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  • Sexual Morality in Stranger in a Strange Land

    Sexual Morality in Stranger in a Strange Land

    Sexual Morality and Stranger in a Strange Land. Sexual Morality, an issue seldom brought up during the fifties, became tested by the sixties generation, in that people were more open about it, girls wearing smaller bikinis and using birth control pills which prompted artists of all walks to reflect this view, whether through artwork, music, or literature. Robert A. Heinlein criticized the view on sexuality in his novel Stranger in a Strange land. In the

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    Essay Length: 1,000 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jon
  • Kant Moral Ethics

    Kant Moral Ethics

    Immanuel Kant's moral theory can be best explained by comparing it to a math equation. Kant's moral system will always hold true no matter what the circumstance just like how two plus two will always equal four. According to Kant, our lives should be lived according to maxims that can be willed into universal law (Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, p 303). However the action regarding a moral decision is not judged

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    Essay Length: 1,479 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: David
  • Genetic Enigneering Is Morally Wrong

    Genetic Enigneering Is Morally Wrong

    Genetic Engineering. Right or Wrong? Genetic engineering has been one of the most controversial ethical issues since 1997; when Dolly the first successfully cloned sheep was announced. Dolly has redefined the meaning of "identical twin"; not only does she look exactly like her mother she also has the same genetic make up. This experiment was not only impossible but unthinkable. Yet, Dr. Ian Wilmut revealed Dolly on February 23, 1997, at seven months old (

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    Essay Length: 1,324 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Monika
  • Do Humans Have the Right to Create Life Through Unnatural Means? What Are the Ethical and Moral Aspects of This?

    Do Humans Have the Right to Create Life Through Unnatural Means? What Are the Ethical and Moral Aspects of This?

    A question one could ask oneself is, whether or not Frankenstein is God? Does he have the right to create or undo life? Questions and fears are countless in this matter, but so are the curiosities which continue to carry on the development of biotechnological science. There were many factors which drove Frankenstein on in his venture through creating life, one being curiosity. It is curiosity among other factors which drive scientists on in this

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    Essay Length: 651 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Physical Inoculation and Moral Invulnerability:

    Physical Inoculation and Moral Invulnerability:

    Physical Inoculation and Moral Invulnerability: Dipping Emile into the (French) Styx Presented at the 1996 AESA Convention Montreal Gerald Pillsbury Dept. of Education Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008 616-387-2979 Fax: 616-387-2882 email: Pillsbury@WMICH.edu The frontispiece of Emile shows Thetis dipping the infant Achilles into the Styx which, if you recall the myth, rendered him invulnerable to virtually all attack. The placement of the illustration suggests that invulnerability plays a central role in the education

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    Essay Length: 3,193 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Selective Moral Arguments on the Flood

    Selective Moral Arguments on the Flood

    Selective Moral Arguments on the Flood Recently, I became aware of a professor at one of the local colleges whose goal is to convince his students that you can have a system of ethics without a belief in God. Now I agree with him that holding his position is theoretically possible, but I said to him that such an ethical system is one built on sand. It would not stand the test of time nor

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    Essay Length: 2,921 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: July
  • Intuitive Morality

    Intuitive Morality

    Intuitive Morality In our society today many people live by a code of ethics or morals. Some people think that these come from inherited habits, and some believe they come from personal experiences. Morality is a way of living that is already built inside of you. Since there is this moral code that governs men and that men are compelled to follow, it must be determined where this code came from and what compels men

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    Essay Length: 1,202 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Jon
  • Research on the Use of Drugs Within Cypriot Higher Education

    Research on the Use of Drugs Within Cypriot Higher Education

    Research On The Use Of Drugs Within Cypriot Higher Education. Table Of Contents. 1. Abstract……………………………….Pg 3 2. Motivation……………………………..Pgs 3-4 3. Problem………………………………..Pg 4 4. Objective……………………………….Pg 4 5. Research Plan…………………………..Pgs 4-5 6. Literature Review………………………Pgs 5-13 7. Hypothesis………………………………Pgs 13-14 8. Comparison between Hypothesis and Empirical Review………………………………………Pgs 14-17 9. Recommendations & Conclusions………Pgs 17 10. References……………………………..Pg 19 11. Sample Questionnaire….……………..Pg 20-23 12. Interesting Findings from our Research….Pg 24 The use of drugs in Cypriot Higher education. Abstract. With the spreading

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike
  • Morality Play by Barry Unsworth

    Morality Play by Barry Unsworth

    Morality Play, by Barry Unsworth B- This book is about the issues of Christianity and the power of lords in the 14th century. I didn’t really enjoy the book, but it does illustrate how life went in the 14th century in England. I was a bit angry of the way people were dealt with in that period of time. I did learn know now that this is definitely a part of English history and culture

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    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Monika
  • Ethical Relativism Essay - Universal Moral Principles Exist in the Intention

    Ethical Relativism Essay - Universal Moral Principles Exist in the Intention

    Ethical Relativism Essay: Universal Moral Principles Exist in the Intention Ethical relativism is the philosophy that morality is relative to the norms of ones culture or community. In other words, whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of society or the people within it. Ethical relativism is good because it allows people to adapt their actions when for example the greater good is at stake, but just because people think

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    Essay Length: 532 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Write a Critical Analysis of the Relationship Between Law and Morals?

    Write a Critical Analysis of the Relationship Between Law and Morals?

    Rules exist in many contexts, not just in the case of legal rules or even moral rules. A rule is something that determines the way in which we behave, whether because we submit ourselves to it voluntarily, as would be the case with moral rules, or because it is enforceable in some general way, as would be the case with laws. Many rules are neither morally binding, nor do they ultimately have the force of

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    Essay Length: 1,100 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Abortion- Is It a Moral or an Immoral Choice?

