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    Public Morality

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    Public morality is often referred to as moral and ethical standards that are enforced in a society‚ by the law‚ the police‚ or social pressure‚ and applied to public life‚ to the content of the media and to conduct in public places. Public morality usually involves the regulation of sexual matters‚ which include prostitution and homosexuality‚ but it also addresses the issues of nudity‚ pornography‚ the acceptability of cohabitation before marriage‚ and the protection of children (Wikpedia‚ 2006)

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    Target Corporation

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    The Target Corporation‚ what used to be known as the Dayton Dry Goods Co.‚ is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ in 1902. In 1962‚ the first Target store was opened in Roseville‚ Minnesota. It is the fifth largest retailer by sales revenue in the United States behind Wal-Mart‚ The Home Depot‚ Kroger and Costco. The company is ranked 33rd on the 2007 Fortune 500. Target operates its retailing business exclusively in the United States. It is a rival with Kmart

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    Machiavelli and Morality

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    When reading Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince‚ one can’t help but grasp Machiavelli’s argument that morality and politics can not exist in the same forum. However‚ when examining Machiavelli’s various concepts in depth‚ one can conclude that perhaps his suggested violence and evil is fueled by a moral end of sorts. First and foremost‚ one must have the understanding that this book is aimed solely at the Prince or Emperor with the express purpose of aiding him in maintaining power. Therefore‚ it

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    Is T.V. Really The Enemy?

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    English 2030 11 April 2012 Is T.V. Really the Enemy? Is T.V. the root of all our family problems? In Television: The Plug-In Drug‚ the author Marie Winn believes just that. She argues that television was beneficial in bringing the family together back when it first came out‚ but now that every family has an average of two television sets‚ everyone watches it in a separate room‚ not connecting with their kin during pivotal moments like dinner or holidays. Instead of laughing‚ singing‚ and eating

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    Public Enemies Analysis

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    Public Enemies takes place during the Great Depression‚ in the final year of a bank robber named Johnnie Dillinger. John makes it to the America’s most wanted list when he begins his thirteen-month crime spree. J. Edgar Hoover‚ the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The movie begins in 1933‚ as Johnnie is being brought into Indian State Penitentiary‚ Michigan City‚ Indiana. He then escapes prison with gang members already in the prison and they are heading to Chicago. While this

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    Morality and Sacrifice

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    SACRIFICE “Sacrifice” is the surrender of a greater value for the sake of a lesser one or of a non value. Thus‚ altruism gauges a man’s virtue by the degree to which he surrenders‚ renounces or betrays his values (since help to a stranger or an enemy is regarded as more virtuous‚ less “selfish‚” than help to those one loves). The rational principle of conduct is the exact opposite: always act in accordance with the hierarchy of your values‚ and never sacrifice a greater value to a lesser one. “Sacrifice”

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    Target Killing

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    and Sawyer‚ reid l. (eds.)‚ Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New Security Environment (uSa: Mcgraw-Hill/Dushkin‚ 2002). Hyams‚ edward‚ Killing No Murder: A Study of Assassination as a Political Means (great Britain: Panther Modern Society‚ 1970). Kegley‚ charles W.‚ The New Global Terrorism: Characteristics‚ Causes‚ Controls (new Jersey: Prentice Hall‚ 2003). laquer‚ Walter‚ the new terrorism: fanaticism and the arms of Mass Destruction (oxford: oxford university Press‚ 1999). laquer

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    Morality in Advertising

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    Morality in Advertising Advertising – An Overview Advertising is the method used by businesses‚ companies and other organizations to promote their goods and services to the public. The ultimate aim of advertising is to increase sales by showing these goods and services in a positive light. Advertising is designed to make an impression on its audience. Liberalization has empowered advertising and has completely changed the Indian advertising scenario. Sometimes an ad only has a few moments

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    Truth Beauty in American Society In the today’s societyAmericans‚ especially women‚ are eager to be slimmer because thin defines the American standard of beauty. For example‚ advertisements‚ called Lipo-6‚ are used to promote the use of diet pills that burn body fat. Naomi Wolf ’s "Beauty Myth" explains about how women are obsessed about their appearance and are dying to look better. “[C]ontemporary standards of feminine beauty have devolved to a point that can only be described as anorexic

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    Morality & Ethics

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    organisation is said to be the most beneficial one and after availing the development how to sustain the same is of much significance. Two important principles that could help one sustain the same are Morality & Ethics. In broader sense the terms morality & ethics are defined as under : Morality : It is differentiation of intentions‚ decisions and actions between those that are “good” and those that are “bad”. Ethics : It is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing‚ defending‚ and

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