At the age of 18-25‚ Diné women use two sarcasm forms to cope with their lives. As women‚ we all use the two main different forms of sarcasm. They are raging sarcasm and polite sarcasm. I state this because I’ve lived with women throughout my life‚ every day I cope with them‚ and I am a women myself. As women we will sarcastically use these types of forms because most times‚ we will be annoyed at some point and out of the blues use these forms. Sometimes‚ it could be used as humor or being serious
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Affirmative actions are the ‘social programs’ that help many individuals that were mistreated in the past in the form of injustice and inequality. These programs help them to recover with what all they went through in the past. Especially they were more helpful for the poor people‚ African-Americans and other disadvantaged minorities including women that were treated unfairly due to their differences such as their ‘age’ and ‘sex.’ To this‚ some people had argued that simple justice is requiring for
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LUtilitarianism Utilitarianism is an ethical theory which acts as a guideline on how people should act in certain situations and was first introduced by a hedonist (pursuer of pleasure) named Jeremy Bentham who put forward the ‘Principle of Utility’ which said “The greatest happiness for the greatest number”. Utilitarianism is a theory which bases on the end purpose (teleological) of achieving pleasure‚ our decisions should be based on consequences in pursuit of the principle of utility (consequentialist)
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morality. Two of the ethical systems debated today are utilitarianism and deontology. These two traditions parallel the sayings “the ends justify the means” or “the means justify the ends”. Inspired by Jeremy Bentham’s philosophies‚ John Stuart Mill applied his ideas to his many pamphlets and short works regarding Utilitarianism. This philosophy considers that the best thing to do ethically for a society is to maximize its happiness‚ interests‚ preference‚ or well-being. In effect‚ utilitarianism focuses
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Deontology Deontology steps in where utilitarianism fails‚ utilitarianism fails in the idea that there are absolutely morally forbidden actions. But‚ in reality‚ even the worst actions are not always wrong‚ given extreme circumstances. Deontology is all about duty and moral laws. For instance‚ if a person does a good act‚ and it has a good outcome‚ from a utilitarianistic view‚ this person was right. However‚ in deontological view‚ this person is only right if the decision was made or action
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compare and contrast the views and writing styles of these two readings. Katharine talks about the celebrity magazines and other magazines read by the younger generations. Her article involves the influence of these magazines on ordinary people. She talks about how the editors are in constant search for some new gossip and other stories related to celebrities or something which might be interesting for the reader. She also used quotes by different people in her article. Peter Stiglin on the other hand
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actions are considered in the rules of thumb. Utilitarianism is a species of consequentialism‚ which focuses on the greater good. Utilitarianism states that an act is right if and only if it produces more happiness and pleasure than unhappiness and pain. When we do utilitarianism‚ we aim to maximize overall happiness and minimize pain. In this essay‚ I will explain and defend the moral theory of utilitarianism. According to the theory of utilitarianism‚ an action is right if it brings the best possible
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A clash of two complete opposite worlds is the only manner in which I could describe the difference between Chapters one and two of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. In the first we find glamour and high class parties‚ the next a moral wasteland painted in a shade of grey were we find futile attempts at a better life. Looking over all the inappropriate choices is Doctor T.J. Eckleburg…or is it? The narrator Nick Carraway kicks off the book by telling us a bit about his past and how he
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Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism In the article‚ “Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism”‚ Louis P. Pojman explained the grounds on which utilitarianism has been attacked and showed some possible response to its defenders which imply his positive attitude towards utilitarianism [1] . In order to argue that thesis‚ Pojman’s one important premise is the response to the no-rest objection. He believed that the agent should aim at maximizing his or her own happiness as well as other people’s
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still continues to run is due to the large amounts of revenue that is generated from their customers. Unlike other businesses‚ Ashley Madison does not follow a moral guideline like one would expect. So for this large company‚ based on the idea of utilitarianism‚ it doesn’t really matter for a minority number of people to be negatively affected by their services. As long as it brings about the most happiness or pleasure‚ then it is ok for the company. To them‚ the end result is not just being able to
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