Essays on Morality

The institutional affiliation

A code of ethics that may be also called an ethical code or a code of conduct is an inherent element of the company culture. The membership in the company commits members to abide by the standards of the code of ethics and the rules and procedures used to follow them. Thus, a well-structured and planned ethical code establishes trust and honesty, guides a decision-making process and advises employees’ commitment to the code. It might not be argued that every code of ethics is unique and reflects the spirit, business style and values of the company. Some codes are ...

The Everyman Play is a morality play that became popular after the Corpus Christi Plays were banned in the 15th century. The play was written by an unknown author, but many Historians believe that the author was probably a priest or monk as they were the people who usually wrote religious and moral dramas. It is also likely that the play is a conglomeration of numerous authors due to several rewrites throughout history. The play was originally written in Middle English. The play uses allegory to look at “Everyman” who is the representation of mankind. The play looks at ...

Wuthering Heights, the story of Emily Brontë, is one of the most mysterious phenomena in world literature. Mostly overlooked by Brontë's contemporaries, the novel greatly amazed the opponents of academism in literature, and later became one of the best novels in the world. Furthermore, Wuthering Heights reflects the complicated philosophical beliefs of Emily Brontë. The story is peculiar for its image of creation which is a common characteristic of the author's art. What is more, the story is free from orthodox religious orientation. The main characters, Heathcliff and Earnshaw, deny the power of church and the common concepts ...

a. Indicate which passage you have chosen and summarize it in no more than 3 sentences. The passage that has been chose for analysis is Luke 4:14-30. This passage describes Jesus' return to Galilee. During this time he begins to preach to the community, and gives them the prophecy that had been spoken to him. The people become angry with him, although impressed by his wisdom. He then leaves town by parting the crowd and walking through. b. Introduce the reader to your argument. Within the passage, the people of the community at first seem to see him in ...

The Expanding Roles of Advance Nurse Practitioners

The roles of advance practice nursing have continued to develop around the globe in response to the need for specialized nursing care offered at advanced practice levels (Kleinpell, Scanlon, Hibbert, Ganz, East, Fraser, Wong & Beauchesne, 2014). Kleinpell et al., (2014) also acknowledge the development of roles for advance practice nursing to encompass components such as to perform diagnosis, prescribe treatment regimens, prescribe drugs, perform and interpret tests to aid in diagnosis. These expanded roles are also recognized by the International Council of Nursing (2013). Their definition of advance practice nursing is the practice by a registered nurse who poses ...

Genetically modified crops – GMOs have been controversial topic ever since its coming into the market. Companies like Monsanto and others are expressing concerns about exponential growing in population and their need to provide food with GMOs and on the other hand the farmers around the world, especially in the United States have raised concerns about patents over seeds and expenses they have because they need to buy the seeds every year. The concerns about the diversity of crops, negative effects on the environment and animals, health concerns and possible food insecurity are coming from different backgrounds. The paper will ...

As robots proceed to ubiquity within societal environments, there has been a concern related to the consequences of proliferation (Sharkey, 2008). Humans are faced with the dilemma of having to choose particular options that they intend to act upon where every available option will have their moral obligation that connects to what they are related. Ethical considerations, however, in practice is to consider resolution means for such issues. There are different schemes that can be adopted for holding such moral deliberations. However, the option of the scheme in case of any, to apply is up to an individual to ...

Corporate Social Responsibilities and Ethics

The concept of (CSRs) means that companies, organizations and/or societies have both societal and ethical responsibilities stretching beyond their existing economic responsibilities (Tuan, 2012). It requires these organizations to elaborate how they understand their responsibilities in efforts to including other stakeholders like customers, employees, local communities, customers, state governments, suppliers, international organizations among others. CSR stresses the need for organizations to behave like good corporate members of the society or citizens, by not only complying with laws and policies but also conducting their activities in ways protect the environment and other resources. Ethics may be seen as the fundamental ...

While Machiavelli wrote many different works, ranging from plays and biographies to histories, and was deeply involved in Florentine politics, he is certainly best known for his greatest work, The Prince. In fact, it is from this work and this author that we get the term "Machiavelli and," which describes a person or situation that is cunning, deceitful and (most of all) expedient. This essay will examine the relationship between the concepts expressed in The Prince and the character of Tony Soprano in television's The Sopranos. It will be demonstrated below that on some occasions Tony Soprano (as a ...

