International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 12; July 2011 Can Ethics Be Taught? Thomas G. Ryan‚ Ed.D. Associate Professor Nipissing University (Graduate Studies) Faculty of Education Ontario‚ Canada E-mail: thomasr@nipissingu.ca Jeremy Bisson‚ M.Ed. Assistant Professor Nipissing University Ontario‚ Canada Abstract For many years educational programs have dealt with ethics. However‚ can ethics be taught? Secondly‚ how should it be taught? The notion that ethics is
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Can Terrorism be Eradicated? Terrorism is the use of fear and violence in order to spread specific political or religious beliefs. Terrorism is often a last resort method for groups because they see that creating chaos is the only way to bring attention to the cause that they believe in. Terrorism cannot be completely eradicated because no matter what actions are taken‚ someone’s fundamental beliefs will not be changed; however‚ if the root causes that drive people to joining terrorist groups are
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While reading the book‚ I Can I Will‚ I found the messages that were sent across to be very forceful and pertained to a lot of my own life experiences. The book teaches me to overcome my negative preconceptions and always say “I can I will.” It also teaches me to believe in myself‚ have positive self-affirmation‚ and spend my energy on important aspects of my life. Furthermore‚ it enlists self-confidence in the reader and allows an individual to introspectively assess the qualities that are needed
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Case 3 Continental Can Company of Canada‚ Ltd. Teaching Notes Copyright © Gareth R. Jones 1994 Synopsis The case allows an in-depth analysis of a mechanistic structure and allows students to apply theorganizational theory concepts from Chapters 4‚ 5‚ and 6. It should be used after Chapter 6‚ and the TRWSystems case should follow (a two-class sequence) to illustrate the workings of an organic matrixstructure. This sequence exposes the meaning and significance of the mechanistic-organic distinction
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Can Machines Think? Draft due: 2/25/13 Final draft due: 3/1/13 Introduction to Philosophy Section 05G Spring 2013 CO In the articles of Computing Machinery and Intelligence by Turing and Minds‚ Brains‚ and Programming by Searle‚ many different arguments are made for and against the claim‚ can machines think? Now just as they did in their articles‚ I will explain what I mean by machine and think. A machine is a mechanical object designed by human beings to assist us in our lives. And when I
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Can Marriage Be Saved? Written by: Frank Furstenberg Summer 2005 I chose the article “Can Marriage Be Saved?” written by Frank Furstenberg. This article was found under the “topics for course papers” section of our syllabus‚ link number four. I felt that the article was very much true to life. I agree that marriage seems to last a lifetime for the more educated and wealthy. I see all too often young adults getting married just because they have become pregnant or for the wrong reasons. This
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themselves and others. These different views are tied clearly to the decisions pregnant girls make concerning the outcome of their own pregnancies. These views need to be influenced by the parents of these teens. They need to be taught that abortion can be evaded (Voydanoff 73). For many teens‚ abortion is used as a coping mechanism for adolescents who are not ready for parenthood. The intention to have an abortion is the most important determinant of actually having an abortion. The most important
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Looks Can Be Deceiving Disguise plays an important role throughout both the "Jew of Malta" and "Merchant of Venice." Play writers‚ especially Shakespeare‚ are known for their use of trickery in their writings. Disguise among characters brings about a literary device known as dramatic irony‚ in which the audience knows what the characters do not: behind the mask there lies someone other than who the character pretends to be. The beginnings of dramatic irony actually date back to the writings
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16 October 2013 The Government: Can it be trustworthy? How important is your privacy? Most people would agree having privacy is a huge concern‚ especially when it involves personal business. In recent breaking news‚ Edward Snowden‚ a 30-year-old high school dropout‚ who worked for the NSA‚ released private information to America. He announced the NSA is tracking citizen’s phone calls and monitoring emails. Most people in the U.S. were very frustrated once the information went viral. Many people
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Although success is what most people strive for‚ it can lead to disasters that outweigh the positive things that come with it. Celebrities that have a taste of fame often let their successes get the best of them. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the success of the creation of a human leads to despair and loneliness. Einstein’s success in creating the atomic bomb was one of the causes leading to the Cold War and the arms race. Lindsay Lohan is one of the best examples of a fallen star. As a young
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