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  • Moral Autobiography

    Moral Autobiography

    My Moral Autobiography Junior year of high school I was diagnosed as having an eating disorder; I was anorexic which can be defined as “a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight-loss” (http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org). This definition does not mention that the effects of this can range anywhere from death to the inability to have children. This medical definition is broad and does not really encompass any of the mental side of the

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Effects of Cryptic Versus Non-Cryptic Eggs on Predation Rate of Ground-Nesting Birds

    The Effects of Cryptic Versus Non-Cryptic Eggs on Predation Rate of Ground-Nesting Birds

    The Effects of Cryptic versus Non-cryptic Eggs on Predation Rate of Ground-nesting Birds BSC2011L Title Determining the effect of cryptic, brown eggs versus non-cryptic, white eggs on the predation rate of ground-nesting bird species. Abstract Various interactions occur between organisms. Predation is a crucial interaction in which one species benefits by consuming another. I conducted this experiment to determine if crypsis affected the predation rate of eggs in ground-nesting birds. I hypothesized that cryptic eggs

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Bred
  • Family Vs. Morality

    Family Vs. Morality

    Young Sarty Snopes, the main character in William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning,” exemplifies qualities that show he is both like and unlike his mother and father. Sarty’s adolescent mind often recognizes that what his father is doing and mother is forced to witness is wrong, but another side of him realizes that family is important and that it would be both dangerous and difficult to turn his back on his own flesh and blood. He is

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Steve
  • Morality as Anti Nature

    Morality as Anti Nature

    Morality as Anti Nature Nietzsche has many reasons for despising Christianity: he feels that it points out the wrong values for mankind, a weakness, and false morality. As a religion, Nietzsche felt Christianity is adverse to truth- seeking and scientific question; it replaced these values with blind belief. Nietzsche's atheism is somewhat unusual, in that he takes the non-existence of God as a given, not thinking twice about the proof of God. The possible reality

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: regina
  • Customer Service Representative Morale

    Customer Service Representative Morale

    A business seeks to make a profit by providing customers with goods and services. The success of the business is in the quality of the goods and customer service. Management and leadership styles have a great impact on the working environment and employees' motivation. The working environment also affects both management and other employees' motivation, which in turn influences the overall progress and well being of the organization. It all comes down to keeping employees

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Jack
  • Immanuel Kant - Metaphysics of Morals

    Immanuel Kant - Metaphysics of Morals

    In his publication, Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant supplies his readers with a thesis that claims morality can be derived from the principle of the categorical imperative. The strongest argument to support his thesis is the difference between actions in accordance with duty and actions in accordance from duty. To setup his thesis, Kant first draws a distinction between empirical and "a priori" concepts. Empirical concepts are ideas we reach from our

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Moral Understanding Terrorism: Insurgency or Acts of Aggression

    Moral Understanding Terrorism: Insurgency or Acts of Aggression

    Moral understanding” Terrorism: insurgency or acts of aggression? During the French Revolution Maximilien Robespierre led the Jacobin party along with leaders of France’s own government. They targeted people whom they believed supported the return of a monarchy style government. They where sought out, arrested and butchered without trial. The dead were buried in mass graves. The Jacobin party used violence against potentially dangerous groups in order to protect liberty and subdue tyranny. Four hundred thousand

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    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: regina
  • America’s Public Opinion: How Much Will Morality Cost?

    America’s Public Opinion: How Much Will Morality Cost?

    America’s public opinion: How much will morality cost? Is there a discount with that value? Today, we open our mailbox only to be bombarded by the next Visa ad “0% APR until 2010” and many American consider it, after all, the second refinanced mortgage payment is due soon. We are swiping away our values and mortgaging our morality all in pursuit of what American history has been found upon: consumerism. Through the history of

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    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: July
  • What Is Moral Obligation

    What Is Moral Obligation

    What is moral obligation? What is the extent of our moral obligation to other people and other living things? By definition moral obligation is the belief that an act is one prescribed by a persons set of values (Wikipedia, 2005). It is also a duty, which one owes, and which one ought to perform, but is not legally bound to fulfill. David Hume’s moral theory hinges on a distinction between psychologically distinct players: the moral

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Moral Compass

    Moral Compass

    A compass is a navigational tool used to guide its user in a desired direction. It has four directions; east, west, north and south. A moral compass, which I have recently learned, is also used to guide its user in a desired direction. A moral compass, when used, will provide its user moral focus as the user learns to lead in an ever more challenging and demanding world throughout their life and career. A good

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: regina
  • Six Stages of Moral Reasoning Paper

    Six Stages of Moral Reasoning Paper

    Six Stages of Moral Reasoning Paper We, as individuals in this society, question ourselves daily based on morals and values. Simply turn on the computer, television, radio, or open a newspaper and one can question the values and morals of the society we live in today. The media highlights and draws attention many negatives in our society. This can lead us to believe our decisions are ethical. This is why we must make ground rules

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Discussion on Higher Education

    Discussion on Higher Education

    Discussion on Higher Education Over the past century, higher education has reformed itself into different styles of learning. There are two basic types of higher education institutions. First are the community colleges, technical colleges, and Jr. colleges. Secondly are the four year colleges and universities. First type of colleges offer programs that are less than 4 years in length. These schools also offer training programs that are two years in length. The different programs in

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Jon
  • The Elusiveness of War and the Tenuousness of Morality in Tim O'Brien's “the Things They Carried,” “how to Tell a True War Story,” and “style”

    The Elusiveness of War and the Tenuousness of Morality in Tim O'Brien's “the Things They Carried,” “how to Tell a True War Story,” and “style”

    The Elusiveness of War and the Tenuousness of Morality in Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” “How to Tell a True War Story,” and “Style” In the novel The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien demonstrates how exposure to the atrocities of nations at war leads to the soldiers having skewed perspectives on what is right and wrong, predominantly at times when the purpose of the war itself appears elusive. The ambiguity that consumes the stories

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    Submitted: March 17, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • What Would Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like?

