Paper #1 What does it mean to be moral? This is the question that Plato has tried to answer in the passages from his famous work the Republic. He has attempted to explain how humans can define and live morally‚ a task that is truly complicated and uncertain. It is important to identify morality because it plays a crucial role in formulating ethical theories. As Socrates states‚ "we are discussing no small matter‚ but how we ought to live." In his writings he has describes two contrasting
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ATLAS METAL COMPANY CASE Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to help a financial special assistant‚ Linda‚ to analyze the financial position of Atlas Metals Company and deciding its capital budgeting and capital structure. Firstly‚ I explain why firm should use Net Present Value (NPV) methods for capital budgeting rather than Return on Investment (ROI) method and Payback Period method. Secondly‚ I calculate the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) which will be used as discount rate
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Curled Metal Inc – Engineered Product Division Overview Cumberland Metal Industries (CMI) was a company which sold metal as raw material in other products. After the company had developed the product – Slip Seal that could meet the demanding specification of the automakers‚ it had grown rapidly over the past decade. The sales increased from $750‚000 in 1991 to over $55 million in 2007. However‚ the sales decreased from 61 million in 2006 to 55 million in 2007‚ a net decrease of 9.5%‚ the net
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Three Athenian philosophers flourished in Ancient Greece from 470 BC until 322 BC. They were Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. These philosophers were famous for their "schools of thought." They questioned basic and widely accepted ideas. The works of these three men were the foundation for great western philosophy and still play a vital role in our evolution today. The lives they led influence the modern world greatly. The first of these three men is Socrates who lived from 470 BC until 399 BC.
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Chapter 1 Platos Picture Show The Cave image is significant: link between philosophy and the cinema. Like Platos cave the cinema is dark where we are transfixed by mere images that are removed from reality. Watch images that are projected onto a screen. Images are copies of the real things outside the cinema. Highly realistic images vs the cave shadows. We are prisoners as we are prevented from grasping the true order of things by the limits of everyday experience‚ the limits of out ordinary conception
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the identity of the metals‚ I was capable of deducing a definite‚ possible identity for the golden metal‚ however‚ I could not provide a definite‚ possible identity for the silver metal. Conversely‚ the results of the experiment themselves‚ whether volume‚ mass‚ or density‚ proved insufficient in my attempts to distinguish the identities of the metals. Thus‚ during the experiment‚ I also observed the color of the metals‚ and used these observations in my assessment of the metals. The five trials for
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that is a perfect example of the form itself. To anyone scanning through the forms they might not grasp the full concept Plato is trying to get across. However‚ if time is taken to examine Plato’s theory it can make sense. For Plato everything has a pure form. If you take any property of an object and separate it from the object itself‚ you are left contemplating a form. Plato splits up being into two worlds‚ the material world and the transcendent world of forms. We know of the world of forms
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Chemistry Practical: Activity Series of Metals Introduction: The chemical activity of a metal is directly related to its practical use. In this investigation you will investigate the chemical activity of metals with oxygen‚ water‚ acid and alkali‚ to rank metals in order of their activity. Aim: To observe the reactivity of metals in order to determine the activity series of metals. Risk Assessment: In this investigation‚ hydrochloric acid solution is used which is toxic by all routes of
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Plato believed that the chief cause of factions is the difference in property owners. Recall that he said: "In each city there exists two cities; the city of the rich and the city of the poor - eternally at war." Madison was similar in his belief though‚ he believed the primary cause of factions is the unequal distribution of property. They each had their own set of solutions. Madison understands that factions cannot be eliminated (recall Federalist 10) where he provided the two methods in
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Sales Management and Personal Selling Curled Metal Inc (CMI) Dear Sanwal‚ To address your immediate need from Kendrick Foundation Company (‘KFC’) for a price quote on Curl Metal Cushion Pads (Cushion pads or ‘CMCP’)‚ it would be beneficial to establish a proper pricing strategy. It may also be beneficial to not only consider the short term‚ but also the potential long term pricing strategy for future consumers as well. To estimate the value price or price premium‚ it is advisable to keep in
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