Utilitarian Theory Derrick Grant PHI 208 Instructor Brian Enden 10/13/2014 Introduction The utilitarian theory is a theory that I myself, do agree with. The utilitarian theory is based on the concept of choosing the act that creates the greatest amount of happiness, when given a choice between two acts, basically it states that the worth of something is determined by how useful it is to society. Discussion A very controversial topic of discussion nowadays is whether or
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conditioning. For example repeated exposure to stereotypical portrays of Muslims no matter what country they are from teaches children that Muslims are bad people. Similarly hearing other people express their prejudices also reinforces prejudice. 3. You are
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coefficient and the linear regression equation produced in the Excel spreadsheet. * The linear correlation coefficient is positive. * The r^2 linear correlation coefficient is 0.785 * The linear regression equation is y=1.5608x+55.767 3. What would be the value of Pearson’s r (simply the square root of r2)? * R^2 is 0.785, which means that 78.5% of the total variation in y can be explained by the relationship between x and y. The other 21.5% remains unexplained. 4. Would
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Explain whether Jake's actions are in or out of his scope of employment. Jake’s actions are within the duty of care of his job, he is an auto mechanic technician and he takes pride in doing his job to the fullest degree. Auto mechanics “performs basic care maintenance, such as oil changes and tire rotations, diagnose more complex problems, and plan and execute vehicle repairs.” (Automotive service technicians, n.d., (¶ 1) There was a breach of duty, due to the overtime that Jake worked because
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Eco550 Week 3 Chapter 5 1. The forecasting staff for the Prizer Corporation has developed a model to predict sales of its air-cushioned ride snowmobiles. The model specifies that the S vary jointly with disposable personal income Y and the population between ages 15 and 40,Z, and inversely with the price of the snowmobiles P. Based on the past data, the best estimate of this relationship is S= K *YZ/P where k has been estimated (with the pst data) to equal 100. If Y=$11,000, Z= $1,200, and
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Project Proposal Project Proposal Robert Dutton, University of Phoenix CMGT/410 Timothy Phillips June 28, 2013 Project Proposal Memo Attn: Management and Stakeholders Purpose of Proposal New Platform and Companywide Compliance System “Touchdown” for Technology Cowboys Project Description It is vital to Technology Cowboys to modify our business information systems into a central technology platform. We can make this happen by using a common database and common development environment
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------------------------------------------------- 10.22 Community College Copy Center A. Static budget: Variable Costs | $7 per student 800 students | $ 5,600 | Fixed Costs | | 40,000 | Total Costs | | $45,600 | B. Static budget variance: | Static Budget | Actual | Variance | | Variable Costs | $ 5,600 | $ 3,650 | $1,950 | Favorable | Fixed Costs | 40,000 | 42,000 | 2,000 | Unfavorable | Total Costs | $45,600 | $45,650 | 50 | Unfavorable | C. Flexible budget
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poisonous and that it is fresh. Also, a medical student helped by eating hamburgers for 13 days and he was pretty healthy by the end, that’s how people liked hamburgers again. The Youngster Business 3. The 2 nags I chose are the pleading nag and a persistent nag. A pleading nag is when a person says the same word over and over
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Week 3 Tiika Massenburg BUS 508 Dr. Alan R. Tillquist January 22, 2013 Sam Goldman and Ned Tozun are entrepreneurs who are started a socially responsible company. Their main goal is to bring light to the more than 1.5 billion people that are without light In 2006, Sam, now the CEO, and Ned, the President, classmates at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business founded D.light Design . Sam was in the Peace Corps in Benin and saw many children injured and burned by kerosene lamp accidents
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JUSTIN WILLIAM KING, ) ) Plaintiff. ) ) ) v. ) ) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) COMPLAINT Comes Now the plaintiff, Justin King, by and through his attorney, states as follows: PARTIES AND JURISDICTION 1. Plaintiff, for all times mentioned herein, was and is a resident of Cook County, State of
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