Analysis of alcohol abuse from sociological perspective

Annotated Bibliography Kissin, B. (1983). The biology of alcoholism, Volume 6: The pathogenesis of alcoholism psychosocial factors. New York, NY: Plenum Press. The book of Benjamin Kissin (1983) examines the natural history of alcoholism. The author defines the reasons and factor that cause or can lead to the alcoholism. There are various factors that can contribute to the contemporary social issue, such as “moral turpitude, willfulness, and role modeling, urbanization, environmental, stress, oral personality, genetic predisposition, and biochemical defects. The source will be very valuable since it makes the connection between the poverty and alcoholism. causes of the alcoholism ...

Modern roads were developed in the XX century at the time cars became affordable for the Americans. As the society develops and people invent more advanced technologies the life gets more and more convenient and safe. It concerns roads as well. A modern road should be safe and provide the traffic safety. The road engineers should think about how to reduce the possible harm on the highways from traffic collisions. The construction, design, and regulation of the roads should be well thought out. Highway design is always based on the landscape principles and engineering principles of grade cross-section, right-of-way, ...

Cities in Cinemas: “Gone Baby Gone” by Ben Affleck

Gone Baby Gone is a film from 2007 and it is about the dark side of humanity, selfishness, but also about caring and about being moral and righteous. These themes are present in the film Gone Baby Gone and the film is successful in depicting major social and family issues. The story follows child kidnapping, two private detectives, the police and their attitude towards what means to do the right thing. The protagonist is a private detective, Patrick and he is a man of high integrity and moral standards, focused on doing his job consciously. The dark side of ...

Introduction

Congress chose the bald eagle as the national symbol of the United States of America in 1782, but this move faces a fierce opposition from Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the nation. He was keen to make the turkey as the national symbol. Moreover, the bald eagle has an association with the ancient Roman Republic while the turkey is a true native to the United States.

Body

Congress made many changes to the ancient eagle symbol to accentuate the majestic beauty and strength of the large bird. It is also white –headed i.e. not the one as the ...

Business goals are primarily geared towards attaining financial gains. Other factors weigh heavily in ensuring the success of a business undertaking such as the organizational capability, management competency and market improvement strategies. Beyond these success factors, however, one aspect of running a business that is crucial in determining the performance of the business in the long term is business ethics or the application of moral theories in making business decisions. Business ethics refer to the adoption of proper business policies and practices concerning potentially controversial issues, such as corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility and fiduciary ...

Each and every person has a set of values that best define who he or she is and for me, I hold in high esteem the values of honesty, self-control and humility. Honesty to me is the ability to say nothing but the truth at whatever times. Speaking the truth has helped me win confidence from other people since they end up building trust in me. Self-control on the other hand is one of my most treasured personal attributes. Self-control breeds self-esteem and personal confidence. With self-control, I am able to keep my concentration even in most demanding situations ...

Diane Sawyer’s presentation, dubbed Waiting on the World to Change revolves around the documentation of life in Camden City, a territory that earned the title of the United States’ poorest and most dangerous in 2004 and 2005. Concurrently, the interviewed subjects include Ivan and Billy Joe, both of whom are residents of Camden without proper and sustainable access to the necessities one needs for a quality and healthy life. First, the families of both boys lack adequate shelter as the houses in which they live are either someone else’s property or are of poor condition. For instance, ...

The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial and complicated military actions in American history, a confluence of a number of factors that stemmed from post-World War II ideas about America’s place in the world, its relationship with Communism and the Soviet Union, and the increasing presence of the news media in the field of battle. In the Cold War following World War II, in which America turned its attention (and its weapons) to the cultural and ideological threat of Communism. However, the staggering defeats US military forces experienced, combined with the malaise and resistance provided by ...

