Alexander McCall Smith is the author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and many other books. He was born in Zimbabwe and moved to Scotland when he was 17 to continue his education. He earned 2 degrees in law and then began teaching law. Afterwards‚ he went back to Africa‚ and in 1980 he went to Botswana. While he was in Botswana‚ he founded a law school and he began teaching there. The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is the first book out of a series. The setting of the novel is the country of
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2014 Morality and Religion Are Not Related Morality refers to a set of principles that guide an individual on how one evaluates right and wrong. People believing in religion consider morality is shaped by religion because they believe that morality can be understood only in the context of religion; therefore‚ those religious people insist if there were no religion‚ people would be out of control. However‚ religious beliefs give people a wrong definition of moral value‚ indeed‚ morality is shaped
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In the story Lady Macbeth role in the story is significant‚ she is an evil‚ ruthless‚ and ambitions Person. She is responsible for the murders that her husband commits because she was blood-Thirsty for the crown. In fact she then becomes more eager to get the crown than Macbeth Himself and then soon realizes that once you commit one violent act there is no way of ever turning back. An analysis of Lady Macbeth reveals that she is a powerful character who adds complexity and depth to a play about murder
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Leonardo Da Vinci painted “The Lady With An Ermine” in 1490. “The Lady With An Ermine” is a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani. Cecilia Gallerani was the favourite and most celebrated mistresses of Ludovico Sforza‚ known as Ludovico Il Moro‚ Duke of Milan. She was the subject of Leonardo’s painting “The Lady With An Ermine”. While posing for this painting Cecilia invited Leonardo‚ who was working for Sforza as court artist‚ to meetings at which Milanese intellectuals discussed philosophy and other subjects
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Shakespeare. The protagonist of the story is Macbeth. He starts out as a brave‚ noble warrior‚ but by the end he is a disgrace to his nation. In the beginning his guilt is almost too strong to bear‚ but by the end he only cares about being the king. Lady Macbeth is almost as important to the story as her husband. She seems heartless at first‚ but her guilt takes over in time. The main antagonist to Macbeth is probably Malcolm. Malcolm is the rightful heir to the throne and leads the army that takes
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Morality is concerned with the theory of right and wrong characteristics or good and bad behaviors; its role can shape an individual’s personality which can affect his or her call of action. It is only natural that we should have some kind of moral laws since our experiences are dwelled from our sense of duty and physical forces. It’s an aspect in humanity which helps them make rational decisions and it also serves as guidance for mere goodness. Our existence defines who we are as an individual
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Morality vs. Reality The story "Battle Royal" is the key in understanding and seeing the relationship between morality and reality. The characters in this story‚ namely the grandfather and his grandson‚ reveal to us their individuality‚ principles‚ morals‚ and ethics doing so they unfold a map that reveals their mental reality. Because their principals‚ morals and ethics reveal to us their mental reality‚ then their mental reality discloses the reality of the society in which they live in. The
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In Peter Singer’s "Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality"‚ he argues that the way people in relative affluent countries react to a situation like that in Bengal cannot be justified. His reason for saying this is due to his belief in his principle "if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening‚ without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance‚ we ought‚ morally to do it". I disagree with his point of view and I will provide explanations as well as bring in my own arguments to
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Ethics‚ Morality‚ and Integrity all have some of the same elements that defines a person character. Being trustworthy leads to other elements of integrity. Such as‚ helping to better the community and respecting authority as a Parole Officer shows honesty. Being fair is another element which shows integrity. How can you be a Parole Officer‚ but doesn`t treat everyone equally? Third‚ being able to take responsibility for your own actions and personal growth as a Parole Officer shows integrity‚ as
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noble people with Lady Macbeth and other followers to satisfy their own desires‚ and they are eventually punished for their unethical actions. However‚ unlike many other “criminals” who are punished by a just third party‚ both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are not only punished but also killed by their own consciousnesses. Even though their sense of morality is weak when they chase their desires‚ their consciousness never disappears in their mind. Their guilt that comes from their morality is so heavy that
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