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    Egoism is a teleological theory of ethics that sets as its goal the benefit‚ pleasure‚ or greatest good of the oneself alone. Ethical egoism is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest. It is important to distinguish this from psychological egoism‚ the claim that people can only act in their own interest. Any act‚ no matter how altruistic it might seem‚ is actually motivated by some selfish desire of the agentEthical Egoism: The person thinks

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    Always commence your review by including the full bibliographic details of the work under review. 3. Introduction The opening sentence of the review should be relevant to the broad issues of the topic‚ without resorting to cliché. Sample review Wolfson‚ N. (1981). Compliments in Cross-Cultural Perspective. TESOL Quarterly‚ 15(2)‚ Jun‚ 117-124. Teaching how to communicate effectively is now seen as a major goal of language teachers‚ both those teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) and second-language

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    Gay Marriage in the United States The debate between whether gay marriage should be legalized or not has been a controversial topic recently. In the past twelve years‚ equal marriage rights have been legalized in 6 states of the U.S.. Eighteen states do not allow gay marriage and do not recognize civil unions. The other twenty six states allow civil unions‚ and some are debating legalizing gay marriage. Gay marriage should be legal across the United States. Not allowing gay marriage in any state

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    Diversity Issues: Gay Marriage In America Jared English Professor April 29th 2011 Diversity Issues 2 Diversity Issues: Gay Marriage In America The director and founder of the Marriage-Equality organization Freedom to Marry‚ Evan Wolfson‚ says that when the term “gay marriage” is used it suggests that homosexuals are asking for special privileges or are expecting to get them. However‚ I could not disagree with that statement more. Marriage is marriage‚ when you call it a “gay marriage”

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    number‚ financial resources‚ and mobilization of volunteer labor. Both organizations were near exclusively volunteer-based‚ since at the time of the survey‚ only two MADD groups and none of the RID groups reported having full-time staff (McCarthy and Wolfson p. 1076). The second table of data displayed the three features of mobilization with three attributes each for both MADD and RID groups. For agency‚ the scholars looked at the average hours a week for both the president and vice president‚ and the

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    collapsing by 1914. The first and possibly the most important reason why the Habsburg Empire was on the point of collapsing is because its weak nature was highlighted when in 1905 the Hungarian Independence Party won the election and as the historians Wolfson and Laver write “Since it still refused to approve an increase in the army Franz Josef appointed his own Prime Minister‚ Baron Fejerváry and sent troops to disperse the Hungarian Parliament.” This shows that the Habsburg Empire was weakening as Hungary’s

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    of Binge Drinking among College Students? Research has supported the observation that young people in America consume alcohol regularly; this prevalence of use increases rapidly during adolescence‚ as well as a few years afterward (Wagenaar and Wolfson 37). This has come to be a problem among college students. It has been shown through extensive quantitative and qualitative research that those under twenty-one years of age are able to obtain alcohol‚ which allows them to binge drink. Binge drinking

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    Same-Sex Controversy Same-sex marriage is a controversial topic because lots of people argue that this is a matter of equality and everyone should have the same rights‚ but there are also people against homosexual marriage such as religious and political people that are fervently opposed to gay marriage‚ arguing that this will only cause damage. Homosexual marriage is the marriage between people of the same sex‚ for example a man marrying another man‚ or a woman marrying another woman. Even though

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    switch. “Other outcomes endorsed were better grades (30%) and increased teacher satisfaction (25%)” (Wolfson and Carskadon) There really weren’t many cons to the switch. “55% of the sample endorsed athletic practices as a major barrier. Other barriers included teachers’ concerns (32%)‚ parents’ concerns (28%)‚ the expense of changing the transportation system (30%)‚ and childcare after school (20%) (Wolfson and Carskadon). Many‚ if not all‚ of these proved to be easy

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    Beautiful Age! The “Beautiful Age” otherwise known as La Belle Époque was a time of peace and prosperity. La Belle Époque began around the late 1800’s a few years after the Franco-Prussian war and ended in the early 1900’s when World War I began (Wolfson Academic). During this time‚ art flourished and became a seminal period in France’s history. This time period was also recognized as an era of optimism and grandeur. It was a time of embracing new technology and scientific discoveries‚ as well

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