Explanation of the Utilitarian Ethical Theory There are many different ethical approaches that deal with the morality issues we face every day‚ but the utilitarian approach holds the feeling of morally belonging to a group and the lack of individualism that many others carry. It also can be a very cold approach for those who belong to the minority in a society. This is because the principle of utility says that “we ought to do that which produces the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure for
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What power bases did Bernie Ebbers and Scott Sullivan rely on to get away with accounting fraud? The power bases are legitimate power‚ reward power‚ coercive power‚ expert power‚ referent power. Case Study Bernie Ebbers built WorldCom Inc into one of the largest telecommunication firms. Yet he and CFO Scott Sullivan have become better known for creating a massive corporate accouting fraud that led to the largest bankruptcy in US history. Two investigative reports and subsequent court cases concluded
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David Zuckerman‚ headlined by Bernie Sanders. This rally was a gathering of people who believe in what the Vermont Democratic Party stands for. There were a lot people; most of us were standing‚ waiting. More people came into the room and later Bernie Sanders came after with one other man and woman. As soon as he came into the room‚ people were standing and cheering for him. One of the guys with a suit started off by introducing Bernie Sanders and some politics stuff. Bernie Sanders up next talking about
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a more modern world? I believe electing Bernie Sanders to be our new president will create a better future for young youth like you. Bernie can finish what Obama has started in creating an accepting America and a better future for our generation. We will look over Bernie’s stands on accepting money‚ drug wars‚ and promises. Think about this. Bernie refuses to take money from millionaires. From the Huffington post sigh “25 Reasons Why I’m Voting for Bernie Sanders” I found this quote. “Hillary Clinton
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This assignment will provide an overview of the main justifications for punishment and essentially discuss the moral and political arguments for and against punishment. A constant theme that will run throughout will be the Utilitarian philosophy of punishment. Utilitarianism is forward-looking and therefore seeks to prevent the reoccurrence of crime. This is generally achieved through Deterrence‚ Rehabilitation and Incapacitation with all too some extent playing a vital role in the criminal justice
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are very disappointing. The two parts appear to be strongly divided and in deep turmoil. Who has inspired me as a voter‚ and who has put up the best‚ and most honest fight to be in office is Bernie Sanders Of the remaining candidates‚ only three remain. Currently at battle for the democratic nomination are Bernie Sanders‚ and Hillary Clinton. The republican party has already chosen business entrepreneur Donald Trump. These candidates make an odd trio‚ being the fact that they will all be ‘first times’
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Bernie Madoff’s $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme Named after con man Charles Ponzi‚ a Ponzi scheme is a fraud of investment‚ which appeals to investors due to the promise of high returns with little to no risk. Investors believe they are receiving profits however they are merely receiving principal of new investors. In order to be successful‚ the old investors must not withdraw large sums of money at a given time‚ and there must constantly be an inflow of money from new investors contributing to the
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COMPARE UTILITARIAN AND DEONTOLOGICAL THEORIES Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined by its usefulness. In maximizing utility and minimizing negative utility‚ in short it can be defined as pleasure minus pain. Deontology means duty or obligation. This theory was founded by a German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). According to Kant‚ it is the only way of making moral decisions. Another definition for deontology is that it is an approach to the justification
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“Seven in 10 seniors (69%) who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2014 had student loan debt‚ with an average of $28‚950 per borrower. (Student Debt and the Class of 2014).” Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has a very audacious idea that could possibly fix this growing problem. Sander’s unique charisma‚ reminiscent of the sixties‚ is reinvigorating young voters who are very fond of his plan to pay collage tuition. His idea deals with economic concepts such as‚ the government’s fiscal
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Bernie Madoff’s $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme Who is Bernie Madoff The Madoff investment scandal is the Ponzi scheme that former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff confessed to in 2008. On March 12‚ 2009‚ Madoff pled guilty to 11 federal crimes and admitted to operating what has been called the largest investor fraud ever committed by an individual. On June 29‚ 2009‚ he was sentenced to 150 years in prison with restitution of $170 billion. According to the original federal charges‚ Madoff said that his
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