Ethics or Morals are a set of principles that allow people to distinguish right from wrong in the way that they interact with the world. Two main‚ yet very contrasting approaches to ethical decision-making are duty based and consequentialist perspectives. The theory of duty-based or Deontological ethics states that we are morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain set of principles and rules regardless of the results that follow. The Consequentialist or as it is otherwise known “Utilitarian”
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starts with replacing the Patriot Act with a new law that protects our people and our liberties at the same time." John Kerry is right in suggesting that the patriot act is thinning our freedoms. Those who feel the patriot act is going to protect us from harm fail to see the dark side of the legislation which is relinquishing us of our rights guaranteed to us in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. The USA Patriot Act or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
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Not every woman was meant to be a mother. Not every couple is meant to have a child. So what happens when an unprepared couple becomes pregnant? The first thoughts are not to carry a baby to full term for it to be adopted or to grant temporary custody. People look for the easiest way out which is to get rid of the baby. Our society has become so accustom to instant gratification that there are no thoughts that run through our minds when making such decisions. Our biggest concerns are how much it
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When The Right is Wrong: Gay Marriage Should be Legalized Should gays be allowed to be legally married and have that marriage recognized on a national level? This is an issue that is making headlines across the country and is the topic of conversations on Capitol Hill and Facebook forums‚ alike. Those who oppose gay marriage give a vast amount of reasons that range from the conservative to the crazy‚ from the religious to the ridiculous. However‚ these reasons do not give anyone the right to prevent
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In the Constitution under the Tenth Amendment‚ states have the right to govern within their state and according to the people. Although the national government withheld an enumerated powers over the United States‚ the states own the reserved power to pass laws within districts‚ such as the power to provide for public safety. The powers reserved to the states includes the ability to establish schools and local government‚ regulate trade‚ prosecute crimes‚ and issue licenses. The states greatly influence
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Same Sex Marriage has been a huge issue in the American society for many years. Still today the issue of whether it should be legal or not and whether it is right or wrong remains unsolved. Gay marriage is one of the top arguments between the citizens of the United states today; everyone with their own belief and their own explanation. As an American it is clear that our constitution and our entire reasoning for being a free country gives all the explanation anybody needs to legalize same sex marriage
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11/29/12 Agriculture 3pd. Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare When you think of the right way to treat wild and domesticated animals you’d think it’d be common sense. But in reality there are actually many more problems surrounding this extremely controversially topic than you’d think. The treatment of animals and justifying what is right and wrong has been a very big issue for a long time. Animals are used for many purposes in our society such as food‚ clothing‚ research‚ companionship and
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"The Right Stuff"- Might Be the Wrong Stuff After All David Suzuki’s essay "The Right Stuff" provides an interesting look at the need for sex education in high schools. Suzuki’s main assertion is the sex education needs to be taught in high school because it is not properly covered anywhere else and students will because interested in science class should sex education be taught first. Suzuki argues that impressions formed in high school are ones that last longer than at any other time in life
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penalty should be abolished from every country around the world. Whether it is intentional or not‚ the death penalty is administered in an arbitrary manner. A first criticism of how capricious the law is‚ with respect to the death penalty‚ can be seen right from the beginning of the process. In a given court case‚ it is the prosecutor who has the option of seeking the death penalty or not. Therefore‚ there is no direct formula in determining when exactly to use capital punishment‚ making it fairly random
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Left Brain vs. Right Brain Victoria J.Overpeck COLL100 American Military University Derrah Cassidy Left Brain vs. Right Brain How do you know if you’re left brain‚ or right brain dominate? How can you tell which side of the brain you use to learn? Do you think that it’s inherited? Throughout many studies it has been discovered that every person uses either the left or the right side of their brain to learn and obtain information more than the other. Each side of your
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