The Good Life The good life, can be described as a multitude of different things for many different people and often varies within cultures and generations. While basic desires of the good life often include good health, wealth, and companionship, we all usually desire a bit more, personal wants. As discussed in class and throughout the readings, each philosopher presented to us had varying degrees of what they consider to be the good life and ways in which the good life can be achieved. While each philosopher had certain appealing aspects to there argument, I felt that Ralph Waldo Emerson’s idea of the good life best fit with desires and beliefs I previously held about life. It is especially easy, in our current society, to fall into the
For starters, our society puts a big emphasis on helping those who are considered lower than us with things like charity and such. But as brought to my attention, we really only give to these charities as an apology that we believe for living in this world. We are taught that because we are “more blessed” than others we need to give back and help them. But the fact is we only do so for the assurance from others and because we feel a sense of guilt for our being better off than others. Society needs to let the individuals determine on their own what they choose to do, free from the pressures of others. We are constantly concerned with what others think of us that we become trapped in self absorption which is a cause of unhappiness, according to Emerson. We as a society must also encourage individuality and creativity and not punish those who defy the normal. Conformity in today’s society is far more prevalent than individuality and this is showing to become detrimental to the advancements of our people. We need to place an emphasis on discovering your true self while discouraging conformity and focusing on inward behaviors and
Alice Paul was a Quaker who had strong views about women’s rights. However, she thought that the NAWSA and Carrie Chapman Catt’s plan was too conservative. She broke away from the association to form a more radical group, the National Women’s Party (NWP). The NWP pushed for a Constitutional Amendment at a federal level and focused on President Woodrow Wilson (Alice Paul 1885-1977). To raise support for the cause, Alice Paul conducted public events such as marches. These events were often talked about in the media thus raising awareness for women’s suffrage (The Women’s Rights Movement). Alice Paul wasn’t alone in her efforts. Lucy Burns, also a member of the NWP, organized political campaigns, and was the editor of the Suffragist (Lucy Burns). Paul, Burns and the Silent Sentinels picketed in front of the White House (Alice Paul 1885-1977). They were often harassed because of their progressive beliefs. That however didn’t stop the suffragists from protesting day after day. They held banners and
Their association later joined with Lucy Stone’s group, the American Woman Suffrage Association to make the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Despite the group not recruiting as many people as they would like, with the help of a National Equal Rights member, Ida B. Wells, they were able to get President Woodrow Wilson as an endorsement for their amendment. Then after the war women helped get the Equal Pay Act in place with President John F. Kennedy signing off on it. Since the 1800’s women have gained many rights, like the right to vote, and equal pay. Founders like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells, and Lucy Tone, hard work and determination made these rights possible for women today. Without theses rights women could not be teachers, doctors, or lawyers based upon reproductive organs, and stereotypes. It is important to remember “That all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
One of the most important women, and often most forgotten, during women’s suffrage is Alice Paul. She was the first woman to earn her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and also earned a law degree at American University. She founded the National Women’s Party (NWP) in 1916. The way she fought for women’s rights was very different than how the women in the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) fought for it. Although, in the end, they congratulated Alice Paul and the work she had done to get women’s rights. She had raised $750,000 in less than 10 years in the fight for the 19th amendment, which in today’s society would be $9.9 million. She also created the idea of lobbying, which is still actively used in modern politics. Her efforts and drive are what make her one of the most important women to study in women’s history. She is often never even mentioned during history classes when students are being taught about women’s suffrage. Teachers and professors usually stick with the more ...
...zabeth Cady Stanton was born in 1815 and died in 1902. While on a honeymoon, she met a young lady by the name of Lucretia Mott. Both were present at a World’s Anti-Slavery Convention, which Stanton’s husband was a delegate of. Stanton and Mott were infuriated with the rejection of women so they decided to enforce a women’s rights meeting. This meeting was considered a Women’s Rights convention and was held in Seneca Falls. This was the very first meeting and was located in New York. Stanton then composed “The Declaration of Sentiments.” The text proposed that women should receive the right education, and changes of the law to raise the status of a “lady.” Women who attended the very first convention agreed to sign the declaration. In that same of year, Stanton spread protests and appeals to the New York congress to pass acts related to the married women of New York.
It was Theodore Roosevelt, who stated that, “Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care”, conveying the idea that with no voice comes no change. In the morning of August 26, 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, which centralized mainly on the enfranchisement of women. Today, they have the legal right to vote, and the ability to speak openly for themselves, but most of all they are now free and equal citizens. However this victorious triumph in American history would not have been achieved without the strong voices of determined women, risking their lives to show the world how much they truly cared. Women suffragists in the 19th century had a strong passion to change their lifestyle, their jobs around the nineteenth century were limited to just children, family, and domestic duties. It consisted of a very low rate of education, and job opportunities. They could not share their opinion publicly and were expected to support their male family members and husbands during the time. Women knew that the way to enfranchisement was going to be tenacious, and full of obstacles along the way. Therefore a new organization was formed, The National American Women Association (NAWSA), representing millions of women and Elizabeth Cady Stanton as the first party president. This organization was founded in 1890, which strategized on the women getting education in order to strengthen their knowledge to prepare for the suffrage fight. NAWSA mainly focused on the right to vote one state at a time. In 1917, a member named Alice Paul, split apart from NAWSA because of the organization’s tactics and major goals. Due to this split, many other suffragists from NAWSA bitterly divided into a new organization named, National Women’s ...
