Legalisation of Drugs The discussion on whether or not to legalise drugs is not controversial‚ as popular thought considers the matter to be ridiculous and that the debate should be focused on how to fight drugs instead. But‚ could it be that they are the same thing? Have our strict norms gotten in the way of solving this major societal problem? This essay will discuss the matter and it will also touch upon different views (for and against). Those for legalising drugs often use the argument
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MORALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES Giving credit to the definition given above‚ morality describes the principles that govern our behavior. It guides us or our course of actions. Since childhood‚ we have been told by our dear parents to always do good and act right. We were taught on how to be disciplined. Even in school‚ since nursery‚ kindergarten and especially during elementary‚ good morals and right conduct were always reminded to us by our dear teachers. But what happened to these values upon reaching
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Jeremy Anderson TOK Essay Can a Machine Know? A machine is something that is manmade and essentially has no mind to think on its own. Therefore‚ when the question proposed is‚ “Can a machine know”‚ most people would answer by saying no‚ a machine can not know. The answer to this question is actually yes‚ a machine can know. If the question were changed from “can a machine know” to “can a machine know as much as a human”‚ the answer would be completely different. A machine can only know to the
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Law & Morality Introduction Law and morality are intimately related to each other. Laws are generally based on the moral principles of society. Both regulate the conduct of the individual in society. Morals are just good acts or behaviours. Moral rules are social rules that subscribe good human relations and human behaviour and might be subjected to social sanctions. They influence each other to a great extent. Laws‚ to be effective‚ must represent the moral ideas of the people. But good laws
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In the novel “The Outsiders‚” S.E Hinton uses morality to demonstrate that appearances can be misleading. Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis’ literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of the gang and make him an admirable best friend. Although‚ Dallas “Dally” Winston is a troublemaker‚ he can still be trusted to stand up for you. Bob Sheldon is a spoiled‚ selfish individual who values meaningless traits. Ponyboy remains humble even though he excels academically. While hiding
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In the United States there was a heated debate about the morality of slavery. Supporters of slavery in the 18th century used legal‚ economic‚ and religious arguments to defend slavery. They were able to do so effectively because all three of these reasons provide ample support of the peculiar institution that was so vital to the South. Legally speaking‚ the constitution offered numerous arguments for slavery and clearly protected the protected the people’s rights to own slaves. The 3/5 clause
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Running head: RELATIVISM AND MORALITY Relativism and Morality Rodney L. Cotton SOC 120 Robert Neely February 21‚ 2011 Relativism and Morality In the article‚ “Some Moral Minima‚” Lenn E. Goodman raises the question‚ “if it is true that no norm can be made absolute unless some other is compromised‚ are there no rules that tell us that principles are principles – no norms delineating concretely‚ and uncompromisingly‚ wrong from right?” (Goodman‚ 2010) Goodman goes on to state that the
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Ethics and Morality Morality and ethics are an important theme in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The lack of morals in Henrietta’s life and cell’s life help the reader better understand how un-ethical the reporters were. The author says‚ “It was not standard practice for a doctor to hand a patient’s medical records over to a reporter publishing medical records without permission could violate federal law” . The reporters and some of the doctors had a serious lack of morals which changed
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Elements of morality plays * Popular from the early 1400s to the 1580s. * Morality plays were about the fate of a single individual’s soul. * The main character represented all men and often had a name such as Mankind or Everyman to demonstrate their allegorical function. * They include vice and temptation characters attempt to corrupt the Everyman figure. * Allegorical characters also represent virtues. The ‘Everyman’ character listens to them and takes note of warnings
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The concept of knowledge has troubled many thinkers since the dawn of civilization and rational thinking. The nature and origins of knowledge have long been investigated by a great number of theorists‚ philosophers and scholars. As a result‚ a vast number of theories have developed over the years‚ with variations as to their reliability and validity. As such‚ no single theory about knowledge has ever been universally accepted by the general populace. Instead‚ some have proven more popular than others
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