on the tracks there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are some distance off the tracks on a footbridge standing next to a very large or fat man; we will call him the portly fella. You can push the man off the bridge‚ and his body will fall onto the tracks and stop the trolley from killing the five people‚ but will kill the portly fella. You have two options: (1) Do nothing and let the trolley kill the five people. (2) Push the man onto the
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its introduction in 1884‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been a well respected work of literature. People across the world have read it and have gained extensive knowledge about the unfair world that once existed. Recently‚ the book has been subject to controversy over complaints of its use of language as well as the way human weakness is portrayed throughout the story. Many people have called for the language in the story to be changed to accommodate readers who are easily offended‚ while
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Mulvane Art Exhibition Response Paper The piece in the exhibition “Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate” that I chose to analyze is “Dialogue: Peace” by Barbara Romain. The medium she used for this artwork is acrylic paint on an unstretched canvas. This piece stood out the most because it was colorful and intriguing. This piece has a giant red peace sign that covers the full length of the green canvas. There are several words written behind and above the peace sign. Some of the words written in
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Dialogue is the best course to combat terrorism Outlines Introduction Nature of terrorism Dialogue is peaceful Dialogue is cost effective Dialogue is sustainable Force: a Cause of terrorism Terrorism spreads due to lack of dialogue Conclusion Introduction Terrorism‚ achieving political aims through violence and force‚ is a global cancer. Thousands of lives have been claimed by it since its emergence. It is one of the serious threat faced by mankind of today. There are two main approaches
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Mrs. Foster stepped into the elevator and gave Miss Strangeworth a nod. Miss Strangeworth glance at her with embarrassment‚ knowing that that was the first time people had ever seen her after the operation. Without saying a word‚ she quietly turned and looked sideways. It had been two months since her transgressions circulated around the town. When she was about to sigh‚ the cart started shaking unexpectedly. Most of the elevator lights flickered and went off eventually. They could barely see each
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Roald Dahl used figurative language and dialogue to describe his characters and the setting. Figurative language added in information‚ which help the reader visualise ‘I was whispering along at 70 miles per hour.’ This shows us not only that the car was fast‚ which is extremely important information later in the story‚ but that it also drove smoothly‚ and silently. Dialogue was used to lead up to events‚ by giving hints through the characters’ conversations‚ which added information. “It’s because
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Gender Equality Intensifying a dialogue among women and men in rural and peri-urban Uganda Authors: Debbie Singh Uganda has undergone numerous changes since its independence in 1962. Using the lens of modernisation‚ "the process of social change whereby less developed societies acquire characteristics common to more developed societies" (Lerner 1968 quoted by Irwin‚ 1975‚ p. 596) and development‚ “change that improves the conditions of human well-being so that people can exercise meaningful choices
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public’s view of the government. Me: Why do you think the shogun gained so much power? DK: The shogun acted for their personal interest‚ so they had manipulated the emperor and became the real people running the show. They were also the strongest warriors‚ so they weren’t thought of as suspicious people. Me: Why do you think women of samurai learned to handle weapons? DK: While the samurai were away fighting someone had to protect the family from bandits. Some women also inherited land they needed
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Travis Gibbs Dr. Clayton Crockett Modern Religious Thought September 25 2011 Hume Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by Davis Hume is a pretty heavy text full of many arguments each one with multiple sub arguments and countless premises. While reading I often found my self asking “what the hell does this mean” or “where does this even connect with the previous statement”. To be honest if it was not for spark notes I would be even more lost for words than I am now. However as I wade through
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The Funeral Oration of Pericles and The Melian Dialogue are two primary sources that present us the true nature of Athens. The evidence from the two primary sources states to us that Athens are a people that don’t look upon others and that they only care about themselves. Surviving and making sure that their people history stay alive is Athens main agenda and they will stop at nothing to make sure they reach their goal. Athenians true nature is survival. Doing the war against Sparta‚ they held
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