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It is unfortunate that today’s world sees so much suffering while those with the means to help continue to withhold the means of salvation for many people. In this paper, I will examine whether or not today’s way of life needs reformation towards assisting others in great need and how Peter Singer’s principles of helping others is one to consider when we look at how today’s societies value the prevention of death and suffering in the world today. Although our current way of life is in need of a revision

than it appears. Singer uses unrealistic scenarios to guilt the reader into donating. For example, he refers to a Brazilian film “Central Station.” A woman, Dora, can make $1,000 if she can persuade a homeless 9-year-old to follow her to an address, where the boy is to be adopted by foreigners. She delivers the boy, and buys a new TV set with the money she has made. Later on the woman learns that the boy has been sold to organ peddlers, and he will soon be killed. The inference Singer is trying to make

starvation. To put this into perspective: By the time you have started reading, a child has died of hunger. But who is to blame? According to Singer, you are. Bioethicist and utilitarian philosopher, Peter Singer, in his argumentative essay, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” asserts that it is the individual's responsibility to save children in poverty. Singer utilizes many rhetorical strategies-- including appealing to pathos, repetition, and comparison of statistics-- to

the world from starvation. To put this into perspective: By the time you have started reading, a child has died of hunger. Bioethicist and utilitarian philosopher, Peter Singer, in his argumentative essay, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” asserts that it is the individual's responsibility to save children in poverty. Singer utilizes many rhetorical strategies-- including appealing to pathos, repetition, and comparison of statistics-- to defend his argument: “Whatever money you’re spending on

Singer claims people in affluent societies are acting immorally in their response to world poverty. From his perspective, we are in a position to prevent something bad from happening at little cost to ourselves. So our actions, rather than promoting good are preventing an unnecessary evil. Thus donating to prevent famine is a duty, not a charity, and we are required give to the point of marginal utility. I hold, Singer’s approach is not the correct course of action as it would impinge upon the autonomy

Introduction Peter Albert David Singer is born in July 6, 1949 in Melbourne, Australia. He is a son of a Jewish parents who escape the Nazi-ruled Vienna in 1938. He grew up in Melbourne, and eventually attended the University of Melbourne and earned his B.A and M.A in Philosophy in 1967 and 1969, respectively. In 1971, he enrolled at the University of Oxford where he earned his B.Phil.1 Currently, he is a professor of bioethics at Princeton University in the United States of America, and laureate

In my paper I will be arguing that, Singer is wrong to claim that human suffering and animal suffering should be given equal consideration. Although Singer’s argument strikes a strong cord with me personally I disagree with it. Peter Singer is a world renowned philosopher and utilitarian his book Animal Liberation, was the inspiration for the modern animal rights movement starting in the 1970s. In this book Singer argues that humans are speciesists only acknowledging our species as above other animals

Hardin versus Singer Rhetorical Strategies Picture living in a community where every minute of every day you were hungry, under-clothed, and afraid death because you are poor. A world in which child dies of hunger every 5 seconds. Now imagine waking up and your biggest problem was which sweater to wear with which jeans. Even though this seems hard to imagine, this life of poverty has been a reality for most people for ages. Before the1900s, few wealthy people would ever think about poverty. Two

The theme of this song has been revealed many ways in the song,the Singer reveals that he needs to be freed and leave the darkness and be free.Firstly ,Macklemore writes “You know I’m back like I never left” (Macklemore) .This shows that people think he left and then came back just like that . Secondly , Macklemore wrote”Been chasing dreams but I never slept”(Macklemore),this could mean that he has been trying to reach his goal his entire life.He also said “got a chance to start again”(Macklemore)

other in a human and respectful way. People should also treat animals with some respect, as well as nature and the environment. However, when Singer built his argument he ignored the blunt facts of nature. When Peter used the term “speciesism” it came off as unnatural. I believe that just because something in nature happens it does not mean it is unethical. Singer implied that “speciesism” discriminated based of species, is strictly a human phenomenon. An individual would have to go out of their way