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    masses over the agricultural oligarchy (oligarchy: power resting with a small number of people).” How does this extract present and validate this statement? 1) The Corn Laws was a system which placed tariffs and quotas on imported goods flowing into Britain. Britain wanted to achieve self-sufficiency and did not want to be dependent on imports‚ which is why the Corn Laws were imposed. These laws only took into account the interests of the agricultural estates‚ who formed a majority in the Parliament

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    Due to the many ethical issues surrounding free samples of medications‚ they should not be prescribed to the uninsured or underinsured. The basic principle underlying utilitarianism ethics is an action is right or moral if it maximizes utility or happiness. Very simply‚ happiness can be explained as an absence of pain. The patient in this scenario receiving the free drug sample will not only be upset about the quality of care but also of the quality of medicine he or she is receiving. Moreover‚ no

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    Arend‚ Ronald-Joseph‚ A. D Co. 297th 513th MI 2014/13/09 Importance of Following Orders The importance of following orders is that if one person breaks off and does whatever they want it can leave others weak and vulnerable. Being in that state‚ others can be subject to extreme conditions and injury. There are reasons why regulations and protocols have been put in the places they have‚ to prevent chaos. There is usually a good reason that an order is given to a subordinate of lower grade

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    The two sources of moral guidance are the rivaling theories of Kantianism and Utilitarianism‚ both normative moral theories‚ meaning they deal with how we know what is right or wrong. Kantianism is a deontological theory developed by Immanuel Kant. This means that the theory holds the importance of duty and motives of an act in higher prestige than the consequences of said act. Kant argued‚ what came with is religiosity‚ that we‚ humans are rational‚ moral beings. This meant that we understand intrinsically

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    DEONTOLOGY vs UTILITARIANISM The theory of deontology is derived from the writings of German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Kant stated that a universal law should provide the basis for each act‚ and that the intention was of more importance than the result. Deontology is a duty-based ethical position‚ where one ’s actions are based on what is ethically correct‚ regardless of the consequences (Porche‚ 2004). Deontological theories hold that actions are morally right

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    competition. Morality depends on our motives and of procedures. Although we can do what we want‚ we have to work without doing harm or violating any laws because this will result to corruption‚ violence‚ theft‚ etc. On the other hand‚ Utilitarianism states the overall and the greatest good‚ or the “Greatest happiness of the greatest number”. The basis for right and wrong depends if the given consequence or action upholds the happiness of the majority. It may promote human welfare but argument

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    Explain the main strengths of Mill’s Utilitarianism. (25) Mill argues that the pleasures of the mind should take precedence over physical pleasure and that once basic human requirements are fulfilled the primary moral concerns should be for higher order goods. Mill rejected Bentham’s Hedonic calculus because he believed that other values were needed to be taken into consideration when measuring people’s happiness like freedom and emotions. Seeing as Mill succeeded Bentham as a famous utilitarian

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    The approach that I strongly agree with is the John Stuart Mill’s doctrine and Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is a moral approach that believes `` the supreme principle of morality is to produce as much happiness as possible`` (118). Utilitarianism evaluates the right action according to the amount of happiness and absence of pain. In addition‚ ``there is in reality nothing desired except happiness`` (118).The right action should result the most desirable happiness as many people as possible. I choose

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    Operational Amplifier Chapter No. 3 Differential Amplifiers Operational Amplifiers: The operational amplifier is a direct-coupled high gain amplifier usable from 0 to over 1MH Z to which feedback is added to control its overall response characteristic i.e. gain and bandwidth. The op-amp exhibits the gain down to zero frequency. Such direct coupled (dc) amplifiers do not use blocking (coupling and by pass) capacitors since these would reduce the amplification to zero at zero frequency. Large

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    hopes and challenges with others help you stay connected and helps you maintain a healthy level of healthy support and camaraderie. Having other people involved in your life when things are challenging helps provide you with alternative points of view that can help in objective decision making when you may feel that making any decision is too difficult. Friends are an essential part of life. How do you build and maintain healthy relationships? For a lot of us‚ the biggest stressors in our lives

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