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    Outline the main principles of utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a teleological theory. Three main philosophers have come up with different types of utilitarianism these being: Bentham‚ Mill and Singer. Bentham introducing the idea of Act Utilitarianism‚ Mill adapting the ideas of Bentham and trying improve the flaws he saw with his Rule utilitarianism and Singer with his preference utilitarianism theory. Bentham was hedonist‚ meaning he was a pleasure seeker. Bentham portrayed two main features

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    Outsiders I must disagree with the authors and here’s why. Firstly Mrs. Hinton’s choice of the main character‚ while I understand her choosing to write about a young man doomed to repeat his mistakes. I just do not agree with this assumption. The main character Ponyboy Curtis was an immature fourteen-year-old who caused much tension in his family and ultimately the death of three people. Secondly‚ I believe the main characters should have been Johnny Cage and Dallas Dally Winston‚ both young men died tragically

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    QUESTION ONE What are the main regulations covering the establishment of a day care centre? Every childcare facility should be registered by their local authority as well as OFSTED. The main purpose of the register is to provide information about the day care services in the area to parents and employers. The way in which the register is kept should be decided by each local authority and in doing so the following points should be taken into account. The register should be compiled so that child-minders

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    are as many as 800 terrorist cells operating in the country.[4] 2011 High court bombing Main article: 2011_Delhi_bombing The 2011 Delhi bombing took place in the Indian capital Delhi on Wednesday‚ 7 September 2011 at 10:14 local time outside Gate No. 5 of the Delhi High Court‚ where a suspected briefcase bomb was planted.[5] The blast killed 12 people and injured 76. 2007 Delhi security summit Main article: 2007 Delhi security summit The Delhi summit on security took place on 14 February

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    G674 Patriarchy and gender inequalities Question B: Outline and assess the view that patriarchy is the main cause of gender inequality. (40) Patriarchy being the main cause of gender inequality is a view mostly held by feminists‚ especially radical feminists since they believe that patriarchy in our society is the main reason why women are oppressed and exploited by men. Feminists believe that women are unequal to men‚ and as a result society benefits men whilst exploiting women. They believe

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    Declaration of Independence they had no rights whatsoever. They only looked at men who had money as equal people. The main idea of the Declaration of Independence was that all men are equal‚ and deserve to live a life of freedom and happiness‚ without oppression; and in the event of oppression‚ then the government needs to be removed and replaced with a better one. The main ideas were summed up by Thomas Jefferson: Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends‚ it is the Right

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    “Any Journey includes both realities and possibilities”‚ the three texts that we have studied in class‚ the film ’Pleasantville’ by Gary Ross and the poems ’Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost and ’Journey to the Interior’ by Margaret Atwood‚ support this idea as these texts include the protagonist having embarked on not only physical and interior journeys in reality but also imaginary. The journey is known to be imaginary for the audience‚ but for the characters of the text these journeys have led them

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    Shelly showed a theme of isolation following two characters Victor the protagonist and the monster he created the antagonist. In the novel Victor Frankenstein leaves his home and family in Geneva to obtain a broader view of what life has to offer he attends the University of Ingolstadt. Leaving his family‚ friends‚ and loved forces Victor into a state of loneliness‚ in the mean-time‚ he creates this monster. Forcing him and the monster into a state of loneliness. Leading to the theme of tracing Victor’s

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    practice identifying topics‚ determining the main idea of a text‚ recognizing the supporting details of a paragraph‚ recognizing authors’ writing patterns‚ and understanding new vocabulary through context clues. Emphasis is given to the rhetorical structures of the argumentative essay. | Course outcomes | Learning Outcome | Domain: cognitive‚ affective‚ Psychomotor (skills) | Assessment technique | 1. Determine and formulate a topic‚ main idea sentence and major supporting details of

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    The main benefits of the OSI model include the following: • Helps users understand the big picture of networking • Helps users understand how hardware and software elements function together • Makes troubleshooting easier by separating networks into manageable pieces • Defines terms that networking professionals can use to compare basic functional relationships on different networks • Helps users understand new technologies as they are developed • Aids in interpreting vendor explanations of product

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