In This Selection Bedau First Draws an Analogy Between Self-Defense

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In this selection Bedau first draws an analogy between self-defense and the death penalty. Just as in defending ourselves we are to use no more force than is necessary to prevent harm, so in punishing criminals we are to use no more violence than is necessary to adequately punish the criminal. Bedau then argues that neither the deterrence nor the retributive argument for capital punishment is a good argument. He thinks that the literal application of the lex talionis is barbaric and that long-term imprisonment is adequate punishment.
-Blum says the term "racism" was first used by European social scientists in the 1930s to characterize and condemn the Nazi belief system.

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Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, representing the number of hours machines are operated in the production process.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the manufacturing process that fluctuate with production volume, such as utilities or materials, contrasting with fixed overhead costs.

Plantwide Predetermined

This typically involves a single overhead rate calculated for an entire manufacturing plant, used to allocate overhead costs to products.

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Indirect factory-related costs that are incurred when producing a product, such as the cost of utilities, maintenance, and salaries of supervisors.