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    Sentiment and Social Intuition David Hume (1711-1776) believes that morality is based on sentiment‚ or feelings and emotions. In other words‚ when you feel that something is right or wrong‚ it is because you were taught that it was right or wrong. When researching Hume‚ I found the agent‚ receiver‚ and the spectator distinction: a product of earlier moral sense theories. The agent is the person that performs an action‚ the receiver is the person affected by the action‚ and the spectator is the

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    The Grapes of Wrath: Philosophies of Government PSY2000 – Ethics July‚ 2014 Introduction The role of government in society has been debated all throughout recorded history. Many of the greatest mind of our past are still affecting the present with their thought and ideas. Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau are two notable philosophers from two different times that have two different views of the responsibilities of our government. Rousseau’s view of

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    Stockings” (1897) is about a woman treating herself. Chopin wrote “Mrs. Sommers one day found herself the unexpected possessor of fifteen dollars” it does not say how she got the money but the story goes on. Mrs. Sommers takes this money and spends it all in various places. One of my favorite quotes from the television show Parks And Recreation (2011) said by Tom Haverford is “Treat. Yo. Self.” and this is what Mrs. Sommers did. She was able to buy new stockings‚ new shoes‚ go to a restaurant‚ a

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    unidentified individual is a common necessity in a number of social situations. Which features one chooses to emphasize is thought to depend on the race of the person using them and the environment in which they are spoken. Michael Norton and Samuel Sommers‚ the authors of the article Color Blindness and Interracial Interaction‚ propose that white people are far less likely to utilize descriptors that are specific to one’s race‚ particularly when conversing with people whose race differs from their own

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    In her short story "A Pair of Silk Stockings‚” Mrs. Sommers plans to purchase a few items for her children. Her family is very poor and can only afford a couple of items throughout the entire year. As Mrs. Sommers is running errands‚ she comes across a pair of silk stockings in which she hesitates to purchase it. At that moment‚ she struggles to determine whether she should be spending

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    Problem Set One: Beach Bum’s job advertisement has included some exclusionary words that would keep some applicants from apply to a lifeguard position. The use of “look good in bikini” would be discriminating against males due to the fact females wear bikini and it could result in disparate treatment lawsuit. Also‚ the use of “look good in bikini” would be discriminating against religion due to the fact some religions does not allow its practicing members to wear such garments. A lawsuit under

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    E-Business Fundamentals: Managing Organisations in the Electronic Age‚ Peter M. Eckersley‚ Lisa Harris‚ and Paul Jackson‚ 191-224. New York: Routledge‚ 2003. Kermally‚ Sultan. Gurus on Marketing. London: Thorogood‚ 2003. Quelch‚ John A. and Edward J. Hoff. "Customizing Global Marketing." Harvard Business Review 64 (May-June 1986)‚ 59-68. Rao‚ C.P. Globalization and Its Managerial Implications. Westport‚ Connecticut: Quorum Books‚ 2001.

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    shouldn’t keep the penny because it is worthless‚ wastes time‚ and costs more to produce than it is worth. The penny takes up too much space in many ways. The penny is rarely used and is usually just put or thrown away. “We often store them in jars...” (Sommer). Why do people store them in jars? People store them in jars for several reasons. You can’t purchase anything with the penny. No one even uses it to pay for anything. People don’t even use the penny to play games. What do we do with the penny? We

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    Marketing ‚ Vol. 26‚ No. 1 (Spring‚ 2007)‚ pp. 20-32 Miles‚ Michelle. "Levees‚ Looters and Lawlessness: Race‚ Rumor & the Framing of Hurricane Katrina." University of Colorado at Boulder‚ 2008. United States -- Colorado: ProQuest. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. Sommers‚ Samuel R. "Race and Media Coverage of Hurricane Katrina." Columbia Edu. N.p.‚ 2006. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.

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    The Tao of Pooh In The Tao of Pooh‚ the concept of Taoism is the main focus and each and every character in The Tao of Pooh represents a certain human vice and virtue. He uses every character but Pooh to show how not to live life‚ according to the Taoists. Pooh is basically how Taoism tells one to live while two characters‚ Piglet and Rabbit‚ are shown as ways not to live life. Pooh‚ just is‚ as it says in The Tao of Pooh and that is the key to Taoism. Pooh never worries about anything. He is

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