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  • Peter Singer's Paper Entitles "famine, Affluence, and Morality"

    Peter Singer's Paper Entitles "famine, Affluence, and Morality"

    Peter Singer's paper entitles "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" offers a powerful ethical statement that for most would be hard to adhere to. He states his opinion from a utilitarian point view, searching for the greatest good for the greatest number of people. He applies this theory to the problem of famine in East Bengal basing his argument one underlying rationale, "it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything

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    Essay Length: 373 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Famine, Affluence, and Morality

    Famine, Affluence, and Morality

    Peter Singer's article, Famine, Affluence, and Morality, presents a strong view on the moral values which people all around the world today are giving to the global famine taking place these days. Singer tries to influence who ever reads this article to take action and provide relief for the increased suffering going on due to famine. In his article, he incorporates arguments to illustrate the moral importance that should be given to the suffering of

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    Essay Length: 453 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Famine, Affluence and Morality

    Famine, Affluence and Morality

    Peter Singer's article, Famine, Affluence, and Morality, presents a strong view on the moral values which people all around the world today are giving to the global famine taking place these days. Singer tries to influence who ever reads this article to take action and provide relief for the increased suffering going on due to famine. In his article, he incorporates arguments to illustrate the moral importance that should be given to the suffering of

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    Essay Length: 453 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Max
  • Famine, Affluence Morality

    Famine, Affluence Morality

    In "Famine, Affluence, and Morality",[7] one of Singer's best-known philosophical essays, he argues that the injustice of some people living in abundance while others starve is morally indefensible. Singer proposes that anyone able to help the poor should donate part of their income to aid poverty and similar efforts. Singer reasons that, when one is already living comfortably, a further purchase to increase comfort will lack the same moral importance as saving another person's life.

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    Essay Length: 254 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Yan
  • Corporate Responsibility Essay

    Corporate Responsibility Essay

    Corporate Responsibility From a business perspective, working under government contracts can be a very lucrative proposition. In general, a stream of orders keep coming in, revenue increases and the company grows in the aggregate. The obvious downfalls to working in this manner is both higher quality expected as well as the extensive research and documentation required for government contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor glitches as well as problems

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    Essay Length: 2,268 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Tasha
  • Response to Naomi Wolf

    Response to Naomi Wolf

    What modern society dictates women should look like has had a great impact on commonplace women and how they feel they should look and act. I have no doubt a huge problem exists in society as a result of this. I think it has resulted in women being put to the side in terms of advancement. It also evokes a sense of low self-esteem. Little girls everywhere are brought up in front of an image

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    Essay Length: 1,392 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Fdr's Response to the Great Depression

    Fdr's Response to the Great Depression

    FDR's Response to the Great Depression The stock market crash of 1929 set in motion a chain of events that would plunge the United States into a deep depression. The Great Depression of the 1930's spelled the end of an era of economic prosperity during the 1920's. Herbert Hoover was the unlucky president to preside over this economic downturn, and he bore the brunt of the blame for the depression. Hoover believed the root cause

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    Essay Length: 1,221 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Steve
  • Were Economic Factors Primarily Responsible for Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism?

    Were Economic Factors Primarily Responsible for Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism?

    Were Economic Factors Primarily Responsible for Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism? In society today the almighty dollar is what motivates most people's actions. However, there are other reasons that can promote a change within a system such as morals, religious beliefs, values, and ethics. During the nineteenth century, society was not much different from that of the present day as the economy remains one of the most important parts of the country. This is evident in the

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    Essay Length: 529 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Who Is Responsible for the Columbine Killings?

    Who Is Responsible for the Columbine Killings?

