Utilitarianism- Journal Questions (Formative Assessment) 1a) What are the strengths of Utilitarianism? 1b) Utilitarianism has several limitations. Identify two limitations and suggest improvements to Utilitarianism that enable it to avoid these limitations. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory: it holds that we ought to act in whatever way has the best consequences (i.e. the greatest "utility"). For most utilitarians‚ this means maximising the good and minimising the bad. Utilitarianism
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term limit legislation was actually proposed in 1994 in the “Citizen Legislature Act” proposal which was introduced by then Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and other Republican leaders (Mullikin). Other than the aforementioned instance‚ term limitation related legislation has been proposed several other times‚ but was never actually voted for in either house of Congress. The simple problem with any type of restrictive legislation is that the people who are voting on the legislation are the ones
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Open Burning Definition Open burning is the burning of unwanted materials such as paper‚ trees‚ brush‚ leaves‚ grass‚ and other debris‚ where smoke and other emissions are released directly into the air without passing through a chimney or stack. Open burning also includes incineration devices that do not control the combustion air to maintain an adequate temperature and do not provide sufficient residence time for complete combustion. Open burning pollutes the air and poses a fire hazard.
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The Last Spin The Last Spin is a short horizontal surface written by Evan Hunter in 1961. Its written most two boys from rival gangs‚ Tigo and Dave‚ who were picked to settle an argument by playacting russian roulette after a shooting at a candy shop. During the story they started to realise that they actually had a lot in common and gradually became friends. Towards the end they determine to call it quits and go for one last shaft of light but it all ends horribly when Dave dies. The story is
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Open Cut: Complete sewer upgrading using the traditional “dig-and-replace” method is perhaps the most common method of upgrading existing sewer systems. It is a relatively simple operation and has very few limitations‚ but it is quite expensive and highly disruptive in downtown areas. Open cut sewer replacement is commonly performed in areas where the existing sewers are collapsed. This process can be used in pipes of all sizes‚ and the installation length is unlimited. Flow bypass pumping is
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The Open Window Framton Nuttel enters the house of Mrs Sappleton. He is a young man from London suffering from nervous exhaustion‚ and he goes to the country side for some prescribed rest. He decideds to call upon Mrs Sappleton‚ an acquaintance of his sister’s. He is shown to the parlour by Mrs Sappleton’s niece‚ Vera‚ who entertains the man while he awaits the appearance of his host. Vera tells a story‚ the terrible tragedy of Mr Sappleton and his sons. He is told how they went out hunting
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John Kotter’s change model The importance is change in business cannot be over stated‚ organizations are continuously battling with ever changing internal and external forces which have direct impact on the success or failure of a business. Often times change is required and the success of the change management is vital to the future‚ health and reputation of the business. Most changes are either underachieved or not completed within budget/time (Change‚ 2009) John Kotter offers eight phases (Kotter
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Stakeholder Theory and Limitation 1. Stakeholder theory is an excuse for managerial opportunism: The core claim is that by providing more groups who management can argue their actions benefit‚ stakeholder theory makes it far easier to engage in self-dealing and defend it than if shareholder theory were the sole purpose. 2. Stakeholder theory is primarily concerned with distribution of financial outputs: This view depicts stakeholder theory as primarily about who receives the resources of the organization
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OpenCV 2.4 Cheat Sheet (C++) The OpenCV C++ reference manual is here: http: // docs. opencv. org . Use Quick Search to find descriptions of the particular functions and classes Key OpenCV Classes Point_ Point3_ Size_ Vec Matx Scalar Rect Range Mat SparseMat Ptr Template 2D point class Template 3D point class Template size (width‚ height) class Template short vector class Template small matrix class 4-element vector Rectangle Integer value range 2D or multi-dimensional
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French window‚ which was left open until their return. However‚ all three of them were lost in a bog that day‚ Vera asserts‚ and their bodies were never recovered. The aunt‚ driven to distraction by her grief and loss‚ left the window open thereafter‚ anticipating that “they will come back some day” with “the little brown spaniel that was lost with them‚ and walk in that window just as they used to do.” When Mrs. Sappleton finally appears‚ she explains why the window is open‚ apparently confirming Vera’s
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