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    Questions: Which social work theoretical approach works best in the military setting? In recent years‚ Canadian troops have been deployed to various parts of the world to maintain peace and order as part of the government’s commitments to their allies and the United Nations. As troops return home from their tour of duty‚ the main focus for military and civilian social workers across Canada is the reintegration of theses individuals back into society. Many of these solders experience a combination

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    Comparing Direct and Indirect Utilitarianism British philosopher‚ John Stuart Mill‚ served many years as a member of parliament and worked diligently to bring forth liberal ideas. Amongst these ideas was the distinction of utilitarianism‚ or the act of doing what is right for the greatest number of people. Yet‚ just discussing the idea of right versus wrong for the masses was not enough‚ Mill’s determined there were two forms of utilitarianism; act‚ the direct form‚ or sanction‚ the indirect form

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    Two of the most well-known philosophers of ethics‚ Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill‚ possess distinct views on the founding principles of morality and justice. Kant contends that morality relies on autonomy and kindness‚ whereas Mill bases the theory on the ideal of happiness‚ or utility. This essay aims to clarify Kant’s view of autonomy and goodness‚ compare it to Mill’s utilitarianism‚ and analyze their divergent perspectives on drug legalization and decriminalization in the context of their

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    radiocarbon dating to determine the age of the carbon-based objects which is based on the rate of decay. When they determine how long the materials have been decaying they can then suppose the age. (AIU-Online‚ 2010) Anna Roosevelt and her team argues there was a prehistoric society in the low-lying area of the Amazon where people settled at rivers and estuaries in order to better take advantage of the natural food sources which they later used to make pottery more than 1‚000 years before pottery

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    -:LINE FOLLOWING ROBOT:- One of the most basic autonomous robot you can build is a line following robot(LFR). This type of robot is run over a white surface which has an arbitrary path drawn over it by using back paint. The task of the robot is to run exactly along this painted path. You may note that the surface may also be black(or any other dark colour)‚ in that case the path is a light colour like white. Please watch the following video for a LFR in action. Designing an LFR: At minimum our

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    The importance of following orders in a time of war. 1. Team member 2. Discipline 3. Causalities Conclusion: Following Orders in the Armed Services in a Time of War By: Pv2 Beasley Imagine being in an authoritative position in a war. Sounds cool right? Now imagine if your subordinates didn’t follow the orders you put out to them

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    Friendship is inevitable. Regardless which direction you turn to or what situation you are in‚ the traces of friendship are all around you. This situation is portray nicely in the movie The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants as it discusses four best friends and the amazing summer that they spend even though they are not together because their summer is connected by a pair of jeans that amazingly enough‚ fits all of them perfectly‚ even though they are very different in size and shape. Apart from

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    are the categorical imperative and utilitarianism‚ both of which offer an approach to decision making in the context of social and interpersonal relationships. In this with in depth understanding of both that Kantian ethics is much easily appreciated than the ethics of utilitarianism as Kantian ethics apply to everyone yet both ethical approaches lead to faults. Utilitarianism is the moral theory that brings upon the greatest happiness. This theory illustrates that right actions as said to be right

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    “The best Thanksgiving” Thanksgiving is my second all time favorite time of the year. I love waking up in the morning to the loud‚ obnoxious sound of leaves crunching‚ and cars driving. My day starts out by walking down thehnb cozy steps to smell my mom cooking lazy snacks that take forever to cook for the day. For the perfect thanksgiving day of course I have to go outside and enjoy a chilly beautiful fall day‚ but before I can go inside my mom usually catches me and says “Bailey you are going

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    Kant or Utilitarianism In this essay we will discuss what Kant’s and a utilitarian’s view on insider trading would be. As we have discussed in previous essays‚ Kant believed that moral rules could be known through reason and not just by observation (Shaw and Barry 69). For me this is the basis of all decisions that we make and why I would support Kant’s point of view on insider trading. Utilitarianism concentrates on producing the greatest amount of happiness and using it as a standard to determine

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