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    The History of the United States from Pre-contact to the Present (MAMMD1SAF ) What does freedom mean to you? Tahli McGill TM1144 What does freedom mean to you? “If you really want to enslave people‚ tell them that you’re going to give them total freedom” Ron L Hubbard‚ from 1991 Time cover story. “Freedom” in literal terms means the power or right to act‚ speak or think as one wants. We are free to complete any course of action

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    John Stuart Mills‚ in his paper Utilitarianism proposed the philosophy is "not something to be contradistinguished from pleasure‚ but pleasure itself‚ together with exemption from pain; and instead of opposing the useful to the agreeable or the ornamental..." However‚ Dickens did not find this harmony to be a possible outcome of the rigidity of logic‚ but found the imagination to be a more fertile ground for producing happiness. Dickens wrote of utilitarianism as it was applied during British industrialization

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    systems debated today are utilitarianism and deontology. These two traditions parallel the sayings “the ends justify the means” or “the means justify the ends”. Inspired by Jeremy Bentham’s philosophies‚ John Stuart Mill applied his ideas to his many pamphlets and short works regarding Utilitarianism. This philosophy considers that the best thing to do ethically for a society is to maximize its happiness‚ interests‚ preference‚ or well-being. In effect‚ utilitarianism focuses on outcomes‚ or the

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    Utilitarianism: A thought investigation into the strive for equality. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist philosophy‚ where motives and actions are disregarded and only the end result is accounted for (Rachels 2009). Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that is based on the idea that the proper course of action is the one that maximises the quantified ‘utility’. Utility is the unit of measurement that to describes the benefit individuals can gain from an action. Utilitarianism argues

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    Patriotism does not mean a lot to me at the point of my life. The way our government is treating immigrants is rude and irresponsible. Immigrants come here thinking this is where they can start over and then they do and our government throw it all away by deporting them. I would never work for my country in the army. The reasons are because I would never want to serve our president. Our president never thinks about what he is going to say and is rude to almost everyone. I mean patriotism would mean so much

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    ownership and sense of self both have different meanings. The main question is "What does it mean to own something?’ Many argue that ownership is not much of a great thing‚ it can be of different negative meanings‚ while others disagree and think that ownership helps develop character. In the society we live in today‚ people own a lot of things from a car‚ to a house‚ and other things‚ but what does it truly mean to own something? Is it possible to own tangible and intangible objects? As aristotle

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    camping out in the middle of winter in a windy dingy little motel room for weeks at a time‚ bugging the hell out of decent people who were in the depths of despair and just wanted to e left alone. I can understand that.” (Banks 89) Russell Banks does a sensational job demonstrating how different people deal with

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    higher powers. In “Oedipus the King‚” Sophocles’ colorful‚ stark characterization as well as his use of powerful symbols and motifs advances the cultural theme of ancient Greek values expressing balance‚ self-control‚ and moderation. The “Golden Mean” is a cultural touch stone in ancient Greek culture that held

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    color blind‚ but that statement is true. You’re eyes are just perceiving the sky to be that certain color. You see‚ everything around you is being perceived for something it’s not. Perception is an insane topic. For example‚ if I asked you "what does it mean to be to be normal?" You wouldn’t be able to provide a definite answer because the phrase "normal" is something made up by society to keep everyone from doing things that they perceive to be weird. That one word‚ that perception has killed hundreds

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    their freedom. It does not harm anyone‚ since it’s only done to prove one’s point or to let them stand up for what they believe is right. The normal population seems to dictate that civil disobedience is wrong because it violates laws which are made to protect the people. Morris Leibman‚ a Chicago lawyer‚ stated in his article that‚ “There can be no law to which obedience is optional.” He feels as though every law must be followed to the exact point with no exceptions‚ but he does not note that people

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