Believing in God does not necessarily make someone morally good. ... Therefore, you can only get what you want to get out of faith. ... As in Brandt's essay, he is struggling to answer his children's questions on what happened to the children who burned in the fire down the street. ... "It is the love of God that leads us to be good" (1 John 5:2). ... Brandt opposes my beliefs of religion throughout his essay. ...

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The rest of this essay will display the main argument in which one would use to justify abortion and in turn, one of the major arguments against abortion. ... All one really has to note is that we have whatever rights we have because of whatever it is that makes a human. ... Therefore what is right depends on what is. ... As he proved earlier by saying that humans have rights because of what makes them human, then every human should have these rights. Then Kreeft makes his final point, abortion is wrong. ...

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In my view, morality can "stand alone" without the influence of religion and still have good effects. ... These lessons, whether they focus on religion or on morals, supply the child with an idea of what their parents believe. ... Though these punishments sound harsh, there was the worse fear within me that if I behaved badly, God would make me pay for it. ... In the meanwhile, I could remember thinking, "Yeah, okay Father Omer who can really live in fire and what's eternal damnation?" ... This was the main idea of Clayton's essay. ...

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Friendly Persuasion Morals Essay In the movie, Friendly Persuasion, the Birdwells are a family of Quavers. ... The war and other things gave the Birdwells some difficult choices to make and where they had to put their morals in to play. This essay will explain a few of those decisions. ... Music is a good thing. ... There are so many opinions on different decisions and if they are moral or not, it's hard to draw a line between what's right and wrong. ...

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"Hey dad, who is a good person and how do you become one? ... In the same way, Coles, in his essay " I Listen to my Parents and I Wonder What They Believe ", introduces the idea that the children are more aware of moral issues and because of that are in need of guidance and encouragement to understand what is right and wrong. ... Coles states in his essay that "we do not see that our children also make ethical decisions every day in their own lives, or realize how attuned they may be to moral currents and issues in the larger society " (Coles,2003, p. 438). ... Finally, parents fail to have g...

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It is the parents" job to teach their children right form wrong and to have good morals. ... In the essay Warning Janet Reitman writes that Dawson's Creeks content "is irresponsible and sends an immoral message to teens." ... Parents should also limit what their children watch, particularly with younger children Even if their parents teach them right from wrong, they might not be old enough tell the difference between real and make believe. ... I think that the influence of education and parenting is what matters most. If done the right way, then children will grow up to make good ...

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The House of the Scorpion – Theme Essay In the novel The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer shows how death can be a reward or a punishment depending on your choices in life. ... Similarly, in the novel, death is the driving force behind certain decision the characters make. ... Eight lives, his seven siblings and his own, were what he asked for, yet, he could not control his greed. ... It was what El Patron feared the most because he knew it was what he deserved. Nevertheless, with his death came a reward for the good – freedom. ...

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A good will is not good because of what it achieves or causes (872). It is "good in-itself." If I bake John a cake out of generosity and it makes him fat, that does not mean my original will was bad. ... In his essay, Kant further argues that one's will is only good if someone is motivated by duty and nothing else (874). ... Good intent can be accompanied by a negative outcome. ...

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Throughout the entire book he is telling himself to "avoid eyes" (43) "don't make eye contact" (45). ... Most people in society have memories of the past, no matter if the memory is good or bad they still tend to look back on these memories. ... I think he feels that what happened in the past no longer makes a difference, and instead of dwelling on his own failures he must move on and concentrate on his next "zombie". ... It is very evident throughout Oates" novel that Q_P_ has a disregard for many of the traditional mores and values of society, just as Caputi described Krueger in her ess...

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Maybe it will even change him now from what maybe he couldnt help but be." ... The writer of this essay pointed out that Abner, "had so little moral value to destroy a man's property, surely to protect himself from persecution he could destroy a man's life." ... He thought that he had paid the price of the war and now was his time to seek what was his. ... Although Colonel views things through a good conscience, his filial obligation towards his family seems to bind him. Therefore, he had to decide to go on protecting his father, or to make a break to live as he thought, suffer...

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Hardin makes a good point: Look out for yourself, and only yourself, and you will probably get the chance to see another day. ... What Hardin is really saying is that a troubled conscience is not that big a deal. ... So what- we get to live one more measly day. ... What are we supposed to do? ... Make all prisoners who have committed crimes against society fight each other to the death to rid our world of that worthless percentage of the population. ...

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Langston Hughes short, essay "Salvation" describes an experience at the young age of 12 that unfolds into feelings of drama, guilt, deception, and grief. ... The essay demonstrates the struggle children have understanding god's purpose... ... When will He make himself known to me? ... All of the world's holy books teach morality – what to do and what not to do as you go through life. ... How about "If you put good into the world, you'll get good out of it?...

