Why are ethics important? Recent events in corporate America have demonstrated the destructive effects that occur when the leadership of a company does not behave ethically. One might wonder why highly educated‚ successful‚ and business savvy corporate professionals at Enron‚ Tyco‚ WorldCom‚ and Adelphia got themselves into such a big mess. The answer lies in a profound lack of ethics. Running a business ethically is good for business. However‚ "business ethics" if properly interpreted means
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One might ask why try to do anything if extinction is natural and there have already been five other mass extinctions in the history of the planet. It is important to remember that humans also live on the Earth and we will be highly affected by a mass extinction. Biodiversity is extremely important to the functionality of an ecosystem. It allows for food security for animals‚ including humans. It also is important for resilience. If an ecological disturbance were to happen such as a drought‚ flood
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his time he asked a question‚ “ why is it important to make these
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Why is Literature so Important Anyway? Literature is the foundation of life. While it is physically written in words‚ these words come alive in the imagination. Literature enables people to see everything in a whole different prospective; it is a journey that is inscribed in pages. Literature provides a gateway to teach the reader about life experiences through reading‚ from the saddest stories‚ to the most joyful ones that will touch their hearts. From a very young age‚ many are exposed to literature
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trained to save lives right? That’s true however‚ learning basic CPR can mean the difference between life and death in someone you love or care about. CPR can be just as vital as learning how to swim‚ drive a car‚ or use self defense. Why is this skill so important you may ask? Easy‚ when a person can not breathe or a person’s body can’t circulate blood properly cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can restore the circulation of oxygen and blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Without proper
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Luciano’s luck did eventually run out. In May of 1936‚ he and eight members of his vice racket were brought in for facilitating prostitution. The evidence against Luciano wasn’t strong‚ as he had no ties to prostitution‚ but during the trial he was disastrously cross-examined by Dewey ("Charles “Lucky” Luciano"‚ 2009). Dewey questioned Luciano for four hours‚ and one of the questions asked was how Luciano lived so well on a reported income of $22‚500. Luciano’s actual take was about $10 million.
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People don’t realize how important it is to vote. Many think one vote won’t hurt anything‚ but if everyone had that mentality no one would ever vote. It is very important to know who you are voting for and putting in office‚ but how do you know who you are truly voting for. Does he share the same religion as you? Is he a conservative or liberal? Or what kind of bills is he trying to pass? These are some basic questions that should be asked when looking at who’s running for office. After all the
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look like happened during one summer in the House of Commons. Also back in 1965 the Canadian flag was created. What I consider to be the most important information that every Canadian should know is our Human Rights‚ Canada’s history‚ and our Systems of Government. These three key elements are what make Canada what it is today. Our human rights are very important to us in Canada and we even have a huge building in Winnipeg that focuses on human rights. Every person who lives in Canada should take a moment
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pain she was experiencing‚ the thoughts that were running through her head‚ no one knew but herself and now she lies somewhere safe‚ I love you mum” “No one thought this day would come so soon‚ not now‚ not why I was still a child‚ still learning and still following the path of my journey. Why me? Did I do something wrong? Was I bad? What did I do to deserve this?” Julianne sat in the lounge room and tried to get her head around the event that had just occurred during the early morning of what she
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Dividing Attention Facilitates or Impedes Learning Dividing attention can impede learning when trying to retain new facts. This can actually impair ability to retain information or to properly interact with others. When receiving information from many different sources or interfacing with different people at the same time it is difficult to concentrate and succeed at dealing with at least one of the issues at hand. If dividing your attention among a group of activities impedes your progress
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