Generation-X What is Generation-X .the post-baby-boomer’ generation. Generation-X is the word that stands for the children of the baby boomer generation in America. It has been coined as such because of the diversity and lack of homogeneity of this population‚ which stands in sharp contrast with the baby- boomer generation. X stands for the unknown‚ unpredictable variable. .the 52 million Americans born between 1965 and 1981. Technically‚ Generation X is classified as
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Utilitarianism theories hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences. An action or practice is right if it leads to the best possible balance of good consequences over bad consequences for all affected parties. (Arnold‚ pp 17) Utility = whatever produces pleasure or happiness‚ and prevents pain or suffering. Utilitarianism = an ethical philosophy that says the most ethical decision or course of action is the one that maximize utility. Utilitarianism
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Healing Wonders of Charcoal Chapter One The Problem Introduction The use of charcoal as a simple remedy for different health problems is an ancient way of treating many common diseases that afflict humankind dates back to the time of Hippocrates who lived from 460 to 370 B.C. In the late 1800‚ Ellen G. White spearheaded the use of charcoal in the treatment of different diseases. A sincere and prayerful Christian‚ she wrote many books including health books such as: Ministry of Healing‚ Medical
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Computer and Cellphone Color My Life Computers and cellular phones are the newest‚ most pressured modern gadgets in this generation. Both have minor and major circuits that works day and night for the user. But computers have much larger components inside rather than a cellphone. These two modernized‚ simplified machines are both favoured by teenagers. These two is somewhat the method to communicate with somebody you met or even unfamiliar people. Phones are used to communicate directly
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Published: Tuesday August 13‚ 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Tuesday August 13‚ 2013 MYT 8:42:05 AM Monitor private ’schools’ OVER the weekend I was glad to have read the history behind Lebuh Bishop (The Star‚ Aug 10) – a wonderful occasion to go down memory lane. To know that many early schools in Peninsular Malaysia started here on Penang Island makes me proud of Penangites and those individuals who saw through that the education system was established for the inhabitants of Penang. As a young
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Using stories in the classroom Topic: ‘The Emperor’s new clothes’ by Hans Christian Andersen I.Objectives: -To develop students’ ability to reconstruct a grammatically and textually coherent piece of writing -To provide practice in prediction skills in order to ease the understanding of a new text -To provide practice in gist listening in order to encourage students to not focus on difficult vocabulary and thus make authentic listening texts more accessible -To provide practice
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The Truman shows give a true excellent portrayal of both Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics at their finest. When relating to Utilitarianism the Truman shows viewers are complicit and the continued popularity of the show ensures it will continue. In utilitarianism even if the show is ethically questionable and allowed to continue‚ the success has a positive effect on the members of the productions team‚ cast and crew all for monetary profit. Furthermore‚ it has a potentially negative effect for Truman
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Utilitarianism argues that the best action is always the one that yields maximum utility. The core idea behind this theory is that the effects of actions determine whether the action is morally right or wrong. According to utilitarian’s‚ the function of morality is to increase what is good‚ for example happiness and pleasure‚ and decrease the occurrence of bad things. It follows that actions are morally right to the extent that they produce the greatest good for the greatest number. Actions are wrong
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The essential part of utilitarianism‚ whether it is Act or Rule‚ is to promote the greatest overall utility for the given situation. If we look in terms of Utilitarianism‚ one would be in favor of killing Tom to save the other four children. Even though‚ Tom would be killed‚ he would promote overall utility by saving four people through his one body. This reminds me a lot of the Trolley problem we studied in Unit five. They killed one man to save multiple. This may be considered immoral in a way
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Chemistry S-20 Week 1 Alkenes: Isomers and Nomenclature 1. There are 6 unique alkene isomers of the hydrocarbon C5H10. Draw each of these isomers‚ and provide a systematic name for each. 1-pentene (E)-2-pentene (Z)-2-pentene 2-methyl-1-butene 2-methyl-2-butene 3-methyl-1-butene 2. For the three alkenes above which are various isomers of pentene‚ rank them in order of stability. Explain your ranking. most stable (more subst. double bond) less stable (cis alkene is
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