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    Federalists and anti-Federalists have many differences and similarities the Federalists want the power to be in the hands of the government and wanted a stronger federal government. While anti-Federalists believed a small state would make it easier to find a common good for their citizens and were against the American Constitution. Federalism is a political concept describing the practice whereby a group of members are bound together by agreement or covenant with a governing representative head.

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    The Nursing profession recognises a number of important theories of learning‚ some of which have been borrowed from fields such as education‚ sociology and psychology‚ while some have been developed by fellow nurses with training in the mentioned fields. The two main theories that are going to be discussed in this paper are Benners model of learning and development of skill‚ and the constructivist model. The constructivist model/theory was developed over time by scholars from various fields‚ and

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    A deontological ethical system is one that is concerned solely with the inherent nature of the act being judged. If an act is inherently good‚ then even if it results in bad consequences‚ it is still considered a good act. Teleological systems judge the consequences of an act. An act might look bad‚ but if it results in good consequences‚ then it can be defined as good under a teleological system. Ethical formalism is a deontological system because the important determinant for judging whether

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    Coming clean is at the heart of this deontological theory. Despite the fact that Kant had no chance to get of knowing the self-sacrifice that is regularly required in whistleblowing‚ I believe that Kant would need a person to stand firm in coming clean‚ regardless of personal result. Virtue theory requires a person to personify trustworthiness and boldness. Reporting unethical colleagues‚ patient safety violations‚

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    to guide their behaviour. However‚ when people take on the role of a professional social worker‚ they need to comply with professional code of ethics. Once the core values are established‚ referring to the ethics (e.g. ANZASW code of ethics) and standards (e.g. SWRB code of conduct) is the next step towards making a decision. Combination of values‚ ethics and standards determines practitioner’s everyday behaviour. For example‚ valuing privacy is one of the core values for a practitioner. The service

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    Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics Ethics is one part of philosophy that will always be studied‚ and like most subjects in philosophy‚ will never be viewed the same by everyone. There are so many cultures that have so many different beliefs about the way a person’s life should be lived out. Things like religion‚ poverty‚ and mental health all contribute to our beliefs in ethics. Some people believe that the mental state of a person or the motive for that person committing a crime should be

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    DIFFERENCES: 1. A musical have more dancing than opera. Opera rarely needs to dance. 2. A musical is almost always performed in the language of its audience‚ while opera is no words to be speak in the performance of an opera. 3. An opera is drama set to music. In an opera‚ the moods‚ emotions and feelings are heightened. It combined vocal music which includes solos‚ ensembles and chorus and instrumental music which is played by the orchestra with costumes‚ stage action and scenic effects. However

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    its own crises. Each therefore demands its own narrative…” (Stearns‚ 1947). This excerpt was taken from a book about the European revolutions of 1848‚ but could have easily been talking about the recent Arab Spring in 2011. The striking parallels between the two uprisings are remarkable. In 1848‚ revolutionary zeal erupted across continental Europe. The waves of revolution were set in motion in France and then it did not take long before the rest of Europe was hit by a storm of revolts. Like a domino

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    Virtue Ethics as discussed by Julia Annas is based around the idea that people do things because they are right‚ rather than because they have to. The things that people do must be a virtue and not a habit. A habit is “someone’s character or source of action in the agent that bypass a person’s practical reasoning‚” and a virtue is a “disproportion to act for reasons” and is built up by making choices and is used for future choices (516‚ Annas). People are to learn from experiences and society to

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    Thomas Sikkema Professor John Schneider Ethics 102 25 February 2015 Deontological Moral Theory: Immanuel Kant Deontological moral theory is defined as the morally right thing to do is to do whatever is your duty. A scenario in which this theory could be used is the following: a close friend of yours dies. He has set aside $10 million to give to his favorite sports team‚ the New York Yankees. You promised him that you would give the money to the team because that was your friend’s last wish. Generous

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