CSP Problem Set 6.1 How many solutions are there for the map-coloring problem in Figure 6.1? How many solutions if four colors are allowed? Two colors? Answer: we are looking at a map of Australia showing each of its states and territories, as in Figure 6.1, and that we are given the task of coloring each region either red, green, or blue in such a way that no neighboring regions have the same color. To formulate this as a CSP, we define the variables to be the regions: WA, NT, Q
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Unlike utilitarianism, which focuses on the consequences of an action, and deontological ethics, which focuses on moral rules; virtue ethics focuses on doing something simply because it’s the right thing to do based on established virtues. Aristotle (Irbe, 2000) listed several virtues and vices that correspond to different “actions” or “feelings”. Each virtue has two corresponding vices that accompany it, one of the vices occurs when there is an excess of the virtue, and the other occurs when the
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understand ethics is the study of the person’s action and how that person determines right and wrong. And morals are our ability to determine right from wrong influenced by our upbringing in a religious environment. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary (n.d.), virtues are “conformity to a standard of right” and “a commendable quality or trait”. When I think about virtues, I imagine a person who does what is right no matter what the situation. This person must possess a quality trait that makes
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will bring the greatest good or happiness to the greatest number of people (Turner, 2006). In a direct quote from the American Heritage Dictionary, utilitarianism is the ethical theory proposed by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill that all action should be directed toward achieving the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language). Though there are many varieties of the view discussed, utilitarianism is generally held to be the view that
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David Cobb THEO202_B07_200930 Short Essay #2 Short Essay on Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce The origin of marriage comes from Genesis 2:18, where God said that it is not right that man should be alone. Regardless of the intention that God had for marriage when he ordained it, too many people have made it to be something of a fad or a trend. That is why we as Christians should strive to uphold and embody the sacred vows that we took in the eyes of man and of God and be an example to a
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angina. Manufactures of the drug can design it in such a way as to control the speed of disintegration and dissolution (Grand Canyon University Lecture 1, 2011). 3. Give a definition of pharmacokinetics. According to Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, (2009), pharmacokinetics “is the study of the action of the drugs within the body, which can, in many respects, be envisioned more accurately as the actions of the body on an administered drug”. The drug includes studies of the mechanisms of drug
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'Twerk' is now in the dictionary, thanks to Miley Cyrus By Elisabeth Donnelly August 28, 2013, 7:56 a.m. Thanks to Miley Cyrus, the word "twerk" has been everywhere this week. And now it's going in the dictionary. Cyrus' gyrations during her performance at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards caused a stir and put the word "twerk" on everyone's lips — and in the Oxford Dictionaries Online. Dictionary officials call them "buzzworthy words added to Oxford Dictionaries Online" — "twerk" joins "bitcoin
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Exercise for writing (Paragraph) Topic sentence: Exercise 1-1 Directions： Read the following paragraphs and find out the topic sentence， the supporting details and the concluding sentence， if there is one． （1） The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before．About a thousand species of animals are in danger of extinction,，and the rate at which they are being destroyed has increased． With mammals， for instance， the rate of extinction is now about one species every year；
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Name Writing Style Used: MLA Course and Section Number: THEO 202 Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce Marriage is viewed differently by today’s society than that of Biblical times. While there are still some similarities in the regulations and limitations of marriage, the overall view and importance has slowly transformed. Society has taken on the mindset that marriage is simply a document that means nothing and if the marriage ends up not working out then it is okay to divorce and move on to
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Installing Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 3rd Edition System Requirements To use Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary–3rd Edition (CALD3) with a PC, you must have: · 350 MHz processor or faster (800 MHz processor recommended) · Windows® 2000, XP, Vista or 7 · Super VGA 16-bit colour, 800 x 600 resolution · CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive · 300 MB free hard disk space (900 MB free hard disk space recommended) · 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) · Adobe® Reader® 7, 8 or 9 · sound
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