Antoine James September 29‚ 2010 Justice & Legal Theory Utilitarianism: Pros and Cons Random House Dictionary defines utilitarianism as “the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility‚ and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons. The father of utilitarianism‚ Jeremy Bentham believed that all human beings are motivated by minimizing pain and maximizing pleasure; therefore morality and justice should be determined
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<center><b>McDonalds: Welcome sign in the high street or a place to avoid?</b></center> <br> <br>In this essay I will be discussing the pros and cons of fast foods. Now a day every body will recognize the golden arches of McDonalds‚ it is hard not to. McDonalds has restaurants everywhere‚ beside major roads and in almost every high street. Their commercials are on television at least once a day. They became popular within a couple of years. Teenagers especially like McDonalds because of the relaxed
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Law and Government: Confucius Although most think so‚ Confucianism is not a religion. Instead‚ people should consider it to be a moral guideline for civilized societies. Simply put‚ Confucius was arch-conservative‚ anti-women‚ and pro-autocracy. However this isn’t entirely what his code is based on. He believed in family. “Confucius’s view of the state and society should function like a family: The father was the undisputed head‚ each person had his or her special rights and duties‚ and the wisdom
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GMO – Pros and Cons! To begin with‚ science and technology have changed our world dramatically‚ and‚ for the most part‚ we take them in our stride. Genetic engineering is a relatively new technology riddled with questions and the arguments for and against are difficult to weight because it’s hard to know the risks until something goes wrong. My own believe is that genetic engineering is the inevitable wave of the future and that we can not afford to ignore a technology that has such enormous
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States reached 100 million. Fifty-two years after that‚ in 1967‚ it reached 200 million. It was a mere thirty-nine years later‚ in October of 2006‚ that the population hit its 300 million mark. This makes the U.S. the world’s third most populous country‚ China and India being the first and second respectively (Peng). More than 10 million illegal immigrants live in the United States‚ and 1‚400 more arrive every day (Katel). This makes immigration laws a common topic for argument. According to public
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William Fralin Library research paper Fracking-pros and cons Fracking has become a hotly debated issue across the United States. Fracking industry leaders highlight the benefits of Fracking. Health officials are concerned with the lack of long term use of chemicals in Fracking. Environmental groups protest the lack of regulations and the effects Fracking will have on the environment. Fracking‚ or Hydraulic fracturing is the process of breaking up shale underneath the earth’s
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Pros and Cons of Using Facebook Millions of people use Facebook daily. It is a place where we can keep in touch with old friends and family. It is also a place where people may spend too much time. Anyone can create a profile so you must be careful whom you choose to interact with when using Facebook. Social networks such as Facebook have become an integral part of our lives‚ but we must be careful how we use them. Facebook is good medium for keeping in touch with old friends‚ but spending too
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If we took a moment of silence for each baby lost to abortion‚ we would be silent for over 100 years” (Frank Pavone). Many people who are pro-abortion continuously argue that abortion is not murder. However‚ if abortion is not murder‚ then why is it considered double homicide when a pregnant woman is killed? Unfortunately‚ over one million abortions are performed each year‚ which is a fifth of all pregnancies in the United States. Abortion should be illegal because not only does it hurt and kill
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Media envelops our homes‚ our culture and our world. Books‚ newspaper‚ magazines‚ radios‚ television‚ movies and computers are examples of media‚ which have encompassed us throughout the ages. Whether being bombarded by these facets of media is good for us or not‚ we must face the reality if its presence in our lives. However‚ how should we allow it to affect us? Some of us allow media to affect our lives in a very positive manner. For example‚ all forms of media provide information to the viewer
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Do you think indoor tanning can cause skin cancer? Do you think it can harm you? If you do not you will after you read this! Indoor tanning can cause a very deadly skin cancer and many other skin cancers. Statistics show that artificial tanning will lead to skin cancer faster than normal. If you do not get cancer‚ it can still harm your skin‚ or even worse‚ your eyes! Artificial tanning is a way of tanning without being in the sun. People should not tan too much because‚ "The quest for tan contributes
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