The Violent Video Game Debate: Should They Be Banned?

Violence is a serious problem in today’s society, appearing in news, social media, and entertainment. One of the most controversial forms is violence in video games. This situation has generated a significant question: Should violent video games be banned? This debate has divided opinions between those who advocate for restrictions and those who believe they should not be limited at all.

Arguments for Banning Violent Video Games

On one hand, proponents argue that banning violent games could significantly reduce aggressive behavior, especially among young people. Some studies suggest that constant exposure to violent content can make individuals more insensitive to real-life violence. Proponents...

Philosophical Perspectives on Desire and the Meaning of Life

In Ellis’s paper “Desire, Infinity, and the Meaning of Life,” she and Schopenhauer both agree that a meaningless life has what she calls an “on and on” structure.

Schopenhauer's View: Desire, Suffering, and Meaninglessness

Schopenhauer states that we are, by nature, desire-driven individuals, and that it belongs to our essence to be motivated by desires. However, he denies that this is sufficient to endow our lives with meaning since he believes that desires themselves exemplify this “on and on” structure, thus leading to meaninglessness.

Desires for Schopenhauer always involve suffering in the person who desires, due to the simple reason that the relief felt once they are...

Pride and Prejudice

Things to Keep in Mind

The Flawed Lens

• Use of different narrative styles: dialogue vs. epistolary tradition
• Both used for characterization
  • Collins' long-winded speeches are reflected in the long-winded letters, contrasted with Elizabeth and Darcy's quick-witted exchanges
• Letters: Serve as monologues and reveal inner feelings and sentiments
• Dialogue: Character interactions that develop their complexities in different scenarios
• Both serve for plot development
• Morality in Pride and Prejudice
  • Austen feared that economic considerations would overcome morality in human conduct (reflected in Wickham's mercenary personality)
  • A sense of morality is instilled in the readers as they read about the events that occur
  • The message is made more impactful

Superficiality and Social Status in Victorian London

It is no surprise that a society that prizes beauty above all else is a society founded on a love of surfaces. What matters most to Dorian Gray, Lord Henry, and the polite company they keep is not whether a man is good at heart, but rather whether he is handsome. As Dorian evolves into the realization of a type—the perfect blend of scholar and socialite—he experiences the freedom to abandon his morals without censure.

Indeed, even though, as Basil Hallward warns, society’s elite question his name and reputation, Dorian is never ostracized. On the contrary, despite his "mode of life," he remains at the heart of the London social scene because of the "innocence" and "purity of his face....

S173 CA 2006: Duty to Exercise Independent Judgment

Under Section 173 of the Companies Act 2006, directors must exercise independent judgment. A primary authority for this is Fulham Football Club v Cabra Estates.

S174 CA 2006: Duty of Reasonable Care and Skill

This duty is divided into an objective test and a subjective test:

• Objective Test: The relevant skills and experience expected of an ordinary director.
• Subjective Test: The relevant skills and experience expected of that particular director.

Key cases include Re Brazilian Rubber Plantation and Re Denham.

S175 CA 2006: Duty to Avoid Conflicts of Interest

Directors are under a duty to avoid relevant conflicts of interest. This principle was examined in Aberdeen Railway v Blaikie Brothers.

Aberdeen

Core Vocabulary: Social Action and Fundraising Terms

Activism and Protest Terminology

Activist:

Activista

Appeal:

Apelación

Attend a rally:

Asistir a un mitin

Banner:

Bandera

Campaign:

Campaña

Demonstrator:

Manifestante

Go on a march:

Ir en marcha

Petition:

Petición

Protest:

Protesta

Protester:

Manifestante

Rally:

Reunión / Mitin

Sign a petition:

Firmar una petición

Slogan:

Eslogan

Take part:

Tomar parte / Participar

Take part in a sit-in:

Participar en una sentada

Charity and Fundraising Vocabulary

Animal charity:

Caridad animal

Charity (Adjective):

Caritativo

Donation:

Donación

Donor:

Donante

Fundraising activity:

Actividad para recaudar dinero

Raise awareness of:

Crear conciencia de

Raise funds:

Recaudar fondos

Sponsor:

Patrocinador

Sponsorship:

Patrocinio

Sponsored walk:

Marcha benéfica

Volunteer:

Welfare means that people can have a minimum level of education, health, and financial security, even in negative circumstances such as sickness, retirement, disability, or unemployment. In order to maintain this well-being, different types of institutions provide social and economic support, especially in negative circumstances.

The Importance of Social Security

Social Security is the protection that a society provides to all its citizens so that they can develop their personalities through education. It must guarantee that they can live a safe and healthy life through healthcare. It must guarantee that a person can still receive money if they lose their job (income during unemployment) and also receive money during periods of need, such as...

Utilitarianism and the Morality of Torture

Torture has been one of the most controversial topics around the world. According to human rights principles, torture is considered illegal across national territories, even in desperate situations. Therefore, this essay focuses on arguments supporting the moral permissibility of torturing a suspected bomber, based on utilitarian theory, to save a significant number of civilians.

Defining Utilitarian Ethics

Utilitarianism is an ethical theory holding that an action is right if it tends to increase the amount of good (happiness or pleasure) for the greatest number of people affected, while decreasing sadness or pain. This theory focuses strictly on the consequences of an action rather than the motivations...

Comprehensive Vocabulary Builder

Verbs with Negative Connotations

• Defile: To make foul, dirty, or unclean.
• Decry: To publicly denounce or condemn.
• Abet: To encourage or assist someone to do something wrong, especially to commit a crime.
• Debase: To reduce in quality or value; to degrade.
• Denounce: To publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
• Botch: To carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
• Cringe: To bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.
• Connive: To conspire to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful.
• Begrudge: To envy someone the possession or enjoyment of something; to give reluctantly.
• Depredate: To plunder or lay waste.
• Cloy: To sicken or disgust with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.
• Abase: To behave in

Essential Vocabulary: F and G Terms

F Words

Façade

The false front or misleading appearance of anything.

Facet

Any of the flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem.

Fallacy

A false notion or belief.

Fathom

To understand.

Faux

False.

Fawn

To exhibit affection; to seek favor through flattery.

Feign

To make false representation of.

Fester

To generate pus.

Fetish

An object of obsessive reverence, attention, or interest.

Fiasco

A complete failure or disaster.

Fiat

An arbitrary decree or order.

Fickle

Likely to change for no good reason.

Figment

Something made up or invented; a fabrication.

Fiscal

Pertaining to financial matters.

Fledgling

Inexperienced or immature.

Flippant

Frivolously disrespectful.

Florid

Ruddy; flushed; red-faced.

Fodder

Coarse food for livestock.

Folly

Foolishness; insanity;...