the citizens in the U.S. According to “I am my brother’s keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him‚” Eugene V. Debs‚ socialist who commented on unfairness of this maintains that moral obligation is a kind of human nature that everyone in the society should have. While this claim may be true in some situations‚ people should be able to make the decision of whether or not to help those in need. Moral obligation should be in the eyes of the giver‚ not justified by the needs of the needy. Back into
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Case 1-2: Erica Carson Name: ________________ Group: ___A or B________ Date: ________________ Situation: Erica Carson is PM for Wesbank‚ a financial institution (note: You are Erica) Reports to VP Supply Unsolicited bid from Art Evans‚ Sales Rep. Killoran Inc. 10% reduction on printing and mailing of checks not current supplier Westbank provides free checks at a cost of $8M per year Current situation – 50% split suppliers‚ last 5 years Supplier A prints and mails 50% checks‚ renewed
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Over 280 million girls and boys under the age of 15 are forced to get married under age due to religion beliefs and just being sold for a selfish cause. In this video Kimberly Motley talked about two specific girls who were forced into marriage. The guys who they married were way over age…..She lives thousands of miles away in a town in Afghanistan. It would be hard to reach her is she is in danger or needs help with her civil rights as a young female. Nagma who married at the age of 6. Her father
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In order to have consideration each party must either promise to provide a detriment or benefit to one another. From a legal perspective Mario does not have a legal obligation to Trudy. Mario’s promise of giving Trudy the $500 was gratuitous. Trudy had not saved Mario from the ditch with the intention of getting something in return. Mario’s consideration was given before he had contemplated the contract. There was no mutuality and therefore their can is no consideration. When Trudy offered to help
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If we do not do everything in our power to help just because we think that our minimalized efforts meant that our moral obligations are lessened‚ this could lead to a world where no aid is being given at all to those who are suffering and far away from us. Also‚ with instant communication and a globalized network today‚ it is not difficult to source for credibility reports and
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Analysis of Ethical Theories Deontology Deontologist’s approach focuses on our sense of moral duty and obligation. It also argues that one must obey the rule of right conduct that has been put in place in our society (Ross & Malloy‚ 1999). Deontologists argue one has the duty to protect the rights and autonomy of individuals (Rensburg et al‚ 2013). In Canada‚ there are laws and policies that promote autonomy and freedom of choice therefore a deontologist argues that the mandated choice of organ
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I agree with Carson’s statement in that we need to distinguish between lying‚ deception‚ with holding information‚ and concealing information. It is the salespeople’s reasonability and duty to disclose any and all information when dealing with rational adult consumers. Although withholding information does not constitute deception‚ it is a cause for someone to have false beliefs. Jean McGuire’s selling techniques did not include withholding information instead she gave false information to the prospective
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Holmes saw the legal obligation as a prediction that sanctions were likely to be visited upon someone not following a course of conduct. Accordingly‚ Holmes saw a contractual obligation as the obligation to pay damages in case of breach. But doesn’t this put the cart before the horse? He inspired the American realist movement with a jurisprudential theory based on the need to ‘think things‚ not words’. The examination of facts must dominate legal investigation. The object
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Moral Obligation Eugene Debs was a socialist who spoke out during the progressive era and wrote this speech. In this excerpt of “Brothers Keeper” Eugene Debs Points out that he is under a moral obligation to help his friend because he doesn’t want to feel guilty if he doesn’t help him. Even though his argument may be true in some cases‚ most of the time we don’t have a moral obligation to help anyone. Debs wrote this essay during the progressive era which was a time of need for everyone. Some situations
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In the eye-opening excerpt from the book Silent Spring‚ by Rachel Carson‚ we are regaled with a tale of an ideal‚ albeit fictional‚ flourishing town that blossomed with vitality. Through descriptive passages and an abundance of detail the author uses the setting and mood to take us on a journey through time as we learn about a prospering town that succumbs to a doomed fate that can only be instated through humans careless actions. The author immediately plunged into descriptive detail in this short
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