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    “We should not be making sport out of deliberately trying to do [brain] damage”‚ said Joan Beck. That is true‚ boxing is dangerous. However‚ I disagree with Beck’s view of boxing‚ and I believe the meaning of boxing is not just hurting your opponent. First‚ boxers know the dangerous of their sport and they choose to fight. They also receive what they risk for‚ well-paid. We have to allow people to make their own choice in life. The government should not ban something adults choose to do unless

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    Relativism and Morality

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    Relativism and Morality Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC 120 April 8‚ 2013 According to Lenn E. Goodman some things are just wrong. His article “Some Moral Minima” outlines some of the worst examples of things that are just simply wrong. He mentions rape‚ genocide‚ and incest as things that have no justification. When it comes to any of the above examples‚ Goodman finds something that diminishes another person or party and conflicts with the right to possess

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    The Morality of Zoos

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    The word zoo is a fairly broad term. Zoos are most commonly thought of as an attraction rather than a means for education. More importantly‚ they are rarely associated with the survival of the human race. While zoos are a form of entertainment for the public and a taxable industry for the government; most of them do in fact research the animals they have in their captivity. This research can be beneficial and life saving for humans and if it were not for this testing‚ we would not have many key vaccines

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    Morality of Zoos

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    Ethics - Animal Ethics: Animals for Entertainment." BBC. Web. 29 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/using/entertainment_1.shtml>. Birth‚ Accident Of. "Mortality as Morality." Microkhan by Brendan I. Koerner. 14 Aug. 2009. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. <http://www.microkhan.com/2009/08/14/mortality-as-morality/>. Jamieson‚ Dale. "Against Zoos." The Animal Rights Library. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. <http://www.animal-rights-library.com/texts-m/jamieson01.htm>. Kuehn‚ Bridget M. "Is It Ethical

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    Joan Aiken Third Wish

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    Joan Aikens fantasy short story‚ “Third Wish” takes place by his house near the forest. A man named Mr. Peters one day saved a swan from garbage that could have killed him ‚ the swan in return granted him 3 wishes that will change his life. Mr. Peters used his first wish for a wife as beautiful as the forest. As a result he gets a swan that was turned into a human as his “Beautiful Wife.” Soon he has to make a decision that will show how much he loves her and that he will do whats right for her

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    Joan of Arc was a French lady who asserted to have gotten dreams of Archangel Michael. This drove her to secure the triumph of France against the English’s endeavor to overcome France amid the Hundred Years War. Be that as it may‚ after she was caught by the English‚ she was put on trial for an assortment of charges including blasphemy. Thus she was scorched in question. Two or three years after the execution‚ the trial was reconsidered and individuals understood that she was pure. She was announced

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    Morality and Person

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    My Personality Now I want to tell you a few words about myself. I am 168 sm tall a nice-looking girl with a fair complexion. As for my figure‚ in my view I am not fat‚ but I am exceedingly well-fed. My face is oval‚ I have green‚ warm eyes and regular‚ large features. My eyebrows are arched and bushy and my hair is brown‚ waved and luxuriant. I have got even teeth‚ a round chin‚ a broad‚ open forehead and curving eyelashes. I am a Sagittarius by a horoscope. Frankly speaking‚ I trust others easily

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    Morality and People

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    PHIL-201 DB#2 Due to recent occurrences in history‚ the U.S. has found itself in various situations where serious questions have arisen about the way that we treat our prisoners of war. The question has been posed: should we torture someone if it means that we will gain information that will protect a large number of people? A person with a utilitarian view might suggest that because the torture would bring about the right information that would save many people‚ it would be ok to torture someone

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    Morality In Rome

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    According to www.rome.info‚ "There were 32‚000 prostitutes in Rome‚" even when Rome was still relatively stable‚ and emperors like Caligula and Nero "became infamous for wasting money on lavish parties where guests drank and ate until they became sick." The decline in morals took a sick turn‚ seeing as‚ by law‚ it was "illegal to execute a virgin‚ so Roman soldiers were instructed to rape the victim before execution." "Morals break down and an obsession with sex and violence takes hold. Citizens

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    Aristotle's Morality

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    Aristotle’s morals are once in a while alluded to as "righteousness morals" since its concentration is not on the ethical weight of obligations or commitments‚ yet on the improvement of character and the procuring of ideals‚ for example‚ mettle‚ equity‚ moderation‚ altruism‚ and judiciousness. What’s more‚ any individual who knows anything about Aristotle has heard his regulation of ideals similar to a "brilliant signify" between the extremes of abundance and insufficiency. Aristotle is not suggesting

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