Rachel

As Rachel Carson once said, “ If I had influence with the good fairy, I would ask that her gift to each child be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life.” My scientist that I chose for this assignment was Rachel Carson. She was a Marine biologist, and studied Natural science. She was known for her writings on nature. Rachel was born on May 27, in 1907. She was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, where she had grown up. When she was 57 on April 14, she had…

In the article, “Active and Passive Euthanasia” the author Rachels argues that both passive and active euthanasia are permitted. Active euthanasia is purely known as taking a positive action, which is designed to kill the patient who is incurably ill. Passive euthanasia, on the contrary, means easily holding back from doing anything to keep the patient alive. To further explain what Rachels suggests, he uses two cases as an example. First he gives the scenario of Smith who will inherit a large…

forbids any form of action. John Rachels’ The Challenge of Cultural Relativism outlines and attacks the theory of cultural relativism. He pays particular attention to the results of Cultural Relativism, and employs various examples to poke holes in the argument. What is important to remember is that his argument must exist under the assumption that a standard of morality that can transcend social differences exists. The three consequences of Cultural Relativism that Rachels identifies are not…

the greatest number of people is what makes an action morally good. There is no mention of whether or not there is importance of how people achieved that happiness, so that in itself brings up great concern. This concern is immediately brought up by Rachel Carson in her groundbreaking environmental book Silent Spring. Carson places her evidence of great environmental destruction of “biocides” caused by utilitarianism. Biocides is a term Carson coined in her book to include insecticides,…

James Rachels’ “Ethics and the Bible” discuss the fact that many people look for esteemed writings such as the Bible and the Quran to draw inspiration of how a person should live one’s life. Often times, topics like abortion and homosexuality raise questions some believe only the sacred texts can answer. Rachels’ article, however, demonstrates that certain passages found in the Bible to prove abortion wrong are actually not included in the Bible at all. He also mentions that although…

Is it true that people think it’s not morally right to kill a person, but that it’s morally acceptable to let them die? James Rachels, in “Active and Passive Euthanasia,” argues that there is no moral difference between active and passive euthanasia. He believes that if passive euthanasia is permissible, then active euthanasia should also be. In medical ethics, the distinction between both euthanasias are highly controversial, yet passive euthanasia is accepted and practiced by a majority of…

There are five parts of language that were used to analyze Jacob and Rachel in the video. The five parts of language are semantics, pragmatics, morphology, phonology, and syntax. All of these are different types of spoken language. Let’s take a closer look at each part of language. Semantics deals with the content and meaning of expressions (Thomason, 1996). The book states that semantics is a part of language that is concerned with rules governing the meaning and the content of words or units…

environmental movement started, and people's awareness of the environment and effects on the environment from numerous activities grew. Rachel Carson, a biologist, wrote a book discussing the destructive effects of pesticides, as a means to inform the public and urge them to act against the use of them, yet the book created much controversy. In the excerpt from Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Carson states that the use of spraying pesticides is not worth the damage done to the natural world by…

by Rachels, Cultural Relativism is explained by using real world cultural differences to support and criticize Cultural Relativism. In an overview of Rachels’ arguments in favor of the absolute truth of Cultural Relativism Rachels explains that because cultures are developed…

Explain how Rachel was reunited with Henry? Sometime around after the Civil War, Rachel started to work as a cook for the Union Army in New Bern, North Carolina. One night, a division of black Union troops enters her kitchen, she saw her lost son Henry there. How did Rachel know it was Henry? Slaves were uneducated because it was against the rules to be taught how to read and write. I remember this line from the story which caught my attention. Racheal said something about his forehead if I…