In What Is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being‚ Richard Kraut argues against a “conative” conception of the good. According to him‚ this view is attractive because it emphasizes the satisfaction of desires and volitions‚ giving agents “a starring role to play” in creating their own good (114). The conative theory proposes that when an agent (rationally) desires something‚ that thing is good for them precisely because it is the object of their desire (or conation) (118). A proponent of this view
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speech at an award show‚ speculation among Democrats spread far and wide that Oprah Winfrey might be prepared to run for President in 2020. Democrats were prepared to have their first female president‚ excited that it might be a former TV hostess! However‚ in an interview with InStyle magazine‚ Oprah laid those whispers to rest‚ saying that she had no desire to be president. Her exact words were‚ “I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could
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between northern and southern states in the United States of America‚ but things really exploded in the spring of 1861. The Confederate States of America was formed when the Deep South seceded‚ and shortly afterwards Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the US. On April 12‚ 1861‚ the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. Three days later‚ Lincoln called for 75‚000 troops with a term of just 90 days‚ but he received way more men than 75‚000. His Proclamation not only stirred
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to Maycomb to be a kind of mother figure. The thing is I don’t get that. Calipernia is at least three times as beter of a mother than Aunt Alexandra. Now I will tell you why. I will start with Calpernia first. She is twice as hard on Scout and Jem if they do something wrong than an actual mother. She has a good moral and a good way of teaching the kids and Atticus agrees. The second reason that she is a better mother figure is that she cares for the wellbeing of the kids. If she did not then she
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In the article “Why Failure Is Good For Success” Pauline Estrem talks about why failure is good for success. She believes failure is often good for success because it makes people stay focused and overcome failure. The “sweetest victory is the one that’s most difficult” (Estrem‚2016‚Para.1). With that being said you have to try hard to succeed and can’t be afraid to take risk in your life. To become successful you will have to take many risk in your life but in the end it will be rewarding. Failure
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countless debates for many years. In America today‚ the condition healthcare is in has definitely caught citizens attention‚ but is not the ‘change’ most were hoping for. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ formally known as Obama Care‚ signed into law on March 23‚ 2010 by President Obama himself. Its purpose is to provide affordable health insurance to all Americans but primarily to low and middle-class citizens as well as to cut health care cost. Lately the act has done the complete opposite costing citizens
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Confederation happened in 1867 which made Canada what it is today. Confederation was good idea because the result of political‚economic‚social and military conditions in place at the time. During the time that Confederation was going on‚ The Fenians were a huge threat towards Canada. Fenians were a bunch of Immigrants from ireland living in the US‚ they were a threat to Canada because they wanted Britain to leave Ireland.Attacking Canada would push Britain towards leaving Ireland. Confederation
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congress‚ work hard to address important issues. I want to commend you for all the work you have done and are doing. Unfortunately‚ I’m writing to ask if you and congress members would kindly give a little more thought into health care reform. The good outweighs the bad in this case. Health care is very important‚ we all know. Without access to basic medical needs‚ that only leads families to have an economic hardship. It’s already a struggle to provide the necessary daily needs of a family without
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When President Harry Truman made the decision to drop the first ever atomic bomb‚ did he saves lives or did he create a whole new Pandora’s box that we would continue to struggle with today? After gathering facts and meeting with our Allies such as the Soviet Union‚ he believed that dropping the atomic bomb would make the Japanese surrender quickly saving lives in the long run. There were many factors that went into the decision that President Truman made. After the bloody battles of Iwo
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Why I Would Be a Good Nurse Caring for a patient’s needs is the most important quality that any practical nurse should have. When a patient sees and feels that the nurse cares about them‚ immediately the patient starts building a trust relationship with that nurse. By building this trust the patient most likely will discuss its health problems with the nurse. Since the objective part of treatment is held by patient telling its nurse about the symptoms he or she faces‚ the trust is a must for patient
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