utilitarian ethics on the so-called “greatest happiness principle‚” an idea originally enunciated by Frances Hutcheson (16941746)‚ one of the founders of the Scottish Enlightenment. Put simply‚ Bentham believed that the goal of ethics was to promote “the greatest happiness of the greatest number.” Interestingly enough‚ Bentham went on to say that happiness consists in experiencing more pleasures than pains. That is‚ Bentham connects the welfare of the greatest number to a hedonistic view that
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50 Tough Interview Questions You and Your Accomplishments 1. Tell me a little about yourself. Because this is often the opening question‚ be careful that you don’t run off at the mouth. Keep your answer to a minute or two‚ and consider four topics: • Early Years • Education • Work History • Recent Career Experience 2. What can you do for us that some else can’t? Here you have every right and perhaps obligation to toot your own horn and be a bit egotistical. • Talk about your record of getting
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Throughout history there are very few things that have stayed the same. Everything is bound to change at some point. Child labor has changed immensly in the last 150 years. Laws have been into place to restrcit adults from demanding the labor of children in factories. The people who ran these factories tried to portray their bussiness as safe enviorments for children to work in‚ but if child was able to makes it through each day without gettig injured was almost a miracle. The letter explains a
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As I thought about who had had the greatest impact on my life‚ I began to think of everyone who had been involved in my academic and athletic careers. I realized that I was looking in the wrong part of my life. These people have passed through my life‚ yet the person who had the most impact was one who affected me everyday. My mother‚ by far‚ has had the greatest impact on my life. Her heart and determination are something that I can only hope to have myself one day. I have watched her struggle with
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Q: How has technology changed in the past 10 years? A: The biggest technology change of the last 10 years is the proliferation of the internet into mainstream society. It started with the widespread adoption of email. From that modest foothold‚ the internet grew to become what it is today: the de-facto medium for human communication. Q: Why has it changed? A: The internet is a better mousetrap. Before‚ we had snail mail‚ telephones‚ newspapers‚ encyclopedias‚ libraries‚ record albums‚ radio
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enthusiastic tennis player. Chemistry experiments were particularly fascinating to him and he made a chemistry laboratory in a room in his home. There he would spend happy times carrying out experiments with one of his friends. In 1952‚ while still only 14 years old‚ he passed his final High School examinations and entered Loyola College in Madras. Ramanujam’s achievements at High School had been outstanding and he had shown that he was extraordinarily gifted‚ so he entered Loyola College with great expectations
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On 21 February 1804 the world’s first locomotive-hauled railway journey took place as Trevithick’s unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks‚ in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Catch Me Who Can was the fourth and last steam railway locomotive created by Richard Trevithick. Built in 1808 by Rastrick and Hazledine at their foundry in Bridgnorth‚ England. It was demonstrated to the public at a "steam circus" organized by Trevithick on a circular track in Bloomsbury
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1) TODAY I BEGIN A NEW LIFE. I will form good habits and become their slave. I will be the greatest salesman the world has ever known. 2) I WILL GREET THIS DAY WITH LOVE IN MY HEART. 3) I WILL PERSIST UNTIL I SUCCEED. 4) I AM NATURE’S GREATEST MIRACLE. 5) I WILL LIVE THIS DAY AS IF IT IS MY LAST. And‚ if is not‚ I shall fall to my knees and give thanks. 6) TODAY I WILL BE MASTER OF MY EMOTIONS. If I become overconfident I will recall my failures. If I overindulge
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invented in 1960 to the invention of the ATM in 1969. The music industry also saw the benefit of these advancements. During the 50’s‚ studios started recording on magnetic tape. 1963 saw the invention of compact cassette tapes‚ created and produced by Phillips. They were perfect for music distribution as they were small and easy to transport. They were also reversible which meant more could be recorded onto them. They were protected by a plastic casing which made them last longer. They were also
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Lost in the Kitchen 1. In the essay Lost in the Kitchen‚ the author Barry uses various stereotypes to degrade both men and women. The first stereotype that Barry uses is when he writes‚ “I would no more enter the kitchen than I would attempt to park a nuclear aircraft carrier‚ but my wife‚ glides in very casually and picks up exactly the right kitchen implement‚ and starts doing exactly the right thing without receiving any instructions whatsoever.” In that one quote‚ Barry is using the stereotype
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