...time on weather or not it is good or evil. Over the years the word has been contemplated on whether or not the word is good or evil, lots of people across the world have preached there voice on the matter. However today we are here to focused on these main points. What an egoist is and if it’s good or bad. As well as to discuss and analyze whether or not our main character in Anthem, equality 7-2521 also known as Prometheus at the end of our story is one of them. Equality 7-2521 declares the word ego to be holy at the end of anthem, but is he true fully an egoist and is this a good thing or a bad thing? To start things off we must first understand what the word ego means and...
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...Achieving Inner Contentment may mean different things to some people, for example to some it may mean to have everything that you desire or want like expensive cars, bigger house, or more shoes, when really you do not need them. In the essay titled, “Inner Contentment,” by the Dali Lama and Howard C. Cutler, they seem to be having a conversation about what inner contentment really is and how both of them think that they can achieve it but in two different ways (Lama and Cutler). There are two different methods to achieving inner contentment, but one way is more reasonable and better than the other one. One of the methods is to obtain everything you want and or desire, which is the one that the Dali Lama and Howard C. Cutler say is the unreliable one that can get you into trouble, while the second method is not to have what you want but rather to appreciate what we have. In this essay they explain both, why one is unreasonable and how while the other one is reasonable (Lama and Cutler). The essay starts off with Howard C. Cutler walking down the street to meet with...
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...English 1A Paper #1 3 June 2014 Understanding Virtues Virtues are important traits and morals for each person to learn. It means a behavior showing high moral standards. The essay by Kwame Anthony Appiah approaches the topic of ethical behavior with this sentence “Does the virtuous act make the agent virtuous or does the virtuous agent make the act virtuous?” He points out it is difficult to evaluate a situation and decide if it was the individual or the action that improved the circumstances. Humans are known for their flawed nature for a reason as Appiah points out “[the] Playful man. . . angry man. . . serious man. . . same fellow, different situations.” There are morals for each person, they can follow some and not the other but they are all important morals in the end. (Appiah 401) Humans will not always address situations of ethical dilemma with the same matter or approach. For example, external factors like hunger level, fatigue and stress will influence a person’s response to a certain or particular situation. Given a different day and time that same individual may react quite differently because of their feelings. Everybody can relate. I also notice many actions that I may do resulting in this matter without realizing it. It’s from our human tendencies to respond to different scenarios with a moral dilemma. Through our actions and experiences, a character is created. In the essay by Appiah, he explains the differences between situational ethics and...
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...directed by Akira Kuwosara in 1961 is a pure example of this. This film mainly focuses on the war between two gangs and between the leaders, which are, both determined and underhanded. Yojimbo translating into Bodyguard describes our main character Sanjuro. When this society splits between two rivaling gangs desiring more power and control than the other does, hears about such a man, they want to obtain his security or defense in the process of gaining supremacy. Each gang yearns to have Sanjuro, which translates to “thirty years old”-although he tells people he’s almost forty years old-on their side to absorb more of an advantage in command. When the inner fire for control commences to spark more than it already does within all...
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...How does George Eliot present money and wealth in Silas Marner? George Eliot presents money and wealth in Silas Marner as something which is a prized possession and as if there is nothing better. There are many situations throughout the novel where this is revealed. However closer to the end of the novel there comes a turning point on the point about wealth and money when they realise it’s not all about money. One of the ways George shows the importance of money is when he says “And [he] had lost his money too, so as he had nothing but what he worked for week by week, and when the weaving was going down too—for there was less and less flax spun—and Master Marner was none so young.” This quote is an example of George Eliot's historical precision. That throw-away line, "there was less and less flax spun," keys into a big historical change: the Industrial Revolution, which is basically outsourcing Silas's job. In the cities, factories are churning out cheap fabric that makes his loom irrelevant. Another point about wealth mentioned in the novel is when they are trying to get Eppie (Godfrey’s child) but in this case it is not an obsession of wealth at hand or its importance. “It's natural he should be disappointed at not having any children: every man likes to have somebody to work for and lay by for, and he always counted so on making a fuss with 'em when they were little.” From this we can understand Nancy excuses Godfrey's disappointment in not having children because, she...
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...CW 115 October 2011 The American Dream It is hard to define the words true American. There are many different qualities in an American that don’t always make them a good person. Good people are loving and caring. There not always concerned about if they are going to be rich and famous. Good people care about others and accept people for who they are not based upon race gender or class. A true American possesses none of these qualities. Although not all of the qualities in a true American are bad many of the qualities are not favorable for a person looking to be a good all around person. True Americans are greedy, class conscious people, and have a vary large amount of self confidence. Confidence is a large part of American culture and many true Americans pride them selves on the ability to block out fear. Having little or no fear can only improve the lifestyle of a true American. A true American is a hero. An American hero is someone that saves lives and makes the world a safer place. There are types of jobs that can make one a hero, such as a lawman and a soldier. To become a hero, one must face his or her problems head on. It is not easy for anyone to face there fears head on. Not very many people can face them. Then again, it’s not easy to become or be a true American. True Americans are hard to come by and have rare heroic qualities like putting others in front of themselves. Although being a true American takes no fear, most real Americans have a taste for money...
