Runbiao Wei Dr.Miller English 96 17th September 2014 The Argument of the “Lifeboat Ethics” In the text of “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor.” Garrett Hardin introduces the lifeboat ethics‚ which is in complete antithesis to the humanism of helping people in need. To state his point of view‚ the author makes the metaphor of a lifeboat and divides the world into rich nations and poor nations. The rich nations seems like people inside the lifeboat‚ while the poor ones are
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I believe presumed consent should be legal based on the fact it provides a larger supply of organs‚ and would take the emotional decision out of the hands of the family. This is based on Utilitarianism “actions are right to the degree they promote overall happiness for the greatest amount of people” (Tong‚ 2007). The donor would be happy they contributed to someone’s life. The family would be happy they did the right thing society deemed acceptable‚ and the recipient of course would be happy with
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Managed Care Organizations Guiseppina Saieva Kaplan University Managed Care Organizations Aetna ’s managed care organization mission is to help people find quality health care at a low cost so they can achieve financial security and maintain a healthy status. They work with doctors‚ hospitals‚ employers‚ patients‚ public officials‚ and others so they can build a stronger health care system for the public (Aetna Inc‚ 2001). Humana ’s managed care organization
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what can happen if a company does not train their employees to be ethically responsible. This also means complying with the rules for any form of harassment or discrimination against your co-workers. Improper payments refers to taking bribes or kickbacks as a payment for a service within a company. To me‚ this is just morally and ethically wrong. Environmental compliance refers to being committed to eliminating hazards within the workplace and providing a safe and healthy work environment. These
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Week 6 Homework MBA527 1. Read "Case 9: National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program‚ pp 444-454. Answer the questions at the end of the case. How does the NCAA encourage collegiate football programs to develop a culture of ethics and compliance? Collegiate football is not only a very lucrative and rapidly growing “business” but it also has a “tremendous impact on our culture‚ influencing the values of millions of participants and spectators”. Because of this‚ it is
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Once upon a time in a land far far away‚ there was a King who wanted nothing more than a simple life and for his children to continue in his footsteps as ruler. So he made a plan to divide his land and let them take care of him for a change. As is happens there were two leaders in far away lands with this very plan‚ King Lear and Hidetora Ichimonji. Each having two children with a certain kind of personality‚ and one child that didn’t conform to the other siblings ways. Just like the children these
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Enron a Case Study Enron‚ once known as the worldwide leader in energy trading‚ began as a natural gas pipeline company. “At its peak‚ Enron brokered up to 20 percent of America’s energy transactions. These included basic contracts to deliver natural gas from wells to pipelines for distribution to homes‚ contracts for the purchase of electrical power facility out port‚ and more complex financial contracts‚ which allowed power companies to manage price and market risk” (Ackman)
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The 2G spectrum scam in India involved the issue of 1232 licenses by the ruling Congress-led UPA alliance[1] of the 2G spectrum to 85 companies[1] including many new telecom companies with little or no experience in the telecom sector at a price set in the year 2001. The scam involved allegations regarding the under pricing of the 2G spectrum by the Department of Telecommunications which resulted in a heavy loss to the exchequer‚ and the illegal manipulation of the spectrum allocation process to
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ETHICS: THE BRIBERY SCANDAL IN SIEMENS (2006) In November 2006‚ Siemens company the Germany’s industrial giant had been involved in the largest bribery scandal that Germany had never experienced before. Managers used to secure abroad contracts by paying bribes to their clients. Is this an unethical behaviour or just a way to make profits for their company as they pretend that they didn’t make any personal gain? Is this behaviour could be considered as a sort of lobbying? What are the lessons
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only be customers’ victims‚ prostitutes also are exploited by their pimps. Kudlow (2006) found that “even though the girls take home the cash‚ make no mistakes‚ the pimp gets all the money. There is no such thing as a commission‚ percentage‚ cut‚ kickback‚ or dividend”. Moreover‚ according to Fighting sexual exploitation and trafficking in Indonesia (2004)‚ in Indonesia‚ one third of sex workers are being underage girls. These girls have not grown up both physical part and mental part‚ but they are
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