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    "The subtle ways colleges discriminate against poor students" by Alvin Chang‚ begins by discussing‚ while more Americans are attending college‚ the wealth gap is growing. At the same time‚ college degrees are worth less and less. The chance of poor students graduating high school is much lower than that of the wealthier students. This causes other issues for underprivileged kids‚ even when they make it to college. Besides financial issues‚ colleges teach certain values that only help out the wealthier

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    Engineer: Ethics and Case

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    (10%) Select any of the following cases and write a report about it. Your report (2-3 pages) will discuss the selected case containing the following parts: 1. Statement of the selected case [2 point ] 2. The moral dilemma involved in the case [2 points] 3. What do societal or professional values require in the selected case? [2 points] 4. What do professional ethical standards require in the selected case? Cite relevant parts of the Codes of Ethics. [2 points] 5. What action

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    Ethics Case Study

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    Ethics Case Study Jerry McCall is an office assistant for Dr. William’s. Jerry has received training as both a medical assistant and Licensed practical nurses (LPN). During the time the receptionist is out to lunch Jerry is covering for her. Jerry is faced with a common problem in the health care field today. Jerry has been asked to call in a refill for Valium to a pharmacy for a patient. This paper will address why Jerry is not qualified to refill any prescription medication. If Jerry is protected

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    The Urban Poor

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    partnerships. Thirdly‚ in discussing the Philippine urban poor I have used the guide questions provided by the invitation committee. I will proceed by defining the Philippine urban poor and then discuss its issues as well as my government ’s responses to these issues. Towards the end of my talk‚ I will discuss a proposed agenda of engagement in the present administration. A Close Look At the Urban Poor Situation The Philippine urban poor as officially defined by Republic Act 7279 which is also

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    Should Rich Nations Help Poor Nations? Adriana Hernandez Poly Sci Prof. Murphy 02.26.02 Imagine living in a community where every minute of everyday you were hungry‚ underclothed‚ and at risk for death because you are poor. Now imagine waking up and your biggest problem was which sweater to wear with which jeans. Both are scenarios that occur on a daily basis in our countries‚ some more extreme than others are. With that in mind a question of whether or not rich nations have an obligation

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    Justice for the Poors

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    Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on law‚ rationality‚ ethics‚ rationality‚ natural law‚ equity or religion. It is also the act of being fair and just. The question is how many are following the path of justice. We live in a materialistic world‚ where ethics‚ laws and order etc. are less cared about. Everything can be purchased with money even love and respect. People are generally measure others on the scale of richness‚ the more rich a person is the more will be his love and respect

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    can be treated fairly. Secondly‚ we can help poorer countries for political reasons because it’s a way to control and influence these countries. In Fact‚ in this way‚ they depend on us. So‚ our country stretches its influence in the world‚ as is the case of the USA. And it makes our country worthwhile. Finally‚ we can help the poorer countries for economic reasons. It’s a good way to import or export goods more easily. For example they can import products which are rare in our country. This facilitates

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    A case study on Poor Employee Relations and its Effect on Customer Demand Summary of the case This case study follows a Tool Manufacturer where an in-depth organizational analysis was conducted comprising of qualitative interviews with senior management. Hence‚ process mapping was conducted to detail the main activities of the organization. The process mapping demonstrated how the customer and the organization interacted. The customer would initially approach the Tool Manufacturer through

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    ETHICS CASE Dilemma of an Accountant In 1976 Senator Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.) released a report on the public accounting industry which rocked the profession. Despite a decade of revisions in rules and regulations (variously established by the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ Accounting Principles Board‚ and Financial Accounting Standards Board)‚ public accounting firms were still perceived by many on Capitol Hill as biased in favor of their clients‚ incapable of or unwilling to police

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    Case Against Moral Elitism

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    Assess the case against Moral Elitism Moral Elitist believe in a metaphysical claim: there are moral facts and an epistemic claim: we have access to them. According to moral relativism‚ there are no moral principles or values objectively real and applicable to everyone; rather‚ what’s right/wrong and good/bad essentially depends on individual preference or culture‚ and this varies from person to person or group to group. There is not just one moral fact but instead there are millions and we access

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