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    Hamlet - a Universal Man

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    ‘Hamlet’ has been commented on as ‘universal.’ Audiences of many different cultures can enjoy ‘Hamlet’ even though it is set in an alien culture to them. The reasons for this are that many people can relate to the play‚ they feel that they are living though a profound experience‚ even if nothing in the plot of Hamlet has ever happened to them. The experience of ‘Hamlet’ is not restricted to the plot and its characters. <br> <br>A large factor in this universal acceptance is that the main character

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    Universal Methodic Doubt

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    Universal Methodic Doubt All opinions and beliefs must be doubted As we doubt‚ we cannot doubt that are doubting To doubt that we are doubting by itself proves that we are indeed doubting. Unless we are doubting‚ we can never attempt to doubt that we are doubting. The fact that we doubt is to affirm a truth. We doubt‚ therefore we exist. Unless we exist. Unless we exist‚ we cannot doubt. “I think‚ therefore‚ I exist.” “I doubt‚ therefore‚ I am.” COGITO ERGO SUM Since we doubt‚ we are not perfect

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    Universal Health Care

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    health care system stands‚ whereas in the United States‚ not very many people can say that they are satisfied. According to our lecture on Health Care System‚ the costs for health care are going to continue to rise dramatically and millions more people will either be inadequately insured or completely uninsured as a result of this. Referring back to other countries‚ Canada guarantees everyone free health care along with universal child care‚ where each child under age six puts a hundred dollars per month

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    Is There a Universal Standard for Ethics?‚ written by Walter Stace‚ is a staple point of distinction between Absolutism and Relativism. Stace explores this by questioning the universal standard of ethics that may arise. Ultimately‚ Stace’s question withdraws yet another conflict between ethical standards‚ and its evolution. Stace‚ in the fullness of time‚ agrees with the assumption of absolute and unvarying ethics‚ standards which have remained the same through every age. It is clear that Stace lacks

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    Cultural relativism is a process involving the examining and understanding of a culture‚ /different from your own‚ without discrediting their beliefs. Understanding differing cultural beliefs can be acquired by considering functions of practices‚ behaviors‚ symbols‚ traditions‚ and morals within a society. The initial concept of cultural relativism was created to turn people away from ethnocentrism‚ which is the belief that your cultures beliefs are authentic and all other cultures beliefs are

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    Submission Field : 1. Can there be any universal human rights? What issues can be raised when trying to assert universal human rights? Who should decide what the universal human rights should be‚ and what about those who disagree with them? I am of the opinion that there is no such thing as universal human rights. After WWII & the signing of the United Nations’ Declaration of human rights‚ even though it was signed by most nations‚ was not necessarily upheld. While our (as in U.S.) basic rights

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    Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism The world today consists of an incalculable number of societies. Each society varies significantly in the different elements of culture. Culture is one’s designed way of living based on erudite customs‚ knowledge‚ material items‚ and behavior. Within every society today lives an ethnocentric attitude. The belief that ones own culture is superior to that of another’s. However‚ it is important to develop a sense of cultural relativism in today’s society‚ considering

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    spoken language‚ English. Firstly‚ English is an effective method to communicate business transactions for a successful career. There are various ways of communication such as verbal and written form. Verbal communication conducted through phone can be used for telemarketing. For example‚ Ford Motor Company‚ American Express. (http://library.uow.edu.au/search/X?(telemarketing)+and+(examples)+and+(companies)&Da=&Db=&SORT=D). Call centres in banks also use written form of communication. For example

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    citizens may benefit and cannot afford healthcare without the assistance of the general public’s taxes. Contrary to Canada’s ‘free healthcare’‚ the American government has not inherited the same healthcare system. This means that America does not have universal

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    disobedience would work best against a nation that functioned under a social contract that make racism‚ sexism classism‚ and ageism legal? I believe the best form of civil disobedience that would against this type of social contract would be egoism. With this form of civil disobedience anyone would do what he or she feels is best for them‚ and in the end they will find what is best for them is what is best for all. The two other options for civil disobedience Subjectivism and Cultural Relativism have many

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