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    The Houston Disabled American Veterans service organization is a dedicated force in conjunction with other service organizations‚ Department of Veterans Affairs‚ Department of Housing and Urban Development‚ and City of Houston‚ to eliminate homelessness among military veterans that have served this country. The plight of the homeless veteran has continued to increase in the Houston/Harris County to a staggering 2‚800 veterans walking the streets with no way to find the compassionate caring help necessary

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    across both sides of the argument whose opinions vary in intensity and depend on different sources of information to back up their points of view. For the purpose of this paper‚ abortion will be defined as the deliberate termination of human pregnancy. It is my opinion that abortion‚ completed early enough in a pregnancy‚ is not an unethical act and should not be considered to be a decision that is immoral. My argument is based on ideas that are rooted in both utilitarian and deontological ethics as

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    deontological vs. utilitarian ethics Kant believed that morality is dependent upon reason‚ that to act rationally was the same as acting morally. He placed a high value upon duty in determining the moral worth of an action. Kant’s deontological ethics is essentially an ethics of duty or obligation. As such‚ he claims that the moral worth of an action depends solely on whether or not it was done exclusively from a sense of duty. If an act is done simply because one is so inclined‚ the act has no

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    COMPARE UTILITARIAN AND DEONTOLOGICAL THEORIES Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined by its usefulness. In maximizing utility and minimizing negative utility‚ in short it can be defined as pleasure minus pain. Deontology means duty or obligation. This theory was founded by a German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). According to Kant‚ it is the only way of making moral decisions. Another definition for deontology is that it is an approach to the justification

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    Arguably‚ military veterans are among the strongest and most brave people in society. They selflessly put their lives on the line so that others may be free. For many veterans‚ the military is simply their way of life‚ it’s the only life they really know and they can’t imagine not being able to live it. When a veteran is forced to leave the military due to injury sustained while performing their duties‚ it can be devastating. Not only are they dealing with a potentially debilitating injury‚ but

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    judgments should be based on reason rather than a belief or feeling in the pursuit of knowledge. Ethical judgments stem from two basic systems: utilitarian and deontological ethics. Utilitarian ethics implies that no moral act is right or wrong. Rather‚ the consequences that are associated with the act are the basis on which it could be considered good

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    women have volunteered to serve in our Nation’s military since the American Revolutionary War and in each American war thereafter‚ female Veterans have consistently dealt with the minimization of their service and status when compared to men (Disabled American Veterans [DAV]‚ 2014). Unfortunately‚ some of those same barriers still exist today‚ as female Veterans are frequently under-recognized for their roles and participation in combat‚ even by females themselves. Females serve in the military in

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    what I am today. Deciding to work with disable veterans was one of the best experiences I have ever been a part of. Every Monday‚ from October 31st to November 28th at two o’clock‚ started the same for me. I would go outside to get my veteran off the bus. I would take my veteran into the back gym at the ARC. The gym was always playing music with some college students working out on top in the little area. Usually there was about five to seven veterans with one to two college students assisting them

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    Ramona D. Jones Utilitarian and Deontological Theory Drug Testing ETH 501 TUI University Abstract Drug testing is becoming a standard practice is the workplace. Companies are finding that by conducting random drug testing of their employees it amounts to huge long term savings for the company. There are several benefits for companies that conduct drug testing. Companies have a legal obligation to ensure a safe work environment to all employees‚ and implementation of drug testing assures

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    Wilson July 20‚ 2016 Research Essay Draft Post 9/11 Disabled Veterans and The Problems They Face The number of disabled veterans has increased greatly since September 11th 2001 due to the resulting military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. There are roughly 22 million veterans in the United States and about 3.5 million of them have service-connected disability. This is due in large part to the increase in medical technology‚ so the post 9/11 veterans are surviving injuries that would have been certain

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