Ethics and Moral Reasoning Katrina Pride Instructor: Thomas MacCarty December 10‚ 2012 In Peter Singer’s article “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality‚ he gives what seems to be a devastating outline of our normal way of thinking concerning the relief of the famine‚ charity and morality in general. Only a small number of people accepted‚ or even acted upon the conclusions that he shared. The enlightenment of these facts someone may make the statement or argument such as Hume did in the likeness
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on p.699. What does George mean by the “ emotional overload” of this image? Why do you think the Oxfam envelope promises not to include images like this? The emotional overload of the image means the picture of a young girl in torn and ill-fitting clothes. Showing people a picture of a young girl will make them feel sad and guilty. Oxfam promises they most likely do not include images because they don’t want people to give just because they are sympathetic or guilty but because they truly want to help
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should be given away.” While it may sound morally right to give up our selfish ways and give to the less fortunate‚ Singer’s solution isn’t very realistic as he disregards many key factors. Some may even call his solution naive. Although I grant that donating large portions of our income overseas would be considered morally right‚ I still maintain that such donations would destroy our economy and make those countries dependent on donations. Some may argue that it is morally right to give up luxuries
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things we do are very easy‚ like picking up rubbish‚ recycling‚ and not wasting energy. All sorts of things we do count. Even finishing your dinner! There are also things you can do that not only help the world‚ but the people living in it‚ like donating to charities and supporting events that help the poor. All this makes the world a better place. Imagine what it would be like if every one of us had given to charities and donated to the poor; the world would have less homeless people‚ people wouldn’t
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machine‚ or other used item‚ chances are neither will a charity. Similarly‚ a timeshare that has turned out to be a bad investment for you won’t do much to help out a worthy charity. Number two‚ Consider selling your items and donating the proceeds to charity. By donating cash instead of goods you allow charities greater flexibility in spending the money so that it reaches the people or animals that need it the most. When you sell the items yourself you also eliminate the for-profit middleman
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You can do small things like working at a food bank‚ homeless shelter‚ or just donating your spare clothes. Those may sound like very small deeds but they can help in a big way. Helping at a food bank and homeless shelter could help some people get back on their feet and motivate them to go find work. Donating clothes could save someone from a dire winter or a harsh summer and also give them something nice to wear to a job interview. There are also
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and to donate money so that they can afford food and clothes. There are several ways to help the homeless‚ one is to help the organizations‚ that help to homeless‚ is to donate money to them so they can keep helping the homeless. Or actually go with the organization and build the shelter with them. Maybe‚ in your opinion‚ this isn’t the best way to help. But I think donating food for the homeless is the most important thing you can do. Donating food to the homeless is important because it makes so
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AP English Charity Many people donate to charity in their everyday lives‚ while others do it as an assignment. Individuals even give to charity just to receive money‚ gifts‚ or bonuses in return. Giving to charity portrays an act that certain people want to do for others‚ by the goodness of their hearts. However‚ then why do high schools ask their students who perform these tasks for a reward‚ such as extra credit and the ability to graduate? High schools that offer incentives for charitable acts
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is to help everyone who is in need of help and support. I also believe there are many people who are willing to volunteer‚ sponsor and support homeless people. Business Objective: Our non-profit homeless day shelter will provide housing‚ food‚ clothes and counseling and employment opportunity for up to one month. The shelter will serve breakfast and lunch‚ shower and laundry facilities‚ a food pantry‚ a clothing closet‚ and assistance to patrons in finding jobs. The shelter will be open Monday
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“REACH OUT” event report by Ridduan Ismail For this particular event‚ I contributed myself in helping out the needy by showing them my support by donating food‚ clothes‚ & toiletries. On the 23rd March 2012‚ at 3:30PM‚ I was told to gather up at Afi’s house (our team leader) to pack all goodie bags that was supposed to be given out for the needy. We organized the goodie bags and separate them according to the sizes of shirts that was packed in. The next day‚ on March 24th‚ our event day‚ at
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