Utilitarianism or God‚ do we have to choose? During many years that question is being formulated and many scholars had a very difficult time to decide if it was possible to follow God’s will and the principle of utility maximization. The principle of utility maximization was a theory created by John Stuart Mill and presented in his book Utilitarianism (1863). Societies throughout the years have argued that those theories are hard to combine‚ since Utilitarianism seeks for self-development and
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Is chivalry dead? It’s a question that is asked every so often in the modern day‚ a time dominated by “hookup culture”‚ a time where social equality is celebrated and desired‚ and also a time where many believe that older custom that formed as staples to society such as manners and faith‚ are tarnished. But the meaning behind chivalry itself is well misunderstood in modern society‚ it’s not uncommon to run into a complainer‚ who spouts “Chivalry is dead” after they feel as they were mistreated‚ these
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"Our fearful trip is done;/the ship has weather’d every rack‚ the prize we sought is won" The poem O Captain! My Captain! Written by Walt Whitman starts out by describing what happened at the begging of his eventful journey in which the captain and his sailors went on. In stanza one the captain and his sailors arrive at their destination point when suddenly the captain falls cold and dead‚ just short of his final destination. If I were to judge why he ended up like that I would say the captain
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What do you think the world would be like if some day we didn’t have a TV or Internet? One of the most popular means of recreation at home is television. Similarly‚ Internet is the best mean for us to communicate and get information inside as well as outside our country. Therefore‚ they play very important roles in our life. In my opinion‚ our world would be so boring and uncomfortable if we didn’t have a TV or Internet. Firstly‚ without TV‚ how would people all over the world relax after long
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1. Why do we have states? Would it be possible for people to live without them? If they disappeared in the future‚ what would replace them? We have states so that the general public can be protected from external‚ as well as internal threats. States have armies to protect citizens from other countries who might invade or who pose some other sort of threat. States also have some sort of police force to protect citizens from criminals who wish to do them some kind of harm. The social contract theory
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and internet trolling becoming a serious threat to public safety. Recently‚ the UK legislation has responded to trolling’s extremity by establishing longer sentences for those found guilty and convicted and universities like the University of Chicago have banned the use of trigger warnings in classrooms. With the public’s often radical responses to free speech one has to ask if it may cause so much harm and controversy that it’d be better off censored and restricted? On the other hand‚ how could something
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“Have we surrendered ourselves to the power of media?” If you want to tell someone a secret‚ you whisper in that person’s ear. But how would you tell vast numbers of people some information? Would you shout it at the top of your lungs? Probably not. You probably would turn to one or more forms of mass communication‚ which include newspapers‚ magazines‚ TV‚ and radio. Using these to distribute information is far more efficient than shouting.
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Evil Dead 2013: A Film with Big Shoes to Fill Since the 1981 release of the original Evil dead you will not find many horror films as near and dear to horror film fanatics’ hearts as this classic. Although it is now out-dated and known as a low budget film; these qualities are what made it such a great horror classic. Lacking the luxury of relying on a gigantic Hollywood budget and fancy effects the director used ingenuity to captivate people’s minds. Needless to say‚ it worked. Fast forward to
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We Could Have Told a Different Story After reading many accounts from slaves and comparing them to the stories of the rich white folk of the same era‚ we can see that the true fanatics were indeed the Southerners who supported slavery. Many of the arguments put forth by credible slaveholders proved to be full of logical fallacies and completely void of any truth based on the reports from slaves. The first and perhaps most ridiculous argument presented by Southerners was that slaves were happy
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Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society‚ directed by Peter Weir is an inspiring film which depicts many themes and issues relating to the late 1950s society. Peter Weir uses film techniques such as setting‚ characterisation‚ symbolism and recurring motifs to verify the universal themes alternating from conformity‚ freedom and individuality. Peter Weir uses the film techniques to establish the clear contrast between realism and romanticism presented to the students at Welton Academy (an all-boys
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