These early years were the subject of her bestselling memoir. Because of her trials and tribulations this woman has a great ability to do the impossible. She has conquered all her goals, and developed a great authority over life. In spite, of all her success she continues to be humble, and find a way to give the greatest reward. She donated her correspondence with America’s great black cultural figures to Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Wen Chen AP literature My Mom Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence. Throughout my life I have been influenced by thousands of things; from music to novels, movies, and game shows. All these things lead back to influential people in my life, like my grandparents, my friends, my aunts and uncles, my father, and even my older brother. However, my mom is by far the most influential person in my life. To put it simply, my mom is truly the most amazing woman I have ever met.
Kant’s view uses a categorical imperative, in which ethics is based upon an absolute, objective, deontologcial theory, in which intentions are more important than consequences. Kant believed that an ethics should be based around something entirely good. He decided that the only thing entirely good in the whole universe is ‘good will’. Everybody must decide ethical decisions in a way in which they put themselves last, fulfill their duty, and commit only selfless acts. This may be psychologically impossible, as many believe there is always a selfish reason for any good deed, however Kant only proposed a theory, and
Kant emphasizes the role of the moral philosopher to reveal the ambiguity about what it is moral to be crystal clear, and humans are rational beings who should strive for moral maxims motivated by the good will. Furthermore, he argues that human don not need a moral philosopher to show which action is right, we already know what he calls the common human reason. Kant favours to endeavor to do the right actions over the good actions as his attempts to portray the ideal world or the moral utopia. Kantian Deontology theory and the Categorical Imperatives frameworks urge decision-makers to strive for beneficence as a mean to resolve the challenging ethical dilemmas they face, obligating the decision-maker to act ethically and morally motivated by duty. The categorical imperatives are impartial, autonomous, and strict by which tackle respecting others and their dignity, universalize the maxims of our actions, and targeting the Kingdom of
Kali Mitchell Mrs. Elliott English 1101 28 September 2012 Madonna of the new millennium “Forbes recently ranked her the most powerful and influential entertainer in the world. She has hundreds of fan Web sites, a video game, a Pepsi commercial, dozens of dolls in her image, a charity foundation, a movie, three hit albums, and multitudinous music videos-all before the age of 21” (Peters). Without a doubt, this is Britney Spears. She is anything but ordinary to the pop music industry. She deserves to be in our hall of fame because she beat her underprivileged childhood, for holding many awards and recognitions for her popular singles, for her amazing comeback from a tragic downfall, and her charity work.
This is also is harmony with Gardner’s definition of identity when it comes to ethics. Trasks states her opinion on how the haole (whites) totally disregarded Hawaiian values and took away things that identified her and makes her who she is. Gardner, again, a psychologist knew this all too well, in his essay Good Work in Difficult Times, he tell us “There is a clear-cut gauge for identity, which might be called the “mirror test” (11). This “mirror test”, from Gardner’s prospective was a self-check to see what type of person we consider ourselves as far as values, fairness and ethics. At one point in her essay Trask wanted people to know who and what the Hawaiians really were.
Holocaust survivors are very rare these days, but Anne still remains, because of her published diary. She has already made a big impact on the world, just by being in the Holocaust, but her diary has increased her impact. Overall, Anne Frank was and still is a very brilliant and intelligent girl. She proved through her diary that the Holocaust happened, and how awful it was. She made a big impact during her lifetime.
Explain the concept of Relativist Morality. Moral Relativism is an ethical judgement. It is the claim that there is no ethical system better than another. It stems from the fact that to judge an ethical system, it must be judged by a moral standard. Since every ethical system should evaluate itself as the best and only moral system, and every other system is flawed and immoral, it is assumed that moral judgements about ethical systems are meaningless.
Kant neglects to clearly define maxims, yet it is footnoted that maxims are “subjective principles of acting”[4]. However, one thing about maxims is clear – “a maxim is a personal endorsement of an articulated or able to be articulated, general rule.”[5] The formula of universal law states that in order to act morally, you must “act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.”[6] For example, to assist a fellow student needing help understanding a particularly
An Investigation of Character and Virtue (Charles Taylor's Theory defended in spite of a robust challenge by Owen Flanagan) 1 An Investigation of Character and Virtue Taylor's Thesis Outlined: One of the most striking and valuable features of Charles Taylor's Moral thought is the emphasis he places on the value of articulating the moral visions that direct one's life. We may live by a tacitly accepted value system -‐-‐ never even feeling the need to say what that system is. But if we engage in the struggle to define for ourselves and for others the values we live by, we deepen our understanding of those moral values by laying bare their foundations. We also heighten our awareness of the complexity of moral life. (Ruth Abbey: "Charles Taylor" Princeton University Press, 2000, pp.