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    Question 1 The settlers from the early 1600’s settled in the Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay colony areas. These two colonies included states from New England colonies like Virginia‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut and the Carolinas. These two colonies were very different socially‚ politically‚ and economically. The Massachusetts Bay settlers didn’t have as many problems as the Virginia‚ also known as the Chesapeake Colony‚ people because they were much smarter

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    Compliance “What does it mean to say that a rule would produce the best consequences?” The theory of “utilitarianism is a huge interest and influence. Additionally we may ask how “utilitarianism” is discussed and how might it be criticized or defended? Utilitarianism Jeremy Bentham an English philosopher and political thinker has been described as the modern father or utilitarianism. According to Law (2012)‚ “He defended the greatest happiness principle‚” which claims that an action is rand

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    these limitations resulted in self-destruction. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had a theory known as “slave morality” where “the weaker folk‚ the majority…frame the laws for their own advantage” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Anything that made the individual rise above others was considered immoral‚ by this thought the weak pulled down the stronger by moral judgment. This theory can be applied to the works of Horace Mann through the construction of Thomas Brudenbrook‚ the main

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    different way. While Descartes used doubt and skepticism as a way to find out the foundations and roots of knowledge‚Hume used sleo contrast with what we saw as the ordinary claims of knowledge. Hume explains two types of skepticism: antecedent and consequent. Both of these come in a very moderate and extreme form. He explains antecedent skepticism by using the Descartes theory of universal doubt. He explains that there is no principle that is more self evident than doubt and even if there was we would

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    Post Discussion #1 1. Theory of the King’s Two Bodies‚ Puns and Equivocations and Primogeniture Theory of the King’s two bodies was a theory that the crowned head‚ for this it would be Queen Elizabeth‚ was divided into two the mortal body and the immortal body. The mortal body being “the body natural” which was subject to the failings of human flesh and eventual death and the immortal body being the “body politic” which is seen as timeless and perfect (Greenblatt 20). This is helpful in understanding

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    statement that there is natural duty to obey the law even in reasonably decent democratic societies in order to rescue others from the dangerous conditions of the state of nature. To do this‚ I will explore a world in which there is a natural duty to obey the law to evaluate if it is the best way to protect us from the dangerous conditions. Next‚ I will explore the ambiguity in the natural theory to sufficiently justified a duty to obey the law simply because it is a law. Through these analyses

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    Name: Qihua Zhang (David) English 100 F Comparison Essay (Final Draft) Similarities between “Live Free and Starve” and “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead” In the essay “Live Free and Starve” by Chitra Divakaruni and the essay “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead” by Marie Javdani‚ both the authors discussed the serious issues happened in the world due to the appearance of globalization. The issues happened under globalization includes child labor and objects importation. Two authors explains these two aspects

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    The attachment theory is the stages which infants develop patterns of attachments with the caregiver‚ namely the mother. The extensive study allowed researchers to observe what is the genuine reaction and behaviour of the infant or child when the carer is absent. When I compare the attachment theory with the developmental theories taught in class there are three theories (Erikson‚ Piaget‚ and Kohlberg) which begins the studies at the early childhood. Kohlberg’s work is similar to Piaget’s earlier

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    discusses utilitarian ethical theory. For a discussion of John Stuart Mill’s essay Utilitarianism (1861)‚ see Utilitarianism (book). The Utilitarianism series‚ part of the Politics series Utilitarian Thinkers[show] Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mill Henry Sidgwick Peter Singer Forms[show] preference utilitarianism rule utilitarianism act utilitarianism Two-level utilitarianism Total utilitarianism Average utilitarianism Negative utilitarianism animal welfare Abolitionism

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    Smokers vs. Non smokers The topic of smoking is a controversy issue among different society. There are so many people that are smokers in today’s society. The smokers believe there is no harm in smoking‚ to themselves and to others around them. Then there are nonsmokers that believe smoking can cause health issues and also can cause harm to people that is exposed to second hand smoking and also can cause damage to the environment. With this being said‚ there are many pros and cons of smoking.

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