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  • 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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    Essay Length: 1,320 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Pesticides in Ground Water

    Pesticides in Ground Water

    To start out I will tell you a little bit about the topic. What is a pesticide?A pesticide is a chemical substance used to kill pests, especially insects. A pesticide is also referred to as a biocide. Most pesticides are applied in spray form but occasionaly you will see pesticides that are in powder or pellet form. Pesticides are used on a variety of things, anything from crops like corn, barley, and wheat, to plants

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    Essay Length: 380 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 31, 2010 By: Tommy
  • 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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    Essay Length: 3,765 Words / 16 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 621 Words / 3 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 1,326 Words / 6 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 600 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Steve
  • Higher Days

    Higher Days

    If we take a look at these movies School Dazes and Higher Learning it is clear to see that message that Singleton and Lee is one in the same Both from afrocentric perspectives of what it means to white. School daze was more focused on the interaction between light skinned blacks and their need for conformity because of their skin tone. It reflects the way many blacks have felt for generations of being oppressed. School

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    Essay Length: 526 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Bred
  • Hamburgers and Ground Beef

    Hamburgers and Ground Beef

    Hamburgers and Ground Beef Each individual in America has a goal he or she wants to accomplish. Whether it’s to purchase a new car or a huge home, it’s a goal wanted to be reached. However with the amount of fast food that Americans eat today, they will have a hard time accomplishing these goals because of the obesity or even disease they’ll have from the fast food. One major fast food that we like

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    Essay Length: 1,222 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • 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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    Essay Length: 1,613 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: David
  • Learning Team Ground Rules

    Learning Team Ground Rules

    University of Phoenix Material Learning Team Worksheet: Ground Rules (Due Week Three) Ground Rules, sometimes referred to in business settings as a "Memorandum-of-Understanding," are useful tools for work or learning teams to identify structures, processes, and strategies to meet team or organizational objectives. Essentially, good ground rules give visibility and voice to those agreements between team members that reduce the potential for non-resolvable conflict(s) which often result in incomplete tasks, broken relationships between team members,

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    Essay Length: 522 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Artur
  • 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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    Essay Length: 3,160 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Anna
  • Quality Assurance Perspectives in Higher Education in Oman Вђ¦ Can They Lead to Structuring an Effective Higher Education System?

    Quality Assurance Perspectives in Higher Education in Oman Вђ¦ Can They Lead to Structuring an Effective Higher Education System?

    Abstract The current paper examines the wisdom of quality assurance move in Oman’s higher education system when many of the conditions necessary for its success are not present. There is growing interest in the quality of higher education in Oman; now that the structure of the system of Higher Education has been established with more than fifty institutions offering programmes to approximately forty thousand students, the Sultanate is turning its attention to the quality of

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    Essay Length: 5,359 Words / 22 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Edward
  • 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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    Essay Length: 2,674 Words / 11 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 1,224 Words / 5 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 707 Words / 3 Pages
    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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    Essay Length: 359 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Monika
  • Genealogy of Morals Summary (friedrich Nietzsche)

    Genealogy of Morals Summary (friedrich Nietzsche)

    According to The Genealogy of Morals, Friedrich Nietzsche’s account of history regarding the origin of morality posed a decadent contention that deeply challenged him. This problem resulted in an enlightening new perspective that altered his foundation of morality: a question of value. His objection was to clarify the origin of the moral language, in order to establish a placement for the value of morality. He began his journey by theorizing the division of individuals into

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Jon
  • 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
  • Dangerous Ground

    Dangerous Ground

    Dillion said, “Goodbye, me old son.” His hand found the silenced Walther at his waistband under the tunic at his back, it swung up and he fired twice, each bullet striking Marco in the heart and driving him back. We can see from the previous, that the novel, On Dangerous Ground, is not your average book. On the contrary, it’s the opposite, because it’s filled with murder, betrayal, and lies. This suspenseful novel has

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Mikki
  • 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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    Essay Length: 2,753 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Top
  • Higher Learning

    Higher Learning

    HIGHER LEARNING While watching the movie “Higher Learning” I noticed some of the numerous problems one may have to face as a college student. This movie was not only an extremely entertaining film, but one that dealt with many real life issues, such as importance of college education, sexuality, racism, and social equality. The movie takes place in the fictional “Columbus University”, in which Malik, a black track star, is attending as a freshman. The

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    Essay Length: 458 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Tasha

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