Should a business be held socially responsible? The demand for how businesses do their operations needs to change. As of right now‚ the business model suggests that we pursue profit by any entrepreneurial means and cut costs at any expense. For the most part businesses over the latter half of the twentieth century have based their idea of how to run a company off of Milton Friedman’s theories and classical neo-liberal economic thinking. I am suggesting however‚ that we take a different route for
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Should tobacco companies be held responsible for smoking-related illnesses and deaths? I. Introduction A. Should tobacco companies be held responsible for smoking related illnesses? In most cases I believe they should be held liable. Most Americans ask this question and want to know about cigarette companies and why they are allowed to keep selling these products that cause health problems. B. Most people that were smokers way back in the days before they actually had to label their
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risks of smoking were known and before the addictive properties were known should be able to sue the tobacco companies. People were mislead into believing a product was safe to use which the companies knew was not safe and purposely made more addictive. It has been shown that tobacco companies have purposely added flavorless substances such as sugar and ammonia for the express purpose to make the tobacco more addictive when burned. I further believe that if it is found that any tobacco company
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2009 Should bartender be held responsible for the behavior of their patrons? According to Beth Benson of the Associated Content the duties of a bartender are to take the orders of their patrons‚ serve drinks‚ keep the shelves stocked‚ and to keep the bar clean. But after the patrons are served and have left the bar‚ is the bartenders’ job really done? According to the law in many states bartenders are responsible for the behavior of their patrons even after when they leave bar. Should a bartender
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I think that people should be held accountable for their actions‚ but only if they can help‚ because when something major like a life-or-death situation arises‚ fear tends to come upon us‚ and we freak out and don’t know what to do‚ and sometimes we do things that we tend to regret. But if it’s something that you know is wrong and you still do it‚ you should be held accountable for it. For example‚ if 2 people are in a situation where only one person will be able to survive and one of them decides
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When it comes to the Park Doctrine‚ I agree with the law to some extent. Regardless of the size of the business‚ if you are the boss you are responsible for everything that occurs in your organization. As a senior leader of a company not only are you responsible for your own mistakes‚ you are also responsible for the mistakes made by your employees. Arguably‚ many would say that when he/she took on the responsibility of a senior leadership role to oversee the operations of an organization automatically
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Should Bullies be held Criminally Responsible for their Action? Bullying is like the plague that is easily spread from kids. “A group of classmates yelled insults and then hurled a can at her before speeding off. Phoebe walked home‚ went into a closet and hanged herself.” This means that a girl was bullied and then she hanged herself. So the quote tells that bullying a is dangerous and must be stopped. Bullying is a dangerous thing that can affect everyone. Bullying must be stopped or else there
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In life‚ parents are their child’s first and most important teachers. Obedience has become less important. Parents have put their focus on a close relationship with their kids instead of disciplining them for bad behavior. Some parents think that they should not be held responsible for their children’s action. Most children today are so free-willed and independent‚ that their parents cannot control them. If a parent has lack of control over their kids to an extent‚ I think parents should be criminally
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Should parents smack their children? Today I will be talking about the consequences of smacking children‚ whether it shall be legalized or not. Also I will bring my own personal response at the end of my speech. But for now‚ I will begin with why people say it shall be legalized. Firstly‚ some parents say that smacking a child teaches them a lesson how to be well disciplined and indirectly tells the child not to commit this deed again. Furthermore‚ some parents may think that children are having
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Which celebrity do you look up to? What if that celebrity broke the law‚ don’t you think they should receive stricter penalties? Here’s the controversy: Celebrities need stricter penalties when they break the law. Imagine you’re watching the news and your favorite celebrity got a ticket for speeding‚ just a ticket they can easily pay off. Now you’re thinking to yourself “celebrities deserve stricter penalties than just a ticket.” The problem is celebrities are treated like normal people. Celebrities
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