Essays on Dilemma

All individuals are required to make various decisions in their personal and professional life. It is important for individuals to make legal decisions that have high moral values. Intention refers to the purpose of actions performed by an individual irrespective of the right or wrong outcome of actions. When an action is performed with good intention, it will be ethically correct action, even if the outcome of the action is harmful to others. People, in personal or professional life, often take decisions that are not ethically correct but are performed with good intention. This paper intends to evaluate the Continue reading...

The case study on Salt Lake City, the Olympics, and Bribery manifested a complex scenario, which demands a critical valuation. The case involved the perceived default by professional heads of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee (SLCOC) and members from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who have the full understanding of the ethical and legal stipulations of their work. The analysis of the case requires exclusive consideration of all facets ranging from the activities, circumstances that led to the occurrences, the individuals involved and the required rules as well as the regulations governing the corporates. Therefore, the analysis would Continue reading...

Conflicts are a natural part of the collective human experience. Wherever there is the involvement of choices, conflicts are bound to happen. In the current competitive world, opinion and views are highly divided and hence conflicts are inevitable (Deutsch & Coleman, 2000). In our efforts to work cooperatively and collaboratively with one another, we often have differing opinions about how best to accomplish our common goals. Conflicts in the workplace are common and they occur as result of varying personalities and perspectives. Employer and employee conflicts are the most common types of conflicts in the workplace. Conflicts most of the Continue reading...

Tearoom trade: a study of homosexual encounters in public places book, was written by Laud Humphreys as a Ph.D. dissertation with the title "Tearoom trade." The study aimed at analyzing homosexual's behaviors practiced in public toilets. Humphreys affirmed that the men who took part in homosexuality acts emanated from various social backgrounds. The homosexuals differed in their personal motives and belonged to the categories of either being "straight," "bisexual," or "gay." The study tried to identify the common stereotypes associated with men homosexuality in public places. In the study, he realized that most homosexuals lived normal lives, they had Continue reading...

EXAM QUESTIONS ON BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

1. To what extent are companies justified in claiming that they are good corporate citizens?
The key goal of any business enterprise is to maximize profits and minimize cost. The management must safeguard the social welfare of the employees. In addition, the company must respect the social and cultural values as well as providing quality products and services to the consumers. Therefore, corporate citizenship is the understanding of all stakeholders in a company or business enterprise that it has social responsibilities to the employees, the surrounding society and the consumers, who indirectly influence the company’s performance in regional Continue reading...

Social change is defined as any socially significant alteration, transformation, or modification in the organization of social activities that are behavioral patterns, cultural patterns and, norms. A significant alteration means any changes that would lead to profound social consequences (Gladwell, 32) Significant social changes include the abolition of slavery, the feminist movement and, the industrial revolution.
Social change bears four main characteristics including; it happens everywhere the rate of change, however, varies in different places. For instance, the United States experiences faster change than third world countries due to their limited access to technology. Social change is often unplanned Continue reading...

A painting of the Virgin Mary by Chris Ofili an artist in the year 1996 raised concern and protests from many in London, Berlin and New York. The large painting on a yellow background showed a black woman in a blue robe and it employed mixed media like oil paint glitter and polyester resin together with elephant collaged pornographic images and the name Virgin Mary was on it. The work was termed blasphemous to the church as it mixed the sacred Virgin Mary with profane pornography. Chris Ofili himself had been raised in the Catholic Church and when asked Continue reading...

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Introduction

Capital Punishment, also known as a Death Penalty, is a legal process by which a person accused of a crime is put to death. The term is derived from the Latin word “capitalis”, meaning beheading. Widely regarded as one of the most controversial topics of the 21st century, this paper focuses on the historical, moral and social aspects of the use of capital punishment. It covers all arguments both in favor of and against this form of punishment.

Historical Significance

Capital Punishment and Death Penalty Law is a centuries old phenomenon. The first death penalty laws were established in Continue reading...

Introduction

Civil liberties are the freedoms and guarantees that the government cannot limit to an individual, either by law or judicial interpretation. Such civil liberties are; freedom from forced labor and slavery, freedom from torture and death, and so on. Many contemporary states have constitutional documents and bill of rights that function to warrant civil liberties. Some laws have been enacted by different countries using different legal means like ratifying and signing or address some controversial civil liberties. Controversial examples include; reproductive rights, property rights, civil marriage and rights to possess and bear arms.
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The firing of three short-range missiles into the Japan sea water by the North Korean government has been a tension causing action. This action by North Korea can be due to different reasons. North Korea says that the act is a test of its own weapons. However, other states believe that this is not the case and the country is trying to pass across a message. The South Korean state claims that the action is a threatening one to its security as South Korea is flexing its muscles on what powers it has. This claim has received backing from Continue reading...

