...across the globe. Thus, he would refute any claim that there is moral justification for people to care more about those close by than those far away. His Principle of Sacrifice highlights this idea: If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally to do it. [Singer 1971: 231] Whilst Singer’s principle appears to make sense, as long as we agree with his first premise that suffering resulting from ‘lack of food shelter and medical care are bad’, it does not explain why people do tend to care more about the suffering of those close by than those far away. As humans we seem to have an innate moral inclination to help those who are suffering, for example when we see a child crying because they have hurt...
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...found it confusing how the Mexicans could sell their land without knowing the exact measurement or exact amount they are selling. In chapter 8 however, I found it confusing that so many Chinese immigrants came to America in search for gold. In one lecture, I found it confusing to understand the difference between race and ethnicity. While in another lecture, I found it confusing as to how the Privilege Score Index tied in with the course, even though I thought it was quite interesting. One thing I found confusing in Dances With Wolves, is how he got injured in the beginning scene of the movie. In Far And Away, I thought it was confusing as to how Shannon’s parents had figured out she had gone to America. I felt a strong positive reaction to the ending of Dances With Wolves. Towards the end, it was looking like Dunbar was going to be killed or kept a prisoner, but instead he can make it out alive and continue to assist the Indian tribe he became a part...
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...The Death of a Friend The predominant element of Brian Haner’s “So Far Away” is the language used by the speaker to convey to the reader how he feels about the loss of a close, beloved friend. The tone used by the speaker contains a melancholy feel that shows how profound the loss of a loved one can be. The speaker switches from iambic tetrameter, when using language to describe the fallen friend, to iambic dimeter, when speaking directly to the friend as if he is still alive. The tone of the narrative helps describe how difficult it is for the speaker to move on from such a staggering loss, and also demonstrates hope that they will be reunited in the afterlife. In the opening stanza, the speaker describes the qualities that he loves about his friend: “Never feared for anything / Never shamed but never free” (1-2). These two lines speak about the way the subject lived his life, never fearing anything and also never doing anything for which he should be ashamed. The next two lines of the stanza continue to show admirable qualities of the speaker’s friend: “A light that healed a broken heart / With all that it could” (3-4). The poet uses a metaphor comparing his friend’s life to a light that tried to bring hope to anyone who is in darkness. In the first two lines of the second stanza, the speaker continues by saying: “Lived a life so endlessly / Saw beyond what others see” (5-6). With these lines, he shows that his friend’s life knew no bounds, and he saw good things on the...
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...Studying the Stars: How the Telescope Changed Astronomy As long as humans have been able to see, they have looked at the stars with either with worship or with wonder. The earliest cultures of humanity created their deities from the heavens, most of which were seating upon the glowing specks of light that show through the black night sky. Humans only have a few senses that let them interact with and receive information from the environment, sight being the most useful. Trying to figure out what something far away is, in a star’s case, far enough away to make a giant ball of burning helium look like a speck, is something that requires a tool. Telescopes were the first tool that really helped humans see into the heavens, letting them study the stars and the ‘wanderers’ which eventually were found out to be planets moving around the sun (although at the time they were discovered, it was thought that everything revolved around the earth); albeit all of these stars and planets were discovered before Galileo’s telescope. The tool still helped gain better calculations of the stars, which helped Galileo support Nicolaus Copernicus’ heliocentric (sun-centered) solar system as opposed to the geocentric (earth-centered) solar system that people in those times believed. With Isaac Newton, one of the most famous physicists, discovering most of laws of motion through his studies in astronomy, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, one of the greatest works in the Scientific Revolution...
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... There are many people out there who have worked at McDonald’s, Burger King, or in the oil field. These jobs aren’t careers to most of these fellow workers. Then there are some people out there who have had more than one career. This pretty girl right here is one of those people. B. Adriella Ramirez is far away from her home, she enjoys time with her family, and is a hard working woman. II. Body A. Adriella is far away from home 1. She is originally from San Antonio, Texas. 2. She moved to West Texas because her fiancé is an oilfield electrician. Body B. She enjoys spending time with her family 1. She has three kids , two boys and one girl. Mika is ten years old, Mathew is seven years old, and Alena is five years old. 2. Adriella enjoys barbecuing, going to the movies to watch comedies, and shopping with her family. Body C. She is a hard working woman 1. Adriella graduated in 2002 as a Medical Assistant from Texas Careers in San Antonio 2. She has worked with a cardiologist, a pediatric gastroenterologist, and at a chiropractic clinic. She is now majoring in physical therapy. III. Conclusion A. Adriella is pursuing her dreams even though she is far away from home, she enjoys quality time with her family, and loves working hard. B. Adriella is someone who has had more than one career and it just wasn’t enough for her. People go through many different jobs trying to figure out what they want to do as...
