... utilitarianism can be seen in two mediums, as a theory on paper and as a functioning doctrine as applied to everyday life decisions. In the debate concerning act utilitarianism to be too permissible and causing a blur in what is right and wrong, the act utilitarian would win due to the theories flexible ... what fraction of the population is allowed to experience happiness. As a functioning doctrine applied in everyday life, act utilitarianism would not win the debate. In society act utilitarianism is not appropriate since rules and boundaries are needed in order for society to move for...

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... to Robinson, the government would openly direct their news to the most established network (e.g. CNN), and they have used said networks to further their agendas when it comes to matters concerning their foreign policy and affairs regarding other nations such as Afghanistan and Iraq (Robinson, 2001, p. 533). He would further elaborate upon the influence of media on world politics, as he ... prevalent in the media (Huntington, 1996, p. 34). Huntington's sentiments have been echoed by Western media as it influenced many of the popular arguments used by the West in the public debate regardi...

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... aimed for all websites and internet networks regardless of the resources or actors funding them. The most contentious issue about the concept of net neutrality is the issue concerning the freedom that all net users and net providers should enjoy through an environment where free competition and the unlimited creation of and access to internet content are crucial ... imminent internet usage risks. The uncontrolled numbers of internet providers, the high proliferation of wireless and broadband networks from the powerful corporations present a challenge to the government on issues concernin...

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... the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in particular in the Second Section, named as "The Individual and Citizen" there is an Article 33, which contains four rules, concerning the citizen's participation right to governance. The first one indicates that citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to participate in the government of the state's affairs directly ... in recent years it has come partly from "below". And I can emphasize that this gives the hope for all of us about the changes in mass consciousness of civil society, concerning its direct participation in de...

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The debate of the treatment of animals, particularly those which exhibit sentience, has long been a topic over the study of animal behavior. It is widely believed that the main trait that distinguishes ... think, feel, perceive, or experience subjectively" ("Sentience"). John Locke, esteemed philosophical essayist and one of the most influential people of the 17th century, states in his work Concerning Human Understanding of Ideas that an "idea is the object of thinking," and that such thoughts originate from "experience," "reflection," and "sensation" ... to the sentience of animal spe...

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... history of the legislation regarding bid procurement in the public construction industry, the advantages and disadvantages associated with both delivery methods, the policy issues at the center of the debate for the implementation of alternative project delivery methods, a case study to document an actual project awarded and constructed under the new legislation, and field research from construction ... the procurement method before the bid is solicited to the public, shortening the publication deadline to one week after the selection process has been completed, and clarifying legality i...

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... is cultural images. These are images which exist in the target group in relation to a given culture outside and are principle to the tourism advertising for the given destination. The debate on globalisation versus localisation of marketing parameters has intensified over the last few decades with positions ranging from beliefs in the homogenisation of consumer demands to the idea that markets ... be read in different ways in different cultures and hence not in accordance with the intentions of the producer. The Cultural Aspect of Tourism Destination Image Turning to the literature conc...

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