English, 05.07.2019 07:30 wendy1538

The doctors dilemma: preface on doctors by george bernard shaw (excerpt) there is another difficulty in trusting to the honor and conscience of a doctor. doctors are just like other englishmen: most of them have no honor and no conscience: what they commonly mistake for these is sentimentality and an intense dread of doing anything that everybody else does not do, or omitting to do anything that everybody else does. this of course does amount to a sort of working or rule-of-thumb conscience; but it means that you will do anything, good or bad, provided you get enough people to keep you in countenance by doing it also. it is the sort of conscience that makes it possible to keep order on a pirate ship, or in a troop of brigands. it may be said that in the last analysis there is no other sort of honor or conscience in existence—that the assent of the majority is the only sanction known to ethics. no doubt this holds good in political practice. if mankind knew the facts, and agreed with the doctors, then the doctors would be in the right; and any person who thought otherwise would be a lunatic. but mankind does not agree, and does not know the facts. what is the likely purpose of the passage? a. to explain the severe difficulties faced by doctors b. to encourage skepticism toward the medical profession c. to argue that doctors, as a group, are unusually evil people d. to imply that common medical practices do more harm than good

Answers: 2

Show answers

Another question on English

English, 21.06.2019 18:30

‘low in fat but high in deliciousness, by munching on a savage wild boar you aren’t depriving poor little peppa and george of a long-lost cousin, but rather reaffirming your rightful and god-given position at the top of the food chain.’ the above extract features which four kinds of bias? innuendo/opinion of fact/biased tone/mistreatment of opposing views/ subjective sourse/ subjective vocabulary/ exaggeration/ 0subjective statistics

Answers: 1

Answer

English, 22.06.2019 00:00

Which of the following is an aspect of setting in a literary work? 1. time ii. place iii. social/historical context i only i and 11 ll and iii i, ii, and iii

Answers: 1

Answer

English, 22.06.2019 01:30

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."

Answers: 2

Answer

English, 22.06.2019 02:00

Derek's mother had a busy day ahead of her. she asked derek to by going to the store and buying groceries. "we need bread, milk, cheese and other things," she said. "don't forget to take the list. i know how forgetful you are." derek agreed to do the shopping, but after his mother left, he quickly forgot about his promise. several hours later, he remembered. he ran out the door and headed to the store. he forgot to take the shopping list. when he returned home, derek unloaded the groceries. he had carefully packed the dairy products and vegetables in one bag. the bread and canned goods were packed in the other. he reached into the ﬁrst bag and took out beans, broccoli, butter and cheese. he put them neatly into the refrigerator. then he put away the bread and soup. when his mother came home, she opened the refrigerator and frowned. 1 select the correct answer. read the passage. then choose the best prediction of what will happen next. a. derek's mother tells him that he forgot to buy milk. b. derek's mother tells him he bought the wrong kind of milk. c. derek's mother tells him that she bought the milk.

Answers: 1

Answer

You know the right answer?

The doctors dilemma: preface on doctors by george bernard shaw (excerpt) there is another difficult...

Questions