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Taoism, Buddhism and Chinese Fraternity, 2006.
A discussion regarding the characteristics of the Chinese cultural value of fraternal respect amongst siblings.
3,572 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 50 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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This paper reviews how the cultural values of the Chinese people, especially that of the fraternal respect that is seen amongst siblings, comes largely from the religious beliefs and values of the Chinese. The paper discusses Taoism and Buddhism, relating these religious values and perspectives to the Chinese culture of fraternity.
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"In "The Tao of Physics," Fritjof Capra talks of the blending of east and west that can occur when mysticism and science meet and mingle. Much of this is happening today to some degree because of the globalization of society. In the east, Taoism is more of a religion. In the west, it is a system of belief that can be applied to something specific to see what kinds of results are achieved. This is different than applying it to daily life and everything one does, but it is still important. However, in China Taoism is used to teach many different cultural values, including the fraternal respect that siblings need to have for one another.
In the book, Capra says that "If there is an intuitive element in science, there is also a rational element in eastern mysticism" (33). By this, he means that both science and mysticism are more than what they seem on the surface and the opinion that science is purely analytical, or the opinion that mysticism is purely theoretical, is simply not correct. It does not delve deeply enough into what science and mysticism really are, and this deep exploration is the only way to understand them fully. Capra's statement shows to all of his readers that he values the eastern beliefs just as much as the western beliefs, for there are elements of each in mathematics, science, and other arenas that many western thinkers see as factual and nothing more. "
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The State Lottery, 2007.
A discussion on the effects of the state lottery.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses the negative effects of the state lottery on the youth. It claims that the lottery is often marketed in a positive light, even as a fundraiser for education. It also contends that it promotes gambling and has a negative economic impact.
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"Although at the outset most would believe that a lottery would have very little impact on a state's youth other than the benefit of billions in grants and funding, this is a grave mistake. It is extremely easy to gamble on a state sponsored lottery despite the many age restrictions and other precautions. In Massachusetts alone, 47% of 7th graders report to have bought a lottery ticket before, and four of ten adolescents say that they have purchased a lottery ticket (Reno, npg). Although statistics are sparing in Georgia, the examples of the grotesque effect of state sponsored lotteries are evident in many different capacities. In general however, using a state lottery to sponsor education is the worst mistake of "ends justifies the means logic". It teaches children that attaining wealth and success is not accomplished by working hard and the educational system, but rather by purchasing and chasing dreams through the lottery."
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, 2007.
This paper discusses the internal ethics regarding the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace.
1,555 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper explains that, when it became both immoral and illegal, sexual harassment in the workplace developed into an increasingly important issue because such behavior can lead to serious repercussions for the individuals directly involved, the workplace and the company itself. The author points out that the problem of ethics in business has been wrongly approached from a masculine point of view, focusing on individuals and duties, when instead it should be regarded from a feminist corporate governance point of view, focusing on the relationships between workers and employers. The paper concludes that neither persons, rules nor ethics can solve all the problems of sexual harassment in the workplace, but the best measures are to avoid difficulties and, when they cannot be avoided, to solve them fairly and in accordance with morality and integrity.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Ethical problem
Effects on the Individuals
Effects on the Environment
Effects on the Company
Solving the Problem by Applying the Theories of Ethics
The Extent to Which the Theories of Ethics Can Solve the Problem
Example
Conclusion
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"Another measure that needs to be implemented in order for the feminist corporate governance to rightly function is the training of employees. Male employees have to be assured that working under the direct supervision of a female is not the least bit shameful, but a challenging proof of maturity and professionalism. By working under the advice and feminist corporate governance of a woman, female workers would feel better understood and motivated to achieve higher goals themselves."
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Cancer & Euthanasia, 2007.
This paper discusses the controversial topic of euthanasia and includes the related moral implications.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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In this article the writer looks at the advancement of technology and how medical science has allowed modern man the luxury of a much prolonged life, and the ability to fight off death until the last possible moment. The writer points out that this luxury also brings with it the dilemma of whether death can be a moral and legal choice in the face of extreme disability, long-term pain, or incapacitation. On the surface this may seem like a private choice made by the individual, but the writer examines the issue connected to those that cannot voice their own opinions. The writer discusses a few of the questions and complications that arise with this difficult issue.
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"As a result of this public scrutiny, the court systems have found it necessary to intervene in some extreme cases. The courts have managed to establish clear regulations when it comes to fulfilling living wills, and have determined a bill of rights when it comes to the discontinuation of life-sustaining treatments. Feeding tubes and respirators in particular have been targeted as treatments that are under the patient's control, even if they are no longer able to communicate. Living wills are legally binding documents that state whether or not the patient wishes to continue life sustaining efforts in the event of their incapacitation. If there is no living will available, but there is sufficient evidence that the patient would not wish to continue life support then those wishes can still be carried out. The burden of this proof, however, rests with the patient's family."
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Hate Based Racial & Cultural Divisions, 2006.
