Cultural Values Personal Ethics Essays and Term Papers
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Cultural Assessment of the American Red Cross
Abstract A cultural assessment of the American Red Cross (ARC) is presented. Research was conducted via the World Wide Web, article review, site assessment, and interview of a key official within the organization. The ARC was found to have strong ethical values and a mission which incorporates resources across our great nation. The ARC takes pride in being “America’s most trusted charity.” The culture of the organization is strong while also being able to allow
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Business Ethics and Religion
Business Ethics 2 Business ethics is certain behavior that a business follows when dealing with people in the business world. Many businesses have made a bad reputation for themselves because they are only interested in making money, an example of this would be the Enron case. Many of today’s top corporations have been fined a lot of money for unethical decisions. Ethical behavior in business improves the well-being of the individuals because it promotes things
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Henry Ford’s Automobile and It’s Effects on American Culture
Henry Ford’s Automobile & It’s Effects on American Society Brian Miller Professor Sheehan 10 December 2007 HIST 1120-03 Over the course of the 20th century, the automobile has gone from being an expensive toy of the rich, to being the standard for passenger transport in most developed countries around the world (Urry). Not unlike the effects of the introduction of Railways into society, automobiles have changed social interactions, employment patterns, goods distribution and the basic
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Ethics in the Workplace
When I was first in college I found quickly that I needed a job. The only job I could find within walking distance of my college campus was at Subway making a dime above minimum wage. Within a few months of starting I learned that even the Assistant Manager wasn’t making lots of money; she only made a dollar above minimum wage. The Assistant Manager had a family to support and was working as many
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Value Delivery Network
Value Delivery Network A value delivery network allows many companies to create customer value that cannot be created by use of the company’s own value chain. A “Value delivery network,” is made up of the company, suppliers, distributors, and ultimately the customers who partner with each other to improve the performance of the entire system (Armstrong et al. 52). This type of system interests me because I have always been curious as to what path
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Ethical Dilemmas in the Insider
Ethical Dilemmas in The Insider The movie The Insider is based on real-life events from the mid-nineties. Jeffrey Wigand was vice president of research at Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation, but was unsatisfied with the direction that the company was heading. He was fired when he started to vocalize concerns about just how dangerous cigarettes actually were and about the fact that the company was adding chemicals that made the cigarettes even more addictive. An
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Ethical Dilemma: Transparency or Confidentiality?
Corporate scandals at Enron corp., Tyco International Inc. and WorldCom Inc. demand for transparency in public reporting of financial data. It is highly desirable and lawfully required that each organization does diligent efforts to improve transparency in financial reporting as a means for the public to regain the confidence in the business community. It is believed that information sharing is a powerful positive action and an ethical duty of business. Transparency is desirable at all
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Time Value of Money
Time Value of Money Introduction This paper is going to discuss key components of the time value of money (TVM) and identify some financial applications to commercial banks, credit card financial service companies, insurance companies, state government lotteries, and retirement plan financial service providers. Time Value of Money The Time Value of Money is “the idea that a dollar now is worth more than a dollar in the future, even after adjusting for inflation, because
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Abortion - Personal View Essay
Abortion Even though a lot of people use abortion for a way to solve problems, are lives really taken? Everyone has their own opinion about this topic, but to me abortion is your own personal choice if you want to have one or not. I believe that we should keep abortion around because many cases come up where people are in serious need for one. I am not saying that abortion is the greatest thing
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Australian Cultural Genocide
The Australian treatment of the aborigines was cultural genocide, and there is no way to make amends for their actions. Cultural Genocide (or in this case ethnocide) is a term used to describe the deliberate destruction of the cultural heritage of a people. “Article 7 of the �United Nations draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples’ (26 August 1994) defines �Cultural genocide’ Indigenous peoples have the collective and individual right not to be subjected
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Andy Warhol: A Pop Culture Icon
Andy Warhol: A Pop Culture Icon Henry Matisse once said, “The freedom of the artist is in reality the impossibility of following the path beaten by all others.” In other words, the degree in which an artist interprets the world that is laid out before him is what makes him unique. Andy Warhol was a master at creating a distinctive account of what came before him and what presently surrounded him. It was this rare
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Arts and Culture - Romanticism
Arts and Culture Romanticism was a period in the 1800’s when people took on a new outlook on art, music and life itself. It was a period where everything seemed to be connected to nature and emotions. Anything and everything a person created could be considered art, as long as it was original. The whole idea was that everyone created something of their own and it is original and that is art. This time was
