In chapter 2 of your textbook‚ Jonathan Wolff gives a formalized version of the utilitarian argument for the state. Please evaluate the first three premises of this argument: for each of these three premises‚ state whether you think that premise is true‚ and explain why or why not. For each of the three premises that you think is true‚ please also describe one objection to that premise‚ and explain why you think that the objection ultimately fails. Please assume that “state” in the formalized argument
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Many changes have occurred since I last went to the High School of Science & Technology. One of the changes they have made is the reinforcement of rules‚ having more safety within the students. Another change is the organization by providing counselors for specific and newly created departments. Also they are providing more time to students specially seniors who have planned to go to college. One of the changes they have made is the reinforcement of rules‚ they been having more safety within the
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The Subjective Meaningful Life "What do we want when we want a meaningful life? What is it that makes some lives meaningful‚ others less so?" (pg.1). These are questions we all ask ourselves at some point or another during our lives. We spend the majority of our lives aspiring to achieve a meaningful life‚ and at the same time we spend most of our lives questioning and wondering what exactly a meaningful life is. "What is it that makes some lives meaningful‚ others less so?" (pg.1) is also one
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“Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff‚ shows how essential the cold and frigid weather is to the actions of the characters and the situations that they are involved in. Towards the beginning of the story‚ it seems that Frank and Kenny have established a vigorous relationship leaving Tub out of the relationship. On the day of their hunt‚ Kenny and Frank left out their companion Tub forcing him to struggle in the heavy snow. The two men utilized the heavy snow to leave behind their friend. As the story
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Tobias Wolff’s “Hunters in the Snow” centers on the actions and personalities of Kenny‚ Frank and Tub as they embark on a hunting trip during the winter. Each character faces problems (in character or otherwise) which they attempt to cover up through deception – the central theme in this short story – in order to accept their respective actions. The consequences of these cover ups profoundly change the power of each character over another. Furthermore‚ the characters don’t realize how their lies
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The novel Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff‚ set in the early 90s‚ is about fourteen-year-old girl La Vaughn who takes on a babysitting job. She needs to work her way through school to save enough money to get through college. She means to study‚ to get a better job‚ to escape the poverty that she is growing up in. She babysits for Jolly‚ a seventeen-year-old mother of two‚ Jeremy and Jilly. The place where this little family live is disgusting. The children are filthy and deprived of all
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In Tobias Wolff’s short story “The Rich Brother‚” we are introduced to two brothers Pete and Donald. They is a major difference between these brother that one is wealthy and the other is always in need of financial assistance. The older brother‚ Pete‚ is a successful real estate agent while his younger brother‚ Donald‚ works as a painter whenever he can. The two brothers are very different in their belief about what is valuable. Pete is a man that has worked hard and values what he has acquired
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I am returning to school as an older student and since I’ve been at Pitt Community College I have received much respect from the younger people who are my classmates. I wasn’t sure how it would be returning to school at my age and I may be guilty of perpetuating a negative attitude at first towards myself. However‚ I have am enjoying school and learning from my classmates. My man and I bowl at least 2 times a week‚ he is 65 and exercises everyday whether body building or boxing exercise. We love
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Society has many opposing opinions and facts‚ however‚ their thoughts are overshadowed by an act of respect and acceptable behavior; just like the example of the relationship of the characters of Tobias Smollett’s novel‚ The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle: Godfrey Gauntlet and Peregrine Pickle. In their tense argument regarding Pickle’s lover‚ who is also Gauntlet’s sister‚ illustrates Smollett’s balance of controlled emotion and social propriety. Although the two characters express hated contentment
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‘When they woke it was evening.’ evening has symbolic meaning of end‚ ending or finish. Which is represent as John Grady and Alejandra’s situation. Also ‘she sat on the bed and took his hand and looked down at him.’ The word ‘looked down’ sound like negative tone and has symbolic meaning that pitiful‚ pathetic which are probably Alejandra’s feeling to john Grady. There are repetition of ‘tearstained face’ or ‘ her face all wet’. These words created vivid imagery thus reader can more understand character’s
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