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Purpose
Purpose is the end for which something is done, created or for which it exists. Purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long-term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on the world. It is part of the topic of intentionality and goal-seeking behavior. Related concepts and subjects: * Goal, a desired result or possible outcome * Intention, the state of intending something or the action intended * Motivation, a driving factor for actions, willingness, and goals * Determination or resolve * Meaningful life — a life of purpose * Purpose clause, in grammar a dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose * Purpose of life, questions regarding the significance of living or existence in general * Teleology Teleology (from , and )Partridge, Eric. 1977''Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English'' London: Routledge, p. 4187. or finalityDubray, Charles. 2020 912Teleology. In ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' 14. New York: Robert Appleton ... ...
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Purpose (Justin Bieber Album)
''Purpose'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and School Boy Records on November 13, 2015, as a follow-up to his third studio album '' Believe'' (2012). The album features guest appearances from Big Sean, Travis Scott, Halsey, Jack Ü, and Ariana Grande. The deluxe version was released simultaneously on the same day. It features an extra guest appearance from Nas. Production was handled by Bieber and Jack Ü themselves, BloodPop, Benny Blanco, the Audibles, Soundz, Mike Dean, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Andre Harris, among others. In early 2015, Bieber collaborated with Skrillex and Diplo on the US top-ten single, " Where Are Ü Now", from their debut studio album as Jack Ü, '' Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü''; the song also appears on ''Purpose''. Bieber then found what would be the record's sonic direction and worked with Skrillex on a handful of the album's songs. ''Purpose'' was described as a mix of ...
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Purpose (Taeyeon Album)
''Purpose'' is the second studio album by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released through SM Entertainment on October 28, 2019. It features 12 tracks, including the Gaon number-one single " Four Seasons" and its B-side "Blue" alongside ten new tracks, including the title track " Spark". On January 15, 2020, a repackage edition of ''Purpose'' was released including three new songs, including title track " Dear Me". Musically, it is a pop record that contains influences of ballad, R&B, blues and jazz. The album was originally set to be released on October 22, 2019, but was postponed until October 28 due to the passing of Sulli. ''Purpose'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number two in South Korea, selling over 154,258 copies. The album received nominations for Disc Bonsang and Disc Daesang at the 34th Golden Disc Awards, while its single "Four Seasons" won Digital Bonsang, and was also nominated for Digital Daesang. ''Purpose'' appeared ...
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Darryl Purpose
Darryl Purpose is an American singer-songwriter, known for his narrative (often very personal) lyrics and fingerstyle guitar. Before becoming a professional musician, Purpose was a professional blackjack player and was known as one of the best in the world. In 2010 Purpose was inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame. "Purpose has the voice of James Taylor, the brains of Bob Dylan, and the soul of Willie Nelson". In 1986, Purpose walked across the United States with The Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament and then a year later in the former Soviet Union. In 1996, he became a "full-time national touring singer-songwriter" who "hit the folk scene...with an unusually eclectic resume that provided him with a wealth of compelling stories to tell." As of December 2011, Purpose has returned to touring full-time, returning from an unexplained seven-year hiatus. When Darryl Purpose was 16 years old, his mother put a book called "Beat the Dealer" in his Christmas stocking. H ...
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Accidentally On Purpose (other)
Accidentally on Purpose may refer to: * ''Accidentally on Purpose'' (TV series), an American sitcom starring Jenna Elfman * ''Accidentally on Purpose'' (Ian Gillan and Roger Glover album), 1988 * ''Accidentally on Purpose'' (The Shires album), 2018 * Accidentally on Purpose (song), a song by George Jones * ''Accidentally on Purpose'' (EP), a 2025 EP by Seulgi * ''Accidentally on Purpose'', a 2005 short film featuring Joey Diaz * ''Accidentally on Purpose'', a 1960 autobiography by Michael York Michael York (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English film, television, and stage actor. After performing on stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's ''Romeo ... * ''Accidentally on Purpose: Reflections on Life, Acting and the Nine Natural Laws of Creativity'', a book by John Strasberg * "Accidentally on Purpose", a poem by Robert Frost published in his 1962 compilation '' In the Clearing'' ...
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Purpose Of Life
The meaning of life is the concept of an individual's life, or existence in general, having an inherent significance or a philosophical point. There is no consensus on the specifics of such a concept or whether the concept itself even exists in any objective sense. Thinking and discourse on the topic is sought in the English language through questions such as—but not limited to—"What is the meaning of life?", "What is the purpose of existence?", and "Why are we here?". There have been many proposed answers to these questions from many different cultural and ideological backgrounds. The search for life's meaning has produced much philosophical, scientific, theological, and metaphysical speculation throughout history. Different people and cultures believe different things for the answer to this question. Opinions vary on the usefulness of using time and resources in the pursuit of an answer. Excessive pondering can be indicative of, or lead to, an existential crisis. The ...
