Suppose there was a runaway train plowing down the railway with five people ahead tied and unable to move on the tracks. The train is headed straight for the five people‚ while I’m standing some distance off in the train yard near a lever. If I pull the lever‚ the train I’ll switch off to a different set of tracks. Only killing one person‚ who is also tied to those tracks. If there are five people namely A‚B‚C‚D and E on the main track and Z on the side track‚ the most common thing to do would be
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Human trafficking is the illegal transnational and international trade in people for the purposes of servitude‚ recognizable as modern day slavery. Drugs‚ weapons‚ and murder are all on the top of the infamous crime list. While it is debatable on which is the worst crime‚ human trafficking is going unseen daily. Around 600‚000 to 820‚000 people are involved in trafficking yearly. This includes: Men‚ women‚ young teens‚ and children. 70% of those that are trafficked are women‚ and also 50% of those
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[pic][pic]This is a real example of a fresh graduate resume. The owner of this resume is now working for a multinational organization. This resume is suitable for entry level or graduate jobs. YOUR NAME Address Contact phone number Your email: vicky@resumepromo.com OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full time position in a multinational which offers a professional working environment and enables me as a fresh graduate to grow while meeting the corporation’s goals. EDUCATION: FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY
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Into the Jungle Chapter 8: A Sickle-Cell Safari 1) How did Tony Allison’s early life experiences in Kenya prepare him to make the discovery of the sickle cell-malaria link? Tony Allison’s early life experiences in Kenya prepared him to make the discovery of the sickle cell-malaria link because at a young age‚ Tony himself caught malaria. Tony’s experience with the disease led him to change his motivation and goals towards medical school instead of becoming a naturalist or anthropologist. When
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ECON2272 Long Paper 1 Division of Labour—are there “optimal” levels? In his book An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations‚ Smith (1887) has put forward the argument that division of labour helps improve average labour productivity. It was suggested that a lack of specialization hinders labour productivities. However‚ over the years‚ scholars have also found out the limitations of practising division of labour‚ examples include the decrease of incentives for workers due to
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Senior Capstone Design Team 54 has been engaged to design a mechanical piece of test equipment to simulate the mechanical forces that a fused cutout will see during an electrical occurrence for MacLean Power Systems (MPS) of York‚ SC. The overall problem is that the mounting arm for the fused cutout is experiencing plastic deformation from the mechanical forces that are produced during an electrical occurrence. MPS hopes to eliminate the problem by acquiring a testing apparatus that will simulate
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One of the traditional types of simple machines is an inclined plane. Like the pulley and lever‚ the inclined plane provides a means of raising a heavy load easily. It is mainly useful for loading barrels since they can be rolled up the incline plane. The inclined plane was one of the machines available in ancient times. For example- the early Egyptians used inclined planes in the construction of the pyramids. Today many inclined planes are used in sports and recreation like water skiing and slides
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COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR MINISTRY OF TRADE WEB PORTAL PRESENTED BY: RAHAB WAMBUI KIARIE REG NO: SP13/20526/08 COURSE CODE: COMP 402 PRESENTED TO: MR. OMWOYO SUBMISSION TIME: OCTOBER 2011 A project proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science of Egerton University. Table of Contents ABSTRACT 3 CHAPTER ONE: 1.0 INTRODUCTION
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Lillian Gould Professor: Dr. Faye Ran Arts Administration July 10‚ 2012 Advocacy Proposal The Sickle Cell Thalassemia Patients Network 1139 St. John’s Place Brooklyn‚ NY 11213-2617 Telephone: 347-533-8485 Fax: 718-789-5767 Email: info@sctpn.org URL: www.sctpn.net Type of Grant maker: Public Charity IRS Exemption Status: 501(c) (3) Financial Data (yr. ended 2012 can’t find) EIN: 990: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Last Updated: Background: Established
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Shiaa K PHIL 1020: Ethics Paper #1 Supposing I observed a runaway train at the rail-yard and if it continues hurtling in the direction it is going‚ it will kill five people. Luckily for me‚ I’m standing next to a power switch and if I pull the lever of the switch‚ the train will divert into a different track. However‚ there is one person working on this track and if I pull the switch‚ that rail worker will die. Here’s what I would do. I would in fact pull the lever of the switch to spare the
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