Moral character

On the surface, the concept of positive deviance would be seen as very unusual. However, this abnormality does not equate to a contradiction. Saying that all deviance is negative by definition is conceding that deviance cannot bring about any positive change. Historical cases, such as the Civil Rights Movement, have proven this notion to be false. In these instances, the charge of deviance is shown to be dependent not only on the will of those who rule, but mainly on the receptiveness of general…

A Perspective View of the Native People in the New World Seen by the Eyes of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and John Smith When the first explorers arrived in America from Europe, they encountered many different indigenous peoples of the land. Every pioneer had their own experiences with the native people, varying from educational and boring to threatening and appalling. Many of the meetings became more and more intense as interactions between the explorers and natives became recurrent. These…

Cleave’s novel, Little Bee, when individuals, exposed to an unknown environment, begin to question their individuality, they perform actions that perform actions which benefit themselves. Confusion over one’s identity prompts the disorientation of their moral compass. When forcefully immersed into the unknown, individuals…

identifies the moral problem in society and the lack of individual participation in global affairs. More specifically, a lack of interest and contribution in the plight of the world’s most destitute and unfortunate. In Singer’s argument, he brings up several points in the defense of his position: proximity and quantity of possible contributors. Singer identified his argument as, “If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without sacrificing anything of comparable moral…

Everyday millions of people around the world suffer in circumstances, in which they could die from lack of proper care and resources. In Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer acknowledges this issue facing humanity and argues for the moral obligation to give large amounts of money to those in need. Singer believes that all who are able should be giving up many, if not all of their luxuries to help give the less fortunate their necessities. I will begin by summarizing the argument that…

“Without Contraries is no progression. Attraction and Repulsion, Reason and Energy, Love and Hate, are necessary to Human existence” (“The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”). The duality or contrary aspects of life produce a balance within human nature. These aspects are not just contradictory, they are complementary. To fully understand the dual nature of mankind, William Blake utilized his poetry to compare the divergent forces that are part of all individuals. In his poetic collection the “Songs…

he is of European descent. Daru’s loyalty is shown in his quote that says, “every bite of this disgust me, and first of all you fellow here. But I won’t hand him over. Fight, yes, If I have to. But not that” (Camus 7). From the quote, the main character is willing to fight for the French but he does not want to hand Arab over to the authority because it contradicts his second value, which is a philosophical belief named “Existentialism”. This philosophical belief states that although human…

Shades of Injustice The difference between right and wrong is about as clear as mud; one person’s right decision may be a wrong decision to another person. In fact, there may be no right and wrong decisions, but rather decisions made based upon survival. When circumstances change, the decisions that would normally be made must also be changed to conform to the circumstance, shifting down a spectrum of shades of gray. When an individual loses control of their destiny, decisions that seem black…

Acacia Frempong-Manso 400013992 Philos 3N03 November 30th 2017 G.A Cohen’s criticisms of Rawls G.A. Cohen is best recognized in modern political philosophy for making the claim that the principles of justice are an essential reason behind the justification of an action-guiding principle, however, they are inappropriate to the conduct political practice. In Cohen's book, Rescuing Justice and Equality, he makes two criticisms of John Rawls. The first objection is that Rawl's is unable to…

After reading this reading essay Tora! Tora! Tora! by Pual Watson a lot of new ideas came to my mind like if I had to choose a side to be on after herring about the issues that the whales are facing due to fisher man who's side would I be on would take the side of the Sea Shepherds or would I join the Greenpeace’s non-violent activism? Throughout the essay Tora! Tora! Tora! Pual Watson stresses the importances of trying to stop people from poaching. Pual Watson is the founder of the Sea Shepherd…