Utilitarianism was first developed by Jeremy Bentham‚ a philosopher and legal theorist of the 18th century. Bentham argued that one should maximise happiness for the majority (‘the greatest good for the greatest number‚ a view which is known as the ‘Utility Principle’. Happiness was equated with moral goodness. This idea further identifies Bentham as a ‘psychological hedonist’‚ since he regarded humans as being primarily motivated by pleasure and the avoidance of pain. A contented society would be
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Biochemistry Exam I Terminology Boiling point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid. At this temperature the liquid phase changes into the gaseous phase (also a colligative property) Melting point is the temperature at which the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium. At this temperature the solid state changes into a liquid phase (also a colligative property) Specific heat is the amount of energy (in joules or calories) needed
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Family Foundation was established in 1989 with the goal of improving the quality of education in Cuyahoga and surrounding counties through the distribution of grants to schools and teachers. It started with a foundation donation pool of $3 million to be distributed as grants. To date‚ they have been able to give $6 million in funds to local schools in order to buy books‚ uniforms‚ computers‚ and many other educational tools to improve the quality of life of the population. The Foundation has several
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BIBLICAL FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGY Introduction Christianity which we follow today may not exist if there were no contextual theology. We would all have to learn Hebrew‚ Greek‚ Aramaic and culture of Israel by compulsion and then try to fit into the religious practices like circumcision‚ Sabbath and Jerusalem. It would be a problem for people other than the Jews to really understand and accept. Contextual theology helps people to know God better as it makes the Gospel relevant
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Barnes Foundation‚ in Lower Merion‚ PA. His main goal was to educate people by using his collection and to hope to take a step into modern education. Dr. Barnes was very exclusive as to who could view his art. He would mostly let the poor come in and help educate them on artistic views. He would deny any of the rich from coming into the Barnes Foundation. Many powerful people would bash him for not opening his art to the public. That is why he created a will in order to protect his foundation. At the
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Unfortunately‚ if you have foundation problems‚ a call to your insurance agent will likely lead to disappoint. The key concept behind most insurance coverage is that it covers sudden and accidental losses from theft‚ flood or fire damage. Because foundation damage occurs due to soil conditions or lateral water pressure‚ neither can be classified as sudden or accidental. While it is one of the most expensive repairs homeowners will face‚ the majority of insurance companies will not cover it. They
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Our primary audience is the Key Bridge Foundation‚ specifically Dana Coles and Connie Pulliam who are the co-directors of the community conferencing program at the Key Bridge Foundation. The Key Bridge Foundation is interested in helping to resolve as many student conflicts in schools as possible by having the school refer students to them and providing those students with a space to talk. This expansion requires money which the foundation obtains through donations received on their website. Surveys
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MADD Would you as a mother‚ or father want to get a shocking call about your son/daughter dead or in the hospital from having a car accident for being drunk while driving? Or because somebody was drunk while driving and they crashed into your son/or daughter and now shes in the hospital paralyzed? Well this is why MADD was incorporated on September 5‚ 1980 to help prevent drunk driving‚ and help stop underage drunk drivers or under aged drugged drivers‚ also to help and make families safer .MADD
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2. Listener Relevance Link: What can you do as individuals to help improve our ecosystem? You can become a volunteer at The Surfrider Foundation. 3. Speaker Credibility Link: I’ve taken it upon myself to join the The Surfrider Foundation and put effort into cleaning up our small community.(Visual aid) 4. Thesis Statement: My goal in this speech is to inform you of the dammaging effects we have on
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There are many historical and philosophical foundations of the American Government‚ but only a few really stand out and are talked about a lot today. The dominant philosophy here is natural law‚ which is the biggest issue in the American Government. Natural law has led to the writing of many documents throughout history. Throughout history the Government has taken different initiatives to better the United States like writing a series of documents that deal with land rights‚ fairness‚ and independence
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