duty it has still no moral worth. He then stated that we should relate our subjective choice on moral law which explained that in every intention on our acts should include maxim which is use by Kant’s to set the standard of morality or the categorical imperative (Barry‚ et. al.‚ 2009‚ p. 72). He proposed that based on this maxim people can only act if this action can be become a universal law or which can possibly accepted by the majority. In addition to this‚ action should always be in respect on
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Bowling is a very popular sport. It is an indoor sport that is played by rolling a ball down an alley with 10 pins. It is one of the popular sports in the US‚ where there are many recreational leagues. A game has 10 frames‚ and a bowler is allowed 2 ball in each frame. Knocking a pin earns the bowler 1 point. If the bowler topples all the pins with the first ball‚ it is known as a strike‚ and the player scores 10 points and the total of the next two balls. If a player clears the alley with 2 balls
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Maxim 1 applies because H&M is convinced of the positive impacts of using Better Cotton and thus think their method should be generally applied (universal law). In accordance with Maxim 2‚ BCI farmers are treated with dignity as they are offered better working conditions and financial security. Maxim 3 can also be applied as H&M would not mind making this decision public‚ in fact‚ they are proud of
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Making the World a Better Place Philosophy 1001‚ Dr. Cara Nine ‘Better Place’? ‘Making the world...’? Making the world a better place There are two sets of philosophical questions: 1. What is ‘good’ or ‘better’? (That is‚ what does a ‘better world look like and why?) 2. What kinds of actions are ‘right’? (What are we justified in doing to bring about the good?) Ideas of the good life Hedonism Desire Satisfaction Theory Objective Goods Theory Theories of Right Action Utilitarian
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Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES This chapter presents the reviewed literature and studies that are related to the present study. Related Literature Task-Based Language Teaching In learning the second language‚ it is important that one could use it daily in one’s communicative activities‚ otherwise it will atrophy. Nowadays‚ one of the latest trends in second language teaching and learning is Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). Nunan (2004) defined task as a piece
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Title: SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Plot: In AD 740‚ one of Merlin’s three apprentices‚ named Maxim Horvath‚betrays him by joining forces with the evil sorceress Morgana le Fay. Morgana mortally wounds Merlin before another of Merlin’s apprentices‚ Veronica Gorloisen‚ absorbs Morgana‚ body and soul‚ into her own body. As Morgana tries to kill/possess Veronica from within‚ the third and final apprentice‚ Balthazar Blake‚ stops her by imprisoning Morgana and Veronica in the "Grimhold"‚ a magic prison in
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will come soon after the immense suffering. Though as noble as saving a life may seem‚ this is not moral. As Kant’s First Categorical Imperative states‚ never treat someone as a means to an end‚ rather only as a means to an end to themselves. The maxims that drive our actions‚ in the endeavor to sustain the life of a suffering person‚ though however noble our intentions may be‚ are still only hypothetical imperatives that cater to our own selfish need to keep the lives that we cherish. It can also
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of the situations certain devices are used‚ and by what kinds of people use specific devices. Contrary to belief‚ texting actually supports the rules of language‚ Grices Maxims are embedded in texts‚ for example the maxim of quantity‚ referring to the message being as long as needs be and not waffling on. Texting supports this maxim greatly‚ as it’s the quickest and most to the point means of communication. Some people use texts in certain ways in order to gain a certain self-image‚ and to not appear
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A Theory of Cross-Cultural Communication © Anthony Pym 2003 Intercultural Studies Group Universitat Rovira i Virgili Tarragona‚ Spain* Pre-print version 3.3 The following is a series of propositions designed to connect a few ideas about translation as a mode of cross-cultural communication. The ideas are drawn from a multiplicity of existing theories; the aim is not particularly to be original. The propositions are instead intended to link up three endeavors: an abstract conception of cross-cultural
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STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Statutory Construction - is the art or process of discovering and expounding meaning and intention of the authors of the law‚ where that intention is rendered doubtful by reason of the ambiguity in its language or of the fact that the given case is not explicitly provided for in the law - is the drawing of warranted conclusions respecting subjects that lie beyond the direct expression of the text‚ conclusions which are in the spirit‚ though not
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