existence‚ there has always been and always will be war. History all throughout the world holds numerous acts of war dating all the way back to the early years of civilization‚ up until even today’s most recent problems. I believe war is a perfectly necessary action‚ especially when a hostile force makes unjustifiable attacks that put the safety of our country at jeopardy. This does not mean that every issue’s solution has to be war. Simply‚ this means you deserve to be able to protect yourself against
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Respected headmistress‚ teachers and my dear fellow students The topic of my today’s speech is COMPETITION IS NECESSARY FOR LEARNING and I agree to this… Here are my points for the favor… Competition is what drives us forward. The feeling of competition and winning is attractive to everyone‚ and the fact is‚ that when we compete‚ we are more focused on our work‚ we achieve more‚ we excel and‚‚‚ top of all‚‚‚ we learn more!!! When we get our work ranked against others‚ we can read or see the best
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Contemporary Moral Issues Philosophy 215 Fall 2014 Instructor: Valerie Philbrick-DeBrava Office: James Blair 132 Email: vaphilbrickdeb@wm.edu Office Hours: MWF 9:00-10:00 Phone: (804) 642-4621 Course Times: MWF 10:00-10:50 (01) Course Location: James Blair 201 MWF 11:00-11:50 (02) Course Description: Philosophy 215 is designed to improve our understanding of the moral issues our twenty-first-century society faces. As both a survey of
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Competition in not necessary for learning: (against 1) I strongly oppose the motion. Competition drives innovation. Competition improves quality. Competition increases choices. Competition spurs people to ’do their best’. Do you think that we should behave like ostriches that when they see a threat they put their heads in the sand to avoid confrontation? In my opinion‚ eliminating competition from schools is a misguided attempt at ensuring that no one’s self-esteem gets trampled
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promulgation of Bentham’s ideas. Bentham based utilitarian ethics on the so-called “greatest happiness principle‚” an idea originally enunciated by Frances Hutcheson (16941746)‚ one of the founders of the Scottish Enlightenment. Put simply‚ Bentham believed that the goal of ethics was to promote “the greatest happiness of the greatest number.” Interestingly enough‚ Bentham went on to say that happiness consists in experiencing more pleasures than pains. That is‚ Bentham connects the welfare of
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The Greeks had many ideas that contributed to the big concept of happiness. One of the many ideas that I learn from Greek philosophies is the idea of Agnostic‚ From a Greek meaning “unknown” or “unknowable”. This is commonly used to describe a person who does not patiently disbelieve in god but who asserts that nothing about god‚ including his existence‚ can be known for a certain. Another concept that compromises the idea of happiness is morality‚ in other words‚ depending on your beliefs distinguishing
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Is Homework Really Necessary? Where is your pencil! Get your books out now! Stop mucking around! Get on the table this instant! Do you recognise this? This is just an average day of my life with my parents when I have to finish my homework. Is homework really necessary? I do not think so. Homework is just hours and hours of late nights that ruin your social life and sporting activity.
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Advertising - a necessary evil? By Brigitte Heyer "Advertising is the art of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it." Stephen Leacock Every business needs advertising‚ like it or lump it. Although there are some geniuses around who have the knack to get it right‚ for most people effective advertising is a long‚ and often costly‚ learning experience. You soon learn what does and doesn’t work‚ and try bravely to withstand the lure of clever‚ well-trained reps working under
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The Difficulties Math Places on Students: A Summary of “Is Algebra Necessary?” In “Is Algebra Necessary?” by Andrew Hacker‚ an emeritus professor of political science at Queens College‚ City University of New York ‚ Hacker critiques algebra‚ claiming that students are not passing‚ and that this is limiting the level of education available to them . Hacker suggests that if we make math more practical‚ by adding things such as “citizen statistics‚” more students will succeed. In the beginning of his
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Moral Issues of Abortion Crystal Lamb Soc. 120 Tracy Green October 22‚ 2010 Moral Issues 1 Abortion is a volatile subject and one that most people feel passionate about. There are several ethical components of the abortion debate that help form ones opinion on whether or not abortion is moral. In this piece I’d like to focus on the rights of everyone involved in the decision to either terminate a pregnancy or carry to term (2006). Much emphasis is placed on a woman’s right to choose’‚ yet
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