... quietly, and painlessly. 2. The act of willfully ending life in individuals with an incurable disease. Ethical considerations of this act are being actively debated. One difficulty is how will the physician or society determine that the time for acting to kill the patient has come.” (Taber, Pg. 683). I choose this particular dictionary to reference the definition of euthanasia specifically because of the detailed explanation that ethical considerations are being actively debated. Some may contend that euthanasia is a practice to be upheld in the U.S.A. due to being a country of freedom and liberty, and that is kind to allow one’s suffering to stop. However, others remain opposed and stand firm on the notion that assisting death is unethical, un-Godly, and to be illegal. The debate of assisted-suicide is argumentative amongst society, doctors, and legislators in Hawaii and throughout the nation; with recent regards to changing current law, euthanasia should remain to be illegal. Assisting in death, encouraging death, and advocating for death is wrong in many ways. Societal opinions differ and are found to be expressed throughout Hawaii in organizations, churches, and personal testimonials. What causes one to even think that assisted suicide is an acceptable foreseeable option? An example pros for debate is the notion of becoming invalid; according to an article by UH Philosophy Professor, Ron Amundson, a “Fear of Being Disabled Drives Advocates of Assisted-Suicide Bill” (Amundson...
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................................. 3 States of the bill....................................................................................................................... 4 Isaac Choy Interview:............................................................................................................... 5 If CPA mobility law passes, how much percentage of your clients do you think you will lose? 5 What makes Hawaii laws that much more stricter or complex compared to the mainland? 5 Do you see the need for CPA mobility, Hawaii’s cpa’s can practice in other states, but when other CPA’s come here they cannot? Reciprocity laws are only in Massachusetts, and Georgia............................................... 5 How long can Hawaii stay out from CPA mobility?............................................................................................ 5 How many more laws do we need to support the CPA mobility bill?................................................. 5 Do you think the quality of Hawaii’s accounting industry will go down or up?................ 5 Who is Jill Tokuda, why would she introduce the bill?............................................................................... 6 Who do you think would be good to contact for issues regarding CPA mobility?............. 6 Wendell Lee Interview:............................................................................................................ 6 Please tell me a little about Accuity...
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...academic, Haunani-Kay Trask recounts her personal feelings along with her people’s feelings with how the ‘haole’ (white) people overwhelmed and distorted the historical context of the native Hawaiian inhabitants. Trask’s purpose is to convey the message that the native Hawaiians’ ancient culture is described as oppressive and tyrannical by white historians, rather that it was a society that functioned efficiently before the Europeans seized the land. She adopts an affectionate yet blunt tone throughout the course of the selection in order to contend the principles about the Hawaiian people to the Western world. Trask launches her exposition by highlighting how she gains much of her knowledge of her ancestry and people from her family and by expressing early on that she learned about how the whites took over her people. She appeals to her ethos and credibility by telling her audience, “I learned about the life of the old ones –and they had flourished” (Trask 113) and that her “mother said Hawaiians had sailed over thousands of miles to make their home in these sacred islands (Trask 113).” She makes these claims regarding her mother and people in order to express that she is experienced on this topic from her first-hand encounters and her Ph.D. knowledge. Soon after establishing her dominance with a high level of experience, Trask reveals to her audience that what historians claimed to have happened in her land and what the native people of Hawaii describe are on opposite spectrums...
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...1. Introduction In the world people are more conscious and awareness for the environment. Because of technologically world becoming a very fast and life is becoming very easier. But in sense we using technological its manufactures the product and its resources come from our nature and its becoming also polluted. We are using vehicles for our transportation for moving forward easily and very firstly. In the world we have many more automobiles company those are manufactured millions of automobiles. But that’s harmful for our environment because of fuelled are burned and also polluted environment and reduce our natural resources. So, we need to save our planet and by researched we find out Hybrid cars are very effective way to reduce carbon emission. The currently popular paradigm for discussing the environment originated in the 1970s, when the ideas of global warming and finite oil reserves were first proposed (Minton & Rose 1997; Pelletier et al. 1998). While some debate continues on the veracity of these propositions, this thinking has influenced the way people live by increasing their efforts to reduce energy use and to have fewer by-products as a result of consumption. It has been suggested that this type of thinking has led some consumers to prefer products like the Prius (Jansson, Marrell & Nordlund 2009). An area that is related to a consumer’s choice of car is the choice of fuel. Four thousand Swedish drivers were surveyed on their level of eco-sensitivity and the...
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...Ho`olaule`a. I always look forward to this because of the engaging activities and bonding done with my clubs. Aside from working with the 2016 class booth, I help with the Orchestra booth. Orchestra always gets the supply tent, so it turns out to be a fair amount of manual labor. I am always busy during Ho`olaule`a because after helping the supply tent in the morning, I have to meet up with the Kamehameha Dance Company and get ready to perform. Then it is usually back to help my booths again. Though I am busy I still believe that Ho`olaule`a is fun and creates time to bond with my class and people in my clubs. I am thankful for Ho`olaule`a and thankful that Kamehameha has given me the tools needed for...
