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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“If a law is unjust‚ a man is not only right to disobey it; he is obligated to do so.” Thomas Jefferson Assignment: Is it ever right to break a law? Law is an ancient procedure. It refers to a system of rules ‚ set by a society to maintain order and protect persons and property.With evolving time its procedure of implementation has varied. It is written by the legislators‚ enforced by the police and supported by the court and prison systems. Its smooth implementation depends upon the functioning
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situations‚ the idea of accountability gets tangled with survival instincts‚ causing the situation to not be so black and white‚ which gives us the gray area of whether people should be held accountable or not. People in life or death situations should not be held accountable for their actions or any mishaps that may happen‚ because when people are in critical situations their own life is their first priority
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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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influences children have in their lives occurs from their parents. The parents of a child can have both a positive and a negative influence on their lives. In this novel there are two very good examples of how parents can be an important influence on their children. Father of Jem and Scout Finch‚ Atticus Finch‚ plays the loving‚ caring and intelligent single parent‚ he is struggling to keep his family together. He is an example of how parents can have a positive influence on their children. Bob Ewell
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Huber‚ James Mr. Shipp English 2‚ Block 4 9-19-2024. Accountability Should people be held accountable for their actions? This is a question that people have debated and disagreed on. But the fact is‚ people should be held accountable for their actions. People putting themselves in harm’s way and needing people to get them out is their own fault and should have to pay some type of reparations for search and rescue operations if needed. One example is the story of the boy who swam through the cave
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forest when they were old. In the end‚ the couple quickly brought their father back home. The moral lesson is one should not dump their aged parents. Nowadays‚ many children are dumping their aged parents by sending them to the old folks’ home due to different kinds of reasons as well as excuses. Although many people feel that sending their aged parents to the old folks’ home is better for them rather than staying at home‚ I strongly agree that the government should introduce laws against parent dumping
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It Should Be Law! Handguns and teens do not go together. Why then is the number of young people being killed by handguns increasing each year? It is against the law for anyone under the age of twenty-one to handle a gun‚ but it seems that this law isn’t being followed by the world today. Many people have guns in their homes‚ for “protection” they say‚ but one cannot honestly say that the weapon killing young people is a good means of protection. As a nation‚ a society‚ the people of today should
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For Law and Order I have finally reached old age and have seen others go before me. But‚ are these my golden years‚ my retirement years? No! I have paid my dues‚ but do I have peace and quiet that goes with old age? Not at all! I asked for help with my grandson before he was 16 years old. He needed counseling then and he still needs counseling. I visited the school psychologist here in Lindenhurst. Her answer to me was: ’’It’s your fault‚ he should have his own room‚ to think‚ to be alone if he
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Irresponsible Parents Should Be Punished There is nothing as beautiful as the sounds of the wedding bells‚ the flowers‚ the beautiful bride and the handsome groom in a ceremony that unites them before witnesses as they become a husband and wife and eventually parents. These are normally two adults who have made a decision to get married and eventually have children. Having children is a major responsibility and so is to taking care of them until they are eighteen. These parents have a God
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