    Cause В– Effect Even since the shooting at Columbine High School caught the attention of America and all the world on April 20, 1999, high school shootings and other forms of violence at schools has been plaguing America during the last ten years. It is also found that most of the violence that occurs in high schools is caused by young men. Students aren't feeling safe at school anymore and parents are enraged that students

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    Essay Length: 1,340 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • Hr Roles and Responsibilities

    Hr Roles and Responsibilities

    Human resource management includes recruiting staff and management for employment. In today’s society human resource management plays an important part of management because it influences all employees of the company. The main goal of human resource management should be to attract and maintain employees. However, many companies are having a hard time accomplishing this goal because human resource management is changing. In this paper, I will describe the changing role of human resource management in

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Corporate Responsibility at Merck

    Corporate Responsibility at Merck

    TO: Dr. Roy Vagelos, Chairman and CEO Merck Corporation. January, 1991. The decision to move forward with the program to donate the new drug Mectizan on a large scale to the affected population in the Third World needs to be systematically analyzed. There are two especially important angles from which this decision needs to be considered. The first concern that needs to be taken into account is that of the stockholders and investors in this

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    Essay Length: 691 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Romeo and Juliet - How Does Shakespeare Control His Audience's Responses in Act Three Scene Five?

    Romeo and Juliet - How Does Shakespeare Control His Audience's Responses in Act Three Scene Five?

    This scene is important to the whole play as we can begin to see how the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is doomed. This is different from what our first feelings were about their relationship, which is what Shakespeare had intended to do. Shakespeare constantly changes how we feel and what our moods are during this part of the play so that we finally realise that the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is doomed. Shakespeare

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    Essay Length: 1,106 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Responsibilities of a Catholic Citizen in a Free Society

    The Responsibilities of a Catholic Citizen in a Free Society

    Alyssa Elso 5/9/05 Prayer 1. Prayer to Saint Benedict Admirable Saint and Doctor of Humility, you practiced what you taught, assiduously praying for God's glory and lovingly fulfilling all work for God and the benefit of all human beings. You know the many physical dangers that surround us today, often caused or occasioned by human inventions. Guard us against poisoning of the body as well as of mind and soul, and thus be truly

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    Essay Length: 636 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Education Personnel’s Responsibility to Recognize, Report & Prevent Child Abuse

    The Education Personnel’s Responsibility to Recognize, Report & Prevent Child Abuse

    Child abuse is a problem that cannot go overlooked. In 2002, an average of 12.3 per 1,000 children were victims of child abuse, that’s an astounding estimate of about 896,000 abused and/or neglected children (Dalton 37). The effect of such abuse is devastating. When abuse is happening in the home, children often feel as if they have no one to turn to. More times than not, children confide in their teachers, school counselors, principals

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Response Paper on "the Yellow Wallpaper"

    Response Paper on "the Yellow Wallpaper"

    The Yellow Wallpaper is a story of a woman’s psychological breakdown, which is shown through an imaginative conversation with wallpaper. The relationship between the female narrator and the wallpaper reveals the inner condition of the narrator and also symbolically shows how women are oppressed in the society. The story can be considered as a feminist text as it reflects a woman’s struggle against the patriarchal power structure. Much of the story is centered on

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    Essay Length: 544 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Vika
  • Government Response Paper - Utopian or Reality?

    Government Response Paper - Utopian or Reality?

    John McLaughlin April 8, 2002 ENGL 110 Government Response Paper Utopian or Reality? Throughout history, it can be argued that at the core of the majority of successful societies has stood an effective allocation of leadership. Accordingly, in their respective works "The Tao-te Ching" and "The Prince", Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli have sought to reach a more complete understanding of this relationship. The theme of political leaders and their intricate relationship with society indeed manifests itself

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    Essay Length: 315 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Monika
  • Poem Response Essay

    Poem Response Essay

    In just one paper, I am going to go from two inspirational poems, to a more depressing one. The inspirational poem I will be responding to is “The Tyger”, written by William Blake. This piece is by far one of my favorite poems read. I read it often just to remind me not to wimp around with my lifting and my getting bigger, just like the song by Survivor, “Eye of the Tiger”, does for

