terrorist was to attack victims by setting a bomb planted somewhere at a mall‚ then the authorities may torture the suspect to obtain the information where the bomb is and how to turn it off. In any case‚ torturing is wrong‚ however‚ in a utilitarian viewpoint‚ although a torturing is wrong‚ mass murder would be worse‚ therefore less evil is more tolerable and the most. This would justify act utilitarianism. The actions of the authorities who chose to torture that suspect are maximising utility because
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What does describe mean? This is easy to define: To give an account or representation of a place‚ a person or an event‚ real or imagined. If you are asked to describe something‚ make your description as clear and as vivid as possible. Part 1: Writing About Places A. Look at this example of an actual students’ work. This first description is of a place: I was born on a small island in the Caribbean between two French islands. The land is named Dominica‚ it is a small mountainous
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Prohibition‚ We Gotta Get Out of Here! Making a wrong decision is bound to happen to everyone in life. Throughout history there have been multiple choices that end up being the wrong decision to choose. Humans‚ governments‚ and countries all make wrong choices. Creating Prohibition was one of those incorrect decisions in life that the U.S. government made. When the government put the ban on the making and selling of alcohol it lead to the decay and social disorder all around the U.S. Many people
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to job’s that are not legal and indecent just so they can provide for themselves and their families. One example of such is Prostitution. Prostitution is wrong‚ and illegal in many states in the United States of America. Nonetheless‚ is paid surrogacy (paying a woman to carry a baby to term for someone else who cannot) also a job that is wrong‚ the way prostitution is? No‚ not at all. Paid surrogacy and prostitution are different in many ways‚ and not at all relevantly similar. The argument regarding
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Abortion and Why it is Wrong by Ken Willaert English 10 Mr. Manske January 16‚ 2001 THESIS STATEMENT Abortion is wrong with respect to human morality. CONTENT OUTLINE I. Abortion is immoral. II. Abortion affects people ’s lives. A. "Pro-Life"� versus "Pro-Choice"� is a serious debate. B. Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. III. A baby is created at conception. A. The fetus forms at an early state. B. The baby is considered living. C. On
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Plagiarism is wrong for several reasons. For one it deprives myself the ability to acquire knowledge and gain writing skills. Secondly I am taking credit for the authors work‚ which is lying. Lastly it is disrespectful to my teachers and fellow students. Plagiarism deprives myself the ability to acquire knowledge and gain writing skills. Knowledge is not gained because I am not the one writing the information down from my research and knowledge on the topic. All I do is research a source and
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understanding of what torture is but do we ever think about whether torture morally right or wrong? Torture can be defined as‚ ‘‘the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ upon a person in the custody or under the control of the accused; except that torture shall not include pain or suffering arising only from‚ inherent in or incidental to‚ lawful sanctions.” Under international law it is against the law to use torture in any situation no matter what. In this essay
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English 11 – Unit 1: FRIENDSHIP Be down (v) /bi: daʊn/ He is down because he just got a bad mark. English 11 – Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Make a fuss (v) /meɪk ə fʌs/ I didn’t want to make a fuss of it‚ so I’m quiet to let it pass. English 11 – Unit 1: FRIENDSHIP Brighten up (v) /ˈbraɪ.tən ʌp/ It was rainy this morning‚ but it brightened up (= the sun started shining) after lunch. English 11 – Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Set off (phr.v) /set ɑːf/ We set
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Impact of science on Man Science is a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method and research. Science is also a continuing effort to discover and increase human knowledge and understanding. Modern science is relatively new having it’s origin about 350 years ago. Inspite of it’s recent origin it has made very rapid progress and completely transformed outwardly the manner of our living. But before that Science was not an organised branch and neither were there any scientists. Instead
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different names referring to Aeta like "Ayta"‚ "Agta"‚ "Atta"/"Ata"‚ "Ati" and "Ita" were probably derived from the root word "it"‚ which in many Philippine languages means "black"‚ as it means from the Tagalog term ’itim’ and Visayan term ’itom’. Aeta people tend to have curly to kinky hair‚ flat noses‚ thick lips‚ big black eyes and dark skin. The Aetas became commonly known through Spanish colonial rule as Negritos. Various Aeta groups in northern Luzon are known as "Pugut" or "Pugot‚" a name
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