Morally Virtuous Virtue and morality are things we all possess to some degree. We all try to be as virtuous as possible. It is a daunting task to be the most morally virtuous since we are competing against each other everyday. However‚ being morally virtuous might hinder another aspect of a person like attractiveness. Attractiveness whether physical or mentally can be lessened. Being morally virtuous does in fact entail that an individual be a personally unattractive character. In todayfs
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Also‚ a right to life does not include threating another’s life; as child bearing is always a threat to the mother. (2) If a woman is willing to have sex‚ she is knowingly taking the risk of getting pregnant‚ and should be responsible for her actions.
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Prisons are Inhumane and Morally Wrong Corruption in the Prison System Raise the Crime Rate‚ an article written by Christopher Glazek (2012) argues that the United States seems safer due to a shift in crime from urban centers to prisons. Which has become a very shameful part of the United States history. Prisoners are kept in over populated conditions that can be considered morally wrong and inhumane. Inmates face violent acts such as rape by not only other inmates but from the guards themselves
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Mallory Causey Morality of Abortion I. Introduction In this paper‚ I will argue that abortion is morally acceptable in certain situations. In defending this argument I will include the reason behind my decision‚ and I will provide an alternate example using the same general principle. After explaining my principle I will give clarity to two arguments that may be presented by others. Finally‚ I will conclude by describing any changes that I have made to my general principle. II. Argument
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Moral action - Doing something that is right in spite of opposition from others Adam Hochschild’s King of Leopold’s Ghost is the story of no other than European ruler King Leopold II of Belgium‚ and the Congo‚ in which he took ownership of. He later became in control of one of the largest colonies in Africa due to his manipulating ways and tricks. Moreover his Congo‚ mostly the white authorities‚ forced some villages in Africa into harsh labor‚ where they were punished for wrong behavior‚ and in
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(1983). Sexual practices: The story of human sexuality. Franklin Watts New York. Homosexuality not morally wrong. (2013‚ Nov 13). University Wire Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/docview/1450250904?accountid=27203 Klapper‚ E. (2013). On This Day In 1993‚ Bill Clinton Announced ’Don ’t Ask‚ Don ’t Tell ’. Huffington
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romantic melodrama apart from most in its genre. These themes are best expressed in the interactions of the three main characters: Victor Laszlo‚ a heroic political leader; Ilsa Lund‚ an enigmatic femme fatale; and Richard (Rick) Blaine‚ a seemingly morally ambiguous night club owner. An unusual love triangle forms with the two men’s mutual love for the intermediary woman. Unlike the archetypal romantic triangle which includes the betrayed husband and the victorious lover‚ this situation results in unhappiness
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Abortion Thesis: Abortion is morally permissible in which a fetus is not a person which deprives the fetus to its right to life‚ circular reasoning is an ineffective to oppose abortion‚ abortion only risks the fetus not society‚ and deprivation from a fetus’s future and suffering of a loved one has no affect on the argument towards anti-abortion. Mary Anne Warren in On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion stated the characteristics which are central to the concept of personhood which are “sentience
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It states that some society customs are morally unacceptable. Pluralism recognizes that moral judgements of societies‚ but rejects ethical conventionalism that reduces moral values to customs. Stuart Hampshire (1914 – 2004) was an ethical pluralist who argued that polygamy is at least sometimes morally acceptable. He didn’t believe that all cases of polygamy were permissible because they give the women their equal rights
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over how we treat the natural world and those we share it with. In Tom Regan’s essay‚ "Are Zoos Morally Defensible" Tom explains two arguments against anthropocentrism‚ utilitarianism and the rights view‚ to answer the question of the defensibility of zoos. Regan begins his argument with the utilitarian perspective. Utilitarianism is utilized by considering the interests of everyone affected by our actions and giving each interest equal weight. Regan applies this theory to the moral defense of zoos
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