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    Kant vs. Singer

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    November 29‚ 2012 Singer VS. Kant Duty can be defined in numerous ways but what is difficult to know is what our moral obligations are? Immanuel Kant and Peter Singer have attempted to find a more simple‚ rational‚ and supreme rule for what our duty is. Singer makes the distinction between charity and duty.  He attempts to show that we‚ in affluent countries such as the United States‚ have a moral obligation to give far more than we actually do in international aid for famine relief‚ disaster relief

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    Riddled with numerous contradictions‚ Peter Singer’s book on effective altruism has critics and the public questioning the points he argues. In particular‚ Singer leaves a “grey area” in the way he chooses to articulate explanations and examples of effective altruism. Peter Singer’s generalization of emotional altruists‚ or “warm glowers”‚ lacks an explanation or consideration for individuals who do not fall into his categories of effective altruists who had the education‚ finances‚ or time to make

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    Famine in Ethiopia

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    Ethiopia is one of the world’s larger countries. It has long been plagues with the torment of poverty‚ illiteracy‚ hunger and disease. Famine‚ a reduction in everyday food supply‚ is a widespread problem that can strike in any corner of the developing world. Although sometimes unnoticed‚ this shortage of food slowly leads to hunger and malnutrition. The food shortage in Ethiopia is not caused by natural disaster‚ but instead is a direct result of social‚ political and economic human forces. Not only

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    Famine in Africa

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    the fields and harvest the crops‚ creating another chain reaction but with a positive spiral. This is an example of how food distribution plays a major role on famine and also how stable governments affect the food distribution in Africa. Most studies on the famine epidemic throughout Africa state that HIV/AIDS plays a major role in famine; this can be attributed to lack of health care in the continent which can be established if governments were established. Stable governments may also play a role

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    Affluence Research Paper

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    related to affluence A person’s health is his most precious asset. Good health allows you to fully participate in work and social activities. Your abilities become severely impaired when disease enters your life‚ whether it is for a short time or over an indefinite period. Diseases of affluence‚ which are sometimes also called ’lifestyle diseases’‚ are generally non-communicable and thought to result from increasing wealth and ease of life. There are a number of reasons why affluence brings ill-health

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    Following and Ans

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    T- State b) Instruction Cycle c) Machine Cycle d) All of the above Ans: a 40.At the end of the following code‚ what is the status of the flags. LXI B‚ AEC4H MOV A‚C ADD HLT a) S = 1‚ CY = 0‚ P = 0 ‚ AC = 1 b) S =0 ‚ CY = 1‚ P = 0‚AC = 1 c) S = 0‚ CY = 1‚ P = 0 ‚ AC = 1 d) S = 0‚ CY = 1‚ P = 1 ‚ AC = 1 41.In 8051 micro controller what is the HEX number in the accumulator after the execution of the following code. MOV A‚#0A5H CLR C RRC A RRC A RL A RL A SWAP AAbout CSC (www.csc.com/in): It started with

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    1. Will You Please Be Quiet‚ Please? by Raymond Carver Read the following stories; ‘Neighbors’ and ‘Why Honey’ These two stories should be annotated to reflect the close reading these tasks require. Neighbours * A list of the central characters‚ and key textual elements in their construction (images‚ descriptions‚ names‚ relationships). * Bill and Arlene miller – couple * Harriet and Jim Stones – lived across the hall * Apartment * Sunburst clock * Mirror

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    Karl Marx would have agreed with Peter Singer’s evaluation that globalization brought on by changes and advancements in technology have changed the conversation in regard to the role of the nation-state‚ but he would have disagreed with Singer’s call for the rich nations to‚ in effect‚ police themselves and altruistically manifest a global ethical viewpoint. Instead‚ Marx would have argued for a more violent overthrow of the existing social super-structure. Furthermore‚ Marx would have contended

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    Chemistry Please

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    Oxidation-Reduction Activity Series Peter Jeschofnig‚ Ph.D. Version 42-0186-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that

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    The Somalian Famine

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    SOMALIAN FAMINE 2011 “There is no such thing as an apolitical food problem”‚ Amartya Sen‚ Nobel Prize winning Economist. Discuss this statement. The question of the Somalian Famine has been a subject of regular debate and discussion since July 2011‚ when the UN first declared an official famine in two specific regions of Somalia. The worst environmental conditions East Africa has experienced in many years‚ combined with other social and political problems‚ produced the “worst humanitarian

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