Why Software Should Be Free by Richard Stallman (Version of April 24‚ 1992) Introduction The existence of software inevitably raises the question of how decisions about its use should be made. For example‚ suppose one individual who has a copy of a program meets another who would like a copy. It is possible for them to copy the program; who should decide whether this is done? The individuals involved? Or another party‚ called the ``owner’’? Software developers typically consider these questions
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Why should you be Moral? Why should we be moral? We should be moral‚ because it is a way of how to behave towards each other‚ with focusing on being mostly concerned with situations of humans living with other humans. Questions like how should we behave towards each other? What are the rules and how do we learn them‚ also why do we have to have them? Let’s say there were no laws. How would we treat strangers or people that we know? Would the society be safe to live in? Without laws‚ there would
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Why Should I Be Moral? The question of morality proves to be a complex interrogatory. Should I be moral? If I should be‚ then why? Why is morality important to society? An assumption can be made that morals derive from a purely religious perspective or the Golden Rule approach. We are told that it is right to be moral. This is an ineffective answer‚ since it does not apply to someone outside the moral circle (Olsen‚ 79). This in mind‚ there is really no way to prove this too a person
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Why should organisations collect‚ file and maintain accurate financial records? To have a record of how the business is running. This allows us to determine how the business is sitting financially and display what money is going where and whether there is room for improvement. Basically‚ it is used to anaylse the business as a whole and to determine performance for both employees and for the organisation. What are the expectations of managers and supervisors in relation to budget or financial
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Why Alcohol Should be Banned Worldwide A. To Inform B. To Inform people that alcohol is dangerous and should be banned. C. Drinking can cause many problems in your life including death. I. Drinking is considered the number one drug used in America and the number one killer among young people and adults. A. Short and long term effects of alcohol on the body and mind B. Car crashes and alcohol poisoning C. Effects on your family and relationships
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not very different in most ways. I’m just a teenager trying to figure out how my life is going to play out. So‚ why should I get a free sum of $25‚000? I don’t have my own apartment bills to pay‚ I don’t have a kid‚ and I have no abnormally large responsibilities. Many kids have much more need for the money than I do. However‚ I am the best candidate to give the money to‚ and I will tell you why. If I received $25‚000 with no conditions and no return favors required‚ the first thing I would
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that it has meaning attached to it. The basic part of this meaning is its denotation or denotations: that is‚ the dictionary meaning or meanings of the word. Beyond its denotations‚ a word may also have connotations. The connotations are what it suggests beyond what it expresses: its overtones of meaning. it acquires these connotations from its past history and associations‚ from the way and the circumstances in which it has been used. The word home‚ for instance‚ by denotation means only a place where
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The Famous Ride of Paul Revere Paul Revere is known for his famous ride through Charlestown‚ Virginia on April eighteenth‚ 1775 at midnight. There are countless stories that have been published about this famous ride‚ but copious amounts of them are inaccurate. “Paul Revere’s Ride‚” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is not a credible source of information considering Revere does not execute the same things within these two pieces of literature‚ the British’s actions are not the same in the poem and
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“WHY MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED” Since the 1930s‚ marijuana has been illegal in the eyes of the U.S. government. Its classification is a Schedule I drug‚ which is said to have a high potential for abuse‚ no medical use‚ and not safe to use under medical supervision. In this day and age‚ it’s being prescribed to patients of severe health problems to treat their pains‚ nausea‚ etc. Compared to logical reasoning‚ the government takes a very different stance on marijuana. Some say prohibition serves
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Why Should Abortion Be Legal? Carlos Walcott PHI 103: Informal Logic Barri Mallin September 10‚ 2012 Why Should Abortion Be Legal? In 1971 a young mother challenged Taxes and their abortion laws. By 1973 abortion was legal. There are several ways to extract an unborn human child from the womb. What does life mean to those who have an abortion and those who have not had an abortion? There are several advocates that are pro-live and pro-abortion some are groups‚ individuals‚ authority figures
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