The doctrine of the Double-effect states that if something is done for the moral good but also includes morally questionable side-effects‚ it is ethically acceptable to do so providing that these side-effects were not part of the actions original intentions. This includes the foresight of these negative side-effects potentially occurring. This doctrine originates with Thomas Aquinas‚ and his treatment of homicidal self-defense‚ the Summa Theologica. This work states that an action having foreseen
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of double-consciousness in Chapter 2. Then reread the personal essays in this chapter—those by Keller‚ Slackjaw‚ and Kleege. Is it possible for disabled people to experience a double consciousness parallel to that described by Du Bois? Using at least one of the works suggested write an essay exploring areas where the writer may be evincing a sort of double-consciousness. To what extent is he or she aware of that double-consciousness and participating in its critique? Double-consciousness
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Case Assignment: The doctrine of double effect says that the pursuit of good is not as acceptable if the harm that results is intended rather than merely foreseen (Lippert-Rasmussen‚ 2010). To some it is a nonabsolutist moral principle in which as long as significant good resulted from the action‚ it is allowable (Lippert-Ramussen‚ 2010). Scanlon believed that an act that leads to the death of an innocent person can never be justified by the good that results (Lippert-Ramussen‚ 2010). Scanlon’s
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* What is Double Counting problem? How can we overcome it? Double Counting problem: Double Counting means count all value of a good till it became final goods. We can easily understand it by following table: Stage of production | Sales value | Value added | Farmer | Tk.125 | Tk.125 | Baker | Tk.170 | Tk.45 | Restaurateur | Tk.200 | Tk.30 | Tk.200 | If we add up all these transactions we have Tk.595. which is considerably greater
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The Uncanny Double and the Evil Eye All that is portrayed as beyond the ordinary suggests evidence of supernatural influences. According to natural laws‚ everything that is beyond the preternatural is unexplainable since there is still no logical answer to corroborate the facts. In James Hogg’s novel‚ The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner‚ Robert Wringhim takes extreme measures to conquer the ultimate satisfaction of being one of the elite‚ chosen by God. Robert believes that
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Double stub impedance matching Impedance matching can be achieved by inserting two stubs at specified locations along transmission line as shown below There are two design parameters for double stub matching: The length of the first stub line Lstub1 The length of the second stub line Lstub2 In the double stub configuration‚ the stubs are inserted at predetermined locations. In this way‚ if the load impedance is changed‚ one simply has to replace the stubs with another set of different
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[pic] Singapore Institute of Materials Management Diploma in Supply Chain Management Case Study: Double D Trucking Name : Jesmin Chen Shujun Batch : DSCM12/28 Subject : Distribution Management Lecturer : Mr Mystafa Sutan Date : 03 July 2011 Q1: Assess the conclusion reached by Douglas Dean regarding the nature of today ’s trucking industry and shipper demand characteristics. A1: The conclusion reached by Douglas Dean is
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counter to the Doctrine of Double Effect. In Whitley R. P. Kaufman’s paper‚ “The Doctrine of Double Effect and the Trolley Problem”‚ Kaufman tries to argue against this widely accepted view by a variety of different means throughout the paper. These means range from viewing the Loop case’s unclear determination as a virtue to considering the case to be too complex or “…the Loop case should be dismissed as an anomaly‚ insufficient to call into question the Doctrine of Double Effect.” (Kaufman 22)
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crime of violence to a policeman. The Federal Government then charged him with the federal crime of assaulting a federal officer. Lara claimed that‚ because key elements of that crime mirrored elements of his tribal crime‚ he was protected by the Double Jeopardy Clause. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides‚ "No person shall be held to answer for a capital‚ or otherwise infamous crime‚ unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury‚
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The DNA double helix model In 1953 James Watson and Francis Crick made a scientific breakthrough when they discovered the structure of DNA. From this structure they inferred that DNA contains information written in a genetic code‚ is passed from one generation to the next. This discovery was to be a key step in the genetics revolution DNA has four molecular building blocks called nucleotides; adenine (A)‚ thymine (T) guanine (G) and cytosine (C). Purine base always pairs (by hydrogen bonding) with
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