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Jordyn Shell

Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Problem - The Daily Beast - 0 views

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  • Rachel Weinstein calls it her Rosa Parks moment
  • an ultra-Orthodox passenger directed her to the back of the bus where, she noticed, the women were sitting separately
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      Jordyn Shell on 09 May 12
       
      The 'norm' for the Orthodox Jews, women sit separately from men
  • “He was actually addressing my husband, who boarded with me,”
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  • “He wouldn’t even talk to me.”
  • the most theologically rigid of Judaism’s denominations
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      Jordyn Shell on 09 May 12
       
      Definition of who are the 'Orthodox Jews'....
  • Instead of complying, Weinstein took a seat several rows behind the driver and held her ground, channeling the spirit of that American civil-rights icon from more than a half century ago
    • Jordyn Shell
      Jordyn Shell on 09 May 12
       
      Comparing the situation to Rosa Parks' situation
  • some ultra-Orthodox Jews have tried to impose a kind of communal piety—a strict code of behavior that includes gender segregation on buses, with men in the front and women in the back
    • Jordyn Shell
      Jordyn Shell on 09 May 12
       
      What would we call this? A kind of 'segregation' maybe?
  • Once a tiny minority, ultra-Orthodox Jews—also known as Haredim—now make up more than 10 percent of Israel’s population and 21 percent of all primary-school students. With the community’s fertility rate hovering at more than three times that of other Israeli Jews, demographers project that by 2034, about one in five Israelis will be ultra-Orthodox
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      Jordyn Shell on 09 May 12
       
      Who are the 'Haredim'?
  • another Haredi preoccupation that has stirred tensions across Israel
  • lack the skills to work in a modern economy, having studied little or no math and science beyond primary school
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      Jordyn Shell on 09 May 12
       
      Issue with the Orthodox Jews come from the 'education' aspect of society
  • The country’s political landscape will also shift
  • Haredim are consistently hawkish on the question of territorial compromise with the Palestinians, citing God’s covenant with Abraham granting Jews the land of Israel.
  • So how did the Haredim become Israel’s latest demographic worry?
  • Among other things, he agreed to Army exemptions for 18-year-old Haredim who wished to continue studying at religious seminaries instead of being called to serve.
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    Orthodox Jews
Daryl Bambic

The Value of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell on Audio Download - Free Audio - 0 views

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    For the debate in pft
Chrissy Le

Torture - 0 views

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    Torture: An act by which severe pain and/or suffering is caused, either physically or mentally. It is usually put into action when wanting to bring out a confession, or information in another individual. It has also been used as a form of punishment in the past and is still in use today (to a certain extent). Today, torture is prohibited under international law and the domestic laws of most countries. The method of torturing has been proven to be effective and of use. This website speaks about the definition of torture, the laws against it and what it means in various religions (What purpose it serves). The link will bring you to the different methods of torture that had been used in the past to how it serves us today.
Kelsey Adams

The Case for Animal Rights by Tom Regan - 2 views

www.animal-rights-library.com/...regan03.htm

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  • Kelsey Adams on 23 Nov 10
     
    This is an actual case which demonstrated the various points as to why the use of animals as a resource is wrong. Tom Reagan explains that the people who are against the right of animals believe that their only purpose in our world is to be eaten, surgically manipulated and to be exploited for sport or money. It even sounds awful to say such a thing.
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  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Nov 10
     
    Where is this from? This is a file on the web but who publishes it and who is Tom Regan?
  • Kelsey Adams on 30 Nov 10
     
    Tom Regan is an American philosopher who specializes in animal rights theory. He teaches at North Carolina State University. He is the author of numerous books on the philosophy of animal rights, including The Case for Animal Rights. His studies, books and cases have significantly influenced the modern animal liberation movement.
  • Kelsey Adams on 01 Dec 10
     
    I was not able to sticky note the page but here are some parts i would have highlighted: Singer and Frey both offer arguments that are motivated by utilitarian concerns Regan offers his own Rights View as an adequate moral theory: to respect the rights of an individual is to treat that individual as if she was inherently valuable rather than merely useful (improvement on utilitarianism) Nothing less than the abolition of using animals as food, in science, and in industry is morally acceptable according to Regan
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Kelsey Adams

The Animal Rights View - 2 views

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  • The capacity for suffering is a prerequisite for having interests at all, a condition that must be met before we can speak of rights.
  • In both the historic and modern views of animal rights, the key point is "sentience," or the capacity to experience pain or pleasur
  • In the animal rights view, if a being is capable of suffering, there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration.
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  • They don't have to speak a word. Screaming, writhing about, crying and other behavior tells us they are in pain. We see the same sort of behavior in animals.
  • Kelsey Adams on 23 Nov 10
     
    This website gives us the utilitarian point of view on how animal cruelty and their use as resource is continuously horrid. Jeremy Bentham said that as long as a being is capable of suffering, then there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. He said that the question is not can animals reason but do animals suffer?
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Nov 10
     
    Highlight an important part(s) of the website for your team to read.
  • vince chatigny-barbosa on 05 Dec 10
     
    What affects us the most in our society: Suffering of a infant or the suffering of an animal? Obviously, we would rather an animal suffer opposed to an infant. If someone has to suffer, it should be animals because it the extreme is outrageous.
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