Hobsbawm‚ Eric. The Age of Extremes: The short twentieth Century 1914-1991: 1995: Abacus‚ London. The Age of Extremes: The short twentieth Century 1914-1991 provides a succinct review of the middle three quarters of the 20th century. The book trails world history from the outbreak of World War I to the collapse of the Soviet Union & explicitly witnesses author’s profound interest for the world history. The Author Eric Hobsbawm‚ (1917 – 2012) was a British Marxist historian of the rise of industrial
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Extreme sports risky but worth it? Imagine the feeling of accomplishment‚ the adrenaline rush‚ and the overall thrill of participating in an extreme sport for the first time. Whether it be skydiving or successfully landing a jump on your snowboard or skis for the first time. Extreme sports are all about big risk‚ and big reward. To me there are four categories of extreme sports the ones performed in the air‚ water‚ on the ground‚ or on the snow. They can vary from mountain biking or jumping out
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took more of a physical and offensive position in the tricky game of slavery against the South. At the time‚ violent acts of abolition probably seemed to be doing more harm than good‚ but having a hindsight view today allows us to see that these extreme abolitionists did more good than harm by taking one
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I think that Singers conclusion with the famine in India differs from the conclusion that a Utilitarian might reach with regards to the “The Truth about Torture” in several ways. The difference between torturing a terrorist to protect the masses is consistent with Utilitarian Theory. Although Singer’s conclusion does appear to deviate from Utilitarian Theory‚ it actually follows some utilitarian moral principles in the fact that human greed in the western world‚ which is immoral‚ appears to
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THE EXTREME FUTURE: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World for the Next 5‚ 10‚ and 20 Years by James Canton‚ Ph.D. “Canton’s background in future-planning consultancy began when he studied under Alvin Toffler in the 1970s-and it shows in this big-picture take on the world of tomorrow…” —Publishers Weekly The Midwest is beach front property‚ the workforce is largely dominated by women‚ and genetic engineering gives rescue workers gills to better save lives according to James Canton
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Examine how utilitarian arguments might be applied to one issue of your choice? ACT UTILITARIANISM Act Utilitarian theories start with specific cases from which general principles can be deduced. Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus weighs up the following measures of the consequential pleasure/pain: CertaintyDurationExtentIntensityRemotenessRichnessPurity Situation 1 – Abortion would be morally right if the mother’s life is in danger. The period of the pain of the loss of the mother will be ongoing‚ the
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Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Applying philosophical concepts to social issues can test the relevance of philosophy in contemporary society. Such application may also help to resolve present-day social issues‚ as philosophy can draw light on moral concerns. In this paper‚ the Kantian and Utilitarian moral theories are applied to the Nestle advertising controversy which began in 1970‚ and which lingers
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There are two general theories of punishment: utilitarian and retributive. In the utilitarian theory of punishment‚ punishment is sought to discourage future occurrences of crime‚ while in the retributive theory‚ punishment is handed out because the offender deserves to be punished. Laws are used under the utilitarian philosophy specifically to maximize the overall peace of society. Because crimes and the punishment that follows are both adversaries to that peace‚ they should be kept to a minimum
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enough. Frankly‚ I was not particularly good or at any of them. In fact‚ I always used to wish there was a game I could play without having to compete with anyone‚ but enjoy myself simply by virtue of playing it. My interest and participation in extreme sport started one Saturday afternoon after me‚ and a few of my friends watched a van Disel video. We thought‚ why not try some bike stunts‚ by then I had a dirt bike‚ and we played truth and dare. None of us could do any real stunt‚ but we practiced
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Speech 101 December 2‚ 2012 Extreme Couponing If you are like most people you probably don’t use coupons that often or at all. However‚ Nielsen Clearing House‚ an industry leader in coupon marketing and redemption report that 78% of consumers report using ocupouns on a regular basis. But To get $870 worth of product for absolutely nothing speaks for itself. It gives those who don’t have much to do with their time an outlet for creativity. There is a definite art-form in getting that much
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