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...General Zaroff’s Ship Trap Island General Zaroff was a very wealthy Cossack man, who was able to secure his money he inherited from his father through investment. He was forced out of his country after the fall of their government. Zaroff believed he was meant to be a hunter, because that is what he had done his entire life. The general killed animals at a very young age, fought in the military, and he even went all across the world hunting some of the most amazing game. Even though he had conquered many types of game that was not enough for him anymore. His life had become one big hunt and he needed to satisfy this thirst for the most dangerous game of all time. General Zaroff grew bored with hunting eventually because he was so good at it and always got his game. He needed a game with instinct and an animal just would not do anymore. General Zaroff finally new what game he wanted as his ultimate hunt. He needed to find a place where he could be free to engage in this twisted desire to hunt this dangerous...
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...0 º N of E? 3. Calculate the N component of a resultant 32.5 m/s, 35.0 º E of N. 4. You move 26m at an angle of 40.0º W of S. (a) How far south of your starting point are you? (b) How far west are you? 5. Find the resultant of 55.4 units, W and 69.2 units S? 6. What is the resultant of 1,230 m/s, S and 1,450 m/s, N? 7. If you walk 6.00 m, N and 5.00 m E, what is your final location from your start? (magnitude, angle, and direction) 8. Combine 27 mi/h, E and 73 mi/h, N. 9. A river flows at a speed of 12 m/s from north to south. A powerboat can move at a constant maximum speed of 23 m/s in still water. a. What is the maximum velocity of the boat upstream (against the current)? b. What is the maximum velocity of the boat downstream? c. If the boat were headed east across the river at its maximum speed, what would the resultant velocity of the boat be? 10. A plane is traveling toward the east with a velocity of 120 km/h. It encounters a wind blowing toward the east at 0.20 km/min. What is the velocity of the plane in km/h? 11. A girl walks 26 m at an angle of 39º W of S. a. How far west of her starting point is she? b. How far south of her starting point is she? 12. A pitcher can throw a ball at a velocity of 125 km/h straight ahead. If he throws the ball straight when a cross-wind...
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... | |Doing the online activities, discussion, survey and writing will help. | |Listen many times – enough for you to you understand everything. | | | |Follow me: http://twitter.com/SeanBanville | [pic] THE LISTENING TAPESCRIPT From: http://www.listenAminute.com/a/aliens.html There are aliens out there, somewhere. I strongly...
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...I confidently believe that Terry’s dad is suffering with PTSD for numerous reasons. For starters, his father’s eyes go “fa,r far away” in the middle of everyday tasks like eating or working. On pages 49-50, the author states that; “But what bothered him most even more was when his father’s eyes went away. Usually it happened when it didn’t cause any particular trouble. Sometimes during a meal his father’s fork would stop halfway in his mouth, just stop, and there would be a long pause while the eyes went far, far away.” This piece of evidence shows that Terry’s dad has traumatic flashbacks to his time in Vietnam while doing most everyday jobs, even while eating. They’re so mind-breaking to him he has to halt the task he’s currently doing to embrace the feeling of being in the warm, damp rice paddies. Second off, he has such horrible, distressing pain from his PTSD flashbacks to the point where when Terry’s dad hears a pop noise, he has to stop and army crawl to simulate being in the rice paddies.According to page 51, the author reveals that Terry’s father has a very frightening hallucination when he hears a loud...
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...from Asia or something. I am glad you trust me. I feel like we are getting closer, even though we are so far away from each other. I care for you, and you should know that. You have always been like a brother to me. I remember when we climbed up to Mr. Davis small house on top of the big tree, and slept there all night. We almost fell out the side, but your mom noticed us and saved us before we fell of the edge. Ha ha. It feels like it was yesterday. You have always been my friend, and you will always be my friend, no matter where in the world you are. Your parents are worried about you. They watch the news every day, hoping to catch the last new thing about the war. They just bought a new house, down by the lake. It is a lovely place. It is the place you have always dreamt of. It is the place that we used to go down to as kids, just to watch the sun rise from the edge of the lake. I surely hope that we can go there again, as soon as you come home. Darlene is worried too. Yesterday she told me, that she had met a really nice guy. But she cannot love him. She has been faithful to you, even though you are so far away. We’ve talked about the future, and she is determined to stay by your side. Perhaps forever, if you come back. She’s sad, and she misses you. Every time we get the newspaper, she’s the first to open it, hoping for the news of returning troops. But so far it has been without luck. We are all scared. Yesterday we went by the church, and we noticed a burial. ...
