Chapter 9 1. Anscombe’s point was that some things may not be done‚ no matter what. Referring to the boiling of babies. 2. Kant called these “hypothetical imperatives” because they tell us what to do providing that we have the relevant desires. 3. Instead moral requirements are categorical: they have the form “You ought to do such-and –such period‚” 4. In his Foundations of the Metaphysical of Morals (1785)‚ he (Kant) expresses the Categorical
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Bel Air Chair Peter Shire has many interesting works of art. The artwork that stuck out to me was the Bel Air Chair. Its interesting physic really caught my eye. The colors and shapes were so bright and different; it just jumped out at me. It was so unique and diverse from any of his other artwork; I had never seen anything like it before. With further research I discovered that this amazing work of art was created in 1982. This chair was one of the most important contributions to a design group
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with me if you don’t already. <br> <br>First off‚ many people consider the electric chair cruel and unusual punishment. What I don’t get is that people think this even though in order to be eligible to get sentenced to the electric chair‚ they have to be proven guilty of killing someone. Don’t you think that is cruel and unusual punishment? I certainly do. In my eyes‚ if they don’t get sentenced to the electric chair or some other form of guaranteed death (lethal injection‚ the gas chamber‚ etc.) it
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to do well in a new position (Scott & Reynolds‚ 2010). Development of the various KSAOs and competencies can also be more easily implemented once identification has occurred. Once these are identified for a specific position‚ tests and other assessments can be implemented in order to choose individuals with a high chance of success. This is because the various KSAOs and competencies which work well for an individual contributor‚ may not work very well for a supervisory position (Scott & Reynolds‚
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Logan McFarland Mrs. Vos Strache BA 366 28 November 2013 CEO – Simon Brocklebank Fowler 1. Simon Brocklebank Fowler is a great CEO and an even better leader. He can sell anything. Simon obviously has perfected many organizational behavior concepts as he has grown throughout his lifetime even though he did not elaborate on which ones specifically. Simon went to Cambridge‚ which is a top level secondary school in the UK. Simon ended up switching from a history major to finance and ended up working
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profitability of the utilities. Efficient‚ clean and less expensive to implement than most other alternatives‚ combined cycle power plants offer a blend of operational attributes that makes it the best choice for power production. The generated power and efficiency of gas turbine plants depend on the temperature of the inlet air. At high ambient temperatures‚ a power loss of more than 20%‚ combined with a significant increase in specific fuel consumption‚ compared to ISO standard conditions (15 C)‚ can
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Profile of Top 5 CEO in the Philippines 1.- Data show that 49-year-old Federico Lopez earns the most both in terms of monthly salary and total compensation in 2011. In the 30-company PSEi list‚ Lopez is head of two firms: First Gen Corporation (FGEN) and Energy Development Corporation (EDC). As Chairman and CEO of FGEN‚ his basic monthly salary is around P1.79 million. Yup‚ that’s P1.79 million basic salary per month. He receives another P1.19 million per month as bonus and additional compensation
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Abstract This experiment was conducted to observe the behaviour of a primate‚ to see the innate and learnt behaviour that the white cheeked gibbon showed. To complete this experiment all that had to be done was to observe a primate that lived in a group for half an hour‚ and record the behaviour of the animal every 30 seconds. This should be completed twice to get more accurate results and to see if the animal has different behaviours in the morning and in the afternoon. It was shown that in the
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Position of women in 16 and 17 century: Women were challenged with expressing themselves in a patriarchal system that generally refused to grant merit to women’s views. Cultural and political events during these centuries increased attention to women’s issues such as education reform. Though modern feminism was non-existent. The social structure women limited opportunities for involvement; they served largely as managers of their households. Women were expected to focus on practical domestic
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Position Assessment Paper How does your work relate to your supervisors objectives? My supervisor’s objectives are to ensure that the PC installation team I am currently on is efficient and productive. My duties on the PC installation team are to image new computers with windows 7‚ install trend micro and McAfee Safeboot encryption on all new machines‚ deliver IT equipment‚ IP phone delivery and setup‚ manage Safeboot encryption console‚ new hire spreadsheet‚ install printers ‚ and manage printer
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