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  • An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding Between Two Rights

    An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding Between Two Rights

    An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding between two rights Ethics, considered the study of moral philosophy, is a broad way of defining human duty, right and wrong; essentially, it is more expansive than simply applying a principle. Dilemmas are situations that require a choice between options appearing uniformly favorable, unfavorable or mutually exclusive. Naturally, an ethical dilemma can place a professional counselor in a precarious position, thereby compromising the effectiveness of the therapy, the trust

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    Essay Length: 634 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2009 By: Jon
  • Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma

    Introduction In today’s highly competitive world of business, meeting deadlines in a timely and efficient manner is crucial towards the success of any company. Organizations that are able to fulfill this simple requirement naturally excel, while the firms that fall behind are left behind permanently. If a business finds itself in such a predicament, its leaders are expected to take all necessary measures to ensure the company’s going concern. However, these management decisions pose a

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    Essay Length: 1,252 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace

    Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace

    ETHICAL DILEMMA IN THE WORKPLACE I recall an ethical dilemma I faced as a newly licensed Registered Representative with the brokerage firm Bellamah, Neuhauser & Barrett in the fall of 1997. I had just passed my General Securities Registered Representative Exam (the NASD Series 7). I studied for it since February and passing it meant I could open accounts and execute buy and sell orders for the investing public. Much to my dismay cold calling

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    Essay Length: 313 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • Ethical Dilemma Case Study

    Ethical Dilemma Case Study

    Ethical Dilemma Case Study Part of my duties at the VA is to update patient information. This is work that we perform mostly as “busy” work. When a patient visits a clinic they are provided with a sheet that asks them if their Name, Address, Phone Number, and Next of Kin information is correct. We have some down time in our office, so this is what we do to fill in the gaps. There

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    Essay Length: 297 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Monika
  • 16 Blocks: Jacks Ethical Dilemma

    16 Blocks: Jacks Ethical Dilemma

    Jack Mosley’s ethical dilemma – 16 Blocks The movie is about a New York City Police Officer Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) who reluctantly accepts the duty to escort a witness, Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) 16 blocks from the City Jail to the Courthouse. Jack is a detective with considerable experience, dependent on alcohol, operates as a loner who is marking time for retirement and pension. Eddie is a chatterbox who tests Jack’s patience and questions

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    Essay Length: 596 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: July
  • Ethical Dilemmas in the Insider

    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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    Essay Length: 552 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Jon
  • Ethical Dilemma: Transparency or Confidentiality?

    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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    Essay Length: 568 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Top
  • Ethical Dilemma - the Advice Trap - Article Review

    Ethical Dilemma - the Advice Trap - Article Review

    Ethical Dilemma: Advice After reading "The Advice Trap" article about the ethical dilemma that can arise from giving advice to clients out of the realm of certified expertise, one incident comes to mind. Although I have a small tendency to want to help and make suggestions when clients have needs that I can relate to, I realize the ramifications after I was on the other side of the advice. I was renting a space in

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    Essay Length: 421 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Jon
  • Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios I was an ICU nurse for 18 years and I decided to leave bedside nursing in 1999 when I found myself standing in the doorway between two patient's rooms, which both had alarms going off. I was being forced to care for three critical patients that night. I left nursing because as I stood in that doorway I realized that in choosing which room I was going to

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    Essay Length: 345 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: regina
  • Ethical Dilemma of Napster

    Ethical Dilemma of Napster

    Ethical Dilemma of Napster The ethical dilemma of computer downloads, namely music downloads, has been under great scrutiny in the last few years. Napster, if any one symbolizes the new technology, was the front runner in developing the new digital trading. The ethical issues seem to revolve around the all mighty dollar. Some particular musicians, namely Lars Ulrich from Metallica and Dr. Dre (rap star), have had some serious issues with Napster. Their claims

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    Essay Length: 1,445 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Ethical Dilemmas in Todays Business

    Ethical Dilemmas in Todays Business

    ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN TODAYS BUSINESS Ethical Dilemmas in Today’s Business Environment Rick Jones University of Maryland University College ADMN 630 December 18, 2002 It is almost impossible to pick up any American newspaper and avoid reading an article dealing with the unethical and possibly even illegal conduct of those who run our businesses. Whether it is insider stock manipulation, off balance sheet partnerships, questionable accounting practices, dumping of environmental contaminants, the stories continue to

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    Essay Length: 4,638 Words / 19 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Spanking Issue: The Ethical Dilemma of Corporal Punishment

    The Spanking Issue: The Ethical Dilemma of Corporal Punishment

    The Spanking Issue: The Ethical Dilemma of Corporal Punishment This issue of corporal punishment is a current issue that many people have on their minds. The issue strikes an emotional chord for many whom were or were not punished by spanking during their own childhoods. The issue generally focuses on the effect that spanking or other discipline methods will have on children. I will specifically be exploring the question: is it ever appropriate to

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    Essay Length: 1,463 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Ethic Dilemma

    Ethic Dilemma

    The Fall of the Andersens • Andersen was fined $7 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for overstating the earnings of Waste Management Corporation. • Enron was under the investigation of SEC for dubious accounting figures. • Following the fall of Enron, Arthur Andersen was subjected to investigation by the regulatory boards as well. The significant stakeholders are: major clients such as Enron, WorldCom, Sunbeam and HIH, Australia, Fred Andersen, investors and 85,000

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    Essay Length: 274 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Victor
  • Ethical Dilemma Changes in Expectations

