we should vote in pursuit of a democratic ideal‚ and still others argue that we should vote out of respect for those who have defended our rights. As a consequentialist theory‚ utilitarianism is utterly unconcerned with these principle-oriented arguments. Utilitarians are concerned only with maximizing total social utility‚ or the overall well-being of society. Thus‚ utilitarians would assert
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seen the horrors of war and what it can do‚ but however in extreme cases it is necessary to engage in war if the cause is deemed just. In more recent times‚ there have been new debates as to whether or not the fight against terrorism is warranted. For example‚ America’s fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the 2000’s has killed many civilians and erupted civil unrest in the Middle East making the situation much more explosive. Some may argue that under no circumstances is war justified and argue
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and mentally ill people should not have the possession of a firearm. In my point of view‚ I disagree when it said that possession of a fire arm for the safety of your life and the life of your family at your own home is necessary. We should be able to protect ourselves in case of an intrusion or a robbery or some kind of assault against a person who is putting our lives in danger. Of course that I agree that in order of having a firearm a person should have special training before getting one not
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Although pro-suffragists had to use reasoning and rationale to persuade people that women had the right to vote‚ anti-suffragists could use the already existing preconceptions and attitudes towards women and their capabilities. Making women’s suffrage appear ridiculous and unnecessary was the main tactic of anti-suffragists. Anti-suffragists mainly aimed at trying to make the act of granting women the vote appear too extreme and absurd to create discomfort among people and have them lean
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Pugh discusses that non-consensual intervention is justified under some circumstances. Non-consensual intervention is to intervene a person’s body against the person’s consent. According to him‚ non- consensual interventions can be important for the purpose of infectious disease control. For example‚ non-consensual vaccinations will immune every person from diseases and stop the spread of the fatal disease such as polio or chicken pox. He offers a very convincing argument of promoting herd immunity
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on attending college after high school. I believe that for all high school graduates‚ college is a must to achieve a comfortable life. Most people do not want to be “just another statistic” but in this case‚ I would not mind at all. In “The Case Against College‚”an article written by Linda Lee‚ she discusses the expense and inconvenience of sending a child to college. I do agree with Lee that college is very expensive and not worth the money. In high school‚ I have worked hard to keep my GPA relatively
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out of prison to safety. To Crito’s despair Socrates seems quite willing to accept his execution‚ and so Crito presents as many arguments as he can to persuade Socrates to escape. Socrates manages through a logical thinking process to demount all of Crito’s arguments for escaping the prison. Crito presents three arguments for why Socrates should escape. The first argument suggest
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Benefit argument claims that only self-interest motivates human action. I believe that Psychological Egoism‚ is a true theory that holds strong arguments as to why‚ all human actions are motivated by self-interest‚ because whatever argument is made against this theory can always be refuted back to the idea that any action that
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A public schools’ job is to create a standardized environment for students of the general population; however‚ public schools don’t always meet the needs of the students. Charter schools exist to meet the needs of the students and are more open to parental involvement and local control over state and bureaucracies’ control. However‚ “charter schools may deter some minority‚ poor‚ and working families from seeking enrollment by requiring them to complete volunteer hours and failing to provide transportation
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When you say that ¨we need torture to get intelligence¨ ‚ you have to think about your claim from the other side. Was it ok for ISIS to torture people for the intelligence that they needed? Well anyone with the right mind would answer‚ no of course it’s not ok for ISIS to torture for intelligence‚ That is where you have your answer. Due to the fact that all arguments have two sides‚ if one argument doesn’t fit with one side‚ it must not fit with the other. (of course this is only looking
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