The article “Of Pain‚ Predators‚ and Pleasure” was written by Walter Isaacs and published in “Essay Essentials with Readings” in 2014. In this article is saying that fly fishing is one of the good leisure. Walter Isaacs said‚ fly fishing is fine‚ although it is so cruel to fishes. He argued that three reasons for why fly fishing is still good. The first point is that he enjoys the fly fishing as his hobby even if it is like torture to fishes. Secondly‚ he believed that he is better than other predator
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When Isaac Asimov envisioned a world in which robots would be as common as humans‚ he determined all of the ethics and morals that would bind these smart machines with three rules: “1. A robot may not injure a human being‚ or through inaction allow it to come to harm‚ 2. A robot must always obey a human‚ unless this conflicts with the first law‚ 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as this doesn’t interfere with the first or second law” (Asimov‚ 1941). These three statements were baptized
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Peter Singer‚ believes that people who are wealthy‚ and live a luxurious lifestyle should donate their money to overseas aid organizations‚ and although Singer believes “the formula is simple”‚ I disagree. When Singer states that giving away money is an easy thing task‚ I believe that even for the prosperous it is not. Not for the fact that they don’t have the money‚ but for the fact that the need for food and medicine is far too great‚ and dispersed around the world that not everyone would receive
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1. The essay claims that human nature is not sufficiently selfish to make it possible that many people will sacrifice so much for a stranger. The facts of human nature which was clearly described by the author using two stories about Dora and Bob. Singer effectively argued the ethical distinction of right and wrong between the acts of Dora who sold a child to organ peddler but later realized and corrected her action‚ with the action of Bob‚ who chose to save a valuable old car than the life of a child
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These two articles are similar in that they are both writing pieces by authors writing in first person about their books or writings. Amy Tan and Isaac Asimov are both writing about something specific about their writings. Amy Tan talks about how her experiences with her mother contributes to her writing and Isaac Asimov analyzes why he is a good science fiction writer and what it takes to be one. In the article Mother Tongue by Amy Tan‚ Amy writes about what it was like growing up with her
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Writing Assignment 1 Singer: All Animals Are Equal Peter Singer‚ a Utilitarian‚ believes in the maximization of happiness of humans and extends this thought to the nonhuman inhabitants of Earth. Singer‚ believes that all animals should be granted moral status‚ similar to that of the human inhabitants. He presents his argument in a modus ponens form. His conclusion of‚ that nonhuman entities should be given the same amount of moral consideration as human entities is reached though his presentation
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factors‚ mass and force. The graph above shows the relationship between acceleration and force as proportional. As the force upon the car in the experiment increased‚ the acceleration of the car increased by a similar proportional. This complies with Isaac Newton’s second law of motion‚ the law of acceleration‚ which describes acceleration and force as two proportional measures in the equation F (force) = m(mass) x Ac(acceleration)‚ also described in the equation Acceleration= force/mass. With this equation
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small hands? They probably need our help to rescue them out of danger. “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”‚ which is written by Peter Singer‚ is a solution to save children’s lives. Singer persuades the reader to participate in helping children who lack food‚ get many diseases‚ and do not have good living conditions. His argument is that all of us should contribute to saving the children’s lives According to “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”‚ this solution totally has the ability to be done
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from performing on the streets to be the most successful blues singer in her era. Her music and life is filled with sex and violence and while many blues singers have come and gone‚ very few ever made such an impact with such a short career as she did. In 1923 her first recordings‚ “Down Hearted Blues” and “Gulf Coast Blues” became a huge success‚ selling more than 10 million copies turning Bessie Smith into the most successful blues singer of the era. She performed and sang her way out of poverty
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Sir Isaac Newton’s Rebel life Sir Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist to ever live on earth. His theories and laws are still used in today’s world. Sir Newton had a rough childhood he was born immature and was expected not to survive. His father died before he was born and his mother married another man and left Sir Newton alone with his grandmother. Sir Isaac Newton was passionate about science since he was a child‚ he was not interested on working on his farm rather then he would spend time
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