Dostoevsky's Crime And Punishment: Raskolnikov's Mathematical Evaluation Of Moral Dilemma Presented To Him Exemplifies The Empirical View Of Utilitarianism
.... because it
rejects individual rights and contains no moral absolutes.
A utilitarian bases his belief upon two principles: the theory of right
actions and the theory of value. These two principles work together and serve
as criteria for whether or not a utilitarian can deem an action morally right.
First, the theory of right action argues that the morally right decision is the
one whose consequences are at least as good as any other available option . For
example, upon receiving the assignment for this paper, I could have chosen to
ignore the assignment and spend my time on something more enjoyable, or I could
have worked dilig .....
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Gogol's The Overcoat: A Whisper Of Changey
.... is described in the story as being a quiet,
hard-working man. He keeps mostly to himself, having very little to do with the
outside world. His entire life centers around his profession. Akaky's life
changes only after he buys his new overcoat. The overcoats in the story
symbolize different governments. Akaky's original "dressing jacket," is the
Russian government in power before communism took over. The government, like
the overcoat, once served its purpose, but is now worn thin and needs a
replacement. The original color of the coat cannot even be seen anymore. Each
time a tear appears in the coat, it is patched and forg .....
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Farewell To Manzanar
.... off the coast. And now,
Jeanne left without a father, her mother was trapped with the burden of Jeanne's
rapidly aging grandmother and her nine brothers and sisters. Too young to
understand, Jeanne did not know why or where her father had been taken. But she
did know that one very important part of her was gone.
Jeanne's father was a very strong, military-like, proud, arrogant, and
dignified man. He was the one who was always in control, and made all the
decisions for the family. He grew up in Japan, but left at the age of seventeen,
headed for work in Hawaii, and never again went back. Leaving his own family
behind and .....
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Stanley Renshons' High Hopes: Clinton's Actions
.... character integrity, and relatedness.
Ambition is a strong element is one's character which can be defined as;
a persons achievement and self regard. I tend to disagree with Renshon, when he
states that their is a danger with ambition, it "reinforces their sense of being
special… it may facilitate their grandiosity" (40). According to Microsoft
Bookshelf ‘95, grandiosity is someone or something that is characterized by the
greatness of scope of intent. Renshon says that childhood grandiosity is the
foundation of adult ambition and that this is all instituted by a person's
parents. I believe that a person's .....
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Imperial Presidency: Overview
.... Schlesinger focuses on is
the presidents ability to make war. The decisions of the founders in this area
would have a huge impact on the power contained in the office of the president.
The consensus amongst the framers was that the president, as Commander in Chief,
had the ability to defend the United States and its interests, but the ability
to declare war was vested in the Congress. This decision set the stage for the
struggles between the president and congress. He also discussed the debate over
the power institutionalized in the presidency. At the time, there were two
schools of thought on the subject. Hamilton supported an ac .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Jack And Roger
.... kill and not be
rescued. Although Jack is not satanic like Roger, he loses all sense of reason,
he is nevertheless a killer. Jack tries his best to do what is best for the
boys but his power hunger actually makes the situation much worse: "The chief
snatched one of the few remaining spears and poked Sam in the ribs" (P.182)
Jack's own name has even become a taboo, he has almost god-like power and uses
it for 'evil'. If it were not for the rescue of the boys, Jack's power-hunger
and bloodlust would have eventually gotten them all killed.
The character of Roger is also an id but he is a satanic killer. Unlike
Jack Roger's blood .....
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Lipset's American Creed
.... thinks that it was a good idea. "It encouraged the
belief that American history-its institutions, its values, its people- was one
thing and racial slavery and oppression were a different story" (Huggins xii).
He reinforces this idea by looking at the historical perspective that was
prevalent in America until only recently. "American historians, guarding the
ideological integrity of the center, have wanted to treat race and slavery as
matters apart from the real, central story of American history" (Huggins xvi).
Race and slavery. Two concepts that most people would agree are forever
linked in America. To assume that blacks an .....
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Machiavelli's View Of Human Nature
.... there are few to be found."5
Machiavelli further goes on to question the loyalty of the citizens and advises
the Prince that "...because men a wretched creatures who would not keep their
word to you, you need keep your word to them."6 However, Machiavelli did not
feel that a Prince should mistreat the citizens. This suggestion once again to
serve the Prince's best interests.
If a prince can not be both feared and loved, Machiavelli suggests, it would be
better for him to be feared bey the citizens within his own principality. He
makes the generalization that men are, "...ungrateful, fickle, liars, and
deceivers, they shun .....
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Political Allegory In The Book Animal Farm
.... two major idealists Snowball and
Napoleon have conflicting ideas. These ideas break snowball away from the rest
of the group and make him leave Animal Farm. This lets Napoleon have total
control. They set up a set of rules called the seven commandments. In the
beginning everyone followed these rules such as no animal may kill another
animal, no animal is better than another animal. This makes the leader Napoleon
want to break the rules so he makes him and his fellow pigs more special,
eating all the good food, wearing clothes, living in the farmhouse, and not
working. As for the other animals big or small get the same ratio .....
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Power Shifts In Intergovernmental Relations: A Result Of Fiscal Federalism
.... the devastation of the Great Depression, it
assumed a more direct and prevalent role in the lives of the people. Congress
passed the 1935 Social Security Act, providing retired persons pensions and
benefits for the unemployed and disabled. In addition to Social Security, the
government also established the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in 1933
which provided states with money for the needy. The Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC) program was state-administered and federally funded,
another example of state dependence on the national government. The Works
Progress Administration is one of the multitude .....
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The Eucharist: Summary
.... nature
human work
Vestements
-white/purple/black robe
Words
-"Do this in Memory of Me."
-"This is my body, which has been given up for you."
BY: MARK HARNUM
Presented to: Mr. DiMaio
Thesis: The Eucharist is a sign of Jesus' death, and how He gave himself up for
us, and how we experience Him through His body.
History of the Eucharist
The Eucharist is a Jewish Ritual of worship. It dates back to the Last
Supper, where Jesus celebrated a typical Jewish community meal with His friends.
Sharing a meal with family, (very important to the Jews) also dates back to the
P .....
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David Korten's "When Corporations Rule The World"
.... emerged as the dominant governance institutions on the planet, with the
largest among them reaching into virtually every country of the world and
exceeding most governments in size and power" (54). Prior to the Civil War,
owners were personally responsible for any liabilities or debts the company
incurred, including wages owed to workers. Early Americans feared corporations
as a threat to democracy and freedom. After the Civil War, owners and managers
of corporations pressed relentlessly to expand their powers, and the courts gave
them what they wanted. Perhaps the most important change occurred when the U.S.
Supreme Court g .....
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