Christians and Divorce,
Christians and divorce Christians and Divorce, Western society in general has accepted divorce as a normal thing and does not treat divorced people as out casts anymore. This in turn seems to make it 'ok' to get divorced. Additionally, the influence of the Church, which overall still sees divorce as a last resort, has diminished more and more over the last few decades and therefore has to open up more and more to modern ways of thinking if it wants to be seen as tolerant and modern. The Queen of Great Britain is Head of the Church of England and three of her four children are divorced. This too might encourage people to see divorce as more normal and many people look up to the Royal Family and see them as role models. Nowadays, people see divorce as more acceptable than they would have done about thirty years ago. My opinion on divorce is that there is no right or wrong answer. It is a very personal decision to make. However, I believe that at the moment, divorce tends to be taken too lightly by too many people. For example many pop stars and film starts seem to get married and divorced very quickly and this again acts as a poor role model to other people. People who are religious are less likely to get a divorce than those who don't really have a connection with a religion because they don't feel bound by the religious values and ethics of marriage. Also religious people
Crime and Punishment.
Crime and Punishment In this particular crime, four generals who served under the rule of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet were convicted of being implicated with the assassination of a trade unionist who had called for protests days earlier, this act made him an enemy of the state. At the time, the martial government viewed the victim, Tucapel Jimenez, as a threat to their grasp on the country so he had to be eliminated. On the other hand, the people of the time saw this as another injustice committed by a fascist government desperate to remain in power and cut short any potential uprising. The people of Chilli still hold this view today; with many more opting for campaigns to bring to justice the senior officials who gave the orders to commit these various atrocities and assassinations during their time in power. Capital punishment had now been abolished as prisons had become the most common form of punishment, with 90% of serious offenders sent to prison. The emphasis of prisons had shifted from trying to deter current and future criminals to actively reforming and rehabilitating criminals back into society. The present government, eager to present itself as a new and fair democracy, has two main reasons for trying to bring the senior ranking generals to court. The first is to try to dissociate itself as much as possible from the previous regime; much like post-war
Atoms and particles
Introduction Atoms are very small particles that make up everything including humans, animals and the world around us. An atom is made up of particles, which revolve around a nucleus. The particles are protons, electrons and neutrons. These particles are each in turn different. Protons have a positive charge, electrons have a negative charge while neutrons are neutral and carry no charge. The only similarities, which 2 of the particles have, are protons and neutrons and their mass is equal to the mass of an atom of hydrogen. While scientifically we call this mass one atomic mass unit. The mass of an atom depends on the amount of protons and neutrons the atom contains and the arrangement of particles within the atom. The arrangement of the particles within an atom depend on how they are positioned because every atom has a nucleus which the protons and neutrons occupy, while the electrons move around in a constant stable orbit outside of the nucleus. However every electron in an atom do not have the same amount of energy. The electrons, which are further away from the nucleus, need more energy to move around the larger orbit. The different sized orbits are grouped together in shells. The shell is the group of orbits with similar energy. Each shell can hold up to a certain number of electrons. In any atom the maximum number of electrons in the outermost group of orbits
law and morals
Write a critical analysis of the relationship between law and morals? Rules exist in many contexts, not just in the case of legal rules or even moral rules. A rule is something that determines the way in which we behave, whether because we submit ourselves to it voluntarily, as would be the case with moral rules, or because it is enforceable in some general way, as would be the case with laws. Many rules are neither morally binding, nor do they ultimately have the force of law attached to them. Nevertheless, they are necessary and generally adhered to because of the context in which they operate. Rules might also come about through custom or practice, and involve the disapproval of the community rather than any legal sanction if such a rule is broken. The bills of exchange act 1882 in effect did little more than to put into statutory form the practices which merchants had willingly followed over many centuries. Hart however insists that rules should be distinguished from mere habit or practice. He suggests that the defining characteristic of a rule is its enforceability. Rules are generally obeyed for one of three reasons. . Because they carry a sense of moral obligation this can be seen in relation to crime where most offences particularly those committed against the person, are seen as morally religious codes. The basic justification for the HOL decision in Shaw V DPP
ICT AND ME
ICT and an adult in employment Laptop What is it? A laptop is a small personal computer designed for a mobile use. A laptop brings together all of the components of a desktop computer, including a monitor, a keyboard, a touchpad and a battery into a single portable piece of equipment. The battery can be recharged from a plug socket and it lasts for hours. Laptops are great for people who work away from home so they can keep up with emails and work whilst on the move e.g. trains. Laptops are predicted to sell better than desktop computers in 2009 due to it being so small and portable with the same standards of performance as a desktop. How it works Most laptops use the flip-out form to make it smaller and to protect the keyboard and touchpad when it is closed. It works exactly the same as a normal computer but it is smaller and therefore portable. The laptop was originally invented for business people on the move and was very expensive but since then it has become more and more reasonably priced. Uses at work The laptop was made for portability and it definitely does that, you can take a laptop with you around the work place so you don't have to keep coming back to your desktop computer. It makes it easy to email or be emailed, play games or work in general. If my dad is at work on his laptop he can send work to his home computer and then save it and print it off. He can
Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet Source of the play Shakespeare used various sources for his dramas. The story of Romeo and Juliet was most likely taken from the poem, The tragical history of Romeus and Juliet written by Arthur Brooke in 1562, although the original story may have been derived from the Greek author, Xenophon. The play was published in qautro in 1597 so it was most likely written a couple of years before, during the beginning of his career. The qautros, so called from their format (page size) contained single plays and were sold for sixpence a piece. Italy as a setting Shakespeare chose Italy as a setting for a number of his plays although it is not known that he traveled abroad, Italy was always regarded as a wealthy, romantic country where extravagance could be located. So it is well suited that the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet found it's backdrop as 'fair Verona'. Sixteenth-century Italian comedies were especially high spirited. They enjoyed the fun of sexual and social intrigue, particularly portrayed as city life. Young men often fall in love with wealthy heiresses. The Nurses observation to Romeo, 'he that can lay hold of her, shall have the chinks,' suggests a common enough motive for love at that or any other time. Act Summaries Act 1: A meeting of servants from the Montague and Capulet families ends in a brawl. Prince Escalus threatens dire punishment if such
Antimatter and matter
Antimatter and matter In 1928, the British physicist Paul A.M. Dirac (1902-1984) formulated a theory for the motion of electrons in electric and magnetic fields. Such theories had been formulated before, but what was unique about Dirac's was that his included the effects of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Dirac's equations worked exceptionally well, describing many attributes of electron motion that previous equations could not. But his theory also led to a surprising prediction that the electron must have an "antiparticle," having the same mass but a positive electrical charge (the opposite of a normal electron's negative charge). In 1932 Carl Anderson observed this new particle experimentally and it was named the "positron." This was the first known example of antimatter. In 1955 the antiproton was produced at the Berkeley Bevatron, and in 1995 scientists created the first anti-hydrogen atom at the CERN research facility in Europe by combining the anti-proton with a positron (the normal hydrogen atom consists of one proton and one electron). But when these antihydrogen atoms are produced, they are traveling at nearly the speed of light and don't last too long (40 nanoseconds is typical). Dirac's equations predicted that all of the fundamental particles in nature must have a corresponding "antiparticle." In each case, the masses of the particle and antiparticle
Consequentialism and Consequentialists
Consequentialism Good and evil are two of the most over used words in the English language, as are the words right and wrong, and yet, these concept are not even fully understood. How can one differentiate between good and evil, or decide what is right and wrong? How is it possible to know whether one's actions are just? Are these judgments based simply on preference and partiality, or rather, is there valid rationale behind these decisions? Are there foundations for either side of such controversial issues such as euthanasia, or are these opinions based merely on self-interest? These questions are generally associated with the ideas of moral philosophy, more commonly known as ethics. As something ethical is the equivalent of something good and just, the prior questions can be rephrased simply as, "how do we know, if at all, that our behaviour is ethical?" There are several approaches to answering this question, all based principally on reason, most often falling into the categories of consequentialist, duty-based, and virtue based theories, but the question remains, do these theories answer all ethical questions? As well, there seems to be an inherent tendency in all of these methods towards preference vs. logic, which would defeat the purpose of ethics itself, since ethics seem to be a basis for deciding between right and wrong, and if there is no set method, only bias,
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet - Media Assignment By Antony Sehmar The classic world-renowned Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet has been adapted for the big screen and television on several occasions. Each director who has attempted to bring this film to life has added his own interpretation of the plot and choice of characters to represent the star crossed lovers. The two film versions to be compared are directed by Baz Lurhmann and the other by Franco Zefferelli. Baz Lurhmann's edition of Romeo and Juliet is undeniably the modern version of the two and was directed in 1997 with an unmistakable present day setting. Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. This idea of bringing Shakespeare into the twentieth century was a clear directorial success as it allowed young people to associate with Shakespeare, probably for the first time. In contrast Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of the play was directed in 1968 and is seen as 'traditional'. It is set in the 16th century during the time that Shakespeare wrote the original play. Zeffirelli has appeared to minimise his director's poetic licence and the film is seen as a direct portrayal of the play, in order to show a sense of how Shakespeare would have imagined it to be. Both versions still share many similarities - which are to be expected, but there are also some striking
romeo and juilet
ROMEO & JULIET In act one scene one members of the Capulet and Montague household become involved in a argument in a public place in Verona and when they lose there temper swords are drawn. The argument is between servants of the families "do you bite your thumb at us sir" this was an insult at the time this cause them to fight. Tybalt a Capulet picks a fight with benvolio who is a Montague dose not want to fight and wants peace we know this because "I do but keep the peace" while on the other hand Tybalt dose not want peace he wants to fight ""I hate the word as I hate hell, all montages". Then there is a big fight and lord Capulet and the lord Montague both join in there feud started long a go and they now can not remember way it started . There fight cause a lot of sadness in there town and the prince gives the families a warning which is if they fight again the will be sentence to death we know this because "If ever you disturb our streets again your lives shall pay the forfeit" In act one, scene five When Romeo gate crashed the Capulet party, Tybalt saw him as Romeo was perceptible and said in a spasm of anger: "This he, that villain Romeo." Tybalt is furious that Romeo is drinking Capulet`s wine, now he has an excuse to fight Romeo. He is further angered when his uncle tells him off: "You are a saucy boy." Tybalt now swears to get revenge on Romeo for his
