Week 1 Notes‚ Read chapter 1‚ Why study Ethics Perhaps the most straightforward answer to this question is that we‚ as individuals in society‚ face ethical decisions all the time. Having an ethical framework to draw upon‚ with a system of rules and principles to guide us‚ will help individuals when they are confronted with difficult decisions involving moral issues. As you are looking to become criminal justice professionals‚ studying ethics is especially important. As Pollack (2004) explains
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Strange Fruit Music has been very important part of people’s life since long time ago. Throughout the history‚ we could observe how people at those days used music as part of their lives. People became happy when they sing and listen to music. People were comforted by music when they were in deep sorrow. Furthermore‚ people sang music when they work‚ harvest‚ and worship god. We could see how our culture is closely interrelated with music. “Strange Fruit” is the music that was composed to reflect
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Business ethics are moral principles that guide the way a business behaves. The same principles that determine an individual”s actions also apply to business. Acting in an ethical way involves distinguishing between “right” and “wrong” and then making the “right” choice. It is relatively easy to identify unethical business practices. For example‚ companies should not use child labour. They should not unlawfully use copyrighted materials and processes. They should not engage in bribery. However‚
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This reading has to do with reliquaries and the artist that surrounded them as well as their sometimes strange shapes. When talking about reliquaries no one ever mentions how it actually came about. When reading this excerpt it mentions how patrons would usually make their own workshops for specific works of art and hire artist they thought would be good for the job. The patrons seemed to be very involved in the creation of these pieces of art even though they didn’t physically make them. It seems
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“Life is strange” (by Fidan Veliyeva) Once upon a time there was a famous group which was known “LR”. However‚ nobody knew who they were. It consisted of 4 people who saw how their parents were killed by mafia. It is about one dark night. Carmen was over the moon. Mother was carrying a cake with overjoyed and saying “Happy Birthday Carmen!”. Father joined song. Then the boy blew off candles. When the father gave Carmen his gift‚ suddenly the door knocked and was broken. 5 people entered the
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First Strange Experience at Boot Camp Boot camp can be a scary and interesting experience. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was go to boot camp. I was so afraid of being around so many new people‚ but I decided that I should experience new things and see the world. I also thought it would be good mentally and help me succeed in Life. What I didn’t expect was that it would make me a secure person. New people always make me kind of shy and my first day was no exception. It was around
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Some people would agree with the statement that situation ethics is a practical and effective method in calculating what the most morally justifiable answer is. Situation ethics is practical in its moral decision making because one of the key and fundamentals of this ethical system‚ the four presumptions‚ is pragmatism; the proposed course of action must work‚ and must work towards the end‚ or Love. For example if a mother of four was taken as a prisoner of war‚ thereby separated from her young family
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Strange Meeting It was mid morning when I was sitting in the park‚ as I looked across the way I saw an object that resembled a wallet. I walked over just to see what it was‚ and sure enough it was a woman’s wallet. Popping the latch open‚ I examined to see if there was any sort of identification that could lead to the real owner. Sure enough there was a Colorado drivers license. The wallet belonged to an eighteen year old‚ red haired‚ brown eyed‚ Jessica Sheldon. Jessica seemed like your average
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A Strange Day Eli Vetcherebin On the morning of this hot summer day John did not have the slightest idea of what he was going to do‚ although he had an idea of what his grandfather would have suggested. But‚ unfortunately for both John and the grandfather‚ John’s grandfather passed away four years ago. So‚ as stated above‚ John had no idea what he was going to do on this hot summer day. In fact‚ John was not even aware of the fact that it was a hot summer day because today‚ John opened his eyes
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“Strange Fruit” ‚a poem written by Abel Meeropol in 1929‚ was a world renowned piece of writing. This poem was a result of Meeropol’s reaction to the picture of a lynching that took place during that time. He was already disturbed by the racism that existed‚ but was horrified after seeing a picture taken of two hanging bodies. Then after putting it to song‚ it was sung by Billie Holiday who was heard around the world. I find that this poem is a chilling act of defiance against the inhumane act of
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