The simple truth of the matter is that a behavior or action that makes a person happy is not sufficient in establishing that the behavior or action is morally accurate. Just because something makes one person happy does not make it morally correct. Would Mill suggest that it is justified to kill an innocent person to make the majority of the people happy in a murder case? ... To calm the nerves of its citizens, the police pick a person at random and prosecute him in front of everyone by hanging him in the street. ... It is honestly wrong to murder an innocent person. ...

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Disregarding the values of her family, she deeply regretted the thought of sending an innocent man to prison, never to be with his family. ... Resisting these beliefs doesn't mean that as a person, one is making a morally incorrect decision. ... You have to know, you and every other person in my family taught me about my own." ... Thanks to her, an innocent man would be set free and morally she could live with her decision. As her own person she used expectations differently than others might. ...

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Take the first Inquisition, it was established by the Roman Catholic Church and the office of the pope in the middle ages, and was stimulated by seeking out and punishing persons that the Church felt, were guilty of deviation by exiling them. ... He persecuted and murdered innocent people because of they"re religious, and culture differences and he was able to do these acts because of his stature in society and his power gained through his stature. ... Hitler and the Church had no definitive reason to commit the crimes at hand, and why would they, murdering innocent ...

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If a person decides to have sex, whether it is done with protection or not, the result is her responsibility and she must be willing to deal with the consequences. ... When we perform an abortion, we take the life of an innocent child. ... No one has thee right to take the life of another person, even an unborn child. ... These risks are present regardless of whether the abortion is done by a trained professional or by an inexperienced person. ...

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Abortion I"m writing about abortion, the rights, the innocent babies, and the society we live in. ... But it just depends on each person and they"re believes. ... Until that moment comes, I think that we must rely on set rules that every person has and on governmental enforcement in order to survive in this world. Well last but not least, I believe that the government has the responsibility to step in and not permit the murder of its unborn citizen, especially an innocent baby, if there was intent to destroy the child late in pregnancy for questionable reasons. ...

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Justice The film The Godfather is not a film that I would personally associate with justice, at least not my personal view of justice. The reason that I say this is because I know that Bonasera's view of justice was skewed by the way that the justice system had so clearly failed him and his ...

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McKenna The novel Crime and Punishment, by Feodor Dostoevsky, depicts the moral dilemmas of Raskolnikov after he commits a heinous crime by murdering two innocent people. ... Raskolnikov's actions may actually have benefited society, but he does not have the authority to judge whether one's life is useless and to take that person's life. ... This means that if society can do better without someone, then it would be benefiting to society to murder or kill that person. ...

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For a person who uses the Kantian theory, they believe that the only pure good is human reason without any regard to the consequences. ... To have a quick overview of the main differences before going in depth, I would like to refer to the table below: Utilitarianism Kant's Theory Only consequences matter Consequences do not matter Morality is closely connected to desire/pleasure Morality is based on reason No absolute rules (act) Morality provides absolute rules Motives and intentions do not matter Intentions are of highest importance Persons are not intrinsically valuable Persons ...

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In order to continue pretending to be innocent, the politician will have to continuously lie to keep up the figment of his guiltlessness. ... When someone starts lying, it becomes a habit that is difficult to undo and makes that person nervous and destroys his self-regard. ... If and only if a dishonest person quits lying, makes suitable reparations, and submits himself to being straightforward, he will keep on ruining himself with every single lie. ...

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The greatest good is that which is in the best interest of a particular person in the long run. ... It certainly seems logical that each person is best equipped to fulfill his own needs. I am the only person in the world who can know my deepest desires and dreams, so it follows logically that I am the only person in the world who can fulfill my deepest desires and dreams. ... And in a perfect world, we could just ask, but more often than not, a person's desires are kept hidden for one reason or another. ... Where does one person's private affairs begin? ...

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In Ancient Greece, new ideals surfaced as answers to life's complicated questions. These new beliefs were centered on the expanding field of science. Man was focused on more than the Gods or heavenly concerns. A government that was ruled by the people was suggested as opposed to a monarchy that had ...

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Four innocent lives perish through the hands of his creation. ... Each and ever person has their own set principle of morality but lets just hope that people don't let their judgments win over their morals....

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You rarely win, but sometimes you doShe was the bravest person I ever knew" (pg. 149). ... He appealed to the judge, jury and audience by presenting his defense on how Tom was wrongly accused and why he is innocent. ...

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Several scenes within the movie show the transformation into the unethical person. ... Initially it was an innocent transfer of information but it soon led to much bigger opportunities. 2) A dinner with the presentation of a $1,000,000 check with comments about getting many "perks"2 followed by Lisa showing up at the door unannounced and suggesting that "we are going out".3 3) It continues with Gecko commenting about how he wants Bud to get him information and Bud following through by following Sir Larry Wildman (Gecko's adversary)4. 4) The scenes get better wh...

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