nature is not sufficiently selfish to make it possible that many people will sacrifice so much for a stranger. The facts of human nature which was clearly described by the author using two stories about Dora and Bob. Singer effectively argued the ethical distinction of right and wrong between the acts of Dora who sold a child to organ peddler but later realized and corrected her action‚ with the action of Bob‚ who chose to save a valuable old car than the life of a child. Using the two situations
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Characterization of Howard Roark in The Fountainhead Egoism is the ethical philosophy that focuses on self-interest as the base of morality. In the novel The Fountainhead‚ the character of Roark displays great honesty towards himself and the people who he encounters in his life. Roark is also a man who has a strong desire toward his work as an architect and accomplishing whatever he can to achieve personal success. This character is extremely independent and sees his opinion as the only one worth
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Ethical Dilemmas 1) You are a prosecutor in a jurisdiction that does not use the grand jury system. An elderly man has administered a lethal dose of sleeping tablets to his wife ‚who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He calmly turned himself in to the police department‚ and the case is on the front page of the paper. It is entirely up to you whether to charge him with murder. What would you do? What criteria did you use to arrive at your decision? 2) You are a probation officer and
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Rand’s argument for the definition of selfishness’ is that it does not include a moral evaluation; it does not tell us whether concern with one’s own interest is good or evil. She states that selfishness’ has become a synonym to the word evil’. Which brings the minds of people to images of a murderous brute‚ therefore it does not constitute man’s actual interests. Altruism‚ which means unselfishness; self-sacrifice; selflessness‚ is declared by Rand that it takes any action for the benefit of
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Ethics in Action III-Module 6 Anthony Hall April 25‚ 2011 COUN 501-D17 LUO Module Six Questions Segment One: Managing Boundaries 1. If this was your client‚ what would you say and do? Be specific. Why would you respond that way? If this was my client I would start of by restating her request. I would do this to make sure I had a clear understanding of her request to conduct group outside and away from the confines of the office. I would question her about how long she has been feeling
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Homework of Corporate Finance The 3rd Week 【Corporations】 What is the primary disadvantage of the corporate form of organization? Name at least two advantages of corporate organization. Answer: The primary disadvantage of the corporate form is the double taxation to shareholders of distributed earnings and dividends. Advantages include: limited liability; ability to raise capital; and unlimited life 【Agency Problem】 Who owns a corporation? Describe the process whereby the owners control
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To: From: Subject: Financial needs Polar For Polar Sports‚ Inc. one potential big change could be the switch from seasonal production to level monthly‚ as is brought up by Mr. Johnson‚ vice president of operations. This will lead to several differences in forecasting compared with when the company still adopts seasonal production. The forecast will through light on the financial needs of the company. First of all‚ production will be distributed evenly throughout the year under level production
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DRAFT Chapter 2. The Salomon principle Introduction In the previous chapter we considered how the modern company grew of out of the law on unincorporated associations‚ how it used ideas long identified with town corporations created by Royal Charter‚ how it evolved from the joint stock company‚ and how shareholders in companies were granted limited liability by statute. One key element of the modern company‚ however‚ remained outstanding: the principle of separate corporate personality which
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Chapter 7 Solutions 7.3 Raven Assets taken over Plant and machinery Furniture and fittings Inventories Trade receivables Brand Liabilities Identifiable net tangible assets Consideration transferred Goodwill RM 340‚000 40‚000 60‚000 60‚000 100‚000 600‚000 (22‚000) 578‚000 650‚000 72‚000 Debit RM To record the purchase price Gimmick Realisation account (Being the agreed purchase price.) Assets taken over Realisation account Trade payable Accumulated depreciation
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TABLE OF CONTENT NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NUMBER 1 PLAGIARISM STATEMENT DECLARATION FORM 2 2 MARKING SCHEMES 3 PLAGIARISM REPORT FROM SAFE ASSIGN 4 INTRODUCTION 5 ANSWER: TOPIC 1- NATURE‚ PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF AUDIT 6 ANSWER: TOPIC 2 - DISTINCTION BETWEEN ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING 7 ANSWER: TOPIC 3 - TYPES OF AUDITS AND AUDITORS 8 ANSWER: TOPIC 4 - MEANING OF TRUE AND FAIR VIEW 9 ANSWER: TOPIC 5 - DESCRIBE THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO AUDITORS
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