Essays on Life

In 2005: Blow the Whistle In 2005, Rick Piltz resorted to blowing the whistle concerning a cover-up where Philip Cooney intended to thwart reports concerning global warming from reaching the members of the public. As a way of ensuring that he prevented the deceit concerning Carbon IV Oxide level in the...

Cultures have different ways of defining their moral conduct. For instance, while Callatians in India fed on the bodies of their dead fathers, the Greeks instead cremated dead bodies and found it fit to discard them. A particular practice may be right in one community but it may be unacceptable...

The parties included in the article “Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues, Case 1, p. 60” are the Makah, Sea Shepherd, the US government and Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). The Makah is one of the Native American tribe whose culture is characterized by killing gray whales. The Sea Shepherd is...

Guided mastery is an art aimed at reducing someone’s anxiety, restoring behavioral function. The guided mastery helps one to control their human functioning, end up appreciating and achieving self-efficacy (Schwarzer 47). David Kelley emphasizes that it may be brought out by being shut down by friends or relatives which makes...

In his book, About Virtue, Alasdair McIntyre hails humans as the storytelling animal. He argues that from birth to death, human beings present a narratable life and their actions are held accountable. Therefore, human beings tend to live as if they are telling a story although unconsciously. For instance, most...

Introduction There exists no difference between killing and letting die. Experts and academicians alike have attempted to establish a moral difference between active and passive euthanasia. The idea behind the distinction is that it is acceptable to withhold medical attention and let a patient die, but it is unacceptable to kill...

One thing I ever valued in my life from childhood is education. My parents always reminded me that education is the key to success. At my small age of three years, I could not understand the meaning of these words. I was brought up in a rural white community which...

In the contemporary society, religion is a fundamental element. Consequently, various religious programs and groupings have emerged. Religious groups are different based on the doctrines and the strong beliefs they believe. Though not intrinsically different, religion is vital in every society as it helps instill discipline and morals. Based on...

People in the society are frequently confronted with ethical dilemmas, and it is important for every individual to prepare for the eventuality of learning how to apply ethical principles. Three circumstances must be existent for a given situation to be deliberated as a moral dilemma. The leading condition takes place...

‘Psyche’ is the Greek word for ‘soul’ meaning that psychology is the theory of souls. There are many different theories of the soul. Aristotle’s theory is principally presented in his publication, ‘De Anima’ simply translating as ‘On the Soul’. Aristotle defines the soul as an individual kind of nature, a...

Myth can be described as a symbolic narrative that usually does not have a clear origin and mostly is partly traditional and relates to some actual event observed or experienced by members of a given society. This paper will discuss the hero’s myth of Hercules. Hercules is a hero god in...

Thales Thales, one of the earliest philosophers, argued that everything around the world is water. Suchlike arguments provoke the consideration that the world has an interior mechanism that only study and evidence can expose. Therefore, the glaring picture of the globe should grant the system to a methodical view that can...