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    Influence of Immigrants on American Society Immigration is what has made America what it is today. In fact, there would be no America without immigration; because everyone in the country is an immigrant or their four fathers settled down in United States over the period of time. The United States experienced wave of immigration in the first part of the 19th century and from the 1880s to 1920, where many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, and few in 1600 as pilgrims arrived

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    The world in which we live is full of resources that should supply the preservation of human life in every way. However, due to the ambition of certain political and economic powers there are marked separations and divisions of these resources, as well as the territories in which we inhabited. Because of this, many countries quickly prospered thanks to the industrial revolution and technological advances, while other countries stagnated in poverty. These actions defined the current socio-economic

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    balanced ecosystem. I will first begin to explain how this issue has become a type of Hardin’s commons tragedy, then after using his solutions, I will analyze and formulate a plausible solution, while also using arguments from other people. As Garrett Hardin refers to it, a commons tragedy is a problem that occurs when individuals exploit a shared resource to an extent that it will start to decline and will take away the privilege of others to use it. The elephants in Pascaland have now become a

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    Ethical Pathways When it comes to ethics, there is often a connection between morals and social behavior. Depending on the person, these aspects of ethics can really affect the side that somebody will take in a situation. There are different circumstances for everything, and different situations can change the way that certain people will react to them. In real life, an example of this would be whether or not somebody feels compelled to help a homeless person and the reasoning behind the decision

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    human rights. [1] 2. What does 'The Tragedy of the Commons' refer to? An economic term used most often in relation to sustainable development, to link economic growth and environmental protection as well as in discussions about global warming. Garrett Hardin first introduced it in 1968 in an article in describing the need for individuals to adopt a positive change in their principles and behaviors. Tragedy of Commons, describes the state of depletion of a shared resource by individuals who share it

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    Lynn White Summary

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    Lynn White Jr. is a medieval historian. He talks about how the western world change how we treat the environment, especially by western religion. White starts by giving the history of technology around the world, for example, the clock. He also talks about the different people who were involved with helping technology growing into what we know now. He goes into his subject of Medieval and it View of Man and Nature. He explain, “This, distribution of land was based no longer on the needs of a family

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    is not the problem, each individual relying on the others to make a change means that the collective interest of controlling population size is neglected. Hardin claims that the only nontechnical solution is the sacrifice of individual rights and preferences. According to Hardin, “Freedom in a commons brings ruins to all.” The freedom that Hardin is referring to is the right to breed. He believes that the inherent right to breed is flawed and that limitations need to be set and followed according to

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    Professional Ethics When ethical principles are applied to the use of professional ability to general situations, then Professional ethics takes its origin. Those who are working in acknowledged professions exercise specialist knowledge and skill. How the use of this knowledge should be governed when providing a service to the public can be considered a moral issue and is termed professional ethics. Professionals are capable of making judgments, applying their skills and reaching informed decisions

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    Brown Miller, also known as “Killin’ Jim”, “Killer Miller” and “Deacon Jim”, was the son of Jack and Cynthia Miller. He was born on October, 25, 1866 in Van Buren, Arkansas, and was married to the cousin of another famous old west outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. And at the age of one, he moved with his parents to Franklin, Texas. However, just a few years after the move, both of Miller’s parents died, and he was sent to Evant to live with his grandparents. At the age of eight, Miller was again orphaned after

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    and values of other people, but should instead let their values be shaped by the life that they lead. Garrett Hardin on the other hand, was an American philosopher and ecologists that wrote “Lifeboat Ethics” in Psychology Today to differentiate a world that has a single authority leading it, from a world that has multiple authorities without a supreme “captain” to dictate right from wrong. Hardin further explains how distributing resources based on

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