Nice Guys Don't Always Lose

In the article “Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor”, the author Garrett Hardin raised the question that whether the rich countries should help people suffer from poverty. He claimed that the supporting strategies for the developing countries, including the World Food Bank could result in more severe recourse inadequate issue and other disasters. In addition, a large number of immigrants flood in the US could ruin the natural environment and social balance. In that case, the author argued that regardless of the current situation, privileged nations should not provide aid to people trapped within difficulties of the underdeveloped nations. Even though, his

Garrett Hardin argues for a very harsh thesis: we simply should not provide aid to people in poor countries. His argument is consequentialist: he claims that the net result of doing so would be negative -- would in fact be courting large-scale disaster. One of the things that we will notice about Hardin's essay, however, is that whether he is right or wrong, he paints with a very broad brush. This makes it a good essay for the honing of your philosophical skills; you should notice that there are many places where the reasoning procees with less than total care.

Both Hardin and Benjamin make great points about wealthy nations and poor nations receiving and giving aid. We live on the same planet, and use the same resources, if only it was as easy to give resources as it is to use them.

The NBA gives back to the community regularly. Not necessarily the NBA but the players in the NBA. Oklahoma City, Thunder’s point guard Russell Westbrook has his own charity called the Why Not? Foundation. In December on Christmas Russell and his Why Not? Foundation got together with others to give gifts to about 10,000 or more children in foster care. Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol has gave $10,000 to UNICEF to help build safe schools in Africa. He has also pledged to give $1,000 for every shoot he has made in a specific game, to help the Philippines after a hard-hitting typhoon. Back in 2005 the now Huston Rockets point guard Chris Paul was in New Orleans when it was hit by hurricane Katrina. The superstar has help with repairs tremendously, he now has five charities and seven causes he regularly

At first Hardin’s ethics seem rude and selfish, but as you continue reading he makes it clear this may be the only way to save our world and have it become a better place. For instance, "on the average poor countries undergo a 2.5 percent increase in population each year; rich countries, about 0.8 percent. If the poor countries received no food from the out side, the rate of their population growth […]" (Hardin 4). Hardin continues his piece explaining why rich countries should not help poorer countries that are in need. He believes a poor country that needs support needs to learn the hard way, even if that means losing resources or people. His words like "rich countries", "no food" shows the use of a metaphor that Hardin is able to paint a visual illustration of his argument to his audience. This helps influence and persuade his readers because they are able to grasp the whole concept of Hardin’s argument. Hardin also spoke in his essay using the repetition of the words "we" and "us" is a language factor that persuades the audience to accept Hardin’s ideas because it implicates that he and his audience is of equal status. Here, the ethics he reveals in his essay have good reasoning. Helping someone in need has always been a moral in someone’s life. But now, Hardin proposes a new ethic, "lifeboat ethics". Singer, on the other hand, often refers to the fact that nearly one-third of Americans spend their income on luxuries that they “desire” instead of donating the

Upon reviewing the details of Why Nice Guys Finish Last, the author Julia Serano emphasizes that with society being the way it is, men tend to become “bad boys” because society and culture is brought up to believe that the way to win a womans heart and attention is by being sexually aggressive. Julia Serano argues that in order to recognize rape culture, we must first learn to understand the predator / prey mindset. In this essay, I will argue that in order to neutralize the predator / prey mindset, society needs to stop looking at women as the prey and the men as the predators. I believe that if society learns how to overlook men as being hunters and women as the prey, that would make the amount of rape occurrences drop massively.

In “What Should a Billionaire Give?” Peter Singer makes some good points, however, I disagree that “the United States should contribute more than 36 percent of total global donations” (p.588). I agree that the wealthy or those in a position to give or assist the less fortunate should do so. I also believe that it should be their choice, not for the purposes of easing a guilty conscience or for public notoriety. If wealthy Americans were mandated to make contributions to relieve poverty, that should be optional and secondary to eliminating poverty in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, nearly 565,000 people were homeless in the United States in 2015! I am not suggesting that we shouldn’t assist or contribute to global efforts to end poverty. We can contribute a lower percentage while investing a percentage in improving our economy. A wealthy nation will have a better impact on global efforts as opposed to a few wealthy individuals.

