Positions of authority

Justice Theories In A Theory Justice, John Rawls (1971) states that “the basic structure of society, or more exactly, the way in which the major institutions distribute fundamental rights and duties and determine the division of advantages from social cooperation” (p. 6). To Rawls, it is essential that justice is the first virtue of all social institutions. In the example of the private market providing EI to workers, Rawls would not support this private market if some individuals’ liberties…

This will not guarantee that justice would be achieved for the less fortunate, the original position states that everyone must come to a collective agreement to make sure that the “least well-off” will inherit equal shares of everything. I believe this is impossible because people will not agree for many reasons. The “veil of ignorance” produces…

“Harrison Bergeron”, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a short story about a dystopian universe in which everyone is equal through various handicaps. Vonnegut purposely makes this society equal on levels of intelligence, strength, and beauty. Other equality concerns, such as race, are avoided whether intentional or accidental. Vonnegut, throughout his story uses an array of imagery, details, and a particular type of syntax/language. He uses this not only when portraying his characters through their thoughts,…

Ring! Ring! “Hello? What, you want me to go over the Pros and Cons for kids having a cell phone, Well sure I can do that for you.” So in this Essay I will tell you the pros and the cons of having a cell phone when you're a kid. I chose this topic by reason of I know that there are a great deal of arguments going on everyday about having a cell phone when you're a kid (I’ve done a bit of that too) so I’ve decided to do a pro and con essay. So I guess you want to know what side I agree with,…

Before the start of a cricket match, the captains of the two teams under the supervision of the umpire, along with the two team caption tosses a coin to decide which team will bat first. who gets to bat first. The winner of thise toss decides whether to bat or ball first. Can we What are thecalculate chancesthe chances of each captain of winning the toss? Yes. Can we calculate the chances? The chance of each captain winning the toss is his or her probability. Probability is the chance of an…

liberties compatible with a similar scheme of liberties for others (p. 53).” • The second principle: “social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both a) reasonably expected to be everyone’s advantage, and b) attached to positions and offices open to all”. (Rawl, p. 53) He proposed these principles as an alternative framework to be used as guiding principles in a society. He provided criticisms on utilitarianism and has also raised two layers of arguments against it. 1.…

proposed thought experiment encourages the reader to disrespect all natural and societal endowments and see oneself as an output of an undeserved interplay of coincidences. In his line of reasoning, one cannot simply reap the fruits of their initial position in society and its repercussions, without realizing that everything they consider set and given is shaped by continuous change/evolution and can…

Game Day I woke up thinking, It's game day. I was as nervous as a mouse surrounded by a cat. My 13-year-old baseball team was playing the team that won the championship two years in a row. I kind of thought we all were nervous because if we lost that meant we go home and nobody wanted to go home. Since I was awake early in the morning I thought I should do my daily routine of stretching and eating my oatmeal and salad. Since our game was later that day like a night game I just did a few sit ups…

dirt filled cleats and tied the old crusty laces. I heard the thud of a baseball hitting someone’s mitt as my teammates began to play catch and start our warm up routine. I could feel the crunching of dirt from my cleats as I trotted out to my usual position of second base. I fielded the ground balls thrown by our first basemen and heard the classic yelling of, “Coming down!” from our catcher as he threw the ball down to me covering second base. We threw the ball around the diamond and the game…

Being the batter in the bottom of the ninth inning of the championship game, with two outs, bases loaded, and down by one run is both a baseball player’s most glorious dream and most onerous nightmare. This dream was my opportunity as I stepped up to the plate in the Delaware Regional Senior League championship game. The few metal bleachers near home plate at Leroy Hill Park were packed with families from all around Delaware, meanwhile those without a space set up lawn chairs around the…