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  • A Clockwork Orange : Chosen Evil Vs. Forced Morality

    A Clockwork Orange : Chosen Evil Vs. Forced Morality

    A Clockwork Orange : Chosen Evil vs. Forced Morality What becomes of a man stripped of his free will? Does he continue to be a man, or does he cease? These are questions that Anthony Burgess tries to answer. Written in the middle of Burgess’ writing career, A Clockwork Orange was a reflection of a youth subculture of violence and terrorization that was beginning to emerge in the early 1960s. The novel follows Alex, a

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    Essay Length: 1,331 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Morality

    Morality

    Tim Fowler English 101 Cameron Dodworth Final Writing Project 11-20-2006 In today’s society morality is looked for in everything. When somebody goes to see a movie it could have no plot, bad acting, and bad special effects but one could walk out of that movie saying how it at least had a good moral. Politics go around in circles debating how immoral their opponents are everyday. The world has to deal with what is wrong

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    Essay Length: 1,849 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Mike
  • Morals

    Morals

    Summary of Event On Friday, October 28th, in Mohawk College’s Brantford campus, a town hall “One Big Idea” event took place. The students of the Brantford campus attended the event to voice their opinions to a panel of Mohawk College staff on various issues regarding the school. Representatives of some of the classes presented their “Big Idea” to the panel, and the panel responded with solutions or compromises. Background The students got together in their

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Edward
  • Ethics and Morality

    Ethics and Morality

    Abstract The paper delves into the topic of ethics and morality. It would try to understand the concept of ethics and morality and the difference between the two concepts. In the paper I would analyse what motivates human behaviour and choices and why those choices can never always be moral and ethical. I will analyse some ethical and moral theories that provide guidelines for ethical human behaviour and critically assess them with the aid of

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The Moral Minimum: A Complex Standard

    The Moral Minimum: A Complex Standard

    The Moral Minimum: A Complex Standard Each person has a set of personal values and morals that they hold themselves accountable to, whether for religious reasons or the result of years of environmental conditioning. These standards of behavior often go above and beyond the laws set in place by government. Just like individuals, a business entity chooses a standard of moral behavior to uphold. A difficult task to undertake, considering businesses are comprised of people

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Vika
  • Relation Between Law and Morality

    Relation Between Law and Morality

    Intro to European History 1-11-98 Factors Affecting Life In The Fourteenth Century By all accounts, humanity was faring pretty well in the period from the eleventh century to the thirteenth. The population was steadily increasing due to better farming methods that better feed the people in Europe at this time. Significant social and political changes proved to be making life more stable, and there were many advances being made in the intellectual community. This stability,

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Huck Finn Morals Essay

    Huck Finn Morals Essay

    Along the path of self-discovery, challenges constantly present themselves as opportunities to grow intellectually and as a chance to succeed. Often times, the use of personal judgment and self-understanding is necessary in order to overcome these challenges. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck experiences difficulties which compel him to use his moral judgment. Huck, a young boy in search of freedom, is accompanied by a runaway slave named Jim as he

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Through Language and Soliloquy to See the Contradiction

    Through Language and Soliloquy to See the Contradiction

    ShakespeareЎЇs Hamlet is probably the most famously problematic play ever written and the most famous foreign play for Chinese people. When reading the Hamlet, the emotion keeps changing with the plot goes along. Confused, surprised, admired, finally get confused again. The deeper you think on it, the harder you find it to get to know clearly about. At the start of act I, as we can conclude from the following details,Ў± it begins with war-preparations,

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    Submitted: January 31, 2010 By: Vika
  • Factors in Worker Moral and Job Satisfaction

    Factors in Worker Moral and Job Satisfaction

    Introduction- Worker morale and job satisfaction is a topic that should be thoroughly thought about and contemplated by managers, CEO’S, workers, or any other type of position held in the business world. The word morale means, the state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks. The word satisfaction relating to workers means, the fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or task

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Applying Common-Sense Morality to Life

    Applying Common-Sense Morality to Life

    Applying Common-Sense Morality to Life I believe that I could and do "live with" W. D. Ross's theory of common-sense morality as my own moral code. I agree with some of the principles that Kant and Utilitarianism follow, but I believe they are too strict. I agree with the system of moral dilemmas and priorities that common-sense morality uses. It allows a person to prioritize moral obligations and choose which obligation is more important based

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Media's Decreasing Morals as Seen Through Television

    The Media's Decreasing Morals as Seen Through Television

    The Media’s Decreasing Morals as Seen Through Television In today’s world, it is not rare to walk into the living room and witness a man being violently shot in the head…in a television set. The general public seems to be constantly asking themselves where morality and values on television have gone. Taking a look back in time, it is easy to point out how violence in the media is much more evident than it was

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Morality of Torture

    Morality of Torture

    The moral issue of torture is one that has come under scrutiny by many national and international organizations as of late. To talk about torture one must really understand what torture is. As taken from Dictionary.com "1.a. Infliction or severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion. b. An instrument or a method for inflicting such pain. 2. Excruciating physical or mental pain; agony. 3. Something causing severe pain or anguish." This is

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Selfish Interest and Its Modivation of Moral Action

