Justice: What is the Right Thing to Do? The greatest happiness principle / Utilitarianism Example: The Mignonette & the cabin boy Parker (cabin boy) was an orphan. Mignonette sunk at sea. While on the lifeboat‚ Parker had drunk seawater out of desperation and appeared to be dying. On the 19th day Dudley (captain) suggested drawing lots to determine who should die so that others might live. Brooks (sailor 1) refused. Next day Dudley motioned to Stephens (sailor 2) to kill Parker. All 3 men
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education in Nigeria in the area of employment and even in admission has always created panic among polytechnic graduates and the youths in general. Various questions have been raised by students in the polytechnics and other similar institutions about the situation but there seems to be no answer. This paper therefore seeks to establish the relevance of polytechnic education in youth empowerment‚ economic self-reliance and national development. A sample of 200 respondents from different places was selected
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Types of rights Children’s rights are defined in numerous ways‚ including a wide spectrum of civil‚ cultural‚ economic‚ social and political rights. Rights tend to be of two general types: those advocating for children as autonomous persons under the law and those placing a claim on society for protection from harms perpetrated on children because of their dependency. These have been labeled as the right of empowerment and as the right to protection.[13] One Canadian organization categorizes children’s
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the two words empowerment and participations‚ it can touch many different aspects within the youth and the community work profession. Firstly‚ it is seen that their are many areas of the community that need to be empowered. Empowerment has not one definition but it means many different things to different people and organisations. The Youth Justice Board (n.d) is seen to indentify empowerment within the youth work practise to be giving the power and courage to young people to be involved and have there
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The protection of children’s rights under international law from a Namibian perspective Oliver C Ruppel I dedicate this article to all the children under the Namibian sun and stars and in particular to my lovely children Franziska Freyja Nicolette and Sophia Emma Antoinette Mandisa Introduction International provisions relating to the protection of children’s rights exist within various legal systems. For the purpose of this chapter‚ these legal systems are subdivided into three levels
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How much impact did youth culture have on society in the years 1955-75? This particular period of time was very significant in terms of general changes in society given the post war baby boom‚ abolition of the death penalty‚ improved reproduction rights for women‚ peaks in the number of university attendees‚ sexual revolution which saw strident action towards female liberation and equality‚ an influx of immigrants from the Caribbean and South Asia‚ periods of economic booms and busts and new found
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Human right Definition A right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. Human rights are commonly understood as "inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being. Human rights are thus conceived as universal (applicable everywhere) and egalitarian (the same for everyone). These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights‚ in both national andinternational law. What are human rights? Human rights are rights
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textbook‚ civil rights is the protection of historically disadvantaged groups from infringement of their equality rights by discriminatory action. Civil rights involve the rights of the minority groups being violated‚ such as African Americans and women. Civil liberties are described as the personal freedoms of individuals that are protected from government intrusion in the textbook. Civil liberties can be found in the Bill of Rights. The government protects minority groups in civil rights while civil
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Important Civil Rights‚ Concepts‚ Events‚ and People African American Rights: 1. Executive Order 9981 (Truman) – July 1948 – established the equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces 2. Brown v The Board of Education of Topeka – 1954 – series of cases involving racial segregation in public schools; Supreme Court decision: unconstitutional 3. Southern Christian Leadership Conference – 1957-present – originally led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ this organization was
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this 1st century young man in this Markan account is that he wants to teach the young man what really is important in life. Having many objects as treasure does not mean that it is something you have to have. The challenge to me and the rest of the youth as a student in the 21st century is that the different kinds of objects are seen as something very valuable. The most valuable things in life to treasure is your family and the love shared between each other. 2. Family • Shelter
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