The Trolley Problem‚ originally proposed by Philippa Foot prompted a range of responses. More specifically from Judith Jarvis Thomson‚ who presented a variation and response to this scenario. One of Thompson’s adaptation encapsulates the notion of a bystander who has the option to either remain inactive and let five people die or to reroute the trolley‚ by means of flipping a switch that would cause the trolley to move towards the direction of the other track with one worker‚ hence killing them
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plane using various methods. Research Question: Is there a relationship between the angle θ of the incline and the acceleration down the plane? Equipment: * Ticker Timer (AC 50Hz ) * Incline (wood) * Meter ruler * Dynamic Trolley ( Mass: 380.55 ± 0.01g ) * Carbonated paper * Power Source (2W) * Data Logger * Motion Sensor * Tennis Ball Method for ticker tape experiment: 1. We setup the equipment effectively as shown below in the diagram. 2. We
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The trolley dilemma is a classic example of making an ethical choice that evokes the principles of Utilitarianism or Kantianism. The Trolley Dilemma is a thought experiment where there is a runaway train and it is heading down the tracks towards five workers you cannot directly do anything to stop the train‚ but you happen to be standing by a lever that will switch the tracks‚ only problem is there one man on the other track. And by pulling the lever you will kill him only instead‚ so you kill one
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resuscitation (resus) trolley‚ as we wanted to ensure that standards and protocols were still being complied with as our ward only opened in February‚ and at this current time we are undergoing significant changes. Policies are created by authorised personal to ensure optimal patient care and patient safety. These policies and guidelines are put in place for all health care workers to follow‚ in order to minimize the clinical risks and to strengthen clinical safety. The resus trolley is a significant
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The trolley problem is an ethical dilemma that was developed by an English philosopher Philippa Foot. It was designed for the purpose of analyzing how people make ethical decisions in critical situations. The trolley problem describes a trolley that is moving on tracks with non functioning brakes and there are five people tied to the tracks ahead of it. There is also a lever that switches the direction of the tracks in the way where only one person is tied to the tracks. The problem asks people to
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The Trolley Problem The trolley problem as first constructed by Phillipa Foot presents a moral dilemma in which one has to place value on what is more important and what is morally right. In this situation‚ there is a runaway trolley barreling down the train tracks. Ahead‚ on the tracks‚ there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard‚ next to a leaver. If you pull this lever‚ the trolley will switch to
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decision caused the age of the United States draft dodgers. Instead of the United States draft dodgers‚ some Canadians join the United States military to fight. There are some reasons that the United States draft dodgers in order to avoid compulsory military service during the war. In fact of that‚ about 30‚000 American draft dodgers fled to Canada. The 60’s was a time of "love not war". The peace movement was a great factor in the number of draft dodgers. Many Americans believed that Canada played no
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PANTO ENTANGLEMENT Electric locomotive gets power from overhead contact wire through pantograph. For smooth operation of locomotive‚ the movement of pantograph should be unobstructed on the contact wire. When any broken part of pantograph comes in between overhead wires or vice versa‚ panto entanglement takes place. The OHE is meant for supply of power where as the pantograph is for collecting power for the locomotive. The parameters of
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been nothing but great since the end of the first half of the season. Even with a depleted team lacking verified pitching and consistent offense‚ they were able to overtake the best team in the first half of season‚ the San Francisco Giants and continue to strive to become one of the best teams in the major leagues. A number of Dodger starters are finally coming off the DL including Clayton Kershaw‚ Andre Etheir‚ and Rich Hill but there are a number of sporadic players
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stayed behind with the help of Eminent Domain. The LA Housing Authority had told the inhabitants that low-income housing was to be built on the land‚ but‚ because of a sequence of events‚ the public housing project was never built there and instead Dodgers Stadium was built on Chavez Ravine. Although Chavez Ravine public housing project was the result of the goodwill and intent of the government‚ rather than helping the people Chavez Ravine with their promise of low-income housing‚ the project ended
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