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    Unix Commands

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    Unix commands 6/27/12 10:24 AM Unix commands Note that there are thousands of commands available on a typical unix box. In bash‚ just hit the "Tab" key twice and say yes‚ to display the the commands currently available on your machine. A standard unix operating system lists currently thousands of commands. Type x to list all commands starting with x. The following list contains some of the more frequently used programs. Access Control exit - terminate a shell (see "man sh" or "man csh")

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    It is wrong to drive one’s vehicle on the left side of a road in a country where people normally drive on the right. Consequentialist theory works better to argue the above statement. Consequentialist theories are the ethical theories view that the action is right if and only if its consequence is the best possible. The well-known example would be Utilitarianism- “Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.’’ (Demosthenes). In the United States of America‚ people drive

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    The basic moral principle of utilitarianism is called the principle of utility or the greatest happiness principle. As John Stuart Mill explained it “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism. It focuses on the consequences of action. Utilitarian believe that pleasure or happiness is the good to be produced. As Bentham put it “Nature has placed mankind under the governance

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    Utilitarianism states “Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (pg. 863). What this means is that actions are right when the majority of people benefits from it. This principle is assessed based on the consequences of the action‚ rather than the action itself. Therefore‚ utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism. If the outcome comes out positive and is useful for majority of the people‚ it is considered morally

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    What Is Utilitarianism?

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    Utilitarianism is a teleological theory in normative ethics‚ this essentially means that the theory is one in which looks at the consequences of an action to determine if it is right or wrong. The theory of Utilitarianism mainly derives from the concept of utility which in this context is defined as something which is beneficial or conducive to the well-being of the maximum number. There are two main scholars of Utilitarianism‚ one of which is Jeremy Bentham and who is regarded as the founder of

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    Virtue ethics is a little different from Kantianism and Utiliarianism. So far‚ it seems to be the best moral theory we have talked about because it seems to take parts from both Kantianism and Utilitarianism; neither of which seemed like the “correct” moral theory. Virtue ethics is more concerned with the aim of humans. On the other hand‚ Kantianism dealt with intent‚ and Utilitarianism was about maximizing happiness for the greatest number. Virtue ethics seems to be more practical than theoretical

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    The Divine Order

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    The divine order During Shakespeare’s time‚ people believed in the divine order‚ which was also called great chain of being. This was religions belief that god had allocated everything that existed its own position is a hierarchy. For example‚ people were more important than animals‚ and animals more important than plants. Men were considered more important than women and nobles more important than peasants. It was thought that if something or someone tried to change their position in the divine

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    DOS COMMANDS Basic DOS commands To clear your screen (Type CLS to clear your screen) C:\>CLS Fast Help after each command types /? after each commands  C:\>DIR /? File Management Commands DIR - to display all your DOS directories C:\>DIR DIR switches DIR switches in details /P Pauses after each screenful of information. /W Uses wide list format. /A Displays files with specified attributes. attributes D Directories R Read-only files H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving

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    The authors describe cultural relativism in this chapter. They explain cultural relativism with some examples such as Callatians‚ who lived in India and ate the bodies of their dead father‚ and Eskimos‚ who are native people of Alaska and had distinct moral codes‚ such as marriages‚ sexual practices‚ and infanticide. For instance‚ infanticide was common in Eskimos’ society of the early and mid-20th century. The customs seemed that they had little respect for human life. So‚ the two examples seem

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    Command Socialism

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    Rittenberg & Tregarthen(2009) states that “the core principle of command socialism come from the underlying concept of social man. The socialism is system believes that Capitalism is based on the self-interest of human and this is contrasted with characteristics humans begins.”(p.492‚ para 2). The communism or command socialism comprises of four major components of “propaganda‚ political arm‚ planning agency‚ and managers‚”(Rittenberg & Tregarthen 2009‚ p.492‚ para 2). In this system the ownership

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