Study Questions Unit II. 1. What motivated European exploration of Africa during the nineteenth century and what was its impact upon Europe and Africa? European nations turn to Africa partly in humanitarian, and partly in for-profit efforts, taking into account the game and fauna, as well as the geographical structure of the land, rivers and mountains of the country. The successful stories of explorers did nothing but to encourage such adventures in wealthy European men. 2. Why did the…
Furthermore, understanding the main differences between two cultures can help to break stereotypes. Stereotypes are common between Americans and Latinos, but they are not good because they build cultural barriers which don't allow healthy relationships to be established. For example, one common stereotype some Americans have about Latinos is that all Latinos are Mexicans. This idea can build an emotional barrier in the lives of Latinos who are not Mexicans because it makes them feel that the…
in Sea Haven, never knowing he was actually on a movie set and his whole life was a lie. The movie The Truman Show is an indirect satirical look at reality tv, making comments about the “controlled” reality these shows display, creating illogical scenarios, and mocks those who follow reality tv shows like a religion. The Truman Show, as mentioned previously, takes an indirect satirical look at reality tv and the various “realities” that revolve around tv culture.…
Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that says morality is related to the amount of happiness moral acts produce. Although there are many forms of Utilitarianism, in this paper I am concerned only with Act Utilitarianism, a form of Utilitarianism that places moral emphasis on particular acts. For purposes of simplicity, I will be referring to Act Utilitarianism short-hand as Utilitarianism. Further, Act Utilitarianism can be interpreted through a lens of either practical or theoretical ethics.…
poverty-of-stimulus theory is legitimate, there are still other possibilities and proves this through his examples. Crain, in their descriptions of poverty-of-the-stimulus, uses concepts such as constraints rather than the older grammatical theories of rules, the concepts of similar base functions for disparate linguistic phenomena in different languages, and negative evidence as also briefly described by Tomasello (1995). One major theme of the poverty-of-the stimulus argument is its emphasis…
server population by being there to help and making the server more enjoyable to play on. I have read all the rules, and have memorised them fluently, meaning there will be no mistakes in what I do as a moderator, and will hopefully be a flawless one. I am from England, so it would be great for the server with someone from a different timezone, to keep…
John Stuart Mill, in Utilitarianism, explains his principle of utility and its importance to morality. Bernard Williams challenges Mill’s views by utilizing thought experiments and is ultimately successful in undermining some forms of utilitarianism. The principle of utility, according to Mill, is the idea that actions must produce the most happiness possible. Pain and the privation of pleasure are the direct opposites of Mill’s argument for the principle of utility, or his “First Principle.”…
words, it’s about how people understand each other linguistically (Yule, 1997, p. 4). This definition corresponds to what is written in May’s “Pragmatics: An Introduction”, in which he says it is “a science that has to do with language and its users.” In the same work, Mey (1993)…
cannot expect and then have high possibility to injure. In protecting someone, what soldiers fight to opposite countries to protect own country is fine, but if the opposites surrender and there are citizens, soldiers should not kill them. In making someone better, what parents use verbal aggression and physical aggression like punishment to educate their children is fine, but too strict physical aggression and indirect aggression such as abuse are not…
of intention is what the law is interested in, not the motive behind the actions in question. The definition of Intention and how it can be found in the courts has continually been refined over the years in order to stay relevant to our progressing society and remain fit for purpose. Definition The law recognizes two types of intention: Direct intention and Indirect intention, also known as Oblique intention. Direct and indirect intention definitions offer simplification on what intention…