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    Ornamental Perennials The following is a list of the common plant names cross referenced to the scientific name of plants. The list represents some of the most popular varieties of perennial plants. The scientific names of plants is based on taxonomy‚ the science of plant classification. Each name has two parts‚ the genus and the specie. This is referred to as the binomial (two names)system founded by Linnaeus‚ a Swedish botanist. Some species will have a third name‚ called the subspecies‚ variety

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    Analysis of Frankenstein under philosophical light Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ also known as Modern Prometheus‚ reflects upon major pitfalls of the modern philosophy as Victor Frankenstein attempts to prevail over God with the power of science. Through depicting Victor Frankenstein’s tragic fall sparked by his incessant yearning for higher knowledge‚ Mary Shelly warns modern readers on potential dangers behind mankind’s aspiration for excessive knowledge and its desire to overpower the immutable

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    Philosophical Ethics: Part A 1. Name and briefly describe the four main aspects of the AU decision-making process. i. Scope → Includes all those affected by the act‚ either directly or indirectly ii. Duration → Considers the length of time of each effect iii. Intensity → Considers the force or strength of each resulting experience iv. Probability → Considers how likely each effect might be‚ given that we don’t know ahead of time which of the many possible effects will actually occur.

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    Philosophical Perspective on a Moral Upbringing It could be said that parents are responsible for the moral values of their children. There are two possible outcomes for this statement. The statement could be true or it could be false. True: Parents are responsible for their children. Parents bring their children into the world‚ which is a choice‚ and therefore they must raise and care for them. Since this is true they must also be responsible for the moral values of their children. Meaning

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    Outcomes Based Practice – Underpinning Theories and Principles Introduction If the emphasis that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed on the importance of outcomes is anything to go by‚ providers of care and support services in today’s care environment may imperil themselves if they do not work to achieve and demonstrate desirable outcomes with and for the people they support in whatever capacity. This much is evident in the way that the CQC in its publication (Guidance about compliance

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    We might as well re-name Human Beings to Human Doings. What does it mean to be a human rather than do things humans do. Are actions an innate response or do actions stem from emotions and feelings accumulated by unique individual perception. At what point does reason morph into moral obligation and justified response. Philosophers have been tracing the roots of human nature to gain information to educate society on how best to govern the species. I will be analyzing David Hume’s work‚ A Treatise

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    tested in class and how surface area affects transpiration. Then go into even more detail about the specific abiotic variable you tested with statistics. What have other researchers previously found out about these factors that you selected? (cite scientific primary literature here!) (4 pts) Of the various factors that have the ability to affect transpiration rates we studied three specifically‚ heat‚ humidity‚ and closure of stomata. The humidity test that we ran in lab demonstrated that during periods

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    Examine The Key Philosophical Justifications For Punishment ’Punishment proceeds on the principle that there is an eternal distinction between right and wrong‚ and that this distinction must be maintained for its own sake’ (Dictionary.com‚ 2012). In this essay I will examine the idea of revenge‚ retributivism and just desert‚ utilitarianism and deterrence and finally restorative approaches as the key philosophical justifications for punishment. The aim of this essay will be to argue that there

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    The Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire The Enlightenment and the values it promoted are really nothing less than the infant version of twenty first century America. Its emphasis on reason‚ freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and assembly‚ and its desire to secularize government all appear in the Bill of Rights and represent the core beliefs which have been shaping U.S. culture for over two hundred years. Voltaire‚ a leader among the French philosophes‚ embodies much of the Enlightenment sentiment in

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    not understand why human beings‚ created in God’s image‚ has been claim by scientist as evolved from apes with mushrooms for cousins. Dixon further explain that since 19th century‚ one thing that have cause challenges to religious beliefs is the scientific claim of ‘the soul’ as a product of brain activity. Religious believers disagree with this claim because the claim made the soul being as products of materialism‚ determinism‚ and blank atheism‚ which they think it‚ is not true. Furthermore believes

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