that their lifestyle was totally different from me. For example‚ every Friday‚ the Muslim’s student will have to go for their pray in the noon of 12pm so that we also have to stop our class lesson on 12pm every Friday. In this situation‚ I have analyzed the problem that I am not use to it in my secondary school. First of all‚ I am having the problem of one of the communication barrier‚ language. The meaning in English to Chinese and Malay have various of different meaning that I can’t crop up and
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Utilitarianism: A thought investigation into the strive for equality. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist philosophy‚ where motives and actions are disregarded and only the end result is accounted for (Rachels 2009). Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that is based on the idea that the proper course of action is the one that maximises the quantified ‘utility’. Utility is the unit of measurement that to describes the benefit individuals can gain from an action. Utilitarianism argues
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5. Relativism Many different ideas have been given the name ‘relativism’‚ and the term has been used to pillory all sorts of views (sometimes for good reasons‚ sometimes for bad ones). It is mere posturing to say that you are for or against “relativism” unless you say what you mean by the term. Here I want mainly to discuss (and to criticize) a view I have encountered among students in philosophy courses‚ who say things like this: "What anyone believes is true for that person. What you believe
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Dave Barry wrote a letter to his grandson with all the thing important knowledge and advice he believes his grandson should know. When writing this letter Dave had realized the most important thing he knows. In the article‚ “Dave Barry teaches his grandson life’s lessons - beginning with the ketchup”‚ Dave Barry uses high comedy in the form of sarcasm and hyperboles to prove that sometimes you have to learn the hard way. When saying something he did not actually mean in the letter‚ Dave Barry used
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William H. Shaw: Ethical Relativism Ethical relativism is a concept in which most simple minded individuals adhere to. According to definition in the chapter‚ ethical relativism is the normative theory that what is right is what the culture or individual says is right. Shaw argues that it is not very plausible to say that ethical relativism is determined by what a person thinks is right and wrong. He gives reason that it “collapses the distinction between thinking something is right and it’s actually
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AAPI Data and Rangaswamy and Shaw Reflection In the article State of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Series: A Multifaceted Portrait of a Growing Population by Karthick Ramakrishnan and Farah Z. Ahmad‚ they focus on Asian public opinion‚ civic participation‚ immigration‚ language needs‚ labor market outcome‚ consumer and business activity to attain a better understanding of our country’s economic and social future. From an immigration perspective‚ Asian Americans are fastest to assimilate and
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store with her at least four times a week for "bonding time" has allowed me to observe the different types of shoppers at my local grocery store. Usually‚ I end up buying Starbucks inside and sit observing the different ways people behave while shopping. It is quite interesting watching the way people walk down the isles and how they portray themselves. My observations have allowed me to distinguish three different types of shoppers that definitely caught my eye: the bargain shopper‚ impulse shopper‚
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Is Another Country’s Educational System Better? Doubtlessly‚ different countries may have different educational systems but who knows which of them is better. I am an international student who came from Malaysia‚ a country which is located in Southeast Asia then came to the United States‚ a country which is far apart from my home country‚ to pursue a higher education. Many of my friends often ask me whether Malaysia or the United States is better but I could not answer them with certainty because
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Explain Utilitarianism Utilitarianism was developed in the 18th century by Hutcheson‚ who used the phrase ‘the greatest good for the greatest number’ to describe his theory. Hutcheson’s idea‚ seeks to find a rational means of assessing how best to put this promotion of happiness into practice. It is split into two types; Act Utilitarianism‚ this is the earliest form in which what is deemed right is based on the assessment of results of a particular action‚ and Rule Utilitarianism which allows
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In the short story‚ “Pattern of Love” by Irwin Shaw‚ the story portrays how one’s outward appearance is often different from their inner nature. Katherine‚ one of the three protagonists‚ is used to acquiring what she wants. Katherine‚ with rosy cheeks‚ blue eyes‚ and red lips‚ causes all of the boys to instantaneously be infatuated with her looks. She may be alluring and powerful on the outside‚ but inside‚ she is the opposite. While Katherine is trying to pursue Harold‚ another main character who
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