Intro to Operating Systems Student: Gabriel Guevara Chapter: 5 Exercises Exercise #2 Give at least two “real life” examples (not related to a computer system environment) of each of these concepts: deadlock‚ starvation and race. Describe how the deadlocks could be resolved. 2 real life examples of the concept of deadlock: A. In a presidential election 2 candidates reach an electoral deadlock when neither candidate get a majority of the 270 electoral votes required to win the presidency
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In Peter Singer’s "Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality"‚ he argues that the way people in relative affluent countries react to a situation like that in Bengal cannot be justified. His reason for saying this is due to his belief in his principle "if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening‚ without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance‚ we ought‚ morally to do it". I disagree with his point of view and I will provide explanations as well as bring in my own arguments to
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War and Famine Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines Miguel Huerta San Jose State University Professor Andrea Whitson Nufs 139 War and Famine It is hard to fathom that poverty and malnutrition is still a prominent problem around the world. Especially when there is enough to go around so that everyone has food on their plate‚ but people are still dying from hunger‚ malnutrition‚ and food insecurity. What is even harder to swallow is the fact that famine is a socially
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cloning organs for transplants‚ weapons‚ and help us in war. This can also benefit us in farming. We can create new plants‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ and flowers. This would help starvation in third world countries. Cloning animals also has benefits‚ it can help endangered species not be in extinction‚ there would be less starvation‚ and we would make more animal based products. The idea of cloning humans or human body parts can be very helpful to curing diseases and for organ transplants. Doctors will
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Faith Crossen Joplin‚ 6 Utopia or Dystopia Imagine a place without hunger‚ fear‚ pain‚ or fighting; that is a utopia. A utopia is an idea of a perfect society without faults or blemishes. Now imagine a world that is filled with pain‚ starvation‚ terror‚ and war; that is a dystopia. A dystopia is an idea of an unpleasant and disaster filled society. The Community in The Giver is a utopia because they want to keep people safe from war‚make sure everyone can have food‚and keep them safe from illnesses
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Peter Singer’s essay was written in 1972. It has been 45 years‚ and yet famines are still an unfortunate reality. In fact‚ we are currently witnessing another mass-starvation event in South Sudan‚ where‚ according to the U.N.‚ “the greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945 is unfolding.” (CITE). And there are warnings of imminent famines in Yemen and Nigeria. Singer’s unwavering belief that our moral consciousness would save humanity obviously did not work out. EDIT. However‚ Singer does briefly entertain
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never wrote a living will expressing a wish to refuse nutrition or medical treatment if disabled‚ her condition and future life span should have been her family’s decision rather then her husbands. Despite of Michael’s intentions‚ the method of starvation as a means of relieving her of her pains and suffering can still be seen as down right unethical as it is immoral. Terri suffered a legal and public murder. Though Mr. Michael Schiavo’s intention and objective were presented as selfless‚ the government
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Farmhouse”‚ speaker is reminiscing in his bedroom about the money he made after a hard day’s work. He is sitting in his bedroom thinking of all the young people of his race and how they are struggling with poverty and starvation. The poem is about hard work‚ poverty and starvation. Salina’s uses detailed imagery so that the reader can understand the boy’s concern for himself and for his people. The speaker wants the reader to have sympathy for the young and overworked boy. Salinas’s opens his
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numbers did not result from a single cause. Rather it was a combination of many different causes that led to a near extinction of the Native American population in both Latin and North Americas. Historical sources reveal that European slaughter‚ starvation and overwork‚ and foreign disease were the most prevalent causes for large-scale Native American Deaths between 1500 and 1700. First‚ Spaniards and Englishmen both acknowledged that many of the Native American deaths have resulted from their slaughter
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early Jamestown were due to water issues‚ disease‚ and starvation.
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