Famous Thinkers Paper PHL/458 June 24‚ 2013 Famous Thinkers Paper There are many famous thinking in the world. The two I chose to write about are Helen Keller and Bill Gates. They have their similarities as well as differences. Their accomplishments and contributions to society have changed the way we live our lives today. Their creative styles have set them apart from their competitors and given them an edge that lets them stand apart from the rest of the creative thinkers of the world
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Ziyin Zhou PHL 248 4/19/2015 Deontology ----- A Better Ethical Theory in Business World When it comes to talk about the ethical theories applying to the business world‚ deontology and utilitarianism are the two most debatable ethical theories that people may discuss. A majority of people may think that utilitarianism is more useful for understanding and addressing ethical issues in business since it focuses on the outcomes of every action. However‚ for me‚ I am a big supporter of deontology
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PHL 101 November 5‚ 2012 Deductive Arguments and Fallacies in the Presidential Debates Politics has always been one of the subjects where people use all sorts of different words and styles to convince people that their choices are the right choices. It isn’t surprising that one of the easiest places to find deductive arguments and fallacies is during one of the largest broadcasted and viewed political events‚ the Presidential Debates. In this paper I will point out a deductive argument
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led to the formation of Pacific Coast Oil Co. The company later became Standard Oil Co. of California and adopted the name Chevron in 1984 when it merged with Gulf Oil‚ the largest merge in U.S. history at the time. Since then Chevron has acquired Texaco‚ Unocal‚ and Philips on the chemical side of operations. Q2. What is the size of the company? Chevron has 65‚000 employees working worldwide. They are the “second-largest integrated energy company in the United States and among the largest corporations
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Web. 03 May 2014. http://pepperdinelawreview.com/korematsu-v-united-states-a-tragedy-hopefully-never-to-be-repeated/ FindLaw. (2004). U.S. Supreme Court. Toyosaburo Korematsu v. UNITED STATES‚ 323 U.S. 214 (1944). Retrieved April 22‚ 2014‚ from http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=323&invol=214 Jackson‚ Robert. "Fred Korematsu." The Robert H. Jackson Center. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 04 May 2014. http://www.roberthjackson.org/the-man/speeches-articles/articles/remembering-korematsu/fred-korematsu/
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maximax B) maximin C) Laplace D) minimax regret E) expected monetary value Answer: A Page Ref: 323 Topic: Decision Making Under Uncertainty Difficulty: Moderate 2) Determining the worst payoff for each alternative and choosing the alternative with the "best of the worst" is the approach called: A) maximax B) maximin C) Laplace D) minimax regret E) expected monetary value Answer: B Page Ref: 323 Topic: Decision Making Under Uncertainty Difficulty: Moderate 3) The approach that is used for
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born around July 20‚ 356 B.C in Macedonia. His great parents were King Philip the 2nd and his mother Queen of Olympia. Alexander The Great had several major accomplishments throughout his life as the King of Macedonia. Alexander The Great died on May 323 B.C at the age of 32 years in Baghdad. Alexander The Great showed he was in charge of the Ancient World by ruling and conquering territories. In 15 years‚ he never lost a battle. To began with‚ Alexander The Great was born on July 20‚ 356 B.C in Macedonia
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towards the achievement of particular goals or aims. (Schein 1980‚ p. 81). Groups are often more effective than individuals in solving problems of moderate difficulty‚ though the cost per man-hour is higher than for an individual. (Lundgren‚ 1974‚ p. 323). One of the obvious advantages of working in a group is to be able to share the workload and responsibility of a task. It also allows you to share ideas and thoughts which results in better results. This total impact is the synergistic effect. Synergy
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Lecture notes on Alexander the Great. IN 338 Philip of Macedon defeated the Greek city-states. His son‚ Alexander‚ extended the imprint of Greek culture far beyond its Mediterranean homeland. In a series of whirlwind campaigns between 334 and 323 BCE.‚ Alexander gained control of Syria and Egypt and then destroyed the might of Persia. He took his armies east to the Indus and north to central Asia‚ but died at the age of 33 in Babylon. Map pg 154 (overhead) Alexander the Great was no stranger
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Almost everyone knows the story of the Gold Rush in the United States‚ and how it helped accelerate the settlement of the west. Arvada was formed during the Gold Rush era of the 1850s. As prospectors headed west to California‚ some stopped off in the Rocky Mountains and found pockets of gold there as well. Some mined the gold in the mountains while others farmed the bottom lands and provided crops for the other settlers. Arvada grew rapidly once the railroad was completed through the area‚ and it
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