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    water are derived from surface washings‚ sewage and silage water‚ industrial and trade wastes‚ and drainage from agri­cultural areas. The customs and habits of the people like bathing‚ animal washing and disposal of the dead body all add to the pollution of water. ’On the bank of the tank the ignorant and dirty people pass motion (stool) and use them as latrines. In some cases the liquid refuse from latrines‚ cattle sheds and the foul contents of drains and from similar places are flown in to

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    reality or fiction One of the greatest problems that the world is facing today is that of environmental pollution‚ increasing with every passing year and causing grave and irreparable damage to the earth. Environmental pollution consists of five basic types of pollution‚ air‚ water‚ soil‚ noise and light. Air pollution is the most harmful form of pollution in our environment. Air pollution is cause by the injurious smoke emitted by cars‚ buses‚ trucks‚ trains‚ and factories‚ namely sulphur dioxide

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    environment! Nowadays the society has to face up to a lot of problems. Among them the pollution is one of the most popular topics. People generally don’t think of it that they injure their environment with almost every action and this carries consequences. With few exceptions they can be solved. There are several ways of the environmental pollution. The most frequent question is the air pollution because the different gases appear everywhere: in the most beautiful countries‚ in villages

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    POLLUTION The environment is a hotly debated topic in today’s society. Some of the subtopics that are going to be discussed are going to be those related to the way technology is changing‚ what industries are doing to help prevent further pollution‚ some of the methods used in paper recycling‚ and some discussion of renewable energy sources. For the most part‚ this section of the research paper‚ unlike the other sections‚ is going to attempt to discuss some of the ways the public has been dealing

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    Final Project Part 2 Utilitarian Ethics: act and rule Definition of Act Utilitarian The goal of an act utilitarian is to maximize a person’s overall happiness in the universe. With an act utilitarian the goal will be to “Maximize pleasure and minimize pain” (Waller‚ 2005‚ p.49). An act utilitarian says that people could do that and they would not only make everyone happier but they would also be doing what is morally right. An act utilitarian doesn’t have conflicts over any action being

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    Elizaveta Shmakova PSC 216 (Final Exam) Dr. Gambino The Effectivness of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (FWPCAA) of 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) strengthened regulatory framework to respond to an oil spills and to establish requirements for the prevention of pollution. The purpose of the law is the prohibition of discharge of oil and hazardous substances in the areas of the navigable waterways of the United States in dangerous quantities (p.10). The law clearly

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    CRITICAL THINKING PAPER #5 Abstract This paper expresses the viewpoint of a Utilitarian and how they would look at abortion. This paper illustrates there should be a right to choose what you should be able to do in regards to abortion and uses the term “reproductive freedom”. Contained within are statistics on social and economic benefits of abortion and the Utilitarian viewpoint for abortion is explained. Abortion is an essential part of living in the modern world. Today‚

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    starting in June 2013. On 19 June 2013 satellites captured images of smoke from illegal wildfires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra blowing east toward southern Malaysia and Singapore‚ causing thick clouds of haze in the region. As stated by a local Indonesian official‚ the source of the haze might be a 3‚000 hectare peat land in Bengkalis Regency‚ Riau Province‚ which was set ablaze by an unknown party on 9 June. As many as 187 hotspots were picked up by satellites on 18 June 2013‚ down to 85

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    should be based on reason rather than a belief or feeling in the pursuit of knowledge. Ethical judgments stem from two basic systems: utilitarian and deontological ethics. Utilitarian ethics implies that no moral act is right or wrong. Rather‚ the consequences that are associated with the act are the basis on which it could be considered good

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    Self-Control in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics According to Aristotle‚ we all aim for the highest good in life. That is‚ we all are in pursuit of happiness in our daily activities. While in search for the highest good‚ one can be virtuous by living a life of median and finding a balance through self-control. Virtues described in this chapter are not simply actions but a habit or state of mind. Self-control is not resisting what is pleasurable‚ but enjoying it in moderation. Self-control deals with

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