1) Outline one conception of a good or worthwhile life for a human being. What would a democratic state (such as India) need to do in order to preserve and protect the values that guide your chosen conception of good life? My concept of a good or worthwhile life for a human being is to be part of an egalitarian society. Egalitarianism is a concept that favours equality for all citizens or people of that nation to be holding equal fundamental rights and to express and act on irrespective of their
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Human Beings are Capable of Great Good & Great Evil Human beings are capable of both great good and great evil. Many examples of this expression are initiated in Morris Gleitzman’s novel ‘Once’ set in Poland during the time know as ‘the holocaust’. The novel displays acts of both great good and great evil‚ preformed by the Nazi Germans‚ and the main character; Jewish Felix. Great good is demonstrated in Felix’s actions‚ but their greatness swallowed by the outside worlds
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I agree to a certain extent that human beings have all the right to domesticate animals since they are the superior species. Human beings are concerned about losing their “diversity” if they no longer have the domesticated animals. Domestication is not morally acceptable and these domesticated animals are not natural at all as they are created by us through selective breeding and confinement. Humans should first protect those undomesticated animals living in nature and then use them for biological
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Religiosity; its history‚ influence‚ reason for being‚ and future in human societies . The history of religion in human society can be traced back thousands of years‚ from prehistory‚ to the earliest recorded times‚ right up until the modern day practise of religion. The domination of religion in human culture over thousands of years and its influence is viewed positively and negatively by atheists and non believers will be explored in this essay. Likewise‚ the question of the roots of why people
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Being Girl: A Sociological Memoir My first memory of kindergarten was this: dozens of tiny‚ petrified 5-year-olds being dropped off at their first day of school‚ and dozens of exhausted‚ overworked mothers consoling their weeping sons and daughters. I remember it vividly because‚ despite the terror and chaos‚ a single thought pervaded my mind‚ the thought that “these moms are not as pretty as my mom.” I wasn’t entirely biased‚ either. By North American standards
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fact that men and women differ in many ways‚ with different emotions and perceptions‚ with different personality characteristics (Burr‚ 1998). There has been much debate regarding the different gender related issues as more and more researches are being conducted. Although much of the research on gender is surrounded by controversy‚ researchers still ponder over different issues concerning gender differences. Many issues have been taken to account such as stress levels‚ adaptation and social relationships
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Philosophy on the Proper Treatment of Human Beings in To Kill A Mockingbird The 1930’s were a time in which blacks faced many hardships. It was a time in which the Ku Klux Klan had its peak. However‚ most importantly‚ it was the time when Nelle Harper Lee‚ the writer of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ was being raised. She was raised in a world where “niggers” were the bottom class in one of the most powerful countries in the world. She was also being raised during the Great Depression
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School records and their essence in secondary educational institutions. Records as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary (1980)‚ and cited by Onifade (2004)‚ are ‘information or data on a particular subject collected and preserved’ This definition implies that any processed or unprocessed datum that is collected and kept for future use constitutes a ‘record’. (p.60) On regular basis‚ information on school personnel (pupils‚ teachers and non-teachers)‚ facilities‚ funds and
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government to eliminate social problems and protect the natural rights of each individual. I stand on the ground of eliminating the death penalty‚ enforcing pro-choice decisions‚ and accepting that Global Warming/ Climate Change is a direct result of poor human decisions and consumptions‚ along with many other liberal ideas. Eliminating the death penalty is a liberal stance that I feel is very important and should be implemented. Forcing someone to their death for committing a crime is something
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“On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey makes the claim that he is reminding fellow atheist why they believe there is no God. He claims that the traditional proofs have no merit. I believe the sheer magnitude and complexity of the world we live in is strong evidence of an intelligent designer and creator. Only an intelligent creator could form a world where the air that we breathe is part of such a complex system. We also live in a world that has morals‚ which points to a morally perfect Being that
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