The Lifeboat Case and Utilitarianism Imagine that four men are placed in a life or death situation. They are stranded in a boat in the middle of the ocean with nothing to eat for nourishment. In a severely weakened state‚ the men decide that for the benefit of the majority they will draw lots and eat whoever draws the shortest; one of the men refuses to draw. The next day‚ in spite of the lottery‚ the youngest boy is killed and fed on by the other men. The argument proposed to justify their actions
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organization founded in 1856 by Illinois Congressman Robert Smith which leased power rights to mills operating along Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. Cadwallader C. Washburn acquired the company shortly after its founding and hired his brother‚ William D. Washburn to assist in the company’s development. In 1866‚ the Washburns got into the business themselves‚ building the Washburn "B" Mill at the falls. At the time‚ the building was considered to be so large and output so vast that it
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Les Mills’ organization has been out for years and throughout the days as they keep improving themselves; they are one of the most successful fitness-related companies around the world. The organizations are very diverse and associated with many different parts in marketing such as sales‚ fitness programs‚ finance‚ and marketing. Les Mills’ original goal to start the whole business is to improve the lives in New Zealand. As the following passages will describe the Strategic Management process‚ what
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Welch 1 Puppy Mills A puppy mill is a large-scale commercial dog breeding operation that places profit over the well being of its dogs who were very oftenly severely neglected and acts without regard to responsible breeding practices. Some puppy mills puppies are sold pet shops. Usually through a broker or middleman and marketed as young weeks of age (ASPCA). Some puppy mill puppies are sold over the internet‚ directly to the public‚ in newspaper ads‚ and at flea markets. Illnesses are common
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------------------------------------------------- Plate Mill project report Sourav Sett National institute of technology‚ durgapur. ------------------------------------------------- Plate Mill project report Project Report Plate Mill Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. Raigarh Name: Sourav Sett College: National Institute Of Technology‚ Durgapur Introduction I am very grateful to Mr. N.Rajkumar and Mr.S.S.Kumar for giving me the opportunity to pursue my vocational training at the Plate Mill‚ JSPL Raigarh plant for
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job to be able to financially support your family. Most people would agree that lying or torturing someone is wrong. However‚ some may argue that if you are helping more people than you are hurting‚ then it is okay to lie to or torture someone. Utilitarianism is the ethical theory that the action you choose to perform should result in “the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people” (MacKinnon and Fiala). It is a form of consequentialism that focuses on the consequences of actions
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Legal Theory Utilitarianism: Pros and Cons Random House Dictionary defines utilitarianism as “the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility‚ and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons. The father of utilitarianism‚ Jeremy Bentham believed that all human beings are motivated by minimizing pain and maximizing pleasure; therefore morality and justice should be determined on those same grounds. Utilitarianism teaches that maximizing
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]Main Participants Based on the eyewitness testimony and preliminary investigation‚ five notable members of senior management were alleged participants in WoolEx Mills’ fraud scheme involving financial irregularities. Four of the five members of senior management included: the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)‚ the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)‚ the Head of Manufacturing and Sourcing‚ and the Head of Sales. The fifth perpetrator’s position was not indicated in the fraud case study. Depending on
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OVERVIEW OF GENERAL MILLS‚ INC. 1 3. OVERVIEW OF DIAGEO PLC AND PILLSBURY COMPANY 2 4. OVERVIEW OF GENERAL MILLS’ ACQUISITION OF PILLSBURY 3 5. GENERAL MILLS’ STRATEGIC MOTIVES FOR ACQUIRING PILLSBURY 4 6. IS THE DEAL ECONOMICALLY ATTRACTIVE? 5 6.1. VALUATION OF PILLSBURY (WITHOUT SYNERGIES) 5 6.2. VALUE OF SYNERGIES (COST SYNERGIES) 5 6.3. VALUE OF CLAWBACK 6 6.4. VALUE OF GENERAL MILLS’ STOCK PAYMENT 9 6.5. VALUE OF DEBT ASSUMED 9 7. RECOMMENDATION FOR GENERAL MILLS’ SHAREHOLDERS 10
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000 puppies a year. All of those puppies come from puppy mills. There are more than 4‚000 licensed commercial breeding kennels‚ or puppy mills‚ accounted for in the United States today. This number does not include the number of puppy mills that do not require to be licensed. The United States Department of Agriculture should make puppy mills illegal due to the inhumane treatment of animals while they are at the mills. Puppy mills are high volume commercial breeders that sell their dogs
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