Excuses While I was sitting here thinking about this paper, many thoughts went through my mind or many excuses not to do this paper. Thoughts like, I'm tiered I just want to go to sleep, I'll just not go to class tomorrow and thoughts like trying to lie my way out of it, knowing that I shouldn't even be thinking that way. This example of the way I was thinking is not a substantial excuse. A excuse is the concept that under certain circumstances, people can be excused from certain actions. Do I agree with it? Yes I do. I believe there is a lot of unforeseen circumstances in this world. In today's day and time we make up a lot of excuses. Me sitting here making up reasons not to do this paper, probably goes through a lot of students heads everyday. I also feel that something that is controlled, like setting down time to study for a test or to read a chapter of homework to get ahead, then not doing it because you don't feel like it, does not make up a substantial excuse. There are four different reasons why we excuse some actions in everyday life. Excusable ignorance of consequences, Constraints, uncontrollable circumstances, and lack of alternatives. Excusable ignorance of consequences is all about unfavorable consequences or that the person couldn't reasonably have known how to prevent the consequences. For example, today when you buy prescription drugs there are labels on the bottle telling you what not to do while you are taking these drugs. For example the great, don't operate heavy machinery or to the odds ones, prolonged exposure to sunlight might cause drowsiness. Back 20- 30 years ago doctors probably didn't know what side effects drugs had on you so therefore they shouldn't be held ... ... middle of paper ... ...umping into the pool to save a drowning child. Although we might blame him for not getting help or throwing something in for the child. Similarly, if the man could swim but failed to save the child because he saw her only when it was too late, he lacked the opportunity to save the child. Therefore we cannot hold him responsible. Excusably is something that has a very thin line between right and wrong. I do believe that there are many cases in life that you do not hold responsibility for. Those are just mere examples of situations that happen in everyday life, that you have no control of. I feel a lot of people these days use excuses way to much in life. I will admit that excuses are very easy to come by in everyday life but the strong willed will prevail. I feel I am a very strong person mentally. if I wasn't I wouldn't be here writing this paper.
I think that even when our acts are driven by an automated machinery - the brain, that should not be an excuse to exculpate us but instead an approach to find solutions. II. Why blameworthiness is the wrong question. Eagleman states that the question no longer makes sense because a person and its biology are now understood to be the same.
Why is it that we as human beings feel the need to blame someone for every negative situation, which occurs? If we really look at the situation with any great depth, we may discover that an almost endless amount of things may be 'blamed' for the tragedy blaming an individual is pointless - only fate can really be blamed.
A responsibility is something for which one is held accountable. Often people say that one is responsible for one’s own words and actions; if something happens as a result of something one does one is responsible for it. But is it possible that something could be the result of various actions from different people who are therefore equally responsible, or is there always one person who is most responsible for the incident at hand? Such a situation where this question is relevant is present in the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles. In the novel, the main character, Gene, ponders his responsibility for the death of his best friend, Phineas or Finny. After reading Gene’s account of the events that led to Finny’s death the reader may observe that there are three people who are all partially at fault for Finny’s death. Gene, a classmate named Brinker, and Phineas all had something to do with the incident, but who was most responsible for it?
we make and that we must suffer the consequences and the guilt that result from those mistakes.
As our first year of apologetic class, we started out with the basic idea of apologetics. The root word of apologetic, apologia, means “ To speak in defense “ and it is often used in religious matters. The purpose of apologetic is to give a solid and valid defense against the questions that are thrown against the christian society. We give such defense by stating the facts that provide support to the christian statements and views. As a christian, we are supposed to be able to explain our faith as it is said in 1 Peter 3:15 “ But in your heart set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give answer to everyone who asks you to give reasons for the hope that you have. But do it with gentleness and respect.”. We defend our faith not only to have a solid base, but also in order to help those who are in search for truth.
He belives that this is false, because it shows that those blame the people who have misfortune.
