Utilitarianism beliefs have been around for a long time but it wasn’t called utilitarianism until the philosopher Jeremy Bentham. John Stuart Mill was a philosopher born in 1806 and in 1861 wrote People haven’t’ agreed on what is right and what is wrong so the point is to come up with a universal systematic way to determine whether or not something is ethical The first principle of utility, as Mill describes, is “pleasure and freedom from pain are the only tings desirable as ends” The second principle
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In each and every human being there is a beast within, it is only a matter of time before the inner evil is revealed. In William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies”, he demonstrates this theory very well; especially with the character named Roger.The other two characters who best portray this concept are Jack Merridew, the leader of the hunters, and Ralph who is in charge of assigning tasks to the little ones. Roger is a prime example of the beast within. Roger is a sadist who enjoys inflicting
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The night was as frigid as the arctic as I walked a crossed a frozen walkway that led to the Sandbox. The Sandbox was the base for the Red Army or aljaysh al’ahmar led by Hamza Al Aziz. The Red Army consist of politicians, Arab police, civilians, and assassins. We are the Arab revolution. It’s our time to annihilate. The Sandbox was a metal facility that goes fifty feet below but only two stories up. We disguise ourselves as a government agency to keep the actual government from figuring
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straight on 'til morning. ” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan. That is how you get to Neverland but there is an easier way by simply going to the VPA’s musical Peter Pan. The new Peter Pan musical in Sherwood has viewers lined up to watch.The VPA or voice of performing arts will be putting on the musical.They are also the same people who performed The Little Mermaid and Beauty and The Beast. This is a trip not by plane or a car, but by flying to the magical world of Peter Pan. What makes this really special is
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Ephesians was traditionally attributed to Paul, but most scholars now believe the letter was not written by Paul, but in the Pauline tradition. Disputed authorship does not mean that the epistle is not Scripture, but that it must be interpreted differently than an undisputed letter. Clear references to Ephesians do not appear until later, around 110-120 CE, meaning that this letter was probably written around the late 80s to the early 90s. This book does not read like an ancient letter but more like
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Jesus of Nazareth was not the messiah. In a time that Judea was under the remorseless Roman rule. Jesus was a man born in Bethlehem to parents Mary and Joseph, who would raise him in Judea’s backwater province of Galilee, in the city of Nazareth, practicing strict Jewish traditions. Later in his life he would claim to be the son of God and travel Judea preaching peace and translating God’s word for anyone that would listen. He would gain a following and be praised and worshipped as the messiah
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There has been archaeological ties between Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ discovered that could aid as evidence for the theorist’s cause. In 1980 near Jerusalem, archaeologists found six inscribed coffins in a 2000-year old tomb. This places Jesus, the mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and their son all in one tomb, much like a family. The problem with this discovery is that there are no DNA samples from Jesus or Mary, so we can not prove that the corpses in those coffins are in fact Jesus and Mary
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Ever since Nick Viall was picked as The Bachelor 2017, there have been rumors that he dumped Jen Saviano to go on the show. These two started talking on Bachelor in Paradise, and it looked like a love match might have happened. Us Magazine shared that in a recent interview with reporters Nick is finally responding to these rumors and revealing if they are true or not. Nick actually did a conference call on Wednesday, December 14 where he answered a lot of questions. Lauren Himle actually claimed
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“Family Guy and Freud: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious” is an article that is very relevant on the topic of pop culture intertwining with television shows. The article was written by Antonia Peacocke, a current college student. Peacocke starts off by introducing how she has felt about the show Family Guy over the years. Then moves onto how the show has been lashed out at and actually cancelled, but still managed to get put back on the air. When looked at closely the show satirizes American
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episode “I am Peter, Hear me Roar” takes sexism extremely lightheartedly. The episode begins with Peter Griffin, a married white man with a lack of common sense, being offered a boat in exchange for attending a timeshare seminar. At the end of the seminar, Peter choose to take the “mystery box” over the boat, despite disapproval from his wife, Lois. With tickets obtained from the mystery box, Peter, Lois, and their friends go out and drink a lot of beer while at a comedy club Peter, who was highly
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