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Brokeback Mountain A Timeless Struggle
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ter> A Timeless Struggle: Knowing the Right Thing
to do and Doing the Right Thing Author
Isaac Asimov once wrote, Never let your sense of
morals prevent you from doing what's right. This
saying came to mind while reading both Montana
1948 and Brokeback Mountain. The authors, Larry
Watson (Montana 1948) and Annie Proulx (Brokeback
Mountain) both write stories with the internal
conflict of man vs. himself. In Montana 1948 Larry
Watsons main characters the Hayden family cope
with a situat...
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Roger Chillingworth Arthur Dimmesdale
412 words
The three main characters of The Scarlet Letter,
Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Arthur
Dimmesdale, were all morally corrupt. They all
showed incredible proof of this through out the
novel. The very beginning of this novel starts
with Hester in a jail cell. The only reason she
was in this cell is because she was an adulterer.
While her husband was on his was from England, she
found time to woo a mate, establish a bad
reputation, and have a bastard child. The fact
that she produced a chil...
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Violent Acts Major Religions
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Religion, which is a specific fundamental set of
beliefs and practices, serves the purpose of
establishing rules and principles in a society.
When studying various religions, it becomes
apparent that the principles instilled are those
that are morally just. Each major religion
specifically addresses the issue of violence, and
the vast majority condemns such actions.
Individuals following a particular religion are
expected to follow the rules and principles
established which theoretically should ...
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Law And Justice In Society
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Martin Luther King once stated, Injustice anywhere
is a threat to justice everywhere. Would most
people agree with this statement by this highly
lauded historical figure? It is very possible that
a majority of the people in the world would
acquiesce to the powerful words of Dr. Martin
Luther King. What about those that would disagree
with this statement? What would their argument
against this utterance be? Is unknown injustice
still a threat to justice everywhere? For
instance, if someone had th...
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Prenatal Diagnosis Categorical Imperative
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The case that I chose to discuss is an article
which assesses the argument of whether it is
ethically right or wrong to have a prenatal
diagnosis of the sex of a child, in order for
parents to decide if they want to keep the child
or not. Some questions are raised as to whether
sex selection through abortion is moral or
immoral, and if it were immoral, in what
circumstances, if any, would it be justified.
Prenatal gender selection through abortion is a
legal practice in any country where abortio...
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Cloning Humans Human Cloning
446 words
The point of many cloning critics is that cloning
humans is against the will of Providence. However,
it is mentioned in the Bible that man was created
in the likeness of God (Bible, 1). In order to be
more like God, which is his will, we can duplicate
what he created. God will not be displeased, but
pleased with this major accomplishment. Cloning of
humans is widely considered to be immoral and
unethical. Many countries and legislatures have
banned cloning based on the issue of morality.
Allowin...
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Sense Of Duty Majority Of People
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Kant (1). It has been rightfully suggested that
the philosophy of Immanuel Kant revolves around
his unique understanding of notion of morality.
According to philosopher, morality has universal
properties, which cannot be discussed within the
context of their practical utilization, because
otherwise, morality becomes subjected to
perceptional subjectivity. Kant believed that
every individual is being psychologically divided
between two realms that are essentially opposite
the realm of pure ideas ...
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Obedience To Authority In The Military
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Obedience to Authority in the Military I would
like to start by saying that during the US-led
operation in Iraq the British and Australian
troops were told to use their own judgment in the
decision making process of whether or not to shoot
in the civilians. They were told that they would
not be punished for disobeying the American
leaders. Here we see the example of how the
personal conscience is used against the obedience
to authority, yet generally the obedience to the
military authority is un...
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Late 19 Th Century Importance Of Being Earnest
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The Birth of Feminism in the Victorian Comedies of
Oscar Wilde Essayist, dramatist, novelist, and
poet Oscar Wilde was better known for his
scandalous lifestyle than his literary theories
and their execution in his dramas. However,
subsequent generations have regularly revived his
delightful comedies of manners, and now it seems
as though his work will survive his notoriety.
Literary critics were often unenthusiastic, or
even hostile, toward his works, finding them to be
overly contrived or reck...
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Picture Of Dorian Gray Basil Hallward
1,463 words
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the
story of moral corruption by the means of
aestheticism. In the novel, the well meaning
artist Basil Hallward presets young Dorian Gray
with a portrait of himself. After conversing with
cynical Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian makes a wish
which dreadfully affects his life forever. "
If it were I who was to be always young, and the
picture that was to grow old! For that I would
give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the
whole world I would not giv...
