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    In Collins reading‚ “Should Doctors Tell the Truth?” there is an excusable argument on why should doctors lie to their patients. Joseph Collins who depends and claims doctors lying to their patients. As he states‚ “Were I on the witness stand...I should answer in the negative and appeal...for permission to qualify my answer” (Collins‚ pg.211). What he is saying is that no doctors are not obligated to tell the truth to their patients because sometimes the doctors need to know how to handle some situations

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    Argument Analysis As I read‚ Should Doctors Tell the Truth by Joseph Collins I began to agree with Collins argument. Collin’s argues that doctors must frequently withhold the truth from their patients‚ which is equivalent to lying to them and should cultivate lying as a fine art. At the same time‚ no doctor has the right to tell a patient point blank that they have a major disease like epilepsy‚ dementia praecox etc. only after observation for a long period. In this piece Collins has 4 premises

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    Gordon’s doctors are Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss. Dr. Nemur is a psychiatrist ‚ and Dr. Strauss is a neurosurgeon. Charlie is in contact with these doctors because they gave him the surgery to make him smarter. Ethics refer to well-founded standards of right and wrong to prescribe what humans are known to do. Despite Charlie getting to experience genius like ability‚ some critics believe his doctors did not act ethically. Even considering the critics claims‚ Charlie Gordon’s doctors acted ethically

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    The opening of Anil is effective as it introduces the protagonist of the story‚ ‘a little boy’ named Anil and as readers we follow his journey and watch his character grow and develop. Right from the very beginning of the story‚ the writer makes it clear that Anil is different to everyone else in the village. The star above Anil is used to symbolise how unique and special he is: ‘His parents would not even stop for a second to gape at a star. But he did.’ The writer’s use of the word ‘gape’ conveys

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    Case Study CLP POWER IN HONG KONG Student Name: Ahmed Gaber. ID: A00091464 Q1: What types of change have taken place in CLP Power? - The organizational structure was streamlined to have fewer layers of staff ، existing channels of communication were reviewed to allow faster decision making. - Partnership Charter was signed between employees of different departments to foster stronger teamwork. -A New smart culture of “doing smarter” and “doing more with less” was cascaded down to all employees

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    Alex Rodrigo de Oliveira Faria "Brain Development and Learning a Second Language" (2005) by Ken Pakenham tells us about the adult process of learn a second language and becoming fluent or achieve the level of a native. Pakenham states that a student can develop his or her skills in grammar and vocabulary to become close to a native‚ but in phonology it is unusual. Pakenhan mentions‚ in the other hand‚ that several studies demonstrate that children with age lower than‚ on average‚ twelve-years-old

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    tegic Marketing focuses on broad strategic decisions at the corporate and business levels. This involves analysis & information as well marketing philosophy and execution. Strategic marketing describes marketing activities that affect corporate‚ business‚ and marketing strategic plans. Strategic marketing activities can be classified into three basic functions. First‚ marketers help orient everyone in the organization toward markets and customers. Thus‚ they are responsible for helping organizations

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    Although many parents believe teenagers should not be allowed to own their own cars‚ not all agree. The issue has many positive and negative aspects. For example‚ the responsibility‚ which (w/w) might promote (v.) quicker maturing‚ may also open the door to make various nonsensical (adj.) choices. However‚ the real issue is whether or not they actually (-ly) need a car. Undoubtedly‚ if a teenager wants a car solely for the purpose of cruising with friends‚ they do not currently (-ly) need one

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    The Futile Search For Stability After WWI * Uneasy Peace‚ Uncertain Security * The peace settlement at the end of World War I had tried to fulfill nineteenth century dreams of nationalism by creating new boundaries and new states. President Woodrow Wilson placed many of his hopes for the future in the League of Nations. This however was not very effective. One major reason it failed is that the United States didn’t want to join the league. They didn’t wish to be involved in European affairs

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    Able‚ Not Adulterous In the timeless novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the scarlet letter “A” is meant to be a symbol of shame and punishment given by the Puritan elders of Boston to Hester Prynne for the crime of adultery; when the story opens‚ the identity of her lover is unknown‚ but it is revealed later to be the Reverend Dimmesdale. In the Puritan society‚ the townspeople shun Hester for her sinfulness. The letter on Hester’s clothing intended to publicly humiliate and shame

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