from the Middle East to Oceania Perhaps the most important part of history is recognizing repeated patterns and their effects in order to prevent future mistakes. The novel 1984 by George Orwell and the article “The Arab Spring Unleashed a Wave of Torture and Abuse” by Nader Hashemi expose the inhumanity surrounding authoritative governments. By analyzing the outcome of the Arab Spring one can conclude that a government unreceptive to their citizens rights inevitably leads to rebellion. The overarching
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Being human is not always the same even the appearance and the way of thinking. Different people have different point of views. Some people are utilitarian‚ some are Kantian Deontologist‚ and some are Virtuous people. From my perspective‚ I am the kind of person who cannot decide which one best describes my thinking. Sometimes I could feel that I am a utilitarian‚ and sometime I can be all of them. Therefore‚ being utilitarian means that good or bad depends on the result of the action. On the one
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subjected to such cruelty? Animals are poisoned‚ stabbed and crammed in cages to be tested on; medical research‚ educational purposes‚ drug and chemicals‚ and cosmetics and household products are some of the main reasons why they are put through such torture. Even though there may be some ‘valid’ reasons for conducting and carrying out such inhumane activities‚ too many people stand behind large companies and support their ‘valid’ reasons for doing so without having full awareness of what pain and suffering
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Why should directors‚ executives‚ and accountants understand consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics? Consequentialism is based on the concept that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome. And that the consequences of one’s conduct are the true basis for any judgment about the morality of such conduct. Thus‚ from a consequentialist standpoint‚ a morally right act‚ or failure to act‚ is one that will produce a good outcome‚ or consequence. This view may also be expressed
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A Semiotic Analysis of The Battle of Algiers The Battle of Algiers‚ which was produced in 1966 and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo‚ is a film which explores the Algerian struggle for independence between 1954 and 1962. The film is constructed using a documentary style and was filmed on the actual locations where events unfolded. The Battle of Algiers is an example of neorealist filmmaking which purports to give an objective‚ realistic account of the battles waged between the FLN (National Liberation
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To begin‚ one of the common themes that both films center around is that of good vs. evil‚ yet by reimagining this theme‚ which is often an integral part of conventional war films‚ the foreign films are able to set themselves apart. In The Cranes are Flying‚ Kalatozov breaks from the traditional representation of this theme by presenting it in a way that there is no clear distinction between who is good and who is evil. Although the German army invades the USSR‚ Kalatozov does not confine either
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experimentation. How far can medicine go in the name of progress or helping humanity? Dr. Luthan discovers that homeless people were being used as guinea pigs in experimental research for the good of humanity. Using the philosophical approaches of Kant’s Deontology and Mill’s Utilitarianism‚ I will present the ethical parameters of Dr. Luthan’s dilemmas and how these two theories explore the moral nature of human beings. Kant’s moral system is based on a belief that reason is the final authority for morality
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Computers and Education As the days go by‚ things change. For now‚ technology is slowly replacing those labored hands that has controlled th8ings for many years. In the two essays‚ "From Learning as Torture to Learning as Fun" by Don Tapscott and "Makes Learning Fun" by Clifford Stoll‚ the two authors discuss the use of computers in education. Both authors discuss the positive and negative points that new age generation technology has had on today’s society. One author leans toward the good
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lands Heathcliff in his own living Hell‚ meaning that Heathcliff’s torture becomes life itself. Heathcliff’s death not only relieves him from the tortures of living without Cathy‚ but brings him to his Heaven: he can finally be with her‚ without the restraints that had affected them when they were alive. Cathy provides evidence for the theory that death is seen to be a welcome release from the tortures of living. Her first ‘torture’ can be seen to be the fact that she is second to Heathcliff in her
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nothing less than admiral behavior‚ on the part of the soldiers. Prisoners were abused‚ humiliated and treated as if their lives had no value. Soldiers took pictures of the acts smiling and laughing near dead bodies and prisoners being subject to torture and degrading things. These photos leaked out and a scandal erupted‚ leaving the military personnel to take the blame alone and the government official’s branding them as “A few bad apples”. Rory’s “Ghost of Abu Ghraib” reveals the details of abuse
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