It was June 22 and it was a perfect day for a baseball game. My team the Diamondbacks‚ needed one win to get into the playoffs‚ and that clinching game was today. When I woke up the sun was coming up and I went to go wake up my dad so he could take me to the game. When I woke him up he looked like zombie who has not slept in weeks. “Noah‚ why are you up so early?” he said‚ “I just want to make sure we are not late for the game.” I replied. “Noah it’s 7:30am and your game is not until 3:30!” I
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Mary L Weed Module 2 Written Assignment Business Ethics SUNY Empire State Summer 2010 Answer the following questions: 1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each. Act and Rule Unitarianism is the two forms that Shaw and Barry discuss. Act utilitarianism is the belief that it is the right action that brings the greatest contentment to the greatest number of people. It is an idea that believes that the morality
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The relationship between justice and the law is one that has been debated for hundreds‚ if not thousands of years. Many theorists have attempted to explain the exact characteristics of this relationship in order to outline a system of just law. However‚ this relationship is far too intricate for any one theory to dominate the field. The values used to formulate a system of just law are often times based upon personal preference‚ unseen biases‚ or self-motivation. Law is such an intrinsic facet to
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softball has still remained my favorite. My uniform colors are gold and black representing the Rams. I love the moment from when I put my uniform on and get on the field to give all my force to win my game. When I was younger there were no designated positions. We all just ran out on the field and ran out on the field and stopped wherever coach told us to. But the older I got and longer I played‚ I found that I loved catching. Being behind the plate was the ultimate place to be. For me‚ it was an adrenaline
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pertains to the original position thought experiment. This experiment involves creating a social contract‚ composed only of rational people that are blinded by ignorance. These rational people are set under conditions; conditions have to do with what they know and that they do not know. They can resist temptations such as money‚ and have no feel of envy. These rational people are equal‚ since they cannot rely on having an advantage position. They do not know their position in society‚ and therefore
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along with our type of government so well. We decided a Constitutional Monarchy would be the ideal government. The problems we have with our government can be solved by listening to the people. A problem we see with it is that to obtain certain positions you do have to be of royal blood to be King or Queen or to be in the House of Lords. This government seems to be for a smaller country/district‚ along with that we would definitely have to figure out how much we would actually be taxing to cover
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The semi-final‚ the game that will get us to the championship. It’s the first inning. Alyxs team is winning 3-0. She goes out into the field to take her position. Of Course she is playing center field because that is her normal position. She makes a amazing diving catch to end the inning. At the top of the 7th inning Alyx is up to bat. Her team is still winning but not by much. It’s 5-4. THe bases are loaded. She Loaded and Strided and there
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1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each and use examples. Two forms of utilitarianism are act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism focuses on the consequences of individual actions and how those involved will be affected. The right course of action to take is the action that will produce the most overall happiness. An example of act utilitarianism would be whether or not to tell a patient they have
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The environment in we are brought up from as a child shapes us and helps us to become who we are as adults. This coming of age concept is ultimately influenced by the parental‚ social and cultural environments in which we are exposed to as children. The popular teenage coming-of-age film‚ “The Breakfast Club” effectively demonstrates and supports this. Our grown up selves are a product of our environment during youth. As children‚ we see our parents as role models and they are usually the first
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of justice are established by what is mutually acceptable and agreed upon by all the people therein. This scenario of negotiating the laws of that society that will be commonly agreed upon and beneficial to all is what Rawls terms "The Original Position and Justification". Rawls states that for this system to work‚ all citizens must see themselves as being behind a "veil of ignorance". By this he means that all deciding parties in establishing the guidelines of justice (all citizens) must see themselves
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