I was smacked in the face by a gust of hot, humid Texas air as I found my way off the bus. The once brisk morning was getting hotter by the second. My friend Kristi and I looked towards our left and there she was, the Norwegian Sea. The cruise liner that we would be on for the next week. It was the biggest ship I had ever seen up close. Ten stories high and nearly 1000 feet long. It had an intimidating presence that took one's breath away. Our parents had arranged for a cruise from Houston, Texas with stops at Cancun and Cozumel, Mexico. Then a one-day stop in Honduras and back to the U.S.A. We got into our lines, behind groups of excited families and happy little old men and women. As the line ascended up the ramp onto this enormous water vessel, pictures were taken of every group of passengers. Smile, laugh and look happy! Riiight. As a matter of fact, I was pretty anxious. I'd never been on a boat like this, and especially not for a whole week. Kristi and I were given the key to our room. OUR room. Thank god our parents had decided to get a third room just for us. Unfortunately, it was in a middle hallway, which meant no windows. But on a boat like this, who needed windows?? We got to the door, Level 3--Room 3053, and our bags were sitting neatly outside the doorway. One swipe of the card key in the door and we threw the bags in. Time to explore the rest of the surroundings. We decided to start at the bottom and work our way up. The first floor was locked somehow, because the elevator wouldn't go to it. Ok, scratch that idea. On to Deck 2, it looked the same as Deck 3, but with slightly smaller rooms. Deck No. 4 was called the Main Deck, which had the main entrance, fittingly called Crystal Court. It was a miraculou... ... middle of paper ... ...mazingly) and we watched the engines start up, with water whirling everywhere below the surface. I ran to the front of the boat to look down into the water and I kept noticing all these little white puffs everywhere. From where I was, they kind of looked like plastic bags floating through the water. I called Kristi and my dad over to see them. As we were watching, these poofy little balls kept appearing out of nowhere, there must have been hundreds. Finally, a really big one floated its way into our line of vision and from the eighth deck we were able to see what they were. Jellyfish! Cute little iridescent balls of cotton. A smile crept across my face as I turned around and watched the land get smaller and further away. The vast ocean lay before us with promises of a whole week with gorgeous views, interesting people, terrific food and freedom. This...is heaven.
ABSTRACT. Adapting the traditional social contract approach of earlier years to a more contemporary use, John Rawls initiated an unparaleled revitalization of social philosophy. Instead of arguing for the justification of civil authority or the form that it should take, Professor Rawls is more interested in the principles that actuate basic social institutions —he presupposes authority and instead focuses on its animation. In short, Rawls argues that “justice as fairness” should be that basic animating principle.
Margaret Macmillan, ‘Making War, Making Peace: Versailles, 1919’, Queen’s Quarterly, vol. 112, No. 1, 2005, pp. 8-18.
...ral view as the sufficient definition of the principals [sic] of liberal democracy, this is not because I don't see its force. The political issue is, indeed, quite distinct from that of the nature of moral theory." Sources of the Self, p. 532, note 60.
In John Rawls’ “Theory of Justice,” he describes important aspects of justice that are often times overlooked when trying to contain the controversy of justice. The main contribution that Rawls has to offer for equality and justice is his two principles of justice. The two principles of justice apply to the basic structure of society and govern rights and duties and attempt to help regulate the distribution of social and economic advantages. The first principle says that each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar scheme of liberties for others. This first principle has the ability to make the basic liberties of Americans equal, due to its emphasize on the topic of equality
I had no idea what any of the stuff did or was, but I knew from that point on that this place was my new home. The man understood me, and he knew I wasnt crazy. He knew I was a dolphin. I asked him "Whats your name?" He responded with "Its Morty, by the way are you hungry." I said " Yes sir, I would love to eat something", and he threw me a can of tuna. I wonder how he knew that I loved tuna, but then he said "Eat it quickly, we have training." Finally I have a proper family.
That was something, I just feel off the boat. Lightly, I drift along water. I see a few of my brothers and sisters, but I am very far away from them.
