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    Centre Number For Examiner’s Use Candidate Number Surname Other Names Examiner’s Initials Candidate Signature Question General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination January 2010 Business Studies Unit 2 Mark 1 2 BUSS2 TOTAL Managing a Business Thursday 21 January 2010 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm For this paper you must have: a calculator. Time allowed 1 hour 30 minutes Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Fill in the

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    Hume and Locke’s conflicting views on the existence of personal identity stem from a fundamental disagreement in regard to memory.  According to Hume we have an impermanent personal identity as a result of our constantly changing stream of perceptions. These mental experiences are usually triggered by impressions‚ or perceptions that involve a sense experience. These constantly changing streams of perception form the false identity. On the other hand John Locke proposes this concept that says X

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    Danh Pham Professor Redfield research paper Art 106 December 16‚ 2012 The Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art is one of the most important museums‚ which connects the old fashion museum to modern museum through many photographs‚ paintings‚ films‚ sculptures‚ and architectures. It is located at New York City‚ United State‚ and now it contains library and famous restaurant there. Entering the museum‚ I first realized that the lightness of the room because of the

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    Natalie PHI 112 Reflection Paper “The human dignity of all individuals must be respected at all times. Everything possible must be done‚ without any kind of discrimination‚ to reduce the suffering of people who have been put out of action by sickness‚ wounds or captivity whether or not they have taken direct part in the conflict.” (Geneva Convention) War has impacted many societies as long as societies have been formed and many civilians have died in time of war. The Geneva conventions were

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    In this paper I will explain Kant’s Principle of Universalizability and whether or not is captures the difference between right and wrong conduct. I will then take a look at objections to the Principle of Universalizability and consider the Kantian response. Kant’s Principle of Universalizability helps determine whether an act is morally permissible. Kant asserts that to fully determine if an act is morally permissible‚ the maxim of the act must be universalizable (Nefsky‚ lec 7‚ slide 15). To

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    Sergio barrai 4/15/13 Brain theory vs Body theory Ever since the human mind evolved enough to have a cognitive function above all other animals‚ we gained the gift (or burden) of self-awareness. With this blessing of self-awareness comes many advantages‚ but with one catch which is the question burning in all our minds‚ which is‚ who am I and how do I define my personal identity? There are two theories’ that attempt to answer this question the first of which is the Body theory‚ this theory states

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    Are we born with knowledge? Are we born with knowledge? Of course we are. In this speech‚ I am going to argue about how ability is knowledge and what knowledge we have when we were younger. As a child‚ we have been brought up by our environment and culture. Without this‚ what knowledge would we have? Let’s say‚ the minute a child is born‚ and you throw this new born baby into a “swimming pool” or “water” it will immediately be able to swim or float. Now the question is‚ where did this baby get

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    They can bring home the bacon and nuke it up in a microwave‚ but shuttling kids to karate class and basketball practice is where this breed of women draw the line. They have nothing against parenthood if that ’s your choice. It ’s just not theirs. Some strong‚ confident‚ professional women are now ignoring the script embraced by their mothers and grandmothers and choosing not to have children. Our culture values children and sees them as essential to the good life as a big screen TV or

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    t is plugged into the brain. The brain then processes these impulses where they are transformed into an image in our mind. What our minds experience is an image of the outside world similar to how a television projects an image captured by a television camera. In Putnam’s thought experiment‚ you imagine that your brain has been severed from the nerves connecting it to your senses (eyes‚ ears‚ nose‚ etc.) and has been removed from you skull and placed in a vat filled with the nutritional fluid

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    Philosophy130                                                  Eggnonian Economic Justice   I am a member of the country of Begonia’s Grand Council on Ethics. The council has been given charge of deciding whether or not our country of Eggnonia is morally obligated to send famine relief to the neighboring country of Furesia. As you all know in centuries past‚ both countries had thriving economies that were based on the frazzle. I am sure you all know this animal very well. The problem is that

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