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    brother was at the hindsight of my mind‚ consequences for me‚ my brother‚ and extended and nuclear family were an even more important consideration for me. Act-utilitarianism justifies what is right or wrong by the consequences of a situation; this explains why it is the main principle to use for my scenario. This traditional form of utilitarianism focuses on whether an act is morally permissible or required based on the predicted or actual consequences. Because my actual consequences were very similar

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    THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF PAKISTAN Foundation Examinations Autumn 2009 September 10‚ 2009 FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH Module A Q.1 (a) (MARKS 100) (3 hours) State whether the underlined words in the following sentences are adjectives‚ adverbs or none of these. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) The French town has an interesting history. Akram said that he was sincerely sorry for misusing the tax fund. He ran fast. This is a fast car. You don’t look well today

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    LINE FOLLOWING ROBOT Lines following robots are the classic introduction to robotics. They use some sort of sensor‚ to detect a line and then ride on top of the line along the course. These robots teach basic construction and electronics techniques. This simple robot is designed to be able to follow a black or white line on the ground without getting off the line too much. The robot has four sensors installed underneath the front part of the body‚ and two DC motors drive wheels moving forward. This

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    Utilitarianism The concept of sustainable development is an attempt to balance two moral demands placed on the environment. The first demand is for development‚ including economic development or growth. It arises mainly from the interests of people who live in developing countries. Their present poverty gives them a low quality of life and calls urgently for steps to improve their quality of life. The second demand is for sustainability‚ for ensuring that we do not risk the future

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    J1A Chung Hua High School‚ Seremban‚ N. Sembilan Mo Tu ASSEMBLY MATH We Th Fr Sa J.UEC BIO/CHEM BI J.UEC BIO/CHEM 0 07:10 - 07:55 1 07:40 - 08:20 2 BC 3 BM 勳 08:20 - 09:00 09:00 - 09:40 强 UEC HISTORY MORAL 莲 LINDA BI NORINA UEC GEOGRAPHY JOHN 娇 莲 JOHN BC 勳 BC 勳 BC 恬 勳 UEC GEOGRAPHY 娇 BREAK 09:40 - 10:00 4 10:00 - 10:40 CAM SCIENCE 5 吉 10:40 - 11:20

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    Aaron Casas Philosophy 003 Professor Reath February 26th‚ 2012 A Moral Understanding of Utilitarianism and Torture KSM is a mastermind terrorist who has been captured by the CIA. He refuses to reveal any information about his organization or the members thereof that could be fundamental to the welfare of hundreds of lives. Even under the presence of coercive methods such as sleep deprivation and water boarding‚ he has refused to talk. His nine and eleven year old children have been

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    Hedonistic utilitarianism’s view is that happiness is the ultimate good. According to two hedonistic utilitarian philosophers‚ Bentham and Mill‚ happiness is the surplus over pain and everything we do is motivated by a desire to maximise pleasure and minimise pain. Preference utilitarianism‚ on the other hand‚ is the view that what is good for a person and what is good overall is determined entirely by people’s preferences. In what follows‚ I will argue that Preference utilitarianism is not more plausible

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    Utilitarianism Theory Ethics involve defending‚ systematizing and recommending concepts of wrong and right practice or behavior. Ethical theories are categorized into different aspects as per the roles they assume. Using ethical theories‚ we can assess and question universal truths and function of reason in ethical judgments and moral standards that control evil and right conducts. Utilitarianism theory falls under normative ethics which judges the correct behavior we ought to adopt and the repercussions

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    time passes‚ their habits will grow. Our parents will always wish us the best and they have a kind of instinct to sacrifice a part of themselves for the betterment of us. When we reach our second stage of development‚ adolescence‚ which is commonly known as the rebellious stage‚ many of us will ignore our parents’ advice and often do the opposite of what we were told to do. Usually at this stage‚ our friends will be our best teachers. We usually follow what our friends do because of peer pressure

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    are employing child labor‚ and even some well-known manufacturers such as ZARA. 1.Utilitarian Utilitarian must rely on each individual and feeling‚ each of which individuals are considered to have the same weight‚ and happiness and pain can conversion‚ pain is only negative happiness". Contrary to the general doctrine of ethics‚ Utilitarianism does not consider the motives and means of a person’s actions‚ considering only the consequences of an act’s effect on the maximum happiness. It is good that

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