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    Ethical and Moral Issues in Business MGT 216 April 16‚ 2012 Joseph Demark Ethical and Moral Issues in Business In an aggressive business world where employees are to carry‚ and conduct them self’s in a professional manner. The conduct from an employee can rate on several levels. There is a level of business ethics and morals‚ and a level within a person’s personal statute. Within a business there is a fine line between personal ethics and personal ethics. Even though personal ethics

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    Aspects of Criminal Law

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    with a thorough explanation of corporate liability. Elements of Crime When proving that the defendant is guilty‚ there are two elements of law which are Actus Rea and Mens Rea. Actus Rea (a/r) Actus Rea is the physical element of a crime which is basically what the defendant has done and not done. Actus Rea can be: Voluntary act A failure to act A state of affairs An act (Voluntary Act) The act must be voluntary part of the defendant. For

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    Intention in Criminal Law

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    Explain the term “intention” as the mens rea of a crime using decided cases to support your explanation. The Latin word mens rea‚ when translated means ‘guilty mind’ is defined in the Black’s Law Dictionary as “the state of mind that the prosecution‚ to secure a conviction‚ must prove that a defendant had when committing a crime.” Intention is ‘the purpose or design with which an act is done. It is the foreknowledge of the act‚ coupled with the desire of it‚ such foreknowledge and desire

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    Criminal Law Foundations Evaluations University of Phoenix CJA/484 January 8‚ 2013 Introduction The United States Constitution was created to establish the new government after the colonies and early settlers broke free from the reign of England. This document established the foundation of the federal government that still stands today. The Constitution is focused on providing both liberty and prosperity to citizens of the new state (U.S. Const. pmbl.‚ 1787). In an effort to avoid

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    The Role of Law in society Law has its roots in the very fabric of society from Arabic codes to Genesis. Adam could not intercede for Eve with God and lost everything they had in Eden. Moses was given the ten commandments and the rule of law for the Hebrews was written in stone. For the Arabs‚ Romans and Greek‚ codes of law were written by the king’s counselors to ensure an orderly society. The law guarantees human rights The role law plays in society is to guarantee the rights of those who

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    What is moral relativism? Relativism is the position that all perspectives are similarly legitimate and the individual figures out what is valid and relative for them. Relativism hypothesizes that fact is distinctive for various individuals‚ not just that diverse individuals accept diverse things to be valid. While there are relativists in science and arithmetic‚ moral relativism is the most well-known assortment of relativism. Nearly everybody has heard a relativist trademark: What’s ideal for

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    Criminal Law Paper In this essay I will be discussing the case of David Bobby‚ Warden vs. Archie Dixon‚ I will express my feelings of the case and what caught made me interested in the case I selected. The sources‚ purposes and jurisdictions of the criminal law related to this case will also me mentioned within this essay‚ I will define accomplice liability and criminal liability and express how it relates to the case that I will be discussing. The difference between the various elements of crime

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    opinion-majority opinion Dissenting opinion-minority -can write more than one of each Pro-posture vs con-posture (concurring vs dissenting) Society and the Law focused on a right and how it affects the greater good of the population The book: 2.1 pg 46‚ Don’t know names of cases…study concept Law and individual Constitution protects individual but does not provide ultimate protection (state trumps individual) Are violent video games protected under first amendment? Concurring: yes they

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    To what extent does cognition control emotion ? In everyday life there is a constant evidence of interaction between cognition and emotion. If we see something funny we laugh‚ if we fear we run or hide‚ if we are distressed we find it hard to concentrate. However we do not need to present any of the emotions to others‚ we can regulate them‚ think about situations and consequences and estimate the outcome. We are able to control our emotions. Ochsner and Gross(2005‚p.242) argues that capacity

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    “Understanding Ethical and Moral Behavior” Michael Thomas MGT/216 October 17‚ 2010 Mr. Harvey McDonell Understanding Ethical and Moral Behavior The differences between ethical and moral issues are not too far off base in comparison to one another if one takes a thorough assessment of the two. Ethical issues deal primarily with a level of standards or certain behaviors that have been set forth or established by an individual in whom he or she displays within a work setting

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