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    Organ donation is a significant trend used tremendously in the 21st century. It could benefit everyone‚ including men‚ women and newborns. Organ donation is the tissue removal from a body to be transplanted into another. The giver can be either a living donor‚ someone who is brain dead‚ or who has recently died. This case study will reflect on Nurse Jackie’s episode in which Nurse George follows a series of actions to save other lives. I’d like to mention briefly for myself; I found these actions

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    The Truman Show A utopia is defined as an imaginary place or state of things in which everything is perfect. Its social conditions and members of society are simply flawless. Society yearns for this unrealistic world even though perfection is an unachievable goal. Through analyzation of the film The Truman Show‚ it is clear that society both desires and recognizes the misconceptions of an idealistic world. This film emphasizes society’s yearning to surround themselves with the comforts of a media

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    The choice of either living a content life with a wife‚ 2.3 children‚ and 1.4 pets or leaving everything behind to take the once in a lifetime opportunity to be with my soul mate is a difficult decision to make. However through Aristotle‚ Kant‚ and Mills I can determine the most ethical decision. I could not make a decision on staying with my current family or leaving for my soul mate based on happiness. Aristotle stated that true happiness cannot be determined by yourself or how you feel. True

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    Utilitarianism Definitions of Justice like “giving individuals what they deserve” or “equal distribution of resources” cause tension with utilitarianism concept because it states that what people ‘deserve’ is not essential as maximizing the overall well-being. The concept of utilitarianism is to maximize happiness or minimize suffering and none of these concepts bears a direct relationship with the concept of justice. So‚ a decrease in suffering or increase in happiness will not correlate with an

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    According to Bentham and Mill‚ happiness is totally established by experiences of pleasure and unhappiness is form of experiences of pain or displeasure (Timmons‚ 2014‚ p. 8). So‚ value hedonism is the philosophical doctrine in terms of explaining their theory of intrinsic value. Pleasure and pain are the only important elements of the hedonistic theory of value. The theory of value hedonism states that all pleasure is intrinsically valuable‚ and nothing but pleasure has intrinsic positive value

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    All men are created equal‚ yet ‚ this blanketed statement is narrow to “some men” when one’s inalienable rights are stripped from them. Is this collective “all men” inclusive of innocent people who are brutalized and profiled based on their skin color? How do we guarantee life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness to those who walk the seemingly infinite trail of oppression daily. Oppression stands tall and mocks us. If I am not a part of “all men”‚ then who am I? We are presented with the opportunity

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    Memorandum To: Hospital Staff‚ Peer Review Committee‚ Hospital Trustees From: -Lead Surgeon Date: January 20‚ 2013 Subject: Heart Transplant Candidate The purpose of this memorandum is to come to a conclusion about which individual should receive the heart transplant taking into account ethics. There are three people who are in need of the organ transplant; Jerry‚ Lisa‚ and Ozzy. In order to make an informed decision it is important to look at all three cases. Candidate #1- Jerry is a

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    “As scientists‚ we are driven to make decisions based on our findings. As public health professionals‚ we are obligated to protect the interest of our health.” – Dr. Adrienne Katner. Following Dr. Scharf’s lecture on ethic essentials and Dr. Katner’s first-hand experience with fighting the good fight‚ I spent the remainder of the day fixated not on the issues discussed in class‚ but those that weren’t. I couldn’t help but think about all of the unaddressed public health concerns that plague our

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    Mill’s Utilitarianism brings an extended concept of Bentham’s philosophy and a response to Kant’s deontological philosophy. The basic concept of utilitarianism is to act in such a way as to create the most pleasure or the least pain. This is the guideline because‚ as Mill states‚ we desire happiness; happiness is maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. However‚ is utilitarianism viable? There are many arguments for it‚ but just as many against. First‚ utilitarianism allows for the good

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    According to Mill‚ people who believe in Utilitarianism are often asked to justify the calculus of the philosophy. Objectors of Utilitarianism argue "that there is not time‚ previous to action for calculating and weighing the effect of any line of conduct on the general happiness." (Mill 23) A brief overview of Mill’s Utilitarianism concept is best described as the "Greatest Happiness Principle" (Mill 7) that states: you must always act to achieve "the greatest happiness for the greatest amount

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