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  • The Effects Television Has on Children's Moral Reasoning

    The Effects Television Has on Children's Moral Reasoning

    When children watch violence on television, what do they see? Many cartoons and video games in today’s society produce many violent products to sell to children. What exactly do these children perceive from these violent acts, and how can these acts of violence affect these children in the long run? A recent study conducted by Krcmar and Vieire was put into place to test whether violence on television had an effect on the moral reasoning

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    Essay Length: 536 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Steve
  • Free Will, Moral Growth, and Evil by John Hick

    Free Will, Moral Growth, and Evil by John Hick

    John Hick argues in this writing that the all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good Christian god is compatible with an abundance of suffering. He offers solutions to the problem of suffering which relies heavily upon a tripartite foundation. Hick divides evil into two: Moral Evil = the evil that human being cause - either to themselves or to each other. And Non-Moral Evil = the evil that is not caused by human activity - natural disasters, etc.

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    Essay Length: 998 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Victor
  • Lewis - Moral Law

    Lewis - Moral Law

    CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS The Moral Law Is from God C. S. Lewis, a British scholar and novelist who lived from 1898 to 1963, was one of the most popular and influential religious writers of the last hundred years. He wrote much in defense of Christianity. Here he argues that there is an objective moral law, that this moral law must have a source, and that this source must be God. As you read the selection,

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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Moralities for Profits: The Corporation

    Moralities for Profits: The Corporation

    A corporation is a large business that has the many of the same legal rights of a person. There are many corporations all over the world, but most of them are run in the United States. Although these corporations have positive contributions to the world, they also create a lot of negative implications. The rise of corporate America is directly responsible for wreaking havoc on the social, environmental, and political spectrums of the world.

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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Moral Code: Ethics in the Workplace

    The Moral Code: Ethics in the Workplace

    The Moral Code: Ethics in the Workplace Self expression is one of the countries founding principles as set forth in the Constitution of the United States. Amendment One of the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a

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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Jon
  • I’m Not Scared -This Is a Profoundly Moral Tale of Lost Innocence and Adult Cruelty.Do You Agree?

    I’m Not Scared -This Is a Profoundly Moral Tale of Lost Innocence and Adult Cruelty.Do You Agree?

    This is a profoundly moral tale of lost innocence and adult cruelty. Do you agree? Ammaniti’s novel I’m Not Scared set in Acqua Traverse, Italy 1978 is a powerful text, which explores relevant social themes and issues. Besides being a tale of adult cruelty and lost innocence we cannot ignore the role in which loyalty and betrayal play in the novel. These central themes make this novel a compelling text. In the novel Michelle journeys

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    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Science of Doing Good; Creating Crucibles of Moral Character

    The Science of Doing Good; Creating Crucibles of Moral Character

    “The Science of Doing Good; Creating Crucibles of Moral Character” Theme: Education is one-step in equality for all in the 1800s in promoting a stable, morally conscience and educated society tuition free for all starting in the Northern states. Thesis: In this essay, Mr. Mintz goes through the history of free education and the steps that the Northern states such as New York took in cleaning up the state from the morally corrupt and, to

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    Essay Length: 283 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Steve
  • Abortion - the Moral Issue

    Abortion - the Moral Issue

    MY MORAL ISSUE I. Search What is my chosen Moral issue? Abortion is the moral issue that I have chosen to discuss in this paper. Why? Who? When? Where? How? Pre-marital sex (or PMS) is very common nowadays, I have a few friends who have encountered already pre-marital sex, and I have heard a lot of issues regarding pre-marital sex. Of course, Pre-Marital Sex ends up having the woman pregnant, and if this child

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    Essay Length: 2,960 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: regina
  • Moral Relativism in Crime and Punishment

    Moral Relativism in Crime and Punishment

    At the close of Crime and Punishment, Raskolinkov is convicted of Murder and sentenced to seven years in Siberian prison. Yet even before the character was conceived, Fyodor Dostoevsky had already convicted Raskolinkov in his mind (Frank, Dostoevsky 101). Crime and Punishment is the final chapter in Dostoevsky's journey toward understanding the forces that drive man to sin, suffering, and grace. Using ideas developed in Notes from Underground and episodes of his life recorded in

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jon
  • Famine, Affluence, and Morality

    Famine, Affluence, and Morality

    Peter Singer's article, Famine, Affluence, and Morality, presents a strong view on the moral values which people all around the world today are giving to the global famine taking place these days. Singer tries to influence who ever reads this article to take action and provide relief for the increased suffering going on due to famine. In his article, he incorporates arguments to illustrate the moral importance that should be given to the suffering of

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    Essay Length: 453 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Fred Cuny Moral Saint

    Fred Cuny Moral Saint

    Through all the readings and discussions that we have done in class, I have decided upon the definition of what I believe a moral saint to be. However, unlike others, I also know that I may not be correct in my definition. That having been said, to me a moral saint is somewhere in between what the Wolf piece said and my own thoughts that I have derived both from the discussions in class as

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: July
  • Abortion - Moral or Immoral?

    Abortion - Moral or Immoral?

    Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in our world today. Many women have to face a decision that may change their lives forever. The idea of killing a baby in the mother’s womb is said to be “immoral,” but is morality more important than the life of the mother and the future child? At the onset, I supported pro-life because I believed that it is murderous to kill a baby. The mother should

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    Essay Length: 710 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: July
  • Moral and Ethical Issues

    Moral and Ethical Issues

    Moral and ethical issues greet us each morning in the newspaper, confront us in the fundamentals of our daily jobs, encounter us from our children's daily school activities, and bid us good night on the evening news. We are bombarded daily with discussions of drug abuse, the morality of medical technologies that can prolong our lives, the rights of the homeless and abortion, the fairness of our children's teachers to the diverse students in their

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Morality as a Social Construct in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Rise of Silas Lapham and the Awakening

    Morality as a Social Construct in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Rise of Silas Lapham and the Awakening

    The definition of morality varies across different levels of society. In order for a member outside a certain societal level to be properly integrated, it is vital that he or she learns the moral code of that class. In this essay, three novels that deal with societal integration of an outside member will be examined: Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, William Dean Howells’ The Rise of Silas Lapham and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening.

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Metaphysics of the Trinity by Augustine

    Metaphysics of the Trinity by Augustine

    Metaphysics of the Trinity by Augustine In order to try to grasp the Doctrine of the Most Holy Trinity Saint Augustine presents to us it’s Metaphysics. The Catholic Church believes that God reveals Himself to us in three ways: Sacred Scripture, Creation and Tradition. Scripture: “Then God said…” (Genesis 1:3) and “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God…All things came to be through Him without

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Genealogy of Morals by Nietzsche

    Genealogy of Morals by Nietzsche

    According to Nietzsche in this section, the good life consists of power and overcoming obstacles. The bad life comes from weakness. Nietzsche says that humans desire power and that anything proceeding from weakness is bad. Happiness comes from an increase in power and the weak are destroyed. He believes that providing sympathy to those who display immoral conduct is worse than immoral acts by themselves. This is what he sees Christianity as and is greatly

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: David
  • Happiness and Moral Value

    Happiness and Moral Value

    Happiness and Moral Virtue In Aristotle's Nicomachaen Ethics, the principle concern is the nature of human well-being. According to Aristotle, everything we do in life, we do for the sake of some good, or at least something perceived to be good (1094a1-3). When inquiring as to whether there is some good desired for its own sake, Aristotle envisioned a problem that either there is an infinite series of goods desired for the sake of something

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Examine the Practical and the Morale Constraints upon Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust.

    Examine the Practical and the Morale Constraints upon Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust.

    Jewish resistance throughout the holocaust has caused much debate among academics historians, and even governments. Historians conclude that resistance was practical and morally constrained throughout the Second World War, for a variety of reasons. Historians such as Rab Bennett, Michael Marrus, Richard L Rubenstein, and John K Roth all have written in detail about the constraints placed upon Jewish resistance throughout this period. Each of these explanations will be examined throughout this paper. Furthermore, this

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Jack
  • Morality Wisdom & Life Span

    Morality Wisdom & Life Span

    Developmental Psychology Chapter 7: Morality, Wisdom and the Life-span Moral Development and Life-span Research: -Longitudinal research: expensive, labor-intensive, takes a long time, research gets wrinkled and wither. -Cross-sectional research: more suitable for research on moral development across the life span. Definition of "Moral Maturity": 1. What is established in the early years remains more or less fixed throughout life; later experiences may expand this, but it is essentially a cumulative process: maturity is reflected in

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: July
  • Morality of Frankenstein

    Morality of Frankenstein

    Morality. It has been questioned by people, honored by people and revered since the beginning of time. Yet even today not one person can say what is morally right. It is a matter of opinion. It was Dr. Victor Frankenstein's opinion that it was alright to create a "monster". Frankenstein's creation needed a companion. Knowing that his first creation was evil should the doctor make a second? With the knowledge at hand, to Dr. Frankenstein,

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Edward
  • Socrates: Moral Obligation to Civil Law

    Socrates: Moral Obligation to Civil Law

    The Socratic dialogues deal with the definition of certain types of virtue, and how these specific virtues (for example, courage or piety) fit in to the overall definition of doing good and living by the correct moral standards. The dialogues of the Apology and the Crito deal with the trial and sentencing of Socrates, facilitating a discussion about an individual's morality in abiding by the law. Socrates does show us that civil law should be

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • Morality in Society

    Morality in Society

    Elaborate codes of conduct have been constructed and enforced since ancient times. Codes, upon which the foundation of survival and solidarity are relied upon, give humans the basic direction how to act and exist among one another. One form of this governance comes from State mandated laws, however, it is suggested that the basis for these laws are established from moral beliefs. It is morality which engages people to act appropriately. British philosopher Bertrand Russell

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Morality and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Morality and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    In Julius Lester’s “Morality and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” he argues that Twain portrayed African Americans in a mean and racist way, and believe that the book should be taken off school reading requirements. An example of this is the way that Twain made Jim talk, in an uneducated and very weak way, “Huck; you’s de bes’ fren’ Jim’s ever had; en you’s de only fren’ old Jim’s got now. -Dah you goes, de

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Top
  • Cultural Relativism: A Moral Fallacy

    Cultural Relativism: A Moral Fallacy

    Cultural Relativism: A Moral Fallacy Cultural Relativism is the theory that all belief's are equally valid and that truth itself is relative, depending on the situation, environment and individual. Those who hold the belief of Cultural Relativist, hold that all beliefs are completely relative to the individual within a cultural identity. In this essay, I will show that cultural relativism is unreliable as an ethical theory by showing the irrationality of the arguments that support

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Morality

    Morality

    Morality differs in every society, and it is a convenient term of socially approved habits. Ruth Benedict, Patterns of Culture (1934) Human morals and morality have been pondered for hundreds of years by some of the most enlightened people in human existence. Morals are defined by the culture in which you are born. People's way of life, their cultural customs, and social norms differ greatly across the earth. People's morals are different in every society

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Max

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