Nathan Algar Professor Koonze ENG 112-53 1/31/2013 Reader response #2 Wake and Bake In America the use and sell of recreational marijuana is illegal and taking seriously by authorities. Over half of the people in the USA smoke or have smoked marijuana. Marijuana is a plan that can be grown almost anywhere and can be smoke to experience relaxation. Marijuana should be legal to the people of America because this is a free country and if the vote is more than fifty percent that means the majority
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Success (final copy) The dictionary defines success as “the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one’s goals.” Most people have different meaning on what they consider success is. For me success is completing my goals I have set myself for my future. But of course I have many stories about minor accomplishments of mine. Success for me is when I have completed all the goals I set for myself. A huge success for me that I would really
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Nonverbal Communication The topic I chose to discuss was question number four. This situational question was perfect for me‚ because I just went to the Mexican restaurant in the mall this evening for dinner and can relate to the question well. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was the nonverbal cue of the waitress‚ of whom gave me a polite head nod and a smile. The nonverbal communication I got out of that was her kinesics‚ saying hello and welcoming me into the place. When my boyfriend
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beliefs and views of how they’re supposed to live their life. People from all over the globe have different ethical beliefs and different ways to differentiate which beliefs are right and which are wrong. Virtue ethics and Ethical egoism are two of many types of theories. Here I will be talking about the similarities and differences between Virtue ethics and Ethical egoism. Ethical egoism was introduced by the philosopher Henry Sedgwick. He wrote his own book which is called “The Methods of Ethics”
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The basic Principles that has been covered in ethics of computer games is Cultural Relativism‚ Subjectivism in Ethics‚ Divine Command Theory‚ Natural Law Theory‚ and Ethical Egoism. These arguments do not meet the minimum conception of morality which is Reason and impartiality. For all these arguments to be solid they also need to have reason and logic supporting it. All these arguments which are now mostly unfollowed because of the evident flaws they pertain are as follows. Starting off with cultural
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September 11‚ 2013 Psychological Egoism Psychological Egoism is the position that the ultimate motive of all actions is selfish. It is not the position that everyone should be motivated by selfish desires‚ but rather that they are motivated by selfish desires. This is supposed to be a psychological fact of human motivations. Joel Feinberg presents a multitude of arguments against psychological egoistic hedonism. There are four “arguments” which support psychological egoism: (a) “Every action of mine
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Psychological Egoism Psychological Egoism does not make sense because everyone does not always act in their own self-interest. The defenders of Psychological Egoism do not give us compelling reason to think that no one ever chooses to do something that is not in his own best interest. It is impossible to prove Psychological Egoism due to the principle of falsifiabilty. Psychological Egoists think human nature is completely and absolutely egoistic. They have the idea that all of our actions
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e“The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage” Why same-sex marriage is an American Value. Critique Theodore B. Olson (2010)‚ a former United States Solicitor General‚ who served under President George W. Bush‚ attempts to persuade a federal court to invalidate Proposition 2‚ which banned same sex marriage in California. In his article “The conservative Case for Gay Marriage”‚ the widower of the writer Barbara Olson‚ murdered during 9/11‚ argues‚ from a conservative point of view‚ that it should
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Egoism and Altruism | Psychological egoism claims that whatever we do‚ we do out of self-interest. Give an example of an act you think is not done out of self-interest‚ and explain how the psychological egoist might try to interpret that act as selfish. Respond in approximately 100 words. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings by Day 7. From my understanding is that nothing is done with out self-interested applied. So my example is harder to come up with now but I will
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Psychological Egoism: Fact or Fiction?? The descriptive claim made by Psychological Egoists is that humans‚ by nature‚ are motivated only by self-interest. Any act‚ no matter how altruistic it may seem on the outside is actually only a disguise for a selfish desire such as recognition‚ avoiding guilt‚ reward or sense of personal goodness’ or morality. For example‚ Mother Teresa is just using the poor for her own long-term spiritual gain. Being a universal claim‚ it could falter with a single counterexample
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