unethical activities by assuming bad behaviour is an inherent personality trait. "Only shady people do shady things‚" right? We assume the CFO who reports false financial data and the hedge fund manager who commits insider trading do so because they are inherently "bad people." The maxim of individual responsibility is comforting because it implies that‚ to eradicate criminal or unethical behaviour‚ all we need to do is identify and weed out the corrupt few. However‚ that maxim has two major flaws
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Electronic cigarettes are one of the most common ways people are smoking now a days. These are newer devices and have not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Since the FDA has not approved electronic cigarettes or what goes inside them‚ the FDA has no idea what companies are putting in electronic cigarettes or if it is even safe for users to be ingesting. These are newer devices and right now there is no information on how they will impact users in the future like if it could
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cannot do any “wrong” moves or acts because she is being watched on constant surveillance. Being under constant surveillance will not support an advanced society because people feel violated with knowing cameras are watching their moves. If they are able to act freely they are more motivated and inspired to do better things for the community. “I look at the device in my hands and have an idea. It takes me a few minutes to figure out which series of buttons starts the recording device. Once I do‚ I begin
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In Judaism‚ Jews attempt to answer the question of why God allows sinister incidents happen to righteous people‚ also known as Theodicy. In the book of Job‚ God allows Satan to test Job to see if he would curse God if he took away his “7‚000 sheep‚3‚000 camels‚ 500 yoke of oxen‚ and 500 female donkeys;in addition to his great household” ( 1:3). This story elaborates on why this phenomenon continues to happen. The reason God allows misfortune to come upon his righteous followers is to test their
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The theistic argument that I think is most plausible is the Cosmological Argument. I think this because to me this is the only argument that is plausible because things do not exist without a cause. For example‚ people and animals do not exist without reproduction. People must have a first cause to be created and exist. “The cosmological argument for God’s existence goes like this: The world could not exist on its own so there must have been a first cause that brought it into being. This first
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Jozui in her passage argues to the audience that people should stop supporting companies who use celebrity endorsers and that there should be laws to combat this type of advertising. The author supports her claim by first pointing out that companies simply use famous or familiar faces to sway the opinions of their viewers. She continues by giving examples of how certain companies use athletes or talk show hosts are just paid to pretend to be a user of the product. The author’s purpose is to persuade
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According to the information collected by the USSR‚ during World War II‚ over 11 million people were killed‚ and countless people lost their rights and freedom for over four years. More than 20 countries were involved in this bloody war. The Nazi’s merciless actions towards the Jewish people captivated the attention of the whole world. The Nazis took the lives of more than six million Jews‚ including newborn babies and children. This was obviously a cruel operation. However‚ according to Anne Frank
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Alternate Energy should be used more. Renewable energy creates three times more jobs then fossil fuels. Renewable energy is being used more in the world. People are realizing that fossil fuels are going to run out soon and that it is destroying the environment. And burning these things releases greenhouse gasses that is causing climate change. Alternate energy should be used more because burning fossil fuels is causing climate change‚ drilling oil is dangerous‚ and alternate energy is clean and renewable
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mental health is the fact that people do not understand how to recognize mental illness or how to react to it. We have very efficient ways of treating all kinds of problems‚ but too often‚ no one wants to take the initiative to recognize and take actions when a person clearly needs help. Studies show that the public has information about mental illness and is misled by it. Parents often deny that their children have mental health problems. Teachers and relatives do not have training in recognizing
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Reasoning Behind Settling in the American Colonies During the time period after the founding of the new world‚ many people is distant lands were looking for a way out. The American colonies seemed to be a fresh start for most people living in different regions. The biggest reason why most decided to settle in the American colonies was due to better economic opportunity that were available there. Many factors encouraged the English to establish colonies in North America. Three main reasons being
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