The dilemma presented when faced with a resume containing Bernard Madoff’s firm as a former employer may be complex to some; however‚ from my point of view‚ the dilemma may be resolved by using appropriate and effective selection tools. Dismissing a highly qualified candidate based sole on the reputation or legal troubles of a former employer would be unethical‚ especially since as HR professionals we aspire to be as objective as possible when it comes to selection or hiring decisions. Whether or
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On 26 May 2015‚ Bernie Sanders‚ a self-proclaimed Socialist Democrat‚ announced his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Sanders‚ a junior senator from Vermont‚ began his political career as an officer in the University of Chicago’s chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality. In 1981 he was elected Mayor of Burlington‚ Vermont by a mere 10 votes. Sanders’ socialist views are not like those of Vladimir Putin or Raul Castro. For example‚ he believes in leveling the playing field when
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market refers to a somewhat mixed economy. In this economy‚ government intervention takes place even though the majority of the market is capitalist. This paper aims to explore the utilitarian argument of capitalism and discuss whether government intervention in an otherwise free market leads to inefficiencies on utilitarian grounds. Capitalism refers to a profit or market system (Shaw‚ 2008; Gray‚ 2011). In this system‚ economic activity is private and operates with the goal of making a profit
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The Truth behind Bernie Twenty miles from the Louisiana Border in Carthage‚ Texas on August 12‚ 1997 the body of the wealthiest widow of the town Marjorie Nugent was found stuffed into her own deepfreeze by her companion Bernie Tiede. In terms of Nugent’s personality and opinions of her held by the townspeople of Carthage‚ Hollandsworth writes that “According to most locals‚ she acted as if she was too good for Carthage‚” therefore leaving the town feeling bad for Tiede. After Nugent’s husband
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The Tick tock tick tock the clock went as Jefe was waiting for his dad John to come back home. He stood there waiting until SQUEAK! The door busted open as he saw a skinny man in very small shorts. It was Grandpa Bernie. What was he doing here. Maybe he was still sad that he lost the election even though it was almost a year since he was out of the election‚ he thought in confusion. “Hey there Joe‚” Gramps said. Jefe still was to scared to even talk to his grandpa so he only whispered oh as
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CNN Asked Bernie Sanders About His Religion: Here’s His Breathtaking Response As days nears South Carolina’s Democratic primary‚ Hillary Clinton and Sanders Bernie met with voters at Town Hall to answer questions. This was four days before the primary in the battle to know who will flag the state capital of Columbia. Bernie Sanders was asked about his spirituality even with a lot of talk about Wall Street racism‚ GOP’s obstructionism and Donald Trump. Americans want their president to be
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Alex Eisemann Professor Aaron Potter English 1B section 28 January 2016 He Doesn’t Read Our Titles When looking at all the possible candidates for the upcoming 2016 presidential elections‚ one has to look no further than Bernie Sanders to find the best candidate. Since the 60’s Sen. Sanders has consistently fought for equal rights of racial minorities‚ women‚ people in the LGBT community.‚ and the disabled. He has also fought to lessen income inequality by focusing on creating more jobs‚ increasing
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Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Applying philosophical concepts to social issues can test the relevance of philosophy in contemporary society. Such application may also help to resolve present-day social issues‚ as philosophy can draw light on moral concerns. In this paper‚ the Kantian and Utilitarian moral theories are applied to the Nestle advertising controversy which began in 1970‚ and which lingers
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I think that Singers conclusion with the famine in India differs from the conclusion that a Utilitarian might reach with regards to the “The Truth about Torture” in several ways. The difference between torturing a terrorist to protect the masses is consistent with Utilitarian Theory. Although Singer’s conclusion does appear to deviate from Utilitarian Theory‚ it actually follows some utilitarian moral principles in the fact that human greed in the western world‚ which is immoral‚ appears to
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There are two general theories of punishment: utilitarian and retributive. In the utilitarian theory of punishment‚ punishment is sought to discourage future occurrences of crime‚ while in the retributive theory‚ punishment is handed out because the offender deserves to be punished. Laws are used under the utilitarian philosophy specifically to maximize the overall peace of society. Because crimes and the punishment that follows are both adversaries to that peace‚ they should be kept to a minimum
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