Mill would say that torture is acceptable if it increases the happiness of a greater amount of people than if the torture were not carried out. For example‚ if one prisoner had information that could free 1000 people from certain death and if by obtaining this information it would be highly probable that you could save these people’s lives then I think he would say that torturing the prisoner is justified. I don’t think Kant’s morality has to do with intentions like kindness per se‚ but more to
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Alexis Wiggins Mrs. Tuzzolo English I Honors 15 September 2014 The Worst Birthday Ever I’ve had my fair-share of bad birthdays‚ but there is one that tops them all by a long shot. In order to understand the happenings in the story to come‚ you must know a few things. My younger brother‚ Austin‚ had been sick a few days prior to this particular day. Austin had a high fever‚ a cough‚ and a drippy nose. Worst‚ or best of all‚ depending on how you look at it‚ he was constantly sleeping! By nature
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fairy tales like Cinderella can be perceived in several drastically different mindsets. As a young child‚ Disney portrayed Cinderella as a magical rags to riches tale where a poor maiden was swept off her feet by her Prince Charming and lived happily ever after. Complete with insightful talking mice‚ extravagant ball gowns and an extremely accommodating fairy godmother‚ the film was enough to make any little girl feel like a princess in her own rights. However‚ while reading a less charming version
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It was March 15‚ 1997. The time too early to remember. What was clear however‚ was the fact that I was soon going to be on my own in a country where I did not know the language or the people that I would be meeting there and staying with. The adrenaline rushed through me as I packed the last of my things and ran out of the door. I closed the door to my house and jumped in the car. The idea of leaving America and going to Japan seemed to really not have hit me yet‚ but now that I look back I know
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The main character of this book is Ever. She‚ as a character‚ is very interesting. Of course‚ like most characters‚ she has many flaws. Ever is a psychic capable of reading minds‚ seeing emotions‚ and knowing your life story by just touching you. She also has the enviable power of knowing the answers to homework/tests by touching the questions. She cannot‚ however‚ imitate artwork; such as Starry Night by Van Gogh. Ever says: ¨...though it probably seems cool to read minds and energy and auras….
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Stages in Preparing an Effective Outline for a Presentation Giving a presentation can be a daunting task‚ especially for those not inclined toward public speaking. Still‚ even people with poor speaking skills have the potential to give an effective presentation‚ no matter how large the audience. The key to delivering a compelling presentation is to prepare an effective outline. You will need to follow several guidelines to construct an organized and effective outline. Rhetorical Purpose • Identify
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The greatest invention ever Out of the 6‚973‚738‚433 people who currently live in the world‚ how many people use the internet? According to Internet world stats‚ in the year 2011‚ thirty two percent of the world population used the internet in their everyday lives. After a year had past‚ more teenagers and elders started to use the internet to communicate research and watch the news. This great invention by Tim Burners-Lee had become a part of us‚ something our teenagers cannot survive without-
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Throughout the many renditions of “Cinderella”‚ there is a clear line between the Stepmother‚ Stepsisters‚ and Cinderella. Yet in Andy Tennant’s Ever After: A Cinderella Story the director takes that division another step further and separates the Stepsisters and Stepmother from each other. Tennant pits the Stepmother and one of her daughters against the Cinderella. The curveball‚ the second stepsister‚ is cast out to the side‚ a somewhat neutral party who favors Danielle but still longs for her
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Interview Outline The person I am interviewing is she is 20 years old and a close friend of mine and we also went to school together and graduated together. I have known her since the 4th grade so I pretty much know how she is and what her attitude is like. And I do have her permission to interview her for this paper for class. Questions: 1. Does this person feel he/she is better at tasks when intrinsically motivated or extrinsically motivated? Motivation (Ch 9)
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Country Presentation and Outline with APA Annotated Bibliography Assignments Purpose: To demonstrate your ability to (1) apply the three-step process to preparing and presenting a presentation‚ (2) conduct research in support of your recommendation‚ (3) organize your thoughts in a logical and appropriately formatted outline‚ (4) create an annotated reference list of at least five sources formatted according to the APA style manual (can be pulled from your CRR)‚ (5) create slides that illustrate
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