every action that gets us what we want is good and that all good actions are moral. This argument is not a sound argument. This is because the conclusion of the argument on morality is not supported by the premises. The argument fails to define what is good and what is moral‚ that morality is not all about what is good for us but is good for others‚ and that there are also actions that get us what we do not want. The argument is‚ every action that gets you what you want is good. Stealing‚ lying‚
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Psychology Extra Credit "As Good As It Gets" (A Breakdown Of OCD) Melvin Udall is a successful novelist who suffers from a moderate level of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He steps around cracks. He repeatedly checks door locks and light switches. He wears gloves and tries not to touch people. He washes his hands frequently and will never use the same bar of soap twice. When he eats out he has to have his own specific table‚ specific waitress‚ and he always brings his own plastic utensils
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Tips for Writing A Good Reaction Paper Do Read the given article carefully. Think about 1 or 2 major points you want to articulate in your reaction paper. Describe your point first ("Lessons Learned‚" "What you agreed on…" or "What you disagreed on…") Justify why you think that way. Provide one or two real-world example(s) - You may use any example you are familiar with‚ including ones we discuss in class or ones from the textbook. However‚ please do not assume that I know what you are
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1. Describe the behavior of Melvin. Melvin exhibits repetitive rituals such as locking his front door and opening the light switch multiple times. He is uncomfortable when others are touching him‚ and is troubled by the thought of germs and infections which is why he brings his own utensils in the restaurant and does not wear the suit provided by the restaurant. Also‚ he doesn’t want a change in his patterns which was evident when he wasn’t able to eat breakfast when Carol‚ the waitress who usually
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The Good Earth: Women in My Own Perspective This novel is one of the well written classics that I had read. This is a novel of Pearl S. Buck‚ it was published in 1931. She was awarded with Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. One of the elements of this complex tale is the power and force of Women. Even though the main character is a male‚ the story would not go on without the driving force of women involved in the story. A stirring and melancholic tale of a Chinese farmer‚ struggling with life’s
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Cameron Bland Mrs. Clarkson Eng Comp 111 Period 6 Should Students get paid for good grades? In today’s age‚ students just don’t work hard enough. They feel like there is not purpose to go to school‚ study‚ and to get good grades. In order students to get good grades‚ they feel they should get paid for these good grades. With getting paid for good grades students can learn the value of a dollar‚ make the student feel like they’re working for something‚ make the student to strive to
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The Effect of Pressure on Students to Get Good Grades Has there ever been a time where you have been pressured to get good grades in school? When this situation has occurred was it stressful and nerve-racking at the same time where you felt you could not do it anymore? In this paper I will explain the causes of pressure on students to get good grades and the effects of them. With pressure being the constant state of worry and urgency‚ has caused stress and difficult to students to excel and
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2000’s students would get paid for achieving getting good grades‚ do you think it’s necessary? People believe that getting paid for good grades is underrated. Personally‚ it’s important to get paid for goods grades for many reasons. Some are that it reinforces parental priorities‚ prevents kids from joining gangs‚ and helps kids work hard in the future. There is many other reasons but those 3 are the most important. Kids basically need to go to school as a “job.” Shouldn’t they get paid for that? In
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The film “As Good as It Gets‚” starring Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall and Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly‚ is about a seemingly bitter old man‚ Mr. Udall‚ who gradually works to overcome his many deeply-rooted social issues in order to eventually develop a relationship with his favorite waitress‚ Carol‚ as well as get along with his neighbor‚ Simon‚ and Simon’s dog‚ Verdell. The movie is not only entertaining‚ but also clearly encompasses many psychological principles‚ including self-fulfilling prophecy
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Peer pressure‚ it has been questioned alot. Students are pressured to do good in school‚ they are also pressured by their family. So‚ children are pressured to grow up too fast‚ by many ways; Such as‚ pushed by their parents to get good grades‚ teens get pressured by a tradition to a college that was carried onto the families by generation and the pressures to get a job. Therefore‚ there are multiple ways teens can get pressured by family to do things. Teens are the future. They have to learn many
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