There can be no denial of the fact that literature opens up avenues of imagination for the authors to explore the dynamics of human relationships. William Faulkner’s famous literary work, Barn Burning, is surely one of the most significant and celebrated pieces of literary works that delve into the relationships between a father and a son. The narrative of this story goes on to explore the issues of loyalty and trust between a father and a son, and thus works as an exploratory commentary on human relationships and values. A close introspection of the literary text in context ...

Question one

A dilemma refers to a situation where an individual finds him/herself in a position where they are supposed to make decisions concerning particular subjects and which in most cases will result in outcomes that may have challenging connotations (Post & Blustein, 2015). The case presented above presents an ethical dilemma in which urgent decisions need to be made to save the life of a 6-year-old child who has been affected by a bout of meningitis. However, there are challenges to the plan of care that is supposed to be given to the child since the parents have got conflicting views ...

How were the life experiences of Liu and Ning impacted by the historical events and changes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Liu from ‘A man awakened from dream’ and Ning from ‘A daughter of Han”’ are both the protagonists of works of autobiography by Harrison and Priutt respectively, in an effort to depict the impact of Chinese history on its people during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Since Chinese history was sharpened by communist tones, it becomes challenging to understand the true meaning of waking up from a dream. It is important to ...

1) Explain three approaches within psychology: The biological approach to psychology attempts to understand mental processes in relation to the physical factors that make up the human body. Physiological, chemical, and genetic information can help to establish a better understanding of how the biological makeup of an individual has an effect on their cognition. Surgery, electrical stimulation, and neuroimaging grant biological psychologists the ability to analyze these processes on a more fundamental level. This approach to psychology is much more concerned with the impact that nature has on the human mind than nurture (Aos, 2013: 119). Behavioral approaches to ...

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Plausible bigotry in the criminal justice system

Over two decades ago, a bystander recorded Los Angeles police officers brutally beating an African American man, Rodney King. Members of the African American community had long trumpeted police abuse; with the videotape, these hopefully had enough evidence to crystallize their accusations against the “white-controlled” police force. But at the trial, the jury absolved the four of using inordinate force; the city was engulfed in a riot. Though two of the officers were eventually convicted in Federal court, the case according to African American community leaders shows the extreme difficulty for members of racial minorities to obtain justice ...

Moral Issues

The case raises the question of whether the companies’ policies on pregnancy and marriage amount to disparate treatment or intentional discrimination of some employees based on pregnancy, marriage, childbirth, and related medical/social impairments. Given that women in many societies bear the primary responsibility for child rearing, and are disproportionately more impaired by pregnancy, the requirement that they leave if they get pregnant may amount to sex-based discrimination. Ultimately, the policy may have a negative impact on the women’s labor force participation (even though this does not appear to be the case for these airlines). Lastly, the case raises ...

“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" (Canto 3). A truly scary and miserable place to be in. Exactly with this scripture begins Dante's journey towards the depth of Hell and ever farther. His way of finding out the truth about the human soul, the journey to learn the nature of sin, the nature of happiness, and the way to God. Genuine morality is bestowed upon Dante as he travels the dark realm of Hell and the nature of which will he explore. First of all, morality resides on the set of rules and instructions on how to behave ...

Introduction

Patient safety is undoubtedly linked to health care quality; patient safety may even be considered as the cornerstone of health care quality. That statement alone, makes the ethical and legal concepts that are required of health care organizations in the delivery of high quality health care highly important when talking about patient safety. Quality health care is an umbrella term that encompasses many aspects. Moreover, many also consider patient safety as indistinguishable from quality health care. Nevertheless, a quality health care has indicators such as safety, effectiveness, patient centeredness, time, efficiency and equity. The focus of this paper will ...

Out of three parts of Dante’s Divine Comedy, the first part – Inferno is by far the most understandable and reasonable. Dante uses Hell to show and educate the readers his vision of morality. As an artistic technique, he depicts his own travel over the depths of Hell. He is led by Vergil, who explains all about those who are in Hell and what happens to them according to their sins. This, indeed, is a very powerful method to deliver the main idea to the reader, especially concerning that most of the readers perceive the poem literally but not ...

