Assess the merits of Utilitarianism (24 Marks) Utilitarianism is a theory aimed at defining one simple basis that can be applied when making any ethical decision. It is based on a human’s natural instinct to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Jeremy Bentham is widely regarded as the father of utilitarianism. He was born in 1748 into a family of lawyers and was himself‚ training to join the profession. During this process however‚ he became disillusioned by the state British law was in and set out
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Merits and Demerits of Shakespeare In Preface to Shakespeare‚ Johnson has shown the merits and demerits of Shakespeare based on the plays he has edited. Here he gives the readers some sound ideas about the virtues and faults of Shakespeare. That Shakespeare’s characters have am interaction with nature and that his works have a universal appeal are the major assertions of Johnson in favour of Shakespeare’s merits and what he says about the demerit of Shakespeare is that Shakespeare tries more to
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think of when you hear the word “horror”? For some people‚ it might be the latest Paranormal Activity movie‚ or the thought of ghosts or demons. However‚ for the Jews in the 1930’s and 1940’s‚ all of their horrors came true‚ without the help of the supernatural. “Monsters exist‚ but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men‚ the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions‚” – Primo Levi. Today‚ you will be learning about three major
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Running Head: TEACHER PERFORMANCE AND MERIT PAY 1 That’s Not Fair: Teacher’s Performance Based on Pay TEACHER PERFORMANCE AND MERIT PAY 2 Abstract There has been a huge debate on whether or not teacher pay or performance pay is a positive thing because there are no real guidelines. Many good points are brought into this debate as there are bad points
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research has evaluated it’s utility as an adjunct to psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD. To evaluate the effects of MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of resistant and chronic PTSD‚ Oehen‚ Traber‚ Widmer and Schnyder (2013) conducted a pilot study to test the safety and efficacy of this treatment. First‚ Oehen et al. (2013) briefly outlined a current neurocircuitry model for PTSD. Oehen et al. (2013) stated that individuals with PTSD experience exaggerated and uncontrolled fear responses
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Buston and Wight in 2010 conducted a qualitative study (in-depth interviews) to better comprehend what motivates incarcerated male young offenders to seek STIs testing and why others have not been tested. The independent variables included characteristics of the interviewees (e.g.‚ age‚ sex education‚ sexual partner history‚ contraceptive use‚ testing for STIs‚ residential care‚ religious background‚ and education level). The dependent variable was STI testing behaviors. The sample included 40
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In the article the authors explain the different hypotheses behind merit pay‚ along with the Principle Agent Model to show why merit pay in public schools is so rare. The “nature of teaching” hypothesis states how difficult it is to evaluate a teacher. This hypothesis shows that the likelihood of merit pay working in public school very inconceivable‚ do to all the other factors that affect public school curriculum‚ like focusing on a topic for longer then the curriculum states should spent on a topic
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• Review of related Literature As can be seen in Figure 1‚ the world’s population grew very slowly until about 1750. There was a long period of stationary growth (no growth) until 1000 B.C.E.‚ when the world’s population was approximately 300 million; this was followed by a period of slow growth from 1000 B.C.E. to approximately 1750‚ at which time global population was an estimated 800 million. Until this time‚ the world’s population was kept in check by high death rates‚ which were due to the
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Three factors that contributed to the Great Depression were the stock market crash in 1929‚ reduction in purchasing of goods and America’s economic policies with Europe. Wealthy Americans had invested heavily in the stock market many borrowed money to invest with hopes of making more money. Indebtedness of the people who heavily invested in the stock market and in panic to redeem their debts sold their stock causing share prices to fall quickly causing the market to crash. Once the stock market
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females with onset generally occurring in early to late adolescence‚ often resulting in death. Anorexia nervosa is characterised by an individuals refusal to maintain a healthy weight‚ intense fear of weight gain and a distorted body image. The major risk factors contributing to the development of anorexia are Genetics‚ Psychological Traits‚ Cultural and Media Ideals and an unhealthy family environment. Fifty six percent of people who suffer from anorexia have a genetic predisposition to the disease
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