The main argument in The Apology by famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato is whether‚ notorious speaker and philosopher Socrates is corrupting the youth by preaching ungodly theories and teaching them unlawful ideas that do harm to individuals and society. In his words Socrates quoted the prosecution’s accusation against him: "Socrates is guilty of corrupting the minds of the young‚ and of believing in supernatural things of his own invention instead of the gods recognized by the state." 1 Further
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straps and‚ if possible‚ they should keep to the sidewalks while walking on the street. Mohd Bakri said tough action by police and the local authorities over the past months had shown a decline in the number of snatch theft cases. He said despite the public outcry on the matter‚ snatch theft cases had decreased throughout the country in the first five months of this year compared with the same period last year. During that period last year‚ 7‚377 cases were reported and 3‚605 were solved‚ resulting in
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Time theft‚ an unethical behavior in the workplace‚ is far too often overlooked. By utilizing the theory of planned behavior the determinants of time theft can further be understood in order to eliminate further replication of these unethical actions. Positive attitudes‚ pressures of subjective norms‚ and perceived behavior control over the action in question are the contributing factors in the decision process that leads to time theft by employees. POSITIVE EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE TOWARD CONSEQUENCES
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I. Outline-Retail theft A. Introduction " Excuse me‚ sir/madam can I check your bag please?” "Lifting"‚ "jacking"‚ "racking"‚ "nicking"‚ "boosting" and Five finger discount"‚ are some of the slang terms used for retail theft (also commonly known as shoplifting). Shoplifting is theft of goods from a retail establishment. It is one of the most common property crimes dealt with by police and courts. In the next few minutes‚ I
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PLATO’S APOLOGY In Plato’s Apology‚ I found that it is only named “Apology” but there is nothing about apology there. It is mainly the defense of Socrates for his accusations. He was a very decent intelligent man. Socrates said – “I am not a clever speaker in any way at all-unless‚ indeed‚ by a clever speaker they mean someone who speaks the truth.” By this statement he was able to make people think that he is only telling the truth‚ not making false things with his intelligence. I am amazed by
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Theft in the Workplace The Company I was working for‚ at the time‚ had a firm policy regarding cases of theft of company property. As equipment becomes old and outdated new equipment is purchased while the old equipment is placed on a table to be sold by bid each month. One day I see a valued employee (bob) who is 2 months away from retirement slip an electric drill from the table and put it in his car before the day of the sale. From an ethical standpoint‚ I know stealing and theft is wrong
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Plato thinking was highly influenced by Socrates as evidenced in his book‚ “The Apology”. It depicts Socrates as one who was extremely interested in morality‚ living a good life and mostly caring for the soul. To him‚ there are no better blessings than those of God. Therefore‚ he was an ambassador of ethics (Plato & In Richards‚ 1966). In his writings‚ Plato brings out the aspect of general knowledge as being what people believe without need for foundational proof. Any act of believing otherwise
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Employee Theft (Research Paper) Antonio Childress Baker College MGT 212: Section 02570 C. Delbridge November 27‚ 2012 EMPLOYEE THEFT Employee theft is a problem of considerable size for many companies. Many corporate security experts estimate that 25 to 40 percent of all employees steal from their employers‚ and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) estimates that employee theft of cash‚ property‚ and merchandise may cost American businesses as much as $50 billion on
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Some of the best sources of information about Socrates’ philosophical views are the early dialogues of his student Plato‚ who tried to provide a faithful picture of the methods and teachings of the great master. The Apology is one of the many-recorded dialogues about Socrates. It is about how Socrates was arrested and charged with corrupting the youth‚ believing in no god(s) (Atheism) and for being a Sophist. He attended his trial and put up a good argument. I believe that Socrates was wrongfully
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Identity Theft IFSM/201 February 22‚ 2013 Paul Gross IDENTITY THEFT Identity theft is not only stealing of credit card information but through online sources as well. Identity Theft has become a major issue since technology has become more popular throughout the world. Since consumers are co-dependent
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