The term worldview involves the all-round comprehension of the world from a certain point of view. In turn, Christian worldview appears to be the all-round comprehension of the world from the Christian point of view. Our worldview represents the big image, the harmony comprising all worldly notions and concepts. Worldview is a means of understanding the reality. Moreover, it serves as the basis for daily decisions, and therefore appears to be of great importance. In this way, a worldview is a philosophical system that aims at explaining the interconnection and interplay of the facts permeating the surrounding world. As ...

Everyman

“Everyman” is considered to be a morality play of the late 15th century. It is an allegorical play which brings up a point of Christian salvation and what human must do to accomplish it. The premise of the play is that the good as well as evil deeds of a person’s life will be tallied by God after death. It is a storyline of the life of Everyman, who represents by personal example all mankind. Firstly, the Messenger reads a prologue and conveys the audience to pay their attention to the motives and purposes of the play, which ...

Interprofessional collaboration has been one of the growing trends within the health care sector lately. It involves interdependence of the different health care professionals such as nurses, physicians, laboratory staff, and even patients. The complexity of the patient-care concerns that need to be tackled by these professionals can be efficiently and effectively addressed through appropriate collaboration among the professionals. However, the various evidenced provided by different researches on the benefits of collaboration are yet to be seen and applied in the activities in health care institutions (Porter-O’Grady, 2011). As mentioned, nurses are one of the stakeholders who are ...

What moral issues does the case arise?

Qatar Airlines has been cited over the decades as one of the airlines with the strictest rules by International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and has mentioned that the company is a disgrace to the aviation industry for failing to honor labor rights for its female employees. Some of the controversy issues concerning the airline include its prohibition that the female crew should not get married or pregnant during their first five years of marriage. Furthermore, it is the moral rights of human beings to decide when to marry or get married whatsoever, and an employer should not restrict an ...

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Homer and Hesiod are two of Greece’s most famous classical writers and poets that both lived sometime between the 8th and 7th century B.C.. Homer, believed to be the elder among the two, lived at around 750 B.C and is considered as Greece’s greatest poet. Two of his most important works are the Iliad, which tells the story of the Trojan War and is one of the most popular epic on Greek mythology. He also wrote the Odyssey, which tells about Odysseus’ adventure after the Trojan War. Hesiod, on the other hand, lived around 700 ...

Introduction

Society has been distinguishing the concepts of good and evil since the ancient times. So, we can say that it had a specific morality - the system of moral relations, feelings, and consciousness. The morality is the central question of ethics, and still relevant to our society. Among the ethical systems I have learned, there are virtue ethics, utilitarianism, social contract, deontology with goals (Hinduism and Buddhism), deontology with divine authority (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), relativism (individual and cultural), and deontology with a categorical imperative (Kant). So, I would like to say a few words about each of them.

Ethical Systems

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Article Review

Article Reference Sekerka, L.E., Comer, D.R., Godwin, L.N., (2013). Positive Organizational Ethics: Cultivating and Sustaining Moral Performance. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. – 435-444.

Summary

What is essential to learn from the article is how to turn human failings into perspective prosperous future of the organization. It is also interesting to find out what distinguishes ethical and unethical organizational behavior. Most important is the fact that the authors of the article do not just close the subject for further discussion. On the contrary they specify what questions would help researches advance in their studies.

Critique

I might disagree with the authors of ...

When leader’s master the ethical challenges associated with leadership, they cast light. However, when leaders abuse power, withhold privileges, fail to be reliable, abandon their duties, misplace or fail to be faithful to loyalties, or lack to manage information, they cast shadows. Leaders are often faced by ethical dilemmas and. When faced by these dilemmas, leaders portray various qualities that cast light. This paper is aimed at identifying various ethical dilemmas that have an impact on managerial decisions. In order to achieve this, this paper will examine three peer reviewed articles on ethical dilemmas facing leaders. Many ethical ...

According to the Mind map, several emotional and social traits or characteristics prevails from gifted students. The main characteristics include perfection, self-actualization, internal motivation or locus control, empathy, developed sense of humor, sensitivity, resilience, and Advanced levels of Moral maturity with consistency between values and actions. Perfectionism, also considered as the high expectation of self and others is when the gifted individuals referred to anything that does not achieve perfection as unacceptable. This characteristic is defined by striving for excellence, also known as healthy perfectionism and constant striving for unattainable and unrealistic goals, also known as neurotic perfectionism. As ...

