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    MORALS Morals http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-hume-morality/ Growing up I always was told to tell the truth‚ treat everyone how you would want to be treated and not to lie‚ cheat‚ or steal because these are morals I should live by. The definition of morals is a principle or habit with respect to right or wrong conduct. What is right and wrong‚ and who decides these rights and wrongs? I will go back and explore Kant and Locke to hopefully answer my questions. • The values people

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    Living in the “Inner City” Exam Date Wed‚ December 4th‚ 2013‚ 8:30 Design For each text‚ there will be 2 multiple choice questions There will be altogether 20 questions‚ corresponding with the 20% evaluation of this exam per correct answer you get one grade point Required Texts Sherene Razack‚ Race‚ Space and the Law (RSL) S. Razack‚ When Place becomes Race (1-17) M. Oikawa‚ Cartographies of Violence (71-98) B. Lawrence‚ Rewriting Histories of the Land (21-46) Eva Mackey‚ The House

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    Abstract There were arguments that obligation of business is to maximize long term profit for shareholders in a sustainable way‚ while others call them to involve more to social responses. Each judgment has its own reasons which this research sought to analyze. Based on that‚ certain social obligations of business will be addressed with evidences‚ showing their necessary of being more responsible to social outcomes. Key words: corporate social obligation‚ shareholders‚ corporate profit‚ social

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    Do People have a moral obligation to respect and preserve places and things that have symbolic importance to others but not to them? People have a moral obligation to respect and preserve places and things that have symbolic importance to others but not to them. Moral obligation is performed on the basis of what right and wrong‚ and the notion that people have a requirement to do what they know is right. (1) Respect in this case is intended to mean acknowledging that the symbol is important

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    Ophelia: A Tree that never Blossoms In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the Prince of Denmark is known well for his complex outlook and his perplexing relationship with those who surround him‚ specifically Ophelia and Gertrude. In this story‚ the themes duty and obligation provided the driving force behind the actions of several characters‚ such as Hamlet. Hamlet’s overwhelming public duty makes it unclear as to what he personally wants. As seen within the play‚ Hamlet also experiences a psychological change which

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    CHAPTER 2: Nature and Effects of Obligations Art. 1163. Every person obliged to give something is also obliged to take care of it with the proper diligence of a good father of a family‚ unless the law or the stipulation of the parties requires another standard of care. (1094a) 3 kinds of prestations in obligations: • To give  real (there is some physical thing which may be the subject of possession‚ the delivery of which completely discharges the obligation) • To do • Not to do personal

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    within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report‚ explain and be answerable for resulting consequences” (Williams‚ 2006). In governance‚ accountability has expanded beyond the basic definition of "being called to account for one ’s actions". (Richard 2000) “The concept of accountability involves two distinct stages: answerability and enforcement. Answerability refers to the obligation of the government‚ its agencies and public officials to provide information

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    Political Science-II Political Obligations and Issues of Fair Play: A Critical Analysis Submitted By: Abhishek Choudhary (2034) Table of Contents Introduction Modern theories in the pursuit of explaining the provenance of political obligations tend to display a warranted skepticism of traditional consent theories. Twentieth century political philosophers expended much of their energy in drawing attention to the utter absurdity of such theories by attacking

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    Democratic Government and Monarchy The types of system of government Democracy and Monarchy are different from each other. The actual founder of the modern democracy was John Locke‚ who argued with Thomas Hobbes‚ the one who believed that one person king or queen should rule. Government has been an issue throughout time. Many different governments have been established‚ demolished and replaced over the time‚ but the question is which one is better? In democracy they give the people more freedom

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    Hamlet and the Themes of Redemption‚ Moral Truths‚ and a Just Society Prince Hamlet‚ having returned home from school in Germany arrives to an upsetting scene to say the least. His father‚ King Hamlet is dead and his mother Gertrude has already remarried. Not just to any man either‚ the king’s brother Claudius who has already taken possession of the throne. As the gravity of the situation continues to sink in for Prince Hamlet he begins to suspect correctly that his uncle Claudius was responsible

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