STOIC

	STOIC Stoic may refer to: * An adherent of Stoicism; one whose moral quality is associated with that school of philosophy * STOIC, a programming language * ''Stoic'' (film), a 2009 film by Uwe Boll * ''Stoic'' (mixtape), a 2012 mixtape by rapper T-Pain ''The Stoic'', a 1947 novel by Theodore Dreiser , an S class submarine of the Royal Navy in World War II Stoic Studio Stoic is a video game development company located in Austin, Texas. Founded by three ex-BioWare staff in December 2011, Stoic is most known for developing the tactical role-playing video game '' The Banner Saga'' (2014) and its sequels, '' The Ba ..., an American video game developer See also Stoick the Vast, a fictional Viking character (chieftain and Haddock's father) in ''How To Train Your Dragon'' books and films {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Stoicism Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BCE. It is a philosophy of personal virtue ethics informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world, asserting that the practice of virtue is both necessary and sufficient to achieve (happiness, ): one flourishes by living an ethical life. The Stoics identified the path to with a life spent practicing the cardinal virtues and living in accordance with nature. The Stoics are especially known for teaching that "virtue is the only good" for human beings, and that external things, such as health, wealth, and pleasure, are not good or called in themselves ('' adiaphora'') but have value as "material for virtue to act upon". Alongside Aristotelian ethics, the Stoic tradition forms one of the major founding approaches to virtue ethics. The Stoics also held that certain destructive emotions resulted from errors of judgment, and they believed people shou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	STOIC Stoic may refer to: * An adherent of Stoicism; one whose moral quality is associated with that school of philosophy * STOIC, a programming language * ''Stoic'' (film), a 2009 film by Uwe Boll * ''Stoic'' (mixtape), a 2012 mixtape by rapper T-Pain ''The Stoic'', a 1947 novel by Theodore Dreiser , an S class submarine of the Royal Navy in World War II Stoic Studio Stoic is a video game development company located in Austin, Texas. Founded by three ex-BioWare staff in December 2011, Stoic is most known for developing the tactical role-playing video game '' The Banner Saga'' (2014) and its sequels, '' The Ba ..., an American video game developer See also Stoick the Vast, a fictional Viking character (chieftain and Haddock's father) in ''How To Train Your Dragon'' books and films {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stoic (film) ''Stoic'' is a 2009 arthouse drama film directed and written by Uwe Boll and starring Edward Furlong and Shaun Sipos. The film is one of two dramas, the other ''Darfur'', Boll planned to direct. Plot The film is presented through several flashbacks as the three inmates are being interviewed in regards to the apparent suicide of their 4th cellmate, Mitch Palmer, who has hanged himself. It is gradually revealed throughout the interviews that the inmates tortured and humiliated Mitch prior to his hanging. The film begins with the four cellmates playing poker for cigarettes and trading stories of their lives prior to their incarcerations. After Mitch wins all of his cellmates’ cigarettes, they coerce him to play one more game. Mitch says he’ll put his entire bag of cigarettes on the table, and the loser has to eat an entire tube of toothpaste. Mitch loses the round and refuses to eat the toothpaste as the cellmates continually ask him to uphold his end of the bet. At firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stoic (mixtape) ''Stoic'' is the third mixtape by American rapper and singer T-Pain, released on September 30, 2012. The mixtape features guest appearances from Tay Dizm, Pitbull, Nuke Nikelz, Doe Montana, Notty Black, Skye, Young Cash, Mistah Fab, Krizz Kaliko, Tech N9ne, Shay Mooney, Big K.R.I.T. and Travie McCoy. Background On August 22, 2012, T-Pain announced the mixtape during an interview with Yahoo Music Yahoo! Music was a brand under which Yahoo! provided a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming. Previously, users with Yahoo! accounts could gain access to hundreds of ..., he explained that the Stoic mixtape features a surprising mixture of genres, saying: "It's basically an outlet for me, and it's so many different genres of music on this mixtape it's crazy," he said. "This is a collection of hekinds of things that's happening in my head, and I'm not going to show any remorse for putting all these genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Stoic ''The Stoic'' is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, written in 1945 and first published in 1947. It is the conclusion of his ''Trilogy of Desire'', which includes '' The Financier'' (1912) and '' The Titan'' (1914). This series of novels depicts Frank Cowperwood, a businessman based on the real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes. Dreiser had attempted to complete his trilogy in the early 1930s, but he was unable to begin ''The Stoic'' until near the end of his life; he died before he could finish the manuscript, and his widow Helen assembled the novel's final pages.Dreiser, Theodore. ''Trilogy of Desire''. Philip L. Gerber, Introduction. New York: World Publishing, 1972, p. ix. Plot summary Cowperwood, still married to his estranged wife Aileen, lives with Berenice. He decides to move to London, England, where he intends to take over and develop the underground railway system. Berenice becomes close to Earl Stane, while Frank has an affair with Lorna Maris, a relative of his. Meanwh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stoic Studio Stoic is a video game development company located in Austin, Texas. Founded by three ex-BioWare staff in December 2011, Stoic is most known for developing the tactical role-playing video game '' The Banner Saga'' (2014) and its sequels, '' The Banner Saga 2'' (2016) and '' The Banner Saga 3'' (2018). History Stoic was founded by Arnie Jorgensen, John Watson and Alex Thomas in early 2012. They left BioWare in 2012 after finishing the production of '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' and wanted to make their "dream game", which would then become '' The Banner Saga''. Using crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, Stoic successfully funded the game within 2 days, though the team initially wanted to fund the game using their own personal savings. The funds raised far exceeded their expectations, thus the team expanded the game's scope to include more features. The team partnered with Versus Evil, which served as the game's publisher, providing services such as quality assurance. The multiplaye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]