moral theory consequentialism is a far better solution to the case with ‘Jim and the Indians’ rather than the deontology. I shall begin by describing the case of ‘Jim and the Indians’ and will then continue by briefly defining each moral theory that can be used in this philosophical question. Throughout my essay I shall argue on why consequentialism is far superior to deontology in the difficult decisions that Jim will face. Jim has found himself in quite the predicament. “When arriving in a South American
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strongest example of altruism. The action of self-sacrifice is usually motivated by the hardship one observes in their own surroundings and is viewed by others as a courageous act. In the novels Crow Lake by Mary Lawson and Proof by David Auburn‚ self-sacrifice is the main theme of the plot. Luke from Crow Lake and Catherine from Proof both show exemplary actions related to this topic‚ as both give up considerable amounts to provide for their family‚ including their education as well as their social
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Kenneth John S. Cretencio July 30‚ 2012 BS-CoE Reaction Paper: The Pirates of Silicon Valley The film was narrated by Steve Wozniak‚ co-developer of the Apple computer. The movie took off with Steve Jobs talking in a melodramatic way to the audience‚ it seems but as the angle of the scene shifts‚ it was shown that he was actually talking to a director and that they were currently in the middle of shooting a commercial which is for the Apple Computer. The scene then changes showing
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SIGNOS Reaction Paper Global warming is one of the most serious hazard that we our facing today. The alarming signs were seen‚ even here in our country. Drought happens during rainy season while typhoons come upon summer months. The abnormal rainfall causes the rise of sea water level and more areas experience flooding. These are only some of the signs of growing global phenomenon. This environmental crisis brings risk to a million lives. Signos is one of a documentary that will awaken our minds
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Sarah Anderson 4/7/11 AP Lit & Comp Mr.Scheel Jim Casy: A leader in Death The definition of leader a person who leads or commands a group‚ organization‚ or country. The verb to lead can mean to set a process in motion. I think that both of these definitions can be seen in Jim Casy. As a main character in John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath‚ Jim constantly makes light of major themes‚ specifically that human life is as sacred as any divinity and that a single life has little purpose
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Jim and Antonia are both extremely different characters from the beginning to the end of the book. Antonia at the beginning was a young girl filled with dreams‚ ambition‚ and having big plans for the future. She starts learning the language‚ going to a good school‚ however‚ when her father dies this is put on hold. She just would not imagine for how long. After this happens she needed to help her family. She did just this and then fell head over heals with a man who would not lead her to her best
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My Reaction to Transcendentalism After reading the Transcendentalist works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau‚ I was surprised at my reaction to them. From what I had originally heard‚ the Transcendentalist works were boring essays. However‚ after reading them‚ I discovered that I can relate to many things that Emerson and Thoreau discuss in their papers. Though I liked Emerson more than I liked Thoreau‚ both of them impressed me with their ability to take such a strong stand on
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Evan Lovro English 101 2:00 Darin Halversen October 17‚ 2012 Reaction Paper My thoughts about the movie could be similar to other people’s opinions. The movie itself started out slow‚ I have noticed that with a lot of older movies like this one‚ it took a while for me to catch on to the point of the movie‚ or to figure out what it was about. Slowly the movie started picking up and it began to make more sense to me. There are a lot of characters that I had to write down on a piece of paper because
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International Coastal Clean-up Reaction Paper Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup is the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean’s health. Each year‚ thousands of volunteers from around the globe participate‚ clearing tons of trash from coastlines‚ rivers and lakes and recording every piece of trash collected. On a beautiful‚ hot‚ sunny and a little bit rainy Saturday‚ we participated in the Annual International Coastal Cleanup at Freedom Island near the Manila-Cavite Expressway
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Social Studies Julie Shapiro “Crito” Reaction 10/14/12 The great Athenian philosopher Socrates believed in justice and overall fairness regarding the law. If a crime were committed‚ Socrates would rather take the punishment instead of seeking revenge. His morals consisted of accepting the scandal he had executed and not take vengeance. This differs from Hammurabi’s eye for an eye method. Hammurabi followed a path of abase payback and doing onto others what had been done to you. Socrates
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