What are the key points of Aristotle’s Ethics? Aristotelian ethics showcases that pure happiness is the final goal of a human being. By pure happiness, Aristotle means eudaemonia, which is fulfillment and how one is supposed to live. What is a good way for a human to live? Aristotle brings up an example saying that…

Andrew Carnegie was one of the most successful entrepreneurs in all of US history. He was born in Scotland in a poor family and immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1847. From ages 12 to 17 he worked many different jobs making no more than 20 cents a day. By 17 he was hired as a railroad…

1. Read Homer’s description of the Cyclopes (plural) in Book 9 of The Odyssey. Would you describe them as having a civilization? Why or why not? In Book 9 of The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men sail on to the island of the Cyclopes. How do these people act and if attempted, could they succeed in…

Hector, such as Achilles was the hero of Mycenaean Greece, was the hero of Troy. In The Iliad, by Homer, Hector is fighting in the war and is told to leave the battlefield and deliver a message to the wives to pray to the gods for help. With the dialogue that takes place during his…

  The beginning of Hebrew History starts with Abraham a Hebrew patriarch. He was connected to the Lord himself, God. Within Hebrew religion, sacrifices are how they show their faith and respect towards God. Sacrifices are your most beloved possession, for Abraham he was convinced he had to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, whom he…