The connection and possible collaboration between oral history and reminiscence is the key issue for Joanna Bornat in Chapter 35. The main difference of the two fields, according to Bornat is its focus: “Where oral history tends to focus on the content of memory, what is perhaps more characteristic of reminiscence and life review is attention given to process and outcomes for participants”. The blending of these two can lead to surprising revelations about the historical and social context of the past that often break national barriers, as the author own experience has shown. Both practices, although different in Continue reading...

Capital punishment uses death penalty as a form of punishment in many states and countries. It is a practice that has raised endless questions all over the world. Capital punishment or death penalty policy has changed in many countries overtime. Countries such as, New Australia, Zealand and 15 states in the US do not have capital punishment. One of the major concerns arising with capital punishment is because it causes ending of a human life. People and organizations of different backgrounds are not pleased with the practice because it undermines humanity. Society being mixed of different people there are Continue reading...

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Illegal immigration continues to draw many issues in the world today. It is worth noting that illegal immigration affects countries in various ways. As a matter of fact, illegal immigration is an unethical act from the beginning. Law guides business ethics in most cases, and on the same note provide the basic framework whereby businesses will choose to follow. In fact, hiring illegal immigrants affects business ethics in various ways. The controversy of hiring ethical issues and its effects in business ethics based on the fact that there are those who support illegal immigration while other are against hiring Continue reading...

Critical Thinking Paper: ENVI-423-003 Geography of Middle East

Three issues that have served as effective learning supplements in Geography of Middle East class include the following: the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel, continuing troubles in Iraq in the post-War on Terror era and the effects of high concentration of funds to Jewish organizations in the United States (US). The foregoing issues provide significant impacts on understanding the nature of Middle Eastern politics better, given the complicated interests of nations therein and their volatile status towards one another, the US and its allies. Key to understanding the complicated nature of Middle Eastern politics is the divisiveness brought Continue reading...

Introduction

Environmental laws entail different treaties and laws which aim at protecting the environment. The laws include complex interlocking bodies which operate in an attempt to regulate how the human interrelate with the environment. The laws aim at reducing natural and human effects on the environment.
The laws on environment are, however, seen to create controversies when they tend to limit certain businesses, or regulate companies on what they are used to do. The limitations and stoppage limit or stops production of what was initially produced hence limiting consumption. Environmental laws become painful to deal with leading to a backlash Continue reading...

Reality involves the manner in which events occur in a practical scenario. Fiction incorporates perception of occurrences without considering their ability to take place in the manner explained. Imperatively, these explanations can merit constituting the broader aspect of opinions. In literature world, the determination of an explanation as being truth or fiction depends on its comparison with the happenings in the real world scenarios. In a given piece, the involvement of fiction focuses on the purpose of emphasis as well as the depiction of extremes within the boundaries of possibilities in each situation. The reality is contrary to the Continue reading...

Introduction

The American Muslim population today is a mosaic of ethical, linguistic, economic, religious, and social group. As the newcomers adjust to the American ways of life, the Native Muslim American are well integrated into the American Society. Researchers have classified the American Muslims according to their religious devotion from highly orthodox to moderate secular. The rapid increase in the American Muslim population today has been associated to factors such as high birth rates, increasing immigration and the conversion of American population into Islam. Currently, they are approximated between five and seven million. Arguably, the living conditions for Muslim American Continue reading...

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Healthcare dilemma:
Among the challenges experienced in healthcare service is the provision of the health services under the limited the funds. There have been many strenuous efforts to remedy the problems, but the business problem has always been a major problem. Financial problems have led to many dilemmas to the service providers the hospital, the service production and also the service delivery to the patients. On the other hand, the issues of inflation, whether it is not even higher, it is a tremendous challenge to the health providers. (Katherine 2005, p. 35) There has been this dilemma in the Continue reading...

Ethical considerations if a business of faced with the dilemma of making profit and conserving the environment as a social responsibility
An ethical issue refers to a situation whereby an individual or organization is required to choose amongst alternatives that must be evaluated as either wrong or right. Ethics refers to the condition of doing right in any given situation or moral principles that guide how individuals should act which is classified as either right or wrong usually according to an individual or the society at large. An ethical issue arises when a business company opts to make as Continue reading...

2016 Presidential Election Nominees
2016 Presidential Election nominees

Introduction:

After two consecutive Democratic Party victories in the Presidential Election (2008 and 2012), the Republican Party will be looking to regain the country’s top Executive position although they face significant challenges in doing so. President Barack Obama remains relatively popular although he has taken quite a battering on the healthcare reform issue with the Republicans fighting tooth and nail to deny him any progress in this field. His final two years will also be significant, since Congressional elections in 2014 will probably see the Republicans take over the Senate, thus Continue reading...

