Some Moral Minima (Goodman‚ L.E.‚ 2010) Christine Conklin SOC120 Instructor Getachew Wakgira May 10‚ 2013 Some Moral Minima (Goodman‚ L.E.‚ 2013) After reading “Some moral minima‚” I must agree with Lenn Goodman’s opinions. Though they reflect‚ to the extreme‚ his relativism‚ I agree the topics he chose are all wrong in the eyes of another culture’s virtues and morals. This is a difficult decision because‚ even if it is true that no norm can be made absolute unless some other is compromised
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Stan “The Man” Lee Gary Gendaszek Honors U.S. History January 18‚ 2008 On December 28‚ 1922‚ at the corner of Ninety-Eighth Street and West End Avenue in New York City‚ a child was born. This child‚ the son of two Romanian immigrants‚ would indeed grow up to be one of the most well known names in the comic book business. His name was Stanley Martin Lieber. Who is Stanley Lieber‚ you ask? None other than Stan “The Man” Lee‚ creator of most of the most popular comics books in the world
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Zach Johannes Knowing Animal Minds Extra Credit- Ellen Furlong What animals reveal about human decision making Ellen Furlong’s presentation was about the decision making process in animals and what factors affect it. Humans find it easier than animals to detect a difference in large numbers‚ which is known as the numeric size effect. Animals often use number to remember things‚ which is known as non-human logarithmic representation. Orangutans for example‚ use the skill of logarithmic representation
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Goodman Brown is a faithful Christian until he begins to go on a journey to find his spiritual path. We are lead to believe that he arranges a meeting with the devil‚ by the devil later stating that Goodman is late. His wife‚ Faith‚ also a metaphor for his relationship with God test him and keeps him back from his journey for a small time. When Goodman enters the woods‚ they imminently close behind him‚ indicating that there is no return and he must finish his journey. He is soon surprised by an
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The article “Some Moral Minima” by Lenn Goodman states many good arguments that something’s should be seen as moral wrong. I agree with his beliefs that he is discussing throughout this article. All members of a group should not be punished for their cultural differences. In this paper I will share and support my opinions of the arguments discussed in the article by Lenn Goodman. “Relativism is the idea that ones beliefs and values are understood in terms of ones society‚ culture or even ones own
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Young Goodman Brown‚ a gothic‚ love story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ tells the story of Young Goodman Brown’s journey through the forest. He is exposed to horrific scenes and has battles with himself and the evil spirits of the forest. Throughout the story‚ Hawthorne displays many characters who are symbolic and resemble things in a person’s life. There are three aspects that play a key role in this story: Young Goodman Brown and the people of the forest‚ who represent all people‚ Faith‚ who
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Biss claims that people do not agree with reason because they are afraid of their own understanding of themselves; her argument is accurate in that some people tend to ignore social ethics in order to follow their own personal beliefs. For example‚ Ellen Tolsma‚ in her essay Protecting our herd: how a national mandatory vaccination policy protects public health by ensuring herd immunity‚ researched that there are 3 main groups of people who do not vaccinate willingly: “religious groups‚ political libertarians
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In the short story‚ Young Goodman Brown‚ created by American writer‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ composed and formalized‚ in order to publicize symbolism to depict his viewpoint on human morality‚ known as the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior‚ can be easliy distinguished in the main character reffered to as Goodman Brown in the text. Hawthorne adopts a histrionic tone in his writing‚ displaying the events of the short story‚ influenced by his Puritan
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part with their own preconceived idea of how woman really are. This act of men in drag to portray the "Woman"‚ is absurd. In fact‚ who ever thought a male could act out the part of the female any better than a woman herself. In the essay by Sue-Ellen Case called‚ "Classic Drag"‚ she states that Classical plays may be re-directed with the feminine perspective to mock the fact of men in drag. Then on the other hand‚ this
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In the book The Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster‚ which was written by Kaye Gibbons‚ it focuses on a gifted girl who‚ after a long and hard childhood‚ is now getting the life she wants with a new mother. The book focuses on Ellen‚ the main character’s‚ attitude and “go-get-it” mindset. But how much does your attitude and effort really influence your future and accomplishments? That is the question this book proposes and causes the readers to ponder. Ellen is a remarkably smart and hardworking girl
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