is the bestselling memoir of James McBride‚ a biracial journalist‚ jazz saxophonist‚ and composer whose Jewish mother gave birth to twelve children‚ all of whom she raised in a housing project in Brooklyn. His mother witnessed the premature death of her first husband‚ a reverend‚ and through sheer force of will saw each of her children graduate from college. Her basic household tenets rested on the importance of academic success and the church‚ and many of her children moved on to earn graduate and
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William James (1842-1910) William James was a philosopher and psychologist but was most well known in the field of Psychology for developing the philosophy of pragmatism‚ or the Functionalist theory: "Theory of mental life and behavior that is concerned with how an organism uses its perceptual abilities to function in its environment." He was also the first Psychologist to be born in America. William James was born on January 11‚ 1842 in New York City. His father‚ Henry James Sr. was a
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James Dewey Watson is the man known for his great contribution to science. He and Francis Crick created the Double-Helix which later helped many other scientists. James Dewey Watson was born April 6‚ 1928 in Chicago‚ Illinois. He is still alive today. Watson’s childhood was spent in Chicago‚ Illinois. As a child‚ he lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was his parents’ empathy — they encouraged constant trips to the local store for chocolate milk shakes
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Utilitarianism theories hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences. An action or practice is right if it leads to the best possible balance of good consequences over bad consequences for all affected parties. (Arnold‚ pp 17) Utility = whatever produces pleasure or happiness‚ and prevents pain or suffering. Utilitarianism = an ethical philosophy that says the most ethical decision or course of action is the one that maximize utility. Utilitarianism
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Jefferson 4. James Madison 5. James Monroe 6. John Quincy Adams 7. Andrew 8. Martin Jackson Van Buren 9. William 10. John Henry Harrison West Wing Week 07/18/14 or‚ "Where Are You Going to Go Build Your Widgets?" Tyler 11. James K. Polk 12. Zachary 13. Millard Taylor Fillmore 14. Franklin 15. James Pierce Buchanan 16. Abraham Lincoln 17. Andrew Johnson 18. Ulysses S. Grant 19. Rutherford 20. James B. Hayes
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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE AN INSIGHT OF IAN FLEMING’S JAMES BOND- WITH REFERENCE TO ‘FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE’. From Russia‚ with Love is the fifth novel in Ian Fleming ’s James Bond series‚ first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 8 April 1957. As with the first four books‚ From Russia‚ with Love was generally well received by the critics. The story was written at Fleming ’s Golden eye estate in Jamaica in early 1956. By the time the book was published‚ he did not know whether he wanted
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The Truman shows give a true excellent portrayal of both Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics at their finest. When relating to Utilitarianism the Truman shows viewers are complicit and the continued popularity of the show ensures it will continue. In utilitarianism even if the show is ethically questionable and allowed to continue‚ the success has a positive effect on the members of the productions team‚ cast and crew all for monetary profit. Furthermore‚ it has a potentially negative effect for Truman
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Utilitarianism argues that the best action is always the one that yields maximum utility. The core idea behind this theory is that the effects of actions determine whether the action is morally right or wrong. According to utilitarian’s‚ the function of morality is to increase what is good‚ for example happiness and pleasure‚ and decrease the occurrence of bad things. It follows that actions are morally right to the extent that they produce the greatest good for the greatest number. Actions are wrong
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Both‚ James Madison and Thomas Jefferson served very successful terms as president of the United States of America. Madison’s greatest accomplishment was the moral victory in the “War of 1812”‚ while Jefferson doubled the size of America with the “Louisiana Purchase”. Also‚ having an exceptional relationship allowed them to create the Democratic- Republican party. Despite sharing the same views on government‚ the aftereffects of their presidencies turned out to be far different. Because James Madison
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The essential part of utilitarianism‚ whether it is Act or Rule‚ is to promote the greatest overall utility for the given situation. If we look in terms of Utilitarianism‚ one would be in favor of killing Tom to save the other four children. Even though‚ Tom would be killed‚ he would promote overall utility by saving four people through his one body. This reminds me a lot of the Trolley problem we studied in Unit five. They killed one man to save multiple. This may be considered immoral in a way
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