The classic Trolley problem
It's been told and retold, with different variations, jokes, and ideas built on top of it. It's a great question in my opinion, it really does show where one's heart and ideas lie. Would you sacrifice the lives of strangers to save those you love? Or would you value the lives of these innocent people, with their own loved ones and stories ahead?
In reality, I don't think I've ever answered it for myself, but right now, for the sake of the question, I would go with saving my child. If I were a parent faced with this problem, hit in the heat of the moment with no time to think, derailing the track to kill the five in order to save my child would be my first instinct.
"Getting creative within reason" is very interesting. Obviously, people have tried to find loopholes in the original question—untying your child and setting the path that way, jumping in front of the train, stopping the trolley altogether. I don't have anything to add here, but I'm interested to see what others might come up with, and what dictates 'out of reason'.
— I hope this helps. Have a stellar day
Answer:
b) She felt entitled to riches because of her looks.
Explanation:
Madame Loisel, as can be inferred from the paragraph, is not born in a wealthy family, but certainly possesses great beauty and charm. The statement, <em>"She dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station;" </em>indicates her dissatisfaction with her humble situation, the sorrow of which she feels as though it were a step-down from a "higher-station."
Here, "higher-station" cannot be a major change in her financial situation after marriage, because she was born in a family of clerks and subsequently married a clerk. It, however, suggests that she felt that she was entitled to more than what she got, and that her not being able to dress well, or have luxury in a way, was like a step-down from what she deserved because of how she looked.
Explanation:
Anne describes herself early in the diary as somewhat superficial. She says that she has few true friends because she cannot bring herself to talk about serious things with any of them. This, in fact, is why she says she's keeping the diary. She acknowledges that she sometimes talks too much, recording early in the diary that she had to do a writing assignment on being a "chatterbox."
Since Demeter was the goddess of the seasons, basically, whenever Persephone was in the Underworld with Hades, it was winter. There was no autumn or fall in Ancient Greece. It was winter because Demeter was sad. Once Persephone returned, it would become summer and spring again because Demeter would rejoice.