In Peter Singer’s "Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality"‚ he argues that the way people in relative affluent countries react to a situation like that in Bengal cannot be justified. His reason for saying this is due to his belief in his principle "if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening‚ without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance‚ we ought‚ morally to do it". I disagree with his point of view and I will provide explanations as well as bring in my own arguments to
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Susan Glaspell’s writings “Trifles” and “A Jury of Her Peers’ are two pieces of literature that tell the tale of two women at a crime scene. With the exception of one scene‚ the two works are nearly identical in terms of story. Glaspell’s decision to write the story as both a play and a short story gives us a unique opportunity‚ the chance to view the story from a multitude of viewpoints. The play gives no clear protagonist‚ yet because of the nature of short stories Mrs. Hale is thrust into the
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"Trifles" and "A Jury of Her Peers" Susan Glaspell The “Trifles” and “A Jury Of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell are very similar in the way that they both have got the same basic plot . However ‚ one of them that is the trifles is a play and the other one is a short narrative story. According to me the story was easier to read and more clear to the reader as to how the various events were taking place but the play was difficult to understand as it was open ended it was made not very clear and also
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War cannot be morally justified‚ even if it seem necessary or the battle looks to be in your favor. In “On Duties”‚ he says we have certain duties to those who have wronged us but‚ by going into a physical altercation with an opponent is the way of the brute. Humans have been on the earth for centuries and have become to civilized to resort to fighting. All throughout history we see many battles being won and lost‚ for more power or for more money in the winners’ pocket. The costs are far greater
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Problem Play The problem play is a comparatively recent form of drama. It originated in nineteenth-century France but was effectively practiced and popularized by the Norwegian playwright Ibsen. It was introduced into England by Henry Arthur Jones and A. W. Pinero towards the end of the nineteenth century. G. B. Shaw and Galsworthy took the problem play to its height in the twentieth century. H. Granvi lie-Barker was the last notable practitioner of this dramatic type. Thus the problem play flourished
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anticipated to carry the roles of caretaker‚ cook‚ mother‚ among other household duties. In addition‚ women were expected to be submissive and be the inferior of her husband; no voice of their own. It is evident that the setting of Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” took place in an era where women were just seen as the “wife” of a male figure. Only females of that time period understood the struggles of being a housewife‚ therefore they felt obligated to ally with each other to protect themselves against men
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Principle of legality in criminal case: a comment on Ethiopian revenue and custom authority’s prosecutor Vs. Ato Daniel mekonin case* Salahadin Towfik 1. Synopsis of the case The prosecutor of Ethiopian revenue and custom authority (prosecutor here in after) had brought a charge against Mr Daniel mekonin (the accused here after) before federal first instance court‚ alleging that the accused had been caught while transporting 46.96 KG of crude gold from Ethiopia to Djibouti‚ between walechit
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SETTING AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE: Trifles takes place in an agricultural area in the American Midwest. The name of the county the play is set in is Dickson County. The time that Trifles is set in is the late 1800’s. The setting heavily influences the characters in the play. Their diction is typical of that area and time period. It is possible to judge that the characters do not have extensive educations based on the area they were brought up in. This is because in agricultural areas children have
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Inferior Morality vs. Superior Morality Andre Dubus’s “Killings” Murder‚ a rightfully known act of immorality is proven to be justifiable in Andre Dubus’s “Killings”. The alluring temptations of vengeance‚ too strong for Matt Fowler to push aside‚ were eventually accepted. Fowler commits the exact same crime as his son’s killer‚ both murders seek out revenge‚ however for different reasons. Fowler kills for the sake of his wife‚ he grieves seeing her in agony and he himself is in anguish knowing
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Susan Glaspell’s play‚ “Trifles”‚ expresses the gender character differences in society between men and women. During this time period society is primarily male dominant so women are often disregarded when it comes to many actions that are primarily carried out by males. In Trifles‚ the different viewpoints of the staging show that women’s perceptions can be the same if not better than that of a man’s. In the beginning the men are looking for evidence to convict Mrs. Wright of murdering her husband
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