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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even though changes must be made. Obamacare details many changes‚ how they will be made‚ and whom they will affect. As with any bill‚ there are pros and cons that exist as the bill helps many‚ but makes some a little worse off. Taking into account the pros that include the minimum benefits package and expansion of Medicare coverage as well as the cons that include rising costs to government and a shortage of doctors‚ I would vote against the bill. Obamacare is an extensive bill that completely
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can now have access to affordable‚ high-quality health insurance through medicaid expansion‚ their employers‚ and the health insurance market. But the cons of that are to get the money to help insure all these people‚ there are new taxes. The taxes that may affect people directly are the individual mandate and the employer mandate. Another pro that people see are that Obamacare’s protections ensure that you can’t be dropped from coverage when you get sick or make a mistake on your application
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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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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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brought many negative impacts towards human society‚ and some believe positive that they brought positive ones. Different countries and religions had their reasons for why they believed the Mongols were more negative than positive. One of the cons of the Mongols were that the tactics they used were beyond brutal; they showed no mercy to the victims. According to the
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lives and solve all of our problems. I am pleased to say we live in the future‚ today. We live in a world where new technologies and advanced medications are commonplace. However‚ while technological and medicinal advances have their pros‚ they also have their cons. For example‚ Adderall is a miracle drug for many people‚ prescribed to treat attention deficit disorder and it has been proven to restore the balance of neurotransmitters‚ fight tiredness‚ and provide mild euphoria. For many‚ Adderall’s
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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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