general public and farmers do not understand is how bad the damage is deconstructing our earth and health. Recent studies conducted by scientist all over the world illustrate to the public how harmful these commonly used toxins are. According to Rachel Carson’s landmark 1962 book " Silent Spring" ‚ everyday scientist are finding new threatening discoveries . Using herbicides‚ and pesticides damage agricultural land because they weaken
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1. David Pimentel #35‚ Is Silent Spring Behind Us? Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson in 1962 that discusses the effects of pesticides‚ specifically DDT‚ and how they have had a negative impact on the environment. During the time between 1945 and 1972‚ chlorinated insecticides had become widely used in efforts to protect crops. As a result‚ these insecticides had seriously reduced the populations of predatory birds‚ fish‚ snakes and other reptilian populations‚ as well as insects and
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March 29‚ 2011 An Obligation Is Not A Choice What defines an obligation? Is it defined as something that one has to do because it is necessary for their living or is it something that one has to do because someone says they have to? I would define an obligation as something that one has to do because it is necessary for their living. What I do not understand is how one person can dodge their obligations. I see people choose to live a life where their obligations are pushed aside as if
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For Rachels and Rachels‚ "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism‚" in Abel pp. 397-409. All of your responses should be written in complete sentences. What is the “Cultural Differences” argument? Different cultures have different moral codes. Therefore‚ there is no objective "truth" in morality. Right and wrong are only matters of opinion and opinions vary from culture to culture. Why do Rachels and Rachels think it is a bad argument? The conclusion does not follow from the premise that is‚ even if
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OBLIGATIONS From latin words‚ obligatio/obligare – “to tie” or “to bind” Juridical necessity – enforceable to courts 1) CIVIL (positive) and Natural 2) REQUISITES OF OBLIGATION a) Active – creditor / obligee – has the right b) Passive – debtor / obligor – has the duty c) Prestation – object / subject matter c.i) Obligation to give (Real Obligation) (c.i.1) Determinate Thing – res perit domino – thing perishes with the owner (c.i.1.a) Standard care – diligence of a good father / if the
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161. Requisite of Novation A previous valid obligation Capacity and intention of the parties to modify or extinguish the obligation. The modification or extinguishment of the obligation. The creation of a new valid obligation. 162. Kinds of Novation 1. According to origin A. Legal B. Conventional 2. According to how it is constituted A. Express B. Implied 3. According to extent or effect a. Total or extinctive b. Partial or modificatory 4. According to the subject a. Real or objective
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party becomes the owner of aproperty by prescription while the previous owner loses theproperty. In extinctive prescription‚ if a party is barred to file anaction because of prescription‚ the opposite party‚ on the otherhand‚ is liberated from the obligation or liability. c. Acquisitive prescription applies to civil cases while extinctiveprescription is applicable to all kinds of action whether civil orcriminal. There are‚ however‚ exceptions wherein the action‚ bymandate of the law‚ does not prescribe
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dignity has sparked moral controversy among world-renowned philosophers for decades. James Rachels‚ Winston Nesbitt‚ and Roy W. Perrett are just three philosophers who wrote and spoke openly about the topic of euthanasia and biomedical ethics. Rachels and Perrett were adamant in their belief that the moral distinction between killing (active euthanasia) and allowing to die (passive euthanasia) was nonexistent. Rachels felt strongly that one was no worse than the other and that statements by the American
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Spring Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) became the inspiration for the environmental movement. Its elegant prose expressed passionate outrage at the ravaging of beautiful‚ unspoiled nature by man. Its frightening message was that we are all being injured by deadly poisons (DDT and other pesticides) put out by a callous chemical industry. This message was snapped up by intellectuals‚ and the book sold over a million copies. Many organizations have sprung up to spread Carson’s message. Rachel Carson
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James Rachels argues against theories of selfishness that the psychological egoists maintain. He challenges the view that everyone always does what he or she wants by showing that we often dounpleasant tasks for the future pleasures or from obligation. Altruism is recognized as not acting in self interest. He also clears up the confusions that selfishness and self interest share the same meaning. *Psychological egoists argue that we always do what we want to do. Rachel says that is questionable and
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