Personal struggles with one's own tendencies, desires, lusts, and self-interest have placed people in conflict with other people and their own communities farther back than any of us can read. we read about the struggles of others in history -- what about ourselves? yes, us! what about our experiences of being ourselves?

when we look back in history, we find people who are not so different from us -- struggling with their human nature -- and trying to live ethical lives in whatever way they can do so. they aspire to live ethical lifes and find themselves failing again and again.

st. augustine in the 5th century held that although we feel free to make choices in life, our true nature as human beings includes a persistent disregard for what is good. on this view, we are sinners whose only hope for redemption lies in the gracious love of a merciful deity. whatever i do on my own, augustine would argue, is bound to be wrong; whatever i do right, must be performed by god through me.

st. thomas aquinas in the 13th century brought aristotle

Ryan terlecki organized a new internet company, capuniverse, inc. the company specializes in baseball-type caps with logos printed on them. ryan, who is never without a cap, believes that his target market is college and high school students. you have been hired to record the transactions occurring in the first two weeks of operations. issued 2,900 shares of $0.01 par value common stock to investors for cash at $29 per share. borrowed $68,000 from the bank to provide additional funding to begin operations; the note is due in two years. paid $1,000 for the current month's rent of a warehouse and another $1,000 for next month's rent. paid $1,440 for a one-year fire insurance policy on the warehouse (recorded as a prepaid expense). purchased furniture and fixtures for the warehouse for $16,000, paying $3,200 cash and the rest on account. the amount is due within 30 days. purchased for $2,800 cash the university of pennsylvania, notre dame, the university of texas at austin, and michigan state university baseball caps as inventory to sell online. placed advertisements on google for a total of $340 cash. sold caps totaling $1,900, half of which was charged on account. the cost of the caps sold was $1,100. (hint: make two entries.) made full payment for the furniture and fixtures purchased on account in (e). received $280 from a customer on account.

Dan wants to start a supermarket in his hometown, and wants to get into the business only after finding out about the market and how successful his business might be. the best way for dan to gain knowledge is to:

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