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    Morality in C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity According to C.S. Lewis all living human beings are moral agents. Anyone who is physically and mentally capable of acting upon and making moral judgments in reference to right and wrong can be considered to be a moral agent. Of course‚ an agent must also be held responsible for such actions and judgments. Our society depends on people acting in accordance with this concept of moral agency. In order to make judgments on what is right and wrong‚ Lewis

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    Benny Woo 10/27/10 Religion and Morality in Hamlet In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the Danish prince sets out to avenge his father’s assassination at the hands of his uncle Claudius‚ the new king. At first‚ Hamlet is fragile because of his father’s sudden death and the following marriage of his mother Gertrude and uncle Claudius. Originally contemplating suicide‚ Hamlet dissuades himself from doing so on the grounds of it being a sin. Shifting from an internal struggle to an external one

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    Stand Alone Morality

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    Stand alone morality Can people live meaningful lives‚ become loving parents and be responsible citizens without being religious? Millions of Americans do not attend church and millions reject religious beliefs yet they behave responsibly. Although America’s founding fathers wrote‚ “One Nation under God”‚ Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and Indian cultures do not accept Western beliefs‚ yet the citizens of those societies can be as virtuous‚ kind‚ and charitable as Americans. Still there are people that

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    Wisdom‚ Morality‚ and Meditation The Fourth Noble Truth is the Noble Eightfold Path‚ which is also referred to as “Magga.” The Noble Eightfold Path essentially has three main parts: Wisdom‚ Morality‚ and Meditation. These three sections represent the eight sections of the Noble Eightfold Path. Wisdom is broken down into “Right View” and “Right Intention.” Next‚ morality consists of “Right Speech‚” “Right Action‚” and “Right Livelihood.” Finally‚ meditation consists of “Right Effort‚” “Right

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    Morality Essay Have you ever asked yourself where your conscience comes from? The feeling that takes a hold of you when you do what you feel is wrong. This feeling is almost like a consequence when you tell a lie or commit a crime. Your conscience helps you sort out the good and bad and feels your mind with sorrow when you see a sad story on the news or gives you the initiative to donate money to a contribution. But where does it come from. Is it something you are naturally born with‚ taught

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    Atticus Finch Morality

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    Throughout the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch’s courage and morality allows him to overcome social prejudices and defend a convicted African American in court. Atticus Finch is a lawyer who lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama with his two children Scout and Jem Finch. He is a modest man who makes almost every decision based on his heart and ethics. In the novel‚ Atticus is faced with an incredibly uncomfortable situation. He is a white male living in the early 1900s‚ and is asked

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    Middle Class Morality

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    Living up to someone’s expectations can be an extremely grueling task. If one is too focused on the way they look‚ act‚ and talk to please someone else‚ it can be easy to lose sight of one’s own identity. This can be dangerous because if one becomes too used to this kind of lifestyle‚ they carry the risk of being trapped in a way of life that someone else sees best fit for them. In the play Pygmalion‚ George Bernard Shaw gives an excellent portrayal of how people in the middle class disconnect

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    The most commonly argued point when determining the morality of abortion is that of personhood of the fetus. The most frequent question asked is “At what point does an embryo or fetus become a person?” Most Pro-Life groups will tell you that personhood begins at conception‚ whereas the majority of Pro-Choice groups will say that the ability to survive outside of the womb is necessary to be a human being. However‚ to answer the question on morality of abortion‚ several other points have been made that

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    How might someone set their own morals? Morality is the system through which we determine right and wrong‚ the guide to good or right conduct. If someone witnesses something that they deem wrong‚ they set morals so they can assure themselves that they will never be like the wrongdoer. In the story‚ Moby Dick‚ Captain Ahab has set out to kill the enormous whale that has taken his leg. This is an example of how we set morals so we don’t become the kind of people we despise. Captain Ahab does not want

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    idea that the morality of evil and how that can lead to suffering is both subjective and objective‚ which is ambiguous. What is considered a morally wrong action or value may to another be accepted or appreciated. In fact‚ it appears to be more of a matter of perspective on how the evilness is causing suffering or a relief from suffering to each individual involved. For instance‚ Maldoror could be considered evil when he decides to kill the worm that preaches about the morality of killing Prostitution

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