One day my family was at the lake for a weekend and we all decided to go on the boat. So we packed up all of our stuff and went out on the water we drove to a cove where the water was shallow. So i jumped in and I touched to the bottom it felt like mush and at the time my dad did not look to see how shallow it was on the boat because our boat has a sensor on the bottom of it where it shows you how deep the water is and he did not look at it and our boat sits really low to the water because it is a yacht and it sits about 4 ft down in the water and we did not know that it was only around 10 ft deep so we drove out of that cove. And went to another one and it was so deep it was like 50 ft and my dad's friend lived there so he dove down in the water because he had dropped his phone in the water and he said that it was really rocky and his phone was still on when he went to the bottom. So we sat with him at his
In this essay I will endeavor to explain what John Rawls' central argument in his article, Justice as Fairness is as I understand it, explain what I believe to be the strongest objection or flaw to this argument, and finally attempt to reasonably alter Rawls' initial argument to silence this objection.
“Those citizens who self-consciously come to recognize proper reciprocity towards others as citizens, particularly other citizens who are least-well-off, and who build towards a cooperative mutuality based on that recognition." There is an apparent distinction between traditional realist conceptions of nation-states and the Rawls’ nation-state. Rawls emphasizes states' "moral character, and the reasonably just nature of their regimes." His characterization becomes more forceful if we consider his two types of states, that is, the democracies and decent hierarchies. Rawls considers the just and democratic states in which a just democratic government must be effectively stable and also under its reasonable citizen's reflective control. Citizens are reasonable in that if they are concerned to live with others on fair terms. “They also understand that to be fair, the terms of cooperation must be ones that other free and equal persons can accept requires justice that leads citizens to the understanding of mutual obligations towards fellow-citizens.” It is an appropriate and morally necessary response to the requirements of justice. “Law of the peoples is developed for the purpose of addressing questions on Just war. Law of the People is accepted by many as it contain the principles of international law coexist with distinctively liberal concept of right and wrong
The veteran Wooster police officer likes to head south for vacations, and he eyes two destinations: St. Augustine, Fla., and the Caribbean.
In this short essay I will be discussing John Rawl’s Theory of Social Justice. I will first discuss all pertinent information to his theory. After this I will discuss how Rawl's theory can be seen through its strengths and weaknesses or better described as controversial topics of his theory. Ending this essay I will discuss how I see Rawl's theory and if it is a reasonable argument for social justice. Rawl's theory aims to be a superior form of utilitarianism. Where he defines it as the lexical priority rankings, taking each problem on a case by case approach, this would be having a way of weighting different values into principles. Justice is what equal and free people call basic social terms, Rawls calls this “justice as fairness” and are
Tesla, Nikola, and David Hatcher Childress. The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla. Stelle, IL: Adventures Unlimited, 1993.
On February 18, 2017, I tried to conquer one of my fears: heights. It was during the trip to Key West, in honor of my mother’s cousin, Ismael’s birthday. As well as to, commemorate his second month being in the United States. Key West is a beautiful city that is enriched by American and Latino history, and wonderful members of the community. It’s peaceful, and relaxing, which makes it the perfect escape from the bustling and hustling that is in the city of Miami.
Throughout someone’s life they will go to many places with their family, friends, another relatives. I have been on a few vacations that have made a lasting impact on my life. But one of the most memorable vacations I have experienced was with my cousins. I went to goa beach. Most of you probably don’t know about that beach but it is a very famous one in south India. I enjoyed myself to the fullest. The beach environment was enlightening. I would not have wanted to take this trip with anyone other than my cousins. We had a great time on the ocean sands and swimming in the ocean everyday made this vacation unforgettable.
My most memorable family vacation took place two years ago. We went to Corsica, a French island situated in the south of France right next to Italy. I remembered waking up early excited to visit this new land. Used to take long flights, I was surprised to arrive to the destination after a one-hour flight. Even though the flight was short for me, it was stressful for my mom, she has never felt secured in a plane, probably due to the fact that she is afraid of height. When finally arrived at the destination, the dry and warm weather was there to welcome us. We all felt relief, and knew that this was the beginning of the summer. Excited, we had a lot of activities planned for the few weeks, me and my father could not wait to dive in the clear