a fair trial when money determined the quality of representation. Two hundred years later and on the opposite side of the Atlantic‚ this issue is still ripe for debate because regardless of all the services available; social equality in the law does not exist - particularly when it comes to the mentally ill or disabled. This paper will discuss the ethical issues surrounding legal fees‚ examine the options for representation available‚ and touch upon how this affects the mentally ill or disabled -
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To bike or not to bike: An ethical issue Describe The author worries about his image when biking in Uganda. He is a modern well-equipped and wealthy mzungu riding a luxurious mountain bike for pleasure and fitness‚ while around him poor people of Uganda are busy working for life and using their bikes for ferrying life’s staples. Although struggling with that contrast‚ he continues his practice of “luxurious” biking‚ and tries to present himself as friendly and respectful to surrounding Ugandans
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Ethical Issues and Social Responsibility Case Analysis: BP (Beyond Petroleum) Beyond Petroleum (BP)‚ one of the world’s largest energy companies has seen many highs and lows over its 100 history. Throughout BP’s 100 year history there have been numerous questions about the company’s ethical conduct. These ethical misconducts include fraud‚ environmental crimes‚ regulatory negligence‚ and the endangering of habitats (Thorne‚ D.M.‚ Ferrell‚ O.C.‚ & Ferrell‚ L.‚ 2011). With the multiple
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Ethical Issues in Today’s Society Judith Berryan Ethics Introduction To agree or disagree with today’s ethical issues one must have morals‚ values and ethics of their own. For instance‚ abortion is a highly controversial topic. I for one do not believe in abortion‚ but can understand it in some circumstances. Abortion is defined as any expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it is sufficiently developed to survive. (www.yourdictionary.com) Although abortion can be tracked way back in time
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Mary Morrison’s Ethical Issue Summary Mary is an undergraduate student at Big State University. Her parents gave her a Christmas present – new computer. It was inexpensive PC with no software installed on it. For her studies at school‚ Mary needed specific applications – word processor‚ a spreadsheet program‚ and some presentation software. Her friend advised her Microsoft Office Professional which is good software for business students. She was going to buy it for $199 from her savings for
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other financial services. An unfortunate series of scandals had put its good reputation in a downward spiral. Goldman engaged in a series of scandals from the collapsed of AIG‚ ABACUS-AC1 synthetic CDO‚ and Facebook private investment. What ethical issues had Goldman Sachs disregarded which led to its loss of reputation dilemma? Goldman was accused
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International Legal and Ethical Issues Celina Garcia-Sanchez LAW/421 Gregory Martin What are the issues involved in resolving legal disputes in international transactions? The issues are what choice of law clause you are going to use in the contract in case of dispute or breach of contract. The other issue is what forum selection clause is going to be used if there’s ever an issue or dispute. Both are very important issues to address before getting into contract with a foreign business. You
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To my future colleagues‚ Psychiatric nursing is a challenging career laden with ethical‚ moral‚ and judicial dilemmas. In this letter I hope to equip you with tools to adequately face these inevitable challenges. I will particularly focus on the consideration of ethical principles‚ as I believe they are critical to maintaining your integrity as nurses. This letter will discuss the application of ethical principles in reference to three morally distressing situations outlined in the research Mental
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“Homosexuality… Good or Bad?” In the documentary film “The Laramie Project‚” many issues were brought up and discussed throughout its duration: socio-political ones such as laws against hate crimes as well as socio-ethical ones such as live-and-let-live philosophies. However‚ what may have truly caught my attention‚ and probably as well as others’‚ was the controversial socio-ethical topic of homosexuality. The story of the documentary film “The Laramie Project” revolves around Matthew Shepard
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While gene therapy holds promise as a revolutionary approach to treating disease‚ ethical concerns over its use and ramifications have been expressed by scientists and lay people alike. For example‚ since much needs to be learned about how these genes actually work and their long-term effect‚ is it ethical to test these therapies on humans‚ where they could have a disastrous result? As with most clinical trials concerning new therapies‚ including many drugs‚ the patients participating in these studies
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