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    Essay Length: 791 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Artur
  • Hr Roles and Responsibilities

    Hr Roles and Responsibilities

    HR Roles and Responsibilities The roles and responsibilities of human resource management have changed significantly in the past decade. Many of these changes have been in response to trends in globalization, technology, diversity, e-business and ethics. The impact of technology and ethics are not new to organizations or human resource managers. Globalization, diversity and e-business are terms that were not even considered until this past decade. The impact of globalization Globalization is creating significant challenges

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    Essay Length: 1,080 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Physiological Responses to Distance Treadmill Running

    Physiological Responses to Distance Treadmill Running

    Exercise: Distance Treadmill Running When we are challenged with any physical task, the human body responds through a series of integrated changes in function that involve most, if not all, of its physiologic systems. Movement requires activation and control of the musculoskeletal system; the cardiovascular and respiratory systems provide the ability to sustain this movement over extended periods. Physiological Responses: From experience I know that while on the treadmill before long my chest is heaving,

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    Essay Length: 325 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • A Response to the Zeitgeist: the (de)construction of Shackleton’s Leadership

    A Response to the Zeitgeist: the (de)construction of Shackleton’s Leadership

    A Response to the Zeitgeist: The (De)construction of Shackleton’s Leadership Introduction: The story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s, an adventurer of the ‘heroic age’ of polar exploration has captured the imagination of generations of armchair readers. This paper is presented as a response to a current zeitgeist within leadership literature; namely that the “secrets of Shackleton’s leadership success … are ready for application by anyone in a position of leadership today” (Morrell & Capparell, 2001).

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Victor
  • Analysing the Role of Internal & External Environment, Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics in Parmalat & Awb

    Analysing the Role of Internal & External Environment, Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics in Parmalat & Awb

    ANALYSING THE ROLE OF INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGERIAL ETHICS IN PARMALAT & AWB By John Geevarghese (ID 21639689) INTRODUCTION : Goal of this assignment is to carefully understand the crucial role of Internal / External Environment, Social responsibility and Managerial ethics in the rise and fall of well known organisations like Parmalat, AWB and others. The only way to understand the active roles of these factors will be by understanding it

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    Essay Length: 3,609 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Hr Roles and Responsibility

    Hr Roles and Responsibility

    HR Roles and Responsibilities Sometime do we understand the new workforce? The job is a historical phenomenon and has a very limited life expectancy. One the main source of job loss in America has been because of the lower cost of labor in different other countries. Information technology is a debt so that is causing the jobs to disband. In today’s society human resource management is an important aspect to the company. Human resource management

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    Essay Length: 800 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Bless Me Ultima Response

    Bless Me Ultima Response

    I find Bless Me, Ultima to be a sort of Hispanic The Scarlet Letter. This is only true in its themes of nature coinciding with good and protecting against evil. It is transcendental in this sense. The book follows a boy named Antonio who finds himself to be under two parents with conflicting ways of life. Antonio’s mother is a devout Catholic who wishes her son to become a priest. His father has a restless

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    Essay Length: 383 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Yan
  • Nike Social Responsibility Audit

    Nike Social Responsibility Audit

    NIKE, INC. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AUDIT BY: NIKE’S MISSION STATEMENT To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. NIKE’S CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY MISSION We must help the company achieve profitable and sustainable growth. We must protect and enhance the brand and company. In the corporate world, companies have a responsibility to act in ways which go beyond the aspect of making money. The movement of Corporate Social Responsibility has grown in recent years from

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: regina
  • Free Awakening Essays: Reader Response

    Free Awakening Essays: Reader Response

    This story was really intriguing to me. The struggle of Edna to be herself and not what others thought she should be really related to me. The social norms of women today are not really that different, except we can have jobs as long as it doesn’t compromise “the family”. I have always tried to be true to myself and never just do what people wanted me to. On Grand Isle, her relations with Adele

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Top

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