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Teleonomy
Teleonomy is the quality of apparent purposefulness and of goal-directedness of structures and functions in living organisms brought about by natural processes like natural selection. The term derives from two Greek words, τέλος, from τελε-, ("end", "goal", "purpose") and νόμος ''nomos'' ("law"). Teleonomy is sometimes contrasted with teleology, where the latter is understood as a purposeful goal-directedness brought about through human or divine intention. Teleonomy is thought to derive from evolutionary history, adaptation for reproductive success, and/or the operation of a program. Teleonomy is related to programmatic or computational aspects of purpose. Relationship with teleology Colin Pittendrigh, who coined the term in 1958, applied it to biological phenomena that appear to be end-directed, hoping to limit the much older term teleology to actions planned by an agent who can internally model alternative futures with intention, purpose and foresight: In 1965 ...
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Purpose (Curtis Lundy Album)
''Purpose'' is an album by double bassist Curtis Lundy. It was recorded on October 1 and 2, 2001, at Sound on Sound Studios in New York City, and was released in 2002 by Justin Time Records. On the album, Lundy is joined by saxophonist Mark Shim, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianists John Hicks and Anthony Wonsey, and drummer Billy Hart. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Ken Dryden wrote: "Lundy only occasionally steps into the studio to lead his own record date, but the bassist never disappoints... The obvious interaction among the participants in their interpretations of this mostly new material makes this CD one that stands up very well to repeated hearings." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' called the album "the best" of Lundy's recordings to date, and stated that "Oveida" "deserves minor modern classic status." Harvey Siders of ''JazzTimes'' noted Lundy's "beauty of tone" and "instinct for swing," stating that his "purpose here is to blend five other ...
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On Purpose (other)
On Purpose may refer to: * ''On Purpose'' (album), by Clint Black * "On Purpose" (song), by Sabrina Carpenter *"On Purpose", a song by Chris Brown from the 2017 album ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'' is the eighth studio album by American singer Chris Brown. The album is a double-disc, consisting of 45 tracks, and was released digitally on Halloween 2017, and onto CD three days later by RCA Records. Brown worked ...'' *''On Purpose'', a podcast hosted by Jay Shetty {{disambiguation ...
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Multi-purpose (other)
Multi-purpose may refer to: Buildings * Arena * Auditorium * Civic center * Coliseum * Convention center * Facility * Gymnasium, also called "Multi-Purpose Room" (MPR) * Multi-purpose stadium * Music venue * Sports venue Vehicles * Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, spacecraft * Multi-purpose helicopter * Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, Space Shuttle cargo container * Multi-purpose vehicle, minivan * Multi-purpose vessel, cargo ship/freighter Other uses * Multi-Purpose Food * Multi-purpose reef * Multi-purpose tool * Multipurpose tree * Multi-Purpose Viewer, a software program * Raufoss Mk 211, armor-piercing ammunition commonly known as Multipurpose. See also * * * Purpose (other) Purpose is the end for which something is done, created or for which it exists. Purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long-term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on the world. It is part of the topic of intent ...
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Purpose (film)
''Purpose'' is a 2001 American independent drama thriller film starring John Light, Jeffrey Donovan, Megan Dodds, Peter Coyote, Hal Holbrook, Paul Reiser and Mia Farrow. It is directed, co-produced, co-written and scored by Alan Lazar and co-produced and co-written by Ronnie Apteker, whose original concept the film is based on. Plot In San Francisco, college dropout John Elias ( John Light) is determined to set up his own internet business named Digital Dreams, based on his vision of building a better and faster communication for mankind. He hires a deal closer named Robert Jennings (Jeffrey Donovan) as his Executive VP and after successfully receiving the finance, John and Robert start to launch and run the company together. But once he makes his first million, John is soon distracted by greed, fame and fortune whilst his company starts to become at risk of a hostile takeover. Cast * John Light as John Elias, CEO of Digital Dreams * Jeffrey Donovan as Robert Jennings, Execu ...
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Purpose Clause
A final clause in linguistics is a dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose. For this reason it is also referred to as a ''purposive clause'' or a ''clause of purpose''. In English, final clauses are relatively rare. A final clause is a reply to a question containing the question word ''wherefore'' or ''what for'' (sometimes also ''why''). The prescription for their construction is rather complicated: A final clause is introduced by the following linking words ( conjunctions): * that (sometimes preceded by ''in order'' or ''so'', or, in literary language, ''to the end'') * lest (equivalent to ''that not'', sometimes with the meaning ''for fear that'', both of these naturally belonging to the ''that'' category) Depending on the conjunction used, two forms of final clause exist: * if ''that'' is used, the final clause takes may in the present and future, and might in the past, sometimes also shall because of the Latin subjunctive ** Wherefore do you play the violin? &ndas ...
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Avenue Q
'' Avenue Q'' is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and a book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody of '' Sesame Street'', but its content involves adult-oriented themes. It has been praised for its approach to themes of racism, homosexuality and internet pornography. The musical premiered off-Broadway in 2003 at the Vineyard Theatre, co-produced by the Vineyard Theatre and The New Group. In July of that same year, the show moved to the John Golden Theatre on Broadway, where it ran until 2009, playing for over 2,500 performances. It transferred to the off-Broadway New World Stages within weeks of ending its Broadway run, where it played until 2019; together, the two productions played 6,569 performances. Major productions have been staged in Las Vegas and the West End, and the musical has been staged and toured in several countries ...
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