Elizabeth posted this in
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August 31st, 2010
By Elizabeth, on August 31st, 2010
Relative morality refers to an ethical code that is dependent upon the situation in question and peoples varied beliefs and cultures. It allows maxims that do not have to be made universally true, unlike those within absolute morality. Whilst ethical theories such as Natural Law and most Christian Ethics (and other religions derived from Judaism) are often absolute, with universal laws, Situation Ethics, and in particular Act Utilitarianism, tend more towards the relative end of the
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Royston posted this in
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July 2nd, 2010
By Royston, on July 2nd, 2010
A blackberry or iphone is one of those possessions, a fashion accessory, that say’s more about the social aspirations of the owner than in the supposed work ethic they are trying to project. Like a platinum American Express card that offers little extra benefit compared to the ‘ordinary’ green version other than the ownership and the symbolic of display of the card that announces: ‘I am a big shot’.
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Royston posted this in
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June 24th, 2010
By Royston, on June 24th, 2010
I was a little annoyed by the recent call by the industry leaders and the Conservative policy of selling the student loan book which will mean in practice students paying the equivalent of a commercial rate of interest for their loans at University. Currently the rate of interest for a student loan is set at around the rate of inflation – so assuming inflation gets back to a more normal rate over the next few years the long term loan rate will settle at around 3 to 5%. Although this seems high it is the cheapest way to borrow money to pay for a course and in effect a student will be paying back at purchase power parity. The value of the money paid back is at the same purchase value at the money drawn
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Royston posted this in
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May 11th, 2010
By Royston, on May 11th, 2010
We are often attracted to renewable sources as there seems an almost unlimited amount of potential energy available if only we can get our hands on it. We often we hear of proponents of renewable sources coming up with fantastic pools of resource at high efficiencies that we can access at no (apparent)
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Royston posted this in
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April 2nd, 2010
By Royston, on April 2nd, 2010
If you use a Profile to represent yourself as a professional associated with a business or organization, you’ve got no worries. (Unless you maintain a second Facebook Profile for your personal life – that’s against Facebook’s rules, too.)If you ARE using a Facebook Profile against their Terms of Use, however, here’s what you should
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roymogg posted this in
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January 31st, 2010
By roymogg, on January 31st, 2010
When serving meals to people of other cultures, remember to consider religious restrictions (Muslims and Jews do not eat pork; Hindus do not eat beef; and various denominations of Christianity and Islam do not drink alcohol). If you are the person with a religious or dietary restriction, simply explain that fact to your host while noting that you have no objection to others partaking the particular food or
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