Explain the main differences between Act and Rule Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a theory‚ which first became widely acknowledge when it was adopted by its greatest advocate Jeremy Bentham. It is a theory that maintains that it is an action’s total consequence that determines its moral correctness. It is a theory not concerned with the effects of the action on the individual carrying out the action‚ but instead the effect it has on everybody affected by the action. It also maintains that it is
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well-organized in their efforts to oppose taxation. Boycotts were a common response‚ since they were easy to organize and hit the British where it hurt the most- the pocketbook. More radial responses‚ like the Boston Tea Party‚ were generally condemned. 2. Explain the mounting tension existing in Massachusetts. The mounting tension in Massachusetts exploded in Apr.‚ 1775‚ when General Gage decided to make a show of force. Warned by Paul Revere and William Dawes‚ the Massachusetts militia engaged the British
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The Greek Orthodox Church: Field Research Donna Falkenburg REL212 Living Religions Professor Charles Hall 6/16/13 The Greek Orthodox Church is very dominant in Greek life with the Archbishop traditionally being the political leader of the people. (Fisher 2011‚ p.343). The first Greek Orthodox Christians first arrived in the New World in 1768‚ and established a colony near what is now the present city of St. Augustine‚ Florida. The original building in which the
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transdisciplinary approach to studying the art‚ beliefs‚ politics‚ and institutions of ethnic cultures and pop culture. For the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at Birmingham‚ one of the central goals of Cultural Studies was “to enable people to understand what (was) going on‚ and especially to provide ways of thinking‚ strategies for survival‚ and resources for resistance (Grossberg 2). Cultural Studies draws from whatever fields are necessary to produce the knowledge required for a particular project (Grossberg
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Cats and dogs are the most popular pets that people usually own. Both of them are mammal and bring lots of joy to us‚ they are although human being’s loyalist friend. However‚ they are different in three significant ways. To begin with‚ cats and dogs need different amount of attention from their master. People can leave food and water for cats them left them stay home whole day without their uncomfortable. However‚ it cannot work for dogs; because cats need less attention to be compared with
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What is the Difference between Intranet and Extranet? Intranets and extranets are network systems that are used to maximize business productivity. In this case the intranet would be the macro-system and the extranet would be the micro-system. When I think about intranet I think of a business’s personal World Wide Web; although it is not the internet it still has more resources and capabilities than the extranet. One way to look at it is to think on a scale of private and non-private. The intranet
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In the modern day world‚ trading between countries has now become a norm. Such some countries are more similar to each other and some a little more different than others. Such is the case with Brazil and Denmark. In terms of power structure‚ there is a massive gap between the two countries with difference being over 50 points. Denmark’s citizens also have a stronger sense of individualism than the people of Brazil. The Danes are also considered to be more feminine than the Brazilians. In the final
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In spite of the two stories’ differences‚ there are also many similarities that they share that are just as important‚ but not as numerous. Both stories are told of teenage‚ star-crossed lovers whose forbidden love is the product of prejudice‚ who were forced to make decisions about adult situations. Meanwhile‚ the adults in the stories were not making very good decisions themselves; the nurse and Friar Lawrence from Romeo and Juliet‚ instead of trying to dissuade the young lovers from their whirlwind
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Scouts journey The day was finally upon me‚ today is deployment day‚ this is what I’ve been training for my whole life and what a great line up I have with me… It was December 26‚ I was in the New Year deployment squad‚ Me‚ Tahm‚ Kate‚ Lee and Rek. We were all newbies but had top grades in boot camp so we got sent to the field. We didn’t have very good communication but it should come with time‚ plus we haven’t lost yet. Today I talked to big boss Zac‚ he says were being deployed tomorrow and wants
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com/imperialism/letter.html) ? What did he recommend with regard to the U.S. military? He was a leading expansionist who believed that America’s survival depended on a strong Navy. He wrote that it was time for America to “turn their eyes outward‚ instead of inward only‚ to seek the welfare of the country.” 2. What is a shogunate? What is a daimyo? a daimyo is a samurai‚ and a shogunate is a Japanese government leader. 3. What cultural difference(s) hindered relations between
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