ceremony of marriage’‚ because using it literal meaning would produce the absurd result that the offence of bigamy would be impossible to commit. The Golden Rule was also applied in Re Sigsworth (1935). A son murdered his mother and she had not made a will. Under the statute setting the law on intestacy‚ he was her sole issue and stood to inherit her whole estate. The court applied the Golden Rule holding that an application of the Literal Rule would lead to a repugnant result. He was thus entitled to
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This Act is an important piece of legislation due to its focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. It ensures that the welfare of children is paramount; it also identifies the responsibility of parents and of those who work with children to ensure the safety of the child. The UNCRC: This is an international human rights treaty which sets out the rights of all children to be treated equally. Under the treaty there is a list of rights to which every child under the age of
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How (Un)ethical Are You? Most of people believe that they are ethical and unbiased. They imagine they’re good decision makers‚ able to objectively size up a job candidate or a venture deal and reach a fair and rational conclusion that’s in their‚ and their organization’s‚ best interests. But more than two decades of research confirms that‚ in reality‚ most of them fall woefully short of our inflated self-perception. This article explores four related sources of unintentional unethical decision
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Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Learning Outcome: 1.1 Title of outcome: Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Legislation is the term used to describe the laws or Acts and Statutes enacted by the UK Parliament. The UK government provides guidelines to organisations and individuals in England and Wales to inform them about how legislation enacted in
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Valley Forge: Would you have quit? You see people like Bear Grylls doing survival shows‚ and showing you tricks to survive in the wilderness all the time. But have you ever wondered what it would be like if you had to survive in the cold‚ with not a lot of food‚ illness plagued your camp‚ and the stakes were your life? This was Valley Forge in the harsh winter of 1777-1778‚ were the continental army was suffering a brutal winter in huts on a farmer’s field‚ but question is. Would you have re-enlisted
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Military Ethics Would you disobey an unjust or illegal command given to you by a superior? If deontological ethics is applied then it could be questionable. “Deontological ethics is and ethical theory that places special emphasis on the relationship between duty and the morality of human actions” (Britannica 2016). An action is considered morally good because of characteristics from the action itself‚ not because the end result of the action is good. One could be given a command that is unjust or
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121-049 16 March 2011 Home Day Care verses Center Based Day Care Choosing between center-based day care and home-based day care can be a very harrowing experience for a parent. The following evaluation may be helpful in choosing the best fit for your day care needs. Although many parents may choose center-based care‚ as a parent I prefer home day care in favor of its scheduling‚ environment‚ pricing‚ and amenities. Home-based day care takes place in a day care provider’s home‚ which results in
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Would You Sentence A Murderer To The Death Penalty? I would sentence a murderer to the death penalty because someone who has taken a life (a murderer) should not be allowed to carry on with theirs. My reasons for this opinion are that it will deter other people who are contemplating killing someone from doing so. Also each criminal should get what their crime deserves and in the case of a murder what their crime deserves is death. It can also give closure for the victims’ families. Most importantly
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written several books about the role of the Chinese in American history. A Chinese American herself‚ McCunn lived in Boise‚ Idaho-the state in which her novel is set-with her father’s family. She later moved to San Francisco‚ where she wrote Thousand Pieces of Gold. The well-researched biographical novel serves as a depiction of the life of a typical female Asian immigrant in Idaho during the gold rush era. Events in History at the Time the Novel Takes Place Prostitution. While McCunn’s novel does not
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Question 1: How would you evaluate Marie’s performance in terms of consensus‚ distinctiveness and consistency? Consensus: In terms of consensus‚ Marie’s performance is low‚ because others in her same circumstances‚ that being her team generally perform better and faster‚ instead of about the same. Given her credentials‚ it could be assumed that she would perform at least as well as her co-workers‚ but since they are all performing better‚ it must be a problem specific to Mary causing her low performance
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