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    There is a large amount of evidence to support the idea that the broadcast spoken by Churchill in May 1945 damaged the conservative party‚ and very few pieces of evidence against. Source C uses the conservative broadcast of May 1945 to imply that Churchill was a deceiver though the word ‘travesty’ which is to falsely represent‚ in this case the labour party and their policies. This would damage the conservative party as portraying the leader as a deceitful being could cause resentment from the public

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    ongoing conversation about the treatment of the detained combatants and many justify the camp under utilitarian grounds. John Mill explains utilitarianism and describes the greatest happiness principle which states that actions are right in as long as they tend to promote happiness. In this paper‚ I will be using the prison camp to argue that utilitarianism has flaws by not accounting for human relationships‚ feelings‚ and treating people as actual humans. I will first explain the arguments that

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    Alyssa Layman 26 February 2013 Jim Iddings English 232 Essay 1 Wordsworth renews traditional themes and emotions through his poetry. The general meaning throughout the poem “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” exaggerates the conflict between the speaker and the term that relate to what nature meant to him in various stages throughout his life. The poem is a reflection of the speaker’s feelings and ideas concerning nature and how it has formed his memories about the past‚ present

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    In the current age people‚ all over the word are indulging in their own personal pleasures. Some of which may be physical and others may involve more of a mental aspect. In 1861 philosopher John Stuart Mill published “Utilitarianism”‚ and in this piece Mill introduces his idea of higher and lower pleasure. He states that people require mental pleasure over physical pleasure. In his work‚ he defends his stance‚ but in the end his views are not justifiable. Pleasure is based off desire‚ and individuals

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    what everyone wants. There may be one person that does not want what everyone wants and they have the right to want something else or do something else. Not just because he or she disagrees means that the person has to follow the ones that agree because they are many. Libertarianism focuses on the needs of the individual not just on the community. Utilitarian’s focus more on the community. They want what’s best and what will benefit the community. In contrast libertarianism focuses on self-government

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    Utilitarianism is a standard ethical theory that claims the greatest moral action is the one that maximizes utility. This well-known consequentialist theory views that right or wrong depend on the consequences of an act and not the intentions or motives that produce the act .Ultimately‚ the purpose of the act should be one that maximizes utility and promotes a better world.For instance philosopher Bentham’s principle of utility is based on the idea that an action is right if it produces the greatest

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    A Few Things That Went Wrong in the Patriot Presented to: Barry Reynolds By: Simon Lamy On April 10th 2006 Roland Emmerich’s ’The Patriot’ is a romanced story taking place during the Independence war and depicting the impact of the militia on the United States victory over England; but there are a couple of things wrong with this movie; notably some misconceptions in the main themes and some flagrant historical discrepancies. The theme of patriotism in this movie is spectacularly

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    benefit everyone‚ including men‚ women and newborns. Organ donation is the tissue removal from a body to be transplanted into another. The giver can be either a living donor‚ someone who is brain dead‚ or who has recently died. This case study will reflect on Nurse Jackie’s episode in which Nurse George follows a series of actions to save other lives. I’d like to mention briefly for myself; I found these actions to be unethical of him. I will be using the Rule Utilitarianism theory to explain my reasoning

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    Utilitarianism states “that an action is morally right if and only if it produces at least as much good (utility) for all people affected by the action as any alternative action the person could do instead.” (Audi 942) One of the branches of utilitarianism is act-utilitarianism‚ and it is also considered by philosophers to be the “traditional utilitarianism.” (Schick 349) The purpose of act-utilitarianism is to follow the action that will maximize happiness for a given populace. Act-utilitarianism

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    the first communist government in the world. Lenin lead the Russian Communists to power in November 1917. Strictly this should read Russian Bolsheviks as the party Lenin had joined as a young man split in two in 1903. Those who left the party were few in number and became known as the Mensheviks. The majority stayed with Lenin and they became known as the Bolsheviks which means majority in Russian. Lenin was born in 1870. His family was reasonably well off and Lenin wanted for nothing. At school

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