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    v. British Columbia (Attorney General) As the majority writer in the case of Rodriguez v. British Columbia‚ you are well aware that this case has and will become a case that will be infamous with ethics vs. the law. You are well aware of the facts and I need not to reiterate them to you. I write to you in response to the courts final decision that was rendered on September 30‚ 1993. Sue Rodriguez was denied her appeal that section 241(b) of the criminal code violated sections 7‚ 12 and 15(1) of

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    Today‚ former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship will turn himself into police custody to immediately start a one year sentence for his involvement in the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster. How does a CEO of a company end up in jail for what appeared as a tragic accident? On April 5th‚ 2010 in a West Virginia coal mine owned by Massey Energy Company and operated by Performance Coal Company an explosion would claim the lives of twenty-nine miners and shed light on the many workplace safety violations

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    The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyla nuclear power plant in Ukraine was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes made by the plant operatorsb.  It was a direct consequence of Cold War isolation and the resulting lack of any safety culture. The accident destroyed the Chernobyl 4 reactor‚ killing 30 operators and firemen within three months and several further deaths later. One person was killed immediately and a second died in hospital soon after as a result

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    …………………………………………………………………………..…………….8 Natural disasters introduction A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ heatwave‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience. This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability." A natural

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    | | |Global problems of ecology................................................................................................... |3 | |Worst man-made environmental disasters of all time............................................................ |4 | |Bhopal |

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    Chapter 4 Case Study “Google In China” 1. What philosophical principle did Google’s managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operating in China outweighed the cost? When deciding whether or not to operate in China‚ a utilitarian approach was clearly adopted. “Utilitarian approaches to ethics hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences” (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 144). In 2002‚ Google was unexpectedly blocked by the Chinese for two weeks. When it was finally

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    The book Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman should be a book that is praised by everyone and is found significant in everyone’s lives‚ for it offers a great deal of knowledge and experience within the subject of mental illnesses. This particular novel gives the reader a secret look at what it is like to be a teenager plagued by mental illnesses‚ which is why it is definitely worth reading. A few reasons as to why the novel should be read include: the novel passes an important message to the reader

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    Case study: Chapter 8 Kelly Korntved 1. The Case Study was written in spring of 2011. Research what has happened in Greece since the case study was written. How is Greece doing economically? Did they bounce back after the 2010 bailout? The global recession and fraudulent steps Greece took to enter the Eurozone took a catastrophic toll upon the country and its economy. In April of 2009‚ the European Union ordered Greece to reduce their budget deficits‚ along with France‚ Spain‚ and the

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    District of Colombia v. Heller The District of Columbia had a law banning all handguns. Dick Heller challenged this law in 2008‚ on the grounds of the Second Amendment. This was the first time that the Supreme Court had regarded what it meant for an individual’s right to possess weapons for private uses‚ including self-defense. The District of Columbia had banned handguns‚ making it a place with one of the strictest gun laws. The District of Columbia also had a law that entailed for any long gun to

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    Harrison Holdings‚ Inc. (HHI) is publicly traded‚ with a current share price of $32 per share. HHI has 20 million shares outstanding‚ as well as $64 million in debt. The founder of HHI‚ Harry Harrison‚ made his fortune in the fast food business. He sold off part of his fast food empire‚ and purchased a professional hockey team. HHI’s only assets are the hockey team‚ together with 50% of the outstanding shares of Harry’s Hotdogs restaurant chain. Harry’s Hotdogs (HDG) has a market capitalization

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