Essays Tagged: "Maxim"
Driving in India, the 12 rules of the Indian road code.
senger(s), dogs, pedestrians.ARTICLE IIIAll wheeled vehicles shall be driven in accordance with the maxim: to slow is to falter, to brake is to fail, to stop is defeat. This is the Indian drivers' man ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Freedom and reason in Kant
content of what is willed, it must be determined by the form:' If a rational being can think of his maxims as universal laws, he can do so only by considering them as principles which contain the dete ... nd of the will because of their form and not because of their matter'. Therefore, the morality of a maxim is determined by its functioning as a universal law, applicable as a general rule to every rat ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Categorical Imperative vs. Utilitarianism
a method for determining morality of actions.This formula is a two part test. First, one creates a maxim andconsiders whether the maxim could be a universal law for all rationalbeings. Second, one de ... ne determines whether rational beings would will it tobe a universal law. Once it is clear that the maxim passes both prongsof the test, there are no exceptions. As a paramedic faced with adistraught ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
'Rebbecca' written by Daphne Du Maurier
is the insecure, shy and inexperiencedpaid companion of Mrs. Van Hopper. However, when she marries Maxim De Winter herlife totally changes. She enters a new and unknown world as she becomes part of t ... has to cope with the many responsibilities and expectationsimposed on her as the wife of the famous Maxim De Winter. This experience changesher into a worldly, more confident woman, but however this i ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Alcohol Advertising: A System Targeting You
n effectively reach their audiences by knowing what magazines they read. Alcohol advertisements in "Maxim", a magazine for men, frequently target, reach, and entertain the male audience by incorporati ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Critical Analysis on Sonnet 12, "Shakespeare's Sonnets", by William Shakespeare
ime, trying to gain some, or angry they have lost this precious element. Moreover, "Time is Money", maxim born in the business sector, is now an adage applied in all matter. But still, it is not possi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare
Kant's Categorical imperative.
implemented.The basic notion of the categorical imperative is to only act in a manner such that the maxim of your action could be established as a universal law. Kant believed that the categorical imp ... t he will not be lent the money if he does not promise to pay it back. When put in perspective, the maxim of his action cannot be guaranteed as a universal moral law for obvious reasons. If nobody eve ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Dermalogica.
k of educators.It's been said that there is nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come.This maxim is proven daily in the success of Dermalogica, the "quiet revolution" in skin care with a huge ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Beer, It Does a Body Good.
erhouse floor. The lions hang back observing the herd. They eye out the old, lame, or very young to maximize their assurance of success. They stay low and out of sight of the zebra, being careful not ... e killing of the weak of a species that the stronger, more vertile of the group would be left. Thus maximizing their ability to feed, multiply, and otherwise function to the maxim of their ability. By ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
This is an argument to persuade the audience to invest their money into mutual funds....
y "I'll think about it tomorrow" or in other words--buy now and save later. Or do you adopt the old maxim and live by "a penny saved is a penny earned" and always have something saved up for a rainy d ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Critique of alfred hitchcocks movie "rebecca"
marriage, and relationship of a naive, plain, and innocent young woman to an overburdened widower, Maxim de Winter, who is haunted by the death of his former wife. Maxim's former wife, Rebecca, had i ... the new bride is soon shadowed by the memory of her predecessor and made to feel unwelcome even by Maxim when it comes to the subject of his deceased wife. As the rest of the story unfolds, it is rev ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Rebecca by Daphne Du maurier. Essay is a description of the Narrator's perception of self at three points in the novel. Quotes are included.
ginning of the novel, soon after she arrives at Manderly, the famous mansion where her new husband, Maxim DeWinter, lives, and after she hears Maxim's revelation: he killed his first wife, Rebecca, be ... erior to the upper class society of whom she mingles as a companion to Mrs. Van Hopper. "I know he (Maxim) did not want to eat lunch with me. It was his for of courtesy." She also perceives herself as ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
John Stuart Mill on Liberty
nd this will explain Mill's theory and how I believe his theory is correct overall and an excellent maxim for life. Mill's "one simple principle" is elaborated on throughout his essay, through chapter ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory
Passing One's True Self Patricia Jones Nella Larsen
ews of the more prominent characters, to the character differentiation and to the author's ultimate maxim.There are several ways in which the differing locations within the two books convey a more pro ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Rebecca: By Daphne du Maurier
ing who everyone loved. The flesh would be the role of Mrs. De Winter who married Rebecca's husband Maxim De Winter. Mrs. De Winter is compared in several ways to Rebecca because she is a shy woman wh ... but a memory, Rebecca has a strong impact on Mrs. De Winter's self esteem, and how she feels about Maxim and their relationship.Mrs. De Winters never is presented with a name through the entire story ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors
Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Plato, and Aristotle:Morals and Ethical Codes
believed the moral value of an action is assessed not from the purpose of the action, but from the "maxim" from which the action springs. He defines a maxim as personal policy in the cause-effect fram ... as personal policy in the cause-effect framework. Kant said that a person should only act on these maxims that could be willed into universal laws. In order to create a universal law, the action must ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics
Gender and race
the racks. Magazines aimed towards men have sexy, skin showing women on the cover like this months Maxim with Marge Simpson showing her erotic side. It doesn't really matter what's inside, or if the ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
What is the Connection between Kant's View on Suicide and his Understanding of the Moral Law?
first describes the categorical imperative in the following way: "Act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law." The passage on su ... allowed to ignore the intrinsic value of human life.This passage can also be judged by creating the maxim which a person would be following if committing suicide: if you feel bad, commit suicide to en ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Edgar Allen Poe's "Anabelle Lee"
s (Angels) in heaven also desire the Annabel Lee. The angels desire for the lovely Annabel Lee is a maxim, which signifies that the death is imminent, and that the lord and the male relatives in her f ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe
This is a gothic legend about witches
von Vaughans had lived in a huge castle at the border of England for more than 100 years ever since Maxim von Vaughan moved to England. His portrait, along every one else's, hung on the walls of the d ... han moved to England. His portrait, along every one else's, hung on the walls of the dark corridor. Maxim von Vaughan is quite a grim-looking fellow, gray hair, stony gaze, and an absolutely straight ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories