... proper testing of oil tanks), and was inquiring if the tank had been properly tested. This test makes sure that all tanks are filled completely full with water in order to settle their foundations and test the welds for strength. Later that day, Hall had discovered that the tank had not been ... specified by the API 650. The hydrostatic testing is a process that required new tanks to be filled with water in order to settle their foundations and test their welds for strength. The process that Ashland Oil used was part of the API 650 Standard, but it violated the Standard because the tank...

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... medicine, falling under the utility criterion. The negative effect is that the elderly woman needlessly was caused pain, falling under the rights criterion. Therefore, one must perform the "double effect test" by going through three conditions. The first condition is that "one does not directly intend the bad effect." The medical staff clearly did not plan for the elderly woman to ... cataract surgery performed on them, if this incident was made public. Therefore, all of the possible future patients would essentially lose their sight as well. By passing the double effect test, it is cle...

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... the safety evaluations the Food and Drug Administration make marketers perform before releasing a new product, the number of animals being tested is rising dramatically. With the fear of lawsuits, marketers test their products on animals for a long period of time before exposing it to the public. Pressure form the consumer lobby along with the increasing number of substances, ranging from drugs ... -absorbing steering column, and the self-aligning steering wheel was shut down because of PeTA's efforts. The PeTA also criticized General Motors for not relying on computer simulations and cr...

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... deadly amongst all STIs. Furthermore, when a prostitute is severing her client's sexual pleasure these diseases could be easily transmitted that time. Even if a prostitute goes for regular checkups, she will test negative for a minimum of 4 weeks, this means while the duration of tests are conducted and its results are relayed the prostitute can expose a maximum of 630 clients to HIV (Jeffrey ... The Inquistir reported that a prostitute Antionette Clark was charged by the Colombian police for intentional exposure of her clients to HIV and AIDs. This is because she knew that her test res...

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... child? Through the Kantian lens, abortion is not considered morally right as it fails the moral framework in two ways. Firstly, it fails the categorical imperative's first maxim; the universality test. Kant believed that killing a person was wrong in every circumstance, thus it would not be okay if everyone did it, all the time (Jasmine, 2011). Whilst a select few might believe ... resulting abortion would still be immoral. Irrespective of the circumstances, the termination would be failing to do one's duty to preserve the sanctity of life and would fail the universality test of the fir...

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... is to be determined in relation to the favorable or unfavorable consequences that emerge from that action. The principle of rule-utilitarianism is a test only for the morality of moral rules, such as "stealing is wrong" and not a test for particular actions. Adopting a rule against theft clearly has more favorable consequences than unfavorable consequences for everyone. The same is true for moral ... ...

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... is to be determined in relation to the favorable or unfavorable consequences that emerge from that action. The principle of rule-utilitarianism is a test only for the morality of moral rules, such as "stealing is wrong" and not a test for particular actions. Adopting a rule against theft clearly has more favorable consequences than unfavorable consequences for everyone. The same is true for moral ... ...

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... through periods of swift social change and anxiety.(Marsh, Ian; Melville Gaynor 2009). Younger people are the usual target of moral panics; their actions is 'regarded as a barometer to test the health or sickness of a society'. While reviewing collective behaviour in their book Social Construction and Deviance, Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda, recall Cohen theory about moral panic, where ... ...

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... policies in place that seek to reduce the cruel treatment of animals (Sunstein, n/a). On the other hand, more regulation should be placed on scientific experiments that use animals as their test subjects. Policies should be put in place to ensure that all scientists give ample justifications for any experiments they conduct on human animals. The scientist must demonstrate that all these ... ...

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... 's. Motivations for crime cannot be based on a general value or need such as "a need for wealth or social status" (Sutherland & Cressey, 124). For example, when a student cheats on a test, that student's actions cannot be justified by the desire to do well in school academically. If this was the case then why wouldn't all the students attempt to cheat in ... ...

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... incredible past where he must face the darkness of the terrible memories, and as he approaches his past, he meets a familiar voice in his head, one that Trevor must now test his morals against as he chooses to go back to his stirring town with this mysterious voice pulling him back into the past. As a result, the development of one's fundamental ... ...

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... but to animals as well. Due to testing of vaccines or antibiotics many animals were treated and cured of their diseases. For example if animals were not given vaccines to test out, then many animals would have died of rabies and other animal diseases. Animals also benefit from these experimentation by improved healthcare and longer lifespans. Animal research benefits all living ... ...

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... ; for instance it was simply an inconvenient imposition. Provided with an in-depth explanation of how their behavior might affect others, however, as well as the opportunity to improvise and test new styles of interaction, the children grew remarkably quickly. They are indeed eager to learn the system as quickly as possible, and absorb information rapidly. It seems that a host of ... ...

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... theory, is the virtue that links all the others together. Although the idea of the "good life" may sound like a life of pleasure, Aristotle, with his three-part test argues that pleasure-and other things of the like-without virtue is not admired. To determine our ultimate good, we must first exclude all things that are good only for ... ...

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... standards have been breached in the name of scientific knowledge. In the name of research of behavioral sciences, human participants have been subjected to electric shocks, they failed in easy test or embarrassed somehow. Studies like Watson and Rayner (1920) experiment with little Albert, Stanford prison experiment with students (Zimbardo & Cross, 1971) and many more that can be quoted, has compelled ... ...

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... that his old friend did not have enough respect to deal with the situation himself; and more disgusted when Stanton's advisors tell him that they want to get an amniotic test to prove that Stanton is not the father. This scene clearly relates, not only to the deteriorating relationship that Stanton has with his pre-campaign friends, but also the deteriorating ... ...

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... at the heart of this matter? How do we answer the question of moral justification? Philosophers have pondered this question over the ages, and only a few systems have stood the test of time as being viable methods of discerning moral and legal issues. Utilitarianism and duty theory are the main systems that are most often applied to the issue of the ... ...

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... , on the part of the employees, on the duties that they were assigned. It is plausible that during the testing procedure, an employee couldnt distinguish which parts they were to test under government standards and commercial standards. In some cases they might have even been misinformed on the final consumers of the products that they tested. In fact, ignorance on the ... ...

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... , on the part of the employees, on the duties that they were assigned. It is plausible that during the testing procedure, an employee couldnt distinguish which parts they were to test under government standards and commercial standards. In some cases they might have even been misinformed on the final consumers of the products that they tested. In fact, ignorance on the ... ...

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... future. The seemingly humane choice isn't always the most humane. In theory it is not a political decision, the question is one of means, not of ends. Terrorism, like Nazism, is a test that all democratic nations must face. It is the stated policy of the U.S. Government not to negotiate with terrorists. But the real problem isn't talking; it's making compromises. Both Kant ... ...

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... this. Sidney Hook asks, "Can it be done by providing models of behavior, finding and celebrating them in history, art, and literature? Can situations be organized in which individuals can test themselves and learn both from their failures and their unwillingness to risk failure?" (Hook, iv) This should be examined further. Dewey's approach does provide insights and principles that no doubt ... ...

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... God, a dismissal that is an unfair and unwarranted assessment. James however, did provide for different religions and different experiences, which allows for a better argument and one that better stands the test of time. James believed that each individual had the right to affirm their religious belief solely on the basis of emotional predilection. James hope that Varieties would help to understand ... ...

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... man slightly penetrates the inhibitions of appearance when he says, "there is something in your words which persuades me that you are sincere" (130). Although even he falters the evil test of true equipollence when he utters, "I am blind and cannot judge of your countenance" If the blind man only knew the error of his words, the creature may have found ... ...

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... , Russia during the 1860's. Raskolnikov devises an absurd theory that extraordinary men or superior individuals are above the law and excused from obeying the law. Contemplating whether or not to test his theory, Raskolnikov decides that Alyona Ivanovna, a wealthy, greedy pawnbroker, deserves to die solely because she takes advantage of the poor by cheating them out of their money, and he ... ...

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... God why he has forsaken him, a question that echoes Jesus' last words on the cross and illustrates the depth of Antonio's anguished doubt. Antonio's final separation from Ultima is also a test of the lessons that she has taught him regarding the ambiguity of good and evil. When the battle between Ultima and Tenorio comes to its violent end, Antonio has reason ... ...

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