The internet has transformed the way individuals conduct job searches and apply for suitable openings. According to Doyle (2014), the best search techniques look beyond the application process. Instead, it focuses on positioning oneself to tap into the available resources that would boost a job hunt. I applied these techniques in search of law enforcement jobs in Waterloo, IA and its neighborhoods (Doyle, 2014). The following is a summary of my results. Based on my research, unfortunately, there are no current job openings for Parole Officer and other relevant law enforcement placements in Waterloo, IA. However, the Cedar Rapids ...

We would like to analyze the movie “Children of Heaven” (1997) and more precisely the issues, raised in it (IMDb). This film, produced in Iran, is a very thoughtful picture, raising a lot of social and moral issues. If you look at the film from a philosophical point of view and if we dig deep enough, we will see that this movie is about the true moral values, about the sense of responsibility to the family, about a true self-dedication for the sake of the whole family. Here there are raised the questions that everyone, even the kids, must ...

Explicitly we can come to the conclusion that such phenomena as political religion and religious politics, being based on the social religion, which creates common values for their supporters, affected the development of the American consciousness greatly as well as nowadays it does the same. It reflects the conservative form of state’s ruling with some features of collectivism, since it is mainly based on the protection of traditional family and other religious values, by sharing of which people are more likely to put all their efforts in order to defend everybody, who belongs to their group – from the ...

Brooklyn’s Dining Case Study

The case discussed below is about a restaurant and a sports bar known as Brooklyn’s Dining, which underwent a change in management to bring about a more effective performance. However the change in management failed to get the desired results, on the contrary the sales of the restaurant showed a decline compared to the tenure of the previous manager. An analysis of the case is presented below to identify the reasons for this as well as for suggesting steps aimed at getting a better performance.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PLANNING PROCESS IN BROOKLYN’S LEADING TO CHANGE

The reason why the new owner of the Franchise, David Becker, had decided ...

One of the basic requirements of scientific objectivism is in the sense of the desire to base the judgment solely on the facts, guided by the generally binding laws of logic alone. Preconceptions and biases that distort the actual truth and does not take the logical conclusions from objective data should not have the place in science (Paul, Miller and Paul). Meanwhile, in the social sciences this basic requirement of scientific is often broken under the influence of traditions and prejudices, preferences and interests, prevailing in individual nations, religions, countries, classes, as well as among the political parties or ...

The ethical dilemma that was relayed from the article written by O'Brien (2011) is assuming responsibility and accountability for the advertisements’ evident outcome: children obesity; as well as ingraining incorrect values like offering food, which could indeed be tasty, but unhealthy. Promoters of products directed to children, especially the Happy Meal of McDonalds, allegedly respond by insinuating that it is up to the parents’ responsibility and right to select what food options to provide to their children. As such, there is an ethical dilemma in enforcing restrictions for marketing to children. The food manufacturers (like McDonald’s) aim to ...

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The term ‘worldview’ simply refers to an individual’s perception of the world around him, which is often based on the existing knowledge that he has accumulated over the years. As observed by scholars, people do not possess a ‘tabula rasa’ or blank mind when it comes to the natural world around them since they have their own opinion and values as shaped by their “socio-cultural environment or from previous educational experiences”.

The question of origin – (How did life begin? How did mankind come into existence?)

According to the Christian beliefs, all life forms, including mankind, were created by God. This belief is clearly articulated in the story of creation in ...

Introduction

Importance of quality initiatives a. Innovation the key to business success b. Key elements of innovation

a. Leading by example b. Flexible with strategies 4. Leadership style and workplace initiatives a. Transformational leadership 5. Conclusion

Abstract

Business organizations are constantly confronted with challenges of one kind or another, promoted by change in technology and consumer preference. This calls for a lot of initiatives on the part of a leader to implement in his organization to sustain its competence. Therefore, leaders are compelled to introduce new innovations on a regular basis An open mind and an attitude to change help leaders ...

