Essay on lobbying campaign Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates‚ often lawyers‚ to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress. It is a highly controversial phenomenon‚ often seen in a negative light by journalists and the American public‚ and is frequently misunderstood. While lobbying is subject to extensive and often complex rules which‚ if not
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Corruption is the misuse of public funds and authority; political corruption is defined as the “sale by government officials of government property for personal gain.” (Shleifer 1993) An example of this is the fees collected by government officials to allow an individual through customs without check or for an individual to pass a driving test without completing it. These were examples of political corruption at the lowest levels of government‚ corruption also exists in the upper houses of government
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To what extent is animal experimentation considered ethical? Every year more than 25 million animals are used to develop new medicines and the majority of these animals are either euthanized or die from the experiments. This makes many people question our motives and moral principles. Should we continue to allow scientists to use animals for their research? Is research experiments really necessary? Is it alright for us to kill animals just so that we can benefit? The debate between supporting or
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Animal testing has been around since Aristotle’s time. Since then animal testing really took off for medical uses in the early 19th century. Since then laws have been put on animal testing when congress passed the Food‚ Drug‚ and Cosmetic Act in 1938. It is estimated that 26 million animals are abused in animal testing annually. Some of the causes include animal testing cannot stop or we would have no way of knowing if something is safe or not‚ assuming that animals and humans have the same DNA‚
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Case One: The Bribery Scandal at Siemens AG Organization and Industry Overview: The case‚ “The Bribery Scandal at Siemens AG‚” underscores how employee involvement with unethical behavior can cause irrevocable damage to a company’s reputation and ultimately their profitability and success. Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske founded Siemens AG in 1847 in Munich‚ Germany as a manufacturer of telegraphic systems. Over the next 150+ years‚ the company grew rapidly expanding operations in
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Bribery in the business world is a very polemical term‚ where it involves the corruption between the private sector and the government. The article “Does bribery help or hurt firm growth around the world?” by Jessie Qi Zhou & Mike W. Peng provides a good review and examination of how bribery plays a role in the growing process of a firm and what implications or consequences it can bring. The article brings two important points of view; the first one is focus on what levels the firms have to use bribery
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we look at the other factors coming into consideration that they are different which leads us to conclude that these two actions are not the same. However looking at the moral philosophies behind each one‚ there still remains the question of is it ethical. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines a gratuity as "something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service". In most cases (especially in a restaurant scenario)‚ it is given for services rendered after the services
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When it comes to animal research I feel there are to major dilemmas that arise that play a major role in how we determine the research methods as ethical or not: (1) do certain non-human species have changed consciousness and (2) to what extent do the animals suffer or experience death and how that influences their overall “well-being.” I pose these to issues because as rational‚ logical creatures we are capable of answering these two questions for ourselves and discuss our thoughts and feelings
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PETA‚ or “{People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Along with their website‚ www.cowsarecool.com‚ PETA and it’s two million followers help spread awareness through education‚ special events‚ and even celebrity involvement. They believe animals are here to help the world by means other than food‚ clothing‚ and entertainment. Farm animals‚ are of course‚ vital to the meat industry. PETA believes that the animals sent to slaughterhouses
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Animal Testing for Pharmaceuticals: Ethical or Unethical? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is a foundation that has been described as “by far the most successful radical organization in America” (Carlton). The keyword “radical” is a perfect adjective used to describe PETA. According to the co-founder and president‚ Ingrid Newkirk‚ they pursue total animal liberation from serving humans which clearly means no meat and dairy‚ but also means no medical research using animals. PETA
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