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Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Recognizing your personal strengths may not be as simple as you may first think. Knowing and understanding these skills, personality traits, and job qualities is a must in today’s work society. Once these characteristics are understood and identified, you can begin to think about your weaknesses, which are generally more difficult to admit. Realizing your own weaknesses, and being able to admit them to your team is the first step in
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The Values of Polygamy
Polygamy, also called plural marriage, is the practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice polygamy. In FLDS communities it is the male that has many wives and from these wives comes many children. Most people look down upon Polygamy, because they believe it to be degrading of the women. However, within Mormon Fundamentalism, polygamy serves a great part of their religion and helps with family dynamics. Mormon
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Life - Personal Essay
Life is taking me somewhere i dont want to go, not for always but just in my thoughts. I am so perplexed by these small incidences which are humiliating and as of now they seem very long lasting. In midst of all the confusion and heart ache I attend a 8 hours class where prof declares a category of people to be not humans... nd sadly i think i belong to that category. But that
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Assessing Delta Air Lines Corporate Culture
Assessing Delta Air Lines Corporate Culture This paper will discuss the corporate culture of Delta Air Lines, Inc. The team agreed that assessing Delta’s corporate culture would definitely be a learning experience. Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides air transportation for passengers and freight throughout the United States and around the world. As of February 1, 2006, Delta (including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. and Comair, Inc.) serves 244 domestic cities in 46
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Chemical Restraints and Patient Rights: An Ethical Issue
In a secure psychiatric ward a psychotic patient has abruptly become violent shortly after his last scheduled dose of Ativan. It is three in the morning and the night shift nurse has a decision to make. Should she wake up the psychiatrist and request that he come and assess the patient, or should she administer the PRN medication of Zyprexa that the physician had previously authorized in the patient's chart? According to a strict interpretation
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Autobiography - Personal Essay
During my life time I have had many accomplishments as well as many failures I feel as most would that only a few drastically change you and aid in establishing who you are today. I also feel there are a few people who helped form and guide me during my continuous journey through life. One of the first events that I feel made me who I am for sure was the birth of my
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Personal Perspective Paper
Personal Perspective Paper Personal Perspective Paper As I attempt to ignore the National Football League draft echoing in the background, I drift off thinking about the meaning of "value." Due to the primary topic of discussion during the draft, the first word that enters my mind is "money." This did not fit my assignment so, I begin thinking again and the next word is, "worth." This directs my thoughts to explore the value, or worth,
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Ethics
According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, ethics is “the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment. The system of morals of a particular person, religion, or group. Morals, “is dealing with or capable of distinguishing between right and wrong, of teaching or in accordance with the principles of right and wrong” (2002). As it pertains to the Christian perspective, Nelson’s Bible Dictionary states that biblical ethics is “living righteously, doing what is good and
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Global Communications Ethical Filter
Integrity Integrity is the foundation on which all values, business or personnel, are based. One cannot truly act with integrity if they do not possess core baseline ethical values. Integrity is a value that is built upon by a lifetime of achievement which can be given away with one wrong choice. I have made some wrong choices early in my life which I am still working on to this day to rebuild. Integrity is not
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Personal Finance Goals
Figuring out where you will be financially years from now is hard to imagine. There are always what you plan, and then there’s things that just happen that you would usually rather not have of. You can always make goals and things and hope that things go alright and end up close to what you expected. I am currently eighteen years old. I am working on setting up all my financial things so that I
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Understanding Information Ethics
Information Ethics The paper addresses theoretical and practical aspects of information ethics from an intercultural perspective. The recent concept of information ethics is related particularly to problems which arose in the last century with the development of computer technology and the internet. A broader concept of information ethics as dealing with the digital reconstruction of all possible phenomena leads to questions relating to digital ontology. Following Heidegger’s conception of the relation between ontology and metaphysics,
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American Culture
в… . American Mainstream The main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals' value, the pursue of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deploitation and competition and the need of realistic and practicality. Its core is individualism: self first, personal need first, pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment, emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design. This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons,
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Ethical Filter Usauto
Running Head: Ethical Filter Ethical Filter Ethical Filter Introduction Values are very important for the individuals and social groups. Some values are learned in school and at work or with a group of friends, at church and other places. The principal source of values is still home. Our parents teach us values, practically since we were born. Some of this values are as simply as manners (saying ‘thank’ and ‘you are welcome’). In our organizations
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