13. Rediich A & Goodman S 2002 ‘Taking responsibility for an act not committed: the influence of age and suggestibility in law and human behavior 27(2)
The Industrial Revolution was a time of change for Europe; not only economically, but socially also. The world saw the advent of new technologies like the steam engine, railroads, factories, and textile mills. These new technologies created a new source of wealth and a new social class, the middle class or bourgeoisie. Unfortunately, this wealth was built on the backs of the working class or proletarians. The disparity between the workers and the bourgeoisie quickly widened; this environment was the perfect catalyst for driving the proletariat toward communism. If I was a member of the working class in 1848 there are several reasons "The Communist Manifesto" would be appealing.
“… It is apparent, then, that we cannot decide the question of development versus preservation by a simple referral to holy writ or an attempt to guess the intention of the founding fathers; we must make up our own minds and decide for ourselves what the national parks should be and what purpose they should serve.”-Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire
Negligence is a concept that was passed from Great Britain to the United States. It arose out of common law, which is made up of court decisions that considered whether a defendant had an obligation to act with greater care. It is conduct which falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm and involves a failure to fulfill a duty that causes injury to another. Many torts depend on whether there was intent but negligence does not. Negligence looks to see whether the person had a duty to act with care. It emphasizes the need for people to act reasonably in society. This is important because accidents will happen. Negligence helps the law establish whether these accidents could have been avoided, if there was a breach of duty to act reasonably, and if that breach was the cause of injury to that person. By focusing on the conduct rather than the intent of the defendant, the tort of negligence reflects society’s desire to
Why should we justify something that has been drilled so deep into our brains not to do?
Whether you like it or not we all have done some things we are pretty guilty of. I'm sure reading that first sentence a thought already came to your head that you cringed at. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth deals with some pretty heavy guilt after her husband's killing of the King Duncan. Lady Macbeth feels so guilty she can't even sleep in the dark anymore out of fear of someone coming to get revenge on her. Every night she has a candle lit room when she goes to sleep and sleep washes her hands aggressively before she lays back down. Her gentlewoman finds her behaviors so strange and unusual so she goes on to call a doctor to see what's going on. “‘Out damned spot, out, I say! One. Two. Why then, ‘this time to do ‘t. Hell is murky.
was as though everyone was enjoying each other and not fixating on my underarms. Physically, I felt fine. Emotionally, I felt inadequate. I knew that I needed to shave. Scientifically, I cannot offer any explanation as to why I felt this way. In her article Making Up Is Hard to Do, Sheila Jeffreys contends that there is little research on the reasons why women engage in other forms of “grooming”. My guess would be that it provides a sense of beauty. Women that allow facial hair or underarm hair to grow in today’s standards may not be looked upon as being beautiful. However, in the earlier years the old-time Pueblo world former professor Leslie Marmo Silko points out the old-time people thought it was crazy to attach such importance to a person’s
...udent to monitor their own progress and find solutions to problems as they arise. A college professor will not listen to excuses, nor will the consequences of failure be withheld. For example; I failed a math final by a mere six points, but the rules dictate that a c minus is not passing. It was my responsibility to realize that I needed help with math before I took that final. I had to face the consequences and take the course again.
I think that heterosexual men are less likely to perceive the need to apologize because that is something that they weren't really taught while growing up. There wasn't someone saying "boys don't apologize"... But there also wasn't someone in their lives pushing them to be sympathetic or to show their feelings. Boys are taught at a young age to be the strong ones and to never cry, while girls are taught the exact opposite. Girls are allowed to cry and to be emotional, no one questions that. Although, as soon as a boy or a man shows their feelings or is sympathetic they are automatically deemed as "gay" or weak? I think that if Bernstein were to redo their research and studies years down the road from now, there might be different results. I feel as though children are being brought up differently now, they have more freedom to be who they want to be and not so much of what society wants them to behave an act like. The reason men are less likely to perceive the need to apologize is based off of how they were broughtt up, unfortunately arrogance also plays a role in this situation. Men are more likely to have more confidence than a woman, women think about things more in depth than a man and are usually in the position of feeling as though they are at fault. (Even when they aren't) If a woman in a