intellectual theory‚ such as economy and simplicity‚ translate into a desirable rationality of social practice. That represents a Platonic rationalism of the most suspect kind”(Sunstein‚ 2004). Peter Singer‚ a wrold renowned animal rights activist travels to New York‚ and walks around 5th Avenue‚ which has high-end‚ boutique stores‚ for luxury shopping‚ and raises the question‚ is their something unethical about the way we spend our money? The argument being raised by Peter Singer is if ethics is
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Andrew Wakefield - Unethical Research Vanessa Terrazas RES351 December 7‚ 2011 Paul Worthey Andrew Wakefield - Unethical Research Ethics are custom to every day living. Recognizing ethics in his or her research is vital. “The goal of ethics in research is to ensure that no one is harmed or suffers adverse consequences from research activities” (Cooper & Schindler‚ 2011‚ Chapter 2‚ Ethics in Business Research). Andrew Wakefield‚ a British doctor‚ was accused of acting unethically during
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How BP failed at crisis communication British Petroleum (BP) suffered a large-scale public relations and crisis communication disaster‚ when an oil-drilling rig accident on 20th April 2010 incurred a spillage of several million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This catastrophic spill has been regarded as one of the most severe environmental damages recorded in the U.S. history‚ causing public animosity and frustration‚ substantially because of inappropriate BP´s crisis communication
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Research and Analysis Report An Analysis of the Financial Situation of BP P.L.C. Prepared by Yuehua Song Actual words: 4‚952words Date: September 2007 content 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 Topic Chosen 2 1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic 2 1.3 Aims and Objectives 3 1.3.1 Aims 3 1.3.2 Objectives 3 1.4 Sources of Information 6 1.4.1 Annual Reports and Accounts of BP 2002-2006 6 1.4.2 Annual Reports of Shell 2002-2006 7 1.4.3 Analysts’ Reports 7 1.4.4
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Animal testing has been a debate for 30 years as the practice raises ethical and moral questions. Each year‚ more than 100 million animals are killed in the United States ("Experiments on Animals: Overview”). Animal testing is the procedure where animals are used for testing of drugs‚ cosmetic‚ food‚ and chemical testing. It is done before human trials take place so that researchers and scientists can modify the product before asking human testers to try it. With the current technology‚ the debate
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Milgram’s experiment is an experiment which is extremely controversial. Although many believe that this experiment was unethical‚ it was not. This experiment is thought to be unethical as individuals were hurt and there was lying and deceit involved. Therefore‚ many say that an experiment like this is unethical. Furthermore‚ besides for the students being injured‚ the teachers also did as they would develop psychological damage from what they did. Additionally‚ the fact that this experiment was done
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If our world ever became like the one presented in the movie‚ “GATTACA”‚ I might go insane. I don’t think I would ever be able to accept the fact that babies would be treated as science projects or the latest toy‚ “customized to your own desire.” A parent that has the choice to enhance their child’s features‚ simply‚ should not. Beauty is undefined. A parent should love their child‚ no matter what their physical appearance‚ and accept whatever unique beauty God gave them. Selecting the traits of
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A soldier has an obligation to protect their country. If this is their top obligation‚ then under deontology torture can be justified. Some‚ however‚ may have an obligation to God. If this obligation out ranks the first then deontology would say that torture is not justified. Categorical imperative would not be followed by all people. There are people willing to commit torture‚ but would not want others committing torture. On the other hand‚ some people believe torture is wrong all around. They
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The Harmonized Savings Plan at BP Amoco Brief description of case background On August 11‚ 1998‚ United States Amoco Corporation (Amoco) and The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. (BPC) announced the BPC merger with Amoco. With a combined number of participants of 40‚000 and $7 billion investment assets under management‚ the merged pension and savings plan of the new company is viewed by both management and employees as a bellwether of the success of the merger. Therefore‚ the new investment team
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In 2010‚ BP encountered two predicaments. The first was stopping a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after an oilrig exploded. The second was persuading people that they were doing just so. The company damaged its environmentally friendly image when the Deepwater Horizon oilrig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20‚ 2010‚ eventually creating the largest marine oil spill in history. Eleven workers were killed‚ an estimated 6‚000 barrels of oil leaked per day‚ and years of irreversible damage
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