traced through the male line. The idea of utilitarianism suggests that human beings act in a way that highlights their own self-interest. It is based on pure factuality‚ leaves out on imagination. Dickens provides three vivid examples of this utilitarian logic in Hard Times through the characters of Mr. Thomas Gradgrind‚ Mr. Bounderby‚ and Mr. Gradgrind. Mr. Gradgrind educates his daughter‚ Louisa‚ with facts and facts alone. He raises her to disregard emotions and see everything in terms of statistics
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to say that by eliminating welfare‚ each person would have to pay less income taxes through obligatory payments. This would benefit society as a whole‚ since the number of Americans not on welfare outnumber the amount that are. Another reason a utilitarian would be opposed to welfare is because it allows people to be more complacent and lax about supporting themselves. By allowing people to not be productive citizens‚ they are not benefiting society as a whole‚ or the greatest amount of people. Another
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“How can I explain the difference in currency (strength or weakness) by comparing the type of imports and exports in Mexico and USA?” Generally a strong currency is defined by a stable and high value in comparison to other currencies. A weak currency shows fluctuations in its value and it is seen by other economies as a relatively cheap currency. The strength or weakness is influenced by exports and imports and influences exports and imports. Theoretically speaking more exports from an economy
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The weakness of the liberal state in 1919 was mainly caused by ww1. How far do you agree? The liberal state in Italy had many weaknesses and faced many problems in 1919. Many were caused by WW1 such as‚ social‚ political and economic issues‚ several existed before the war such as the weaknesses of the political system already in place and the dividing legacy of unification. However these problems came about‚ their effects became apparent in the 1919 Liberal Party elections‚ where they were a serious
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Compare and contrast the higher education system in the UK and your country. What are the relative strengths and weakness of the different systems? Firstly‚ British college student’s ability to live independently that is stronger than our country students. Students who do not share the housework rarely . They were trained to help parents rub the car or cut the lawn. Many students also work in community‚ delivering newspapers are normal behavior‚ not earned money highly‚ but they have the opportunity
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“What are the major strengths and weakness of Dworkin’s theory of law as compared to a positivist or natural law perspective?” Discuss. Arguably one of the most influential legal theorists of the 20th century‚ Ronald Dworkin’s dealings with law’s interpretation and integrity has lead to inevitable contradictions with that of positivist ideology‚ with his work essentially revitalising a method of thinking that had long been considered dead and buried. Perhaps most notoriously‚ Dworkin combated
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the October Revolution and the Civil War due to weakness in opposition?” The Bolsheviks were not a majority party in Russia‚ and it is therefore quite an achievement that they not only managed to gain power‚ but that they held on to it. On paper‚ you would not have thought the Bolsheviks would have been able to seize power or maintain it if faced with any substantial opposition‚ so does this mean that their success was dependant on the weakness of their opponents? The military support the
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How far do you agree that the use of repression was the main reason for the weakness of opposition to Tsarism in the years 1881 – 1914? I think that the use of repression is the main reason for the weakness of oppositions to Tsarism in the years 1881 – 1914. This is because of many different reasons and factors. One is because the Tsar enforced Russification of the country‚ meaning the people who were not necessarily a true Russian who enforced the Russian Orthodox Church were made to. People were
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Christina Kiaer has described the main aim of the constructivist movement as ‘to mass produce transparent utilitarian things for use in everyday life’. How adequate is this description? Constructivism is primarily an art movement that was based in Russia in the early 20th century. It had a considerable link to the Russian Communist Revolution. They merged the arts with modern technological rationalism for political and ideological uses‚ being essentially a form of Soviet propaganda. The theory
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The most important cause of the Second World War was the weakness of Britain and France. Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. There were many causes of the Second World War such as Treaty of Versailles‚ failure of the League of Nation and Nazi-Soviet Pact. All those causes played important roles in causing the World War Two. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles were too harsh. It asked too much reparation‚ reduction in army and territory. This certainly made Germany upset
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