make them do this. This example shows how different cultures have different moral codes‚ which is ethical relativism. The news story about the blinding of an Iranian woman deals different believes between cultures‚ the heart of Cultural Relativism. She wants her attacker blind like she is. The saying‚ “an eye for an eye” is based on the principle "qisas" in sharia law. This saying can go back to Hammurabi’s Codes. In Iran‚ there are still cases that if someone pours acid‚ for example on someone
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Qingjing Xu Econ 1320 Instructor McDermott 01/14/2012 The Gold Standard The gold standard‚ a monetary system‚ directly links a currency’s value to that of gold. For the country that on the gold standard‚ if they want to increase the amount of money‚ they have to expand its gold reserves as a condition. Because the supply for global gold grows only slowly‚ it becomes an effective way to prevent the government overspending and create inflation.
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The age-old double standard of sexuality and gender is a historical and still currently prevalent issue that both male and females both face‚ though one more than the other. A double standard‚ as defined by Merriam Webster‚ is a set of principles that apples differently and usually more rigorously to one group of people or circumstances than to another. It is clearly evident that there are double standards within the sexes regarding sexuality. Women are ridiculed‚ shamed‚ and stigmatized for being
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Code of Ethics Design Paper Leadership Ethics LDR 800 July 13‚ 2013 Code of Ethics Design Paper General Overview of Organizational Ethical Policies Companies aspire to be a great and that success depends greatly upon their organizational structure. They are the people who are accountable for achieving big‚ bold goals with unwavering integrity. People who are leaders‚ that appreciate being a truly great company‚ they must continually strive to do better. Kaizen is a Japanese word that
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developed certain basic standards against which the mushrooms are measured before they are used. This chapter intends to focus on these standards‚ employed to distinguish among the mushrooms.
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"Code-Switching" Growing up on the out skirts of Philadelphia and a father with a sensitive job‚ requiring him to pack up and move in a moment ’s notice‚ my family moved in excess of two dozen times. This in itself took an enormous toll on the well-being of the family. Every time another move came about‚ came with it new challenges‚ social challenges that instigated change within myself. Constantly torn between friends‚ family and school life‚ I had evolved to be a routine that I came to learn in
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4.2 Strict standards Furthermore the research on finding new antibiotics is strictly regulated under standards‚ licenses and regulations‚ which make the process of finding new antibiotics very hard and non-lucrative for companies [9]. Most antibiotic trials are based upon an equivalent already existing antibiotic. These trials underlay very strict standards‚ such as that the antibiotic which gets tested must achieve equivalent or similar efficiency as the older version. The amount to which the efficacy
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Ministry of Health established the National Drinking Water Quality Standards (NDWQS) in 1983‚ with the most recent revision in 2000 due for circulation for use in 2002. The standards stipulate limits for physical‚ chemical‚ microbiological and radiological parameters and compliance with these standards is mandatory for all private water suppliers. Supporting documentation is available to ensure effective implementation of the standards and include information on the National Programmed for Drinking
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Standards of Beauty: A Look at How Conformity Establishes Identity How do you define beauty? Is it something that is acquired? Or is it a privilege that is bestowed on certain individuals? The society within The Bluest Eye‚ by Toni Morrison‚ establishes a certain standard to which its members must conform to. This conformity is also present in Dick Hebdige’s Subculture: The Meaning of Style. His novel serves as a reflection of today’s society with the presence of mass media and their guidelines
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double standard for Women today is a main reason why women become extremely radical. Women that do not appreciate being stereotyped and discriminated against‚ protest in forms of rallying and with lawsuits against people or institutions of society. The areas of society that use or even enforce a double standard against women may consider women to be inferior to men. This idea of superiority is discrimination. Often the work place‚ sports‚ and within homes do we see this idea of a double standard for
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