Paradox of hedonism

“A Poison Tree” by William Blake is ostensibly dealing with the narrator’s refusal to communicate his anger to a tree, but the overdetermined nature of the words Blake uses makes a final, correct determination of meaning impossible. In this paper, through a utilization of Derrida’s methods set forth in works such as Spectres of Marx and Dissemination, I will examine how the contradictory imperatives contained within the metaphors in this poem draw a reader away from their initial assumption (i.e…

If even one “organ” of the body politic is to fail, the entire system is at risk for losing its freedom. This supports Wempel’s argument that it is impossible to speak of freedom without some form of paradox, in part because humanity is often so content to remain in their metaphorical chains. It is the enforceable general will that binds a community together so that a state of greater moral freedom can be reached…

According to an article by Leavitt, and Sluss, (2015), lying is one of the ethical issues prevalent in the workplace. For human beings, differentiating between rights from wrong is usually easy. However, some situations in life are never clear on what to choose. At times one is forced to choose from two bad choices or uncertain situations. Such a case is referred to as an ethical dilemma. The ethical dilemma is a situation that people face from day to day life experiences. Most people, when…

The Help by Kathryn Stockett is told in different points of view by three women during the 1960’s. Each woman had her own different conflicts throughout the book. The three main characters in The Help , are Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter. Aibileen and Minny are black women who work in houses as maids, and Skeeter is a Southern white woman who aspires to be a writer. Confronting the issue of racism, these women had conflicts because of society and in a way they tried to break free from society’s…

The leadership role is a position that has many pro and cons. The main concept about being a leader is to have the knowledge and ability to lead groups in the direction, where the groups desire to go. It is difficult at times to maintain the wants and needs of each member in the groups. There are some members that will disagree with methods that some leaders use. It is understandable that not every member in groups will agree with how the leaders are leading their groups. There are various ways…

The namesake of the play, “Macbeth” is a man who faced a decision between his own personal passion and his moral obligations and duties. The two choices pulled at him and seemed to torment him even after he made a decision. Through the conflict that Macbeth felt because of his decisions, the reader can better empathize with him, and can obtain a more profound lesson from the story concerning decisions between personal passions and moral obligations. Macbeth is not what one would call “perfect.”…

deer… bounding like blown leaves,” escaping the fire as “the smaller lives… were caught,”(Jeffers 1-3) in the fire. Using metaphor, imagery and paradox, the deer are being compared to “leaves” being “blown” through the air. The comparison of “blow[ing] leaves” illustrates the desperation of the deer scrambling to get away from the fire. Used as a paradox, blowing leaves have a positive connotation, suggesting the peace in nature. But Jeffers uses it to describe the escape of animals from a…

Discussion 1: “Ethically, What Went Wrong?” Number 2 situation involves a caseworker who is uncomfortable around gay men. The client was in a long-term gay relationship and is devastated by the ending. Due to the client’s past episodes with severe depression in the past. The caseworker attempts to have him evaluated by a therapist, however, in the meantime, begin to weep and threatened to take his life. Car, the caseworker is particularly uncomfortable with the man’s tears and considers its…

The dilemma presented is to find an ethical action to the following situation: the issue is whether or not inform your in-laws that an opportunity presented at your work could potentially save their company from bankruptcy. You must also decide whether or not you should ask your workplace to extend the deadline of the public tender to allow your in-laws’ company to submit a proper proposal. Based on the justifications analyzed below, the ethical decision is to inform your in-laws of the public…

Ethical dilemmas are quite commonly encountered by social workers during their interactions with clients, agency policies, procedures, colleagues and organizational systems. An ethical dilemma can be described as a predicament where a person must decide between two viable solutions that seem to have similar ethical values (Freud and Krug, 2002). Ethical dilemmas can often be resolved by the social worker by seeking assistance from a supervisor and implementing a professional code of ethics. This…