1. You should have a basic understanding of the terms ‘valid’ and ‘sound’ and be able to identify valid and sound arguments. 2. In the trial of Dudley and Stephens‚ how did the defense argue that Dudley and Stephens were innocent? Why does the prosecution reject this argument? How would a utilitarian judge the case? * They were argued to be innocent because it was out of necessity to kill the boy * Had they not killed and eaten the boy‚ they could have died * The boy was already
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A | Action Race: This is a fun game using actions. Use actions like jump‚ hop‚ clap‚ run etc. Have the Ss split into two teams and sit in lines with a chair by each team and one chair at the other end of the room. One S from each team stands next to their chair and T calls an action‚ e.g. "Jump". Ss must jump to the chair on the other side of the room and back‚ sitting down in their chair Ss say "I can jump". First one to do it gets their team a point. (Submitted by Gareth Thomas). Airplane
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The Final Game I’m not normally a morning person‚ usually I can’t stand the heat of the sun beaming against my face as the rays sneak through the blinds the ruthlessly wake me up‚ but today was a different kind of morning. Right from the get go I knew this was no average day‚ my stomach was turning as my mind wandered. I was freaking out‚ my nerves were running like a thundering herd because I knew that today was different‚ today was the Regional Championship against Catholic Central. I woke
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Understanding Evil in the Hunger Games How can you stand by and watch those who create evil‚ continue? Albert Einstein once said‚ “The world is dangerous to live in‚ not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and let them do so”. This quote relates to The Hunger Games on many levels. This paper will attempt to explain the meaning of Einstein`s quote‚ along with the ramifications of condoning evil by three distinct characters in The Hunger Games. The characters identified as
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Amy Tan writes American literature with a Chinese-American view with her short story titled “Rules of the Game”‚ where she shows multiple themes like; chess is a game of life‚ mothers versus daughters‚ cultural gap‚ and the generation gap. The Characters The writer Amy Tan uses similar experiences to give the characters life and a sense of real Chinese-American life and the clash between cultures. The Chinese have a life thought of honor and luck and the American’s is cockiness and self-confidence
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What is justice? Why do men behave justly? Is it because they fear the consequences of injustice? Is it worthwhile to be just? Is justice a good thing in and of itself regardless of its rewards or punishments? Speaking through his teacher Socrates‚ Plato attempts to answer these questions in the Republic. In book I Thrasymachus‚ a rival of Socrates makes the claim that justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger. It does not pay to be just because those who behave unjustly naturally gain
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The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins By: Sophie When a society struggles‚ it often looks towards a strong leader for inspiration. In Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games‚ Katniss Everdeen is looked at because of her courage‚ creative thinking and sacrificing personality. She risks her life many times to save the life of others. She is the perfect young heroine for her society. Katniss Everdeen demonstrates great courage even in the most difficult situations. After her father died in a mine
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number of prisoners? There are actually 70‚ 383 Filipinos behind those bars we normally see in movies and television programs. 70‚ 383 families have been abandoned by their loved ones who violated the laws of the constitution. 70‚ 383 lives have already been changed merely because of the fact that they will become “ex-convicts” by the time they are released in jail‚ if ever they will be freed. But the question is: Are all of them guilty of the felony they are being accused of? Is justice rightly served
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People’s religious views and culture determine whether they believe if justice and fate are determined by a higher power or occur by chance. Major religions such as: Christianity and Muslims believe their deity predestines the outcome of their life. According to their Bible or Koran and their belief system they think their deity has total control over their life. In the story of Oedipus‚ he grows up in Greek culture where the people of Greece believe in Greek Gods‚ -- now known as Greek mythology—through
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Justice for Angel Joanie Miller Colorado Technical University Online Abstract This paper explores the life of the New York Club Kids‚ Michael Alig‚ Robert “Freeze” Riggs‚ and the death of Angel Melendez. The New York Club Kids were involved in many illegal activities. These activities included excessive drug use‚ parties in various public places‚ and murder. Their drug use included marijuana‚ cocaine‚ ecstasy‚ heroin‚ and ketamine hydrochloride (animal tranquilizer known as Special K). The
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