YOU VERSUS VIOLENCE IN MEDIA

Violence, the ability to harm other using force. Violence must not be shown in children without the proper guidance of their parents. Media is the most common way of expressing your thoughts in many audiences. When the violence is combined with media it certainly creates a strong influence of violence among large number of people in different ages even to the eyes of  youths and children.

We all know that we can't escape media then we should learn how to deal with it. In that way we could possibly manipulate the influence that is going within us. The first thing to do when dealing with it is to be aware of what is going to happen. Let us know the reason behind the violence and the consequences it may bear. The second thing to do is to open our minds in the truth about society. And the last thing to do when dealing with it is tho learn how to accept the things such as violence, we could never eliminate it but we could lessen it. We could lessen it by by learning the word respect and understanding because violence is the result of disrespect, and misunderstanding. The characteristics to consider if you are a responsible media user is respectfulness  and being open-minded.

Do you consider yourself a responsible media user? If you ask me if I consider myself a responsible media user then my answer is "yes" I consider myself because I know what I'm doing and think first before doing something in media. I show respect to them to avoid any kind of violence.

Aristotle and the Golden Mean

 

"Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and the end of human existence." It is a quotation of a known Greek philosopher, Aristotle. Do you know who Aristotle is? Well Aristotle is one of the big three of Greek philosophy. He was born at 382 BC in Stagira, Greece. At the age of 17 he joins Plato's academy in Athens. He is most interested in nature and anatomy. He died at 322 BC in Euboea, Greece. He made a significant and lasting contribution to nearly every aspect of human knowledge. Do you know that even many time passes through Aristotle's surviving writings were incredibly influential.

The philosophy of the Golden mean. Are you familiar with that philosophy of Aristotle? That particular philosophy of Aristotle is represented by one of his work called Nicomachean ethics. Nicomachean ethics is an inquiry into the nature of the good life for a human being. According to Aristotle there is ultimate good toward all human actions ultimately aims, which is Happiness. Ethical Virtue is a habit disposed toward action by deliberate choice. Virtue is not simply as isolated action but a habit of acting as well. Those actions or habits and the happiness is our character, they're the one that our character is made of.

According to his work there several Virtues that ethical Virtue possesses. The virtues are Bravery, Temperance, Generosity, Munificence, Magnanimity, Honor, Good Temper, Friendliness, Truthfulness, Wit, and Justice. Those other virtue will helps us  to further understand our own character, and our nature.

I have learned that we need to overcome our own pride and arrogance, and look at our nature for guidance, guidance of what to do, in short guidance for the decision we've gonna make. We should accept our role in the world and appreciate the beauty of life and death. The balance that Aristotle discuss in his philosophy the Golden mean, must be recognized as beneficial and important, as it is in nature itself.