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    Stereotypes and Contradictions It is a part of human nature to make judgments on others based solely on appearances. The short story “Flight Patterns” by Sherman Alexie reveals the sheer pervasiveness of stereotypes in American culture. The main character‚ William‚ is a walking contradiction in that he is a Native American businessman that loves his job and is always traveling‚ but hates to fly and hates to leave his family. He is also a victim of discriminations‚ yet he too makes his own judgments

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    The Contradiction of Civilization In Civilization and its Discontents‚ Sigmund Freud provides meaning to human nature and our unhappiness. He proposes that mankind is in constant struggle with instinctive violent and sexual behaviors. Civilization has created boundaries to regulate our behavior. Freud believes that these boundaries repress our natural instincts and ultimately lead to unhappiness. Civilization is created to protect mankind and establish a functional society‚ but it is in our

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    of Christianity. The researchers have explored many different literatures and have concluded that the Bible is inerrant and contains no contradictions. The bible consists of 66 books that were written by 40 authors fifteen hundred years ago. Since the inception of the trinity some Christians’’ and atheist hold the view that the bible is full of contradictions. Let us examine this statement” does the bible contradict its self?” Many people does not understand what they read and as a result miss

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    Contradictions of Love

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    Franz Kafka once said‚ “Love is a drama of contradictions.” In other words‚ love can cause joy as well as sorrow. Often in life‚ people are in love and therefore have many contradictions with those that they love. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet explains the rivalry between two households‚ the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo‚ a Montague‚ and Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ fall in love‚ but since their houses experience strong hatred toward each other‚ they must withstand difficult challenges and face

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    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 (bioethics) Hedonism

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    government and strong national defense‚ but as a result of trying to uphold so many values‚ contradictions arise. In order to better understand what these what these contradictions are and the reasons for why they exist‚ this paper will first establish conservatives’ views on economy‚ international relations and the relationship between religion and politics compare conservative’s views and then analyze the contradictions as well as uniformity between these views. On the subject of religion‚ conservatives

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    Living Contradictions

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    A Living Contradiction   Art is a language. Art is a contradiction. It universally speaks for us and goes against two conflicting ideas people come up with. Art has its bad and good effects. This so happens to create various meanings towards art and how significant it turns out to be. The logic behind art’s opposing sides is introduced in Oscar Wilde’s "Preface" to The Picture of Dorain Gray Art‚ Plato’s Republic VII‚ and Kenneth Koch’s On Aesthetics. These authors show how simple and complicated

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    Utilitarianism

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    Utilitarianism Utilitarianism the ethical doctrine of the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the criterion of the virtue of action. The principle that utilitarianism use in making moral decisions is a form of moral hedonism; that people should seek pleasure and avoid pain. Utilitarianism seeks to produce the greatest good for the greatest number. But‚ the problem is in determining what the greatest good is. Utilitarian define the “good” as good is what equates pleasure and reduces

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    Contradictions (1984)

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    1984 Contradictions To contradict something is to oppose it. For example to call the Pope an atheist‚ is indeed a contradiction. Winston Smith‚ who is a main character in the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ works in the Ministry of Truth. But does the name of the department mean exactly what it says it is? In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ he explains everywhere Winston goes‚ even his own home‚ the Party watches him through telescreens; everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party’s seemingly

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    Utilitarianism

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    Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a moral theory generally considered to have been founded by Jeremy Bentham‚ a 19th century English philosopher and social reformer. It is centered on the concept of happiness‚ and those who seek it. The idea is that all people seek happiness‚ and that it is the ultimate goal of all human beings to be happy. Therefore‚ according to classical utilitarianism‚ when a person wishes to act in an ethically sound manner he or she should strive to bring about the greatest

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