a media professional The logical reason for personal moral theory starts with the views that we want an idea world‚ a world I might want for my grandchildren The 1st major step toward developing a personal moral theory is to decide on your ultimate goal.--- your Beacon on the Hill—an icon to represent what you conclude is the best your profession have to offer to the society. One Beacon on the Hill may be a professional committed to a world in which information flows freely‚ where well-informed
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nature of human acts: good‚ bad‚ and neutral. This classification the species depends on whether or not a particular type of action is‚ in of itself‚ naturally rational (without considering the context) - based on what promotes or contributes to the ultimate end - so that pursuing these courses of action develop our capacities and promote flourishing. For example‚ out of situational context‚ the act of killing is considered to be negative‚ saving one’s life is seen to be positive‚ and picking up an object
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Business Law & Bankruptcy Assignment #4 Aquaman is president of a marine research company called Underwater Leagues‚ Inc. When his company conceived a dramatic new invention‚ he held off announcing the discovery until he bought 50‚000 shares of Underwater Leagues at $10 per share. After the announcement‚ the share price skyrocketed to $50 per share. The shareholders of Underwater Leagues‚ Inc. bring a derivative action suit against Aquaman claiming breach of fiduciary duty for violating 17 C.F.R
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LA 245-Robert Barry 9/2/14 Chapter 1- Introduction to Law Role of Law in Society Power Strong reach of the law touches nearly everything we do Everyone will influence and be affected by the law Importance Every society with a historical record has had some system of laws Many societies contributed ideas Solved the problem of federalism Fascination Television- Offers at least one new courtroom drama to a national audience Origins of our Law English roots
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CLEARLY CIRCLE THE LETTER WHICH INDICATES THE BEST ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM. 1. In a negligence case‚ the plaintiff must establish: d a. duty‚ strict liability‚ causation‚ and injury. b. mens rea‚ breach‚ foreseeable harm‚ and injury. c. duty‚ actus reus‚ foreseeable harm‚ and causation. d. duty of due care‚ breach‚ causation‚ foreseeable harm‚ and injury. 2. The elements in a defamation case are: a a. defamatory statement; falseness; communication; and injury. b. a contract; knowledge
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Proximate cause or the legal cause is “a defendant’s breach of duty is the legal cause of a harm if it was reasonably foreseeable and substantial factor in producing harm‚ without too many intervening causes.” The purpose of the proximate cause is to find the primary cause within foreseeable reason. Cardozo did not think the case had proximate cause because the workers could not have reasonably foreseen that the package
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CHAPTER 4 Legal Liability Of CPAs Review Questions 4-1 There are several reasons why the potential legal liability of CPAs for professional "malpractice" exceeds that of physicians and other professionals. One reason is the vast number of people who may sustain damages. If a physician or attorney commits a serious error‚ the number of injured parties generally is limited to one individual patient or client. When a CPA’s report is in error‚ literally millions of investors
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Definition of Proximate Cause: A proximate cause is the first event in a chain of events that gives rise to a claim. There are two elements required to determine proximate cause: 1) the activity must produce a foreseeable risk 2) the injury must be caused directly by the defendant’s negligence Example: If a car is driving along and swerves to prevent itself hitting a dog and that then causes damage to a lamp post and five other cars‚ then the car that swerved is the proximate cause. In this
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regression of dependent things‚ each one causing the other. However‚ Clarke is quick to reject such an idea‚ because the series of such dependent beings must have a cause outside of the series; the infinite series of beings cannot exist on account of causation within itself. He even goes so far as to call such an argument “absurd” (Clarke‚ p. 23). His claim is quite clear‚ and it is very logical and intuitive that no effect can be its own cause nor can an effect precede its cause. Thus‚ this explanation
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deeper and more severe drug involvement for the user in the future (O’Brien Lecture). For the sake of this discussion‚ I will refer to marijuana as the gateway drug. Gateway theory is comprised of three propositions: Sequencing‚ Association‚ and Causation. Sequencing refers to the idea that there is a relationship between two drugs‚ where the use of one is regularly initiated before the use of the other. For example‚ most cocaine users used marijuana before moving on to the harder drug cocaine. Marijuana
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