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Lawrence Zhang (SID 25737511) Phil 25A First Paper GSI: Rachel Rudolph 1 October 2014 Socrates ' argument on the ability to measure pleasure and pain In Protagoras, Socrates argues that we sometimes make bad decisions and actions based on our ignorance and inability to measure good and bad. His argument draws upon the assumption that we will always do what we perceive will bring us the most pleasure, yet many of us are incapable of measuring which path will bring us the most pleasure (357a). In…

light bulb? None. If the light bulb needed changing the market would have already done it.”-Any website with economic jokes. However, the method that the market is being measured is not the best or the only way to measure progress of a country. Page 200 of Naked Economics quotes, “Any measure of economic progress depends on how you define progress. GDP just adds up the numbers. There is something to be said for that.” I believe that the narrator is giving a caveat that GDP is simply the…

5. Security measures There is a list of five basic security measures that every organisation can implement, such as: Physical protection: This embraces the use of tangible hindrance planned to safeguard robbery and unofficial entry. If entrance to rooms and hardware are confined, then the likelihood of robbery and destruction is decreased. Biometric control: This measure makes use of the distinctive attributes of people to limit ingress to delicate information or hardware. It can be in the…

Happiness is a phenomenon that encompasses a person’s inner and outer feelings that affect the society as a whole from day to day. The idea of happiness in America is that it can be measured by a person’s income, success, and assets. Others measure happiness as the love that they receive from others, the environment, and their inner day to day emotional state. Happiness can intensify a person’s inner feelings and positively translate those feelings to a counterpart, which can lead to societal…

will need to divide the leaves into pieces of twelve and pieces of five by eight. On the table where you will be put together the pasteles, place one of the twelve pieces of banana leaf and then in the center of that place one of the pieces that measure five by eight. On top of it place four tablespoons of the banana mix and spread forming a rectangle making a thin layer out of the mix. Put two tablespoons of the cooked meat on top of the banana mix spreading it down the center lengthwise. Fold…

severity of SLE ranges from benign and can rapid progress to possibly fatal [25]. Fortunately, many patients can manage SLE with medication and live a normal life span [62]. There are several valid systems that measure SLE disease activity and symptom severity, such as the Systemic Lupus Activity Measure (SLAM), SLEDAI, Lupus Activity Index (LAI), European Consensus Lupus Activity Measurement (ECLAM), and British Isles Lupus Activity Group (BILAG) Index [25]. There is no preference of system or…

While the bomb dropping on Japan was commonly advocated as a military measure to force Japan to surrender unconditionally, the state of Japan before this event and the presence of the USSR leads to the belief of a calculated diplomatic measure stopping the USSR from influencing Japan. After the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, the United States were forced to enter the war, starting to send troops to Japan to keep it in check while Germany was on the brink of defeat. After V-E day marking…

twenty-five years working undercover, later becoming the chief of the Directorate of Operations ' Latin American Division. After the horrific events of September 11th, Rodriguez was more than happy to become a part of the CIA 's CTC. In his book Hard Measures, Rodriguez attempts to defend the CIA 's actions and treatment of detainees suspected to have had involvement in the 9/11 events and of planning future attacks on the United States and its citizens. The remainder of this paper will…

I took my Smart Measure, 2-1 Success Plan Activity assessment on January 4 and was shocked by my results. I scored 100s and high 90s in almost everything (Individual Attributes, Learning Styles, Technical Competency, Technical Knowledge, Math and Typing Speed) were among the higher percentage predominately in the Blue coded (100%). What shocked me was my Reading, Writing and Recall scores which fell way below my personal expectations at 79% (88% in Apprehension, 80% in Grammar, Usage and Syntax…

Samanthi Kambakarage Professor Stacy Esty EDUC 1300 12-02-2015 According to Smarter Measure assessment, the general summary for assessment indicates that certain life factors are barriers to my continuation of further education. When it comes to life factors, my most concerned areas are time and academic skills. They are at a very low levels of 35% and 40% respectively. Normally, 9 pm is the earliest time I can start working on my course work. By that time, I am already tired, and get sleepy…