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...qualities that human beings can bear - greed, murder, deceit, betrayal, treachery, and such other immoral behaviors. It is apparently a play that teaches about morality. Morality, according to Oxford dictionary, is defined as the principles of right and wrong behavior as well as goodness and badness of human character. Macbeth is all about how the characters deal with morality and how they face the consequences of immoral choices. Morality is universal and it is not only based on a society. It helps maintain law and order and serve justice upon the wicked. Morality sets order in the society because when people act according to their ethics misdemeanors will be eliminated. The perfect example of this would be Banquo. Banquo, although he hears his share of the prophecy, does not make haste to make it happen. He does not try to conspire or plot against the king. He adheres to morality and continues to fulfill his tasks. Although he does think about it and tries to talk about the witches’ words with Macbeth, he is not consumed by it as Macbeth is. Instead he says “…but still keep my bosom franchised and allegiance clear/ I shall be counseled” (Shakespeare 2.1.37-39) which means that he is not apprehensive about the matter. And another example of how morality helps people to act conscientiously would be when Macbeth becomes inept in carrying out the plot. He feels wrong about killing the king because he has been honored by the king. He says, “We will proceed no further in this business/...
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...Corruption and Indian Politics. Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech said, that there is no magic wand to erase corruption from our country. President, a day earlier to him, through the medium of Doordarshan said that there is no single remedy to fight against corruption. Well I live in an India where the two most supreme authorities in Indian Polity seem to have given up or are helpless on the issue of corruption. Well I also live in an India where a 74 year old man like Shri.Anna Hazare dares to raise his voice against corruption,but is being called uncivil and undemocratic. A very good morning to respected judges, honourable dignitaries and my fellow colleagues,I Viren Vesuwala would like to address the issue Corruption and Indian Politics. I introduce myself as one of the youth of India who is proud to say that, 1. I am one among the youth who hail from a country which has a glorious heritage of thousands of years. 2. I am one among the youth who is proud of people like JRD Tata, Narayan Murthy, Ambani etc who have crossed the oceans and marked their presence globally. 3. I am one among the youth who is proud of great intellectuals and political leaders of past like Mahatma Gandhi,Dr.B.R.Ambedkar,Sardar Vallabhai Patel,Swami Vivekanand etc. At the same time, 1. I am one among the youth who knows that 41% of people of India live in poverty. 2. I am one among the youth who has to keep my head down in front of a foreigner when speaking...
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...the US send out it's best doctors to attend the needy countries. America's mission towards other countries are very noble to be questioned, but what about the welfare of its own citizens? For years, the US is facing a medical emergency and as of today, the federal government hasn't enacted a long lasting and viable solution to the problem. There is no need to use medical or economic jargon to explain to an average American what the problem really is, as it is very evident. Individuals are paying more than the benefits that they receive. And to make the matter worse, the recession in the US economy is causing dramatic numbers of Americans be uninsured. The crisis affects greatly the unemployed and low-paid workers. The price of health insurance nowadays are just too high that it threatens to eat up even the everyday necessities of an average individual. As a matter of fact, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) the US health care system ranks 37th in the world behind Colombia and Portugal despite the fact that US health care system is the most expensive in the planet with expenses all drawn to administrative costs and advertising. Therefore, we are paying for a massive, inefficient. All of us are affected by this. No one is exempted. Effects may not be felt now, but as the problem worsens, you and I will start to think “What are we doing to prevent this?” I will not wait for that time so happen. As a citizen, I will act on now. In behalf of all Americans and our future...
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...Joshua Westcott Kohlberg’s Moral Development April 30, 2012 As children’s cognitive abilities mature and expand, so does their ability to reason about moral issues. If we can begin to understand the ways children reason about moral issues, it might help parents and therapists better attune themselves to each child, so as to help each child develop in a positive direction. By attuning to children, the parent or therapist will be better equipped to reason with children at ‘their’ level of development; otherwise, what the adult is trying to communicate will get lost in translation. If we can learn to speak the child’s language, than we can help each child use his or her ‘logic/reasoning’ to effect change in his or her world. Who are the major theorists in the area of moral development? A few of the major theorists in the field of moral development are John Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, Elliot Turiel, and Carol Gilligan. Gilligan is a brilliant feminist psychologist who is best known for her 1982 work, “In a Different Voice” (see http://www.amazon.com/In-Different-Voice-Psychological-Development/dp/0674445449/ref=lp_B000APQF3Q_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335926229&sr=1-1). Turiel is best known for developing his ‘domain theory’, which is discussed in his exceptional work, “The Development of Social Knowledge: Morality and Convention” (see http://www.amazon.com/The-Development-Social-Knowledge-Convention/dp/0521273056/ref=lp_B001HD1YF4_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1335926449&sr=1-2)...
