Fairness Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

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A country collects taxes from its citizens in order to raise money for development and growth. The manner in which a country’s revenue authority collects taxes varies from one country to another since different policies and constitutions govern tax collection. Have you ever asked yourself, as a tax payer, whether the taxation system in your country is fair? We do not have a fair taxation system in United States, and this can be explained further in the article written by Veronique de Rugy. Veronique de Rugy, an author of the National Review online writes an article about the fairness of the ...

The case regarding making a choice between accepting expensive gifts and allowing for the gift money to be donated to feed starving children is a practical example of moral conundrums solved through the application of moral theories. The utilitarian moral theory, just like other moral theories has the potential of helping to decide on which route of action to take (Vaughn 68). The utilitarian point of view notes that what defines a moral act is the level of happiness it brings. In making this choice, therefore, it will be essential to weigh the happiness the chosen action brings. Ideally, ...

John Rawls and Joseph Nozick proposed contrasting theories of social justice. Rawls focuses more on fairness based on sound moral principles; Nozick, on a more laissez faire, utilitarian principles. Rawls’ theory echoes some of Thomas Aquinas’ ideas on virtues , specifically those on justice. Meanwhile, Nozick’s theory seems to have been derived from the utilitarian ideas of John Stuart Mill and the completely, free economics ideas of Milton Freedman .
The starting point of both theories is some kind of ‘truth’. For Rawls, this concept of truth is embodied in the idea of social justice. Social justice refers to the ...

In today’s world, everyone seems to cry for justice. The poor want justice, the rich want justice, the disabled want justice and the citizenry want justice from their governments. This begs the question: what is justice? Well, justice means different things to different people, and there in no universally acceptable definition of the word. This is because justice has a social dimension to it, and different cultures have their own parameters for assessing justice. Nonetheless, there are some common aspects people look for when defining the realms of justice. For example, people want to see equality, fairness, equity, and ...

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The Electoral College was originated during the end of 18th century with the aim of giving due importance to the educated ones while considering that the average farmer did not knew much about the government and politics. Education is a necessity of a democratic government to be elected fairly for which the population is required to be educated. However a major population of US was not educated in late 18th century. So the Electoral College was established as the electoral process of US and this system is under debate by many expert analysts currently. The election process in US starts with the ...

Michael J. Sandel through his essay, “How Markets Crowd out Morals” brings forward the issue of how overcrowding of market effects the market ethics. It is commonly thought that markets are made to provide benefits to the people in all walks of life. According to Sandel’s claim that in the present era we can buy and sell anything, but there are things that money should not be able to buy or should not buy and at times money cannot buy everything. His entire essay revolves around what can or should be bought and how some marketing strategies ...

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Death, as a form of punishment, is being practiced even in the earliest days of human civilization. The people of ancient Mesopotamia, during the time of Hammurabi, have been observed to perform death sentences on certain transgressions and immoral acts, as determined by their codes . Similarly, the Hebrews has also been using death as a capital punishment for several transgressions under their law. The traditional Law of Moses, which can also be read in the Christian bible, is, in fact, a relic of the age old tradition of exacting death penalty that has been practiced for ...

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Over the years, the term ‘’True and Fair view has been a matter of debate for the accounting pundits with each asserting his own view over the term. The debate is based on the usefulness, importance and most importantly, the exact definition of the term. In this paper, we will unearth the view of various accounting academicians and accounting literature and will look if there exist a common definition or rule for ‘’True and Fair view’’. Later, we will also look forward to the role of ethical education in ensuring ‘’True and Fair view’’ of the financial statements. I am sure ...

The article in question is critical of the college playoff systems that were put in place in 1998. According to the article, college playoffs rule out the potential of many teams by failing to give them a chance of playing at later stages. The playoffs are organized into four team categories that make the elimination process short and easy. Therefore, those teams that are good and competitive enough to play with the big teams rarely get a chance to advance in their plays. Because of the BCS rules, eight teams were cut off from advancement even though they had the capability ...

Trifles, by Glaspell Susan, is a play that tries to draw the line between morally correct and incorrect actions. This it attempts through the choice of moral development schemas, which either seek to uphold morally correct principles which are applicable universally or those which are differentiated and reflective in nature, dynamic with changing sets of circumstances (Gilligan 39). In relation to morality as a theme in ‘Trifle’, the differentiating factor according to many is the choice between the psychological logic of people’s relationships and the universally accepted and politically correct formal logic of fairness.
In this play, a murder most ...

'No God but God" and the Muslim Reform Movement

In No God but God, Reza Aslan discusses the idea of creating a modern reform movement in Islam through the context of Muhammad's teachings. When Muhammad arrived in Medina in 622, then known as Yathrib, he worked with the varying tribes to set up a new community. In his teachings, there was a relatively even mix of secular and religious doctrine while in Medina - the rules of Yathrib were shaped by practicality, but had a religious view to them. By helping to create the Constitution of Medina, Muhammad united the eight Medinan tribes ...