Principle of least effort

anxiety. It was having to tell so many people that their brothers and mates were dead. That’s the worst part about being a doctor. Finally, by 3 a.m. this morning, the beach was clear. However, I intend to superintend evacuation for the ships for at least the next few days. To me, the medical service in the war is not something to be disregarded or pushed to the side, it is fundamental to fighting efficiency. And they want us to win this war, don’t they? Seeing the conditions that the soldiers…

Life and Death: Buddhist Perspective Joloraine B. Ang Polytechnic University of the Philippines Introduction Life is impermanent and death is inevitable. The loss of ones existence is something nobody can escape from—it follows life as surely as night follows day, winter follows autumn or old age follows youth (Ikeda, 1998). Death is a sensitive issue for some people and although most people fears death, it is a stage that is unlikely to be prepared of. What becomes of us after we die? We can…

Sophie’s World, another quote in the book connects the golden rule and Kant by saying, “You could say that the golden rule says the same thing as Kant’s universal law of morals.” The idea of trying to make a religious belief into a logical moral principle, I find it very fascinating. By bringing perspective about what my will can bring about, Kant’s categorical imperative can separate happiness from selfishness. Finding happiness does not mean I should sacrifice my perspective about everyone to…

Hence, my effort is to provide solutions and recommendations to the company to eliminate or, at least, minimize the unethical activities. If I had been the CSR manager in charge at Oulmes, the following would be my solutions. Oulmes can:  Educate customers through the internet (through their website and…

seconds - provides instant gratification that overrides the want to think about things critically. Plato’s Tripartite Theory of the Soul, which states that the soul is composed of three parts; reason, spirit, and appetite. Reason being the strongest and least emotionally driven, appetite is the opposite.(Philosophy: Q & T, pg 34) Using this theory expresses the appetite overpowering…

They do not rise to the challenge because the demands of Shakespeare's narrative make them physically unable to. Despite their efforts, they do not go far and fail. Consequently, they cannot respond to the developments of their world. Their only growth is the emotional realization of their limits and there is so much they still do not understand. Their course was charted for them…

even say Russia. According to Britannica.com, Authoritarianism is the principle of blind submission to authority. Those who have fallen to submission do not have much freedom. They usually don’t have any say to…

locations of the body to determine thickness. Hydrostatic weighting uses a tank to determine a persons underwater weight, which can then calculate the body density and percentage of body fat (Shape Up America!). It uses the concept of Archimedes principle which says that an object more dense than the water will float and and object less dense than the water will sink. Lastly, the bioelectrical impedance analysis uses electricity to measure the resistance of electrical current flow between…

Showing annoyance caused interpersonal conflicts at work and caused me to resign from several jobs- and not be eligible for rehire. Even after learning that principle I did not put into practice. I went to counseling for anger management, but that didn 't help. When I was dating a man in my 30 's after another anger outburst. He asked me was I going to continue to act a fool every time I got angry. His question…

type is very important so, they are willing to put a tremendous effort into their relationships to ensure they succeed. ESTJ’s are not touchy-feely types and are more prone to not be, as spontaneous or unpredictable as other personality types. ESTJ’s are especially bad at reading the emotional side of other people and when it comes to their partners, it is more important than ever to try and improve this. They have strong principles and self-confidence and they use these qualities to protect…