Kevin M. Murphy

There arise two problems when discussing the doctrine of double effect, the first being the close connection theory, and the second being choice description relativity. First, we’d discuss the choice description relativity. The idea behind choice description relativity is that you can explain the harm away to make it foreseen and unintended. In both CC and HC, the doctor intends to have the fetus and mother survive, and if given the chance to save both, it is expected they would. By stating this…

In 1798 a well-known poet named Samuel Taylor Coleridge published his poem The Rime of The Ancient Mariner. The poem was contained in a poem collage by Coleridge and William Wordsworth called the Lyrical Ballads. Coleridge is known for the Romantic influence in his writings: “Coleridge achieved wonder by the frank violation of natural laws, impressing upon readers a sense of occult powers and unknown modes of being” (“The Romantic Period: Topics.” The Norton Anthology of English Literature).…

Hop-Frog is a dark revenge story by Edgar Allan Poe, that perfectly captures human capacity of evil. In Dark Romaticism, the protagonists are similar to antagonists because they are all prone to sin. The “good guy” would have a dark side and capacity for evil. As such, The protagonist in Hop-Frog is portraited as cruel and inhumane as his nature. With that being said, All the characters malevolent motives and actions are indicative of the Dark Romantic Movement. Hop Frog and his friend…

“That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve no, rather find strength in what remains behind” (Wadsworth, 1807). This quote by Romantic poet, William Wadsworth, in Intimidations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood, accentuated the salience of nature during the Romantic Period in eighteenth century Europe. Previously, individuals supported…

inequality, the access of education to all Americans, the role of education in economic inequality, and the importance of the breakdown of the American family in economic inequality. Depending on whether you ask Paul Krugman or Gary S. Becker and Keven M. Murphy why we should care about…

the rationales behind it are implicit. Gary Becker and Kevin M. Murphy, both economists, tackle the positive aspects of income inequality in their article “The Upside of Income Inequality” featured by The American Enterprise Institute. Becker and Murphy argue for the positive correlation between income inequality and education levels. With background information of the publishers and the authors to cater towards credibility, Becker and Murphy are able to substantiate their claims with statistics…

There are always two sides to every argument. While reading “The Upside of Income Inequality” by Gary Becker and Kevin M. Murphy, and “Inequality Has Been Going On Forever… but That Doesn't Mean It's Inevitable” by David Leonhardt, I found many similarities and differences. Although Becker / Murphy and Leonhardt have written articles that are alike in their subject matter, each man responds differently to their views of income inequality. There are multiple examples as to how Leonhardt does this…

was just one of the many things that happened to Kevin hart. Growing up with a father in and out of jail and a strict mother can be difficult, but somehow Kevin Hart spun that into a positive thing and is now one of the most famous comedians in the world. Kevin was born July 6, 1997 in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father Henry Robert Witherspoon, formally in a relationship with Kevins mother Nancy Hart, both religious and strict. Kevin first knew that he wanted to be a comedian,…

for costume and makeup when it comes to the main characters. Musicals and plays like Heathers, Hamilton, Next to Normal use costume design in order to portray the characters wearing them through various mediums. Heathers is a musical written by Kevin Murphy and Laurence "Larry" O'Keefe in 2014 based on the film from 1989 (“Heathers the Musical (Musical) Plot & Characters”). The musical is a story about a girl, Veronica, trying to fit in at her high school by leaving behind her friends to be a…

economist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, and Kevin M Murphy, a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business wrote an article on ending the War on Drugs. The War has caused massive spending on “the police, the court personnel used to try drug users and traffickers, and the guards and other resources spent on imprisoning and punishing those convicted of drug offenses” (Becker & Murphy). The fiscal costs have been difficult for the country to…