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    Considering that law and religion are based on ultimate authority according to an ethical standard and runs by an individual in power and societies; therefore philosophers have come up with a theory of moral standard that roots from logic and thoughts that can be simplified for humans basic needs. In that sense‚ these needs produce the most satisfaction at the fundamental level for human being’s universally and help them to live their life’s at the fullest. For a fact‚ every human being has a simple

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    Articles/Feature stories/feature articles/features A feature writer should be fond of accuracy‚ love brevity and be devoted to clarity. He should be a topic-explorer and have the craft of kindling interest in insipid ‘ideas’. A good public pulse reader‚ a charming discoverer of life in words and a possessor of effective writing skills to spin magic in the content is what all is required from a good writer who is actually‚ in this case‚ a presenter of useful knowledge. Good feature writing

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    the right. Consequentialist theory works better to argue the above statement. Consequentialist theories are the ethical theories view that the action is right if and only if its consequence is the best possible. The well-known example would be Utilitarianism- “Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.’’ (Demosthenes). In the United States of America‚ people drive on the right side of the road and in England‚ they drive on the left side. There is nothing intrinsically right

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    Dark Side of Utilitarianism According to Bentham‚ an English moral philosopher and legal reformer‚ the highest principle of morality is to maximize happiness‚ the overall balance of pleasure over pain. This principle explains the Utilitarianism doctrine that is mostly the solution of everyone in every century. Utilitarianism can bring the most benefit for people. In contrast‚ throughout the three stories “Justice” by John Stuart Mill‚ Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro‚ and “The One who Walks Away

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    Arguments on Utilitarianism Which is more valuable: a game of push-pin or the study of Latin? Which has greater worth: the life of a single young girl or the lives of an entire community? These are the sorts of questions raised when dealing with the matter of utilitarianism. According to Jeremy Bentham‚ the father of the theory‚ the ultimate moral goal of human beings should be to increase pleasure and to decrease pain. To maximize the amount of time spent in content‚ and minimize the times of

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    Utilitarianism in Britain

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    .................................................................................................4 BIBLIOGRAPHY Bentham J‚ A Fragment on Government‚ (1776) -The Works of Jeremy Bentham (Simpkin‚ Marshal and Co‚ 1843) Coddington A‚ Utilitarianism Today‚ ‘Political Theory’‚ (Vol. 4‚May‚ 1976) Riddal JG‚ Jurisprudence‚ (2nd edn Oxford Press 2006) Freeman M‚ Harrison R‚ Law and Philosophy Current Legal Issues‚ (Oxford Press 2007) Simmonds NE‚ Central Issues In Jurisprudence‚ (Sweet

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    photograph used at the top of the webpage. What key characteristic of the school do you think the picture is meant to illustrate? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1] 3 In what way does the layout of the website help it achieve its intended purpose? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1] 4 Study the text on the page‚ and identify one feature that you feel sets the Canadian International School

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    Act utilitarianism give importance in consequences of an action where concerns with only the pleasure and happiness. Comparably rule utilitarianism is if an action is accordance with a rule‚ it is said to be right. …further more there are two main utilitarian who proposed two different answers to this. Jeremy Bentham said “pleasure”

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    What Is Utilitarianism?

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    Utilitarianism is a theory of ethics that bases what is right and wrong solely on the outcomes of each outcome over another as well as taking into account the interests of others rather than one’s own interests (Caae.phil.cmu.edu‚ 2014)‚ another way to describe utilitarianism is to say that the consequences provide the greatest good for the greatest number. For Ted and Gwen‚ who are employees within Nick’s Patisserie‚ Ted is a homeless teenage and Gwen is a single mother whose only source of income

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    Explain the key features of two therapeutic models (CBT AND TA) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (also known by its abbreviation CBT) was primarily developed through an integration of behavior therapy (first popularized by Edward Thorndike) with cognitive therapy (developed by Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis). The first discrete‚ intentionally therapeutic approach to CBT to be developed was Rational Emotive Therapy (RET)‚ which was originated by Albert Ellis‚ Ph.D. in the mid-1950’s. Ellis developed his

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