Summary of Lectures for Business Ethics Christian Chamorro-Courtland Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is an ethical theory which argues that the proper course of action is one that maximizes overall "happiness". Jeremy Bentham: “It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong”. Bentham is criticized for lacking a principle of fairness embodied in a conception of justice. Jeremy Bentham • Utilitarianism therefore contends that something
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the topic of social media‚ many will vilify Twitter and Facebook. This is true of authors Gladwell and Baron. Whereas Gladwell states that social media is not the adequate tool to organize social or political activism‚ Baron maintains that even without social media available‚ people will continue to fight for what they believe in. One way that each other tries to persuade the readers is through logos. Gladwell begins talking about the sit-ins that happened in Greensboro in 1960 and continues giving
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X In his autobiography‚ Malcolm X conveys his life story in a very personal manner by incorporating remarks and reflections of his childhood events. Through the use of foreshadow‚ personal commentary‚ diction‚ and tone‚ Malcolm’s writing style heightens the autobiography’s ability to convey the hardships and transformations of his life. Malcolm repeatedly uses foreshadowing in his book in order to describe to his readers how far his life has taken him. For example
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your gut feeling or intuition about situations can be described in a different manner. In the book “Blink” By Malcolm Gladwell‚ Gladwell describes his theory on thin slicing‚ how it works and how we can utilize this unconscious tool for our own benefit. Thin slicing is when the unconscious mind automatically identifies patterns developed from past experiences and makes what Gladwell calls snap judgments. He shows several examples of when thin slicing can be beneficial as well as a few flaws in
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fighters was shot. This was Malcolm X. Another civil rights leader‚ Martin Luther King sent a telegram to Betty Shabazz‚ Malcolm ’s wife with his commiserations: "While we did not always see eye to eye on methods to solve the race problem‚ I always had a deep affection for Malcolm and felt that he had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and root of the problem. He was an eloquent spokesman for his point of view and no one can honestly doubt that Malcolm had a great concern for the
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be used for more then looking up unfamiliar words? According to the article “Malcolm X: A Homemade Education from The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ a dictionary is used as A tool to learn formal English. Malcolm explains his battle between street language and formal language. While in Charlestown Prison‚ he uses self motivation and teaches himself formal English. The way he does it is very unique. Malcolm calls himself “the most articulate hustler out there”‚ but faces incredible
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During the fifties and sixties‚ two main figureheads campaigned for equal African American civil rights‚ Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Although both aimed to end the divide of inequality and racism‚ they went about in leading this change in very different ways. Malcolm X was influenced by his hate of white supremacy and need racial separation‚ yet equality‚ through any means necessary. While Martin Luther King Jr was motivated by his want for racial equality and complete integration through peace
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even killed‚ one of them was Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a very influential man to many people and led the Civil Rights in a lot of areas in the U.S. Malcolm X was a great civil rights leader because he had a troubling childhood that made him who he was‚ he made speeches to the people to defend themselves from the white oppression‚ and his philosophies carried on after his death. At the age of six‚ Malcolm’s father who was a baptist minister and supporter of the early black nationalist leader Marcus
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“Black Like I Thought I Was” Q1- Wayne Joseph struggles whether to tell people h’s black because of all the racial segregation going on. He doesn’t have a problem being black. As he was still qualified as colored‚ he was not raised as one so he didn’t think of what he was. He was perfectly fine with what he was but he just didn’t want to tell anybody he actually was. Personally‚ I don’t think there’s anything wrong with him‚ maybe he just had a complex about being colored and didn’t want to say
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