In What Is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being‚ Richard Kraut argues against a “conative” conception of the good. According to him‚ this view is attractive because it emphasizes the satisfaction of desires and volitions‚ giving agents “a starring role to play” in creating their own good (114). The conative theory proposes that when an agent (rationally) desires something‚ that thing is good for them precisely because it is the object of their desire (or conation) (118). A proponent of this view
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Beginning in the 18th century‚ colonial frustrations with the British monarchy intensified. For many decades‚ the colonists had been left to govern themselves in a process referred to as salutary neglect; however‚ after Britain went to war against France in 1754 colonial management of affairs would be stripped away. This would be the first spark of many that would inspire the American Revolution. Though the United States would experience significant changes in their government‚ economic system and
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Hubbard’s words ring true to the events that took place in Queen Victoria’s life and the movie representing her actions‚ as well. The acclaimed movie‚ The Young Victoria‚ stars Queen Victoria‚ played by Emily Blunt‚ and Prince Albert‚ who prove their selfless love for each other after living in other people’s worlds. The movie shows Victoria’s struggle to find herself while she finds her allies too. I believe that the movie‚ The Young Victoria‚ is not an accurate portrayal of the real life events of Queen
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1. Define production. What are the factors of production? Define production: Production means the creation of Utility. Through production inputs are converted into output which can satisfy or meet wants or demands. So production is a process of transforming inputs into useable outputs. Utilities are created in three forms such as (i) Changing the form (ii) changing time and (iii) changing place. Example: Wood in a forest generally has no utility to a consumer but cutting the wood‚ changing
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What factors affect people’s choice of career? The factors that influence one’s career choice have always been a controversial issue. There are numerous choices that are suggested but most common are education‚ individual factors‚ salary‚ location‚ personality‚ environment‚ legacy and more. First and foremost‚ what I put in my priority is personality‚ salary and education. It can’t be denied that one’s character is one of the biggest concerns when choosing a job. People are likely to pick a job
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In what way does media contribute to gender roles/ gender stereotypes? Gender stereotypes are created because of mainly two reasons‚ first reason is to rapidly establish a recognition towards a diverse and general group of people‚ which in this case are the two genders. Second reason is to portray a suitable image for the function of society and subconsciously affect people’s behaviors. From these two reasons‚ media uses different methods to use gender stereotypes as a way to reach its
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Food is our common ground‚ a universal experience. James A. Beard Introduction This report aims to identify what are they key aspects that influence customer‘s restaurant choice. From a number of researchers (Auty‚ 1992; Namkung & Jang‚ 2007; Sulek & Hensley‚ 2004) it emerged that food quality was rated as the most influencing factor affecting consumer’s restaurant selection behaviour. Nevertheless‚ service quality was discovered to be a secondary aspect over decision‚ despite the fact that it
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Accounts of the processes that led to the establishment of America can be associated with high-minded citizens and the Sons of Liberty who rallied many Americans towards noble courses to seek their way out of the unjust British crown during the late 18th century. Thus‚ the origin of democracy in the US is intimately tied to causes that encouraged those who battled in the revolution. Many reasons led to the colonists’ revolts in the wake of the British colonization. Some of them include‚ the oppressive
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Almost three decades after the signing of the Treaty of Paris‚ which ended the Revolutionary Wars and marked Great Britain’s recognition of the United States’ sovereignty‚ the animosity and strained relations between the two nations were once again brought to the surface. Trade became the lifeline of the United States’ economy‚ and this was established through favorable trading partnerships with former enemies‚ which included the French and the English. While the United States thrived‚ British resentment
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What does it mean to be a good citizen? A good citizen should be committed to their country and community. Also‚ a good citizen knows that they should use their freedom and education to be successful. They should also know that there is more to citizenship than voting and paying taxes. Citizen should appreciate the Constitution and work hard to be better people. A good citizen is someone who is willing to help other people‚ someone who is informed on what is happening in their community‚ and someone
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