Measure for Measure

Recently we watched in class The Measure of Man from the tv series Star Trek: The next Generation. From this one episode a lot of questions have arisen about the legality of cyborgs in the future. In the case of this episode it is over the android Data and whether or not he has human rights or is just a piece of machinery. At first it seems as if the writer wants to show the Data does not exhbit all the qualties needed to have to make himself human. This is evident by the poker scene at the…

potential factors that are causing pain and taking action to prevent the pain. It is extremely important to know that pain is completely subjective and know that pain is what the patient says it is. However, there are also ways you can objectively measure a patient’s status of pain. Culture plays a huge impact in pain…

Children are being abused and schools need to be taking the right precautionary measures to help the children and their families. Parents and guardians often abuse their children because they are under the influence of alcohol and drugs, or they grew up being abused and think that this is the correct way to discipline their children. By law, teachers are to report any case of child abuse that they are sure of. For the teachers’ protection, their name will remain undisclosed. Teachers and schools…

intelligence become increasingly common, and the question of how the mind relates to the body or if it even exists becomes pertinent in relation to technology, no consensus exists. Science fiction, such as the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Measure of a Man”, often attempts to tackle this problem through their stories. The leaders of the two opposed parties, Picard and Maddox, both exhibit different views to the problem of mind/body. Picard argues in favor of the android, Data,…

posed by those searching for answers on Just Noticeable Difference was if JND could be a suitable as a unit of measure. Analyzing data from two prior experiments, where participants were to discriminate different colors when shown different brightness intervals and applying it to sound also. Once all the data was analyzed, the researchers determined that JND could not be used as a unit of measure (Newman, 1933). Although JND could not be used as a unit of measurement, a debate of the luminosity…

In the film, Extreme Measures, Dr. Myrick experiments on several human subjects in order to reach the goal that no scientist or doctor has ever accomplished: to cure paralysis. Under the Utilitarianism of both Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill the experimental procedures performed by Dr. Myrick are justifiably Utilitarian. The fundamental foundation of the reasoning behind Utilitarianism is the maximization of happiness for the most amount of people, also known as the Principle of Utility. The…

In this article review we learn how important it is to evaluate a range of staffingmeasures and data sources for long-term use in public reporting of staffing as a qualitymeasure in nursing homes. Systematic reviews bring together all valid and relevant evidenceto determine the “effectiveness, appropriateness, and feasibility of an intervention.A couple key points in this article are that some studies have shown better quality ofcare with higher levels of licensed staff. I found this very…

others throughout your career. Far more times being true to yourself and others is more rewarding than any monetary rewards that you may receive. Clayton M. Christensen describes methods for coming to this realization in his article, “How Will You Measure Your Life?” SUMMARY According to Christensen, one must create a strategy for their own life in order to balance work and family. Far too often careers take first priority and relationships and family are put to the side resulting in broken…

treatment of cancer patients and their families plays a critical role in helping both the patient and their family deal with the stress, burden, and, in some cases, grief during and after treatment. This is evident in Jerome Groopman’s novel, The Measure of Our Days, especially in the story of Matt. Throughout this story, Groopman demonstrates this role, as both he and Dr. Samuels give Billy hope during Matt’s cancer treatments, and aid him in accepting Matt’s inevitable death. Throughout…

a. What are the scales or index to measure communication skill? b. What are the barriers to effective communication? 4. Project design (Method): 1. What methods of data collection will you use and why? This research work is observational study and analysed data was collected by somebody previously. I have studied many articles and research papers to do this research work and at the end I found some relevant and reliable article relating to mu topic and all articles are approved and scholarly.…