When Oliver North was asked to explain why he lied to congressional committees about his role in the Iran-Contra affair‚ he replied‚ "Lying does not come easily to me. But we all had to weigh in the balance the difference between lies and lives." Elsewhere in his testimony‚ North was asked about the false chronology of events he fabricated when preparing a summary of the government’s involvement in arms sales to Iran: Questioner: . . . You have indicated that. . . in your own mind . . . it was a
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goodness or badness of something” (Merriam-Webster‚ n.d.). Describing morality is rather simple‚ but what’s left to question is what determines the rightness or goodness of a thing or action. Using two ethical theories‚ Social Construct Theory and Kantian Theory I propose the answer to this question; the morality of an action is determined by agreements and the “categorical imperative”. Social Contract Theory is based on the idea that actions are morally right if they are made under an agreement. This
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EXPLAIN THE MAIN STRENGHTS OF A UTILITARIAN ETHICAL SYSTEM [25] 27/9/13 Utilitarianism‚ the theory that actions are right if they useful for the majority‚ the greatest happiness and pleasure for the greatest and majority of people. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English moral philosopher concerned with social reform‚ Bentham wanted people to seek pleasure and avoid pain. On the other hand John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) who was a great admirer of Bentham; however‚ he believed
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Critical Reading Log #1 John Lennon vs. A Perfect Circle “Imagine” by John Lennon and “Imagine” by A Perfect Circle are both powerful songs with powerful videos. However‚ even though they are the same song I feel as though the two contradict each other in many ways. I feel as though in Lennon’s song‚ he is trying to convey a message of peace‚ and say that if people want to get through dark times‚ if they try hard enough they can. In contrast‚ I feel as though A Perfect Circle’s version is
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In this essay I will present an argument to show that Kantian Deontology is not a plausible moral theory because the two fundamental principles from Kant’s Categorical Imperatives are unable to account for the permissibility of certain acts that would otherwise be considered immoral. This would discredit the usefulness of Kant’s theory as a moral guideline because individuals would then be able to commit acts - those of which would be considered immoral according to considered moral judgements -
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In chapter 2 of your textbook‚ Jonathan Wolff gives a formalized version of the utilitarian argument for the state. Please evaluate the first three premises of this argument: for each of these three premises‚ state whether you think that premise is true‚ and explain why or why not. For each of the three premises that you think is true‚ please also describe one objection to that premise‚ and explain why you think that the objection ultimately fails. Please assume that “state” in the formalized argument
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Individual Assignment: Social Disorganization Q&A Write a 700- to 1‚050-word response to the following questions: o What is social disorganization? o How does historical social disorganization relate to organized crime and its evolution? o How well does social disorganization meet the criteria for organized crime and its various relationships? Why? Explain your answer. o Explain the correlation of corrupt political machines and social disorganization to the development of organized
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Assignment: Q/A LORD OF THE FLIES William Goldling Prepared by: Sarim Raja Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Q1: Who are the first two characters to appear in the story? A: Ralph and Piggy are the first two characters that appear in the story. Q2: What do Ralph and Piggy find in the lagoon? A: They find a conch shell in the lagoon. Q3: How does Ralph summon the others? A: Ralph blows the conch to summon the others. Q4: Who is elected chief? A: Ralph is the elected chief. Q5: For what
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Dore-Dore (Q&A) 1. What is Dore-Dore’s motivation to converting to cells? Should the company continue with its plans for complete implementation of cells in children knit wear? If not‚ which knitwear products are best made in cells? Here are the main advantages found converting to cell. * Reducing the throughput time was the main motivation for converting to cells. For Dore-Dore‚ 3 weeks to 1 day * Defect fixing was local‚ reducing the cost of defect fixing a lot. In Dore-Dore
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Dear John; Book vs. Movie Author Nicholas Sparks added to his list of best sellers with the novel Dear John. Dear John is a love story‚ love stories make big money in movie form‚ so the novels are popular to make into a movie. Books and movies are two forms of entertainment that are closely related and we overlook the differences among them. There are many similarities between the two‚ but there are also major differences. If one has never read a novel and then watched the movie version of
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