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    Schools of Thought Worksheet Amanda Nilsen SCI/362 December 17‚ 2014 Juan Ospina Schools of Thought Worksheet General Terms Ecology is the science that studies living beings in relationship with biotic and abiotic environments. (Desjardins) Environmental Justice is being defined as a pursuit to equal justice and equal protection under the law for all statues and regulations without any type of discrimination based on socioeconomic status‚ ethnicity‚ and/ or race. (Rajzer‚ 1997) Environmental

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    The two sources of moral guidance are the rivaling theories of Kantianism and Utilitarianism‚ both normative moral theories‚ meaning they deal with how we know what is right or wrong. Kantianism is a deontological theory developed by Immanuel Kant. This means that the theory holds the importance of duty and motives of an act in higher prestige than the consequences of said act. Kant argued‚ what came with is religiosity‚ that we‚ humans are rational‚ moral beings. This meant that we understand intrinsically

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    assumption of how individual commit crime. The key presumption is that individuals have free will so that they can choose to violate upon the society. For instance‚ someone steal or kill someone is to reach their self-interested goal. Because of the hedonism‚ they pursue of the maximization of pleasure and the minimization of pain (WiseGeek‚ 2007); Positivist criminology contend that criminal behavior is caused by internal and external factors which is not controlled by the individuals. It usually used

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    Once a man lived as a fool condemned to the riches of the universe. He desires no avarice‚ delve into himself ‚ and realize that death exist even in the living. The world found him odd‚ but the universe accepted him not for his injustice‚ but belief. This is Existentialism believing that everything is given value even though that value itself doesn’t exist. Realizing this a person can find purpose through his meaningless. That is being the absurd hero accepting the world as it is‚ meaningless

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    Utilitarianism What is Utilitarianism? Utilitarianism is an ethical framework for effective moral action. It’s a philosophical concept that holds an action to be held right if it tends to promote happiness for the greatest number of people. The essence of utilitarianism is in its concept of pleasure and pain. It defines the morally right actions as those actions that maximize pleasure or happiness and minimize pain or evil. Utilitarianism is all about making the right choices that will consequently

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    Caballes‚ Ma. Jessabelle C. August 30‚ 2012 B.S. Interior Design – 2nd Year IDEP 114: INTERIOR DESIGN 2A: COMMERCIAL & CORPOATE DESIGN MIDTERM EXAM: NEOCLASSIC OFFICE & WORKROOM RESEARCH Outsourcing is the process of contracting out a business process‚ which an organization may have previously performed internally or which the company deems necessary or important‚ to an independent organization

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    Some people are reared in a legalistic fashion meaning they derive their values from an external source such as religion. There is situational ethics where the decision to have sex should be guided by love for others. There is ethical relativism‚ hedonism the pursuit of pleasure‚ asceticism a denial of sexual desires to devote oneself to spiritual pursuits‚ utilitarianism and rationalism. The moral view that you choose to use is your decision making

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    HISTORY Omega was founded in 1848 at La Chaux- de-fonds ‚ Switzerland by Mr. Louis Brandt at the age of 23 In 1880 his 2 sons Louis-Paul & Cesar moved the company to Bienne Since 1894 company adopted the sole name for all its watches i.e. “OMEGA”. OMEGA is the last letter of Greek alphabet it means ‘Perfection & success in the attainment of task’. Omega has a merger with Tissot in 1930 & a new perent company SSIH (societe suisse indrustrie horlogere)

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    believe that has built them up through their suffering‚ and develops a god complex from it. What is monstrous about all of these actions is that he is capable of reason‚ and knows that they are wrong. His choosing to do them anyways‚ giving into his hedonism‚ is what makes him a

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    line. The Great Gatsby‚ written by Scott Fitzgerald is set in the 1920s America and is conveyed through the narration of Nick Carraway. Nick explores the social issues present of the time‚ giving readers insight into the American Dream‚ World War 1‚ Hedonism and other complex concerns to the era‚ whilst following the dream of its protagonist‚ Jay Gatsby. P.J Hogan uses a range of cinematic techniques whilst filming Muriel’s wedding. This is done to engage the audience‚ and portray certain aspects

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