DEONTOLOGY Deontology is a form of philosophy centered around the principles of eighteenth century philosopher Immanuel Kant. Its name comes from the Greek words deon and logos‚ meaning the study of duty. The basis of deontology is to assess a person’s character by how well he or she follows moral rules‚ even if by doing so‚ tragic results occur. It is in direct contrast to consequentialism‚ a form of ethics that determines the morality of actions by the results they produce
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The New York Draft Riots of 1863 In the summer of 1863 New York experienced one of the most violent protests in the American history. The riots were mainly in reaction to the Union draft for the Civil War‚ which Abraham Lincoln enacted when volunteers began to run out. The riots lasted for five days‚ and the mob consisted of almost 50‚000 angry men who opposed to the Civil War‚ draft and Emancipation Proclamation. This paper will discuss how the Irish immigrants in New York affected the draft
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Summary: In “Here is New York”‚ an essay by E.B. White‚ in the first paragraph‚ White classifies the residents of New York in three different categories‚ In the next two paragraphs White goes on to explain in interesting details that the events that happened on September eleventh in New York were horrific‚ but because of the residents it stayed strong. All the residents may fall under a different categorization‚ but because of them‚ New York stayed strong. Paraphrase: In the first paragraph of White’s
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Benefits of Gay Marriage in New York Just recently our nation has taken initiative into changing the gay rights that our nation lacks by repealing the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that was established in 1993 by our former president Clinton. In the United States there are only five states‚ not including District of Columbia‚ that have legalized same sex marriage. Lawmakers ignore the fact that legalizing gay marriage has economical benefits. If the state of New York were to make gay marriage
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well-known automobiles‚ such as the Galant or Eclipse. Its North American branch‚ Mitsubishi Motors North America‚ was involved in one of the most significant sexual harassment cases in history. In 1994‚ 24 women who worked at Mitsubishi’s Normal‚ Illinois plant accused Mitsubishi of allowing or even fostering a culture of widespread sexual harassment. Then‚ in 1996‚ a class-action lawsuit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)‚ this time on behalf of around 300 women who worked
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BIXI GOES TO NEW YORK The Public Bike System Company (PBSC) was a private company operating Bixi‚ a bike-sharing service in Montreal‚ Canada. Bike sharing systems had seen rapid global growth in the recent years‚ and the equipment used for the Bixi system was considered as one of the best available on the market. Because of this‚ Bixi-based systems had been sold to a number of cities in the past two years‚ including MinneapolisSt-Paul‚ Melbourne‚ Washington D.C.‚ London‚ Toronto‚
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THE GANGS OF NEW YORK‚ written by Herbert Asbury‚ was used as the basis for the movie GANGS of NEW YORK‚ a gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. Filmed in Rome‚ Gangs covers a period of New York City’s history‚ from the 1840’s through to the bloody Draft Riots of 1863‚ at a time when graft and corruption permeated every level of government including the police department. The movie’s main plot revolves around revenge and the feuding between
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Space or Afterlife: An Analysis of Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy In Steven E. Alford’s analytical piece‚ "Spaced-out: Signification and Space in Paul Auster’s ’The New York Trilogy’" principally focuses on ideas of how space is portrayed and the detachment of main characters in Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy. Alford points out: Spaces are also the apparent scene of signification‚ but only through a misapprehension of the missing human elements in mapped representations of space. Ultimately
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Universität Erfurt – B Anglistik Seminar: „Nightlife and New York City Culture“ Dozent/-in: Dr. Giulia Palladini Wintersemester 2013/14 The Change in New York City’s Nightlife during the 1920s Franziska Funke Matrikelnummer: 33643 Studienrichtungen: Kommunikationswissenschaft/Anglistik eMail-Adresse: franziska.funke@uni-erfurt.de Abgabedatum: 6. January 2015 For the term paper on Nightlife and New York City Culture I will focus on the the roaring 20s in the USA as this time has been significant
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From 1960 until 1964 the Escobedo v. Illinois trial was taking place. This trial was over whether or not Escobedo’s rights were violated when he was arrested. Throughout Escobedo’s arrest and interrogation his constitutional rights were indeed violated‚ as he was not allowed to see his lawyer during his interrogation. Yet without a specific law in place it took various levels of the United States court system to come up with a final verdict for this case. As a result‚ Escobedo’s Rule was established
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