The primary objective of utilitarianism is to provide the greatest amount of happiness‚ or utility‚ for the most sentient beings possible (Boss 234). Additionally in utilitarianism‚ the morality of an action is determined only by its consequences. In other words‚ intentions are meaningless (Boss 234). Personally‚ I do not agree with the utilitarian notion that intentions don’t matter because no one can predict the consequences of their actions 100 percent of the time. For instance‚ most people would
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Marcela Lopez English 110 B. Ruff 3 Feb. 2011 Deceptive Reality Television Unfortunately‚ today’s popular culture highly regards reality shows that are far from being real. Richard Huff’s title “Real or Not‚ It Doesn’t Matter” clearly states this fact; the public enjoys watching these shows‚ even though it knows that they are deceitful. Reality shows are fallacies‚ the work of the producers and editors‚ who work hard to make people believe that they are watching truthful situations. The impact
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them together: the wall would be useful if one of the neighbors had cows‚ for example‚ but that is not the case. In addition‚ he tries to convince the other neighbor that there is no need of such a wall but the neighbor‚ on two separate occasions‚ only responds "good wall‚ good neighbor" and continues repairing the wall. Of course‚ the above summary does not do justice to the narrative richness of the poem‚ but what is essential‚
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good. The red light traffic cameras are one of the many inventions humankind has created that has not been beneficial to society as a whole. In theory‚ the idea of a camera capturing someone running a red light‚ and bringing him or her to justice sounds outstanding. However‚ in practice‚ these red light cameras have cost the United States millions of dollars and have resulted in creating more automobile accidents. For starters‚ there is a wide range of models and styles of traffic cameras that
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but when she actually talks to Liz she finally learns that by talking more‚ she can get more friends. She is very close to her sister Judy‚ but when she moves out of the room they once shared together. Marlee and Judy don’t seem to be as close anymore‚ which makes things difficult. Marlee decides to do a project with Liz‚ but Marlee has to actually talk during their presentation. Marlee agrees‚ so then she can get a book on magic squares. When she gets this book she learns so much more about
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Problem Why doesn’t all the popcorn pop? Purpose The purpose was to see why doesn´t all the popcorn pop and how can all the popcorn pop. The impact this experiment could have is that people will know how to make all the popcorn pop‚ all the factors that can help popcorn pop and which materials you will need to make all the popcorn pop. Hypothesis If I change the type of oil then more popcorn will pop. Materials - 1 bottle of Canola oil - 1 bottle Vegetable oil - 1 bottle of Corn oil - 1 pan - 1
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Shlomi was misbehaving and was told to sit out for a few minutes to reflect on his behavior and the choices he should make. Shlomi started screaming and hitting his head on his knee. Staff asked Sholomi to stop hurting himself but he continued. Shlomi suddenly stopped‚ pick up his back pack and started to walk towards the park’s gate that opens to the road. Camp counselor‚ Jorge arrived at the gate before Shlomi and held it closed. Shlomi then ran to the west fencing and started too squeezed through
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The video‚ "Module 1: When a Child Doesn’t Play‚ Identifying Play Problems and Teacher Interventions" from the video file of Hand-in-Hand: Supporting Children with Play Problems‚ produced by Educational Productions Inc. (1992)‚ informs the importance of playtime for young children because the playtime is the learning time for them; therefore‚ if a child does not play‚ early childhood educators must carefully conduct an observation of the child‚ reflect gathered information‚ and set a goal of the
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10/15/08 11:42 Page 117 117 CASE EXAMPLE (PRODUCT) RED and Gap (RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver‚ Chairman of DATA‚ to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world’s most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT) REDbranded products. A percentage of each ( PRODUCT) RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children with HIV/AIDS in Africa.1 The (RED) initiative was set up in early 2006‚ with Rwanda selected as
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