Pragmatic Literary Criticism Pragmatic criticism is concerned‚ first and foremost‚ with the ethical impact any literary text has upon an audience. Regardless of art ’s other merits or failings‚ the primary responsibility or function of art is social in nature. Assessing‚ fulfilling‚ and shaping the needs‚ wants‚ and desires of an audience should be the first task of an artist. Art does not exist in isolation; it is a potent tool for individual as well as communal change. Though pragmatic
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Morality of Abortion For the past couple of decades‚ the issue of abortion has been the most heated topic debated in the United States. When considering this topic‚ one must look at three things: ethics‚ emotions and the law; for all of these are important to this issue. Like any debate‚ there are two sides to this issue: pro-choice and pro-life. The people who are pro- abortion say that the mother is the ultimate person to decide to abort a pregnancy and that the government should not get involved
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A Defense of Ethical Relativism-Ruth Benedict Summary Paper Ethical relativism is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one’s culture. That is‚ whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced. The same action may be morally right in one society but be morally wrong in another. Benedict mentions emotions such as joy‚ anger‚ and grief‚ or human drives such as the sex drive‚ and argues that these emotions can be expressed
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The Insanity Defense and Its Impact On the Criminal Justice System Criminal defense is such an important part of the trial process. The defense is important because it can help the attorney’s client to get little to almost no time in jail or prison. The most important but also difficult part of the process is figuring out what defense to use and what defense not to use. Out of the many defenses that are used‚ only one stands out: the insanity defense. Insanity Defense: An Introduction The insanity
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Abortion is viewed as morally impermissible. The premise is made that the fetus’s right to life outweighs the mother’s right as to what happens in and to her body. Thomson argues that abortion is morally permissible in certain cases such as rape and if the mother’s life is at risk. Thomson’s argument is valid‚ thus making the original argument that abortion is morally impermissible‚ false in certain cases‚ and also rejecting the original premise that was made. Thomoson uses the premise that
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The American Colonists declared their independence on July 4th‚ 1776. Colonists sought independence from British government for many reasons. apprehensions quickly rose between England and the thirteen colonies because of taxation without representation in Parliament‚ the colonist’s rights to assemble were taken by the British‚ and there were many unreasonable Acts and laws put into place in attempt to have complete control over the colonists as well as intimidate them
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Arraignment is your first appearance before a judge. At this time you are formally presented with the charges against you (a formal paper filing). You must personally appear at your arraignment.* If you fail to appear the judge will issue a bench warrant for your arrest. There are some rights you should be aware of before showing up in court. You have the right to have an attorney present. You may bring an attorney with you or you may ask the court to appoint one for you if you can’t afford
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“A Defense of Religious Exclusivism” Alvin Plantinga Religious exclusivism is an idea that is the complete opposite of religious pluralism. Religious pluralist’s such as John Hick have ideas containing a set of beliefs asserting that multiple religions can not only all co-exist‚ but they can all also be true within their own beliefs that they hold about the cosmology of the Earth‚ God‚ and our existence. And the complete opposite of John Hick’s belief is the idea of Religious Exclusivism.
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BABYHOOD Characteristics of babyhood: (From 2 weeks to 2 years) i) Babyhood is the true foundation age. At this time‚ many behavior patterns‚ attitudes and emotional expressions are established. It is a critical period in setting the pattern for personal and emotional adjustments. ii) Babyhood is an age of rapid growth and development. Babies grow rapidly both physically and psychologically. Changes are rapid in appearance (height and weight) and capacities. The limbs develop in better proportion
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Morality is a relative concept Morality is hardly ever talked in all by itself. People tend to address it as rather the Christian morality‚ Islamic Morality‚ Nazi Morality‚ the Greeks morality etc. But what is it in itself? A dictionary would give a descriptive explanation of the important features of its referents. Morals vary from culture to culture‚ society to society and even individual to individual. However‚ there still remain some moral values that are universal and are deemed in the same
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