TO WHAT EXTENT IS UTILITARIANISM COMPATIBLE WITH CHRISTIANITY The main idea of utilitarianism (U) is to create ‘the greatest pleasure for the greatest number of people’. This is similar to Christianity and the golden rule ‘love your neighbour as yourself’. With situation ethics‚ in a dilemma you should always do the most loving and compassionate thing. However in contrast to the utilitarian idea that you should try and greatest happiness for the most people‚ Christian ethics would look at everyone
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To what extent did the Russo-Japanese War precipitate revolution in 1905? The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904 to 1905‚ and arose from both Japan and Russia’s desire for expansion. Russia suffered many great defeats in this war‚ against a nation that was considered inferior and was not one of the Great Powers. This was humiliating for the people of Russia‚ and caused them to lose confidence in Tsar Nicholas II‚ as well as causing great military‚ economic‚ and political problems for Russia. This
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TO WHAT EXTENT WAS WAR A CATALYST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE PERIOD 1877 TO 1981? At the beginning of the 1870s Blacks had caught a glimpse at the end of the tunnel for the development of Civil Rights. With the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 followed by the 13th and 14th Amendment freed slaves could now travel freely‚ own property and become educated‚ some of the most fundamental of civil rights. However after the release of three and a half million slaves
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his downfall. The development of the protagonist can be explained or referred to five stages that Aristotle created. The first stage is exposition where the character is introduced to the audience with the information that is necessary to follow what is happening in the beginning of the play. We are introduced to Macbeth in act 1 where he is described as a noble and respected soldier. When Rosse and Angus arrive to give Macbeth the good news about his ‘promotion’ from Thane of Glamis to Thane of
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banking system from collapsing. Franklin Roosevelt told the American people who were tired of the Old Deal that in order to elect him this will be “easily fixable.” Franklin Roosevelt and the people wanted the government have an active role in their lives. The New deal started in 1933-1938‚ and aimed to fix the nation through direct government intervention in the economy. Roosevelt promised the people to fix banking‚ stock market investing‚ mortgage debt relief‚ unemployment‚ farming relief‚ and lastly
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To what extent was the Tsarist economy transformed between 1881 – 1905? The torpor of the Russian economy compared to other European Great Powers was a prominent predicament to both Alexander III and Nicholas II. In order to sustain Russia’s Great Power status‚ both Tsars engaged in a policy of economic renewal between the years 1881 and 1095. Despite success in managing to proliferate economic growth rates‚ the attempts of economic reform between 1881 and 1905 weren’t sufficient in order to make
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Jeffersonian Democracy vs. Jacksonian Democracy Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were both strong advocates of a democratic government in America‚ and both claimed to be for the “common man”. They did‚ however‚ have their differences on how they believed a democracy should be run in their respective eras. Even though they were both wealthy farmers‚ Jefferson appealed more to the upper class‚ while Jackson appealed more to the lower class. Thomas Jefferson had a strict interpretation of the
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To what extent is religious language meaningful? There are two ways to approach whether religious language is meaningful. Some philosophers such as logical positivist have a cognitive approach based on facts and learning through experience. Anthony flew is one philosopher whom shares the belief that something can be seen as meaningful through assertion‚ statements that can be proved empirically through synthetic reasoning. The other approach to the statement is a non-cognitivist method‚ which
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Internationalism is a political principle which advocates a greater political or economic cooperation among nations and people. To what extent should internationalism be pursued? Internationalism is a very controversial topic among many people and may be difficult to come to a collective viewpoint because of the many diverse cultures/religions‚ political views‚ and possibly even economic viewpoints. All of these factors will cause individuals to think and act differently than others‚ therefore
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Common Core‚ Good or Bad? Common Core‚ good or bad? That seems to be the question everyone is wondering. There is a lot of controversy over whether common core should be in classrooms or not. “The state-led effort to develop the Common Core State Standards was launched in 2009 by state leaders‚ including governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states‚ two territories and the District of Columbia‚ through their membership in the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
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