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    Callatians shocked the Greeks? What did Darius think about the differences between these two cultures? 2. What does a cultural relativist believe about universal moral truth? 3. What is the “cultural differences argument?” 4. Does Rachels think the cultural differences argument is sound? Why or why not? 5. According to the cultural relativist‚ which society is morally superior: a society which allows forced slavery‚ or a society which treats all people as free and equal? 6. What does

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    SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS FOR BBA (INDUSTRY INTEGRATED) PROGRAMME w.e.f. SESSION 2009-2010 (Under Public Private Parternership Scheme) FIRST YEAR 1st Semester Title of the Paper(s) Business Organization Business Communication Skills - Workshop Business Mathematics Computer Fundamentals and Applications Economic Policy and Analysis Financial Accounting Environment Management External Marks (Theory) 70 50 70 50 70 70 70 Internal Assessment Marks 30 50 30 30 30 30 Practical Marks 50 Total Marks 100 100

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    The story of Pi’s survival on the lifeboat is a fascinating tale of determination and courage. Not only is Pi faced with the constant threat of starvation‚ but he simultaneously has to deal with the possible reality of being Richard Parker’s next meal. Pi’s ability to survive this treacherous ordeal is depended on his belief in stories‚ both scientific and spiritual. It’s through these stories that Pi’s able to survive physically‚ as well as spiritually. "Animals in the wild lead lives of compulsion

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    on the lifeboat with an orangutan‚ Hyena‚ Zebra‚ and a Bengal Tiger. Pi was able to survive because of three beliefs that he learned in India: accepting cruelty when killing creatures of the sea to survive‚ praying gave him courage to not give up hope‚ and Pi had knowledge of how animals adapted to circumstances to survive. One belief that pi had in India that he had to modify on the lifeboat was cruelty in eating animals which made him become a vegetarian. When pi was on the lifeboat he knew

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    the production of products and services that establish value for customers. However are the business decisions “right” or “ethical”? With relevance to business‚ Aristotle suggests three main arguments and ideas in the Nicomachean Ethics. First‚ appropriate virtues of character are the important principle in ethics that allows a person to be truly ethical and only through practicing and honing into these virtues does one exhibit sound moral judgement. Secondly‚ Aristotle places great emphasis on how

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    While Leopold discusses The Land Ethic as a community concept as if land is a living-breathing thing‚ one must remember the natural human behavior of selfishness. He mentioned the community concept of sounding simple when he states “The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils‚ waters‚ plants‚ and animals‚ or collectively: the land.” (2) He continues “This sounds simple: do we not already sing out love for and the obligation to the land of the free and the home

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    1. The film I chose from the list of Alfred Hitchcock films is titled “Lifeboat” and it was released on January 11th‚ 1944. They’re quite a few principle characters in this film‚ such as a women named Constance Porter who is a journalist and was filming the battle between a Allied ship and a U-boat. Another character is a man named John Kovac who is black gang oiler‚ then their is CJ Rittenhouse Jr. a wealthy man‚ also their is a man named Gus Schmidt who changed his last name to Smith due to the

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    Teaching Background Students discuss an ethical dilemma that is readily comprehensible – who to save in a lifeboat. The various ethical perspectives can be derived in students’ own words. Alternatively‚ each group can assume one perspective and analyze their choices through that lens. Student Handouts: Ethical Group Discussion – The Lifeboat Discussions about the lifeboat are influenced strongly by how the question is posed. Be sure to allow room for solutions that maximize fairness (i.e.

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    One of the major arguments within today’s food dilemma‚ is whether or not it is ethical for us humans to consume meat. The issue rises from the mistreatment of farm animals in horrible conditions to the horrific slaughter. Several people such as Singer are arguing that in order to solve this issue we must stop the consumption of meat and animal products. However many other people believe that animal consumption is natural and it is what makes us human. In the following‚ I will challenge Singer’s

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    Morals vs Ethics and How They Dominate Our Arguments One major topic that appears in arguments is the argument of morals versus ethics. By definition‚ morals apply to an individual’s opinion of right and wrong. Ethics‚ however‚ are based on what a society perceives as right or wrong. Due to these two closely related issues‚ arguments can be hard to resolve due to different standpoints. For example‚ if someone believes that being attracted to another person of the same gender is morally wrong‚ they

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