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    The Universal Declaration of Human rights declared that all human beings are born to be free and equal in dignity. People have a right to live‚ choose what they want and defend their rights. But nowadays‚ a person who is in the highest position is the one who did not follow those rules. In Article 3 said that people has "The right to live free" but if you are accused that you are an addict‚ you will be killed. People in Philippines killed by that reason even if you are innocent. They did not prove

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    made practicing it. The idea of Cultural Relativism‚ made clear by James Rachels‚ advocates that the proper thing to do with this newfound power is to not use it at all. Cultural Relativism is a theory asserting that there are no absolute truths of morals and therefore‚ a practice of a culture can not be judged as right or wrong. While its fundamentals may seem enlightened‚ radical practice of them prevents moral progress and the philosophy fails to acknowledge that immorality simply exists. Cultural Relativism’s major claim to fame is that the philosophy

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    The main purpose of the thirty articles from “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights”‚ created on December 10‚ 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly‚ is to promote a deep respect to the human rights and fundamental freedoms of each individual‚ belonging to whatever “race‚ color‚ sex‚ language‚ religion…” (UDHR‚ Article 2) or any other status‚ and create a universal guaranty that it will enhance the recognition of these human rights and freedoms; it represented “the hope for a new future”

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    To what extent are human rights universal? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights goes beyond the national interest of a state. It outlines the obligations of every state within the international arena. Human rights are a controversial issue with many conflicting arguments. Some may argue that human rights should be mandatory to all‚ universally. While others may argue that the notion of human rights is dynamic and complex and cannot be applied towards every state‚ as every state functions in

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    world have different cultural views that are unique. He then begins to challenge relativism by stating that the tradition of repression women and not sending children‚ especially girls‚ to school is holding many countries back. It is clear that Obama’s ideas are against relativism because relativism is defined as‚ "the view that there are no universally objective principles or values beyond the beliefs and customs of specific cultures‚ and thus there can be no basis for cross-cultural criticism or debate"

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    people forget the importance of human right‚ not because it is not important but many of us never live in the shoes of those being violated. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was established in 1948(UN‚ n.d.)‚ for decades that it is used to make people’s life better. However‚ in some areas it was not enforced locally‚ as there are still many people in the world both developed and undeveloped countries who suffered from various violations of human rights. Fiji is a developing country located

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    beneficial option for explaining complex ideas through factual information and theories that expand across multiple academic disciplines. A theory is a collection of ideas that intends to explain a complex idea‚ but there still remains uncertainties. On the other hand‚ a fact is defined as a concrete piece of information that correspond to truths‚ and serves the purpose of making a statement true. Naturally‚ we rely upon both facts and theories to develop new ideas to propel humankind forward. The interdisciplinary

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    Whether human rights are universal or culturally relative has been highly debated for decades. Increasingly‚ there are have been a large number of individuals and societies who oppose the notion that all human rights are universal. To protect the universe and those living among it from tragedies such as genocide‚ war‚ and domestic violence‚ it is critical that all nations abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration of Human Rights was drafted in 1948 to recognize the dignity

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    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ came as a reaction to the dreadful damages of the Second World War. This declaration was built according to the fundamentals of equality. It lists us all of our rights‚ all of our freedoms and how we can express them freely. It was constructed on the basic fact of it being just‚ equal to all‚ and right. However‚ are all articles applicable on all of mankind? Or can some of these be questioned? Generally‚ all of these articles should be applicable

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    you feel that cultural relativism is always positive?  Why or why not?  Under what circumstances do you feel that it is appropriate to condemn the practices of a culture other than your own Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context.. "In other words‚ “right” and “wrong” are culture-specific; what is considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another‚ and‚ since no universal standard of morality

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