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    Kurt Vonnegut‚ an American writer who brings the techniques of science fiction‚ relies on the criticism of the moral ambiguity of the corporate world‚ while balancing with humorous scenes and characters. ‘Player Piano’‚ the first novel of his‚ published in 1952‚ describes a ‘dystopia’; a totally mechanized society‚ where automation brings a negative impact on people’s life. The author takes a satirical stance on automation in which the society is run by machines instead of people. The story is

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    What Is Moral Obligation

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    What is moral obligation? What is the extent of our moral obligation to other people and other living things? By definition moral obligation is the belief that an act is one prescribed by a persons set of values (Wikipedia‚ 2005). It is also a duty‚ which one owes‚ and which one ought to perform‚ but is not legally bound to fulfill. David Hume ’s moral theory hinges on a distinction between psychologically distinct players: the moral agent‚ the receiver‚ and the moral spectator. All actions

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    Lauren Garcia 22 April‚ 2013 Anachronistic Selves: Personal Ambiguity in Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro There are many ambiguous issues that are engendered in Kokoro‚ but this essay will specifically focus on Emperor’s Meiji’s death and the personal ambiguity that the novel’s characters experience as a result. This essay argues that the ambiguity surrounding Sensei‚ K‚ and General Nogi’s suicides is not arbitrary. In fact‚ the ambiguity of ritual suicide in this text is historically linked to the instability

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    How convincing is the moral panic thesis in explaining media reporting of‚ and public responses to‚ youth crime? Moral panic is a concept that examines inconsistent reaction to an event or person. Crimes concerning youths have occurred over the years which have provoked a strong reaction from the public. This essay will mainly focus on how the media reported two events‚ the Clacton riots in the 1960’s and the murder of toddler James Bulger in the 1990’s and how the public responded to them. It

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    What Is Moral Panics?

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    Moral panics are an intense fear or feelings amongst a population that an issue is threatening the accepted social order. Moral panics are characterized by concern‚ based on how the idea that the issue has a negative effect on society. Hostility‚ such as “them vs. us”‚ consensus‚ which is when the concern is shared widely throughout a social group‚ and volatility‚ and disproportionality‚ Moral panics occur when people essentially panic over something

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    The term “moral panic” has been attributed to the alarm surrounding youth delinquency and sexual immorality. Considering the fact that the concern led to the formation of the Special Committee of Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents it could be assumed that this situation displayed at least two of the characteristics of moral panics: concern and consensus. The heightened level of concern led to a consensus that the threat was real and action had to be taken to remedy the issue. Volatility

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    Understanding Moral Understanding Throughout time there has always been this nagging question of what is right and what is wrong. As of yet‚ there is no universal agreement on the correct answer to that question‚ which leads to wondering: how do we even begin to make the decision of morals and where do they come from? Are morals imbedded in us from birth or are they programmed into us through life‚ nature verses nurture? According to psychology moral understanding is a process. No one starts

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    What are moral panics? What are ’moral panics ’? Hayley Burns If we do not take steps to preserve the purity of blood‚ the Jew will destroy civilisation by poisoning us all. (Hitler‚ 1938) Surely if the human race is under threat‚ it is entirely reasonable to segregate AIDS victims‚ otherwise the whole of mankind could be engulfed. (The Daily Star‚ 2 December 1988) Although an extreme illustration‚ the above quotes serve to set up the creation of a ’moral panic ’. Just as Hitler ’s ’facts

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    Are Corporate Decisions Moral? By David G. Hennessey 201130013 December‚ 2012 Morality. In today’s world we hear this term a great deal. In religion‚ politics‚ wars‚ etc‚ morality is spoken from the media‚ shouted from the roof tops and criticized by men and women alike. Many state that it is an old fashion concept‚ out of date and out of step with modern society and we need not follow it. Yet‚ few people hold to these lines when they hear of some scandal‚ some business dealing‚

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    that the moral and ethical thing to do is that which provides the most happiness or the least unhappiness to society. Sitting in class listening to the lecture on the moral theory of Utilitarianism it first sounded like the best moral theory ever. However as the classes continued and we learned more and more about this theory my opinion quickly changed. In this paper I will defend the idea that Utilitarianism is a failed moral theory. As stated in James Rachels‚ The Elements of Moral Philosophy

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