The moral theory of utilitarianism consists of welfarism‚ a theory of the good‚ and consequentialism‚ a theory of the right. Utilitarianism dictates that a moral action is one whose results bring about the greatest amount of welfare for all relevant parties. Though‚ at first glance‚ utilitarianism may be appealing (Who can disagree with the claim that promoting the welfare of all members of society is the right thing to do?)‚ upon further reflection‚ it is clear that utilitarianism has a few shortcomings—namely
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THE PROS AND CONS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE Nuclear energy is a powerful source of energy compared to other conventional fuels. All crude oil based fuels derive their energy from oxidation‚ which is a change in the energy levels of electrons outside the nucleus. However‚ nuclear energy derives power from changes in the nuclear energy levels of the atomic nucleus! Tremendous energy lies locked up inside a radioactive nucleus and nuclear fission is a way of tapping this energy. Nuclear power plants derive
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Pro Death penalty Men losing their lives‚ women losing their innocence and children living their lives without their parents or living their lives without a family to care for them and love them as they grow up. Over 131.4 million people are born each year and over 55.3 million people die or are killed each year‚ when the death penalty was enforced only half of that amount of people had been killed by murders. So the death penalty should be enforced in more locations. The death penalty has been
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Recent evidence by Stanford University has shown that a surrogate’s womb may act as more than just a home for a fetus‚ in fact‚ the womb may effects how a child’s genes will be programmed (Moss and Baden). If this study is correct it would suggest that surrogacy may be more than just a service. Additionally‚ this evidence would change the role of a surrogate to lean farther away from a service provider‚ and closer to selling a child with whom a surrogate has genetic ties too. Studies like these have
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penalty. With many views to cover and different types of view‚ this paper will be about pro death penalty. There is one point I will cover that will be against the death penalty‚ and that will be executing an innocent person‚ the rest will be cost to have inmates in jail and how incarceration does not rehabilitated inmates. Life or death is a very important decision that cannot be taken lightly. The reason I am pro death penalty is because back in time there were not so many crimes committed and the
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Many have argued that vaccines can be unsafe for your health‚ while others say it is important for a 6-month old to endure 7 shots in 3 months. While this is the case for some‚ others claim to have religious or physiological reasons for objecting these vaccinations. While some of these are not proven‚ it is important to honor people’s religious freedoms and ideals on any topics‚ even this one. People have full control over the health of their children and if they have objections they should be able
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Murder is a common law crime which carries a mandatory life sentence for those found guilty. As in all areas of law‚ the accused may put forward a defence so as to seek an acquittal. In murder cases‚ there are statutory defences which may provide a partial defence which allows the charge of murder to be reduced to manslaughter. The unique defences to murder‚ as provided by the Homicide Act 1957 are diminished responsibility and provocation . If a person is charged with a non fatal offence they
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It is up to the parent to discover alternative means to correspond to their children’s needs. The typical home schooled child is regularly involved in 5.2 social activities outside the home according to a recent study by Brian Ray of the National Home Education Institute (Butler 44). The more
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proclaims western beliefs and medicine superior to Liberian culture. This again feeds into the issue of lack of trust: and trust between those giving and receiving aid is a significantly large issues because it keeps the provision of aid and communication network efficient. Without trust humanitarian work cannot suffice. Another place we can look for the negative consequences of politicizing a humanitarian issue is in the situations of non-consensual military intervention. Politicizing intervention
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