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In life there are people you love and get along with and there are people you just don’t get alone with and you choose to not be around. Most people are more likely to keep the positive people and learn positive messages from them. But you learn to stay away from the negative people and you learn to be positive from things they did wrong. Asking people about who is positive and negative in there lives was very interesting because everyone could point out the positive people but finding the…

1. Explain Mill’s Harm Principle. Say what it is, and whether you think it’s a good principle for governments to follow. Use examples. Harm Principle- The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm from others. This is not a good principle to follow because this is only stating how we should prevent harm from others. This principle does not say anything about harm to oneself, for example, suicide. 2.…

After reading and viewing the mob mentality pieces, I conclude that being in a mob make people’s actions more harsh and unrelenting. For example Smith writes that “These factors sometimes make a person believe that they can act a certain way within a group and not have the same consequences that the same actions would have if he or she acted alone.” This quote means that when people in a group commit a crime, they believe that they are more likely to get away with what they are doing. Since…

The Gluttony in a Good Soul Okonkwo has seen what happens to men who cannot fend for themselves, his actions reflect that. However, having a troubled past is not an excuse for the actions of oneself. So when asking if Okonkwo is a good man or terribly flawed, we first must ask what makes a man terribly flawed? What makes a man good? Is it the way he treats his family? His morals and values? Everything in between? Okonkwo can be seen as both a good man and terribly flawed depending on the angle…

Power that is help by a person can be good, yet it can be devastating. In Mark Twains A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, there is a message being sent to the reader showing the abuse of power, who has it, who seizes it, and who loses it. In the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, many hold power, but some hold more power than others. The Catholic Church originally held power. The Catholic Church was made up of about half a dozen people. According to the Catholic Church…

In Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, the theme of good versus evil is prominently demonstrated by different characters throughout the story. A longstanding, often debated question has surrounded the topic of dual mortality and the choice of becoming good or evil. The question is: Do you have the ability to choose between good and evil, or does one or the another choose your path for you? I believe that good and evil are rooted inside you from the moment you are born, but you…

With great power comes great responsibility, however, in No Sugar any character who holds power seems to greatly misuse it. Neal for example is central to the great misuse of power, as an authority figure Neal has the power to directly abuse Aboriginals and bend the law without fear of persecution. This exploit of power is driven by Neal's underlying fear. Neville, while having good intentions still misuses what power he has in order to satisfy his personal bias, and ultimately voice his racism…

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds”-Albert Einstein (BrainyQuote.com). This quote is important in the story of Gil Pender. The bad spirit is driven without much thought and is instinctual and pleasurable. While the good spirit usual can take more time to develop because it can be the hardest decision to make. People and experiences in life drive good and bad spirits to formulate our decisions. To discern which spirit is the right one, we need to take in…

I am following up on my final report by providing information in regards to the exhibit of “The Celebration of Writing” I attended. As you have requested, I have attended this festival and am reporting to you on the positives and negatives of what I saw and by using my observation and thoughts about the exhibition. These observations will provide you with information to create a visual exhibition on the ethical issues of payday loans. I know you are looking to make an exhibition on the final…

1) In Nietzsche’s first treatise, he elaborates on the notions of slave and master morality. He opens his argument for these concepts by observing that his take on morality will be passed on the history of morality to provide a better insight unlike the English psychologists. (I:1) Nietzsche mentions a very powerful thought that permeates history that the strong and the winners are who writes history. In this sense, he states that it was the nobles; the ones in charge were the ones to associate…