have chosen Act-Utilitarianism to analyze in this paper. My assertion is that Act-Utilitarianism is not a viable solution to the problem of punishment. I believe this because Act-Utilitarianism‚ while attempting to maximize overall utility‚ often leads to situations where the wrong answers are given to moral questions. This results in Act-Utilitarianism finding justification for punishment in bad moral theories‚ thus invalidating any justification given. While I do not believe that Act-Utilitarianism
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the Governor- General under the provisions of section ten of the Indian Councils Act‚ 1861‚ shall be such as to him may seem from time to time expedient‚ but shall not be less than ten nor more than sixteen; and the number of additional members of Council nominated by the Governors of the Presidencies of Fort St. George and Bombay respectively under the provisions of section twenty-nine of the Indian Councils Act 1861‚ shall (besides the advocate general of the Presidency or officer acting in
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Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act‚ 1994. Backdrop. Son preference and discrimination against the girl child is almost universal in India and manifests itself in many ways‚ including sex selection i.e. pre-birth elimination of female fetuses. This practice has led to decline in the Child Sex Ratio in most parts of India. The Child Sex ratio‚ which is the number of girls per 1000 boys in the 0-6 years age group has declined from 976 in 1961 to
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 The Telecommunications Act of 1996 can be termed as a major overhaul of the communications law in the past sixty-two years. The main aim of this Act is to enable any communications firm to enter the market and compete against one another based on fair and just practices ("The Telecommunications Act 1996‚" The Federal Communications Commission). This Act has the potential to radically change the lives of the people in a number of different ways. For instance
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Technology Acts I have chosen write about the No Electronic Theft Act 1997 because I believe music and videos that are downloaded for free from the internet are ruining those industries. I also chose to write about the Children’s Internet Protection Act 2000 due to the fact I have two children that will be using the internet shortly. Constant changes in technology have led to bad practices and criminal charges that necessitated the creation of these acts. No Electronic Theft Act in 1997 The
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multiple acts to attempt to strengthen control over the colonies. This eventually led to the colonies revolting and gaining freedom from the British power. The first act that parliament enforced was known as the Sugar Act. The Sugar Act cut the taxes of molasses and multiple other products. This tax on molasses affected the New England colonies because they would distill the molasses to make rum. This distilling process was bringing in good amounts of money to the colonies. The Sugar Act was supposed
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Stamp Act In order to make your debt go away‚ you must increase the revenue. George Grenville had approached a huge increase in debt after the French and Indian War; he needed to come up with a solution. There was already a tax in progress‚ but to tax the English would not be allowed anymore. He wanted more control of the American colonies‚ so instead of raising the taxes of the British‚ he raised the revenues by taxing the American colonist. The Stamp Act was the first serious attempt to declare
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Agenda No.8 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF “DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961” The ‘Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961’ is being implemented in the country for five decades now‚ but‚ the practice of dowry and dowry related crimes continue to be a matter of concern. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that the number of cases reported under the Dowry Prohibition Act increased by almost 25% from 4504 in 2006 to 5623 in 2007 although it fell marginally by a little over 1% in 2008. State/UT-wise analysis
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and Obstruct Terrorism act of 2001 otherwise known as the USA Patriot Act was signed into law by president George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. This act is part of the foreign and defense policy area. “The foreign and defense policy area includes organizations that focus on relations between the United States and the rest of the world. Organizations that national security initiatives and other defense-related policies‚ as well as individual countries‚ are included.” This act was enacted by the 107th
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THE ACT OF BEING NICE People sometimes forget the simple fact that being nice to others can actually be good for them. My mother and some unique persons whom am going to mention later guided and chided me to being a very nice person. Sometimes it works and sometimes it didn ’t. After all‚ we all get ill-tempered from time to time and take it out on those around us. We can see that being nice to others is good for them‚ but did you realize it ’s in your best interest too? Recognizing the personal
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