Flight 93 and Utilitarianism in Times of Crisis On September 11‚ 2001 United Airlines flights 93 crashed in a field near Shanksville‚ Pennsylvania. It has been theorized that the crash was a result of the passengers trying to regain control after it had been hijacked by four members of the Al Qaeda terrorist group in their attempt fly the aircraft into either the White House or the U.S. Capitol building. With that being said‚ let’s change the scenario a little bit. Suppose that none of the
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sculpture shows us the biblical character‚ David‚ who slew Goliath. We can see David holding the sling which he will use to kill Goliath. Below David is his cuirass (medieval body armor that covers the chest and back) which was given to him by King Saul before the encounter with Goliath. Also present below him is a harp whose tip is shaped like that of an eagle‚ a symbolic reference to the Borghese family. Bernini conceived and carved his statue of David in seven months‚ a remarkable achievement
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“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life‚ or whether that station will be held by anybody else‚ these pages must show.” (1) So begins Charles Dickens story of David Copperfield‚ written much after the tale’s events have happened. David is in his 30’s when he pens the first chapter‚ which details the hours leading up to his birth as Aunt Betsey arrives at the inaptly-named Rookery. He is recalling his epic life and writing it down to figure out if he has become the “hero” of his life
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two ethical theories that will be applied Kantianism and Rule Utilitarianism. Kantianism is an ethical theory where it states that it does not treat people as a means to an end. Rule Utilitarianism states that it is ethical if the moral rules are applied universally and that is has to look at all the actions to find which results can have the greatest amount of happiness or unhappiness (Quinn‚ 2013). Under Kantianism and Rule Utilitarianism is it ethical?
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Henry David Thoreau: An American Non-Conformist Could you survive living in the woods by yourself for twenty two months? Would you be willing to go to jail to protest something you truly believed in? Henry David Thoreau did both of these things in his short life. Thoreau was a carpenter‚ ecologist‚ writer and philosopher. He was never famous in his lifetime‚ and actually many of his peers thought some of his ideas and actions were crazy‚ but we now look back on Thoreau as one of the first great
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perspective in ethics as it focuses on the pleasure over the pain of an action. An English philosopher by the name of John Mill uses the utilitarianism approach‚ arguing that we should offer freedom of choice to all individuals. Mill believes that women have the right to do what they want to their own bodies‚ and that they should do what is best for them. Utilitarianism challenges traditional perspectives that abortion is an evil act‚ instead it argues that the end validates the means. In “Principles
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Utilitarianism states that “an act is only right if it causes the greatest happiness in the greatest number.” In his essay Utilitarianism‚ John Stuart Mill added a qualitative component to this mathematically driven theory. Mill created a distinction between higher‚ intellectual pleasures and lower‚ bodily pleasures. Mill stated that some pleasures are of a higher quality‚ and therefore are worth more. Additionally he stated that no quantity of a lower pleasure could achieve the same quality as
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During the time of Samuel‚ why did the people of Israel desire a king? Why was Saul chosen‚ and‚ ultimately‚ why was he rejected? What attribute did David display that made him a better king than Saul? What sin did Solomon commit that ultimately led to the division of Israel after his death? The elders of the tribes come to Samuel and requested a king. They say that Samuel is too old and his sons are corrupt. They desired a king to “lead them” and to lead them and to go out before them and to
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David "" Analysis and Structure It is obvious that Michelangelo was meticulous when creating this sculpture. His sculpture‚ David‚ must have been done after studying the human form a great deal. The lines he has used are very natural‚ and though his figure is rather chiseled‚ the lines seem very gentle. Michelangelo has paid special attention to shape. Every ligament‚ muscle and bone seems as though it is alive. I especially noticed the shape of the legs‚ the back of the knees particularly. The muscle
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The day David Biviano met Ana Hernandez was a very interesting day but little did they both know they would be such a big impact on one another’s lives. After that day they would constantly see each other around school but never think much about it. They just thought it was a coincidence but little by little they started to notice one another and started to gain some sort of gushy love feeling for one another but never said anything just kept quiet and and kept it to themselves. The 8th grade finished
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