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We seem to live by the motto "It's not good enough; make it better." ... It undermines certain moral processes and social relations that make human life worth living." Postman makes a valid point, as does Jeremy Rifkin in his essay "A Heretic's View on the New Bioethics" when he states "With human genetic engineering, we get something and we give up something. ... Who has the right to decide what or what is perfect and eliminate the flawed? ... The goal of any business is to make a profit! ...

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People are facing the struggle between doing what is morally right and doing what they want to do. ... This ending of the essay is ironic. ... It is easy to make a mistake, but is difficult to face and correct the mistake. ... Life is not easy - one born in situations that he or she forced to choose something, the result maybe not good because one may make bad decisions under force. ... Thus, we ought to carefully and deliberately make our decisions and be responsible for that....

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Huck's independence makes him a good person in an evil society. ... It seems ironic that a father should guide him towards goodness, but Pap's crooked belief makes Huck immoral. ... It can be applied that Huck does not believe religion can make a person better. ... His previous experiences helped him recognize what is immoral, and he is able to discern what is right. His independence does not make him different, it made him free from society's inhumane and hypocritical beliefs, making him a morally good person....

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In this essay I will explain what I like and dislike about his "Master Morality" & his antithesis to this, "Slave Morality". ... For such people "good" refers to whatever leads to self-fulfillment with values such as nobility, strength, courage, power and pride. ... They define "good" as what makes life easier, safer, with such qualities as patience, humility, charity, modesty and compassion. ... I think you have to take in account the persons surroundings, what influences the person has had in their life. ... This overhaul of thought makes his master morality concept look alittle weak and fur...

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This essay is about justice and morality and people's ethical code. ... Rather, for us to discover what is "good by distinguishing the people who take part in the form of beauty. "What and how we consider is evidence for the codes of unity, what and how we should be able to believe. ... What happen as separation from state and church? ... This essay deliberates the influences on people of the grabbing present of a comfy coverlet ethics coded. ...

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Everyone knows someone that can make his or her sunny day turn into a rainy, gloomy day. ... What comes to mind when you have to deal with these types of people? ... It makes you question "Are we naturally good? ... However, for as much bad there was good. ... What caused this change in the former, unpleasant attitude of the people of New York? ...

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This is the argument presented by Peter Singer in his essay The Singer Solution to World Poverty. ... The truth is that the average American family is just doing a perfectly good job at living in a capitalistic society. ... What about the irresponsible parents of these children? ... As a result he grows poor crops and barely makes enough money to live on. ... But what happens when we get what we wished for? ...

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Summing it up, one can do what is morally right for themselves based on the feeling it gives them regardless of good or bad. ... This plays heavily on a person's pleasures and conscience to do what is morally right and yet get a good feeling pleasure from it. ... (Pursuit of the Good. ... The obligation to make restitution for harm done, 3. ... The obligation to do good to other, 6. ...

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Good vs. ... For example, in the epic "Beowulf", Christianity is seen in the theme of good vs. evil. Beowulf, the good heroic figure battles three evil monsters, Grendel, the troll wife, and the dragon. ... The Knight had to travel to many places to look for the answer to the question what do women really want. ... In this era the common themes are virtue and moral teachings, and good vs. evil. ...

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Essay on "Z for Zachariah" Mr Loomis is an insane character in the novel "Z for Zachariah. ... She is a caring young woman who is more than willing to help with what she can and also lives in that fashion with her surroundings. ... The thing that makes her an essentially good person is that she doesn't resort to violence to solve her problems. ... When she witnessed Edward's death, she still wished good upon him... Ann Burden is both good and caring in almost every manner. ...

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An examination of essays by Peter Singer and by John Arthur gives insight into two of the many different opinions concerning the responsibility the affluent people have to the much less fortunate people. ... One analogy is used in both essays to strengthen their arguments. ... He attempts to make the reader feel guilty. ... Singer explains that the fact that no one else is taking action does not justify an individual's own unwillingness to make a difference. ... However, our good fortune does not give us the right to decide the fate of others" lives. ...

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The greatest good is that which is in the best interest of a particular person in the long run. For the duration of this essay, "egoism" and "ethical egoism" will refer to the above definition, and "altruism" will refer to the opinion that one should always act in a way that will benefit others. ... However, I was just as happy when I received my gifts, and all I had to do was make it known to my relatives what I desired. ... There is no inherent concern for the good of the many in egoism; that is a feature of altruism. ... There is also no way to define what exactly it is to "mind anoth...

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JILL PEDONE 9/28/01 ENGLISH 1 ASSIGNMENT 2 Both authors began their essays with their job description and their reasoning for entering into their respected fields. ... In Hardy's, What Did You Do in the War, Grandma,? ... Once you think you are doing something good it just all seems to crumble apart for reasons for reasons that do not concern you. ... We shouldn't allow others to make decisions for us. ... But, what he didn't analyze is what if that same groups of people, who wanted him to shoot, changed their minds. ...

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