has been an increase in births out of wedlock. The teenage pregnancy rate decreased significantly in the 1990s; this decline manifested across all racial groups‚ although teenagers of African-American and Hispanic descent retain a higher rate‚ in comparison to that of European-Americans and Asian-Americans. The Guttmacher Institute attributed about 25% of the decline to abstinence and 75% to the effective use of contraceptives. However‚ in 2006 the teenage birth rate rose for the first time in fourteen
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CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES 2.1 RELATED STUDIES 2.1.1 Computer Reservations System According from the wikipedia‚ A computer reservations system or central reservation system (CRS) is a computerized system used to store and retrieve information and conduct transactions related to air travel‚ hotels‚ car rental‚ or activities. Originally designed and operated by airlines‚ CRSes were later extended for the use of travel agencies. Major CRS operations that book and sell tickets for
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LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 DEFINITON OF BASIC CONCEPTS Calendar anomalies are effects which include apparently different behavior of stock markets on different days of the week‚ month and year. Calendar effect may also be defined as a collection of theories that state that certain days or month are subject to above price changes in stock market and can therefore represent good or bad times to invest. Brooks and Persand (2001) defined calendar effects as the tendency of stock returns “to display systematic
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In this essay I have chosen to compare two opposing theories‚ Immanuel Kant ’s absolutist deontological ethics and Joseph Fletchers relativist situation ethics. The deontological ethics focuses on actions made according to duty and the categorical imperative - which shows how acts are intrinsically good or bad. The situation ethics state that no act is intrinsically good or bad‚ and that actions should b made according to love. From this perspective it looks as thought Kant ’s views were less personal
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Differences Between Ethical Theories Ethical theories are based on explained ethical principles. There are three major ethical theories: virtue ethics‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. in this paper the similarities and diffrences between virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. The meaning of virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics would need to be defined in order to be able to distiguish the similarities and diffrences. The virtue theory judges a person
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Critically examine how ethical theories approach issues surrounding pornography There are many ethical theories which can be applied to the ethics concerning pornography however I believe the easiest ethical theories for giving a clear cut between what is acceptable and what is not are the absolutist theories or the ones with Absolutist rules such as Kantian Ethics or Natural Moral Law. Pornography is a form of media which is sexually stimulating for the observer. The ethical situations surrounding
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tradition‚ authority‚ happiness‚ desires‚ or institutions” (Vaughn 120). Rationality should always be used when we make decisions. Kant’s ethical theory states that “right actions have moral value only if they are done with a ‘good will’ -that is‚ a well to do your duty for duty’s sake” (Vaughn 121). This is one of the main differences between Kant and Mill’s ethical theory. Mill believes that our actions are deemed moral if they can bring about the most amount of happiness among society. Kant on the other
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Organizational Chart XMGT/230 October 16th‚ 2013 Mr. Mark Bolduc - MBA in Technology Management The company I worked for in the past was FORE Properties. This was a chain or apartment communities that were all purchased and built by the owner and run by the property managers‚ assistant property managers‚ and the leasing team. The “chain of command” went as follows. This is my knowledge to the best of my ability. New positions may have been added or I was
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Directions: As you read pp. 122-145 in Norton‚ A People and A Nation‚ complete the chart below. Be sure to give lots of specific facts and details – people‚ places‚ literature‚ and events – that fully explain the actions taken. PROVISIONS OF EACH BRITISH IMPERIAL POLICY THE AMERICAN REACTION TO THE BRITISH POLICY THE BRITISH REACTION TO THE AMERIAN REACTION 1. The Molasses Act (1733): This act placed a high tariff on molasses being imported by colonists from the French West Indies; it was passed
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