society‚ and the state of nature. Numerous philosophers have shared their perspective on why certain forms of government are superior to others‚ and why other forms are ineffective. One well-known theory is utilitarianism‚ which is mostly known for the developments made by John Stuart Mill‚ who focused on achieving the greatest amount of happiness possible. Utilitarianism can be considered as the best form of government because it acts as a guideline for just conduct‚ allows a peaceful society to develop
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and the soldier eventually leaves. Of course‚ once the war is over‚ that soldier comes back‚ forcing each of the primary characters to reevaluate their values and their relationships. It is quite interesting how Shaw layers meaning within the rather standard comedic plot. Shaw manages to comment on class constructs‚ on the absurdity of war‚ and even on the nature of love. And‚ of course‚ he does this with the Shavian wit and within a satisfying plot. There is so much here to think about that
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Barry Marshall Awards and honors In 2005‚ the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Marshall and Robin Warren‚ his long-time collaborator‚ "for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease". Marshall also received the Warren Alpert Prize in 1994; the Australian Medical Association Award and the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research in 1995; the Gairdner Foundation International
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English 101-1203 The essay on page 69 of The Blair Reader entitled: “The Sanctuary of School” was written by Lynda Barry. In this literary work‚ Lynda Barry remembers her Seattle grade school in a racially mixed neighborhood as a nurturing safe haven from her difficult family life. In the following essay‚ we will discuss how through this descriptive and pathetic story‚ Lynda Barry glorifies schools and reveals the importance of public schools by comparing her life at school and her life at home
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Lynda Barry has an amazing and strong connection to her school. Throughout the story she is talking about how meaningful it is to her and how she thinks it’s the only place where she actually gets noticed. In the illustration‚ Barry has a big smile on her face which means she’s happy and it’s showing that the school is Barry’s safe-place and though it’s not her home‚ church‚ or anything like that‚ it makes her happy and she feels like she can count on the people to look out for her. Along with the
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Kevin Gerard Barry (Irish: Caoimhín de Barra ) (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising.[1] Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an IRA operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.[2] Barry’s death is considered a watershed moment in the Irish conflict. His execution outraged public opinion in Ireland and throughout the world‚ because of his youth. The timing of his death was
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Utilitarianism: “Actions are right in the proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.” John Stuart Mill utilitarianism‚ 1863 Utilitarians founder Jeremy Bentham has a famous formulation that is know as the “greatest-happiness principle”. The definition of this is “the ethical principle that an action is right in so far as it promotes the greatest happiness of the greatest number of those affected”. Central Beliefs: There are seven
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Utilitarianists are often persecuted for holding a morality in which the end always justifies the means‚ no matter how repulsive it may be to intuitional moral standards. Hare attempts to quiet controversy by combining act and rule utilitarianism in daily life in such a way that internal moral standards are satisfied and overall good is promoted. Kymlicka stays firm in his opposition to Hare’s theories and shuns the idea of consequentialism having intrinsic value greater than that of intuitive moral
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Consequentialism 1 I) Utilitarianism…………………………………….P.3 II) Introduction to the main idea of Utilitarianism : The Principle of Utility ………………………….P.6 The Greatest Happiness Principle…………….P.9 III) Two kinds of pleasure………………........…P.11 IV) The Calculation of Utility…………………....P.15 V) The measurement of utility……………..…..P.17 VI) The proof of Principle of Greatest Happiness……………………………….…..P.18 VII) The Harm Principle ………………………..P.19 VIII) Assessing Utilitarianism…………………..P.21 2 I) Utilitarianism: + Whenever
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(Chee‚ 2014) and constant inflation rates‚ there are doubts as to whether the movie and cinematic industry will be able to survive through the era. Shaw Cinemas‚ which has been around for close to a century‚ which started out with strong beginnings‚ was one of the biggest chains of cinema in Singapore‚ and distributor of films even across the continents (Shaw Organisation‚ 2007). However‚ in recent years‚ they have been closing down many of their cinemas and outlets in Singapore (Chua‚ 2011)‚ and seeing
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