Is it considered okay to disobey some laws? Does committing civil disobedience actually do any good? Martin Luther King Jr. believed that it was moral to obey just laws and disobey unjust law. “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just law. Conversely‚ one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” (Jacobus 382). Henry David Thoreau also conveyed this same idea when he said “If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government‚ let it
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Part A: Ethical Dilemma Essay Ethical Dilemma Description British’s fourth largest mobile operator‚ T-Mobile who is under E E Phone Company faced an ethical dilemma that concerned the T-Mobile company recall matter in the year end of 2008 till 2009. The stuff in T-Mobile‚ United Kingdom allegedly sold customer data to brokers‚ who in turn sold it to other competing phone firms. These firms then started calling customers‚ whose contracts with T-Mobile were about to expire‚ trying to get them to
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impact the child’s quality of life‚ the problem could be avoided. The natural‚ if optimistic‚ conclusion to that line of thought
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12 Comparison of Capital Budgeting Techniques The Dilemma at Day-Pro The Day-Pro Chemical Corporation‚ established in 1995‚ has managed to earn a consistently high rate of return on its investments. The secret of its success has been the strategic and timely development‚ manufacturing‚ and marketing of innovative products that have been used in various industries. Currently‚ the management of the company is considering the manufacture of a thermosetting resin as packaging material for electronic
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Ethics-Game Dilemmas Ethics and Social Responsibility- ETH/316 November 19‚ 2012 Mary Carter Individual Organizational Issues – Simulation Reflective Summary The ethical issues that were presented in the Week Three Ethics Game Simulations were from The Mysterious Blogger and The Veiled ID. The ethical issues on “The Mysterious Blogger” were whether the information obtained by Jamal Moore‚ the IT Tech was enough to discipline Aaron Webb‚ the blogging employee for violating
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Professional Workplace Dilemma A dilemma that I experienced has to do with my place of work at ABC. In 2002 I had a values conflict that had to do with my job situation. My company had hired a new director for our accounts payable department in 1997. His name was MB.MB was a financial director from Coca Cola with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance. For several years‚ MB had held strategic positions and his fame increased with great accomplishments‚ and was recognized as one of the best
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Solving Ethical Dilemmas in the Accounting Profession LaKeesha Lawler ACC/260 January 14‚ 2011 Dan Jensen Solving Ethical Dilemmas in the Accounting Profession The Dilemma of an Accountant Baker Greenleaf was one of the Big Eight accounting firms. Daniel Potter was a highly ethical accountant that placed a lot of value on integrity. He was hired to work as an accountant for the firm. Baker like many other firms was faced with a dilemma that tested the firm’s ethical standings
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For instance‚ when a person experiencing excruciating pain or has been afflicted with some sort of threatening symptom‚ it is the hospital staff’s duty to immediately tend to that patient’s needs in an attempt to treat the patient into a healthier state. Regardless of whether the patient
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4705350-6858000 A Positive Correlation in life lessons My selection for Response‚ out of all the reading that could be chosen‚ I chose the short story Ironing by Esmeralda Santiago. Inside this story Santiago talks about herself being the main character. She states in the beginning her mother being over loaded with Raymond’s doctor visits and medication refills‚ while unloading on their personal funds. Leading to her mother having to locate other sources of employment. These ranging from Cooking
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The relationship between the law and moral standards base on two processes that form the law. I/ Introduction Law is a part of the society and we can’t deny its importance. We also know that Law is a set of rules which were established to control the behavior in the society. Because conflicts are a part of life and the development of the society so that rules or laws can solve them easily. Moreover‚ Law can lead to moral choice complicated by human rights and needs‚ which can contribute to the
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