A discussion regarding hate based divisions and atrocities.
1,760 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper discusses how human beings are still capable of dividing themselves up into groups and committing terrible atrocities based on hatred for other groups of people. The paper focuses primarily on the Holocaust and the Rwandan massacres.
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"Sadly, in spite of the horror with which most people viewed Hitler's actions, such wars continued to be waged by some groups against others. Another such slaughter occurred in Africa, in the country of Rwanda, in 1994. This horror was between two tribes living in Rwanda, the Hutus and the Tutsis. Even in the capitol city of Kigali one's tribal affiliation mattered. When violence erupted in 1994, Hutu tribal members were able to slaughter nearly one million Tutsis and other targeted individuals in only three months.
There are both similarities and differences between the Nazi Holocaust and the Hutu slaughter of 1994. Both campaigns relied heavily on propaganda. In German, German citizens were told that many of Germany's problems were the fault of Jews (2, PAGE). In Rwanda, the slaughter was triggered by the crash of the President's plane, which many believed was shot down by Tutsis because the President was a Hutu. One of the few radio stations immediately launched a campaign of hate propaganda against the Tutsis. This propaganda quickly fanned flames left smoldering from previous clashes between the two tribes. In both groups, the two groups had been able to live together in civility until propaganda divided them. While some Germans were anti-Semitic prior to World War II, others worked together and mixed socially. In Rwanda, Hutus and Tutsis had been able to live together in peace for some time in spite of a bloody history. In fact, the protagonist in the movie Hotel Rwanda, married a Tutsi woman. "
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Ethics in Counseling, 2006.
An in-depth discussion on the makings of a good counselor.
3,989 words (approx. 16.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 108.95
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This paper begins with a discussion on the importance of resolving personal issues in order to be an effective counselor. It continues to expand on the counselor as an objective party. The paper also explores multicultural perspectives and diversity issues. In conclusion, the author explains that a competent counselor needs to continue training in order to remain effective.
Table of Contents:
The Counselor as a Person and as a Professional
Values and the Helping Relationship
Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity Issues
Professional Competence and Training
Bibliography
From the Paper
"The basic values listed above are core human attributes that facilitate a person to live normally with oneself and the society therefore the underlying factor a counselor should look at is that whatever basic values presented to a client, the client must have the ultimate choice and freedom without any hint of coercion or undue influence. A counselor who has a different set of values from a client may not be valuable to the client's program because of conflicting perceptions. But if a counselor feels that he cannot continue with a client due to values differentiation, then he is looking out more for his welfare rather than the client. Loss of objectivity is apparent and the counselor only ends up limiting his practice to clients that run parallel to his values."
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Dressing for Service, 2006.
A discussion regarding the question of whether mode of dress affects the quality of customer service received.
1,740 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper discusses the research proposal to determine whether or not a customer's level of dress affects the level of customer service he or she receives. In this paper, it is anticipated that a well-dressed customer is more likely to receive superior customer service than one who is not.
Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Subjects for the Study
Ethical Considerations
Measurement
Data Collection Methods
Analysis
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"More data needs to be collected with actual shoppers, and not simply confederates of researchers posing as shoppers. This research hopes to correct that. For the one study found that did study actual shoppers and the level of customer service they received, results may have been skewed as it was the researchers' opinions on whether or not the subject was receiving a specific, subjective level of customer service, as opposed to the subject's personal experience. In addition, this particular study, conducted by Kim and Lennon, focused solely on female customers in a plus-sized clothing store. Although this was done in an effort "to ensure that the body size of the customers was not a factor in how they were treated" ("Well-dressed women", 2006), the results of this research are so specific to plus-sized women and specifically plus-sized clothing retailers that more research needs to be conducted with a broader subject base and product base. Only in this way can a study truly contribute to the basic understanding of human nature, and specifically human interaction and the treatment of others based on visual appearances. "
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Betrayal and Revenge in 'Medea', 2006.
A discussion regarding the emotions and pain that the character Medea endures, in the Greek myth 'Medea'.
1,587 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses how betrayal always begins with a relationship of trust. The paper explains how the person who becomes the victim initially trusts the person who does the betraying. The paper uses this explanation of betrayal to understand the position of the Greek mythical legend, Medea, a woman who is exceptionally intelligent and also very angry.
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"At first, Medea reacts to Jason's betrayal with extreme grief and even suicidal thoughts: "That lightening from heaven would split my head open. Oh, what use have I now for life? I would find my release in death and leave hateful existence behind me" (747:142-145). What begins as a terrible and unexpected blow producing pain and grief then progresses to murderous rage and a burning desire for revenge. As the children's nurse describes it, "...now there's hatred everywhere. Love is diseased" (744:16).Because Medea lives in a patriarchal culture where women have no rights, she cannot fight back openly (as a woman might do in Court today, for instance). Instead, she has to scheme and manipulate. The nurse describes her nature as full of "wildness," with a "bitter nature," and "proud hearted" (746:103-104). "
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Wilde Visions of Paterian Aesthetics, 2007.
