad intension, no intension and so forth. However, how often to do stop to observe how do we reveal our innermost intentions through the way we communicate with others. How does intentionality determines the mediums in which we deliver communication? Is it easy to disguise our intentions? Are our intentions clear to others when we are trying to communicate effectively? To what extend should…

Kant believes that human life should be respected and regarded as both a means and an end. The Formula of the End in Itself states to treat “humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, never simply as a means but always at the same time as an end”. When a person is involved in a scheme of action to which they could not in principle consent to, they have been used as a mere means. When there is no consent, the person has been used as a mere means. A person cannot consent…

A free action is an action which is deliberate (use of intellect and understanding) and therefore is or is not done in accord with a certain goal in mind. Though we often speak of free will, our will is free due to the power of reason by which we intellectually understand the goals we embrace. Freedom is then rooted in the will. For an object to be good it must be good in object, intention and circumstances. To explain this the author offers an example utilized by both Aristotle and Aquinas. The…

nearly every aspect of concerning education. Intentionality in the educational approach is the best way to be able to accurately predict the "finished product," if you will. J. Pfeifer and S. Sarkar define something that has intentionality as something that is about, directed at, or represents something else. Just as the conduction of an experiment governed by the concepts outlined in the scientific method attempts to limit the frequency of random variables and attempts to operate with as much…

out their actions. It is very ideal to have specific morals of what’s right and wrong, Without morals, where would life take us? Would there even be a meaning to life if everyone just did what they pleased without any significance behind it? If you don’t consider your values and beliefs, life could be a mess. Morals are in existence to guide your life to goals rather than be controlled by unhealthy habits and actions. Values and morals cannot only guide but inspire you a passion for living and…