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    Isolated Individual does not work; we have learned this by reading chapters before the 5th and 6th chapters. Permant personal relationships or to value of selfism, such as patience, duty, and self sacrifice which maintains a commitment. If these values are not there, it leads to not being conducive in the value of selfism. To maintain a commitment we have to have self-sacrifices. If I enter a relationship with a man that is to be my husband then I have to have patience, a responsibility to…

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    Plantation Shutters In 1979, Peter Allen, the renowned Aussie songwriter, wrote a popular song for the Broadway show All That Jazz entitled, “Everything Old is New Again”. Those few words completely define the return of plantation shutters as window décors for the 21st century. They are also the must-have accessories for outdoor patios, verandas, porches, and balconies. Beyond giving your indoor and outdoor areas an eye-appealing classical sophistication, plantation shutters come with a…

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    The first Smokey Bones opened in Orlando, Florida in 1999. Since then Smokey Bones has had an extensive history including changing owners, expanding the restaurants, and evolving the menu. Smokey Bones Bar and Grill is known as a casual, dining restaurant that specializes in barbecue and sports entertainment. The goal of Smokey Bones is to be the favorite choice for food, drinks, and fun. They aim to provide good food and drinks in a great atmosphere as the appeal for their guests. Smokey Bones…

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    Frazier also claims that "marginal places are the blue­sky research zones of the outdoors"(Frazier 7). By having marginal places to go to, one can have a place to escape from the real world to do activities that do not really account for any economical values. Simply doing activities like throwing rocks, shooting frogs, making forts, and climbing trees seem to have no purpose whatsoever to most people, but to Frazier these activities were valuable. These activities were valuable to Frazier…

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    What is value? The question is tricky to answer on its own, but it can be helpful to look at the big picture. When trying to decide what is valuable, one often has a hard time distinguishing between the concepts of “want” and “need.” It is not believable, however, to draw a barrier line between the two and claim that want and need will stay separate unconditionally. For each person, wants and needs are defined differently. The “wants and needs” of a homeless person compared to those of a…

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    themselves to another in how valuable they are compared to another human being when we are all made of the same flesh. People will ask what makes you better than me or your life more valuable than mine? Personally i believe there is much more to the value of someones life than just numbers but that shouldn’t matter because we are all human, we have feelings, we have family, so how can one’s life be worth more than another. In the text, “What…

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    The classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee published in 1960, but still relates to our society as it stands today. It is a moving story that highlights social inequality, the importance of moral education, and the value of tolerance for others way of life. Despite the numerous, valuable moral lessons that tie to today’s society, portrayed in To Kill a Mockingbird, it has still been banned from many schools, due to the crude language, racial slurs, and blunt dialogue…

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    Dubois believes teaching young children moral values is indispensable. “Man has no moral instinct. He is not born with moral sense”- Mr. Dubois. People are not born with morality. They must acquire moral value through lessons, experience and proper punishment. Unfortunately, Anthony Fremont was born with no moral sense and has not been taught by his parents. The only natural sense…

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    writes, “we need to trust that this constraint [the obligation to obey God] is consistent with our good.” (49). Because of Hare 's negative view of selfishness the phrase “our good” cannot mean “our benefit”. Therefore it must mean something like “our values”. If this is the case, what does it mean to trust that obedience is consistent with what we find valuable? It means that no one fully knows what actions are best to take. We must trust that obedience is what is best for…

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    reflection essay I will hit on different topics and speak in different ways that ethical decisions and value systems work and how my view and knowledge on these have changed. Each individual will go about making decisions in a way that he or she sees fit based on there beliefs and teaching. This is also called their personal value system. A personal value system is a set of consistent ethical values and measures used for the purpose of ethical or ideological integrity. From my readings and…

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