important non-milling use is to pump water‚ either for land drainage or to extract groundwater. Contents [hide] * 1 Windmills in antiquity * 2 Horizontal windmills * 3 Vertical windmills * 3.1 Post mill * 3.2 Hollow-post mill * 3.3 Tower mill * 3.4 Smock mill * 3.5 Sails * 3.6 Machinery * 3.7 Spread and decline * 4 Windpumps * 5 Wind turbine * 6 See also * 7 References * 8 Further reading * 9 External links | -------------------------------------------------
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Exposing Puppy Mills Puppy mills have been in the United States for many years‚ they are underground run organizations so they are not easily monitored by animal control units. Puppy Mills are places where purebred dogs are kept in small confinements‚ are severely neglected and are forced to mate until their bodies cannot handle it anymore‚ which then they are inhumanely killed. The puppies then are sent off to pet stores‚ leaving the bitches and studs there to continue the abusive cycle. Animal
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Mill’s ethical theory of Utilitarianism. Mill held two theories on utilitarianism‚ a normative and a psychological one. Normative views of Mills’ include his "principle of utility" which says actions are right if they produce the greatest amount of happiness and pleasure and wrong if they cause displeasure and pain. His psychological theory says people want to live in harmony with their fellow man and that they have a basic sensitivity to the needs of others. Utilitarianism is interested in promoting
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The two sources of moral guidance are the rivaling theories of Kantianism and Utilitarianism‚ both normative moral theories‚ meaning they deal with how we know what is right or wrong. Kantianism is a deontological theory developed by Immanuel Kant. This means that the theory holds the importance of duty and motives of an act in higher prestige than the consequences of said act. Kant argued‚ what came with is religiosity‚ that we‚ humans are rational‚ moral beings. This meant that we understand intrinsically
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The prominant criticism of Utilitarianism is that it is extremely hard to predict the results of an action. The outcomes of all situations are hard to predict‚ so how can we possibly apply the rule of the greatest happiness for the greatest number if we do not know who will benefit most? It is also difficult to decide whether an outcome is morally good or bad. People have contrasting opinions on what they think is right or wrong and it depends on the individual who is making the decision. This causes
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Utilitarianism was founded by Jeremy Bentham and further defined by John Stuart Mill to fully be developed into an ethical philosophy by the nineteenth century. In Utilitarianism‚ consequences are the only thing that matters. Motives only matter if the result is happiness being maximized. Utilitarianism has a foundation based on giving the majority of people the greatest quality of happiness. In order to do so‚ actions are never dependent on self-interest or self-sacrifice‚ and impartiality
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distributive justice. One distributive justice approach used in the healthcare field looks at the quality adjusted life year (QALY). The effectiveness of a treatment is based on an increase in the length and/or quality of life. This uses the utilitarianism theory which supports taking the action that results in the most good for the largest number of people. The end result is justified even if there are some undesirable actions to be taken to reach that end. Some argue against the use of this approach
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Thomas Dublin in “Women‚ Work‚ and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills” In Thomas Dublin’s article‚ “Women‚ Work‚ and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills‚” he talks about the conditions of factories. He describes the work and the personal problems that women endured working in factories during the Industrial Revolution. Lowell was originally a rural area. “In 1820‚ there had been no city at all-only a dozen family farms along the Merrimack River in East Chelmsford.” (Dublin 264). A year later‚ a group
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Nader Mohsen Obaid 42382 John Stewart Mill‚ On Liberty. Chapter 2 In his essay "On Liberty"‚ Mill suggests that the government shouldn’t act by the appeal of the people and their wants because the public shouldn’t have the authority of force over their elected governor. The government is much more unsafe when it relies on unreliable public belief. Definitely‚ public opinion and belief is the well-liked response of mankind‚ but making this opinion requires suppressing a lot of others. This error
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Making Animals Lives Better Puppy Mills Puppy mills usually house dogs in overcramed and dirty conditions without very good veterinary care‚ food or water. To maintain maximize profit‚ female dogs are bred at every time possible with little to no time to recovery between litter. Puppy mill puppies‚ often as young as eight weeks of age‚ are sold to pet shops or directly to people over the Internet‚ throughout newspaper ads and flea markets. In a puppy mill‚ dogs are often kept in cages with wire
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