WDW101Y1 Lecture : January 20 Lecture

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12 May 2011

School

UTSG

Department

Woodsworth College Courses

Course

WDW101Y1

Professor

William Watson

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General rule: courts have the power to prevent the misuse of its procedure in a way that would a) be unfair to the accused or b) bring the administration of justice into disrepute. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. 1: laws or conduct is only illegal if it is not in keeping with the principles of fundamental justice; Principles of fundamental justice include trial fairness and fair play within the system. Basic argument: but for the police, i would not have committed this crime". Problem with argument; still committed the actus reus with the requisite mens rea. Abuse of process for the police to entrap people into committing criminal offences. Facts: mr amato"s manager had a friend (don) looking for cocaine, amato said he could not help.

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One of the most distressing problems with Utilitarianism is that it seems to be at odds with traditional notions of justice and human rights. We have seen that Utilitarianism responds to this issue by urging us to dispose of those traditional notions. What would be the implications of such a shift in our fundamental thinking and approach to societal relationships? Is it possible to imagine a scenario where abandoning our traditional notions of justice and human rights would be the morally right action? Where it would be the Utilitarian answer but still wrong? In our search for a guiding principle for both business and society, would a new vision of justice and human rights conceived under the Principle of Utility serve society in the same way as our traditional notions? Why or why not? How?

23. List the 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages of Cap and Trade policies, according to your âTrade-offsâ. (1 point)

24. What 13 things can you do to reduce your CO2 emissions? (âIndividuals matterâ) (1 point)

25. List the 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of recycling? (1 point)

26. What 8 things can you do to reduce your output of solid waste, Individuals matter? (1 point)

27. What 4 things can you do to reduce your output of hazardous waste, Individuals matter? Keep examples in your example. (1 point)

28. The economies of most of the worldâs countries are not truly free-market because they violate which three principles of a free market system? (1 point)

29. List 10 ways we can use economic tools to deal with environmental problems, according to Section 17.2 of your textbook. (0.5 point)

30. Define environmental justice, and describe in some detail two examples of environmental discrimination (injustice). (2 points)

1. What prevailing views were directly challenged by the Principle of Uniformitarianism, first outlined by Charles Lyell in the Principles of Geology, which was published in 1830?

a. Earth is only a few thousand years old.

b. Species are fixed and unchanging.

c. Catastrophic events governed early Earth history and geologic processes operating in the past were fundamentally different from modern times.

d. A and C only

e. A, B and C

Which of the following statements are consistent with both Lamarckian evolution and modern views of Darwinian evolution?

a. Use and disuse of body parts allows organisms to adapt to their environment

b. Characteristics acquired during the lifetime of an organism are transmitted to offspring.

c. Evolution is progressive and goal-oriented.

d. New species are the result of descent with modification.

e. Natural selection is a mechanism of evolutionary change.

In the formula for determining a populationâs genotype frequencies, the term 2pq is based on principles of Mendelian genetics, which demonstrate that

a. heterozygotes can be produced in two ways.

b. the population is doubling in number.

c. heterozygotes have two different alleles.

d. A and C only

e. A, B and C

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