Imagine that you are walking by a small pond‚ and you see a child drowning. You might think that it is common sense that you or any other spectator ought to save the child because it is your duty as a human. In Applying Virtue to Ethics‚ Julia Annas uses this notable philosophical example to illustrate her argument that contrary to our initial intuition‚ virtue ethics does not account for moral demands from duty or obligation. However‚ I (and possibly Aristotle) disagree with Annas’ account of virtue
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Angel a Vicario‚ Blanca and Jean and the marriage of Esteban Trueba and Clara all share this loveless flaw. Though the marriages do accomplish the goals of at least one of the participants‚ they are most certainly not forged on mutual love. These relationships help advance the plot and to help paint an intricate picture of the world the characters live in‚ as well as the characters themselves. In Chronicle of a Death Foretoldby Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ marriage plays a central role in advancing the plot
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Julia and Winston are two major characters in George Orwell’s 1984. Both characters are similar from the point of view that their attitude towards the state of Oceania‚ particularly the party headed by the Big Brother. Both characters in one way or the other tend to rebel against t eh totalitarian nature of the party. However Winston and Julia tend to differ from each other in terms of their morality and their ethical views. They equally differ in their feelings about history and their political
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A complex issue that surrounds both the main characters in the excerpts Our Papers by Julia Alvarez and What is What by Dave Eggers is how national conflict (civil war‚ war‚ dictatorship‚ etc.) can be viewed. affected their lives and viewpoints. Julia shares the experience she had as a child with her family while still in Puerto Rico. Julia repetitively includes her family in her life while at her grandfather’s house in Boca Chica‚ and they would go swimming near the beaches with other neighbors
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Dragnet Nation was published in February 25‚ 2014 and written by astounded author Julia Angwin. Julia Angwin is an award winning investigative journalist for the independent news organization ProPublica. For 13 years she was a staff reporter for the wall street journal‚ where her team won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of corporate corruption. She also led the team on covering online privacy‚ where she was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize. Covering online privacy led to the development
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David Orr comparison Julia Schor The goals between two ecofriendly people in many ways are the same. David Orr is very active in his beliefs of making a greener community just as Julia Schor is very opinionated on the ties between the economy and the environment. Both David and Julia voice their goals on the issues with the current education system‚ communities need to practice more eco-friendly choices‚ individuals’ knowledge about greener economies‚ and how an economy effects the environment and
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can make a big difference. There have been many figures throughout history that have been great examples of how important it is to respond to the call the Pope has made for environmental action and protection. Some influential activists have been Julia Hill and Wangari Maathai‚ both being very inspiring through their actions. People should heed
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In the novel‚ 1984 by George Orwell both the main character Winston Smith feels like he has finally met Julia‚ his lover‚ to whom he can relate to. Julia and Winston however are very different. Winston Smith is a thirty- nine old year old. He is very thin and unfit. He is employed as a records editor in records department at the ministry of truth. He is also an outer party member living the victory mansions. Winston suffers from an itching and inflaming ulcer in his right ankle. He knows
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author‚ Julia Alvarez has achieved in doing so‚ in her book‚ “In the Time of The Butterflies.” Julia Alvarez introduces this idea of how fiction is her way of understanding history when attempting to recreate the story of the Mirabal sisters. When Julia Alvarez creates her novel‚ she says‚ “I wanted to immerse my readers in an epoch in the life of the Dominican Republic that I believe can only finally be understood by fiction‚ only finally be redeemed by the imagination”(p324). As Julia Alvarez states
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magnificent inner strength and my doubts were soon disbanded for I began to realize its inspiration and the author’s inner strength. The Legacy of Luna’ is filled with self-determination‚ love and sacrifice. These commodities outline the path of which Julia embarked upon to discover her true character. It’s an epic battle between our heroine of the novel and her oppressors‚ also known as the lumbering companies‚ which were owned by Charles Hurwitz. Was she just a girl in a tree? I think not for I believe
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