Hardin's complex dexterity of petrifying diction is brought to a halt when compared to the scientific diction seen in Durning's article. Hardin's nauseating, fear-provoking diction is rendered in the same passage mentioned in the previous paragraph; the unequivocal author uses words such as: "swamps," "drowns," and "catastrophe" (Hardin, 477). All of these words are associated with devastation and misfortune as Hardin tries to point out our suffering as a result of caring for the poor nations. This is an example of the visceral appeal Hardin employs to scare his audience by having them consider the consequences of not abiding into just letting the still developing nations handle themselves.

Athletes are overpaid by their couches and businesses just for playing in their team’s games and doing commercials. Even after they retire they still make more money than they work for. They are paid millions every year, Shaqeel Oneel made enough money that he could hire builders to make him a full sized basketball court in his basement. Furthermore, Peyton Manning makes about 700 thousand after he retired. Most athletes don’t know how to handle that much money a pro football player bought a Ferrari even though he didn’t know how to drive. Another pro NFL player spent 30 thousand dollars on earrings. Some pro athletes know how to spend money a few athletes invested their money in companies. Other athletes donated to charities and other organizations. Few athletes do

Most players have charities like Russell Westbrook, Pau Gasol, Kevin Love, Chris Paul, Shane Battier, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Stephen Curry, LeBron James. Those are just some of the great basketball players that help out with their communities and their

Specifically the Cubs and the White Sox exemplify some of the better practices in MLB when it comes to community relations. Being in the Chicago puts them in the forefront for a lot of ideas. White Sox Charities is going into it’s 26th season led by Christine O’Reilly is the senior director of community relations and the executive director of Chicago White Sox Charities. One specific area of community relations that she helped the White Sox highlight on is the outreach in the community. This does not just include the immediate Southside of Chicago community but focusing their efforts on reaching out into the suburbs of Chicago to reach more of their fan base. The White Sox created their Volunteer Corps after President Obama’s inauguration in 2008 when he made a call to the American people to improve their communities and serve in them. The White Sox also used the President being a White Sox fan as motivation to the local community and as a call to action to do as Obama had asked the community to do. “Nearly 5,000 Sox fans and community-focused Chicagoans have signed up for the Volunteer Corps since its inception,” According to the 2015 MLB in the Community

Donald’s value system is much different. He has a passion for helping people and believes that everyone should have the same as others. He feels that sharing what you have is honorable and the way it should be. When Webster, a man they give a ride to, says, “Everyone will prosper together.” Donald agrees by saying, “That’s great. That’s the way it ought to be.” (399)

In an article from the New York Times Patrick Ewing quotes “with the money I’m making now I can’t afford to support my family.” (E13). This comment is ridiculous; there is no way that a multi-millionaire should have a problem supporting their family. These athletes have to set their priorities logically and realistically, a person doesn’t “need” a multi-million dollar estate they just want one; this is what angers me. Another aspect that can be touched upon is whether or not they respect the people who provide their paychecks; those being their fans.

When it comes to investors, they oftentimes remain in a one-dimensional setting. To expound further, investors oftentimes only think of themselves and their interests. Therefore, it remains a rarity for an investor to place their priorities behind the needs of society. Moreover, it remains a rarity for investors to donate billions of dollars to charitable causes. Due to the lack of concern, these investors also fail to realize the bigger picture. Moreover, these investors do not receive the same critical acclaim and respect of George Soros. For those unaware, George Soros remains one of the wealthiest people in the world. Furthermore, George Soros also remains a prominent investor and a voice for the less fortunate.

Since 1991, the southern half of Somalia, a poverty stricken African nation, has seen various tribal militias battle for dominance and power over individual regions of the country. Violence has plagued Mogadishu, the capital, since warlords ousted the former president. Mere months after the collapse of the government, men, women and children in torn clothes ran helplessly towards packages dropped from military planes towards the hot sand of their tiny village. This action was one of many attempts to help underdeveloped nations receive food by the United Nations' World Food Programme. Within his article titled "Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor", Garret Hardin, a well-known philosopher of ecology, analyzes the difficulty