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    Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES This chapter presents the reviewed literature and studies that are related to the present study. Related Literature Task-Based Language Teaching In learning the second language‚ it is important that one could use it daily in one’s communicative activities‚ otherwise it will atrophy. Nowadays‚ one of the latest trends in second language teaching and learning is Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). Nunan (2004) defined task as a piece

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    Maxim 1 applies because H&M is convinced of the positive impacts of using Better Cotton and thus think their method should be generally applied (universal law). In accordance with Maxim 2‚ BCI farmers are treated with dignity as they are offered better working conditions and financial security. Maxim 3 can also be applied as H&M would not mind making this decision public‚ in fact‚ they are proud of

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    Title: SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Plot: In AD 740‚ one of Merlin’s three apprentices‚ named Maxim Horvath‚betrays him by joining forces with the evil sorceress Morgana le Fay. Morgana mortally wounds Merlin before another of Merlin’s apprentices‚ Veronica Gorloisen‚ absorbs Morgana‚ body and soul‚ into her own body. As Morgana tries to kill/possess Veronica from within‚ the third and final apprentice‚ Balthazar Blake‚ stops her by imprisoning Morgana and Veronica in the "Grimhold"‚ a magic prison in

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    Making the World a Better Place Philosophy 1001‚ Dr. Cara Nine ‘Better Place’? ‘Making the world...’? Making the world a better place There are two sets of philosophical questions: 1. What is ‘good’ or ‘better’? (That is‚ what does a ‘better world look like and why?) 2. What kinds of actions are ‘right’? (What are we justified in doing to bring about the good?) Ideas of the good life Hedonism Desire Satisfaction Theory Objective Goods Theory Theories of Right Action Utilitarian

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    Immanuel Kant famously made a distinction between hypothetical and categorical imperatives.Imagine that someone told you “John is a good serial killer.” Inherent in between twointerpretations of good. Either John is very good at killing people‚ he is an effective serial killer‚or John is a vigilante serial killer who only kills other serial killers. The first of these is ahypothetical good‚ while the second is a categorical good. A hypothetical is an if-then statement.In this case‚ we mean if you

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    will come soon after the immense suffering. Though as noble as saving a life may seem‚ this is not moral. As Kant’s First Categorical Imperative states‚ never treat someone as a means to an end‚ rather only as a means to an end to themselves. The maxims that drive our actions‚ in the endeavor to sustain the life of a suffering person‚ though however noble our intentions may be‚ are still only hypothetical imperatives that cater to our own selfish need to keep the lives that we cherish. It can also

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    of the situations certain devices are used‚ and by what kinds of people use specific devices. Contrary to belief‚ texting actually supports the rules of language‚ Grices Maxims are embedded in texts‚ for example the maxim of quantity‚ referring to the message being as long as needs be and not waffling on. Texting supports this maxim greatly‚ as it’s the quickest and most to the point means of communication. Some people use texts in certain ways in order to gain a certain self-image‚ and to not appear

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    Elizabeth Covington‚ who was sixty-five years old when her husband died‚ needed as much money as she could muster‚ decided to have a garage sale. Her husband had a baseball card collection but Elizabeth knew nothing about baseball or baseball cards. She displayed the cards along with many other items. Michael Ferrell‚ and eighteen year old‚ who lived in the neighborhood‚ attended the sale. What caught his eye was the baseball card collection and‚ specifically what appeared to be a 1952 Topps Mickey

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    performed in accordance with some underlying maxim or principle‚ which are deeply different from each other; it is according to this that the moral worth of any action is judged. Kant’s ethics are founded on his view of rationality as the ultimate good and his belief that all people are fundamentally rational beings. This led to the most important part of Kant’s ethics‚ the formulation of the Categorical Imperative‚ which is the criterion for whether a maxim is good or bad. Kantian ethics is a theory

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    STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Statutory Construction - is the art or process of discovering and expounding meaning and intention of the authors of the law‚ where that intention is rendered doubtful by reason of the ambiguity in its language or of the fact that the given case is not explicitly provided for in the law - is the drawing of warranted conclusions respecting subjects that lie beyond the direct expression of the text‚ conclusions which are in the spirit‚ though not

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