The Knight’s Tale‚ the story of two knights that fight for the love of a woman they do not know‚ and The Miller’s Tales‚ the story of three men trying to win the heart of one woman‚ are two tales that share similar story lines and themes that include courtly love and chivalry. The themes in the two tales at times seem to be very satirical throughout the stories‚ especially The Miller’s Tale; however‚ the presentations of the satirical themes in each story have a different approach from one another
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ILLUSTRATION BY AJAY MOHANTY Prisoner’s Dilemma Two men attempting a burglary with a weapon‚ A and B‚ are caught‚ with insufficient incriminating evidence for the burglary. They are questioned separately and not allowed to communicate. If both deny the burglary‚ they escape a 10-year sentence and will be imprisoned for two years for possession of a weapon. A is told separately that if B pleads guilty and A does not‚ B will get a reduced sentence of four years‚ while A will get 10. So A has an
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Shayla Terrance Ethical Dilemma A.) Problem: You’re a fairly new staff member working in a Special Education‚ Special Day class (SDC) for Severely Emotionally Disturbed students (SED).A student arrives on campus that you haven’t seen in over a week and seems to be pacing around the courtyard and adamant that he doesn’t want to go to class. You approach him and chat with him about his odd behavior and he walks away. In working with these types of youth you let the student have his space
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1. Sam has to make an ethical decision immediately. He faces a dilemma of whether to send the fax as Linda tells him to do or not to commit Linda’s command. If he sends the fax‚ he will violate business ethics and his personal religion ethics. The consequences may involve both the loss of Sam’s personal moral prestige and the collapse of FirstAmerica’s corporate reputation among the financial industry. If he doesn’t send the fax‚ he will disobey his direct superior Linda with risk of ending his
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The Odyssey in Relation to the Current Era Although the epic poem of the “Odyssey” by Homer was written long ago‚ its relevance to the current era is still significant‚ as the dilemmas of Odysseus directly mirror that of our own. While my present life does not share much correlation with the “Odyssey”‚ the forthcoming years of my life will mimic Odysseus’s as I attempt to make use out of my life as an anesthesiologist. Similar to Odysseus I will be confronted with many obstacles throughout my future
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HRD DILEMMA Sukumar Vyas read the message on his E-mail. It was an anxious and urgent message from sudeep Rai‚ the vice-president of human resource development (HRD) at Trifle India Ltd. (TIL). It read: "TIL is downsizing in a big way‚ and this comes as a shock to me. It was not on the agenda when I accepted their offer‚ and I am wrecked by a tremendous feeling of despair over this exercise. The agitation I am feeling is straining my objectivity. I need to talk to you urgently." Vyas
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Facts Lael Matthews takes one of managerial positions in the company . She faces the need to promote one of her subordinates . She has chosen the three potential candidates for the promotion . Liz is an African American ‚ who is a single mother and has a child . Liz is extremely energetic ‚ her performance can be called mediocre ‚ and she had some problems with managing her staff . Roy is a 57-year-old white ‚ who has spent the last 20 years with this company . He is not very energetic ‚ but he
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Grass DeVry University Grass The Omnivores Dilemma by Michael Pollan ‚ is separated into three different sections Corn‚ Grass‚ and the Forest . I choose the Grass section honestly because I felt no one would pick it and because it was long and I wanted to be different . I did not think that this book was going to be all impressive . I don’t know if I was judging a book by it cover I am not sure but my thought process was how could be interesting about a book that had a chapters labeled
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The Lover’s Dilemma: We grow‚ we change‚ we learn‚ and we love. For the very habits we fall victim to are indeed the very things that make us uniquely human. The most damning of these habits is undeniably the lattermost. The sting of unrequited love weighs heavy on my heart‚ but it too shall pass. I trust it will. Until then‚ however‚ I shall sit in agony‚ painfully awaiting a belated redress. But‚ my dear‚ we cannot wait passively. We must actively seek the tranquility
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Examples of Ethical Dilemmas Accounting: Your supervisor enters your office and asks you for a check for $150.00 for expenses he tells you he incurred entertaining a client last night. He submits receipts from a restaurant and lounge. At lunch your supervisor’s girlfriend stops by to pick him up for lunch and you overhear her telling the receptionist what a great time she had at dinner and dancing with your supervisor the night before. What do you do? Bank Teller: You have worked as a bank teller
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