Can you get fired for what you post online? In October 2010‚ Mariana Cole-Rivera‚ a domestic violence advocate at the group Hispanics United of Buffalo‚ began the Facebook thread that would get her fired. Cole-Rivera and four of her co-workers who’d responded to her post had lost their jobs. Their boss said their Facebook thread violated HUB’s harassment policy by disparaging a co-worker. The Facebook post said that‚ “Lydia Cruz‚ who is one of their co-workers‚ felt that the group wasn’t helping
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people are influenced and will most likely follow along with their society. However‚ when they remove themselves from their community and become in touch with nature for a while‚ that is when they are able to truly find themselves. In So Hanshan Writes you thee words‚ it
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So‚ You Say you’re Against Mercy Killing…. Abstract This paper examines three sources of information regarding the events at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and throughout the wait for evacuation. It explores the ethical dilemmas of those left to care for the sick. The main issue‚ mercy killing‚ was foisted upon some of the staff with the added stressors of very little sleep‚ food‚ relief staff‚ or aid from governmental agencies
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Memory Manipulation‚ Memory Implants and Telepathy The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of future technology in our society‚ namely memory manipulation‚ memory implants‚ and telepathy. The story “We can Remember It For You Wholesale” is used to contrast the different ways by which a technology can be used for both positive and negative actions. Finally‚ because some people believe that such technologies would do more harm than good‚ it is important to refute some of their strongest claims
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feeling of future hope beyond current despair. The Words Bollinger selects a page from Kaleeba’s We Miss You All‚ a book that explores the effects of HIV in the family setting‚ as his canvas.
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Title: Social Media Changing the Way We Do Business Table of Contents ABSTRACT ..3 Introduction 4 Legal and Employment Risks 4 Conclusion and Ethics 14 Appendix – Laws – Definitions 19 References 22 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to point out the employers versus the employees’ point of view in regards to the analysis of law‚ ethics‚ and social responsibility. Not since the industrial revolution has there been such a shift in how business and commerce is being
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International‚ announced that it would be closed down. America’s news media have come under heavy criticism for the way they reported the trial of Casey Anthony‚ a woman accused of murdering her daughter. Before the verdict Ms Anthony suffered an electronic lynching from news organisations and amateur sleuths on Twitter and Facebook. The jury‚ having heard all the evidence in detail‚ this week acquitted her. Britain’s traditional news media are supposedly bound by strict laws that curtail their reporting
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Daniel Zanata Dal Osto – MGT401-KY 9/17/14 We Googled You Case Assignment Read the case “We Googled You” and answer the following questions about the case in 750-1000 words. Submit to the link on Blackboard by due date and time. Minimum answer length of 750 words total Use a separate labeled paragraph for each answer. Give each question its own section‚ with a title. 1) GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: What are the goals/objectives of the company in this situation? What is it that the company wants to achieve
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“We Can Remember It For You Wholesale‚” by Philip K. Dick is a short story about an average gentleman named Douglas Quail who has a fantasy dream of visiting Mars without actually physically going there. Therefore‚ he seeks a company named Rekal Inc.‚ which has the technology to implant a memory of him visiting Mars. Quail eventually decides to go ahead and get the memories of Mars put in his brain. Consequently‚ the Rekal technicians observe Quail has already had a memory implant that erased his
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Michie- "See You When We Get There" Anyone can teach‚ but only a few teachers can teach in a way that relates back to a child’s life. That kind of teacher works for change in her classroom and community. Michie’s article describes how one young black teacher‚ Liz Kirby‚ works for change in her classroom‚ because she strives to be that special teacher. Kirby introduced the book Malcolm X to her students. She didn’t try and lie to them that this was easy reading or cover up the fact that this
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