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Name: the bean
Gender: Female
Interests: writing, drawing, reading, and karate.
Expertise: I can read and walk at the same time. that's pretty cool, right?
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1/24/2004
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| WARNING THIS IS EXTREME GEEKINESS I AM NOT RESPONSABLE FOR ANY FEELINGS OF REPULSION AND/OR NAUSEA THAT MAY RESULT FROM READING THIS
Part 1: The Doctor
Basically, the Doctor is ethically a deontologist. He does things because they are the right thing to do, regardless of the consequences, because, as he sees it, something right is always right, no matter what happens. He's also concerned with relationships- he will act to benefit someone he has a relationship with (a deontologist would probably call this a duty) even if it hurts other people. Deontology is agent-relative, which means that, for example, the Doctor's (the agent's) relationship with someone (like Rose) means that he has more of a "duty" to them than he does to a stranger. This is part of why the Doctor can sometimes seem callous- people he has no specific duty to will always come second to those he does. A great example of this is in the episode "Idiot's Lantern," when Rose is "eaten" by the Wire, and trapped in a TV set. The Doctor is rude and harsh to the policemen, as well as the family, and even breaks some laws as he tries to fulfill his "duty" to Rose- to save her. This is justifiable in deontology because the agent-relative view means that his duty to Rose supersedes his duty to obey the law or to treat people fairly and kindly. Another example of this is in the last episode of the second season "Doomsday," where the Doctor burns up a sun so that he can talk to Rose, who is trapped in an alternate universe. Though this may have unknown consequences in the future (what if that sun was supposed to have planets?) it is morally right for the Doctor, because he must fulfill his duty to Rose, and give her closure (though whether this actually occurs for either of them is debatable).
just remember mom, you asked for this. more parts coming soon...
-bean
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| You know that paper I wrote for ethics? Why be good? I finally got it back. A-.
Not as good as a plain ol' A, but pretty good (especially considering most people's were in the B-/C range)
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| I went bouldering yesterday. It's like rock climbing, but on boulders. And you have no ropes. It was really fun though, and I met lots (well, 8) of nice people.
You wear special climbing shoes which feel about a size too small. They do let you do cool stuff though, like get a foothold on a nearly vertical part of a boulder.
I climbed the crack in the center. It's about 20ft tall. Just using hands and feet! I was so PUMPED when I got to the top!
Me and Ellen(one of the people I met) up on top.
All in all, a really cool trip. And SO MANY ROCKS!!!!!
-bean
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| 90.6 on the Chem test!!!!
woohooo!!!!
-bean
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| Well, me and Stephanie were supposed to bring something edible to the intervarsity meeting on tues. we happened to have some pecans (from stephanie's dad), so I had the idea to make "rolo-gobles"- pretzle with rolo melted on top + pecan. But we couldn't find those square pretzles that mom always uses without going all the way out to kroger (when you have to take the bus it takes about 35 minutes to get there). So, we used the Snyder's pretzle/peanutbutter sandwitches. To say that this had a delicious outcome would be an understatement. They were devoured as if by locusts. Too bad Andrew couldn't eat this version.
-bean
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