    Selfish Interest and Its Modivation of Moral Action

    Philosophy 101 Selfish Interest and its Motivation of Moral Action In the beginning of humankind there were believed to be no moral laws or actions. How did we come to know morality? This issue can be resolved if we are to identify what it means for a creature to survive. With cooperation, individuals can aid in the survival of the other. Survival is a primary instinct of all living things and therefore propels the potential

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Steve
  • Machiavelli and Morality

    Machiavelli and Morality

    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

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: David
  • Miscegenation: Morality Versus Prejudice in Societal Terms

    Miscegenation: Morality Versus Prejudice in Societal Terms

    MISCEGENATION Morality versus Prejudice in Societal Terms NAME RS-360 Foundations of Christian Morality INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL March 7, 2007 Statements that miscegenation destroys every race that practices it are mistaken. In fact, miscegenation or race mixing emphasizes a commitment to compromise and compassion for all humankind. Critics advocate that allies of miscegenation jeopardize religious fundamentals, such as a Christian's posterity or a Muslim's forgiveness. Critics also challenge the excessive amount of propaganda that favors miscegenation

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Anna
  • Religion Vs. Personal Morals

    Religion Vs. Personal Morals

    Religion vs. Personal Morals Two hundred people were accused and (Coordinating conjunction between phrases) nineteen hanged in Salem, and (Coordinating conjunction between clauses) yet witchcraft is growing everywhere around the world. During a holocaust people would kill thousands of people of a certain trait, handpicking everyone without giving anyone a chance to defend him or her self. And the same thing happened in Salem, Massachusetts through Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. When Reverend Parris caught

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Monika
  • A Moral Dilemma: Should Health Care and Public Education Is Granted to Illegal Immigrants?

    A Moral Dilemma: Should Health Care and Public Education Is Granted to Illegal Immigrants?

    Illegal immigration has been a complicated issue for the United States for the last century and a half. With the days of Ellis Island steamboats and open-door policies behind us, we are struggling to define the rights of those people who are coming to our country illegally. A multitude of issues arise from this situation: should illegal immigrants be able to work? Should they receive health care? Should they be educated in the public school

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Steve
  • Fish! - a Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results

    Fish! - a Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results

    The book Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results is a fictional story about a woman thrust into single parenthood and a leadership position she’s not too sure she is ready for. The story follows Mary Jane through the tedious task of turning the third floor ‘Toxic Waste Dump’ into a high energy environment where the workers actually enjoy being there and working with each other. At first, Mary Jane resorted to

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Artur
  • Character, Morals, Integrity

    Character, Morals, Integrity

    Morals, character, integrity, what do these words mean….actually, the question is, do you have them. A man named Dwight Moody once said, “Character is what you are in the dark.” You cannot see your morals, character, or integrity, these are only shown as your values. Someone could only show their own values, which are very important to themselves and everyone else. Integrity is the firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values.

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • Dr. Faustus Morality Play and How Its Different

    Dr. Faustus Morality Play and How Its Different

    Jacinto Evangelista May 14, 2008 There are many ways in which Dr. Faustus resembles medieval morality plays. Morality plays use allegorical characters to teach the audience moral lessons, typically of a Christian nature. In the story of Dr.Faustus we see how his trend with his sin of excessive pride, which led him to become a greedy person, obsess with knowing everything about life. In this story we also see how a good angel, a bad

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Barn Burning: The Struggle with Moral Awareness

    Barn Burning: The Struggle with Moral Awareness

    Barn Burning: The Struggle with Moral Awareness It has often been said that young boys either emulate their fathers, or the strong male figure involved in their upbringing. Some boys become exactly what their fathers have scripted them to be while others develop their own sense of identity and the capability to discern between right and wrong. William Faulkner’s Barn Burning is a portrayal of a young boy’s conflict between either being loyal to blood

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Monika
  • Is the Death Penalty Moral

    Is the Death Penalty Moral

    The death penalty is the only punishment for a crime that is permanent and cannot be undone once the chemicals flow down the needle into the flesh the deed is done it doesn’t matter anymore if the person did the crime or not because that person is dead. Now saying that you may notice that I said person twice the death penalty kills human life. Taking a human life is wrong, but let us look

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Hobbes on Moral Duties

    Hobbes on Moral Duties

    Some might claim that a social contract transforms our moral psychology so that we come to act from a sense of duty to others and not just selfishly. In this essay, I will express why Hobbes' theory that people always act from self-interest would not change people's moral psychology. Hobbes argues that being involved in a social contract does not transform our moral psychology, so that we act from a sense of duty, but rather

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    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Capital Punishment: Morally Required?

    Capital Punishment: Morally Required?

    One of today’s most debated political and moral topics is that of Capital Punishment. Many people believe that the sanctity of life should take precedent over all, and that even if there is some deterrent effect stemming from capital punishment it is still not morally permissible. However, there are still others that believe that it is this same sanctity of life that requires the use of the death penalty in “death eligible” murder cases and

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Top
  • Objective Morality

    Objective Morality

    My purpose in writing this is to argue for the existence of an objective morality based entirely on rational and scientific reasoning. By "objective morality" I do not simply mean that morality exists in the sense that various societies consider various actions to be immoral. What I mean is that certain actions are inherently right or wrong regardless of what any society thinks about them. In other words, I mean that there is an "objective

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Top

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