Principle of least effort

Unfortunately, it backfired greatly due to the lack of positive evidences and the many contradictory principles that could not be reconciled. Christianity simply could not be thought of scientifically, as the Church stated, God is all-powerful thus he cannot be confined to the laws of nature that we know of. The scientific context only served to highlight…

The ethical principles established within one’s community play a vital role in shaping the moral framework of an individual, especially during the earlier stages of life. For this reason, parents are confronted with the responsibility of instilling moral values in their children until they eventually incorporate the same values into their own ideology and in turn pass it down to future generations. As a result, this has become a common trend that embodies the conservative social tradition of…

naturally predisposed to become the next Mozart, born with the ability to become a prodigy. But I was given the mindset to work for it. I learned the principle that any effort matters. Effort makes a difference, whether it be an insignificant result. Nothing can be accomplished nor achieved if the determination to change something isn’t present and effort isn’t initiated. This mindset wasn’t an acceptable option for me. I decided to do something about it to impress my teacher, but most…

Freakonomics can be seen as the study of economics based on the principle of incentives. In the movie, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner gives multiple examples of how incentives govern our thoughts and actions and its role in economics. The first example explored was the unlikeliness of a house agent to wait to sell a client house for a higher price. The simple reason is the low incentive. If the agent was to wait another week to sell the house for a price that is only 10k higher, they would get…

Madoff 's investing firm. GAAP principles are put in place for companies to abide by so financial records are kept as accurate as possible. Not to mention, accurate financial statements provide information to future investors and shareholders to know the company financial standing. The Full Disclosure Accounting Principle says that if a business have a close relationship with a party that does a significant amount of business with it is a violation of the principle. The Wall Street Journal…

It is imperative that protocols regarding ethics be in place to protect individuals who elect to take part in research studies. Mills and Gay have provided a thorough explanation of the obligations of those performing educational research (2016). Two major ethical considerations our authors mention that take effect for all research studies are: (a) no harm of any kind should come to participants as a result of taking part in a study, and (b) researchers must obtain informed consent on behalf…

balanced improvement in all 7 areas of our life for YOU: physical, mental/emotional, spiritual, financial, time, relationships and social/vocational. Help yourself, get trained and help others, give service and be hugely rewarded for your time and efforts. If you can dream it, you can achieve it. ~ Zig Ziglair. You can have everything you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want. ~ Zig Ziglair PHYSICAL VITALITY (Vibrancy vs Complacency) Fact: We cannot buy Health. We…

impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulator or environment protection groups. (Investopedia .com) Bradesco has clearly demonstrated and have stated that they are fully committed with internationally recognized sustainability and corporate governance initiatives, in particular; PRI (Principle for Responsible Investment), Global Impact and the Equator Principles. They endeavor to incorporate the best sustainability…

When addressing the idea of development as a component of humanitarianism, there are two schools of thought. One that we need to purely address the immediate needs of a population in crises; and the other that we need to address the immediate needs of the population while also building a sort of infrastructure so we do not have crises to that extent in the future. On a basic level, the idea of offering aid and promoting development seems the most logistical. Of course, it makes sense to provide…

Scientists make important contributions to technology and medicine through their discoveries. Nikola Tesla is distinguished for his futuristic inventions which serve as components of electrical systems in modern times. Another scientist who influenced contemporary technology is Joseph Henry, who developed the telegraph. Likewise, the acclaimed scientist Hans Christian Ørsted discovered electromagnetism, which broadened the range of scientific possibilities. Despite the eminence of Tesla, Henry,…