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    scrutinizes the condemning of the inferior race by means of exercising the belief of utilitarianism‚ and the social discourse valued in the predetermined designation of the extinction and eradication of an entire race. This deviation poses a critical synopsis on the questioning of the said proposition in such that the previously universally dominant Kantian principles regarding the issue of humanitarian

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    3.1 Review ways in which minimum core elements can be demonstrated in assessing learners in lifelong learning By Deven Patel The main points I have learnt from this assessment/task are; We can embed minimum core elements can be embedded in our assessment‚ through multiple resources. We can get learners to access quiz materials online‚ which will embed ICT. Learners can read through task sheets‚ which will embed reading English. We can also have learners complete a number of tasks in a given time

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    Utilitarianism “holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong in proportion as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (EMP.123). Utilitarianism accounts for all people and seeks the greatest net happiness. Utilitarianism is unlike egoism‚ which pursues what is best for one’s self. Utilitarianism also differs from hedonism and epicureanism‚ which seek to maximize pleasure and avoid pain‚ respectively. When making a utilitarian decision‚ intentions are

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    Utilitarianism The concept of sustainable development is an attempt to balance two moral demands placed on the environment. The first demand is for development‚ including economic development or growth. It arises mainly from the interests of people who live in developing countries. Their present poverty gives them a low quality of life and calls urgently for steps to improve their quality of life. The second demand is for sustainability‚ for ensuring that we do not risk the future

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    Outline the key strands of the sociology of work! The term work is expressed as performing duties involving the use of psychological and physical energy‚ for the purpose of the manufacture of goods and services in order to achieve an individuals needs (Gedden’s 2008). There are six key areas of thought in the sociology of work these include “managerial psychologist”‚ Durkheim systems”‚ Interactionist”‚ Weber Interpretivist”‚ Marxian and “Post structuralise and Post Modern” (Watson 2008). Sociology

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    test the hypotheses. Complete records of the keys being pressed and the millisecond timing were captured by using a logging tool known as User Action Recorder (UAR). These keystroke data were then recovered into digraphs according to their types. Spearman Rank Correlation Test was performed for each digraph type against programming score. This experiment had a goal to discover whether the previous typing pattern and results hold in a new setting. We examine the results from the experiment in UWA against

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    John Stuart Mill published Utilitarianism in 1861 in installments in Fraser’s Magezine it was later brought out in book form in 1863. The book offers a candidate for a first principle of morality‚ a principle that provides us with a criterion distinquishing right and wrong. The unilitarian candidate is the principle of utility‚ which holds that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happpiness. By happiness is intended pleasure

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    made. Ultimately the pilot had to jettison Marilyn out of the ship in order to save himself and the other six men that needed the fever serum. We are going to look at this situation from Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative‚ Mills principle of Utilitarianism‚ the number principle‚ and my comparing it other scenarios discussed in class. Categorical Imperative‚ a term coined by Immanuel Kant‚ argues that moral requirements are based on a standard of rationality. Immorality is a violation to the categorical

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    In Friedrich Durrenmatt’s play‚ The Visit‚ a great deal of literary feature is employed in order to elicit critical thinking from the audience. Durrenmatt implements the demonic motif to make the audience contemplate the play’s allegorical relevance to The Bible‚ as he uses Claire Zachanassian’s representation of the devil and juxtaposes it with Alfred Ill’s representation of Jesus Christ‚ the Savior. The character of Claire Zachanassian is utilized by Durrenmatt to represent the devil. Her red

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    Darwell’s objection to Utilitarianism states that it conflicts with moral common sense in three particular case studies. The first objection to Act Utilitarianism is “promise keeping.” Act utilitarianism is inconsistent with the moral conscious‚ because it forward looks considerations of what one would do. The consequences of not keeping the promise may be hard to determine whether it is right or wrong. One example of Darwell’s objection to Utilitarianism of “promise keeping” is keeping promises

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