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A Walk of Life

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I thought that A Walk of Life was a pretty good movie but it did lack in some places. A group of high school seniors
meet at a cement factory to initiate a potential boy into their group. This incident serves but one purpose to introduce Landon
as a reckless, superficial character that has a mean heart. The scene also is what starts the future between Landon and Jamie
Sullivan.
The very first part of the movie bothers me because the boy that jumped is obviously injured, but the story line does
not follow him at all. It might just be me but I would have liked to know more about that boy's situation with how he was
recovering or something like that. The transition where Landon meets Jamie was very nice considering it took all the
available movie time up. One scene did show Landon talking to the kid he almost killed, but I was never really able to find
out how bad the kid was injured. The words I heard between them just sounded like he would be seeing him around at
school. I want to know if the kid that jumped would be in a wheel chair or if he would walk fine. This part in the movie was
weak if you were to ask me.
I think doing the school play was a good punishment for Landon. It is in these scenes in movie where you can tell
that Landon is falling for Jamie. I would be remiss not to mention Mandy's solo performance during the first night of the
show. The filmmaker's take their time, letting Mandy (Jamie) sing her ballad at length - sweet, gentle, and buoyant. I mean
I do not have anything against her singing but this scene took quite a while.
Additionally, many pacing problems surface (after resolution 1) as the film slows and speeds up inconstantly.
Especially noticeable, an emotional scene involving Shane and his father plays way too soon if you ask me, I suspect many
scenes building to it were cut. However, with the film running longer than appropriate, the decision to cut was a must.
A good life can be defined with continuous happiness, various accomplishments, and everlasting prosperity. The eternal
desire for a good life has influenced philosophers and their reasoning throughout the years. Many have followed ancient
religions; while others followed the modern belief of listening to your heart and therefore ones self. Pascal, Luther, and
Augustine are some of the philosophers who followed religion, and believed it to be the ultimate way of achieving a good
life. Other preachers like Rousseau and Nietzsche believed in following ones heart and conscious in order to achieve the
desired goal. Rousseau presented the idea that humans are born good and society is what actually shapes humans into good
or bad people. Furthermore, he expands on the subject of ones self and the inward view rather than the outward view. With
this, a modern and innovative perspective on the good life was developed as reason cannot only be used on an everyday
basis, but can also present a more attainable way of achieving a good for all members of society.
Pascal dedicated his life and knowledge to the study of the human perspective and the significance of God in our lives. As
a fervent believer and follower of Gods word, Pascal stated the necessity of religion as the moving power of humans. To
this philosopher, God does not only signify endless love and care, but also the ultimate good in all. Nevertheless, Pascal
implies the power of humans to be insignificant compared to the almighty God. With this, he mentions that a being without
God is worthless, useless, but more importantly empty . Pascals book of Pensees has a goal to represent the idea that human
existence involves a fundamental paradox, as we are basically animals, but al...

The journey to achieve the good life on a personal level has defined human life across all cultures and time periods. Although
we human beings have this similar goal in life, what we consider to be the good life differs from person to person. The
Hindu people, for example, believe that one reaches the good life or enlightenment when he/she finds and truly understands
Atman, the inner self or soul. In my opinion the good life involves following ones internal ideals and values. These values
should allow him/her to enjoy the good life in spite of time progression and outside influences such as material wealth.
However, this concept of the good life comes with costs that prevent those without a strong will to stray from their values.
On the journey to find the good life people often come across social and political barriers much like the civil rights supporters
of the 20th century. Still more people struggle with making the sacrifices needed to sustain and ensure the longevity their
good life, which is illustrated by Aldo Leopolds land ethic. The costs may seem overwhelming at first but they are only
temporary and the long lasting, internal benefits eventually become dominant.
The good life, from my perspective, is obtained when one is at peace with himself/herself and the world through adherence
to personal values. The landscape depicted by Monets Champ dAvoigne shows how the good life can be formed by putting
together a set of pure ideals and values. This is demonstrated by the numerous, seemingly absent, pure colors that Monet
used to create the landscape. Only upon close inspection of the work can the different colors be recognized. This reflects
the good life by showing how one can see the essence of the good life by un...
The journey to achieve the good life on a personal level has defined human life across all cultures and time periods. Although
we human beings have this similar goal in life, what we consider to be the good life differs from person to person. The
Hindu people, for example, believe that one reaches the good life or enlightenment when he/she finds and truly understands
Atman, the inner self or soul. In my opinion the good life involves following ones internal ideals and values. These values
should allow him/her to enjoy the good life in spite of time progression and outside influences such as material wealth.
However, this concept of the good life comes with costs that prevent those without a strong will to stray from their values.
On the journey to find the good life people often come across social and political barriers much like the civil rights supporters
of the 20th century. Still more people struggle with making the sacrifices needed to sustain and ensure the longevity their
good life, which is illustrated by Aldo Leopolds land ethic. The costs may seem overwhelming at first but they are only
temporary and the long lasting, internal benefits eventually become dominant.
The good life, from my perspective, is obtained when one is at peace with himself/herself and the world through adherence
to personal values. The landscape depicted by Monets Champ dAvoigne shows how the good life can be formed by putting
together a set of pure ideals and values. This is demonstrated by the numerous, seemingly absent, pure colors that Monet
used to create the landscape. Only upon close inspection of the work can the different colors be recognized. This reflects
the good life by showing how one can see the essence of the good life by un...

