resistance of 240 when operating with a potential difference of 120 V across it. What is the current in the lightbulb? 13. An electric heater carries a current of 13.5 A when operating at a voltage of 120 V. What is the resistance of the heater? 18. Aluminum and copper wires of equal length are found to have the same resistance. What is the ratio of their radii? 19. If the magnitude of the drift velocity of free electrons in a copper wire is 7.84 10–4 m/s‚ what is the electric field in the conductor
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What is Globalization? Course: POL101 WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION? One of the key processes of the world economy at the turn of XX-XXI centuries is progressing globalization‚ i.e. a qualitatively new stage in the development of the internationalization of economic life. Ambiguous attitude towards globalization‚ and sometimes diametrically opposed. Some see it as a threat to the world economy‚ and other means of further progress. But to begin to talk about the positive and negative features of
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stands as the lead example for future companies practicing unethical behaviors. Enron’s corrupted culture‚ cultivated by CEO Jeffrey Skilling‚ made some very rich while ultimately leaving thousands in ruin. The business culture at Enron was about what you would expect from any large‚ successful‚ corporation. It was highly a competitive‚ cut-throat culture that created an environment where workers would do almost anything in order to thrive. Charles Wickman‚ a former Enron employee‚ was quoted as
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growth‚ however‚ today’s society is demanding much more from businesses. Society is looking at not only if a company makes money but how it contributes to society. Society is insisting that companies change their focus to incorporate social‚ cultural and ethical responsibilities. British American Tobacco has done just that and the subsequent addresses these changes. 2. Brief History on British American Tobacco (BAT) British American Tobacco is the world’s second largest tobacco international
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In 1988 a motion pictured titled: The Accused‚ was released. The movie was directed by Johnathon Kaplan and the lead character‚ Sarah Tobias‚ was played by Jody Foster. Ms. Tobias was a uneducated‚ poor white female that lived in trailer in New Bradford‚ Massachusetts. This was one of Hollywood’s first movies to include rape‚ let alone gang-rape‚ in a direct manner. The occurrence happened in Big Dan’s Bar‚ while the sexual assault was occurring the crowd within the bar was cheering the rapists
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Environment can have a major impact on all areas of the society‚ including Business Organization as well as Personal Life-Styles. Two of the major issues that I want to discuss are Global Warming and Acid Rain. Global Warming is also called the greenhouse effect‚ is believed to be caused by changes in the earth ’s atmosphere as a result of industrial processes. Rising global temperatures are expected to raise sea level‚ and change precipitation and
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severance package and benefits. In 1996‚ however‚ he blew the whistle on B&W‚ which lead to changes in marketing and fines in the billions for tobacco companies. Wigand’s controversial decision has been questioned by many people‚ focusing on the ethical elements that resulted in him blowing the whistle. Regardless
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Ethical Issue at Coca-Cola Ethics in Management – PHL/323 Derrek Choy 12/21/2009 Ethical Issue at Coca-Cola The Coca-Cola Bottling Company is a well-recognized brand and they have a chance to do extremely well in different aspects of business performance. However‚ this drink giant has experienced thoughtless ethical troubles with its affiliation amid their stakeholders. Although they engage in philanthropic contributions to learning and neighborhood programs‚ several stakeholders
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Ethical considerations can be quite subjective as they are not consolidated through legislations. This can be defined more as a moral duty that paramedics must follow according to Blaber et al. (2012). Due to the demands of the job and having to make quick clinical decision‚ ethical consideration are sometimes put aside. This is why Beauchamp and Childress (2001) have created a list of four principles to approach ethics to help paramedics be better clinicians. These principles are for a sense of
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Ethics in Healthcare Jessica Christian Medicolegal and Ethical Issues 2/3/13 According to our book‚ Health Care Ethics‚ ethics is the branch of philosophy that seeks to determine how human actions may be judged right or wrong (p.1). Also the study of ethics is a branch of philosophy that implies that the human mind is the fundamental means by which actions may be judged. According to Google the definition of ethics is the moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behavior
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