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- 14761: John Rawls and Utilitarianism
- ... equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others, 2.social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (a) reasonably expected to be everyone's advantage, and (b) attached to the positions and offices open to all." The first of these two principles suggests that everyone have an equal say in the election of a government official and equal power ... many may indeed out weigh the happiness of the few, but to govern by this would be unfair and unjust. I feel that Mill would disagree with Rawls' interpretation utilitarianism. In chapter two of Mill's 1863 book Utilitarianism, Mill states the following: "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the opposite of happiness". Mill explains that the principle of utility ... theories of utilitarianism proposed by Rawls do not give proper acknowledgment of the aspects defined by mill. It seems that Rawls takes too literally the cut and dry' definition of utilitarianism by Mill. I don't believe that Rawls explores exactly what Mill is trying to say when he says "happiness" or "duty". These terms are essential in understanding the theories of Mill. To truly understand Mill, one must not ...
- 14762: Marie Antoinette
- ... She was beautiful, vivacious and bent on pleasure. She became very insensitive to the plight of poor people. When she was queen, her spending only aggravated the difficult economic crisis of the country. She didn't seem to care. A famous story about Marie has to do with a court official coming to her to tell her that the people didn't have any bread to eat. She laughed and just said, "Let them eat cake, then!". Whether or not she really said this, the truth of the matter was that this story portrayed the way she ... even powerful royalty is useless without followers. It shows how the poorest people, with so little power, can overthrow a great monarchy. Marie Antoinette was the last straw for the people. Even though she didn't exactly cause the Revolution, she was a great target for hatred which fanned the fire of revolution. Even if she wasn't such an insensitive person, she probably would have been killed anyway, since ...
- 14763: The Great Purge of Russia by Stalin
- The Great Purge of Russia by Stalin There are many people in Russia who dont agree with Stalin or any of his policies. This upset the leader and he wanted to crush this opposition the only way he knew how-- terror. The program of terror he began was called The ... 966 delegates in the 17th Congress. Stalin also began a cult of adulation. The cult proclaimed him as a genius in every field of human endeavor. Now, 1938, four years after the start of Stalins Purge, the terror has begun to slow down, but its almost too late. His dictatorship has become entirely personal, unrestrained by any party or other institution. What can we do to help our country free itself of this suffering? There are many people in ...
- 14764: Reincarnation
- Reincarnation score: 90% Reincarnation is the belief that after death, one's soul keeps existing and is reborn another person or animal. It keeps reborning until it redeems itself. Then it returns to the temple of god, which the Buddhists call "Nirvana" - eternal tranquillity. Two of the ... of many Jewish leaders, reincarnation also played a role in Judaism due to the Kabala who developed this idea. Some Jewish philosophers even believed that a soul of a sinner can enter a live man's body and "posses" him. Special rituals were used in order to "cure" the man. T. Gomertz, a famous philosopher, thought of three very good reasons why one should believe in reincarnation: 1. It is believed that dreams are attempts of the soul to live the body. If this is ...
- 14765: Creative Writing: A Night Fishing
- ... many explorations to far off places. We had sneaking out at night down to such an art that if we could put it on paper then it would be more famous then Leonardo da Vinci's painting, The Last Supper. We would sometimes make dummy bodies that would lie lifeless all night under tightly nitid sheets. The Abig yellow house@ is where we met. From there we would do whatever sounded ... we arrived we would just throw our bikes down and run like little rabbits down to the lake. We would start casting as fast as we could. We would cast so fast that I don't think we remembered to put bait on the hook. After the first few minutes of fishing, (a friends name) and I would start getting into competitions with each other. Who ever caught the most Large ... a six foot fence. I could not get over it by myself, I had to have (a friends name) stick his hands through the fence so I could get over. Behind the fence was someone's backyard. We ran to the house and rested next to a large window to catch our breath. About ten minutes passed we caught a glimpse of a man getting a cup of coffee in ...
