What is the right answer? That is the question humans have sought the answer to for centuries. As history has progressed‚ multiple theories and perspectives have emerged‚ all trying to answer this seemingly simple question. One of the most influential of these theories is utilitarianism‚ which views morally right actions as ones that produce the greatest amount of happiness or “good” for the greatest number of people. Looking at its essential points‚ utilitarianism seems fairly simple‚ doing what
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Slavery was very important to the southern economy. The majority of slaves worked on plantation in the field where crops such as sugar‚ rice‚ tobacco and cotton where grown for profit. Other jobs that slaves had where butlers‚ maids‚ seamstresses‚ coachmen or they work in the stable. Slavery was very needed in the south. Manpower was need in the fields to care for and pick the crops. The slave population of the United States grew significantly once the cotton gin was invented. Slaves who were healthy
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reading as you complete the lesson. 1. What role did land reclamation have in the forming of feudalism in Japan? It led to not enough taxes being collected and the government not being able to supply the powerful exempted families with military protection. The leaders formed their own armies consisting of soon to be samurais. These often consolidated to huge estates under powerful military lord (Daimyo). Former owners managed former land for protection. 2. What caused feudalism to change in Japan
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In 1602‚ Winthrop decided to attend Trinity College at the age of 14 to study law but dropped out three years later (Bremer 11). Despite not completing his college education‚ Winthrop was able to make a name for himself in the world of law (Bremer 8). As Winthrop’s career progressed‚ he met his first wife‚ Mary Forth‚ and had six children with her (Bremer 11). Over time‚ Winthrop would have sixteen children. He went through many losses with his first wife‚ including the death of his two babies
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Chronicles of Narnia‚ and The Space Trilogy‚ and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics‚ such as Mere Christianity‚ Miracles‚ and The Problems of Pain. Lewis’s works have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies. The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia have sold the most and have been popularized on stage‚ TV‚ radio‚ and cinema. ‘The Mountains of Mourne’ inspired Lewis to write The Chronicles of Narnia. It is a series of seven fantasy novels for
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When the United States was first founded‚ they decided that they didn’t want one person to hold too much power‚ so they separated the power among three different branches. To make sure that no single branch became too powerful‚ they put rules in place to allow the other two branches to keep it in check. The first branch of government is the Legislative Branch‚ which consists of the House and the Senate. This branch can do a lot of things like having ideas for new laws‚ being able to declare war
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the court case of Rixon Vs Star City PTY LTD (2001 september). Mr Brian Rixon is the Appellant and Star City Pty Ltd (formerly Sydney Harbour Casino Pty Ltd) is the Respondent. Mr Rixon is suing Star City for battery‚ assult and unlawful arrest. What crime has beem commited? Include a defention of this crime. In this particulular case of Brian Rixon vs Star City PTY LTD‚ battery‚ assult and unlawful arrest were alegedely commited‚ these offences fall under tort law. A tort can be defined as a
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Gorgon was a play about young man named Lee who loses his best friend in a car crash and his journey about coping with his grief. The majority of the play is set 1 year after the crash‚ when his dead best friend’s twin sister comes to his apartment and tries to persuade him to go outside for her birthday. The story is portrayed through multiple theatrical elements such as set‚ lighting‚ costume and sound. This text response will be analysing two of the main theatrical elements used to directly appeal
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What was the Most Important Cause for the Civil War in 1642? After the death of his father‚ James I‚ in 1625‚ Charles I became the King of England. However‚ he was very unpopular with his people and he had many problems‚ which lead to the Civil War in 1642. There were both long-term and short-term causes for the war‚ including: the King’s negative attitude towards Parliament‚ the fact that they had fewer riches than their rivals and the decisions he made… To begin with‚ Charles I’s personal
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This intrigued me because at first‚ they were depicted to have an unshakable faith in God. This reminds me of the story of the Ten Commandments. When strife struck‚ the people bemoaned their lack of faith and trust in God. When the odds swayed in their favor‚ they said that God had chosen to help them. A quote that proves this is “Thus it pleased God to vanquish their enemies‚ and give them deliverance…” (Bradford‚ 137). Another piece of evidence from the text is “…yet by God’s mercy they recovered
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