Notes on Alan Goldman’s "Plain Sex" Two Lessons about Ethical Thinking (1) Many ethical disagreements hinge upon disagreements about facts‚ not about moral principles. (2) Being a moral objectivist needn’t mean being morally conservative. Both lessons help limit the appeal of moral relativism. ********************** (1) Many ethical disagreements hinge upon disagreements about facts‚ not about moral principles. Goldman claims that views about immoral sexual behaviour are rooted in our definition
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Alex Lee Period 6 Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution The Clash of Cultures on the Plains (1) • The Indians stood in the path of the advancing white pioneers. • An inevitable clash loomed • Migration and conflict were no strangers in the arid West • After the Civil War‚ the Great West was still relatively untamed‚ wild‚ full of Indians‚ bison‚ and wildlife‚ and sparsely populated by a few Mormons and Mexicans. • As the white settlers began populating the west‚ the Indians began
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BUFFALO SOLDIERS Page 1 of 4 Skip Navigation Table of Contents Search All Entries Home BUFFALO SOLDIERS Plains Indians named the black cavalry stationed on the Great Plains after the Civil War the "Buffalo Soldiers‚" which eventually referred to both the black cavalry and infantry in the West. Following the Civil War‚ in 1866 Congress authorized six regiments of the regular U.S. Army to be staffed by blacks two cavalry and four infantry. By 1869‚ in an overall troop reduction
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American Culture vs. African Culture Today things are so very different everywhere‚ especially in different cultures. American Culture in comparison to African Culture. The African Culture is very diverse. Each of the African countries is a mix of tribes‚ with each having their unique language. There are many different African languages. African is a polychronic culture‚ some of the characteristics include‚ they are easily distracted‚ changer plans often‚ build lifetime relationships‚ are just
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Gothic commentary My novel opening follows a man suffering from madness. Description of the old house isolated in the wilderness gives a gothic tone to the setting. Physiological gothic elements are shown in the title ‘Secluded minds go wandering’. The verb ‘wandering’ suggests that his ‘mind’ is straying. This in turn shows gothic elements such as madness. Switching between a third and first person narrative stance creates mystery over the narrator of the story. This subsequently means that the audience
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Jonas‚ a pale-eyed‚ different‚ calm‚ intelligent and determined kid was introduced in the plain Giver´s society by Lois Lowry; society in which everybody most be the same in terms of physical appearance and psychological structure‚ theres always tension because of fear of braking rules and being released (that in this specific community means to be killed)‚ theres a permanent seek for perfection that reaches the point of killing the weird people and the needs and worries of individuals are not even
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African Americans Vs. Native Americans In today’s society there are many people living in poverty. All across America there are different projects and reservations where the less fortunate reside. Statistics show that mostly minorities live in these different locations. Native Americans and African Americans are two of the more popular races living in these places. The group suffering the most in these situations is the youth. Although both Native American and African American children living
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Drowning at Sea After two hours drifting at sea‚ clinging desperately to the cargo hatch‚ I felt the life ebbing from me. I cast my mind back‚ it had been such a nice and beautiful day that had turned out to be so dangerous and life threatening. I could not forget that how I had fought with my mother to allow me to go to the sea with my friends where we were going to have a picnic. I yearned to turn the clock back. If only I had listened to my mom I would not have been in a situation like this
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INTRODUCTION Rules for searches conducted in plain smell are complex and varied based on the circumstances and location of the search. Under the plain smell doctrine‚ an officer can use his sense of smell as probable cause to search if there is an articulable belief that the origination of the odor is an illegal substance‚ or if it indicates an exigent circumstance. Plain smell is a principle under the plain view rule‚ which basically states that evidence in plain view of an officer is not protected by
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Maddie Eddy Mrs. Hyde Honors US History/ 6th hour Feb. 27‚ 2013/ Plains Indians Paper Decimation of the Plains Indians The Plains Indians were affected negatively when Americans came to the west and took the lands from the Indians. Not only did the Americans kill off the buffalo till they were almost extinct‚ but the Americans also tried to “Americanize” the Native Americans. Indians either died off or were sent to reservations‚ where the Indians were treated awful by the white police system and
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