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...Christopher Robinson PHL/215 December 12, 2011 Kathleen Ramsey What is Your Philosophy? How does one define his or her personal philosophy? A variety of personal, social, political, and economic circumstances help molds one’s philosophy. Using myself, as an example, I will explain how each of these areas has played some part in the molding of my personal philosophical views. The formation of my views began when I was a young child at around six or seven years old. I didn’t realize at the time of course. Only through growing up and looking back can one realize such things. According to the Performance Aid, I find myself falling into two categories of philosophy: Social and Post-Colonial. The post-colonial aspect is very easy for me to explain. One of the questions posed by post-colonial Phil osiers is “Can oral history and tradition be preserved for future generations? I believe that it can. This can only happen if we as a capitalistic society stop being so self-involved with money and possessions. We have to realize that history repeats itself in one way or another. Each generation needs to stop and take the time to learn from parents, grandparents, and great grandparents about their lives. The lives of those before you help shaped the ways and methods of thinking for the next. This could be passing along family history or traditions. I have often regretted not hearing more of my father’s stories of his time in the military. He was in, what was then known as, the...
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...really a short term goal - is one that involves the reduction of spending, which will save the state approximately one million dollars a year. While this may seem reasonable and understandable, the viewpoint that the state has totally dismissed is the viewpoint of enhancing these small schools and providing incentives for those schools that perform well in their test scores and achieve exemplary academic growth. There are multiple reasons for why the state should not consolidate these small schools, and the four arenas this proposal will examine to support it consists of a political reason, an economic reason, a social reason, and a cultural reason. And in examining these reasons in light of the argument to not consolidate public schools in Hawaii, people - especially parents - will be able to defend these small schools and provide solid evidence for why their child’s school should not be shut down. It is easy for one to promote consolidation without doing research on school performance and academic achievement. Thus, this research proposal will examine this situation of 2 consolidation by providing reasonable and sound reasons for why Hawaii’s public schools specifically those schools that currently...
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...the context of your plans about your future. This is a personal statement of you, by you and for you. * My plans about my future are to be a successful person, to reach my dreams for my family, to build a family business and to be rich. I want to make my parents proud because of me and to fulfill my dreams. To build a big house for my family and go to other country with them. 1. Who are Rich Dad and Poor Dad to the author? Describe and give their significance to the book. * Rich Dad, he is highly educated and intelligent; he had Ph.D. and completed four years of undergraduate work in less than two years. Poor Dad, he never finished the eighth grade. They were both successful in their careers, working hard all their lives. Both earned substantial incomes. Yet one struggled financially all his life. The other would become one of the richest men in Hawaii. Both were strong, charismatic and influential. Both men offered Robert Kiyosaki an advice, but they did not advise the same thing. 2. What is RAT RACE? Do you want to be in it? * Is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. It conjures up the image of the futile efforts of a lab rat trying to escape while running around a maze or in a wheel. I don’t want because I hate doing something that I’m not happy and enjoying. 3. What did the author meant by “LIFE PUSHES ALL OF US AROUND?” * Each push is life saying ‘Wake up. There’s something I want you to learn.’ It means life is giving us challenges...
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...Individualism is often viewed as a positive trait in America, suggesting a certain level of personal confidence. American society tends to reward independent thinkers and those who decide autonomously. To this end, individuality has become a value in many American homes. Although individualism is widely received and respected in American culture, it is not as well respected in other cultures. One culture in particular which frowns on individualism is the Asian culture. Thai family values are very different from American family values. In Asian cultures the family unit is highly valued and emphasized, whereas, in American culture, the focus is on individuality. Values derived from the American family all suggest individuality by stressing autonomy and self-sufficiency of the individual members. In contrast, members of the Thai community are taught to embrace a “we” Identity. The individual does not stand alone, but is seen as the product of all generations of his or her family. One of America’s most prominent cultural values, as seen by Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel in her article Individualism as an American Cultural Value, is individuality. She believes that the way Americans are raised teaches them to become independent and individualistic in their everyday lives, unlike in Thai culture. One of the main values in the United States is individualism. Dr. Sponsel faced a cultural shock when she moved to Hawaii. Being born and raised in Thailand and then moving to America must have been some...
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...It has been about 8 weeks since the Bangladesh Bank was hit by $101 million heist — $101 million in stolen funds, taken from a secure account, disappeared into a murky world of casinos and money laundering. The caper involves at least four countries, a central bank and a pillar of the U.S. financial system. Last February 1, when banks were closed for the weekend in Bangladesh, criminals executed five transfers from the central bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The requests looked real: They appeared to come from a Bangladesh server, and the thieves supplied the correct bank codes to authenticate the transfers. Most of the stolen funds ended up in accounts located in the Philippines, while roughly $20 million, which has since been recovered, went to Sri Lanka. The robbers tried to steal $850 million more, but the requests were denied by the New York Fed. The stolen funds that ended up in the Philippines were discovered last March 9, after Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) said that a bulk of the laundered money was deposited in its Jupiter branch in Makati City. It was approximately $81 million, which is suspected to have come from the same source, managed to enter the local banking system but was released to local RCBC clients with an alleged help of the bank’s Jupiter branch manager. A number of big names are said to be involved who are mainly from 3 camps: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), PhilRem Service Corporation, and the...
