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This 5 page paper discusses the idea of semiotics and meaning inherent in particular and personal signs, either culturally or internally perceived. Example scenes are given from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to support the thesis as well as modern day applications. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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mammalian life on the planet, it can just as easily be said that it is a curse as well as a blessing. Consider that within each culture there is a
context and in that context there are nuances which must be interpreted by the individual. This leaves one with the conundrum: Is meaning constructed or is it discovered? Or, as
in some late night horror flick, is it a mutant, falling somewhere in between? Virtue. A simple enough word until one begins to try and assign the same definitional nuances
from one individual to the next. Ask the ordinary person on the street what it is and the answer will probably be something similar to "doing good" "being good" or
"making the right choices". Aristotle would not disagree with these definitions, and they do fall very short of his definition of Virtue. In fact, he wrote several books and
essays regarding the matter(Leitch 86). Habit and Virtue, a chapter from one of collected works, discusses the matter in depth.Basically, he comes to some conclusion on the matter, but
then attempts to impose that idea on the rest of the toga literate. Does it work? Yes. To an extent. Consider that in a society certain social ideas must be
constructed and the meaning made perfectly clear so that all understand what types of behavior will be tolerated and which will not be tolerated. Therefore, to murder, to take someones
life with a weapon is wrongful death. Where the mutant thought begins to occur, here, though, is when the gray areas begin to be considered. For example, death by a
weapon is considered wrong by a society. However, suppose a police officer must shoot someone who is committing a dangerous crime? Then, he is justified in shooting the person, most
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