I – Utilitarianism/Consequentialism A – Definition: The greatest good for the greatest number of people; sacrifices are OK B – Justifications: Life is a pre-requisite to ethics Bostrom1 Continuity is as important to our commitment to the project of the future of humanity as it is to our commitment to the projects of our own personal futures. Just as the shape of my whole life‚ and its connection with my present and past‚ have an interest that goes beyond that of any isolated experience
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Class Debate Rubric Category Respect for Other Team 5 All statements‚ body language‚ and responses were respectful and were in appropriate language. 4 Statements and responses were respectful and used appropriate language‚ but once or twice body language was not. 3 Most statements and responses were respectful and in appropriate language‚ but there was one sarcastic remark. 2 1 Totals Statements‚ responses and/or body language were borderline appropriate. Some sarcastic remarks. Information All
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Debate I disagree‚ because if your friends and or other people are trying to encourage you to do something good then it really isn’t peer preasure. That is called giving good advice‚ or friendly encouragement. Peer pressure is when people try to encourage you or pressure you into doing something that is against your better judgement‚ which in most cases tends to be over something that is usually and or potencially harmful.. | | | Angria picked Disagree:It’s important to prepare a child for
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1 School Uniform Debate Proposition 25% of students in public elementary schools have a mandatory school uniform policy. This is a 500% increase since mid-1990. There wouldn’t be that much of an increase without some good reason behind it. Uniforms take the envy away from peers. So there would be less conflict and jealousy going on in your school. There would no longer be that poor person who has Wal-Mart clothes being compared to that rich kid who is wearing Hollister clothes. The
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Fingerprint Debate The value of fingerprinting and background checks is to make sure that the students are being protected. It is extremely important that for the safety of the students as well as the other teachers the school must do thorough background and fingerprinting checks. In doing background and fingerprinting checks you can tell the employer with pieces of information about the teachers background’s that can share credit reports‚ social Security number‚ criminal records
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When asked why these people did not support cloning‚ 34 percent believed that it was against their religion‚ 22 percent believed that it interfered with distinctiveness and individuality‚ another 22 percent were concerned that cloning could be used for questionable purposes‚ 14 percent were worried about the technology used‚ 5 percent had a different reason not previously mentioned‚ and 3 percent were just against it for an unknown reason. People are concerned scientists are “playing God” and these
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Salvation Debate The Salvation debate has been one of the most controversial debates in the Christian church known to date. When it comes to the issue of salvation‚ the majority of Evangelicals agree that‚ “personal conversion experience is necessary for salvation. Evangelicals unanimously affirm that we are saved by grace through faith and not ourselves” (pg. 145 Across the Spectrum). So as we can see Evangelicals stand unanimously together on salvation but it is when we get more in depth with
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Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. De Las Casas‚ who would later be bestowed the title “Protector of the Indians” advocated that the “heathen” inhabitants of the New World were in all regards human. In a debate that ensued in Valladolid‚ later dubbed the Valladolid Debate the case was made for their humanity. Manuel-Barreto compares the images that lie within the account with those of fellow Colombian artist Fernando Botero. Botero’s images depict prisoners being abused by guards
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Handicapped children should be integrated into mainstream schools Neg. 1st speaker Good afternoon. Basically‚ children are sent to school to receive a sound education. Our opponents insist that the handicapped should receive a normal education‚ but is it really beneficial to them? Most mainstream schools such as DGS do not have the facilities or resources which handicapped students require. For example‚ how would students in wheelchairs travel around? Textbooks designed for mainstream students
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churches‚ this work begins in the local community‚ and it is our conviction that the church building can and must be used to effectively engage with that community. The church building does not exist simply to facilitate the Sunday gathering‚ but should be a blessing to the local community‚ believers and nonbelievers alike. Purposeful‚ spacious‚ environmentally friendly‚ accessible architecture does not come cheap. But where in Scripture does Jesus persuade his followers to give half-heartedly? The
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