of Church and State nor the legitimacy of the American democracy (though each issue has been raised in reaction to the prevalence of religion in government)‚ but it calls into question the soundness of any democracy that claims secularism as an intrinsic value but whose laws and elections are shaped and influenced by religious beliefs. Because religion is the type of institution in which citizens hold unwavering belief‚ whereas politics and government require open-mindedness and secular‚ academic
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utilitarianism and Kantianism sit in opposition to each other. Utilitarianism advocates for the judgment of actions based on the happiness they create and advocate for consequentialism. Kantianism advocates for the judgment of actions based on the intrinsic features of the act. Essentially‚ utilitarianism gives the highest regard to what will happen‚ whereas Kantianism gives regard to what is being done. Although utilitarianism is right to examine how an act affects the amount of happiness generated
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This file of EDU 304 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 Challenges and Rewards for the Reflective Practitioner comprises: The Education - General Education Challenges and Rewards for the Reflective Practitioner . The “Teaching Stories” shared in Chapter 2 reveal the demands of the teaching profession and the need for reflection. Respond to the following questions: 1.Explain what it means to be a reflective practitioner. Whose teaching story in this chapter did you most relate to? Why
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Rafael L. Cortada-Brzykcy Professor D. Portillo English 091 2 April 2013 The Slavs: East vs. West vs. South When the term “Slav” is mentioned‚ the first people to come to mind are the Russians. We know them by their unique script of writing‚ vodka‚ and are the most populated of all of the ethnic tribes that populated the mountains‚ rivers‚ and plains of Eastern Europe. Although a quintessential people of this continent‚ they differ greatly from many of their brothers and sisters of the same
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Assignment # 2 – Leadership vs. Management Management and leadership ability are by themselves very unique and distinct‚ but also interchangeable because to be an effective manager one must also be skilled in leadership. Developing and demonstrating skill sets in both management and leadership is critical for managers to be able to do both‚ and to grow capacity in both areas. Although the skills required are the same‚ managing and leading are quite unique in the qualities that are presented
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according to Hersh (2004). Such dehumanization is unacceptable in any culture‚ but it is especially so in the Arab world (Hersh‚ 2004). Similarities When the experiment was conducted‚ there were various similarities between what transpired at Abu Ghraib vs. what took place in the makeshift correctional facility at Stanford. At Abu‚ the photographs told it all. In one‚ Private England‚ was seen giving a thumbs up to a young Iraqi‚ who was naked except for a sandbag over his head‚ as he masturbated‚ according
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Chemical Castration: The Benefits and Disadvantages Intrinsic to Injecting Male Pedophiliacs with Depo-Provera Marquita Mack Child molestation is a serious problem in the United States. The legal system is lenient with pedophiles‚ punishing them with insufficiently brief prison sentences that are further abbreviated by the option of parole. Some child molesters are released back into society after serving as little as one fourth of their prison-time (1). Recidivism is extremely high among child
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The two companies I chose to compare were Sephora and Ulta Beauty. Both stores are cosmetic retailers and sell many of the same products. Sephora has been around longer originating in Paris in the year 1970‚ and opening it ’s first U.S store in 1998. Sephora runs approximately 1‚300 stores in 27 countries worldwide‚ with a consistently growing base of over 300 stores across North America. Ulta Beauty was founded in 1990 trying to reach out to women as a place to shop other than department stores
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and nobility were known as‚ Zoroastrians‚ a religion named after its founder Zarathustra. It was a religion based on the concept of monotheism and was a base/influence on later religions such as‚ Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. Good vs. evil‚ free will‚ and reward and punishment was a departure of polytheistic religions. The after life was determined by their god‚ Ahuramazda’s judgment. Meanwhile in Greece the theme of polytheism continued to play a major role in Greek life. Here‚ the majority
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Deontology assesses the morality of an act based on the action’s obedience to the law. People are more focused on how an act that fulfills or breaks a rule affects them. Deontologists maintain that the rightness or wrongness of an action does not adhere to its consequences. On a deontological account‚ to act rightly‚ we must comport our conduct with certain principles‚ and we must act from morally pure motivations. Deontology is almost the opposite of utilitarianism. The main difference between deontology
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