in the Vancouver area is not causing the community to lose part of its distinctive character. People always describe the uniqueness of the area they live. Defining “distinctive character of the community”‚ Gary Pivo (1997)‚ the professor of Urban Design and Planning at Washington State University‚ states that “people use terms like rural‚ neighborhood‚ village and urban character to describe something they value” (p. 1). Criteria which characterize communities include historical and architectural
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Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection My personal ethical lens is “Rights-responsibility and results lens.” The ethics game defines this lens as “I balance rationality and my intuition to decide how to complete tasks for the best of an individual.” Ethical lens report www.ethicsgame.com The results of the Ethical Lens Inventory (ELI) state my strengths as making choices for the greater good of everyone involved. I make it priority that each person’s rights are protected to assure everyone in the
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Sammie Clemmey February 2‚ 2012 Critical Lens Essay - TKAM English 9 – Friedman To Kill a Mockingbird Critical Lens Essay “It takes a village to raise a child”‚ is an African Proverb. In other words‚ it can take more than just a child’s nuclear family to make her grow into who she will be as an adult. This lens is true because even though parents and siblings have a major effect on a child‚ and how they turn out later on in life‚ society and a child’s surrounding are what
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Report: Walmart Puerto Rico Sergio Adrián Ayllón Espinoza Marcia Zarella Sanchez Aguirre Richard Madge Medina Michael Yábar Paredes 1. One of the major criticisms of Walmart is that the organization causes problems for local communities‚ how should Walmart combat this negative publicity? Actually as Walmart is making efforts to reduce imports in order to benefit local communities they should benefit from that negative publicity creating a new campaign claiming that when you buy in Walmart you support
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I had no idea what the ethical lens inventory meant‚ I was confused. I just followed the directions and started working on the assignment. As I was answering the questions‚ I had a couple of questions that repeated and in my mind seemed similar and I thought‚ “I just answered this question‚” but at the end I understood why the questions‚ were like that. It was because it was testing my values. My ethical lens inventory report showed me my preferred ethical lens‚ blind spot‚ strengths and weaknesses
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WALMART Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then‚ is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world’s 18th largest public corporation‚ according to the Forbes Global 2010 list‚ and the largest public corporation when ranked by revenue. It is also the biggest pvt. employer in the world with over 2 million employees‚ and is the largest company in the world. The company
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Trust is one of those things that are nice to have‚ but really is not needed. The statement “It is impossible to go through life without trust” by Graham Greene‚ may not be entirely correct. Our group disagrees with the statement. There are many times that trust just is not an option. A Streetcar Named Desire and The Crucible are a very good example of how an individual could be lacking trust. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams shows how trust is not required in one’s life. The
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Evaluating fiction is not based on which piece of literature is a better story‚ or was written by a more profound author‚ instead‚ literature can be loosely evaluated by two main judgments. First‚ each piece should be reviewed as to how fully it connects to the central purpose‚ or theme of the work. Each element of the story should contribute to the central theme in a well executed story. Second‚ each work should be judged by how powerful the purpose is. This can cause differing judgements between
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My Personal Ethical Lens Feedback The weaknesses and strengths of the way people think can work in so many ways. Your weaknesses can strengthen over time and your strengths can become even stronger. How you balance both can be tremendous factors in your everyday life. You can use them at work‚ home‚ or any activity that you feel that can relate to the way you think. Personal Ethics Personal ethics means showing the way you think and how you have developed certain skills. Your personal skills
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American retail king in Walmart moved into various countries‚ South America being one of them. Walmart failed to look at the culture and see the threats that it would be up against and kept true to its mission statement and failed as South Americans do not buy in bulk‚ buying a lot for less has never been in there way of thinking‚ they buy a little bit at a time as most of them ride the bus‚ bikes or walk and could only carry home a limited amount of items. After Walmart seen that their initial
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