    Ethical Dilemma Changes in Expectations

    Ethical Dilemma Changes in Expectations Original Situation A young woman, Sally, and her children moved back to her home state after having family difficulty and her husband being incarcerated. Sally and her children moved in with her husband’s parents due to having no other place to stay. Sally immediately found work through a temporary agency. After being put in several short term assignments Sally was finally placed in one that was a temp to hire

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    Essay Length: 813 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Max
  • Treating Aids: A Global Ethical Dilemma

    Treating Aids: A Global Ethical Dilemma

    Key Issue: The vast majority of the people infected with HIV and has AIDS do not live in developed countries and do not have an access to therapies. Local governments cannot afford vast reimbursements of health care products and that dispense the citizens of the lifesaving “cocktails”. The issue is complicated by the fact that developing countries have poor infrastructure, poor health care systems and poverty that prevent the distribution of anti-AIDS drugs. The international

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    Essay Length: 610 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Top
  • The Abortion Morality Ethics Dilemma

    The Abortion Morality Ethics Dilemma

    The Abortion Morality Ethics Dilemma Case for discussion: “A 29-year-old married woman is a candidate for a vice presidential position at a large public relations firm. Although she has been taking birth control pills for some time, she now learns that she is pregnant. After considering all of her options, she concludes that a maternity leave to have the baby would cost her the promotion. She also thinks that she might want to have a

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    Essay Length: 2,918 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Ethical Dilemmas of Genetic Testing for Huntington’s Disease

    The Ethical Dilemmas of Genetic Testing for Huntington’s Disease

    The Ethical Dilemmas of Genetic Testing for Huntington's Disease INTRODUCTION Huntington's Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant, progressive, neurodegenerative disorder (Walker, 2007 and Harmon, 2007). The gene that causes the disease is located on the fourth chromosome and causes an abnormal number of repeats in the patient's genetic code (Harmon, 2007). Huntington's Disease can have devastating effects on patients' quality of life. The first symptoms of HD generally start between the ages of 30 and

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    Essay Length: 3,525 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: Edward
  • Ethical Dilemmas

    Ethical Dilemmas

    There are many ethical dilemmas/cases throughout history, today I would like to address two issues/dilemmas that I believe have impacted and helped reshape our stances upon medical ethics. The first issue in which I would like to address to Physician Assisted Suicide or sometimes referred to as PAS. Many people have varied viewpoints on this topics ranging from patient suffering, patient rights to patient-physician trust. This point has been battled over and over again by

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    Essay Length: 759 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma A couple of years ago I was faced with a dilemma about a piece of jewelry. For my High School Graduation I received a Tiffany's bracelet which was originally my grandmothers. My grandmother gave this bracelet to my mother for her High School Graduation as well. This antique piece of jewelry had a very special place in both my mother and mines heart, since my grandmother died about ten years ago. It was

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    Essay Length: 851 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Jack
  • Global Warming’s Ethical Dilemma

    Global Warming’s Ethical Dilemma

    Global Warming and it's Ethical Dilemma Global warming is a growing threat of apocalyptic consequences. Over the past two decades our climate has undeniably grown warmer and is not predicted to slow this unprecedented rate of change unless action is taken. Unfortunately, the heat has damaged the crops of developing agricultural countries that cannot afford the setbacks that Americans embrace. If the projected population of our planet is to reach nine billion by the end

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    Essay Length: 902 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Top
  • An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding Between Two Rights

    An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding Between Two Rights

    An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding between two rights Ethics, considered the study of moral philosophy, is a broad way of defining human duty, right and wrong; essentially, it is more expansive than simply applying a principle. Dilemmas are situations that require a choice between options appearing uniformly favorable, unfavorable or mutually exclusive. Naturally, an ethical dilemma can place a professional counselor in a precarious position, thereby compromising the effectiveness of the therapy, the trust

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    Essay Length: 635 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Jon
  • Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma International OB: Managing across Cultures. 3M tries to make a difference Russia Should 3M export its American ethical standards to Russia? 1. If 3M doesn’t like the way things are done in Russia, it shouldn’t do business there. Explain your rationale. I do not agree with this statement. From my marketing perspective, it is a challenge of 3M in order to go worldwide, and this is a challenge they should take. Russia is

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    Essay Length: 1,458 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 2, 2010 By: Jack
  • Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios

    thical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios I was an ICU nurse for 18 years and I decided to leave bedside nursing in 1999 when I found myself standing in the doorway between two patient's rooms, which both had alarms going off. I was being forced to care for three critical patients that night. I left nursing because as I stood in that doorway I realized that in choosing which room I was going to

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    Essay Length: 303 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Jack
  • Cjs 211 Ethical Dilemma

    Cjs 211 Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma Worksheet CJS/211 Version 1 Christopher Black ________________ University of Phoenix Material Ethical Dilemma Worksheet Incident Review 1. What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. The issue is that the officer knows that husband drove while drunk and that the husband possibly physically hurt his wife. The officer didn’t not witness the husband driving nor does the officer see any injuries on the wife. 1. What are the most important

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    Essay Length: 984 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 21, 2015 By: Chris Black
  • An Ethical Dilemma

    An Ethical Dilemma

    I would like to analyze through the lens of the normative ethics framework a personal ethical issue I faced at XYZ Systems, a niche software form I worked in. XYZ was a 100-employee strong firm – I was a member in the firm’s corporate development team, leading four junior associates. From the surface, the firm appeared to be flying high, expanding its client roster, doling out bonuses to its employees on the event of Durga

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    Essay Length: 1,251 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2015 By: sayankdev

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