On 13 December 2012, Robert Parker, a sports columnist and panelist made racially motivated comments about Robert Griffin III; a Washington Redkins rookie quarterback during an ESPN sports panel show. Parker, an African American himself, questioned whether Griffin was a true African American due to some of his characteristics and behaviors; both physical and social, which seemed to be deviant from those of the “conventional” or “typical” black individual. Parker referred to Griffin as a “cornball brother”, something that his fellow panelists had no idea about and that consequently left them bewildered. Parker then went into a lengthy explanation Continue reading...

The Second Amendment, commonly referred to as the right to bear arms, is the constitutional provision that guarantees individuals the right to keep and bear arms. Even though in the text it talks of militias and people, the Supreme Court in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller interpreted it to also include the right of an individual to bear arms. The philosophy underpinning its inclusion by the founding fathers was the inalienable right of self defense and the duty of the citizen to act in defense of the state, whether in resisting oppression or external aggression (Johnson, Continue reading...

Children at different ages make decisions based on their level of reasoning as influenced by their level of mental development and culture. For instance, children in their early childhood reason differently from those in their middle childhood according to Berk (2014). Many theories have been developed to explain how children are bound to reason at different levels of development. One such theory is the Kohlberg’s moral development theory. According to Kohlberg, there are three levels of moral development each subdivided into two stages.
The Kohlberg’s theory will be used to discuss the decision that Jane in this Continue reading...

The Bubonic Plague was arguably one of the most historically tragic and monumental times in human history. It managed to change everything we understand about ourselves physically while changing the social and cultural landscape around it. An upheaval of power followed the plague, as did a religious revolt. Ironically, an issue today that is causing many social and cultural changes centers around something meant to keep the plague, and many other deadly diseases, from reemerging: vaccinations. In the wake of falsified research that left the world believing vaccinations caused autism, some parents still believe vaccinations are bad. This belief Continue reading...

Several factors are considered when deciding whether to develop a new information in-house or to go for outsourcing. Total Cost of Ownership or TOC is an important concept when making such a decision. A firm needs to consider various factors when deciding to build in-house software. Sometimes, the firm does not have enough human resource to develop and implement a system itself. Since, a firm that is into other main business does not have extra human resources to work on the development of a new information system and at the same time providing support to the existing system. This Continue reading...

In order to get a clear picture of how Plato would respond to this dilemma, it is important to establish the facts about this case. A woman named Lisa Krawchuk qualified for welfare assistance because of her low income. The welfare authorities required her to report any changes in her income for the period that she received the benefits. She agreed to that condition, reported an increase in her income after her husband got a part-time job and the welfare office reduced her payments accordingly. Lisa failed to report that she was benefiting from a student loan and the Continue reading...

Question 1

Alzheimer is a disease that mainly affects the elderly. Individuals who suffer from this ailment usually experience irreversible and progressive brain function impairment. This leads to reduced intellectual ability.
Several signs and symptoms may occur in an individual, and these may lead to a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The most common of these include changes in behavior, mood and memory loss. Apart from there are several other occurrences that may lead to a probable diagnosis. Most of the are cognitive disturbances and include things such as failure to identify and recognize common objects, disturbances in planning, sequencing, Continue reading...

Literature Review

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Between the periods 1980 to 1992, consumption of illicit drugs in the United States increased from 29% to 42% among 12th grade adolescence, and from 11% to 21% among eight grade students. Other statistics shows that in the 12th grade 80% are students on alcoholic. More than half of them have been doing it in the eighth grade; 75% had smoked cigarettes, of this group, 35% became habitual smokers. The greatest challenge is faced by families, who, no matter what their social or economic level, must devise strategies to help their adolescence. Studies have been done to prove Continue reading...

Final Assignment: Analysis of Passage from Church, State and Jew in the Middle Ages

The letter written by James II, ruler of the Kingdom of Aragon, referred to an incident referring the loss of a young Christian boy, as reported by his mother, in the city of Saragossa. The Christians dominating the whole of Aragon that time blamed the Jews in Saragossa for the loss of the young boy. The whole incident indicated in the letter written by James II involves somewhat a conspiracy set up by the Christians against the Jews in Aragon. Given that the Christians form the majority of Aragon that time, there is an understanding that they favored any Continue reading...

The major themes of in the novel, “Things Fall Apart” by Achebe includes the tussle between tradition and change, the varied ways of interpreting masculinity and language or dialect as a symbol of cultural disparity have been discussed in this essay. The themes have been exposed mainly through the main character in the novel called Okonkwo. The novel presents the traditional ways of life of the clan of Igbo at a time when they were faced with the dilemma of embracing chance that was brought by the European colonialists and missionaries.
The theme of varying interpretation of masculinity starts Continue reading...