Kantian approach to ethics is unique in that it provides both a method to apply in creating moral rules and guidelines and a clear justification to evaluate the moral value of specific actions. The theory seeks to provide a clear approach to the formation of morality and the moral legitimacy of particular actions. As such, Kant argued that morality must be based on reason and that the behavior that is most ethical will be automatically the most rational one. The greatest strength of the Kantian approach is in its consistently. The theory’s morality is absolute and based on ...

Civil Liberties and Social Responsibility

In 2002, as reported by The New York Times, the Bush administration approved a presidential bill giving the National Security Agency (NSA) the power to track, listen to, and intercept without a warrant the local and international communications (e.g. emails, phone calls) of a vast number of American citizens. Sooner or later, the scheme expanded to involve a certain extent of 'internal controls' (ACLU, 2015, para 2), yet there was no mention of mandating warrants specified under the foreign intelligence surveillance laws. This surveillance program has penetrated and invaded almost all of the communications technologies and networks that the ...

Intelligence design and Darwinian Theory of evolution

Intelligent designs

Intelligence design is a scientific research program that constitutes professionals ranging from scientists, philosophers and the community of believers that are trying to seek the evidence-based design work. This design says that matters of existence and world origins are best explained by an intellectual undertaking and not a story that has no direction like the Darwinian Theory of natural selection (DeWolf et al., 2007).When one studies the components of a given measure, one can outline the issues of law, chances in life and conditions found in intelligence design. It is only through intelligence that scientists can ...

Reflection of Personal Student Experience:

Introduction: This report examines the moral and ethical dilemmas encountered by nurses in practice. The healthcare environment is increasingly becoming complex and continuously presents nurses with moral dilemmas. This is especially true when the ability to do the right thing is stalled by inconsistent values and beliefs of other healthcare providers. Across the nursing field, different personalities prevail. The level of success in the nursing practice, and the drive to achieve the projected results, vary with personal attributes, and the inclination to take risks in conflicting situations. The paper will focus on the Dominant (D) personality, as well as, ...

Juvenile offenders continue to make the news with their delinquent behaviors that are often disturbing to the natural balance of the order of the society. There is a growing concern with the number of juvenile crimes that is committed in the society at present and that the measures that are currently in place appear to be ineffective. Juveniles commit serious crimes that warrant greater punishment that the judiciary system metes out to these children. But advocates on children rights would argue that juveniles are not mentally developed to deal with the punishment that would suit the crimes that they ...

Business ethic

Milton Friedman is rumored to have said “The business of business is business.” Why would a free-market economist have made such a statement? Does such a philosophy have implications for business ethics? Milton Friedman was famously known for his quote that, ‘the business of business is business’. This quote calls upon every person involved in business, from business owners to employees to assume an important role in the workings of business. This implies that one should focus more on his or her business’ most important aspects. Apparently, the most important business activity is cash flow. This is the money ...

Introduction

Leadership endures relevance in virtually every field of life, and it cannot be overstated in the business world. The success and failure of every firm or organization rest on its leadership. This immense importance of leadership has garnered many interests around it for years, and this explains exhaustive researches in various fields and disciplines such as management, psychology, sociology, political science, educational and public administration (Yukl, 1989). Due to its importance and immense relevance, a lot of theories have been proposed which attempt to describe leadership based on several schools of thoughts. Each theory attempts to shed light on ...

In "Merchants of Cool", so-called "cool hunters" are featured. Cool hunters are marketers who, in search of the next "big teenage craze", attempt to scientifically research how and what to sell to the rapidly-growing teenage demographic. Cool hunters collect marketplace data about teenagers through exhaustive surveys, questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, and even personal visits at home. Of course, the goal of a cool hunter is to tap the teenage marketplace for about $100 billion a year (Rushkoff, 2001, internet). Moreover, the estimated size of this very large demographic -- about 33 million Americans -- makes it especially lucrative (Rushkoff, ...

External and internal security of a building are important components. It is worth noting the eternal security of a building help in reducing crime and other risks that may emerge. External security of a building goes beyond protection against attacks. External building security is associated with different types of physical security to authorize and authenticate individuals into the premise. External building security should put into consideration the surrounding premises because it is equally important as the building. External building security has various key principles. These include availability, integrity, confidentiality and consistency. The principles ensure that the building designs focus ...