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Genital Mutilation Oxford Blackwell
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" Junk Drug Debate Drugs Debate " Junk
yields a basic formula of " evil" virus:
The Algebra of Need . The face of "
evil" is always the face of total need. A
dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond
a certain frequency need knows absolutely no limit
or control. In the words of total need: "
Wouldnt you ? " Yes you would. You would lie,
cheat, inform on your friends, steal, do anything
to satisfy total need. Because you would be in a
state of total...
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Van Den Haag First Degree Murder
2,171 words
The use of capital punishment has been a permanent
fixture in society since the earliest
civilizations and continues to be used as a form
of punishment in countries today. It has been used
for various crimes ranging from the desertion of
soldiers during wartime to the more heinous crimes
of serial killers. However, the mere fact that
this brutal form of punishment and revenge has
been the policy of many nations in the past does
not subsequently warrant its implementation in
todays society. The d...
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Opponents Of Capital Punishment Deters Murder
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Capital Punishment Pro Outline Thesis Statement:
Although the opponents of capital punishment
believe this to be immoral and non-productive,
advocates of capital punishment have proven this
to be a cost effective, and ethically correct
deterrent of future murders. I. Cons of capital
punishment A. Racism in sentencing B. Immoral C.
Unproductive II. Pros of capital punishment A.
Deters murder B. Cost effective C. Morally correct
III. Support for capital punishment A. Support in
The United States B...
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Telling The Truth Categorical Imperative
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Kant: the Universal Law Formation of the
Categorical Imperative Kantian philosophy outlines
the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical
Imperative as a method for determining morality of
actions. This formula is a two part test. First,
one creates a maxim and considers whether the
maxim could be a universal law for all rational
beings. Second, one determines whether rational
beings would will it to be a universal law. Once
it is clear that the maxim passes both prongs of
the test, there are n...
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Taking Sides Clashing Sides Clashing Views
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How America should react to homosexuals Many
experts agree that homosexuality has existed as
long as human beings themselves, although the
attitude towards them has undergone dramatic
changes in some countries. Accepted by many
societies during Greek and Roman era, most of the
time homosexuals were considered to be sinners
against nature and even criminals. In Medieval and
modern periods homosexuals were prosecuted.
Enlightenment brought some liberation,
substituting death penalty by imprisonmen...
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Michael Wilson Fysm Euthanasia Should Be Legal Life
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Michael Wilson FYSM 136 - 01 9 / 15 / 96 Professor
Euthanasia Euthanasia Michael Wilson FYSM 136 - 01
9 / 15 / 96 Professor Lee A long time ago, culture
was universal and permanent. There was one set of
beliefs, ideals, and norms, and these were the
standard for all human beings in all places and
all times. We, however, live in the modern world.
Our ethics are not an inheritance of the past,
completed and ready for universal application. We
are in the situation of having to form our own
beliefs ...
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Clement Vii Medieval Church
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The Christian Church in the Middle Ages played a
significant role in society. Unfortunately though,
the church is often regarded as the capital of
corruption, evil, and worldliness. Today, so many
people depict the medieval church as being led by
materialistic popes, devouring tithes from
poverty-stricken peasants, having various
illegitimate children, and granting indulgences
for money from wayward believers. Yes,
circumstances like this may have been the case,
and is often hard to disapprove, ...
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U S Census Bureau Third World Countries
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Across Ending Starvation Ending Starvation Across
the globe in impoverished third world countries an
estimated 50, 000 children die of starvation every
day (Quine 36). We have all seen the images of
these children bloated bellies, fly covered,
bulging eyes television pleas by various
charitable organizations. While these images
sicken us, we idly sit by (often flipping the
channel to avoid them), refusing to help these
less fortunate kids. The problem is made worse by
the ever-increasing populat...
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Van Den Haag Death Penalty
2,244 words
The use of capital punishment has been a permanent
fixture in society since the earliest
civilizations. It has been used for various crimes
ranging from the desertion of soldiers during
wartime to the more heinous crimes of serial
killers. However, the mere fact that this brutal
form of punishment and revenge has been the policy
of many nations in the past does not subsequently
warrant its implementation in todays society. The
death penalty is morally and socially unethical,
should be construed ...
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Genital Mutilation Oxford Blackwell
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Junk Drug Debate Drugs Debate Junk yields a basic
formula of evil virus: The Algebra of Need . The
face of evil is always the face of total need. A
dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond
a certain frequency need knows absolutely no limit
or control. In the words of total need: Wouldnt
you ? Yes you would. You would lie, cheat, inform
on your friends, steal, do anything to satisfy
total need. Because you would be in a state of
total sickness, total possession, and not in a
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