“In the end utilitarianism is simply a moral justification for individual/group selfishness” Utilitarianism is a theory in which the quote by Jeremy Bentham applies “The greatest happiness to the greatest amount of people” which means that the best action is the one in which the most pleasure is given to the majority of people. The majority always wins rather than the minority and pleasure is the sole good whereas pain is the sole evil. On one hand this is classed as selfless as using utilitarianism
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Interactions with others are the most powerful influences that impact on an individual’s sense of belonging. This is portrayed through various techniques in the text Rainbow’s End by Jane Harrison and the graphic novel The Arrival by Shaun Tan. Harrison clearly conveys these interactions of belonging by utilizing the protagonists Gladys‚ Dolly and Nan Dear who desperately desire interactions with the white society. This is illustrated by the persona Glady’s who goes to great extent to interact
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diseases and teen pregnancy of any developed country. Each year‚ unprotected sex results in almost four million teenagers contracting an STD. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is also a serious health concern for young people. Of the 40‚000 new HIV infections in the US every year‚ about 20‚000 occur in people under the age of 25‚ unprotected sex being to blame. (1) The National Abortion Rights Advocacy League says‚ “By denying teens the full range of information regarding human sexuality‚ abstinence-only education
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End time (also called end times‚ end of time‚ end of days‚ last days‚ final days‚ or eschaton) is a time period described in the eschatologies of the dominant world religions‚ both Abrahamic and non-Abrahamic. The Abrahamic faiths maintain a linear cosmology‚ with end time scenarios containing themes of transformation and redemption. In Judaism‚ the term "end of days" is a reference to the Messianic Age‚ and includes an in-gathering of the exiled diaspora‚ the coming of the mashiach‚ olam haba‚
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is credited to the accounts at the end of each year. At the end of the five year period Irene received a total sum of $529‚452 from both accounts. How much did Irene deposit in each of the accounts? (Hint: You can make use of “Goal Seek” tool for your answer.) Question 2 The following table gives the expected cash flow from three of your assets. All cash flows are received at the end of the year indicated. The payments on each asset are made at the end of the year‚ and the annual interest
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End of Watch The typical cop movie: riding around fighting evil in the cities and overall just portraying a superhero character‚ because you are a cop. Doesn’t that get boring? Well‚ in the movie End of Watch directed by David Ayer (producer of Training Day) he comes with a different approach. This isn’t the average cop movie though‚ it introduces the bond between two men who have been in law enforcement with each other quite a while now. Ayer not only shows the basic fighting crime scenes‚ but
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9/24/2012 The End of the Race Thinking about the outcome of mixing races‚ are Asians and Europeans distinguishable in the distant future? As intermarriage goes intense‚ there would be many minorities in race. In contrast‚ majorities’ attitudes toward minorities generate discrimination simultaneously; minorities are more likely to be exposed to prejudice. However‚ Steve Olson says that each mixed individuals are the key to weaken the barricade between races. Matthijis Kalmijin
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who travelled to Syria as an aid worker to help victims of that nation’s civil war‚ was captured by ISIL about a year ago. He appeared at the end of the terror group’s latest horrific video‚ in which British aid worker Alan Henning was murdered on camera. The executioner‚ known as "Jihadi John"‚ threatened Mr Kassig’s life if airstrikes from the US and
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may suggest that a fresh start is very required for us. We need to find new values in our lives. First‚ the Mayan calendar is also sometimes called the Aztec Calendar. This calendar is recorded as a carving on the Aztec "sun stone‚" currently on exhibit in the National Museum of Anthropology and History located within Chapultepec Park‚ Mexico City. There’s a lot we could say about this carved stone but most of those details are irrelevant to the "end times." Our modern calendar‚ called the Gregorian
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