The prominant criticism of Utilitarianism is that it is extremely hard to predict the results of an action. The outcomes of all situations are hard to predict‚ so how can we possibly apply the rule of the greatest happiness for the greatest number if we do not know who will benefit most? It is also difficult to decide whether an outcome is morally good or bad. People have contrasting opinions on what they think is right or wrong and it depends on the individual who is making the decision. This causes
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Opportunity cost The true cost of something is what you give up to get it.(This includes not only the money spent in buying (or doing) the something‚ but also the economic benefits (UTILITY) that you did without because you bought (or did) that particular something and thus can no longer buy (or do) something else.) Factors of production The ingredients of economic activity: land‚ labor‚ capital and enterprise. Economic Development The scope of economic development includes the process and
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In the play‚ ‘Macbeth’ by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is a man with undeniably strong ambition‚ and true conscience. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was portrayed as an ambitious soldier‚ who fought for his king. Although‚ once the witches planted the idea in his head of him potentially becoming King of Scotland‚ his strive and ambitious nature was one that turned into his weakness. Macbeth has changed subconsciously throughout the play and it is ambition that dominates his nature and ultimately causes
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Third‚ although USC has few weaknesses‚ as I presented in above paragraphs‚ some of the weaknesses are fixed or improved actively by the USC. According to USC website and what Steven said‚ the department of public safety‚ as a police station‚ has 306 full-time personnel and 30 part-time student workers. Those people would work for 24 hours and keep a watchful eyes on the screens that show the conditions around the campus. Beside that‚ the department of public safety also promoted many policies or
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The first weakness of this policy is that they’re trying to make every clinics dementia friendly; environments‚ as this could take a long time as well as during this time dementia service users or client might be differentiated alongside and their treatment during this time might be incomplete. However‚ this has a negative influence on anti-discriminatory practice the reason is that some clients might be discriminated against and not be treated as other dementia service users in other areas‚ may
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The Muscular System: Skeletal Muscle Tissue 1. Fill in the characteristics of the three muscle types: Muscle Type Cardiac Shape of cell Skeletal branching chains of cells single‚ long cylindrical # of nuclei 15 um in diamter‚ small Striations yes‚ has myofibrils and sarcomers Control involuntary 100 um in size‚ big Smooth single‚ spindle shape cells 2-10 in diameter‚ medium yes‚ presences of myofibrilsno presence of myofibrils and sarcomeres voluntary
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Test A. Introduction As shown by the Griffith criterion‚ tensile strength of brittle materials is theoretical 1/8 of the compressive strength. Typically‚ tensile strength of rock materials is about 1/10 to 1/8 of the compressive strength. Hence‚ rock fails easily under tension. In design‚ rock should be subjected to minimum tensile stress. Several methods are commonly used to test the tensile strength of rocks: 1. Direct tensile test: Metal caps are cemented to the
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Continue. 4. Select one of the following methods for copying your results: To copy your results using a username and password combination from a Gallup strengths Web site 1. Select the option to use a username and password combination‚ and then click Continue. 2. Enter your username and password combination from a Gallup strengths Web site‚ and then click Continue. Copyright © 2000‚ 2009-2010 Gallup‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 7 NOTE: After completing this step‚ continue to step
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Strength Based Approaches Team C BSHS345 Seanee Alexander March 7‚ 2015 Being a single mother isn’t as easy as it seems but as a single mother you have numerous strengths. Acceptances of responsibility‚ commitment to family‚ open communication‚ successful home management and having a positive outlook on challenges just to name a few strengths. These strengths can enhance individual and community empowerment in many ways. Single mothers acknowledge the difficulties and look for solutions. Having
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In the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ John Steinbeck uses strengths and weaknesses by using the characters to show both their strengths and weaknesses. Irony and foreshadowing play a large roll on how the story ends. Lennie and his habit of harming soft things‚ not on purpose‚ but he is a victim of his own strength. George trying to pretend that his feelings for Lennie mean nothing. The entire novel is repetitive in themes and expressed views. Loneliness and companionship are one of the many themes
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