examine such contradictions in verbal and non-verbal communication in my office. I will also examine various types of listening skills important for deciphering non-verbal communication. Non-verbal Communication – Actions vs. Words Verbal communication is very important in the business world‚ but it is often the non-verbal language that accompanies the verbal communication that determines what is taken from the conversation. A person may verbally confirm that they
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Examine how utilitarian arguments might be applied to one issue of your choice? ACT UTILITARIANISM Act Utilitarian theories start with specific cases from which general principles can be deduced. Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus weighs up the following measures of the consequential pleasure/pain: CertaintyDurationExtentIntensityRemotenessRichnessPurity Situation 1 – Abortion would be morally right if the mother’s life is in danger. The period of the pain of the loss of the mother will be ongoing‚ the
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A deontological ethical system is one that is concerned solely with the inherent nature of the act being judged. If an act is inherently good‚ then even if it results in bad consequences‚ it is still considered a good act. Teleological systems judge the consequences of an act. An act might look bad‚ but if it results in good consequences‚ then it can be defined as good under a teleological system. Ethical formalism is a deontological system because the important determinant for judging whether
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can fight‚ he’s a hero. If a woman can fight‚ she’s a b**ch! Representation of women in action films The film industry never seems to lack action films and there always plenty for the market to choose from however how many of those have women in a leading role? A handful. There aren’t that many films that feature women in lead roles within action films. But the question is why? Why haven’t a majority of these women been given a chance? Are actresses like Uma Thurman and Angelina Jolie one-woman-wonders
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Deontological moral theory is a Non-Consequentialist moral theory. While consequentialists believe the ends always justify the means‚ deontologists assert that the rightness of an action is not simply dependent on maximizing the good‚ if that action goes against what is considered moral. It is the inherent nature of the act alone that determines its ethical standing. For example‚ imagine a situation where there are four critical condition patients in a hospital who each need a different organ in
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and deontological moral judgements. Next‚ I will discuss how our emotions influence our decisions. Greene believe that we should not trust our deontological moral judgements. I agree with Greene and I will give examples and reasoning behind why I also do not think we should make deontological moral judgements. Consequentialism says we should only focus on the consequences of our actions. According to consequentialism we should do what is morally right‚ but the consequences of our actions will
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There is a very clear way that any sophisticated utilitarian could handle this proposal. Obviously‚ they have to consider that the limited sports program needs to be incorporated‚ but at the same time they can’t cut too heavily into the current sports program. There is a very clear plan that would allow the physically impaired student to have their new sport program added‚ without greatly hindering the current sports program. It has been said that the cost of the new program is four times as high
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decision we begin to rationalize why we made the decision we made. We begin to explain things in a manner that might not be right or wrong but just for peace of mind. Daniel Gilbert further explains the concept of explaining and rationalizing our actions or inaction’s in his written essay named "Immune to Reality". In this essay‚ Gilbert argues that our psychological immune system will do anything in its power to protect oneself. Our psychological immune system fights off any negative emotions. This
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it. Some say that thinking without an action is pointless‚ because it will accomplish nothing in the real world . But‚ that is not true. In mathematics‚ we connect problems and solve them all in our heads‚ and we can apply those problems in the real world. We have to think ‚so that we are able to process what is happening around us and apply it to our situation. Thinking is what leads to actions‚ so obviously thinking is more important than just an action. Although‚ in most religions‚ you have
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Aaron Feuerstein & Malden Mills MGMT 368 ~ Business Ethics July 21‚ 2013 “The Mensch of Malden Mills” Aaron Feuerstein is well-known in the community of Lawrence‚ Massachusetts as the owner of Malden Mills. Perhaps more importantly‚ he is known as the man who cares about his workers and goes out of his way to help them; the man with deep convictions to see things through to the end because he is a man who keeps his word. Mr. Feuerstein is also known around the globe as one of the only businessmen
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