... sphere, rather than on the basis of their talent or, as Franklin's ethos would encourage, their hard work. However these views are subject to the values and norms of particular social groups. One could argue that there is such a cultural diversity amongst American citizens today, that it is impossible to determine any one American Dream', or set of morals generally followed, dictated ... credited to the vulnerability or emotional instability of the population, as to why the morals Franklin urged were so better accepted then, than they are today? Perhaps Franklin's American Dream is no l...

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... existence, I believe the idea of morality seems futile, with no prospect of ever developing into a world where we can distinctively know what is right and what is wrong, and never have the ability to develop a universal standard of human rights. It further seems apparent to me that, if cultural relativism were true, then there would not be any significant constraints on the contents of morality ... . Humans could use actions as they pleased, and no particular action could be considered better or worse ... than another, at least in the absolutist sense. But it seems there are significant...

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... not as confident as Romney is able to call up the bluff of Romney's large promises to lower taxes, provide relief to the middle class, and "No tax cuts that adds to the deficit" because he is not able to answer directly or clearly on real or detailed plans to fix these issues. ... has to prove that the last four years he has been extremely beneficial and instrumental in getting America back to greatness at what he describes as an economic crisis that was passed on to him because, "two wars were paid on a credit card". The strength of Romney's is that he was able to ... only vague state...

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