1 Abraham Lincoln He saved the Union‚ freed the slaves‚ and presided over America’s second founding. 2 George Washington He made the United States possible—not only by defeating a king‚ but by declining to become one himself. 3 Thomas Jefferson The author of the five most important words in American history: “All men are created equal.” 4 Franklin Delano Roosevelt He said‚ “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself‚” and then he proved it. 5 Alexander Hamilton Soldier
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Reference. Taylor‚ A. (2008). Examined Life: Peter Singer on our obligation to alleviate suffering [video file]. Retrieved fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVViICWs4dM Content. Peter Singer‚ discusses applied ethics in regard to poverty and affluence‚ animal rights and the radical nature of applied ethics. He challenges the viewers on what is moral and ethical behaviour in society as a whole in regards to money and spending‚ how we treat other beings and that we have a moral responsibility
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vegetarian. A. Singer touches on methodology in ethics first to help explain point of view to Regan’s argument. B. Singer then turns to the substantive issue of “what are the implications of utilitarianism for our treatment of animals?” II. In regards to methodology‚ Singer claims Regan recommends abandoning utilitarianism in favor of a rights-based theory without having made a single point against utilitarianism‚ besides that utilitarianism does not support vegetarianism. A. Singer gives points
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Shirley Temple Shirley Temple was one of the most famous child actors in history. She was born April 23‚ 1928 as Shirley Jane Temple. Shirley and her parents along with her siblings live in Santa Monica‚ California. Her father‚ George Francis Temple was a business man and a banker in Southern California. Shirley’s mother‚ Gertrude Amelia Krieger was a homemaker. She loved dancing and her love for dancing helped mold Shirley’s career. Her parents were engaged in 1914 and had three
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new cars‚ houses and vacations‚ but when UNICEF or some other kind of healthcare organization ask us for just 2 dollars‚ we turn them down right away? In the article “Solution to world poverty” Peter Singer gives some of his suggestions on how to help others‚ and become better persons. Singer tells a story about a man named Bob. Bob just bought himself a new car. The car he bought is one of the most expensive cars you can get. A classic Volkswagen Bugatti. He then has to make a choice. He
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Peter Albert David Singer is an Australian moral philosopher who was born in 1946‚ one of his main goals is to end world poverty by donating to charities and convincing others to do the same‚ and he believes that affluent people should donate all disposable income to charity. Nel Noddings is an American philosopher born in 1929‚ and her view on ethics focuses on a natural sense of caring and a flexibility of principles‚ she rejects Singer’s argument saying that we have obligations to those around
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Should Animals Have More Rights? Some people believe that animals are humans’ friends. The other people might do not think so. Because people have different values of animals‚ the arguments are commenced. Since 1977‚ all of three philosophers‚ Peter Singer‚ Tom Regan and Carl Cohen have respectively written their work to declare the status of animals. On the one hand‚ according to Peter Singer’s “All Animals Are Equal(1977) ‚” and Tom Regan’s “The Case for Animal Rights(1989)‚” they claim that people
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A singer I admire As we grow older‚ we find someone to looks up to. Some of us admire celebrities‚ family‚ and friends. I admire Andy Lau. A star of over 100 films and one of Asia’s most popular singers‚ Andy Lau was born on September 27‚ 1961 in Hong Kong. He grew up in a very poor area where there was not even running water. The young Andy had to make up to eight trips a day to collect water for his family. Despite financial problems‚ Andy’s parents encouraged him to do well in school‚ and upon
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Famous Canadians There are alot of famous‚ well known people around the world. Canada is said to have no famous people. James Naismith‚ Celine Dion‚ and Michael J. Fox are all famous ‚ so saying there are no famous canadians‚ I think not. These people will prove there are famous canadians. Being on the hollywood walk of fame and being the 5th richest women in entertainment. That speaks fameous and thats what Celine Dion is. This singer emerged as a teen star and has never looked back‚ she was
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Archimedes famous mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse was an outstanding Greek mathematician‚ inventor‚ physicist‚ engineer and also an astronomer. Although not much is known about his life‚ he is considered as one of the most eminent scientists in classical antiquity. He established strong foundations in the field of physics‚ particularly in statics‚ hydrostatics and explained the principle of the lever. In his lifetime‚ he made many incredible inventions such as designing innovative machines
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