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...Asian Americans in the Workplace An In-Depth Analysis of Korean Americans 11/19/2007 Table of Contents Introduction 3 History of Korean Immigration to the United States 4 Values and Customs 10 Demographical Profile 16 The ‘Bamboo Ceiling’: Barriers in the Workplace 22 A Personal Interview: A Different Side to the Story 26 Conclusion 27 References 28 Introduction The term “Asian American” has a rich history in the United States. It refers to a person of Asian ancestry who also obtains American citizenship. The term was originally used by the Census Bureau to clarify and distinguish the government’s equal opportunity programs and measurements. Also, the term “Asian American” was used by anti-war activists during the 1960s instead of using the “Oriental” which was perceived as more derogatory and demeaning. This phrase was finally popularized into mainstream academic usage in the 1970s, and is now the accepted term for government and academic research (Dacin and Hitt, 1997). Although this term allows for economists, sociologists, and statisticians to breakdown the different cultural groups found within the United States, one can delve much further into the evolution of the people we categorize as “Asian American.” In the following pages, we will attempt to explain our research findings on the evolution of one innergroup of Asian Americans within the United States, the Korean Americans. The issues raised will include: 1. An extensive overview of...
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...5……………………………………………………………….. Coat of Arms 6……………………………………………………………….. What’s in a name? 7……………………………………………………………….. Personal Alphabet 8……………………………………………………………….. Unfinished sentences 9……………………………………………………………….. Picture this 10……………………………………………………………….. My own list of lists 11……………………………………………………………… What my name means 12……………………………………………………………… Symbolic Recipe 13……………………………………………………………… Autobiography intro. 14……………………………………………………………… Cont. Autobiography intro. Introduction I chose this title because it describes me in full. Since I was a toddler up to now as a teenager I have been doing crazy and adventurous activities. I’ve slept on a private beach in key Biscayne and walked 6 miles to the brickell bridge, jumped off the middle of it and walked another mile to the bus stop to get home with an injured back that was hurt for months. I’m the type of person that is down for anything fun and dangerous even if it means to get hurt and me knowing I will get hurt. I aggressive inline skate jumping gaps 10ft and grind rails bound to get hurt and when I do I continue to because it’s what I enjoy doing. I’m Amity because I’m a friendly person who does not scavenge around looking for problems. I’m humble because I hate getting into arguments and...
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...objective of this study is to investigate the factors affecting online shopping. A model explaining the impact of different factors on online shopping intentions and behavior is developed based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. The model is then tested empirically in a longitudinal study with two surveys. Data collected from 705 consumers indicate that subjective norms, attitude, and beliefs concerning the consequences of online shopping have significant effects on consumers’ intentions to buy online. Behavioral control and intentions significantly influenced online shopping behavior. The results also provide strong support for the positive effects of personal innovativeness on attitude and intentions to shop online. The implications of the findings for theory and practice are discussed. Index Terms—e-commerce, online shopping, TPB. I. INTRODUCTION HE use of the Internet as a shopping and purchasing medium has seen unprecedented growth. Most experts expect the global electronic market to dramatically impact commerce in the twenty first century. Jaffray [1] estimates the total volume of cybersales to reach $201 billion in 2001 and Forrester Research [2] predicts electronic commerce activities to reach $327 billion in 2002 worldwide. Activmedia [3] forecasts Web revenues to amount to $1.2 trillion in 2002. In addition to this tremendous growth, the characteristics of the global electronic market constitute a unique opportunity for companies to more efficiently reach existing and potential...
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...In 1917 President Woodrow Wilson went before Congress and stated his intentions of making the world safe for democracy. In addition to the fact that the U.S. felt directly threatened by the attacks from Germany; the untrustworthy actions of Germany contributed to the decision, “Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 was the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I” (history.state.gov). On February 3rd 1917 President Wilson went before Congress to address his issues with Germany but refrained from the declaration of war on them because he feared that the public would not support him without sufficient evidence of Germany attacking our naval ships and planning...
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...[pic] [pic]Auxiliary verb From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search |[pic] |This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. See the talk page for details. WikiProject Linguistics or | | |the Linguistics Portal may be able to help recruit an expert. (May 2010) | |[pic] |This article needs additional citations for verification. | | |Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. | | |(October 2010) | |[pic] |This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. The | | |talk page may contain suggestions. (May 2010) | In linguistics, an auxiliary (also called helping verb, helper verb, auxiliary verb, or verbal auxiliary, abbreviated aux) is a verb functioning to give further semantic or syntactic information about the main or full verb following it. In English, the extra meaning provided by an auxiliary verb alters the basic meaning of the main verb to make it have one or more of the following functions: passive voice, progressive aspect, perfect aspect, modality, dummy...
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