- 14766: Bella
- ... ional memories and phobia, that something similar can happen to somebody from her family. And on the first place in the candidate list was always I. As soon as I was taken off from mothers chest, I have started having conversations with the teacher an aged rat with a nickname Mavr. He told me about the world in which we live, about the people who become a ruling race on ... the same time - our relation to it. His stories, as I now realize, were rather poor, because, being pulled out from a cellar, I have seen so much interesting, new and mysterious, that the Mavrs lessons seemed miserable abstracts of genuine life on ground. Nevertheless I am grateful to him for everything. Mavr was in his own way wise and independent, deferring from many other rats, who were primitive, as ... time. One of them was on the second floor. There lived a family: mother, father, two children and a huge dog. A little bit later a third child and a turtle appeared. If it wouldnt be for the interesting books, which they possessed, and remarkable records with music, I would have left a long time ago, because no one had such a ridiculous living hood such as this family, ...
- 14767: Lord Of The Flies
- ... tries to organise so that there is law and order; he organises fire and shelter. Throughout the book Jack wants to become the chief. When no one votes for him as chief he leaves Ralph's group and forms his own, he then becomes chief of the hunters. Looking at the good and bad sides of human nature it would be fair to say that Ralph, Piggy and Simon reflect what ... The good side in human nature, in the lord of the flies' novel represents Ralf as soon he came to the island he finds the conch and summoned the rest of the children and didn't just go play and Mack around. Which shows the light and goodness in mans heart and in this novel and He sees what must be done for their survival and rescue and sets about arranging ... and constructing huts. He appraises the advice of Piggy according to its practicality. He fights against the superstition and terror of the boys as being detrimental to the organised progress of their society. And that's what Mack's lord of the flies show the good sides of human nature. The bad sides in human nature in the lord of the flies novel represents Jack Merridew. If the novel is ...
- 14768: Education In Check
- Education In-Check In John Holts essay, Freedom for Children he discusses how children should have their own right to decide how much, when, and what to learn. Holt states that by taking children s right to learn, we are taking a fundamental right away from them. He also states that, to adults, the right to decide what does and does not interest us is taken for granted and that ... children to take these classes. Students take these classes of their own free will. Once in college, a student has the right to choose whatever major they feel fit to be in. If they don t like that major, they can always change it. What would happen if students were allowed to come and go as they please? All too often, students would never go to class. They would abuse their right and spend their days having fun. I have personally seen friends leave school because they don t want to be there. If they didn t have to be there they would not have come in the first place. There are certain things that students should know. Basic math and English skills ...
- 14769: Ebonics 2
- ... be a language. I mean black adolescents that are seen as stupid and non-educated mostly use it. The talk compelled me to do some extensive studying on the subject. Ebonics is the new academician s jargon or buzzword for what we used to call Black English. Ebonics comes from the root word Ebony that means black or dark. So since Ebonics is considered Black English I am assuming that the ... functionally illiterate and ignorant of English themselves. From that linguistics stew of confusion, we fashioned a formal Black English. Just as in French, many of these languages have no th sound. Instead the French speak t . Instead Africans speak d . Thus, theatre becomes tayatra and them becomes dem . Many native African words are included in Standard English vocabulary. For example okra, uh-huh, and uh-uh are all formal African words ... These same persons revere differences in other languages. Shakespearean English is regarded as theatrical and scholarly. French, Spanish, and Japanese are viewed as profitable and chic. Clearly, Black English is not being rejected for it s difference, but for it s blackness. Some dare to claim that English and Black English are too similar to be separate. French is similar to Creole, and Spanish. But, no body is slandering any ...
- 14770: To Kill A MockingTo Kill A Moc
- ... who are born differently than the majority. One person that is treated unfairly is Calpurnia, as you can see when Aunt Alexandra tried to get Atticus to fire Calpurnia, because in her eyes, Calpurnia wasn't a good enough female role model (p.136). This is a prejudice action, because Calpurnia is as good as a role model as Aunt Alexandra, if not better. Aunt Alexandra is a bigot and doesn't see the character of Calpurnia, just the color of her skin. Another person who is treated like an inferior is Scout by her teacher, because she knew how to read. "She discovered that I was ... is the way he wants to live. Another person that lives differently is Boo Radley. Boo stayed inside his house for a number of years without ever coming out to interact with others. He didn't want attention that would come from the rumors that were said about him. Stories were made up about him and he felt it was best for him to stay inside. The people who chose ...
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