Utilitarianism theories hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences. An action or practice is right if it leads to the best possible balance of good consequences over bad consequences for all affected parties. (Arnold‚ pp 17) Utility = whatever produces pleasure or happiness‚ and prevents pain or suffering. Utilitarianism = an ethical philosophy that says the most ethical decision or course of action is the one that maximize utility. Utilitarianism
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Miscommunications Deborah Tannen’s “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” is a brief look at how men and women communicate with one another and the cross-culture differences between their individual styles and needs for conversation. Women often say that men do not listen or do not want to talk. Tannen gives reasons why women tend to believe that men are not listening‚ and shows that just because men have a different approach to communicating does not mean they are not listening to what women are saying
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Hidden consequences Page 1 In the play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth’s decisions are heavily influenced by Lady Macbeth and the witches. Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to kill Duncan‚ and the witches predict Macbeth’s future life by showing him. Therefore the decisions that the other characters make are crucial because they really shape out the life of Macbeth during and after he obtains the throne. The advice he takes will eventually
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APES 3/22/12 One consequence of human use of water is the wasted water resulted from inefficient irrigation. Less than half of the freshwater we use for irrigation is actually absorbed by crops. Wasteful practices like “flood and furrow” irrigation‚ which involve liberally flood fields with water‚ use up water unnecessarily because it may evaporate from standing pools in the field. This kind accounts for 90% of worldwide irrigation. Overirrigation leads to waterlogging and salinization‚ which ultimately
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regarding the causes and consequences of the so called "highland clearances". The above topic proves to be one that continues to spark debate amongst students and scholars‚ whilst this essay attempts to review such disagreement‚ it is unlikely to over definitive answers on either side. Instead‚ the primary aim is to over a brief insight into the “highland clearances”‚ giving definition of this period of history‚ accepted reasons ‚ the aftermath of events‚ consequences and varied historical perspectives
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Economic Consequences Of AIDS/HIV Affects on economically active people: • Will not be able to work • Women are the main tillers of soil as well as the main cares when family members become ill • When patients are in hospital it is common for woman to take care of them‚ bath them and feed them so pressure is caused not just by the financial burden of hospital care but by the time lost of tending land Impacts on Sexually active: • Impacts on sexually active people is that they will not
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1862 made possible the living of small farm families and it permitted the augment of a society of independent farmers. This affected the population because even though these lands provided for those families‚ consequences later started rising. The weather was a huge factor in these consequences‚ usually in those lands barely rain‚ because of this and the lack of
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2.1 Definition of Terms. 2.1.1. Symptoms and Consequences of Stress: The physiological changes that take place within the body in response to stress are responsible for most stress symptoms. The battle against the stressor is referred to as the fight-or-flight response. Recent studies suggest that females tend-and befriend in response to a stressor. They protect and nurture (tend) and turn to social networks for support (befriend). Also‚ the brain senses stress as damage to well-being and therefore
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The Abyssinian crisis of 1935 was an important historical event in the lead up to world war two. Some of the major factors leading to this event were a pre existing border dispute in 1896‚ Italy wanting colonies equal or greater to the other great powers and Italy’s desire for a larger empire‚ and the access Italy had to the Suez Canal. The crisis between Abyssinia and Italy affected the inhabitants of both countries‚ as well as those countries involved in the League of Nations (LON) The first
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The Price of Doing Good: Consequences of Ethical Decision Making Shakela Pitts Walden University Abstract Understanding the process in which individuals; particularly leaders‚ engage in ethical decision making and factors that are involved. The purpose of this paper is to examine ethical decision making and the price and consequences leaders face for doing good. In addition an example of a leader within an organization that faces and ethical dilemma that ended with a positive outcome and the actions
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