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    A maxim is a general rule for acting in all situations‚ no matter the situation at hand. Unlike Aristotle‚ Kant states that our actions are to follow a set of rules and the consequences of our actions do not matter‚ as long as we are able to maximize our intentions

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    The Colonization of Africa – An Unjustifiable Act Thomas Chou 9/27/12 Format A In today’s world‚ most African countries are struggling to keep up economically‚ politically‚ and socially compared to many other developing countries in the world. Countries such as North Sudan and South Sudan have just claimed freedom from each other‚ after fighting a long civil war along with genocide. Africa’s rich history is one of culture‚ tradition‚ and simplicity‚ but because of colonization of many regions

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    Reading Comprehension and Response to Literature Questions Chapters 1-2 Directions Answer all the questions below. Dont forget to answer all of the parts of each question too. Restate the question in your answer. Dont forget to cite evidence from the novel to support your answer. Anthropomorphism characterization What human characteristics (other than the ability to speak English) does Orwell give to each of the following characters CharacterHuman Characteristics and Personality TraitsOld

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    be solved with are the ends-based thinking and the rules-based thinking. In the reading‚ "How Good People Make Tough Choices"‚ Kidder states that "The ends-based thinking known to philosophers as utilitarianism‚ this principle is best known by the maxim Do whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number" (Kidder‚ p. 23). This thinking is being able to predict the consequences of different actions. The ends-based thinking would be a good choice of ethics to use for this situation. If we

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    There are two aspects of the matter. First‚ all big or important things take time to be accomplish¬ed. Secondly‚ one should never grow impatient if some work takes a long time. What is required is perseverance and not haste. A close look at the maxim will make it evident that the word ‘Rome’ represents a great or noble or a monumental task. And the words ‘in a day’ indicate the span of time. The position is now very clear that monumental or great things cannot be done in haste‚ they require not

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    According to both Act and Rule of Utilitarianism‚ total happiness should be maximized whether by performing actions that would accomplish that which will bring happiness or by following the rules which when followed will bring happiness. Therefore‚ a utilitarian would agree that there is need to relieve poverty because with poverty total happiness would not have been achieved. Poverty would prevent people from being happy and therefore poverty could be relieved by providing the poor with job opportunities

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    The Power of Propaganda In George Orwell’s novel‚ Animal Farm‚ a band of mistreated animals overthrow their owners farm‚ leading to the story’s main conflict. Two of the smartest pigs‚ Napoleon and Snowball come to a dispute‚ which ends up with Snowball fleeing the farm. From that point on‚ the reader can clearly see the propaganda the pigs use on the animals‚ and how they use it for their benefit. Propaganda is used by the animals to persuade the minds others for the benefit of themselves‚ which

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    become soft‚ flabby‚ wrinkly‚ saggy and dull. Knowing this‚ cosmetic companies want to find more and more of cosmetics for their customers. Olay is one of those companies. "Your skin is not getting older. It is just tired" (Olay ad). Olay’s maxim. With that maxim‚ Olay introduced their new product is Olay Regenerist to help fight against the anti-aging‚ help improve facial muscle and help women confident when they go out. Women‚ want to have good skin and look nicely in front of anybody. From clothes

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    Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Applying philosophical concepts to social issues can test the relevance of philosophy in contemporary society. Such application may also help to resolve present-day social issues‚ as philosophy can draw light on moral concerns. In this paper‚ the Kantian and Utilitarian moral theories are applied to the Nestle advertising controversy which began in 1970‚ and which lingers

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