With reference to various examples‚ discuss how ‘natural’ disasters are socially constructed. While natural disasters such as floods‚ drought and hurricanes are commonly thought to occur due to environmental forces such as weather‚ climate and tectonic movements; a deeper investigation into the ‘disaster’ displays other contributing forces. Human factors have a large‚ if not equal‚ contribution to the occurrance and outcome of such disasters (Pelling‚ 2001). As Pelling (2001) argues‚ there is
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What would a socially responsible tobacco company look like? It could certainly not be defined as such if it did not address the harm its products cause. It would be engaged in research and development seeking to develop less harmful versions of it product that would remain acceptable to its customers. It would have a clear code of conduct about how it seeks to market it’s products and to whom it would aim to tackle corruption and smuggling. It would ensure tobacco farmers worked in good conditions
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Ethical Situations in Business Competency 310.2.1: Ethical Issues in Business Business Management / October 2012 Abstract This essay examines the ethical and socially responsible courses of action in a given business situation. Company Q is a small local grocery store chain located in a major metropolitan area. They have recently closed a couple of stores in higher-crime-rate areas of the city‚ reportedly because these two stores were consistently losing money. After years of requests from
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experienced it is something most people can relate to. In her essay‚ White Lies‚ Erin Murphy explores the effects bullying can have within in a person. The mother in Murphy’s essay should not have participated in helping her daughter lie her way out of bullying. Although the mother’s intentions were good‚ she is ultimately hurting her daughter in teaching her to pay her way out of bullying instead of confronting the situation. In Murphy’s essay Connie is portrayed as an unusual girl‚ she is
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is thought of differently than it ever was before. With so many mixes out there it is almost impossible to guess a person’s race based solely on appearance. Race is not something we can see or even prove scientifically. In modern terms‚ “race is a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of society consider important.” (Farrell 2012). Which means race is something made up by humans to categorize people who share biological traits. In a
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Animal Testing: Dangerous‚ Irresponsible‚ Pointless Teddy‚ a beagle‚ sat in his isolated cage with a number tattooed on his ear‚ void of human or other dog interactions. Throughout his life‚ all Teddy knew was research and isolation. He was born at Marshall BioResources‚ a dog facility whose only purpose was to sell the puppies for research (“Teddy’s Story”). Now‚ at Charles River Laboratories‚ the dogs are undergoing a painful‚ yearlong fungicide test commissioned by a pesticide company. After an
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if you want something go and get it. Norma Rae was determined to make a change in the textile factory‚ even if it risks her own job and her family. She showed that women can do anything we put our minds to‚ just as good as men or even better! Erin Brockovich (Steven
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In the fantasy novel‚ Warriors‚ The Apprentices Quest‚ Erin Hunter shows how not all things are what they seem. Erin Hunter uses the forest as her setting. In the novel‚ a young apprentice named Alderpaw receives a vision to go and find what’s in the shadows‚ and save a long-forgotten clan. He decides to go on a journey to save Skyclan. On the way‚ Alderpaw’s close friend and leader of the party‚ Sandstorm dies. But they continued their journey. A young ShadowClan apprentice named Needlepaw helps
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With that being said‚ if multiple staff have complained about one individual‚ shouldnt some sort of action been taken? On multiple occasions you said you are coming to deal with the situation‚ yet you never came. If you know your staff‚ especially rehires’‚ why would you not help them when they need assistance? Or believe them when they state there is an issue? Furthermore‚ I would also like to know how an individual with multiple DUI
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themselves and other cats in the clan. Warriors: Fading Echoes‚ by Erin Hunter‚ is a fiction novel they has lots of action and adventure‚ but is also sad and confusing at the same time.
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