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Angus Deaton’s main argument in Response to Effective Altruism is that it is extremely difficult to help the poor people of the world. Deaton also states that foreign aid and other charities are an ethical problem. Arguing against effective altruism, Deaton says that the proof of charity effectiveness is based on technical outfits which are inaccurate. The charity GiveWell is the Consumer Reports for altruists according to Deaton, which means GiveWell creates a minimum cost for saving a child’s…

Euthanasia Should be Legal Nic and Trees Elderhorst knew exactly how they wanted to die. Both 91 years old and in declining health. Nic Elderhorst suffered a stroke in 2012 and more recently, his wife Trees Elderhorst was diagnosed with dementia. So, the two had been together for 65 years, shared a last word, and then died hand-in-hand in a double euthanasia(Lindsey Bever).Euthanasia is about how people should get their way of how they want to die. People debate about this topic for…

I dont cry anymore. Ive cried too much for my eyes to produce anymore tears of fear or happiness or sadness. But its not my fault. Ravens the reason I lost my tears. Raven has been a curse to my family for a long time. She’ll follow us everywhere. Whether it’s for vacation or school or even work. She’s always there. For us to get rid of her is impossible to even consider(12). We’ve tried priests, mediums, and even so called “Ghost Hunters.” They all say “a great evil is in the house” and yet…

The story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Guin illustrates how the city Omelas is a perfect place to live, because of all the fun festivities that occur there, and everybody lives in complete happiness. However, the foundation of the city relies on the misery of a little child that is locked in a small tool closet. Nobody is allowed to free the child, because that would disrupt the city’s utopian society. Most of the citizens have no sympathy for the troubled child, because…

‘The Reader’ by Bernard Schlink and film Cabaret directed by Bob Fosse illustrates the way in which good and evil are a uniting force; wherein one cannot be wholly good or evil. Composers explore good triumphing over evil through context, and the representation of characters, along with metaphorical language and imagery; in doing so, compelling the reader to question their moral thinking and definitions of both good and evil. As judgements change and develop over time, the German society after…

Different people have various views on morals of “good” and “bad”, with many viewpoints conflicting with each other. Depending on one’s perspective, others who see themselves as sincere are truly cruel in the eyes of others. However, there are situations where the line between good and evil blur. This concept is often employed in many stories as a useful tool to progress the story into a unique perspective. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy Buchanan is truly a morally ambiguous…

Euthanasia is what is sometimes called the “good death”. It is the legal killing of someone who is terminally ill with the help of medical professionals. It is currently illegal all over the United States but there is something similar known as Physician aid in dying or assisted suicide that is only legal in 8 states. Assisted suicide is different from euthanasia in the sense that in assisted suicide, the patients administer the drugs themselves; instead of euthanasia where the physician does it…

You shouldn’t trust other people because you never know what they wanna do to you or ruined your life for something dumb. You can only trust your parents and god because i just feel like you shouldn’t be trusting other people. Sometimes people opened talk about or address in relationship until it’s been broken , and by then it’s often too late to salvage the relationship or the breach of trust seems too big to overcome . clarifying expectations is preventative medicine when it comes to trust…

Our essential question was “How is trust is created or destroyed?” I would answer it by saying that trust is created or destroyed by the presence or lack of credibility. I came to this conclusion by comparing how in Mean Girls, Julius Caesar, and in real life how trust is earned and lost. Throughout our entire podcast, we saw that a common theme with trust in all three scenarios is the strong ability to rely on the other person. For example, Janis relies on Cady to betray The Plastics, until…

In the article, Famine, Affluence, and Morality, by Peter Singer, he argues that affluent people are morally obligated to donate more resources to humanitarian causes. Singer demonstrates a view of ethics through the moral obligation to help someone. If, for example, a child is drowning in a pool of water, then you yourself are morally obligated to save said child. This thought we all have is that we should help everyone in need because it is morally right. While helping the child is the right…