To what extent‚ if at all‚ is self-interest our motivation to be moral? (30 marks) This means is a person moral because they are thinking about the benefits for them if they are moral? It could be rephrased as: ‘How much is a person inclined to do the right thing at the right time because it benefits them?’ For example if self-interest is our motivation to be moral‚ a person may‚ for example‚ help an old woman onto the bus‚ but actually they didn’t do that to help the old woman‚ or to be kind
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would have dire and perilous implications for U.S. national security and for the global distribution of power. It was therefore crucial to resist this possibility by any means necessary in countries such as Grenada‚ El Salvador‚ and Nicaragua. The 1st Prime Minister of Grenada was Eric Mathew Gairy‚ an energetic‚ charismatic‚ and ultimately egomaniacal leader with personal interest in self-aggrandizement and unidentified flying objects. The opposition of Gairy’s movement to increase his own wealth appeared
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Appeasement was the policy followed by the British‚ and later by the French‚ of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan‚ Italy and Germany‚ by giving way to their demands‚ provided they were not too unreasonable. My opinion is that the whole appeasement policy was wrong because it was applied to a wrong person. It might have worked with some German government‚ but with Hitler it was doomed to failure. During the period of the appeasement policy‚ Hitler was still exploring the terrain
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Nowadays‚ it is almost taken for granted that the industrial revolutions are the result of changing technology and the proper application of that in the industrial production. However‚ from my point of view‚ these two factors did play a vital role in stimulating industrial revolutions‚ but they were not the only catalyzer propelling monumental development in industry. Influentially‚ the improvements in organizations of politics‚ social patterns‚ commerce‚ finance‚ and transportation also
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The author of The Quiet American book; Graham Greene‚ explores the theme of idealism vs. realism strongly but delicately; because it is present as the background of the novel. In this paper‚ I will try to give my feelings and arguments of how I think the author managed to deliver a complete story with more than just one theme. The one that caught my attention this time is the most relevant one; the analogy between idealism and realism. One of the most easy-to-recognize fact is that the main characters
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In many respects Wolsey’s foreign policies were very effective in confirming Henry VIII’s royal authority and demonstrating his strengths‚ however in other ways they did not show this quite as well instead leaving him isolated. Many events need to be taken into consideration when deciding on the effectiveness of Wolsey’s foreign policies‚ these are the Anglo-Spanish treaty‚ the treaty of London‚ the field of cloth and gold‚ the election for Holy Roman Emperor after the death of Maximillian‚ his treaties
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In “The More Factor‚” Laurence Shames tells that Americans are “running out of more”(59) that was so abundant during the expansion of the United States. This essay was written in the context of the growing idea of the American dream throughout the history of the United States‚ and its effect on the economy. Shames intended audience for this essay is towards people with a higher education level or to anyone who is interested in the ideas of the foundation of the U.S. One purpose of this essay is
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The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to declare that the American colonies were separating from England (thus declaring independence). The document also stated what the principles were as the foundation for seeking independence. The document can be broken down into four parts.Introduction -States the purpose of the document; which was to explain why the American people were declaring independence from Great Britain. Theory - The theory of certain immutable rights possessed
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the years the United States has had many foreign policies. Presidents Roosevelt‚ Taft‚ and Wilson all came up with foreign policies for the Latin American Countries such as Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Although these presidents were in office around the same time‚ their foreign policies were each very different. Roosevelt’s policy was known as the Big Stick Diplomacy. It basically meant that the European countries could not mess with the Latin American Countries but the United States‚ being the
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process it in to valuable information which is vital for marketing decision. The information of host country on political stability‚ cultural attributes and geographical characteristic are required for sound for foreign markets. Information on economic general data on level of growth‚ inflation levels‚ business cycles and the levels of competition in that particular industry. These directly affect the economic viability of the product‚ since some of the factors affect profitability. There are
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