Through the course of Antigone‚ a play by Sophocles‚ various characters justify their actions based on their own perception of duty. A strong example of one of them is Antigone. In the play‚ Antigone experiences a series of moral tests. She has to choose whether to abide by the laws of Thebes or take her own path and follow moral laws and obey the gods instead of the King Creon. She chooses to go against Creon and follow her own moral laws and bury her brother. All though later punished for her denial
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Moral Responsibility Brian Hadley PHI200 Dr. Maul 11/26/12 Moral Responsibility Around the world‚ in many third world countries‚ human suffering is caused by many causes like ethnic cleansing‚ starvation‚ war‚ poor living conditions‚ natural disasters‚ and more. According to Peter Singer (1972) in his article “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” people and governments have not properly done enough to help others in emergency situations‚ like the situation in East Bengal during the 1970’s where
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GEN 200 October 7‚ 2013 Mrs. Bonnie Sturgill In today’s society people are busier than ever and personal responsibility takes on a whole new meaning. Being a college student and raising a family in this era can be a big challenge and requires dependability and commitment. However‚ adhering to personal responsibility is also having a strong character. My family relies on me to support them financially as well as to be the husband and father. They depend on me to have a job that pays for the
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The Responsibility Project: Avalon This paper is on short film “Avalon” from The Responsibility Project. Locate the link for the film: http://responsibility-project.libertymutual.com/films/the-entrepreneurial-spirit-avalon. Avalon is more of an inspiration than just a story in which two women spearhead a small new business of baking bread in a bad economic condition and achieve the success they desired. Throughout the film the owners discuss the organisational
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is through the doctrine of the duty of care.Essentially‚this is a legal concept which dictates the circumstances in which one party will be liable to another in negligence.Breach of a duty of care essentially means that the defendant has fallen below the standard of behavior expected in someone undertaking the activity concerned ‚so for example‚ driving carelessly is a breach of the duty owed to the road users‚while bad medical treatment may be breach of the duty owed by doctors to patients.In each
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Duty of care is the legal obligation that reasonable care must be taken to avoid acts with a reasonably foreseeable outcome of injuring another person. The concept of ‘duty of care’ was first recognised in Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 where it was established that a duty of care is created via proximity‚ or a relationship between the defendant and the plaintiff. This is known as the ‘neighbour principle’ ‚ which relies on combination of proximity and a reasonably foreseeable risk of harm
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Personal Responsibility David Flores GEN/200 08/05/2013 Bernadette Porter-Drayden Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility is doing what is meant to be done and fulfill the commitments that are already made. It brings positive personal change into a person’s life and also transforms an individual into a more effective person who contributes to a more positive‚ energetic and dynamic organizational culture. When one fails to be personally responsible‚ the necessary effort falls
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Negligence and Duty of Care Robin McClish Kaplan University Negligence and Duty of Care Scenario: As pedestrians exited at the close of an arts and crafts show‚ Jason Davis‚ an employee of the show’s producer‚ stood near the exit. Suddenly and without warning‚ Davis turned around and collided with Yvonne Esposito‚ an 80-year-old woman. Esposito was knocked to the ground‚ fracturing her hip. After hip replacement surgery‚ she was left with a permanent physical impairment. Esposito filed suit
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Social Responsibility Report Mantoris Robinson MBA 5400 Fairmont State University Explain what social responsibility means to the author of the book you selected. How does he believe it relates to the current model of corporate accountability as structured through the legal system? The authors of “Natural Capitalism” in my opinion believes that the form in which corporate business creates capitalism is solely allied with social responsibility. If the world were to view capitalism as a living
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Personal Responsibility Joer Lopez Gen/200 November 26 2012 Gabrielle Lavia Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility is a part of daily lives; it can influence his or her career‚ relationships‚ and health. The ability to understand the important significance of personal responsibility can lead someone to become a better person. It defines who they are. Each individual has different views on how
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