downtrodden and takes their side in a fight for survival. The downtrodden family of the story is the Starrett’s. Joe and Marian Starrett have moved to Wyoming with their son Bob under the Homestead Act. They have moved on to land once used by Luke Fletcher‚ the antagonist of the story. Luke is a rancher who once used the land to herd cattle. Luke has decided that he no longer needs the land‚ and has sold it to a few different families who are just starting out in the farming business. But recently
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Mercy Goodfaith” (Fosdick‚ 1943:72). “To put it less dramatically‚ the modern supervisor has a responsibility‚ a heritage‚ a philosophy‚ a set of values‚ and knowledge to pass along to the next generation‚ represented by their supervisees” (Munson‚ 1993:78). Introduction The profession of social work has evolved since the 1880s from a myriad of philosophies‚ disciplines‚ theories and groups. Social work supervision has mirrored this complex development‚ and often the changes in
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What are the Key features of Situation Ethics? Situation ethics is a Christian ethical theory that was principally developed in the 1960’s by a priest called Joseph Fletcher and expanded by Bishop John Robinson. It is a teleological theory‚ but in contrast to utilitarianism; it is based on Christian principles‚ and primarily the promotion of agape. The moral worth of any action is judged on its consequences‚ not on the action itself. The judgement is made on how much love is produced by the action
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Situation Ethics is a teleological theory that resolves ethical and moral issues relative to the situation and was developed at a time when society and the church were facing drastic and permanent change. It is most commonly associated with Joseph Fletcher and J.A.T Robinson and also William Barclay. Situation Ethics is also considered to be the method of ethical decision making that states that you must consider “noble love” (agapé) in decision making and that a moral decision is correct if it is
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home of the Fletchers an English family. Magawisca gets caught in the middle of two cultures when she is raised by an English family but knows of her original culture‚ Magawisca responds well and helps the reader understand how big the cultural gap is in the 1600s. Magawisca’s tribe‚ the Pequots‚ are attacked by the English and when Magawisca‚ her brother Oneco and their mother escape they travel to a new city. When Magawisca and Oneco’s mother dies the two kids are sent to Mr. Fletchers home to
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One relativistic theory of ethics is situationism. Situationism (also known as situation ethics) was devised by Joseph Fletcher‚ who was strongly against absolutist theories for instance; legalism and also disliked how religions were taught implying there were some rules that could never be broken‚ as he thought these rules are too demanding and restrictive. He then created this theory of situation ethics which is seen as the ‘mid way’ because it lies between antinomianism and legalism. Antinomianism
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Kant ’s absolutist deontological ethics and Joseph Fletchers relativist situation ethics. The deontological ethics focuses on actions made according to duty and the categorical imperative - which shows how acts are intrinsically good or bad. The situation ethics state that no act is intrinsically good or bad‚ and that actions should b made according to love. From this perspective it looks as thought Kant ’s views were less personal than Fletcher ’s‚ although in actuality both focus on the best outcome
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Author Susan Fletcher once wrote‚ “Shahrazad’s women stood at the door‚ the women who prepared her for her nights with the Sultan. ‘Go‚ Marjan‚’ Shahrazad said softly. ‘I have the tale here.’ She tapped her temple. ‘I’ll see you in the morning.’ I only hoped that she would” (Fletcher 109). This quote by Fletcher shows how Shahrazad was a brave and confident woman‚ which is one of the values in the story. The title of the book is Shadow Spinner‚ by author Susan Fletcher. Shadow Spinner is a historical
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Operation Watchtower: the turning point in the Pacific theatre of World War II The small island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands held little strategic value prior to World War II. Operation Watchtower‚ also known as the Guadalcanal Campaign‚ was the military operation undertaken by Allied forces‚ predominantly American‚ between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 to deny the use of Guadalcanal by the Japanese in response to the threat to the supply and communication routes between the US‚ Australia
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Faraway Downs‚ Sarah is walking out at the stairs and then is Nullah coming in to the house. Then is a guy called Fletcher there is working at the station. Coming at the door‚ looking for Nullah the halfcast boy. The next day Fletcher is coming at the station‚ and will pickup Sarah for a ride. When she said that there are some cattle there is going over the Billabong. Sarah is firing Fletcher because he had blocked the water pump which Nullah had found out of. Then are there Nullahs grandfather King
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