This paper analyzes works by Oscar Wilde and Walter Pater, examining parallels with regards to ethics and aesthetics.
19,650 words (approx. 78.6 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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In this work, Oscar Wilde's plays are partially taken into deep consideration as an analysis of his playwright identity. In the process of the discovery of his decadent resentment of the late nineteenth century orders, the influential figures of the new movement are also indicated. Oscar Wilde and Walter Pater have important parallels among their Epistemologies, ethics and aesthetics. The writer uses extensive examples primarily regarding to Pater's first book, Marius The Epicurean: His Sensations and Ideas (1885) and Wilde's plays of 1894, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, to display their aesthetic ideology to demonstrate the precise link between the two, for it has never been convincingly interjected. The main question underlying this paper is of how Wilde perceives art. While exploring his conception of art, dandy-ism is comprehensibly touched in order to reveal his aesthetic identity. However, this paper discusses his aesthetic ideology in the context of individualism through the referencing of some of his works, particularly his aforementioned plays. The question at the basis of this preoccupation is of how Wilde displays the expressing of individuality and idiosyncrasies through art and in particular the value of art.
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"The use of Puns is another concept that pars to both the aesthetic identity of Walter Pater as well as the aesthetic identity of Oscar Wilde. In this play "The Importance of Being Earnest", the pun, which is generally believed to be the lowest structure of oral humor, is hardly ever just a humor on words. The duality of the title in itself is proof of that. One example of such a notion lies in the earnest/Ernest humor that is utilized to hit the very truth of all the Victorian ideas and rules regarding propriety and responsibility. Gwendolen wants to be betrothed to a man named Ernest, without giving a thought to whether the man bearing such a name bears its qualities too or not. She, nevertheless, immediately exonerates Jack's dishonesty in personifying a man who is originally neither "earnest" nor "Ernest," and who, because of forces stronger than his own power, consequently develops both "earnest" and "Ernest." Jack is a perfect paradox and a compound emblem of Victorian duplicity."
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Random School Drug Tests, 2007.
An analysis of students' rights with regards to random drug testing in residence halls.
1,538 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses the legal and ethical consideration of colleges demanding random drug tests of students in residence halls. The paper begins by discussing the legality and ethics of random drug tests in the workplace and then discusses if there are any additional considerations to take into account regarding the testing of college students. It concludes by discussing possible students' reactions to drug tests and the effectiveness of the testing.
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"These restrictions were also for underage students, all of whom were minors, unlike college students who compose a mix of minors and adults. Also the students in question in the Supreme Court cases were participants in involuntary activities. Although the proposed regulation might be for a dormitory, to argue that for a residential college that requires all freshman live in a dorm unless they live at home and draws forth a student body from all areas of the country has a voluntary residence policy in the dorm is untrue and absurd. Most students have little choice whether they live in a test-free environment or not."
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Capital Punishment from a Christian Perspective, 2007.
This paper argues in favor of the death penalty, citing the Bible as giving legitimacy to this outlook.
1,629 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper describes a Christian Fundamentalist perspective in favor of capital punishment. In particular, it cites a recent case in California which denied a death row appeal, and argues how this decision was correct from a Christian outlook. The author also presents the human rights perspective, which is considered the opposing viewpoint. In contrast to this outlook, the author argues that the will of God takes precedence.
From the Paper
"Murder is a capital crime. It is a sin not only against society, but against God himself. We therefore believe that it would be against the will and word of God to abolish the death penalty world wide. Indeed, only the states and countries still using this form of punishment is within the will of God. Anyone not complying with this is playing with a dangerous fire. "
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Drug Testing in the Workplace, 2007.
A review of an article written by Michael Cranford called "Drug Testing and the Right to Privacy: Arguing the Ethics of Workplace Drug Testing."
1,289 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses issues related in an article written by Michael Cranford called "Drug Testing and the Right to Privacy: Arguing the Ethics of Workplace Drug Testing." The paper suggests that employers have two grounds on which to test employees - ethical (in case the employee becomes injured at work) and legal (the test does not infringe on privacy and drug use is costing the company money). The paper discusses these contentions in more detail.
Table of Contents:
One: The Problem
Two: The Issues Related To The Problem Addressed By The Article Three: The Implications Of The Article To All Parties And Society Ramifications If The Problem Is Not Addressed
Tangible Benefits Of Resolving The Problem
Four: Solutions Provided By The Article
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"If the worker is indeed found to be taking drugs that impair performance, the fact that the company now knows about the drug abuse allows the company to provide "employer-sponsored counseling and rehabilitative measures" (although Cranford doesn't say how many companies would provide rehab versus simply firing the person). So, if there were no drug tests, the employee who is addicted, for example, would have continued using drugs had the test not caught the use and allowed the employer to help the user kick the habit. And moreover, knowing the worker is proven through verifiable testing to be a drug user protects the company from "wrongful termination litigation," if indeed the worker is fired and makes a claim against the company firing him or her."
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