Essays on Chiba

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When operating within the healthcare industry, it is important for health professionals to adhere to a set of legal and ethical standards that define their connection to the profession. The legal and ethical standards act as a set of rules that govern the overall performance of health professions with an aim of ensuring that they perform based on the expectations from their patients. However, one of the key challenges arising from these legal and ethical standards is that they tend to bring about a platform for conflicting expectations especially on matters associated the decision-making element. The perspective presented through ...

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Correctional reforms are an important part of the criminal justice system. The reforms can reduce recidivism or have the opposite effect depending on its implementation based on cultural beliefs. Every region of the world has its unique philosophies. Despite changes in political paradigms, the cultural values find their purpose even in the new laws. Eventually, all penal systems aim to achieve an intolerance for criminal behavior from their respective civilian population. The success of any reformist drive must have the potential to derive a law that will work for the entire community. Although this criterion might seem difficult, it ...

In Yann Martel’s fantasy adventure novel, Life of Pi, the elderly man Francis Adirubasamy, who tells Martel Pi’s story claims, “I have a story that will make you believe in God” (Martel, 2001, p. viii). It is not surprising that the publisher has used this claim to promote the book. Nonetheless, it is a significantly strong claim that one cannot easily oppose. Life of Pi is a bold, daring novel, in which Martel asks readers why they do not believe in God and it makes them believe. However, the truth is that the phenomenal success of this bestselling novel and its ‘ ...