Intention

her that she must be relaxed, ironically Chua tries to enforce what Lulu’s instructor emphasized in class at home, but Chua screams “RELAX!” when the meaning of the word “relax” is opposite of how it is spoken by Chua (Chua 47-48). Chua has good intentions for Lulu, but the way she is trying and forcing her daughter to…

can be two types of disobedience; one where you know you are not following the rules because of your own intentions and are disrespecting somebodies authority, and two where you know you aren't following the rules, but you're doing it for a greater reason or cause without the intentions of trying to disrespect somebody, but prove something that can have a greater affect on society. Wilde intentions of his quote is not for you to disobey somebodies authority, but to have an impact on society, by…

are many more men and women that now are self-identified feminists, there seems to be more backlash and hatred for what some young men will call “femi-Nazis” because of their “hatred of men” and their intention to “switch the roles and make men the subservient ones” which is clearly not the intentions of the feminists. While the word feminism…

opinion limits the amount of learners that could potential be reached. In this paper I will summarize my philosophy of teaching and expand on how the results I obtained from the Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI) reflect in regards to my beliefs, intentions, actions and my knowledge, skills and attitude. Summary In this paper I will use Pratt’s teaching perspectives to identify my philosophy of teaching and facilitation, to discuss the…

the future of Rome. Once again, I reference Brutus’s soliloquy in his garden, when he was pondering whether or not to kill Caesar. “It must be by his death, and for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him but for the general.” His true intentions would be revealed here, since he is alone, but not once does he say a single selfish thing. Instead, he talks about the “general” good. No evidence points to Brutus’s motivations being selfish. While they may or may not have been…

What would you do if tomorrow never arrives? In the movie Groundhog Day, weatherman Phil Connors dealt with this question. He was forced to relive the same day over and over again, and he needed to decide on what to do with this repeating day. If there is no tomorrow, it is true that “we could do whatever we wanted” since “there would be no consequences”, as said by the two drunken men in the movie. However, we should also ask ourselves what aspects should we based our choices of actions on. In…

would be morally good if it helps someone or a lot of people happy but if not then it is morally wrong even though her intentions was good. Her lie led me to believe that if she can lie about this, I wonder what else can she lie about, regarding…

Gatsby’s intentions Nick disapproves of his offer saying “Because the offer was obviously and tactlessly for a service to be rendered, I had no choice except to cut him off there.”(Fitzgerald 83) Through the series of circumstances in this book, Nick’s devotion is unwavering. Time and time again throughout the novel whenever Gatsby would throw a party, people from all over New York and East egg would arrive to partake in the festivities even when they were not invited and had no intention of…

felt as though there were selfish, imperial intentions. Though described as warring with Hitler as a last resort, Roosevelt felt as though the United States’ interests and security were threatened, and therefore they entered the war. On December 7, 1941 the infamous bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred, shocking the secure, powerful nation of the United States. These historians described the motives behind this attack as Japan’s own imperialist intentions. Japan wanted to expand their empire…

likely to make spiteful decisions than that same person when they have an uneventful commute home. Using rationality as a method of measurement and knowing for sure whether a decision is moral does eliminate the probabilities that those with proper intentions could be considered immoral. I think that from Kant’s perspective immoral…