The decision of the Supreme Court concerning gay marriages is one most important civil rights events, which influenced the sense of social responsibility because this historical decision enables one-sex couples to enjoy the same extent of rights. This decision is the logical sequence of the policy of Barack Obama enshrined in his program. The majority of Americans supported such decision and it was met in society as one of revolutionary achievements of the 21st century and as logic step in fighting the discrimination due to any position or status. Not less important was the decision of Obama to employ ...

Red Dawn is a movie directed by Bradley, Dan and written by Carl Ellsworth, Jeremy Passmore, Kevin Reynolds, and John Milius that was released in 2012. It is important to note that the film released in 2012 is a remake of a similarly titled film released in 1984. This movie feature prominent actors in its cast including Josh Peck (Matt), Chris Hemsworth (Jed), Josh Hutcherson (Robert), Isabel Lucas (Erica), Brett Cullen (Tom), Connor Cruise (Daryl), and Adrianne Palicki (Toni). In summary, this War film portrays an American City waking up to an invasion by Koreans seen through the paratroopers ...

Schools of ethical thinking in Ancient China

Ancient China had four schools of ethical thinking. These schools include Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism and Legalism. Confucianism proposes that the state must have moral character. This is to inspire virtue in its people. Mohist ethical theory believes in universal care for one another (Skorupski 12). Legalist ethical theory proposes that the state should pursue external goods such as order, prosperity and dominance. It incorporates punishment for crimes. Daoists believe in shadowy presence of rulers. It proposes pattern-based political programs. I believe legalism can best deal with ethical decision and analysis as it’s premised on the rule of law. ...

Virtue Ethics

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary interprets the words “truthful” and “truthfulness” as such which “contain, tell, or express the truth” (n.d.). Basically, the word “truth” stands for a situation where something or someone depicts sincerely any unfolding of events free of deception or fraud which cannot be told about Enron’s business. The story states that the first stage of the company’s business engagement involved the energy market and in particular, trading in gas (specifically, it included a commercial chain of purchasing gas from producers and then selling it back to utilities companies) (Healy & Palepu, 2003). In other words, Enron ...

Collectivist and Individualist Cultures

Introduction Cultures are naturally grouped into two: individualist and collectivist. On most of the occasions, cultures differ regarding the importance of individual welfare and group welfare. Societies where personal welfare is cherished nurture members who are more of self-promoting and dependent naturally. In contrast, collective societies highlight the significance of group welfare over the individual desires and needs, thus creating a more inter-dependent society. Because not every individual within a given society will be affected in precisely the same way, each individual claims a cultural personal-identity, which manifests some culturally recognized values. An individual’s cultural identity then offers ...

Introduction

Globalization has come up with major trends amongst multinational corporations and other ordinary entities. This is because the idea of doing business across different boundaries lends itself to unique and distinct issues and matters. Globalization comes with a high degree of uncertainty because it involves dealing with many issues and matters across boundaries. In the past, most nations around the world were focused on dealing with matters within a given national framework or country. However, multinational entities deal with things that spans across different nations and communities. This comes with major problems and challenges. Furthermore, ethics are subjective. They ...

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Abstract

Nothing offends a society and community’s sense of morals and safety than instances where the most vulnerable of the community are subjected to brutal and crimes that define reason. Various agencies played significant parts in the perception of sexual felons as brutal, unfeeling and callous “brutes” out for the satisfaction of their own perverted carnal pleasures. However, research shows that what the media and other agencies reported tend to skew a proper study and comprehension of the proper understanding of what actually comprises sexual deviance. In addition, the public’s understanding of sexual felony is mainly founded ...

Many companies fail with each passing day. There are obvious grounds for their demise. Some include lack of competitive advantages, financial risks that did not bear returns, a weak economy, rapidly changing customer preferences, or account manipulations that appeared wise at the time. Also, it is important to consider the ethical and moral stance of the firm and the responsibility of leadership in developing a culture of the enterprise (O’Toole and Mayer, 2013). Management in most cases is the key reason for the failures of companies due to bad leadership choices similar to the reasons stated above. The ...