The prominant criticism of Utilitarianism is that it is extremely hard to predict the results of an action. The outcomes of all situations are hard to predict‚ so how can we possibly apply the rule of the greatest happiness for the greatest number if we do not know who will benefit most? It is also difficult to decide whether an outcome is morally good or bad. People have contrasting opinions on what they think is right or wrong and it depends on the individual who is making the decision. This causes
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Faye Glenn Abdellah was born on March 13‚ 1919 in New York to a father of Algerian heritage and Scottish mother. Her family subsequently moved to New Jersey where she attended high school. On May 6‚ 1937‚ she and her brother witness the explosion and destruction of the dirigible HINDENBURG. The fire subsequent to the ignited hydrogen killed many people. On an interview‚ she narrated‚ “Having no training in what to do in an emergency situation‚ I could only view the tragedy of the poor scorched
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College Gwent Mission and Aims • To deliver an outstanding‚ responsive and flexible service‚ meeting the changing demands of the economy by: • Widening and extending participation in learning • Creating sustainable partnerships with communities and businesses • Driving up standards‚ our own ambitions‚ and those of our learners • Providing inspirational teaching and learning opportunities • Having strong finances to allow investment in staff and resources • Celebrating the diversity and
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The Big 5 Personality Traits Critical Thinking Research Jacquelin Underwood Dr. Madison‚ Psychology 1010 Abstract Personality traits and tendencies determine what kind of personality they have. Some traits can be tracked using an assessment to determine a person’s tendencies towards different behaviors. The personality traits of the “Big Five Inventory” help us determine many things including how a person would respond to different stimulus. The traits can also help to determine different
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In the play‚ ‘Macbeth’ by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is a man with undeniably strong ambition‚ and true conscience. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was portrayed as an ambitious soldier‚ who fought for his king. Although‚ once the witches planted the idea in his head of him potentially becoming King of Scotland‚ his strive and ambitious nature was one that turned into his weakness. Macbeth has changed subconsciously throughout the play and it is ambition that dominates his nature and ultimately causes
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The first weakness of this policy is that they’re trying to make every clinics dementia friendly; environments‚ as this could take a long time as well as during this time dementia service users or client might be differentiated alongside and their treatment during this time might be incomplete. However‚ this has a negative influence on anti-discriminatory practice the reason is that some clients might be discriminated against and not be treated as other dementia service users in other areas‚ may
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Cognition Based on parental report and direct observation Christopher displayed various strengths and weaknesses. Christopher can perform the following: spontaneously name five or more objects; stack six to seven blocks; look at a picture book with an adult and may name or point to simple objects and count up to 5 or more objects. He can also imitate scribbling‚ understanding concepts of one‚ and match circle‚ square and triangle. On the other hand‚ Christopher had difficulty with the following:
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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the character King Lear The character of King Lear is essentially a destructive character in this play due to his weaknesses but he reveals some strengths in character in acts four and five of the play. The weaknesses portrayed by Lear are his inability to see reality and his misconception of love. His strengths are his renewed optimism and his ability to become humble. Although Lear reveals these strengths the damages his weaknesses cause override his positive
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Internal and External Strengths and Weaknesses of Coca-Cola A company like Coca-Cola has many internal and external strengths‚ but when launching a product of this sort‚ they begin to run into many internal and external weaknesses as well. As far as internal strengths go‚ Coca-Cola itself is a strong company to say the least. Not only are they a $23 billion company‚ but in 200 nations‚ Coke sells about 400 drink brands‚ including four of the top five sellers right now. They own 36% of the largest
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One of the mains strengths of IQ testing is the ability to find out if a person has the aptitude to learn. IQ test have also been used to admit people into prestigious organizations and to put children in special education programs. IQ testing also further breaks down peoples strengths in specific areas such as math‚ music‚ science and language to name a few. This can be very helpful in guiding a person into a specific field of study. IQ test are used to award grants and scholarships to gifted
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