    What Would Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like?

    What would satisfactory moral theory be like? Deontological moral theory is a Non-Consequentiality moral theory. While Consequentiality believe the ends always justify the means, deontologists assert That the rightness of an action is not simply dependent on maximizing the good, If that action goes against what is considered moral. It is the inherent nature of the act alone that determines its ethical standing. For example, imagine a situation where there are four critical condition patients

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Anna
  • Morality

    Morality

    Based on Haught’s article words such as “morality”, “values” and “ethics” are, often times, used interchangeably, but carry their own meaning. The word “ethics” has been used differently over the course of time by different groups of scholars and professionals. According to the article, some define ethics as the study of how best to live. Others define ethics as a code of conduct that one is expected to follow in their professions. Philosophers would argue

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Yan
  • African Americans Who Live in Low-Income Communities Are More Likely to Engage in Unprotected Sexual Activities Than Those Who Live in Higher-Income Communities

    African Americans Who Live in Low-Income Communities Are More Likely to Engage in Unprotected Sexual Activities Than Those Who Live in Higher-Income Communities

    African Americans who live in low-income communities are more likely to engage in unprotected sexual activities than those who live in higher-income communities. ii Table of Contents Chapter Page/s I. The Problem 1-2 II. Theoretical Framework 3-5 III. Hypothesis 6 IV. Population and Design 7-8 V. Conclusion 9-10 VI. Bibliography 11-12 1 I. Problem Little to nothing was known about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) when it first erupted in the 1970s. When the

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    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Euthanasia Is It Morally Accepted by the Filipino People?

    Euthanasia Is It Morally Accepted by the Filipino People?

    Euthanasia is it morally accepted by the Filipino people? A Research Paper Submitted to The Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences Trinity University of Asia Ms. Mary Bernardine Rizalina C. Gimena Professor In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for English 102 Advanced Composition By: Belleza, Jane Abigail Bilaos, Franze Russele O. Emannuel, Christine Diane Marquez, Micah Salazar, Medi March 2007 A C K N O W L E D G E M E N

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    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • Is Partial-Birth Abortion Moral?

    Is Partial-Birth Abortion Moral?

    Is Partial-Birth Abortion Moral? Abortion, is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. When the expulsion from the womb occurs after the fetus becomes viable (capable of independent life), usually at the end of six months of pregnancy, it is technically a premature birth. Introduction The practice of abortion was widespread in ancient times as a method of birth control. Later it was restricted or forbidden by most world religions,

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Mike
  • Culture and Moral Development

    Culture and Moral Development

    Culture and Moral Development Another criticism of Kohlberg’s view is that it is culturally based. A review of research on moral development in 27 countries concluded that moral reasoning is more culture-specific than Kohlberg envisioned and that Kohlberg’s scoring system does not recognize higher-level moral reasoning in certain cultural groups (Snarey, 1987). Examples of higher-level moral reasoning that would not be scored as such by Kohlberg’s system include values related to communal equity and collective

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: David
  • Devalued Morals

    Devalued Morals

    Devalued Morals Regardless that people make judgments on outward appearances it leaves us with restricted with devalued morals. In today’s culture the natural first instance to meeting a person would be to see if they meet the prerequisite for being somebody you would talk to. And second would be if they were appealing to you. Not knowing the person at all we automatically judge the person to our standards, without a chance to redeem

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Alienation: The Fall of Man Through The Breaking of Moral Law

    Alienation: The Fall of Man Through The Breaking of Moral Law

    Alienation: The Fall of Man through the Breaking of Moral Law Is it possible to attain or remain in a state of true happiness when you break a moral law? To many of us, road signs have been handed down through the generations and are posted clearly as the 10 Commandments delivered to us through Moses. These commandments are generally viewed as religious moral laws, but can they be viewed also as natural laws of

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Should Moral Values Be Taught in Schools?

    Should Moral Values Be Taught in Schools?

    Should Moral Values Be Taught in Schools The Renaissance or rebirth of the Greco- Roman era, a period in time in which all aspects of the humanities flourished. It was also during this time period in which the majority of the humanists deemed the “greatest” were produced. From the Lorenzo de Medici to Raphael, these greats were extremely well rounded and had great moral values. As a foundation for their success and moral values, they

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Victor
  • Antigone: The Obedience of one’s Morality

    Antigone: The Obedience of one’s Morality

    According to the Bible, after Jesus was arrested by religious leaders, the apostles, his closest followers, fled his side. The apostle Peter was later recognized as one of Jesus' companions by the people who helped arrest him. Peter, however, denied even knowing Jesus three times. Peter believed that, should he remain faithful, he would be granted eternal life by God, and he knew that denying Jesus was a grave sin. However, his fear of his

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Mike
  • Moral Dilemmas in the Crucible

    Moral Dilemmas in the Crucible

    Moral Dilemmas in the Crucible During this course we have read three literary works by or about puritans. These are “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards, “Upon the Burning of our House” by Anne Bradstreet, and finally the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In the story of The Crucible many moral dilemmas are created. It is about the puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts and how people are singled out

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Mike
  • Morals in the Armed Forces

    Morals in the Armed Forces

    G. K. Chesterton once said, "That a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it." Man relies on morals to keep himself in check, to dictate the reason for his decisions. By it's own definition morals are motivations based on ideas of what is right and what is wrong. However, who decides what is right or wrong? What power governs the decision making process. In

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Fonta

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