QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Should Jack Thompson be held in contempt of court under Michigan law for the statements he made in a letter sent to the media and Judge Friedman two days after rejecting Thompson’s action initiated against Take-Two in an effort to stop the release of the video game "Bully?" II. Under the Michigan statute‚ should the game "Bully" be held a public nuisance harmful to public health‚ affecting public morals? BRIEF ANSWERS I. Yes. Jack Thompson should be held in contempt of
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Code of Professional Conduct ETH/376 October 8‚ 2012 Code of Professional Conduct The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct can be considered the foundation of ethical reasoning in accounting. The code presents rules and principles to help accountants complete their jobs with integrity and ethical decisions. The code also protects the interest of a company and the interest of the public. Purpose The American
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Phys2A: Practice problems for the 1st midterm test Fall 2013 0.674 to the proper number of significant figures? 0.74 1. What is Answer: 0.91 2. A 8.7 hour trip is made at an average speed of 73.0 km/h. If the first third of the trip (chronologically) was driven at 96.5 km/h‚ what was the average speed for the rest of the journey? Answer: 61 km/h 3. A car travels 95 km to the north at 70.0 km/h‚ then turns around and travels 21.9 km at 80.0 km/h. What is the difference
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Cases Case 1A–Joint Venture #1: The Corning-Vitro Divorce This case analyzes the business venture and subsequent breakup of Corning Glass Works‚ and American company‚ and Vitro‚ a Mexican firm. Suggested Questions for Class Discussion 1. Did Vitro and Corning do enough research before engaging in a joint venture? 2. Was it wise to start with such a large venture? 3. Could some of the problems have been mitigated through cultural training during the joint venture? 4. Was two and one half years
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What is the Evidence Base for Analyzing Crime? Notes prepared for CRM1300 by Irvin Waller (abstracted from two key sources)1 The evidence base for analyzing crime is fraught with problems‚ particularly in Canada‚ where the evidence comes almost exclusively from Statistics Canada‚ which provides limited data on • • • trends in administrative data on crime known to‚ and recorded by‚ police (Uniform Crime Reports); rates of victimization from the General Social Survey but only every five years (GSS
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Running head: ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS IN PRACTICE Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Grand Canyon University NRS 437 V May 9‚ 2012 Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Patient confidentiality is part of the Nursing Code of Ethics and it is a nurses’ duty to uphold confidentiality of patient information (American Nurses Association‚ 2012). However‚ there are certain situations in which a confidentiality breach is acceptable‚ such as when a patient voices harm to themselves
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employment regulation and the way it is enforced in practice 1.1 Aims and objectives of employment regulation Origins of employment law date back to the 14th century‚ with the first labour legislation‚ the Ordinance of Labourers‚ being passed in 1349. It maintained wages at rates to be fixed from time to time by justice of the peace. However‚ it is not really until the early 19th century that we see a significant increase in change in employment law‚ and an ever-increasing speed of change and innovation
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not really interacting with the real world.”1 His remarks‚ actually taped during a November workshop‚ sparked a flurry of repercussions‚ culminating with Waltke’s resignation from the faculty of Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando on April 6‚ 2010. That resignation has sparked outrage from many in the evangelical community who have denounced RTS as being too narrow-minded on this issue.2 The interpretation
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patients which is occasionally; few have received any training or guidance about how and when touch might be therapeutic or whether it might be neutral or when harmful. The 2002 Ethics code of the American Psychological Association says very little about touch‚ and does not even use the word “touch” anywhere in the code. The biggest area of concern is that of Sexual touching‚ which of course is prohibited and is always unethical (sections 10.05 – 10.08). Psychologists are also prohibited from engaging
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Group work is used throughout middle school and high school. Group work is used in classes‚ such as math and even in english. Students rarely agree with group work‚ and do not agree with some of their peers they work with. Does group work help students? Group work should be required to graduate high school‚ because students will need to learn how to work well with others in future jobs‚ helps students to communicate with others‚ and students can learn how to agree to disagree. Future jobs will
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