know that it is appropriate to give up. Choosing random solutions‚ adopting greedy approaches‚ evolving the basic heuristics for finding better heuristics are just some of the popular approaches used in heuristic problem solving (Michalewicz and Fogel‚ 1999). Heuristic problem solving involves finding a set of rules‚ or a procedure‚ that finds satisfactory solutions to a specific problem. A good example is finding one’s way through a maze. To make the way
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Should Animals be used in Scientific Research? Animal testing is a method of testing drugs and cosmetics on animals to predict the possible reactions on humans and to evaluate the products if they are safe for human use or not. While animal testing seems a beneficial practice‚ there is a hidden side that some people might not take in to consideration. Bentham “The question is not‚ "Can they reason?" nor‚ "Can they talk?" but rather‚ "Can they suffer?"” (‚ year). If animals can speak‚ only then
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Topic: Teachers should not be paid based on students’ performance “Every child can learn‚ every child must learn” is the motto for the Ministry of Education in Jamaica. It shatters every barrier that may hinder a child from performing well in school. This motto is irrespective of the subject area a teacher teaches and the kind of students he/she has in the classroom because at the end of the academic year all of them must learn. However‚ has this ever been achieved in the public sector schools of
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Which President done most for the Civil Rights? Truman Truman’s administration published "To Secure These Rights" in 1947 a drive was started in 1948 to end discrimination in federal employment in 1950‚ the supreme court all but overturned what is referred to as Plessy v Ferguson. These were a series of laws dating from 1896 which effectively approved the “Jim Crow" segregation laws that characterised the South. The laws introduced the "separate but equal" philosophy of the south - but with the
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Certification Criteria Version 1.1 February 9‚ 2011 © 2010 The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology N = New for LTPAC NS = New for Skilled Nursing Facility Add-on NH = New for Home Health Add-on R = Roadmap for LTPAC RS = Roadmap for Skilled Nursing Facility RH = Roadmap for Home Health O = Provisional for 2011 (shaded in YELLOW) Roadmap 1 2011 Certification Roadmap 2 Comments Criteria Reference Test Script and Step Number SEC = Security Test Script Criteria # Category
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unfamiliar products tested on them. These occurrences could well and truly lead to animal cruelty. Firstly‚ animals’ rights and freedom are breached when they are used in research. Any animal should receive respectful treatment. Animals and people are alike in many ways; both think‚ feel‚ behave and experience pain. Therefore animals should be treated with the same respect as humans. Yet animals’ freedom are ruptured because they are not given a choice. These defenceless creatures are put through tests
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Should Putonghua Be Used to Teach Chinese? The Chinese level of Hong Kong students is declining. The supporters said that using Putonghua as a medium to teach Chinese can greatly improve student’s Chinese proficiency. However‚ the opponents claimed that using Putonghua to teach Chinese will hinder student’s learning effect instead of improving their Chinese level. Putonghua should not be used to teach Chinese because it creates difficulties to local students in learning. Obstacles exists in teachers
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There are trigger warnings debates on whether they should be used in class or not. In the New York Times‚ Room for Debate blog‚ three authors support trigger warnings or do not support it. I think that trigger warnings are helpful. I have been in the situation and can relate. I think this because some of the students can participate more in their classes. They are especially beneficial to those who have had traumatic experiences. Trigger warnings are helpful because it is beneficial for students
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Even McDonald’s‚ which has one of the most recognizable brands in the fast food industry‚ cannot satisfy every customer’s need related to food. However‚ the company has a strong customer base that consists of different types of consumers. Needs are different for each of these consumers and McDonald’s certainly realizes it cannot meet the needs of these various groups by marketing to them in the same way. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted a dietary survey in the United States in
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MGT B240 Unit 2 Defining the manager’s terrain 110 Course team (2009 version) Developer: Designer: Coordinator: Member: Dr Kenneth Chao‚ OUHK Delian Gaskell‚ OUHK Dr Alex Mak‚ OUHK Dr Peng Wei‚ OUHK Course team (previous version) Developer (original version): Adapter: Production ETPU Publishing Team Brian Barrett‚ OUHK Victor Haines‚ Consultant‚ OUHK Copyright © The Open University of Hong Kong‚ 1990‚ 1994‚ 2002‚ 2006‚ 2007‚ 2008‚ 2009. Revised April 2011. All rights reserved. No
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