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    In Maude Clare Analysis

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    In many ways this links to the way Maxim’s second wife views his first wife Rebecca. She sees Rebecca as a ’goddess’ whom she wishes to emulate. Little does she know that Rebecca was a spiteful woman‚ who made Maxim very unhappy and provoked him into shooting her. In Rossetti’s ’Noble Sisters’; sibling jealousy is portrayed‚ but not rivalry. One sister can’t let the other go. This theme is exemplified in ’Goblin Market‚’ a poem

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    Community Service Coordinator Sample Resume Jason Harris 99 Calhoun Street‚ Apt. 201 Jacksonville‚ Florida 00000 Home: 000-000-0000 Cell: 000-000-0000 Fax: 000-000-0000 Email: jharris@noemailhere.com Blog: www.personalblog.com Objective Assume a leadership position as a Community Service Coordinator for the City of Jacksonville. Summary of Qualifications: Project Management: Coordinated over 30 city-wide community service projects for various small businesses‚ organizations‚ and educational institutions

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    Explain how a follower of Kantian ethics might approach issues surrounding the right to a child. [25] Kantian ethics are ethical principles set out by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)‚ a German thinker from East Prussia‚ and arguably one of the most influential philosophers in Western philosophy. His ‘Categorical Imperative’ theory was devised from his desire to create a stand-alone ethical theory that would not rely on assumptions‚ hence he believed in an objective right or wrong based on reason as a

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    “Gone Baby Gone” First Maxim Based on the main final action of the movie “Gone Baby Gone” it can be asserted that Patrick Kenzie acted in agreement with the moral aspect. This assertion rests on the fact that he acted in the right manner without any condition. This statement is true since he opted to report the matter about the kidnapping of the four years child to the police rather than remaining silence. Even though he was persuaded by Angie Gennaro and Jack Doyle not to report the matter to the

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    So that maxim emphasizes that people cannot stop the passing of time and thus should not delay doing things. It is truly said that "don’t count every hour in the day‚ make every hour in the day count". We got to be very punctual and studies in our lives about time. The whole world runs along with it. If anyone remains back‚ he surely will be described as a loser in his life. Time is more valuable than money. We can get more money but we cannot get more time. The value of this maxim is also seen

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    the Formula of Law of Nature (FLN) to four famous examples of maxims contrary to duty‚ in his major works (the Groundwork‚ Metaphysical of Moral and Critique of Practical Reason)‚ supports the thought that Kant’s ethical theory might be understood as a constructivist under the standard model. Wood puts this connection as follows:

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    imperative‚" which Kant described in the following manner‚ "Act only on that maxim which you can at the same time will to be a universal law"(Honderich‚ 1995‚ p. 436). By the term "maxim‚" Kant meant general rules or principles upon which rational individuals act‚ and that these principles reflect the end that an individual has in mind in choosing actions of a certain type in given circumstances (Honderich‚ 1995). Therefore‚ maxims are principles in the following form: "When in an S-type situation

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    Arranged and produced by Dr. Behrouz Homayoun Far http://www.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/far far@acm.org The Gulistan of Sa’adi Sheikh Muslih-uddin Sa’adi Shirazi Of what use will be a dish of flowers.. to thee Take only one leaf from this garden.. of me. A flower endures.. but for five or six days‚ The delight from my garden ..always stays. Arranged and produced by Dr. Behrouz Homayoun Far http://www.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/far far@acm.org THE GULISTAN OF SA’ADI Sheikh Muslih-uddin Saadi

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    Absolute Moral Rules

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    moral rules cannot exist due to the idea that humans should create the most happiness from their actions‚ while creating the least amount of pain. In Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals‚ Immanuel Kant argues that humans should “act only on that maxim through which [they] can at the same time will that it should become a universal law” (Kant‚ p. 542). According to Kant‚ the judgment of one’s action is his/her intention behind the action regardless of the consequences. The good will is human reason

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    2002 �� 4 �O ‚� �� � �O �4 �P�� �� �� (�� �� �; �3�� �� �%) 2002 �� �c 1 �o JOURNAL OF GUANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY ‚� Studies of negative pragmatic transfer in interlanguage pragmatics LIU Shao- zh on g ‚ LI AO Feng - r on g (Foreign Languages College ‚ Guangxi Normal University ‚ Guilin 541004‚ China ) Abstract : Negative pragmatic transfer (NPT ) is nothing but a difference of saying things between non2native speakers and native speakers . It occupies an important position

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