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...Mixed Marriages: Proposing team: 1st Proposition Motion: Hello, Good Morning and welcome everyone to this very interesting debate, I’d like to thank you for coming today, as much as I thank the opposition for this interesting information, I’m here today to defend people from different backgrounds and ethnic groups to marry whomever they desire from different backgrounds and ethnic groups. And here are some of Islamic proofs that state so: 1) Allah clearly encourages us to as stated in the verse. One of the ways of knowing other people and races is marriage. In Quran, Allah said: O mankind, indeed we have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. [Quran 49:13] َّ َ ِ ْ ُ َ َ ْ َّ ُ ْ ُ َ َ َ ٰ َ ٍ َ َ ِّ ُ ْ َ َ َ َ ِيَا أَيُّهَا الىَّاسُ إِوَّا خَ لَقىَاكم مه ذكر وأُوثًَ وجع ْلىَاكم شعُىبًا وقَبَائِل لِتَعارفُىا ۚ إِن أَكرمكم عىد َّللا أَتقَاكم ۚ إِن َّللاَ علِيم خبِير ٌ َ ٌ َ َّ َّ ْ ُ ْ 2) Also, Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) married to different women from different races and tribes and religions. Maria (RA) was and she was Christian (Converted to Islam later); Safia (RA) was Jewish from (Also converted to Islam).Coptic (Native Egyptian) Israelites As long as Allah encourages knowing other races and Mohammed (PBUH) married to another races, then it is something actually not only...
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...enterprise. The ability to govern one’s own business and to set forth the mandates therein is essential to the well being of any strong economy. In today’s marketplace, many consumers have become weary of businesses due to the high level of corruptness and the large amount of government interference. Grudem suggest that rather than business being viewed with inherently evil motives, consumers should understand that business activities are sometimes manipulated and used as a means to sin. In this book, he proposes that the practice and nature of business is a blessing given by God to mankind. The Introduction and fist chapter begin by acknowledging that many view business ownership as a means to procure money, and a lot of it. Rarely do people first come to the conclusion of “going into business” as a means to serve God. The book states “few people instinctively think of business as morally good in itself” (11). The book even goes as far as to state that some feel “all ownership of property as a kind of “greed” that is morally tainted” (19). In God’s model for conducting business, not once...
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...fisherman and the greatest catch of his life. Written in 1952 by Ernest Hemingway, it was the last major work of the author before his suicide, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. It is the tale of a fruitless and ancient fisherman named Santiago. Santiago had spent eighty-four days without a catch, and, confident that his unproductive streak will come to an end, sets sail farther out than usual. He places his bait deep into the water and a few hours later an enormous marlin takes the bait, however the old man cannot reel the fish in, and instead the fish pulls the boat far into the ocean for three days and three nights. The old man receives cuts and slashes from the fishing line each time the fish struggles but still he does not give up. Eventually the fish tires and Santiago is able to pull the fish close enough to the surface to kill it with a harpoon, but it is too big to hold in the...
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...across the world and 483 million of those access their social network daily, over 50% of its total users (2 – Page 1). What Facebook has is not only a giant social network for people across the world to communicate but it is also is an extremely penetrable global marketing tool. In fact, majority of the company’s revenue is generated from advertisement alone. Users now have the ability to “like” a company based on their interests. This gives the user the opportunity to stay up to date on their favorite products, services, and information from their “liked” companies but it ALSO allows the company to access the user’s information and personal trends. With this information these advertising companies can curtail their marketing strategies based directly on user’s interests. Although Facebook’s opportunities seem endless there are some things that could hinder their growth. Critique: Facebook, the world’s number one social network, is finally going public. After several years of trading privately the company has finally decided to offer a small percentage of its shares publicly. This is great for the company because it will give them the means to grow and expand. As demonstrated recently by the company Yelp. Although they have not yet proven that they will be able to continue in their success most stock experts say that Yelp’s stock is a winner. The good news of success for Yelp has left an appealing taste in the mouths of investors; in turn boosting their confidence in...
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...Everyone has heard the saying; “nice guys always finish last,” at least once in their lifetime. Although it is commonly said, it doesn’t mean it’s correct; just because a person happens to be nice and a good moral person doesn’t mean they can’t lead a successful life. A general misconception is that it takes greed and selfishness in order to become wealthy, but that just isn’t so. It can be seen throughout society quite easily that one can be a first-class citizen without having to dive into the dark side, so easy that all one has to do is to drive through my cul-de-sac and meet my neighbors to see how wealth and a moral life are not mutually exclusive. One person that practically everyone in the world knows, has been keeping up with his morals while becoming one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates. Bill Gates, or most wealthy people should feel a strong obligation to give and sacrifice even just a small part of their wealth to those who happen to be less fortunate. I have been able to see from personal experience, how wealthy people are able to contribute to society in a positive manner. Livermore California is a suburban town in the San Francisco Bay Area and is my home. Through living here, I have been able to witness how the wealthy go about their lives. My father, Gregory, has been able to build himself a fair amount of wealth yet he has never broken the law, taken advantage of people or been greedy. Before we dive into Gregory’s moral accolades...
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