Daniel Dennett

Drake G. Smith Putman Hours 3 and 5 15 November 2016 FFA Argument Paper Ethics are what is morally right, they are ideas well cemented in what is right. "Flowers for Algernon" is a story about a man named Charlie Gordon who possesses mental disabilities and a low IQ of 68. He attempts to improve his mind and its capabilities by undergoing a procedure which would increase his intelligence. Charlie Gordon's doctors failed to act ethically when they performed the surgery upon him. Charlie…

fit in and become happier. So, when Drs. Nemur and Strauss asked him if he was willing to have this surgery that will triple his IQ of 68, of course he agreed. However, now, one can argue if this surgery is lawful or not. In Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, the doctors made a bad choice by choosing Charlie Gordon for the intelligence-altering surgery because they didn't follow the rules of The Belmont Report, they didn't…

decision for oneself and acting upon it, despite overwhelming obstacles is an important quality when defining humanity. This quality allows humans to share how they feel and take a stand on certain situations. In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, a mentally stunted individual named Charlie proves his humanity when he makes his own decision and acts on it, even with overwhelming peer pressure. As Charlie is eating his dinner in a local restaurant one day, he notices a young…

Transitioning into adulthood isn’t easy, especially when physically you are thirty seven, but mentally you are barely a teenager. In the short story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, a man named Charlie Gordon has a mental disability that makes him have a younger mental age than his actual age of 37. He then gets an operation to make him smarter also to increase his mental age. The doctors put him through tests with a mouse who had the same operation done, named Algernon, whom he has a deep…

Chicago in 1893: Bright City, Dark Menace In the historical novel “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America,” author Erik Larson portrays Chicago as both the city of opportunity and simultaneously as a hotbed of crime and human exploitation (Larson). Chicago in the 1890’s was quite rough because jobs and murders have made the city a place of both danger and opportunity. Numerous murders have led to turmoil in the city. In addition, the changes that…

In order to possess leadership qualities and characteristics one must have strong religious and moral convictions to be able to maintain a high democracy. Nehemiah, a Jew who lived in the 5th century B.C, was cupbearer to Artaxerxes, king of Persia. Part of a cupbearer's function was to taste the wine before it was given to the king, thus protecting him against attempts at poisoning; but constant personal contact meant that they became in many cases confidants and personal favorites of the king,…

According to Rick Yancey’s online about page, his full name is John Richard Yancey and was born on November 4, 1962. Exactly three days after his birth, he was adopted by new parents and taken to his new home. Later on in his life, his biological parents passed away. He was named John, but everyone called him Rick, after the name of the judge who arranged the adoption. Growing up, Rick loved to read the books his dad bought him, and there were many books. He respected his dad, who was a…

The Sandinista government (FSLN) emerged from a 1979 revolution against the Somoza governed dictatorship in Nicaragua. Tired of the The contras emerged from numerous anti-Sandinista groups following the Sandinista revolution in 1979. One of these major groups was the former members of the National Guard who had escaped the country following the end of the revolution. approximately 4,500 guardsmen fled the country, going to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras in particular, where some formed…

In the Book of Nehemiah, there are two main actions, the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem and a recommitment of the returned exiles to fulfill their covenant obligations. (Dennis & Grudem, 2008). Considering that only a remnant of Israel remained after the exile and that Nehemiah would face opposition from outsiders and from within, Nehemiah faced a monumental task. Performing a quick overview of the book reveals that the contents of Nehemiah contain a general’s diary, a governor’s report,…

Parks and recreation and the office The Office and Parks and Recreation are both comedic mockumentary tv shows that have fanbases all over the globe. In every community at least one person can be found to be a fan of either the 0ffice or Parks and Recreation. A subset of Office disciples has a disdain for Parks and Recreation and vice versa. The reason for this being that although these shows are alike in many ways, they also have various differences that make viewership of…