The term utilitarian comes from the word utility which means usefulness. According to Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), utilitarianism is based on the observations of human nature, and it is closely related to the belief of what it means to be human. Utilitarian Ethics refers to the principles that approve or disapprove actions. An action is approved...Read More

Greetings Class of 2018, we finally did it. We are finally graduating. We all came to SUNY Purchase as a ‘one-man army’, some of us unsure of the direction to take in life. However, over the years as we experienced the university life in our own way, we got to meet with each other, work...Read More

Being an inquisitive person since my childhood, I am always curious about other living creatures around me, wondering how nature created them with so much perfection. My early interest made me gravitate toward a path in biology, an enthusiasm that was further cemented during the three years when I worked as a teacher. As I...Read More

In a contemporary society, many people perceive human beings as superior to all other things, including nature and the creations in it. Such a perception shows just how people do not understand the significance of the natural world. In this discussion, the focus is on establishing possible reasons that could have led to the current...Read More

One may think that a photo is only an object. One may also add that a photo is a result of intellectual development that resulted in a technique that can capture memory in tangible form. At that point, one may reach the understanding that a photo is a magic that people can do: a moment...Read More

The death of my father is one of the saddest stories in my life. Honestly, even though he has been absent for the past ten years, I struggle to accept he left. The unfortunate part is that as a young man, I have always needed someone I could connect and share my experiences and be...Read More

The Cold War commenced with the close of World War Two and lasted late into the 20th century. What was the Cold War? Who were the participants? What philosophies did the participants represent? Describe four key foreign and military actions that the United States took in “fighting” this war. Who won, and why? Was it…Read More

In the 19th Century the industrial revolution resulted to various inequalities between the industrialized countries and those which were not. Remarkably, the countries that adopted the use of technology in production of goods and in the delivery of services increased wealth. The use of the technology widened the gap between various countries as some states…Read More

Introduction Implicit and explicit memories are types of long-term memory defined as the reflection of the events learned over previously. As people learn to walk or talk, or perform different activities, they need to recall such procedures to help them in performing the activities on multiple occasions in the future without any difficulties. The long-term…Read More

Two different arguments have been provided in this article. The first argument is against same-sex marriage as highlighted by Tim Drooling. Together with the organization that he leads, Canadians against same Sex Marriage, they claim that legalizing same-sex marriage will lead to worse situations such as incest, bestiality, and polygamy. The second premise supports legalizing…Read More