Do you agree with Milton Friedman’s (1970) claim that : « the only responsibility of business is to increase its profits » ? Milton Friedman was an American economist‚ statistician and writer‚ who had a massive impact on the research agenda of the economics profession. His famous words “the only responsibility of business is to increase its profits” (Friedman‚ Milton. 1970) led to many controversial debates on whether businesses should have ethics or if profit should be their main goal. Corporate
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‘Scrooges decision to change his way of life is purely selfish’ Do you agree? Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a moral tale that depicts the protagonist’s Ebenezer Scrooge’s moral journey from selfishness to redemption. It can be seen that his new found way of life is derived from the desire to be a good man of the community and to assist others such as Tiny Tim. The idea of Scrooge’s transformation not being selfish can also be seen in his aspiration to contribute to the wider community
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doubt democracy as an effective form of government. The famous trial of Socrates is known to be an essential event‚ which revealed key themes to Socrates’ teachings and beliefs about moral and virtue. The Apology and Crito were fundamental to revealing those beliefs and played an important role in conveying Socrates’ position on living a meaningful life of moral worth; through those documents we can see that his grasps on his beliefs were firm up until his execution‚ denying any fear of death in pursuit
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In unit 4‚ you will also be provided with the general layout‚ word-count explanations and marking regulations that will be considered for your paper. The following questions have the purpose of focusing your ideas on a specific topic that attracts your attention the most and that you believe can be the central topic of your paper. Please take the time to answer the questions reflectively and thoroughly so that your work for unit 5 is facilitated. Answer the following questions. 1.Which of the areas
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"Teenagers today lack moral values and self-discipline. Do you agree?" Moral values and graciousness‚ in the past‚ were prominent in most teenagers. Majority of the youths then learnt respect‚ courtesy‚ consideration‚ decency‚ propriety‚ honesty and righteousness from a young age‚ and had enough self-discipline to hold to these values. However‚ these moral values and self-discipline are slowly diminishing over the years‚ as most of the younger generation are gradually disregarding these ethics.
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VALUE BASED QUESTIONS CLASS X ENGLISH Q1. What according to you are the essential values that go into the making of a true gentleman? Q2. Briefly explain the values that you have learnt from the two young boys of Verona? Mrs.Packletide is vain and full of self-importance and can go to any extent to maintain her public image. On the basis of your understanding of the story‚ Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger‚ briefly describe the values that can make one lead a truly happy life. Today’s youth is too engrossed
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To what extent do you agree with the view that the period 1815-48 constituted a ’time when nothing happened’ in ’Germany’? The term “a time when nothing happened in Germany” is defined by in terms of unification between the 39 individual ‘German’ states and monarchies. Between the years 1815 to 1848‚ ‘Germany’ as one individual country still didn’t exist‚ and ’’German’ people continued to lack nationalist sentiment and liberalist views not until the end of 1848‚ a period when a series of ’German’
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Q.parents make the best teachers.Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Give specific reasons to justify your answer ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ A teacher is the one who guides the child or teaches the child how to live a successful life.In my opinion this role‚the role of a good teacher or a good mentor can be played perfectly by the parents becuase of the simple fact that parents love and understand their children
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Sports is a waste of time. Do you agree? What can give us health benefits besides exercise? A sport is commonly defined as an organized‚ competitive‚ and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. Playing a sport is an art. An art where you hone both physical and mental skills. No art can ever be a waste of time. Thus‚ I do not agree that sports is a waste of time. Sports gives us health benefits. Research by Harvard School of Public Health shows that physical exercise‚ supplemented
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This rule is part of the fourth amendment‚ which a lot of people take seriously‚ these are rights given to all Americans. I agree with this because‚ everything needs to be done in a proper manner. If the evidence leaves the chain of custody or is collected in an unlawful manner this can be a deciding factor in the case and a guilty person can be set free. Also if anyone can come up with the evidence than an innocent person may be sentenced. So it better to do things the right way first. In our book
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