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    “Human beings are responsible for their moral actions. Discuss.” Libertarianism‚ otherwise known as incompatabilism (the idea that you cannot be free and determined)‚ holds the belief that we are completely free to make moral decisions and that nothing is determined in any way. Therefore‚ human beings are totally responsible for their moral actions. Some philosophers rejected the idea of determinism because it ruled out any individual‚ moral responsibility but the question still lies as to whether

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    disciplining them for bad behavior. Some parents think that they should not be held responsible for their children’s action. Most children today are so free-willed and independent‚ that their parents cannot control them. If a parent has lack of control over their kids to an extent‚ I think parents should be criminally responsible for their actions. Many people think that parents are to blame for their children’s behavior and that they should be punished‚ but some disagree for different reasons. An American

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    Companies Should not be Held Liable for Losses Sustained in a Successful Attack Made on Their AIS by Outside Sources. ACCT451 2013 I argue against the statement" Companies should not be held liable for losses sustained in a successful attack made on their AIS by outside sources." There are several reasons for my contention. The Accounting Information Systems has been used by businesses to improve their recording‚ processing‚ and reporting of accounting information. At the same time it is the

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    society‚ you shut your teen out from you‚ resulting in them shutting you out. Most parents think that teenagers aren’t old enough to think farther. Therefore‚ they always make decisions for their teenage children. This may affect teenagers’ futures because they will become dependent on their parents and they will not be able to make their own decisions correctly. They will neither have their own goals nor ambitions because everything in their lives is made up and decided by their parents. They end

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    Oedipus All of Oedipus’ obstacles were an effect of his own actions. It all began when the Oracle at Delphi announced to Oedipus that he was destined to murder his father and marry his mother. He made the decision to escape the life he knew to stop this event from occuring. He was not aware that by doing so he was allowing the prophecy to happen and that he was entering his destiny of tragedy. When all is said and done‚ Oedipus was blind and found guilty for the death of the king of Thebes. Although

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    To what extent was Charles X responsible for his own downfall? When Charles X stood down to Louis-Philippe‚ after his monarchy‚ many said that this was his own doing and he was fully responsible for his own downfall. However this was not entirely true‚ Louis unorthodox methods may have contributed to his downfall in the long term however short term causes are just as important and appointment of ministers such as Villele was a crucial fault in Charles’s system. One could say that the polarisation

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    Ethical actions are not always as cut and dry as one would think. There are circumstances where we are responsible for our actions and then there are times when we cannot control the circumstances and cannot be held responsible. If you do something because you are forced to do it by threat‚ or you are not mentally capable to form the right choice about the action‚ then the choice of ethics does not matter. We are held responsible only for actions that we have a choice in. If an accused person claims

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    the flight to Varennes onwards‚ Louis was largely responsible for his own downfall and execution” King Louis XVI of France had a reign full of turmoil and discontent. His popularity steadily declined throughout his rule‚ finally culminating in his execution in January 1793. However‚ it is still up to debate as to what factor was most influential in kick-starting the path to his execution – whether he was wholly responsible through his own actions‚ or if his downfall was caused by the French people

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    APUSH Debate: aftermath of the French and Indian War Should a country hold its colonies responsible for their own mistakes and lack of good judgment? The answer to this question is no. When a country’s leader makes poor decisions that affect the welfare of its country’s citizens‚ the government should take full responsibility for their mistakes; especially when the government is a monarchy and not a democracy where the people have a say in political controversies. From the mid 1750s through

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    developed until the age of 25. Teenagers also like to do pointless challenges and last of all teens don’t think of the consequences their actions might have. In many poor communities‚ they’re born into households where they commit crimes. Teenagers are like a sponge they absorb everything they see and if they see someone steal the think it’s alright to do it. Throughout many years‚ kids have been committing crimes in many states that have gotten them unreasonable sentences. Teens should be tried as teens

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