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    Facilitator: 7.4 Values and the Crossroads of Life—Work File After reading the course resources‚ answer questions 1-10. (10 points each) Please take time to answer each question completely. 1. Think of a person who has positively influenced your life or for whom you have great admiration. Write down the characteristics that person has/had that you would like to develop.       2. Imagine 15 years from now being surrounded by the most important people in your life. Who are these people

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    Korsgaard on Kant

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    1 Ka n t ’ s F o rmu l a o f U n i v e rs a l L a w C h r i sti n e M . K o rs gaar d Kants first formulation of t h e Cat e gorical Imperative ‚ t h e Formula of Universal Law‚ runs: Act only according t o t hat maxim by which you can at t h e same time will t hat it should b ecome a universal law. (G 421/39) 1 A few lines lat er‚ Kant says that t h is is eq uivale nt t o acting as th ough your maxim were b y your will t o become a law of nat ure ‚ and he use s t his lat t er

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    Whistleblowing‚ in its most broad structure includes attracting public attention to wrongdoing‚ commonly so as to turn away damage. Whistleblowing passes up a part or previous individual from an association to uncover wrongdoing in or by the association. It is morally permissible to Chantale to blow the whistle because the given situation meets the possible indications how whistleblowing becomes morally permissible. As indicated by Richard T. De George (1982)‚ three situations must keep for whistleblowing

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    Schwartz’ s value Inventory Shalom Schwartz (1992‚ 1994) used his “Schwartz Value Inventory’ (SVI) with a wide survey of over 60‚000 people to identify common values that acted as “guiding principles for one’s life” He identified ten “value types” that gather multiple values into a single category. Power This takes value from social statues and prestige. The ability to control others is important and power will be actively sought through dominance of others and control over resources.

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    Life Is Beautiful Reflection Paper I can only imagine the movie “Life is Beautiful” was extreme controversial when is first came out. How could anyone make humor of such a tragic situation? Viewing the movie now days may not be so contentious. My personally believe the director did a great job showing what life meant to Guido and possibly actual people during the Holocaust. At the beginning of the movie‚ I had no idea it was going to be about the Holocaust. While viewing it I had a hard

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    Happy Life?Guess so...

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    "You can teach yourself optimism and happiness just like you teach yourself a new language‚" says Achor. "You’ll be just your genes unless you make positive habits in your life."  Myth #2: Career success makes you happier Getting that corner office doesn’t guarantee bliss‚ says Achor. "You can raise your success your entire life‚ and your happiness will be the same." His research did find‚ though‚ that if you work on improving your happiness in the present‚ your job success in the future increases

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    Raz’s argument from legitimate authority to the sources thesis is not sound. I make that argument in Part II after‚ in Part I‚ reconstructing Raz’s argument. I Does law claim legitimate authority? Raz says it does. Adhering to the prevailing view in jurisprudence‚ Raz appears to agree that legitimate authority consists in a right to rule paired with a correlative obligation among the authority’s subjects to obey. This talk of “rights” and “obligations” differs legitimate authority from illegitimate

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    Value Of Life In Avatar

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    A seminar‚ Value of life‚ based on the film Avatar Directed by James Cameron. The value of objects is sometimes misinterpreted‚ for example‚ money‚ we all know its value‚ yet it is still just a piece of plastic.In James Cameron’s’ Avatar the true value of life provides the foundation of the culture of the inhabitants of Pandora. This afternoon I will illustrate the complexity of the relationship between the Na’Vi and the value of the life on Pandora. I will explain how the strength of the Na’Vi

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    Value Of Brooke's Life

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    Briefly‚ everyone has at least one sentry in their life like Brooke did.            In this narrative‚ Brooke is the value because she is being protected by Zoe and Lucas‚ she is the new kid getting bullied by the danger‚ and she has moved from New York to California during the summer‚ which means she needs help with her new life. One reason is‚ Brooke is being protected by her sentries and this helps her with everything going on in her new life. “At my old school‚ I made friends right when I walked

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    Respect For Human Life

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    Respect for Human Life Instruction on Respect for Human Life In Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation replies to certain question of the day The main reason for writing of this article is clearly stated in its Foreword‚ “Does not intend to repeat all the church’s teachings on the dignity of human life as it originates and on procreation‚ but to offer‚ in the light of the previous teaching of the Magisterium‚ some specific replies to the main questions being asked in his regard.” The writing

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