"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Mr. Smith was too naive to survive as a senator during the time the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" took place. Mr. Smith’s naiveté was most evident in his ambitious proposal to start a national boys camp. However‚ when false allegations regarding Mr. Smith’s motives for starting the camp surfaced‚ Smith was too idealistic to defend himself from the political machine that accused him of acting in self-interest. Making matters worse‚ Senator Smith was a genuinely
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The answer to this question depends upon the way in which we define rationality. In this essay‚ I will discuss the meaning of the term ‘rational‚’ and its relation to human reasoning and decision making‚ calling into question definitions of the term in order to make a judgement as to whether giving reasons for actions justifies them as rational. Firstly‚ for the purpose of this essay I shall define ‘reasons’ as verbal justification comprehensible to those other than the decision maker. Moving
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[ Running Head: ] Leadership Leadership Outline your name COLL/148 June 3‚ 2012 Professor. Barbara Donald I. Introduction a. My research paper will cover leadership and the skills needed to be a successful leader. b. The leader in my field that I choose is Mr. Gary P. Martin‚ who is currently serving as the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Deputy to the Commanding General. c. The
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The end justifies the means The end justifies the means is an expression that is often used in society to validate or excuse distasteful and objectionable actions undertaken by its people. In effect‚ the phrase is a justification for dispensing with all morality and principle in the passage towards a successful conclusion. The Greek writer Sophocles wrote in Electra 409 BC “the end excuses any evil." This was a thought later considered‚ by the Roman poet Ovid‚ ‘the result justifies the deed’ (c
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The Uninsured Population Healthcare is extremely important in today’s society. It has always been an ongoing issue. After President Obama was elected into office‚ he worked diligently with the United States Senate to find a solution to health care reform. There were many debates regarding health care reform; never the less‚ in March of 2010 President Obama signed the Affordable Healthcare Act giving millions of uninsured people access to affordable healthcare. Numerous people are searching for
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Does The End Justify The Means? by Mortimer J. Adler‚ Ph.D. Does the end justify the means? Can it sometimes be right to use a bad means to achieve a good end? Don’t the conditions of human life require some shadiness and deceit to achieve security and success? First‚ let’s try to understand the sense in which the word "justifies" is used in the familiar statement that "the end justifies the means." After that we can consider the problem you raise about whether it is all right to employ
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In the opening scene of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington‚ reporters frantically go around telling and calling people that a Senator has passed away. With the death of the Senator‚ Taylor -who runs the state‚ needs to have Hopper elect a new senator. Not just any fill in senator‚ but a senator who an amateur and that will not go against Taylor. That is how Mr. Smith‚ leader of the state’s Boy Rangers group‚ is appointed senator. When Smith arrives in Washington‚ he does not get off on the right foot and
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Senator Sam Foley dies and the governor of a western state Huburt “Happy” Hopper has to pick a replacement for deceased Senator. Jim Taylor Happy’s political boss tries to pressure him into to selecting one of his corrupt personnel. The popular committee wanted a reformer Henry Hill but the corrupt Jim Taylor was not going to allow that to happen. In the meantime Happy Hopper is struggling on who to select as Senator. While the governor is at dinner with his family
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5 out of 5 points The best example of a source for virtue ethics for a business is Answer Selected Answer: the corporate mission statement. Correct Answer: the corporate mission statement. Question 2 5 out of 5 points Corporate director or officer decisions to dedicate corporate funds for social causes is called: Answer Selected Answer: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Correct Answer: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Question 3 5 out of 5 points Which of the following
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Today uninsured Americans make up approximately 4.2 million people. Because these families cannot afford the high cost of insurance‚ they do not get the health care needed to maintain good health. They must live with the pain and worry of the problem and when they do get medical care‚ they assume huge debts and another worry of how to pay for it. The United States is the only modern industrialized country with out a sound health care system. Since 1999‚ one in six‚ not including the elderly
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