"Discipline must be the basis of all achievement - Even of learning." Discuss

Discipline is a word often used but the least understood. Discipline refers to a system where actions are controlled by certain
almost fixed rules. So wherever there is systematic work, we find discipline. This way anything having a system of rules
and regulations is looked upon as discipline. In this sense even subjects are considered disciplines. Every branch of
knowledge is supported by a system of rules. There is no question of denying them. The grammar of a language is a good
enough example of discipline. Without understanding grammar one cannot become a master of that particular language.
Again mathematics or science has its own discipline. Because they are so well disciplined they have become exact Sciences.
The law of the land is again another discipline.
Discipline or norms have spread to human affairs. In every walk of life there must be discipline. Thus if everyone is asked
to keep to the left of the road and the people follow it then they are disciplined. In behavior also we speak of disciplined
behavior. People at all levels have a way of behavior. If the outcome of such behavior is good for all then such people are
said to be disciplined. This is often used to judge school boys. If they behave well in class, in public and at home, then we
say the boys are disciplined. There can't be a better example of a disciplined organization than our body. How the various
parts and organs of our body function is something wonderful; it is a marvel of discipline. So we can easily say the end
product of discipline is efficiency; whether it be our body or a people there must be discipline.
Now the question speaks of discipline being at the basis of all achievements. What is achievement ? You try to do a thing
and after many trials and errors you succeed. That is achievement; for instance an acrobat does something wonderful; it may
be a physical act of a few seconds but for achieving it he must have worked hard for hours on end. A famous example is to
run a mile within four minutes. The first man Banister to do it practiced it so vigorously and regularly that he did it. Now
following his foot-steps many are able to run a mile, in fact within four minutes.
For such an achievement the mile runner ought to have a disciplined body. The astronauts have to go through a vigorous
discipline before they can be put into space.
Take an example from the humdrum world. A man of business house becomes a successes. They cannot achieve anything
by sitting and chanting a verse from the Bible. Thy work in a disciplined way. They know their goals, they know the
loopholes and they know the pitfalls. Having known all this they work in a disciplined way and achieve success. This is true
of an empire. When the machinery of government is highly disciplined, the government achieves best. The achievements
of the English nation are worth remembering.
So this scene of discipline holds good even in learning. Take for instance learning to ride the bicycle. You have to follow
certain rules strictly if you want to master cycling. Every young man who has learnt cycling knows this best. Discipline in
learning may involve doing the right thing in a right way using the right tools. Learning very often involves humans and the
learner must go to the right person. People who have studied chemistry do know this. In qualitative analysis there is what is
called systematic analysis. If one follows it, very rarely will one miss; but if one adopts guess work, more often than not he
will be wrong. So in learning also discipline is necessary.
To conclude, discipline makes life easier. It makes for achievements in all walks of life easier. Last but not least, it makes
learning efficient, effective and lasting. But the best discipline is that which is developed within and not forced.

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