Philosophy 110-6326 May 10‚ 2012 1. In this story about pacifism‚ Douglas P. Lackey explains the ethics of murder. In a quote‚ Lackeys makes a very argumentative statement. He states‚ “If the congress decides to set a speed limit of 55 miles per hour on federal highways‚ more people will die than if Congress sets the speed limit at 45 miles per hour. In my opinion‚ this is a very true statement. I think if the congress was to lower the speed limit in many areas‚ they will be prolonging many
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"never do anything to against the conscience‚ even if the state demands it." This quote is from Albert Einstein. In this quote‚ Albert Einstein tells us what a normal person should do when faced with a moral dilemma. What people do is often the opposite of what their conscience tells them to do. " The Sniper" by O’ Flaherty and "War" by Timothy Findley are both good examples of this. The two stories both show that war brings people pain because it forces them to contradict their consciences and feelings
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Interview of Maxus‚ a true roman gladiator Hello and welcome to the interview show joining us today is a roman gladiator who has just survived the coliseum and earned his freedom. Here he is right now maximus the gladiator (audience cheers) Dave: So then maximus before we get to know about your life in the arena I would like to know about your background and why you were chosen for the arena instead of labour? Maximus: When I was young i use to watch my father‚ neighbours and family
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In the poem‚ the three different battles of Beowulf as well as the different reasons that the monsters desire to inflict evil on men‚ raise moral challenges that question the traditional Anglo-Saxon cultural values. Additionally‚ Grendel frequent visits of destruction to the mead-hall is derived from jealousy. The story alludes Grendel origin to the story of Cain from the old testament that was condemned for murdering his brother to roam the earth for no purpose as an outsider. For Grendel being
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Battle of Milne Bay As the Japanese worked towards domination of the South Pacific‚ the only major remaining defence to conquer was that of Port Moseby‚ Papua New Guinea. Gaining control of Port Moseby would have provided the Japanese a strategically located base close to the shores of Australia. This would have escalated the vulnerability of Northern Australia with Japan lurking to invade. The battle of Milne Bay began on the 25th of August‚ 1942 and was not concluded until the 7th of December
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The Battle of Carchemish The Battle of Carchemish was a historic battle fought between Babylon‚ Media‚ Assyria‚ Egypt‚ and Israel. The battle was over who would dominatence in the Middle East. Babylon and Media hadave long been at war with Assyria for quite some time‚‚ battling for control in the Middle East.** However‚ in 612 B.C.‚ Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Nineveh‚ Assyria’s capital. The Assyrian lLeaders escaped to Haran from Nineveh‚ and tried to rebuild an army. Nebuchadnezzar then came
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Several individuals closely tied to the government requested that the trial be held in Winnipeg in July 1885. There are historians who contend that the trial was moved to Regina because of concerns with the possibility of an ethnically mixed and sympathetic jury.[66] Tom Flanagan states that an amendment of the North-West Territories Act (which dropped the provision that trials with crimes punishable by death should be tried in Manitoba) meant that the trial could be convened within the North-West
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Meet the New Boss. Mr. Jones comes back to reclaim his farm. Chaleeya Yeh Dover‚ Kent. Early in October‚ Jones and all of his men‚ with half a dozen from Foxwood and Pinchfield farm‚ laid siege to Animal Farm but they were thwarted. They were armed with various objects‚ such as sticks‚ except for Mr. Jones‚ who proceeded vanguard with a gun in his hand. However‚ the animals anticipated that Mr. Jones would come back and were prepared to defend themselves and keep control of the farm. We
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Formal Essay: The Book Thief Anuoluwa Oyetoran February 12‚ 2013 Topic 3: To what extent does a central character’s struggle in a complex world reveal elements of human nature? In Markus Zusak novel "The Book Thief"‚ the author used the character of Max Vandenburg to develop the idea that humans will do anything to survive. Through him three elements of human nature were revealed. These three elements are guilt‚ perseverance and the fear of death. They were demonstrated through Max’s struggle
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Battle of Tours – 0732 The Battle of Tours‚ also known as the “Battle of Poitiers‚” was fought between the Frankish leader Charles Martel and the Islamic Leader Emir Abd er Rahman. It was was fought in 0732 near the cities of Poitiers and Tours (North-Central France).1 The Battle of Tours was viewed as the focal point in which ceased the spread of the Islamic religion‚ all across Northern Europe.2 With the victory from Martel‚ this event stopped the Islamic conquests as well as preserved Christianity
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