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    EXTREME PERCEPTION AND ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE Many animals also have extreme perception. Forensic dogs are three times as good as any X-ray machine at sniffing out contraband‚ drugs‚ or explosives‚ and their overall success rate on tests is 90 percent. The fact that a dog can smell things a person can’t doesn’t make him a genius; it just makes him a dog. Humans can see things dogs can’t‚ but that doesn’t make us smarter. But when you look at the jobs some dogs have invented for them­selves using

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    have the knowledge or skill beyond the average person would have. I feel that I am an expert at couponing‚ I may be too young for this‚ but this is something I enjoy doing and it save lots of money. I got this expertise from watching the TV show “Extreme Couponing”. I was only 13 when the show first aired me and my sister Kaniya would watch the show and say that’s what we’re going to do when we got older. Instead of waiting to get older I started a little earlier than the average person would to start

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    that person is usually then punished. Kant would argue‚ what is the difference then? There is absolutely no good will in infecting a fetus like that to kill it. How ironic it is that a nurse who participated in the trying to abort Gianna would then turn around and try to save her after she realized what they had done had in fact not killed her. According to plato.stanfo.edu‚ in the article‚ “Kant’s Moral Philosophy”‚ the author states‚ “The basic idea‚ as Kant describes it in the Groundwork‚ is that

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    the application of ethical and moral values. Society tends to the morality of actions in different ways‚ and consists of different views. Some may take into consideration cultural norms‚ beliefs‚ values‚ or the code of law. One universal view that holds is that people do encourage morality‚ and punishment of immoral people (Hofmann‚ Wilhelm‚ et al‚ 1340). Emmanuel Kant and John Mill developed theories to explain the nature of morality among human beings. Emmanuel Kant based his argument on reasoning

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    Life Philosophy The meaning of life is to give life meaning Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Life Philosophy of John Wooden Even a fool knows you can’t reach the stars‚ but that doesn’t stop a wise man from trying. "You can’t make someone Else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours." Life Philosophy of Gen. Colin Powell Man is not the creature of circumstances‚ circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents‚ and man is more powerful

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    Euthanasia: a Moral Dilemma

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    Euthanasia: A Moral Dilemma The word euthanasia is derived from two Greek words‚ “eu” which means “good” and “thanatos” which means “death‚” thus‚ you have the translation “good death.” For many‚ when faced with a terminal disease or injury‚ it is all they truly want. That is‚ the ability to choose the right to die‚ in lieu of‚ a slow and painful death. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Euthanasia as‚ “The act or practice of killing hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless

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    Educational Philosophies The Pros and Cons 12/3/2013 The five main philosophies of education are Essentialism‚ Perennialism‚ Progressivism‚ Social Reconstructionism‚ and Existentialism. Many heated and widely controversial debates have been discussed with famous historical representations on just which of these philosophies best serve our students. All philosophies‚ like many debated subjects‚ have their pros and cons when implemented towards student’s curriculum‚ teaching and assessment

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    Describe how to recognise and treat the effects of extreme cold for an infant and a child There are different symptoms of an extreme cold for a baby and a young child. Signs and symptoms in a baby are Baby may be unusually quiet and refusing to feed. Baby may not necessarily change colour. Signs and symptoms in a child are Shivering Cold‚ pale‚ dry skin Listlessness or confusion Weakening pulse Failing consciousness Slow‚ shallow breathing. This means that the way you treat the effects

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    The Matrix and Philosophy Welcome to the Desert of the Real Edited by WILLIAM IRWIN For Peter H. Hare‚ Morpheus to many Contents Introduction: Meditations on The Matrix 1 Scene 1 How Do You Know? 3 1. 2. 3. 4. Computers‚ Caves‚ and Oracles: Neo and Socrates WILLIAM IRWIN Skepticism‚ Morality‚ and The Matrix GERALD J. ERION and BARRY SMITH 16 The Matrix Possibility DAVID MITSUO NIXON 28 Seeing‚ Believing‚ Touching‚ Truth CAROLYN KORSMEYER

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    future or the successful outcome of something” This is the cry of the enlightenment period. This was the hope that Kant and Voltaire so strongly desired for the future. Optimism is something that most people think that they have‚ but very few actually acquire. Optimism not only requires hope‚ but it requires action. The enlightenment period was a precursor to the revolution. Immanuel Kant believed that all men‚ if they have the freedom to think‚ can create a true reform in all of society. Why did he

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