Critique on Do Video Games Kill? This article “Do Video Games Kill” by Karen Sternheimer addresses the wide spread idea; video games are the cause for “young killers” (210). Sternheimer believes concern for the influence video games may have on youth is spiraling out of control. She put most of the blame for this out of control concern on the media. She also writes some about politicians and the Juvenile Justice system.
Perhaps more so than Emotivists, Prescriptivists see ethical language as fairly meaningful. They believe that the terms used are able to create absolute rules that everyone ought to follow. It would seem that ethical language is seen by many as very meaningful, although for varying reasons. However agent centred theories such as Virtue Ethics would argue that our main focus of morality should be on becoming as virtuous as possible, rather than deciding what is meant by ethical language. Therefore it would seem that perhaps morality should be more focussed on individuals’ actions rather then defining what is meant by ‘good’ and
The conservatives resisted the change of the decade by the police and courts cracking down on radicals: prohibition outlawed liquor, the Klu Klux Klan attacked immigrants and radical minorities, and fundamentalist Christians decried the changing code of morality and the teaching of evolution in schools, while congress drastically restricted immigration. The shift of population from rural to urban led to heightened social tensions in the 1920’s. Intent on pressuring traditional social values, rural Americans saw in the city all that was evil in contemporary life. Saloons, whorehouses, little Italys, little Polands, communist cells, free love, and atheism; these were all identified within the city. The countryside struck back.
By using utilitarianism ethics it would seem the benefits of not airing the prank would be more beneficial. As this would be seen by the radio station as maintaining their professional integrity, it would avoid the possibility of impacting their relationships with multiple stakeholders negatively. From the positives and negatives discussed, it would seem under utilitarianism ethics the prank would not be ethical to broadcast. Kantian Ethics The decision to not air the prank would not be delayed under Kantian ethics. As the main issue at stake is the process of the matter; therefore the principle of duty must be followed.
Moreover, Mao’s famous saying “unity, criticism, unity” suggests that the campaign indeed had good intentions, not implying any “trap”. Therefore, it can be argued that the campaign was a tiny step towards democracy, allowing people to express their dissatisfaction with the regime, however it turned out to be a genuine miscalculation and not a vicious Mao’s plan to eliminate any source of threat to the regime. A clear similarity
These times also had many differences. People in the Salem Witch Trials were in the 1600's-a very naive time- while people during the time of McCarthyism lived in the 1950's. Citizens of America in the 1600's were scared of one thing, the devil. The churches wanted to rid their town of anyone who associated with him by being hanged. In the 1950's, however, people were terrified of the red Communists coming to take over their beloved country.
All these are exceptions of the exclusionary rule do have good points. I do think that these exceptions should be allowed only if they are used correctly. These exceptions are not fully going against the person’s rights, but they are on the boarder of possible doing so. Even though I am for the exclusionary rule and the Fourth Amendment, these exceptions serve as a purpose and I believe they should be allowed. It may be hard for people to understand, but I believe that these exceptions are not abusing the system or the defendant’s
Linzee Williams Professor Teale ENG 121-151 23 January 2012 Goodman has brought many great different perspectives on abolishing grading into his article, to show the bigger picture. But Goodman clearly states where he stands, as far as grading in college level. One of his main quotes states, “I think the majority of professors agree that grading hinders teaching and creates a bad spirit, going as far as cheating and plagiarizing.”(p.212). This article was written in 1964. Society has changed quite a bit since then.
Children should not be allowed to read about how somebody killed themselves by shooting themselves in the head. “It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way off the grass, and the holocaust was complete.”(162) In conclusion, The Great Gatsby should be banned for many reasons such as: drug use, offensive language, abuse, and murder. This novel may be a classic but it has many inappropriate parts throughout it. Work Cited Page Clatty, Brittany. "Should the Great Gatsby Be Banned?"
Working towards our moral sensibilities will reflect the fact that there is no distinction between dutiful acts and supererogatory acts. Supererogatory acts are something that is nice to do for others yet we are not obligated to do