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Cultural Relativism
Number of words: 1546 - Number of pages: 6

.... culture abortion may be morally acceptable, cultural relativists would say that abortion is morally right for that culture. Whereas if another culture finds abortion to be wrong, then it is morally right that abortion be banned, for that culture. allows for diversity and differences between cultures, which in turn supports peace between cultures. is a meta-ethical outlook because this theory attempts to explain the status of moral judgments. It gives guidelines as to what may be moral. The divine command theory is also a meta-ethical approach because like , it also standardizes morality .....

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Existentialism In The Early 19th Century
Number of words: 1643 - Number of pages: 6

.... traditional view that moral choice involves an objective judgment of right and wrong, existentialists have argued that no objective, rational basis can be found for moral decisions. The 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche further contended that the individual must decide which situations are to count asmoral situations. Subjectivity All existentialists have followed Kierkegaard in stressing the importance of passionate individual action in deciding questions of both morality and truth. They have insisted, accordingly, that personal experience and acting on one's own convicti .....

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Gender Inbalances In School
Number of words: 492 - Number of pages: 2

.... the work but there may be glass walls preventing them from entering. I don’t believe that it is a “fruitless” effort to engage in a way that would promote women in these fields. Since I have been in college I have change my major 3 times. Most of my friends have also. So it is not the case that women have made up their mind by the time that they enter college and it can’t be changed. It may not be the individual teacher’s responsibility to encourage female scientists but the weight does fall in the college’s administrative office. The dean of these colleges should take the .....

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Should Americans Adopt Internationally?
Number of words: 748 - Number of pages: 3

.... countries are more willing to accept single adoptive parents. One of the most important reasons for adopting internationally is that it can be quite fast; sometimes placements occur within one year. International adoption can be faster if an agency has ties to a country with many waiting, orphaned children. Another important reason people adopt from foreign countries is because they believe that children in foreign orphanages need parents desperately. China, for example, has many Chinese orphans available for adoption, especially girls, because of their birth control system. Agencies eag .....

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How To Communicate In A Relatioship
Number of words: 822 - Number of pages: 3

.... or she does not know what it is that you are wanting. Always present thoughts and ideas as clearly as possible. Sarcasm is often a pitfall for communication. When a person states an idea one way but means it in a totally different way, it is no wonder that he or she will be misunderstood. With just a slight change in the tone of voice, which many times may go unnoticed, the sarcasm might lose its' humorous connotations and accidentally become hurtful. This is also true with facial expressions. They can be misinterpreted and then become a stumbling block for the rest of the conversation. W .....

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Media Violence
Number of words: 844 - Number of pages: 4

.... "Fathers who laugh and cheer at violent action movies are condoning such actions...." Another counselor from Omaha said, "If a kid hears his dad laughing about having beat somebody up when he was 13, then that father is creating an underlying philosophy in the family." Joseph Stankus, an Omaha psychologist, said, "If sombody doesn't show any regard for the results of violence, then maybe you give it to them" (qtd. in Nelson np). Watching violence and listening to others talk about violence can lead to aggression. Some places are more admissible of aggression than others. Aggressive b .....

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Overpopulation
Number of words: 646 - Number of pages: 3

.... lifetimes. These children our are next generation of parents, voters, consumers, and leaders. The choices they make are critical to stabilizing the population and protecting the environment. Educating the youth of the future will help them to understand the problems the earth faces and how they can help by influencing and being the political leaders who can adopt responsible population policies. One problem the earth and its inhabitants face today is our lack of resources due to of the increasing number of people. Tropical forests cover only 7 percent of the earth’s surface, but it hold .....

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Intimacy
Number of words: 1028 - Number of pages: 4

.... tenuous. The development of relationships and intimacy has some very definitive steps. The first step is initiating which is making contact with the other person and showing that you are the kind of person worth talking to. Our relationship was initiated as soon as I was brought into this world and facilitated by the fact that we were brother and sister. The next step is experimenting which is deciding whether we want to pursue a relationship further by using small talk and the like. Since I was unable to talk at the time, my sister and I dismissed this step. Next comes the step .....

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Black Civil Rights
Number of words: 613 - Number of pages: 3

.... the Second World War, blacks participating in the war were being more important positions than ever before. Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to make a strong contribution to the Civil Rights movement. He had signed a declaration that stated no one could be discriminated in the work place and other areas based on race. Also the high court passed a law that enabled black children to have the same education opportunities as white children. It was in December 1955 that Rosa Parks made a big step for civil rights by doing a very small but courageous thing. She was arrested for .....

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Skateboarders Nationwide Restless; A Problem That Needs Attention?
Number of words: 1731 - Number of pages: 7

.... by the effects of drugs. Anyway when one performs an intricate maneuver flawlessly, the rush is greater than any pot or coke. Unfortunately, this cannot happen when a skater is denied access to their sanctuaries, there favorite spot. A good example is given by Johnston foster- "Last summer, me and some friends were skating at Phi Beta Kappa Hall, the theater at the College of William and Mary. I pulled a phat 360 kickflip down the three steps out front. The session was hot, we were all on (landing most attempted tricks) and it wasn't too hot out side. We all sat down to rest and then h .....

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