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...Field Study 3 Episode 5 : Paper Works (Hand-outs Use) Name of FS Student: Jeiril D. Divino Course: BSEd Year & Section: III Resource Teacher: Cooperating School:Fisheries and Marine Science High School Grade Level Observed: Grade 8 My Goal At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in making instructional materials (hand-outs) appropriate to the learning content. My Tasks I am going to choose one or two hand-outs used by the teacher in her lesson. Analyze the hand-outs in terms of its contents, learning activities, and assessment plan. Reach your goal by following the tasks ahead. Step 1 Identify the subject areaStep 2 Describe the hand-outs in terms of type.Step 3 Identify the learning activities used. | My Tools As you prepare your report about the teacher’s hand-outs, fill-out the activity form below. A HAND-OUT | Subject Matter: Napkin Folding | Year Level: 3rd year High school | Content: It is all about napkin folding and examples on how to fold a napkin.Learning Activities: Execute properly some given examples from the hand outs. Students can create their own style of folding a napkin. | Assessment Plan:þ Purpose and outcomes of the napkin folding processþ Relevant units of topicþ Appeals processþ Special needs/Additional informationþ Creativeness and originality | MY HAND-OUTS Napkin Folding • is a type of decorative folding done with a napkin. It can be done as art or as a hobby. • is most commonly...
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...Gatsby's longing for Daisy. Daisy is just a part of it, but the green light means much more. Gatsby has spent his whole life longing for a better life including: money, success, acceptance, and to have Daisy. The green lights meaning changes through the novel by at first meaning hope when Nick sees Gatsby standing out at the bay reaching out towards the light. It then changes again when Gatsby and Daisy finally reunite with one another and begin to spend time with one another. The green lights symbolism changes because Gatsby he has no longer hope to have a life with Daisy since his dreams will become a reality. The Green Lights symbolism changes again in chapter 9 when Nick compares the green light to how America, rising out of the ocean, must have looked to early settlers of the new nation. The significance of green light is very important to the plot is of this book. To Gatsby, the green light represents his dream, which is Daisy. To attain her would be completing Gatsby’s American Dream. The first time the green light is seen in the novel is also the first time Nick sees Gatsby. Fitzgerald writes, “…he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was...
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...a long-term and extensive scream. Line is used extremely well in Image B, to establish the almost electric brushstrokes going down the portrait, which ultimately adds to the Popes scream and focal point of Image B. Francis Bacon has evidentially lived a traumatic life, beginning in the early 1920s when Bacon’s father would lock the artist in the family basement for being homosexual, and later throwing Bacon out of the family home for good. The two deaths of both lovers, Peter Lacey in 1962 and the suicide of George Dyer in 1971, Bacon immensely depressed which then influenced the artist to paint triptych self-portraits articulating this pain. The 1983 oil on canvas self-portrait, Image C with the dimensions of 34.9 x 30.5cm incorporates particular emotions; this is evident through the use of a black background, suggesting a dark abyss. The purpose and meaning of Image C was basically a way for the artist to express the grief influenced by upsetting memories; relating to Bacon’s lovers and family affairs. Each panel is the same dimension, and beginning with the far left panel the viewers see a self-portrait of Bacon looking in a left direction, however right facing the viewer. The self-portrait is centered in the middle of the canvas suggesting confusion. The artist uses texture to create the face, which appears to be smeared or smudged on the left and right side. The right of the oil on canvas is slightly cut off by black oils, suggesting an interpretation of sadness creeping...
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...types of violence, which can be far more severe than physically violence in some ways. That is psychological violence which Marjorie suffers from, one example is because Mick continuously does whatever he wants, and put Marjorie down whenever she tries to say anything related to his disturbing behavior. (P.83 l.36-39) “…. Better put the poor bleeder out of its misery then, he said almost amiably”. (P.84 l.25-39) He first “try” to help, but that only does it much worse, he acts honest, but then he switch into the evil provocative person, he overstepped the mark when he started asking how much it was worth and even though he did that, he went further ahead - far beyond the mark. Just when you think he couldn’t make it any worse he asks Marjorie if he should put one of her precious fish out of its misery with a smile on his face. After what he does with the fish Marjorie loses all strength because of the mental tormenting. Claim 2: Lesley Glaister manifests the setting in order to get a perspective from a fish tank. "The opposite wall of her room is also glass, window glass." (p. 81 l.5) She feels she's been watched from the outside world. Such as fish is being watched constantly, and isolated from everything. “Her mouth gaped open as if she was downing in air” (p.85 l.1). Mick killed one of Marjorie’s irreplaceable fish, and then Marjorie starts to act just as a fish, and she is being shown as this fish drowning in the air, helplessly far away from everyone’s reach. “There...
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...underground”(Jasper Hamill). Aliens have to exist because of how large our universe is. Scientists have found alien planets that have an atmosphere and could support life. “Water is a key ingredient for life and is very common in our solar system”(ABC News). Unexplained signals have been discovered from outer space as well. It is believed this is someone trying to communicate. They are just too far away for us to pick up the signal. Aliens could very well exist with all of these planets and signs we have discovered. Some scientists ask if there is life why haven’t we communicated? “Some scientists say there is no way to make contact because they are too far...
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