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    Philosophy of Life

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    not how morally right people ought to act. Only the shopkeeper who sets fair prices merely because it is the right thing to do for his customers is the man who is acting for the sake of the moral law and is fulfilling his duty to morality. Kant’s philosophy referred to as the categorical imperative‚ which is the supreme moral law. Kant therefore

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    Pro-Choice

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    What is Pro-Choice? Pro-Choice refers to the belief that a woman has the right to abort a baby from her body. Most people do not know how they stand on this subject. Usually a touchy subject‚ it is often kept a secret. I did extensive research on this subject after my older sister got an abortion. At first I was upset by the fact that she did it but now I realize that it was her choice and not mine. I feel that a woman has the right to do what she wants to her body. If a woman does not feel that

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    Branches of Philosophy

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    Branches of philosophy The following branches are the main areas of study: • Metaphysics investigates the nature of being and the world. Traditional branches are cosmology and ontology. • Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ and whether knowledge is possible. Among its central concerns has been the challenge posed by skepticism and the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and justification. • Ethics‚ or ’moral philosophy’‚ is concerned with questions of how

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    Food Choice

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    with every choice we make. If I chose to attend the University of Michigan rather than NYU I would limit myself to a campus rather than living in the city. If I chose to travel to Europe during winter break I limit myself to seeing only a few countries rather than if I go during summer when I have more time. The decisions we make will always have consequences‚ whether good or bad.  In Tracy Poe’s‚ “The Origins of Soul Food in Black Urban Identity”‚ the southern blacks made a Food “choice”.  They chose

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    Sherrie Holman Module 4: Case Assignment MGT 599 Strategic Management October 4‚ 2013 Strategic Choices Executive Summary Business planning refers to a procedure through which both small and large companies determine actions that lead to the growth of revenue and increase the profits. The two most essential aspects of business planning are; setting goals and making strategic choices to achieve the goals. Every firm has specific resources that are available to it. Such resources may include

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    Differentiate between Rational and Adaptive Expectations and clearly explain their role in focusing on future macro-economic variables 1. Rational Expectations The theory of rational expectations was first proposed by John F. Muth of Indiana University in the early 1960s. He used the term to describe the many economic situations in which the outcome depends partly on what people expect to happen. Rational expectations theory is an assumption in a model that the agent under study uses a forecasting

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    Choices And Consequences

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    Anna Yaun Western Cultural History Mrs. Veronica Martin 3/7/15 Choices and Consequences “Nobody ever did‚ nor ever will‚ escape the consequences of his choices.” Both Alice and Robinson Crusoe acted impulsively. Alice followed a rabbit‚ ending up falling down a dark hole. And she also ate and drank things out of pure curiosity. Robinson Crusoe disobeyed his father‚ and ended up getting captured. After this‚ he went to sea again‚ and then was stranded on an island. Alice and Robinson Crusoe both

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    Sophie's Choice

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    those critics who say that the central figure should have been a Jew‚ not a Polish woman. "In those days cheap apartments were almost impossible to find in Manhattan‚ so I had to move to Brooklyn". This is the opening line in the novel Sophie’s Choice by William Styron. In addition to being the opening line‚ it is the way we are introduced to our narrator‚ Stingo. To begin this story‚ Stingo moves into an apartment in Brooklyn after leaving his job at a publishing house called McGraw-Hill‚ and

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    RATIONAL NUMBER CLASS IN JAVA AIM To write a program to find the rational form of rational number. ALGORITHM 1. Start the program. 2. Declare the class name as rational and assign num‚ den as two parameters. 3. Declare constructor as rational and numerator and denominator as parameter. 4. Then write to string () method to print the rational class object as a string. 5. To get the GCD value using static method use GCD (int m‚ int n) method. 6. Get the num and den from the

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    Homelessness is a choice

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    Leaving homelessness takes time‚ effort‚ resources‚ and opportunities which are all out there for the homeless willing to change their status. There are many foundations and clinics to help people overcome homelessness such as Oasis‚ Haymarket and Lighthouse. Instead of seeking out these opportunities to overcome homelessness‚ many people are choosing drugs and alcohol as a way to escape their reality. When we take a look into some of these foundations such as Lighthouse‚ we can see in which ways

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