SHOULD WE BE MORAL??? Being moral is a choice free from both internal and external factors. Unless we have some convincing reasons for being moral‚ there is no point in enquiring what is morally good and what is not. This question concerns reasons than causes. Also one must realize that being moral involves self denial. For example a moral person must not take BRIBE‚ but another person who is not moral and takes bribes may turn out to be in a financially better position. So‚ moral obligations
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Rap and Moral Character In the article Rap and Moral Character by Wesley Cragg and Christine Koggel‚ the subject of concern is the consequences of listening to rap music and the effects on moral behaviour. The author suggests that rap and moral character are linked and that due to the natural context of rap‚ it promotes violence‚ crass materialism‚ crime‚ and is misogynistic and therefore corrupts a person’s moral character. Based on their claims‚ the authors take the position that rap should
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to guide its user in a desired direction. It has four directions; east‚ west‚ north and south. A moral compass‚ which I have recently learned‚ is also used to guide its user in a desired direction. A moral compass‚ when used‚ will provide its user moral focus as the user learns to lead in an ever more challenging and demanding world throughout their life and career. A good leader needs a moral compass that will keep the leader grounded in his most cherished values while negotiating and collaborating
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Forensic Science and the Law Writing Assignment The three most important Amendments to the United States constitution regarding evidence used to convict or exonerate a suspect are Amendments 4‚ 5 and 6 which state ideas on Search and Seizure‚ Trial and Punishment‚ Compensation for Takings‚ and Trial by Jury in Civil Cases. Amendment 4 “Search and Seizure” talks about‚ and legalizes “The rights of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches
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Moral Relativism: An Evaluation The world is becoming an increasingly smaller place‚ culturally speaking. The modern world has more bridges to other cultures and ways of thinking than ever before. This phenomenon is due largely to the advent of the internet‚ global industry‚ and increased travel for business and pleasure to opposite corners of the world. This “global village” we live in introduces the average person to more cultural‚ and seemingly moral‚ differences than previous generations
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The Science of Sex Appeal Documentary discusses the human’s attraction. There was a study discussed that exceedingly surprised me; people subconsciously respond to fundamental clues of physical and genetics health when choosing a partner. When babies are in the womb‚ their facial structure can be altered due to malnutrition‚ small genetic abnormality‚ and infections. Consequently‚ an experiment was designed to test the connection between symmetry and sex appeal. For this experiment‚ one man and woman
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760 high school and 10‚069 middle school students) answered the survey which asked questions about everything from relationships‚ to school habits‚ to theft and violence. The results then were shocking with 7 out of 10 students reporting that they had cheated on a test at least once in a 12 month period‚ and 73% admitting to lying repeatedly. Not much seems to have changed since that 1998 survey. The 2000 preliminary results show some startling trends: * Cheating 71% of all high school students
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sister‚ my dad told me to study hard so I can have a good future. By going to school‚ teachers teach me that what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ from the textbook and I have also been learning that from the TV‚ newspaper and radio. The mass media is always a channel for me to receive what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ about the social. For example‚ there are critics about the politics‚ environmental issues etc.From time to time‚ my moral compass had been shaped by my parents and the social norms. Human beings
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Bertunie Berluce Professor Hofer ENC 1101 6 February 2010 Moral corruption results from mankind’s need to satisfy their selfish desires. Ancient philosophers such as Aristotle‚ Plato‚ and Socrates sought out to explain why we do what we consciously know is not the moral ideal. Aristotle defined moral weakness as a person who‚ "knowing that what he does is bad‚ does it as a result of passion." In Flannery O’Connor’s short story‚ “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” Mrs. Crater and Mr.Shiftlet’s
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The benefits of vaccines The modern medicine really made a significant contribution to our society. Vaccines can prevent a disease from occurring in the first place‚ rather than attempt to cure it after the fact. The invention of the vaccines prevents people from being infected. There are three benefits of vaccines‚ prevent the diseases in the childhood‚ protect the community and much cheaper than getting the treatment. First of all‚ the inventions of vaccines can prevent some diseases in the childhood
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