Exegetical Peter Singer states that citizens of affluent nations are behaving immorally with the way they react to moral issues like helping those in need and our moral conceptual scheme needs to change. To do so‚ we need to be morally obligated to prevent bad things from happening if it does not require sacrificing something of comparable moral significance. His argument includes this principle where proximity or distance should not be taken into account when deciding whether to prevent something
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English IV 28 November 2012 Death Penalty: Morally Wrong? Appropriate Punishment? Since 1976 when the death penalty was reinstated by the United States Supreme Court there has been approximately 1‚317 convicted criminals executed. Out of those executed‚ 12 were female. These executions have been held in 34 different states with Texas being the highest at 37 percent. The majority of the time lethal injection and the electric chair were used. However‚ gas chambers‚ hanging‚ and a firing squad have
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Punishment Fails to Teach Socially Appropriate Behaviors Have you ever wondered why after you punish a child‚ he will most likely commit the offense again when you are not looking? The reason punishment is so ineffective in stopping an undesirable behavior is simple. Punishment is only effective for a certain period of time. Punishment does not teach students to act appropriately. Instead‚ it can increase undesirable behaviors. The best way to get desired behaviors is through reinforcement‚ either
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Tommy Douglas was one of the most influential politicians in Canadian history‚ whose contributions were monumental in shaping our nation. He began as a Baptist minister and then entered politics by becoming a House of Commons member‚ then premier of Saskatchewan‚ and finally leader of the NDP federal political party. He achieved many great goals in his lifetime as a politician‚ but his two main achievements were leading the first socialist government elected in Canada thereby establishing democratic
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The Impact of Frederick Douglas The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave was written by Frederick Douglass himself‚ a runaway slave who had learned to read and wrote against his masters’ wishes. Within this narrative‚ Douglass speaks of many aspects of slavery that he has either seen or experienced for himself throughout his life before freedom; for example‚ he describes how many hours the slaves worked‚ general violence towards slaves‚ and the relationship between master
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Tommy Douglas Canada would not be as superior as it is today without a number of historical and inspirational leaders. One of the most prominent historical leaders in our nation is Tommy Douglas. Tommy was born in Falkirk‚ Scotland on October 20th 1904‚ he settled in Canada in 1919 living in Winnipeg. when he moved to Canada he started by working as a Baptist. In 1924 he went to Brandon Collage for 6 years. After he finished collage he moved to Weyburn‚ Saskatchewan in the 1930’s. Tommy was hit
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Kenny Sandoval History 251-003 Frederick Douglas Dear Jim‚ I don’t know if you remember me but my name is Kenny Sandoval and I am your brother’s son. My dad has said so much about you and I remember him bringing up the topic of you owning a slave. He mentioned that you treated your slaved like if they were some type of animal that could be easily replaced. I myself am a slave owner but believe that slaves deserve to be treated more like humans even though they are our property. I recommend you
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Tommy Douglas Tommy Douglas demonstrates a true leader‚ he believed in access to healthcare for citizens from all walks of life. Douglas also valued a government that was for the people‚ by setting up a socialist government in North America‚ in which distribution of wealth and property is community based. Douglas portrayed an important role in Canadian history because he introduced universal hospitalization in Saskatchewan‚ set up a Medicare program‚ and was the first leader
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Evan Katsounis History 11/10/14 Stephen Douglas Essay Stephen Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas was born in Brandon‚ Vermont in 1813. He left New England at the age of 20‚ and moved to Illinois. He was an important factor in creating the Illinois sector of the Democratic Party. He became increasingly popular with southern farmers who had migrated north. He used his enthusiastic working ethic‚ and his gifted speaking skills to become elected to the House of Representatives
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book “The 7 Habits of highly Effective Teens” and the fundamental base of leadership found in the 40 developmental assets. The main things that made Douglas a highly effective leader are family support‚ caring‚ integrity‚ school engagement‚ begin with the end in mind‚ put first things first‚ think win-win and synergize. Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian democratic socialist politician and Baptist minister. He was elected to the Canadian
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