    Abortion- Is It a Moral or an Immoral Choice?

    The title of the first article is “Abortion is a Moral Choice” by Henry Morgentaler. This article upholds women’s rights to abortion in the belief that it reduces the number of unwanted children and also reduces the number of adult criminals that suffer from childhood neglect or parental abuse. The title of the second article is “Abortion is Immoral” by John Paul II. This article objects abortion in the belief that it is a crime

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    Essay Length: 1,597 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Jon
  • An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

    An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

    What is a moral? This is a question that has plagued philosophers for many years. Is it possible to have a set of universal morals? There are many questions that surround the mystery of morals. They seem to drive our every action. We base our decisions on what is right and what is wrong. But what is it that actually determines what is right and what is wrong? Is it our sense of reason? Is

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Moral Implications of Cloning

    The Moral Implications of Cloning

    Outside the lab where the cloning had actually taken place, most of us thought it could never happen. Oh we would say that perhaps at some point in the distant future, cloning might become feasible through the use of sophisticated biotechnologies far beyond those available to us now. But what we really believed, deep in our hearts, was that this one biological feat we could never master. Dr. Lee M. Silver, 1997. On February 23,

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Anna
  • Macbeth Moral Story

    Macbeth Moral Story

    Macbeth is a play about a Scottish man Macbeth who gives in to temptation and greed. He starts out being the Scottish hero with no real major problems in his life. It all goes wrong for Macbeth when he encounters three witches that prophesise that he is going to be king. He tells his wife and she pressures him into murdering the king so that he can become king. Macbeth cannot decide whether he

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Victor
  • 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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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Max
  • The Moral Life of a Teacher

    The Moral Life of a Teacher

    The Moral Life of a Teacher Considered Response In the context of professional ethics, morals refer to so much more than lessons learned from fairy tales. Greene provides that a moral refers to a varied selection of values, judgments of right and wrong, good and bad as well as relational judgments concerning peoples’ actions (Greene, 1973). Many professionals, including teachers, are often held to a high standard of morality. Morals are measured through many mediums;

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    Essay Length: 1,773 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Laws Vs. Morals in Huck Finn

    Laws Vs. Morals in Huck Finn

    "What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right." Whether he knows it or not, the character Huck Finn is a perfect example of the truth in this quote. His struggle between knowing in his mind and what is legal, but feeling in his heart what is moral was predominant throughout the novel. Today, we'll examine three examples of situations when Huck had to decide for himself whether to

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    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Moral Enigma of the September 19 Popular Coup in Thailand

    The Moral Enigma of the September 19 Popular Coup in Thailand

    The moral enigma of the September 19 popular coup in Thailand. Bangkok, September 25, 2006 The September 19, 2006 (9/19) coup d’etat in Thailand is a great puzzle for many. It is difficult to understand this coup not so much in terms of why it has happened, but its popularity. There were reports of people giving flowers and cold drinks to soldiers on the streets. In Chiangmai, kids would not stop bothering their teachers until

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Vika
  • Sexual Morality - Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? a Defense of Homsexuality

    Sexual Morality - Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? a Defense of Homsexuality

    Sexual Morality Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homsexuality 1. Homosexual sex is unnatural. I don't recall anywhere in the Bible where God said it was okay for two males to conjoin in marriage or any other "activities." In fact in the book of Genesis, God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah by brimstone and fire for such homosexuality. I do not believe unnatural means that something is disgusting; something can be unnatural

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Top
  • The Objective Basis of Morality Challenged

    The Objective Basis of Morality Challenged

    The Objective Basis of Morality Challenged The origins of morality and what is defined as "good" or "bad", "unethical" or "moral" can easily boggle the mind. It is a topic that can be debated almost endlessly. There are many factors that must be taken into consideration to provide valid philosophies; yet there will still always be debatable elements. Two concepts of morality that are in direct opposition of each other are moral objectivism and moral

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Jeans Therapy - Levi's Factory Workers Are Assigned to Teams, and Morale Takes a Hit.

    Jeans Therapy - Levi's Factory Workers Are Assigned to Teams, and Morale Takes a Hit.

    1. What went wrong with Levi’s move to teams in their plants? Levi’s was too late in attending global competition. To catch the market, they had to drastically redesign their strategy. But the major problem of Levi’s was doing nothing to understand the human side of management change. Levi’s did not align the company’s culture, values, people, and behaviors to encourage the desired outcome. Levi’s did not capture value; responsible for designing, executing, and living

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Anna
  • Affirmative Action in Higher Education

    Affirmative Action in Higher Education

    Introduction: Affirmative action in higher education should be abolished. College admissions should be based on what the admissions board is looking for, not what the government says should be required. In this paper, I will present evidence to support that position. At one time, affirmative action was a needed and legitimate policy. Segregation has existed way too much in the past and has left people out of jobs, out of certain areas of town, and

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    Essay Length: 2,032 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Moral and Supernatural Value of Human Activity

    The Moral and Supernatural Value of Human Activity

    Index 1. Introduction to Moral Activity 3 2. The Moral Value of Human Activity 6 3. The Supernatural Value of Human Activity 11 4. Bibliography 12 1 Introduction to Moral Activity Man must strive for his end through his own acts. It is in this strenuous use of all the talents received from God that life is affirmed and developed. It is clear then how important and fundamental is the concept of human activity, considered

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Why Should We Be Moral?

    Why Should We Be Moral?

    WHY SHOULD WE BE MORAL??? Being moral is a choice free from both internal and external factors. Unless we have some convincing reasons for being moral, there is no point in enquiring what is morally good and what is not. This question concerns reasons than causes. Also one must realize that being moral involves self denial. For example a moral person must not take BRIBE, but another person who is not moral and takes bribes

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Jon

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