Drone research has widely increased in recent years‚ revealing newfound possibilities and capabilities. Drones have been used for military purposes for years‚ but as technology constantly develops‚ companies seek to use them for commercial applications. Although seemingly utopic‚ business-‐based drone usage is unethical and
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Henrietta Lacks has become a well-known name in the science field today‚ but it wasn’t always like that. Before she was only known as HeLa‚ the first cells that could be cultured and “reproduced indefinitely‚” the first line of immortal human cells (Epstein). Her cells have helped millions and have been used for countless experiments and tests‚ yet she herself wasn’t fully acknowledged until Rebecca Skloot wrote the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and her family was not informed that their
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Unethical Practices of Arthur Anderson: Week 2 Checkpoint ACC/260 – Accounting Ethics: Keeping It Clean September 26‚ 2013 Thomas Scholz What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Assistance! Arthur Andersen assisted Enron in deceiving stakeholders by revealing ways to generate false profits and hide losses through the development of Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). Enron’s consolidated financial statements did not depict or clearly
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Business Law: Research Project Bryant Stratton College Mr. Coleman Kamisha Carter December 17‚ 2012 Introduction “The Public Employee Union is organized to improve Public Service. Advance and improve the interests of its members in the matter of their wages‚ hours‚ working conditions‚ and general welfare”. (Clark‚ 1968-present) Today‚ the United States is the richest country on earth
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis The Sarbanes-Oxley Act‚ passed in congress in 2002 is designed to protect investors from the potential of fraudulent corporate accounting activities. This act strictly mandates reform‚ aimed directly to prevent fraud and improve corporate financial disclosures (INVESTOPEDIA‚ 2012). As a result of several confidence shaking investor accounting scandals that occurred during the late 90s which
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Animal Experimentation: Unethical According to Utilitarianism Introduction: One of the most debated ethical issues is Animal Rights. Animals are so much a part of our lives and world that it is impossible to ignore the ethical issues we are faced with pertaining to the treatment of animals. What is difficult about these issues is that although animals have many similar attributes as humans they lack the developed brain function that humans have. Although many animals can feel pain‚ experience
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* Question 1 0 out of 2 points | | | An undergraduate business student has purchased a laptop computer for use during exams. This laptop is perfectly reliable except for two parts: its microchip‚ which has a failure rate of one in every twenty hours of operation; and its battery‚ which has a failure rate of one in every ten hours of operation. In addition‚ on average the battery will wear out in five hours‚ with a standard deviation of 30 minutes. Assuming that a new battery has just been
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Law Business Law. . March 21‚ 2005 Every year business and individuals file for bankruptcy it has almost become common practice to do so. Bankruptcy is a legal procedure that begins when an individual or business that can’t pay their debts to creditors. Sadly enough‚ there were as many bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts‚ as there were all other cases. The American bankruptcy law almost encourages debtors who are unable to pay their debts to file for bankruptcy. Is filing bankruptcy
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What do you think is unethical? The countrywide approved everyone to get their loans‚ no matter they have jobs or not‚ no matter they have income or not‚ no matter they have assets or not. The criteria they use may be unethical. They don’t care whether the documents are valid‚ whether they can verify the income‚ whether the appraisal is any good. They just care about getting the loan closed‚ in order to do another loan. The underwriters/ contractors looked through the loan as quick as they can.
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Are Arranged Marriages and Forced Marriages Unethical? Would you consider having your marriage forced or arranged to a person you never met or seen before? Most probably no‚ but this is happening to many young females and males all over the world. Arranged and forced marriages have been a heated debate in certain cultures‚ justifying whether it is good or bad it’s hard to judge. There have however also been many changes to these traditions in contemporary society‚ regarding culture clashing. Researching
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