medieval times people have been manipulating other people using religion. In the Canterbury Tales‚ the author describes a Friar and a Parson who on the outside it is likely to assume have very similar morals. When the story continues‚ the reader discovers how corrupt the Friar truly is. It becomes obvious the Friar is only interested in the money‚ while the Parson works honestly for his religion. Chaucer describes two religious characters‚ but one of them turns out to be a hypocrite. Chaucer emphasises
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COMM 200 Communication Across Culture Fall 2013 Assignment 1 Television Fall Lineup and Imperatives According to Martin& Nakayama’s Intercultural Communication in Contexts (2010)six imperatives affect our abilities to effectively communicate across cultures because of ethnocentrism “a tendency to think our culture is superior to other cultures”(Martin & Nakayama 2010 p.5). To become competent in intercultural communications we need to acknowledge these differences
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consequences. Such absolute rules are described in his 1785 text Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals as categorical imperatives: unconditional moral obligations which we must follow and are bound to as a result of our rationality. His proposal contrasts “hypothetical imperatives”‚ in which we act to achieve certain ends‚ such as in religious morality. With a hypothetical imperative‚ one would carry out a particular action in order to achieve a separate result - for example‚ the way in which Christians
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A. Explain Kant’s Categorical Imperative The Categorical Imperative was a deontological‚ absolute‚ normative and secular theory put forward by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century. Kant’s theory was deontological which means that it judges morality based on a person’s action rather than the outcome‚ it is also secular‚ this means that ‚ even though Kant is religious‚ his theory is not‚ his theory is judgemental which means the theory is normative and it is also absolute which means that Kant believes
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The Parson was a religiously devout and wise man‚ who despised cursing‚ so he charged for it. The Wife of Bath has the strength to stand up for herself over any male‚ but is very lustful and extreme in her beliefs of matriarchal dominance‚ to the point of being sexist. The Parson was a man of poverty‚ but was as rich as a king in his teachings. He set a very clear example of what a good Christian should be like. Unlike the other clergymen‚ such as the Monk and the Friar‚ the Parson practiced
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Imperatives in general are commands that dictate a particular course of action‚ such as "you shall clean your room." Hypothetical Imperatives are commands that depend on my preference for a particular end‚ and are stated in conditional form. The Categorical Imperative‚ Kant argues‚ are moral actions based on a "supreme principle of morality" which is objective‚ rational‚ freely chosen‚ and it is not conditional upon one’s preferences. Therefore the Categorical Imperative can be the only
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about more happiness than the alternative. Kant also has something to say about what makes someone a good person. Although‚ Kant intends this to go along with the rest of his theory‚ and what one’s duty is would be determined by the categorical imperative. However‚ one can treat this as a separate theory to some extent‚ and consider that one’s duty is determined by some other standard. Kant believed there cannot be any exceptions to the duty not to lie‚ regardless of the consequences because
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Nov 4 Regionalism Vs Multilateralism Regionalism Vs Multilateralism | Explained with the help of major trading blocks in the world economy | | The focus from the immediate consequences of regionalism for the economic welfare of the integrating partners to the question of whether it setup forces that encourage or discourage evolution toward globally freer trade. The answer is‚ “We don’t know yet.” One can build models that suggest either conclusion‚ but these models are still so abstract
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Albert Parsons letter allows historian the opportunity examine the struggle between laborers and big business owners during the Gilded Age specifically in Chicago. During this this time Chicago had the largest and most vibrant labor movement that brought together native-born and immigrant workers. Parsons was head of the Chicago Knights of Labor a group that fought to unify the common laborer and skilled craftsmen. They would hold demonstrations for various reasons one being regulated 8-hour work
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Vision Quest programs help troubled teens and their families to successfully find their way from confusion to a positive future. One of the many umbrellas under Vision Quest is its Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model. Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an evidenced based intervention that works with at risk youths and their families in their homes. The problems range from disruptive behaviors and conduct disorders to substance and alcohol related disorders
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