When the Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced, in 1923, it was just a few years after the 19th amendment had been passed. It continued to be reintroduced every year for the next 48 years without any success. The ERA had no major union backing it until the 1970’s, it lacked the support of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, and even the National Organization for Women did not endorse the ERA at its founding. In The fact that the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced every year for decades shows how persistent women’s rights activists throughout the 20th century in their pursuit of legal equality
Alice Paul was a great American suffragist, feminist, and women’s rights activist. She was the main leader and strategist behind the 1910s campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited sex discrimination when voting and guaranteed women the right to vote in all elections at the local, state, and national levels. She was the diligent leader of a popular political party, the National Women’s Party, which was a group of militant suffragists who took to the streets with mass pickets, parades and hunger strikes to persuade the government to give them the right vote (Hutchinson Encyclopedia). Alice Paul attended numerous prestigious colleges including Swarthmore College, American University, University of Pennsylvania,
Alice paul was revelationist for women rights. She was known for radical ways she protested for women's rights.She was a charismatic and brilliant strategists for equal rights.Alice paul co- founded the National Woman's Party.Alice was a key figure in 1910s for the Nineteenth Amendment .
Women were getting tired of not having the same rights as men, so they wanted to make a move to change this. Women got so tired of staying at home while the men worked. Women wanted to get an education. So they fought for their freedom. Abigail Adams said to her husband, “in the new code of laws, remember the ladies and do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands.” John’s reply was, “I cannot but laugh. Depend upon it, we know better than to repeal our masculine systems.” These were said in 1776. The women’s suffrage actually began in 1848, which was the first women’s rights convention which was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Prominent leaders began campaigning for the right to vote at State and federal levels. Susan B. Anthony was the leader for getting women their rights in the United States. Susan B. Anthony voted in Rochester, NY for the presidential election. This occurred in 1872. She was, “arrested, tried, convicted, and fined $100.” She refused to pay the fine. Supporters of The Equal Rights Amendment would march, rally, petition, and go on hunger strikes.
In 1923, Alice went to congress and asked them to pass the first equal rights amendment to the constitution. It ultimately failed to pass. Alice Paul soon started her work internationally and got the attention of the League of Nations. She became chairman of the Women’s Rights Foundation from 1927 to 1937. After she left the Women’s Rights Foundation, Alice soon created the World Women’s Party. In 1942, Alice was elected chairman of the National Women’s Party. As she was working for gender equality, she eventually got an equal rights amendment added to the Preamble of the United Nations in 1964. In the 1970’s, the equal rights amendment was ratified in 35 states, and in 1982, it was only three states away from becoming an constitutional
Congress had set a ratification deadline of March 22,1979. In 1978, a joint resolution of Congress extended the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982, but not all states ratified the amendment and so it didn’t become part of the Constitution. Many groups pursued to attempt the adoption of the ERA -which would give the same rights to men and women. Paul wrote an outline in honor of Lucretia Mott, a female abolitionist who fought for women’s rights and attended the First Women’s Rights Convention, Paul named the amendment Mott’s Amendment. Since the 1920s, the Equal Rights Amendment has caused a division among feminists about the idea of women's equality. Alice Paul and her National Woman's Party was the leading proponent, arguing that women should be on equal terms with men in all regards, even if that means sacrificing certain
Well-being is a combination of physical, mental, emotional and social factors. It is seen, as a stable state of being satisfied with one’s self and their life that doesn’t fluctuate due to a single even, person, or feeling (Begley and Begun, 2000). Well-being consists of eight dimensions, emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social and spiritual (Begley and Begun, 2000). For the purpose of this study we are going to be looking at the emotional and occupational sides of well-being. Emotional state of well being is the ability to recognize, understand and express a full range of emotions and channel our emotions into healthy behaviours that satisfy our personal and social goals (Ryff, 1985). Occupational is achieving personal satisfaction and enrichment in one’s life through work, education, and personal goals and passions (Ryff, 1985).
The equal rights amendment was introduced in Congress by Alice Paul in 1923 following the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The ERA declared, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” It was designed to get rid of sex discrimination stemming from governmental action and public regulation. The proposed amendment received support from the National Women’s Party, professional women, political parties, and organized labor and became the symbol of the second wave of feminism as feminists demanded their birthright as citizens and persons. The terms in the ERA included abolition of gender discrimination laws, equal rights made for all, and women’s rights on a legal
The film shows Paul and her cohorts fighting for equality in Washington, DC. When Paul first arrived in DC, she was under the watchful eye of the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA). As Paul fought on, her values no longer lined up with NAWSA, which led to the suspension of her congressional union. In retaliation, Paul relentlessly continued her efforts by starting the National Women’s Party (NWP). The National Women’s Party solely fought for the passage of a constitutional amendment that would grant all United Stated citizens the right to vote. Although the opposing sides often came to a head, Alice Paul makes a great case when she says, “women don’t make the laws, but they have to abide by them”(von Garnier, 2004, part 2). With much determination and a lot of fight, the amendment was finally passed through Congress in
What does it mean to live a good life? How does one go about it? What manner of persons should we be? Many philosophers, theologians, and laymen have ruminated on the subject and drawn their own conclusions. Is there only one right answer? Is there a right answer at all? Perhaps there is a fitting solution for all of us, or perhaps we must each devise our own path to the good life. Of the many individuals who have written on this subject, let us delve into the philosophies of three individuals: Aristotle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Bertrand Russell. Perchance, within the theories of these three philosophers, a common ground may be discovered.