... quality of life has increased or decreased. Utilitarianism about future generations says that people should weigh these increases impartially with respect to times. And, in particular, should not prefer a smaller increase in the present well-being to larger increases in the future. We should try to maximize the sum of increases in well-being across times counting future lives equally against those in the present. Our moral goal should always be to produce the greatest total of such gains, no matter by whom they are enjoyed. Utilitarianism has been extensively discussed by philosophers, and many objections have been raised against it. Two objections are ...
... remove moisture from the collected flowers. The simplest method is to tie a rubber band around a bunch of flowers after their leaves have been removed, and to hang them upside down out of direct sunlight in a dry, well-ventilated attic, closet or garage. Ideally, the drying area should have a temperature between 60 and 80 F and a humidity rate less than 60%. Another method is to place the flowers in a container and to cover them with clean, fine sand, or a mixture of borax and cornmeal, or a nonchlorophyll kitty litter. These inexpensive substances provide the flowers with support, enabling them to maintain their shape while they dry naturally. A more costl ...
... tests that had taken place involving mice and the correlation between cancer and cigarette smoke. A top executive from Liggett & Myers (F.R. Darkis) Who had seemed excited about the project, wanted to perform tests on mice to see whether or not the cigarette’s from Liggett & Myers Also known as the Chester Company would cause cancer in mice. All of the studies that had taken place were kept as a secret and did not go outside of company walls, although if the studies had proven to be negative Liggett & Myers would have launched a massive advertising campaign revealing the results of the test. And stating those Liggett & Myers products’ did not promote cancer i ...
... the attraction is there and because of that people always seem to find their way back. The ability to talk and interact with people that otherwise would be impossible conventionally holds many possibilities. The internet has become a virtual matchmaker. Lonely people can reach out and find others with the same interests, hobbies, and goals without actually leaving their houses. This a very cheap alternative to dating. Chatting allows people from different walks of life and even from ifferent countries the opportunity to get to know one another and form good friendships. Existing friendships where friends live on other sides of th ...
... focus are only a couple of examples of mental fatigue. Emotional signs are very important to recognize, because if they are not noticed early on and addressed, behavioral or even physical problems can surface. The behavioral category signs include: being late to work, poor appearance, and being accident prone are just a few examples of administrative problems. Legal problems are even more evident, such as, traffic tickets, indebtedness, and inability to control violent impulses. As you can see, these signs of stress become more serious the longer TSgt Adams/H-Flt/0805/pfa/19 Jul 97 they go untreated or reduced. Finally, is the physical category; possibly the most ...
... does it fit into the definition of architecture? Dace Campbell, Graduate student of the Human Interface Technology Lab at Washington University Seattle, offers his explanation. It is the ordering and definition of meaningful space as developed in response to a need or program. An expression of society in spatial experiential form. Thus virtual architecture, Campbell adds, is that which embodies and expresses values of society or culture in electronic form, with polygons vectors and texture maps as opposed to bricks and mortar (www.uni-weimar.de). The use of polygons and texture maps instead of bricks and mortar has an obvious advantage. It saves money. Bruce ...
... and with no set pattern. It may even become stuck in an open position. Feeding is difficult because the child has little or no control over his jaw. Another problem that may occur with the jaw, but is less common, is chin retraction. This movement is a pulling back of the lower jaw, making it difficult for the mouth to open fully. Strain is placed on the mouth and air passage forming a smaller tunnel of flow. This then creates a problem with swallowing. A child with this type of problem must not be given solid, tough, or chewy food that is not already chopped up. Otherwise choking may occur. In addition to problems with the chin are problems with ...
... questions. 1.) Did PepsiCo make too many concessions in order to enter the Indian market? Could the company have negotiated better? In this case study PepsiCo – for the second time – intends to enter the Indian market, though already having experienced major problems which consequently led to their first departure (for non profitability). As well Coca Cola departured India after harsh disagreements with the government. Why after all did Pepsi enter again, facing a country with such strongly adverse feelings towards foreign companies – which is rooted in Indians history of colonialistic times when the British, French and Portuguese were ...
... in 1980 the winter games in Lake Placid, New York were among the most exciting in history. Eric Heiden won all five speed skating races, setting an Olympic or World record in each race. Eric became the first man to win five individual gold medals in one Olympics. The men’s US hockey team also won an unexpected gold medal by defeating the Soviet Union. In 1984 Los Angeles there was yet another boycott starting with the Soviet Union, but only thirteen other countries joined in which was the cause of the loss of some Olympic sports. China competed in the Olympics for the first time in over thirty years and took home their share of medals. In 1988 the summer gam ...
... a strong power over the people of the Native Americans. The power of this to be past on from generation to be virtually unchanged must be great. As the power of the land is show in this way of love, it just demonstrates the strength in their beliefs. As the oral tradition centers on the land as a base, "Spring Song" shows the strong feeling of the earth in the passing of the oral tradition in stories. "As my eyes/search/the prairie/I feel the summer/in the spring"(37). This is an explanation of how the Native American people used the oral tradition to provide a meaningful explanation of events in their soul that have to do with the power of word in their socie ...
