Essay 2 Doing something for the right reasons can never be wrong. If doing something for the right reasons‚ means doing something that is considered the morally necessitated action. In everyday circumstances‚ it is considered morally wrong to kill a fellow human being. But this does not therefore mean‚ killing a fellow human being is always wrong‚ there may well be circumstances in which doing so; is considered the reasonable and morally right action. One may be put in a situation where the only
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Erik Turley Paper #4 12/5/11 How Adultery is Permissible In Don Marquis’ “What’s Wrong with Adultery” he gives several examples of why adultery can be used or justified in a marriage. He brings up issues like one partner agreeing to a marriage contract but not fulfilling their side of the contract in the marriage. Another point he uses is one spouse not fulfilling the others desire in the “sex and love” department (213). Adultery is a sinful word for many; while some have justifications for
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lives and treated as equals. [They] wouldn’t tell them what to do‚ but left them to make their own decisions.”(I LET MY CHILDREN DO WHAT THEY WANT) They believe that they are permitting their children to make their own choices when it is quite the contrary because the decision has been made for them. Children have no say in how they will be educated. Although school may not be a favorite among children‚ they do not have the chance to explore what it is like even if they wanted to. It goes both ways:
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there’s a fine but distinguishable line between doing the right and wrong thing. Sometimes‚ decisions are made without entirely knowing what the situation is and how it came about. W. Clement Stone once said‚ “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right.” Hale follows these expectations to good integrity. When everybody fell in line with the court he saw they were wrong‚ and he broke away to try to save who was left. Throughout the story
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After reading the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne I came to believe that Adultery is a terrible thing and can have very bad repercussions‚ especially in the early to mid 1700s. Back then committing adultery was a very serious offense to not the just the community but to your family also. Adultery used to destroy family relationships and to this day it still does. Adultery is also more of a religious problem but also goes into social and legal consequences. When it talks about social consequences
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Graffiti is a crime. It’s wrong. It is wrong to plaster negative manifestos in the public eye‚ it is wrong to abuse our surroundings and it is wrong to deface -to destroy the environment we share. However‚ this destructive infection that I refer to as graffiti is not done in spray paint. Graffiti is not gang names on subway walls‚ nor is it murals done without permission. I am here today‚ to unveil the truth of what real graffiti is. But first‚ allow me to define art. I have come to realize that
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What’s Wrong with the World and What Can I do about it? I believe what’s wrong with the world is that‚ we as people don’t accept others for who they completely are. We are constantly in competition with the next person or belittling the other because they are not like use. We are not all made the same. Yes‚ all of our brains are constructed alike but we all think differently. As William James believed “All activities of the mind serve to help us survive.” This is true‚ but we must remember that
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What is wrong with Killing? Apparently‚ the killing of human beings whether people accept it or not‚ exists within our ever growing society. Obviously it’s against the law‚ however does this make it wrong? The answer to this question is no. From a religious perspective killing another individual is wrong. For those who don’t believe in God‚ killing is wrong as well because it takes away a person’s autonomy. As long as someone believes in God’s teachings then the act of killing is a violation
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"What’s Wrong With Cinderella?" In the article “What’s Wrong With Cinderella” written by Peggy Orenstein a feminist mother and writer for the New York Times amongst other newspapers. Several issues and concerns are raised regarding the physical and mental impact that the younger generation might have from the excessiveness of the princess theme toys‚ clothing and animation. The writer belief that young girls are being influence to think that beauty is determined by their physical appearance. Many
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so greatly feared by the law and loved by all would be the romanticized couple of Bonnie and Clyde. Striving for big dreams was originally the plan‚ but the life of crime overtook when the lovers first met. Although living through the night of stolen pennies and fired bullets obtains consequences that cannot be escaped‚ the infamous duo rained terror among many states and numerous households´. The history of Bonnie and Clyde illustrates the life of outlaws in love throughout the times of hardship
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