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    Lynda Barry

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    Lynda Barry has an amazing and strong connection to her school. Throughout the story she is talking about how meaningful it is to her and how she thinks it’s the only place where she actually gets noticed. In the illustration‚ Barry has a big smile on her face which means she’s happy and it’s showing that the school is Barry’s safe-place and though it’s not her home‚ church‚ or anything like that‚ it makes her happy and she feels like she can count on the people to look out for her. Along with the

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    Utilitarianism is a moral theory that is considered to be influential in a society. A moral theory is an explanation of how the paradigms of right or wrong associated with actions‚ simultaneously explaining how one’s character can be considered good or bad. Through this moral theory known as utilitarianism‚ one’s actions play a key role. An individual who practices the utilitarian moral theory has right actions as long as it promotes happiness for the maximum number of people possible leading to

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    Utilitarianism Classical Utilitarianism is a moral philosophy‚ which was developed in 19th century England by Jeremy Bentham‚ John Stuart Mill and Henry Sidgwick. The essential feature a utilitarian reside in‚ is the notion that an action is right if it produces the most amount of happiness well limiting suffering. Utilitarianism focuses solely on the consequences of the action‚ in an attempt to bring about the most happiness from each situation‚ well ensuring everybody’s happiness is equally

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    KEVIN BARRY

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    Kevin Gerard Barry (Irish: Caoimhín de Barra ) (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising.[1] Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an IRA operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.[2] Barry’s death is considered a watershed moment in the Irish conflict. His execution outraged public opinion in Ireland and throughout the world‚ because of his youth. The timing of his death was

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    Barry Allen

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    Barry Allen is the fastest man alive. During the day he is a forensic scientist for the Central City Police Department‚ but when he isn’t working he is known as The Flash. He gained his super speed when the particle accelerator exploded and sent a wave of energy throughout Central City. The energy mixed with lightning which was struck Barry while he was holding onto a chain trying to close the roof to his lab. This lightning contained the speed force which is what gave him super speed. With his speed

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    and the soldier eventually leaves. Of course‚ once the war is over‚ that soldier comes back‚ forcing each of the primary characters to reevaluate their values and their relationships. It is quite interesting how Shaw layers meaning within the rather standard comedic plot. Shaw manages to comment on class constructs‚ on the absurdity of war‚ and even on the nature of love. And‚ of course‚ he does this with the Shavian wit and within a satisfying plot. There is so much here to think about that

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    Utilitarianism

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    Both Kantian Ethics and utilitarian ethics are two of the most well know conceptions on human nature and how we as human beings should go about living our lives. They also have strong cores and there purpose is very clear. According to utilitarianism humans have two masters’ pain and happiness‚ only good actions will achieve happiness and will also minimizes pain. In one sentence you can describe utilitarianism as “the greatest good for the greatest amount of people”. While in the other hand the

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    1 I) Utilitarianism…………………………………….P.3 II) Introduction to the main idea of Utilitarianism : The Principle of Utility ………………………….P.6 The Greatest Happiness Principle…………….P.9 III) Two kinds of pleasure………………........…P.11 IV) The Calculation of Utility…………………....P.15 V) The measurement of utility……………..…..P.17 VI) The proof of Principle of Greatest Happiness……………………………….…..P.18 VII) The Harm Principle ………………………..P.19 VIII) Assessing Utilitarianism…………………..P.21 2 I) Utilitarianism: + Whenever

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    Utilitarianism

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    Utilitarianism: “Actions are right in the proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.” John Stuart Mill utilitarianism‚ 1863 Utilitarians founder Jeremy Bentham has a famous formulation that is know as the “greatest-happiness principle”. The definition of this is “the ethical principle that an action is right in so far as it promotes the greatest happiness of the greatest number of those affected”. Central Beliefs: There are seven

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    culture that I live in now. Both countries have very different factors which make up their culture; starting from their food and values. The cultures are also similar in the way that they enjoy similar forms of entertainment like music. In Mexico‚ my home country‚ their culture can be expressed by many factors like the food they eat. The same can be said about the United States. My home country has many different plates made up of different foods like shrimp‚ rice‚ beans‚ chicken‚ pork‚ and many

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