Pros and Cons of the Notwithstanding Clause

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms contains the notwithstanding clause. This clause has been a major talking point in Canadian politics. This is because the notwithstanding clause gives power to the provincial legislatures or the parliament to override certain portions of the rest of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Morton (2002) notes that this clause is also controversial in any instances such that there is a valid argument against its application when used and, on the other hand, its use seems unavoidable. This paper discusses the pros and cons of using this clause.

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Classics "Greek Mythology"

Part One
- Simonides
- A subject on Greek Mythology would be interested in Simonides as he is a Greek lyric poet who was involved in the distinction of the different famous personalities of his time. He uses fanciful elements that had real influence on the enlightenment of the Greek literature towards the classical era.
- “Psychopompus”
- This word is identified to refer to the guider of souls. In Greek mythology, Hermes is considered the psychopompos who leads the bodies of the dead to the state of stability as he hands them over to Charon.
- “culture hero”
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Abstract

The strong abilities of Romans to manipulate their physical environment via the development and use of strong military forces has led them to acquire several tracts of land across Europe, with its end as the Roman Empire having become memorable in scholarly works due to its sheer expanse. The magnanimity of the Roman Empire is perhaps best measured by the largeness of its territorial acquisitions. This study finds that the strong military forces of Rome has enabled it to two more consequential forms of physical manipulation – the slaughter of many people supporting Roman rivals and the systemic acquisition of Continue reading...

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Foreign policy is a set of strategies that a state formulates so as to safeguard its national interests. The constitution of the US divided the power of foreign policy formulation between the congress and the president. The two bodies each play important roles in the process. In the United States, the power to formulate foreign policy lies between the president and the Congress. However, the office of the president has more power over the formulation and implementation of these foreign policies. The strategic environmental, foreign policy is a foreign policy in the administration of President Obama that aims at Continue reading...

Most of the poems of Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet address the themes of religion, slavery, gender and race. In my work, I will pay close attention to the themes of gender and race. The theme of gender and race brings out the inequality and unfairness of the society. From the poems of both writers, men consider themselves superior beings and say that women must show respect and remain submissive always. The place of women in the society is undermined, and their roles not clearly defined. On issues of race, the white Englishmen claim to be the masters of Continue reading...

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Working in a multicultural health care setting calls for a workforce that clearly understand the ethical and legal considerations that exist in relation to culture, beliefs, background, as well as knowledge. While physician and nurses have the upper hand in ensuring quality health care as well as life sustaining measures, the patient holds a very critical role in dictating the care procedures that they prefer. Bioethics studies have had differing approaches to the issue of making informed consent to health care procedures. However, there is one thing that remains untouched. The greatest responsibility is the life if the patients Continue reading...

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Healthcare professionals caring for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) agree that there is a need to reduce noise in NICU as it affects neurological and behavioral development of premature infants. Healthcare professionals have embraced medical technologies and other interventions to address this issue; an aspect that has reduce neonatal and childhood mortality rate and increased survival of premature infants. Music is one of the effective intervention strategies employed in NICU, but there is a controversy about its effects on the development of preterm infants. Despite this controversy, empirical studies affirm that music enhances alert responses, growth Continue reading...

Global scenario and California

Global scenario and California
Water is a precious nonrenewable resource. It is limited in quantity and serves the entire humanity, and all living beings on earth. A man can survive without water for only three days. Many problems on earth are attributed to increasing population and water scarcity is one of them. The exponential growth of the human population not only endangers other living things on earth but also deprives them of essential requirements like clean water, clean air, and a safe habitat to live. Water as a resource is under threat because it is contaminated, misused, wasted, and Continue reading...

Stealing is not an acceptable act in our society. In fact, many people are being punished by law because of this wrong deed. In an old tale that the father needs to commit such action in order to feed his hungry family is indeed unacceptable in the eyes of the law. No matter what the reason behind his action was, it still against the law and he could face an appropriate sanction because of stealing. Alternatively, he has a choice not to steal. However, chances are, his family would continue to starve if he had no other choice, but Continue reading...

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“One person’s abnormality is another person’s life.”-Alice Dreger

The extent to which one person’s abnormality is another person’s life is relative to the scope of anatomical normality or abnormality. Genetic abnormalities that relate to gender, otherwise known as anatomical sexual variation, are part of human intersexuality. Intersex is defined as the anatomical variation from the standard male or female gender, and is a pathological variable that require medical treatment. This means that an intersex child has the sexual anatomy of both genders.
Intersex genitals may therefore be a sign of an underlying medical condition, but they are not a medical problem. The Continue reading...