is a cyber crime that is world wide. The last video is about interrogation. What is different about this video is that it focus on the governments treatment of detainees and prisoners of war‚ not ordinary people. The main question was how ethical is the treatment of detainees by the governments (specifically the United States). In the video they define torture and coercion‚ and it is stated that the united states does not torture but does engage in coercion. I would like to discuss the first
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Mary Virginia Long History 269-Professor Gildner April 8‚ 2013 The Haunting Memory and Terrors of Psychological Torture TESTIMONIO History is not a single‚ linear truth or perspective‚ but rather it is made up of a collage of interpretations‚ memories‚ experiences‚ and analyses. In the recent decades in Latin America‚ testimonial literature has immerged as a popular form of such collective expression and ideology. This form of narrative emerges from the need to create social awareness and consciousness
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Give an Account of Bentham’s Utilitarianism (30 Marks) “The greatest good for the greatest number” is the basic principle of Bentham’s Utilitarianism. To demonstrate this theory‚ consider this situation: there are only enough seats in a car to take 5 of 6 people to the cinema- should one person be left behind? According to Bentham‚ yes‚ the five people should still go because the decision brings pleasure to the greatest number of people. As a hedonist (someone who believes that pleasure is the
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Torture is defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary as “the infliction of intense pain (as from burning‚ crushing‚ or wounding) to punish‚ coerce‚ or afford sadistic pleasure.” In both 1984 and today’s world the definition holds true. In 1984 the mysterious man O’Brien tortures Winston to make him become one with the Party and pry as much information as they can out of him. There was a number
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all empathy and only cared for himself. Furthermore‚ one of Winston ’s main beliefs was‚ "True freedom is being able to say two plus two is four‚ regardless of Big Brother ’s view." (Orwell 96). On the contrary‚ when he is put to the test in an interrogation lab he cannot hold out. While holding up four fingers‚ O ’brien asks‚ "How many fingers‚ Winston?" To which Winston replies‚ "Four! Five! Four! Anything you like. Only stop it‚ stop the pain!" (Orwell 236). This implies that no matter how many
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Tamika Borschman Semester Two Outcome One (Major Assessment) The Killing Fields Were Inevitable (1. What were the happenings proceeding the event of the Killing Fields?) During the last three decades‚ Cambodia has suffered through war‚ political disorder and genocide. On April 17th 1975 after winning the civil war‚ the Khmer Rouge gained the control of the Phnom Penh. This communist guerrilla group led by Pol Pot would cause unimaginable devastation and misery throughout Cambodia
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Is it Morally Right to do a Little Evil for a Greater Good? “It is the greatest good of the greatest number of people that is the measure of right and wrong.” -Jeremy Bentham Morality as a concept is analytically defined as “conformity to human discourse and conduct.” It incorporates something which I believe is based on an evolutionary construct. Morality has been an essential tool by which the survival of humanity is made more achievable. It has been well-documented that people in the
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ENG 102 Section 35 February 26‚ 2013 No Vacation at Guantanamo Bay As part of the United States judicial system‚ Guantanamo Bay detention center was formed under the Bush administration‚ in result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Guantanamo Bay is a detainment facility that the United States designed to detain terrorists‚ and enemies caught during war. The facility also is used for the U.S. to interrogate criminals‚ and terrorists with military tactics. This detainment facility is located
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beings are capable of performing acts of wonder such as creating symphonies‚ running miles in minutes‚ and sailing around the world. Humans are also capable of performing atrocities such as creating weapons of mass destruction‚ committing murders‚ and torture. A simplistic view of evil is that some people are just “bad apples” and that their actions are dispositional. However‚ there are many other factors that contribute to what makes people do evil acts. The social psychology concepts of obedience‚ power
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Human Rights Study Questions 1. Under the heading “Labour Rights as Human Rights” on page 134 of reading 1 (“Labour Rights as Human Rights in the Age of Globalization”)‚ the authors assert that “there are two principal manners to conceive of labour rights.” In the two paragraphs which immediately follow that statement‚ the authors list different rights that are encompassed under each of these two approaches. Please identify FOUR kinds of labour rights emphasized under the first approach‚ and FOUR
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