Desperate Measures

I will explain how these values measures social justice. Later, I will claim that when thinking about justice, virtue is the most important value, while freedom is the second important and welfare is the least important. The welfare approach to justice is a part of the utilitarianism school of moral thought, founded by the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748 – 1832). Bentham claimed that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong" (Bruns,…

In the article, “Happiness and Eudaimonia”, the text tackles one of the most fundamental questions that virtually everyone in this universe has grappled with, what defines a happy life, versus a good life? (Happiness and Eudaimonia). However, the true meaning of “a happy life” cannot be precisely determined, for it usually means different things to different people at different points in their lives. Personally, for example, I think that I have a “happy life” at the time’s when I finally get…

his second term as prime minister he introduced various reforms such as the Mines and Quarries Act of 1954 and the Housing Repairs and Rent Act of 1955. The former measure consolidated legislation dealing with the employment of young persons and women in mines and quarries, together with safety, health, and welfare. The latter measure extended previous housing Acts due to the houses being uninhabitable. In addition, tax allowances were raised, construction of council housing was accelerated, and…

mistake they wish to redo, or a great event they wish to relive. The danger in this; however, is becoming so consumed with the past that one loses their identity. F. Scott Fitzgerald explores this concept in The Great Gatsby, using morality as a measure of identity. Gatsby’s moral ambiguity illustrates how obsession with the past prevents the development of an identity. The majority of how Fitzgerald defines Gatsby is his inability to let go of his past relationship with Daisy. Gatsby is…

treated nearly 8,700 injuries related to fireworks in 2012 (NFPA.org). Many cities have gone to desperate measures to reduce the problems, even going to the point of making all fireworks illegal. Anyone can prevent these problems, because nearly all this damage can be stopped just by thinking things through and taking the proper…

1. Describe the Spanish American War including how the United States became involved. What was gained by the United States a result of the war? The Spanish-American War (1898) was a battle between the United States and the Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and brought about United States acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. The war started in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which started in February of 1895. The Cuban clash…

roughly $250 Million. You know the world is in a large wealth inequality when 8% of Bill Gates' current wealth is roughly $6 Billion, 24 times more than 8% of Bolivia's national budget in 2003! Because of IMF asking for wealth, Bolivia had to take desperate measures meaning increased taxes. First they tried proposing oil and gas taxes, but they also wanted to show foreign countries how well they were doing, so they disregarded that option. They then turned to income taxes, in the lowest…

transgression to a more political organization during the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War, their income inflation skyrocketed. As soon as Nixon resigned from presidency and the war ended, the demand for civil supporters had stopped advancing. In desperate needs for any contribution to the union, the ACLU had defended the rights of American Nazis to express their hatred speech during a parade in Illinois in 1977, and, therefore the ACLU lost thousands of members and corrupted their…

Russia has effectively been pushed in a corner, by its own leadership, and is now desperate to secure a future, and I believe that the other sovereign states sees that that is the case, and appeasing Russia-for now. If Russia decided to militarily occupy other nations, then a war may be in our future, but it would not turn out in favor…

damage to the prestige of the hierarchy. As a result of both the Black Plague and the Hundred Years’ War, Europe had a major economic downfall because money was lost while fighting the war and the Plague was chaotic in general. Desperate times had led to desperate measures. With deceased officials and clergymen, the ones who survived began fighting for the power of the hierarchy in order to gain wealth and power. This tumult had led to Lutheran’s Protestant Reformation. A few of the causes that…