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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Fighting has been around since the beginning of time. Genesis‚ the first book of the Bible‚ records the fight between Cain and Abel. The Battle of Megiddo is the earliest battle recorded where Pharaoh led 10‚000 men to fight against The King of Kadesh and his followers because a rebellion broke out. Nevertheless fighting will be part of our culture since there will always be conflict and disagreement. How one deals with these obstacles determines if they fight with style. Fighting is just a part
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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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Nov.1‚1951- jan.13‚1997 Avro arrow‚ a sleek white jet interceptor developed in Malton‚Ontario in the 1950s. It might have fastest plane in the world or our best defense against soviet bombers. It became a $400 million pile of scrap metal. To catch soviet bombers the royal Canadian air force brong out call for a jet that will fly fast‚higher and further. At end of second world war‚ Canada was one of the worlds major industrial powers. The royal Canadian airforce was the third largest in the world
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[Custodial Parent] [Custodial Parent’s Address] Re: Notice to Exercise Court-Ordered Possession and Access (Visitation) Dear [Custodial Parent]: I plan to see our [children / child]‚ according to the court-ordered possession and access (visitation) schedule‚ as written in the most recent court order which was signed by the judge in our case in Cause No. ______ (cause number). I will be at □[your residence at 6:00 pm] OR □[the school where our [children /child] is
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As the narrator of Invisible Man struggles to arrive at a conception of his own identity‚ he finds his efforts complicated by the fact that he is a black man living in a racist American society. Throughout the novel‚ the narrator finds himself passing through a series of communities‚ from the Liberty Paints plant to the Brotherhood‚ with each microcosm endorsing a different idea of how blacks should behave in society. As the narrator attempts to define himself through the values and expectations
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