Smoking has always been a topic on everyone’s lips‚ is it the new age killer or is it just coincidental that most cancer and heart disease victims are smokers? The articles that this essay is based on refer to issues such as "surgery being banned on so called ’fat’ people and alcoholics" and "transplants useless as they don’t listen to doctors anyway" It seems that doctors and surgeons don’t want to or won’t operate on patients who haven’t helped themselves to begin with. They say that the non-smoker
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The Morality and Legality of Voluntary Euthanasia For most people involved in euthanasia they believe that some conditions are so bad that death is a benefit over living. The motive of the person who commits an act of euthanasia is to benefit the one whose death is brought about. Debate about the morality and legality of voluntary euthanasia has only become an issue in the last half of the twentieth century. The ancient Greeks and Romans did not consider life needed to be preserved at any
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Clarke who said that "one of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion." After that‚ I started to think about this controversial matter. As a young Polish student‚ raised in the Christian tradition‚ in a country where according to WIN-Gallup International’s research‚ more than 80 % of Poles declare themselves as religious‚ should I disagree with this quotation? The main problem with morality is to define it specifically. Although‚ it is obviously difficult to
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The Virtue of Selfishness! Humans need a number of essentials to survive. These essentials go beyond just food‚ water‚ and shelter. They include both physical and non-physical elements needed for human growth and development‚ as well as all those things humans are innately driven to attain. Selfishness is an act that humans innately have implanted within them. Self-interest‚ properly understood‚ is the standard of morality and selflessness is the deepest immorality. Human nature dictates that every
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Edgar Allan Poe was an author who wrote of gruesome‚ horrific things. Born in 1809‚ Poe was left early in life by his father‚ and soon after his mother passed away leaving him orphaned. After his unfortunate start in life‚ he was taken in by John and Virginia Allan who were quite wealthy due to their tobacco company. From an early age‚ Poe was an exceptional poet‚ but was not supported by his family. Money became an issue‚ which drove Poe away from the Allan’s‚ who left him with nothing after his
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In‚ “On the Morality of Immigration”‚ Risse claims that the kind of immigration policy we currently have is immoral and that people who cross the border into the United States aren’t doing anything wrong. Risse does provide good arguments for having much more open borders for immigrants. The most important objection to Risse’s position is the objection that is raised by Pevnick and Cafaro. The objection they raise states that Risse fails to note the distinction between natural resources and social/political
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Human Trafficking in Thailand The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines human trafficking as‚ “organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into prostitution or involuntary labor)” (“Human trafficking”‚ Merriam-Webster). This definition captures what human trafficking really does‚ it turns people into possessions and takes away their humanity. Many countries over the world have taken immense steps to end their issues
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personal identity. John Locke laid down the systematic groundwork of personal identity in the study of modern philosophy. Locke highlights his approach to the problem of personal identity in Chapter XXVII of the book II in An Essay concerning Human Understanding. This paper will explore the features that persuaded Locke to treat the problem of personal identity and then go on to analyse Locke’s theory in light of these factors. It will then inspect the implications of his
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life through hard work‚ determination‚ and devotion." While this may be what many of the characters in The Great Gatsby believe (Jay Gatsby in particular)‚ one critical ideal is discarded in Fitzgerald’s twisted refinement of Franklin’s definition: morality. It is apparent that Jay Gatsby achieves his wealth and social status through illegal and immoral means‚ such as bootlegging alcohol. The irony becomes remarkably stunning when one realizes that the section of Franklin’s autobiography‚ which outlines
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Animals vs. Humans Since the beginning of time‚ there has been a certain ‘us’ against ‘them’ attitude toward animals. In fact‚ any animal with visible behavioral or physical differences with other members of its specie is considered to be dangerous and is generally treated unfairly. The question is whether it is okay to make generalizations about animals based on man-made criteria and use those to form an opinion that directly affects how we treat them. Is it okay to carry out tests on them‚
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