On April 5‚ on her way home to Otto‚ NC from visiting a friend in Augusta‚ Denise was in a car accident‚ suffering multiple fractures‚ broken bones‚ and a pneumothorax. Three days later‚ while still in hospital‚ she had a stroke. After 18 days in the ICU at AUMC‚ she was discharged and transferred to Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta. Background: My problem began in the ICU with Denise’s estranged grown children‚ Zoe Carlin‚ age 48‚ and Eric Carlin‚ age 46. Denise and I have been happily living
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Ethical Issues surrounding the BP Oil Spill By: Angela Higgins December 16‚ 2010 The BP Oil Spill which happened on April 20‚ 2010‚ was the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history releasing approximately 185 million gallons of crude oil into the gulf. This event was the result of a wellhead on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform blowing out in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 40 miles southeast offs the Louisiana coastline. Eleven men working on the oil rig platform were killed
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topics and issues‚ and commercial Blogs that are used to advertise products and services. For the purpose of this paper‚ only personal blogs and blog forums will be explored. Blogging in Singapore has become a phenomenon and its pervasiveness across all ages in our society is evident with popular local Blogs like Mr Brown and Xiaxue having the two highest votes for the Best Asian Blog Award 2005 (The Weblog Award‚ 2005). However‚ the increasing popularity of Blogging poses ethical and moral
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In about 100 words‚ explain why online businesses might have difficulty limiting the effects of their actions to a relatively small geographic area. * The legal concept of jurisdiction on the Internet is still unclear and ill defined. The relationship between geographic and legal boundaries is based on four elements: power‚ effects‚ legitimacy and notice. These elements have helped governments create the legal concept of jurisdiction in the physical world. Because the four elements exist in
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Ethical Issues in Information Systems Table of Contents 1. Introduction New Technology And New Ethical Issues 2. Networks Definition of a Network 3. Behavior on the Network New Standards of Conduct Netiquette Acceptable Use Policies Exporting Through the Networks Copyrights 4. Networks Access 5. Networks and Privacy 6. Databases Data Mosaics Data Sharing and Consequences 7. Geographic Information Systems International Data: Taking and Sharing Sources on Databases and GIS (Ethical Issues) Ethical
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Summer Byron ECD 414 Legal Issues Paper 09-21-2005 Over the past three semesters all I have been hearing about is IDEA‚ 504‚ CHILD FIND‚ NCLB‚ and all of the other programs that are in place to make sure that children are not left on their own if they are in need of extra help inside or outside of the classroom. Each time any of these programs were mentioned I would always wonder about the process that a school would follow to qualify a student under these special services. I have never been
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Medical Marijuana There are a number of ethical issues that a nurse faces while in the clinical setting. One of these issues deals with using marijuana as medicine to treat patients. There has been controversy over medical marijuana ever since it was discovered that patients respond to it. There are many arguments supporting the use of medical marijuana in the health care field and many arguments in opposition of its use. The United States Congress classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance
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College Admission Is it Ethical? University of Phoenix April 17‚ 2008 Abstract Affirmative action deals with various segments of segregation and/or equal opportunity. This paper will with affirmative action in relation to higher education ’s admissions and enrollment. In respect to this topic this paper will touch on where the line is to be drawn between affirmative action ’s being ethical in the academic environment. Affirmative Action and College Admission: Is it Ethical? The debate over admissions
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Legal Issues in Business Organizations University of Phoenix June 29‚ 2012 SITUATION A Employee A’s leave of absence is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993. FMLA applies to all companies with 50 or more employees. This act mandates an employee be allowed up to 12 weeks of leave for qualifying circumstances. The birth of Employee A’s child is a qualifying circumstance under the domestic responsibilities clause of the act. Longevity a clause in the FMLA also makes
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In his study of ancient Greece‚ David Cohen highlights various differences in the way legal matters were handled in Athens as appose to how we handle legal matters today. One of the more obvious differences is the limit of individuals allowed to participate in the institution of law. During ancient Athens‚ “women‚ slaves‚ foreigners‚ and certain social outcasts were excluded” (Cohen‚ 195‚ p.64). Furthermore‚ there was no strict body of rules and procedures for Athenians to follow. There was no focus
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