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    case study solution of joan holtz 5-4 These problems are intended to provide a basis for discussing questions aboutrevenue recognition that are not dealt with explicitly in the text and that are notsufficiently involved to warrant the construction of a regular case. Instructors can pick from among those listed. Some of them can be used as a take-off point for elaboration and extended discussion by adding “What if?” facts. Answers to Questions 1.If electricity usage tended to be fairly constant

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    Morality is defined as the ability to know right from wrong‚ and good from bad in our society today and also the societies of the past. Morality is influenced by your family‚ your religion‚ and your society. We will be looking at Asia‚ Africa and the Americas and how their morality was affected by family‚ religion‚ and the society. In ancient China morality was influence by family‚ religion‚ and society‚ but I believe it was influenced the most by religion and society. China From the early

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    or emotionally‚ and humans are of no exception to this. Rather‚ Socrates is stating that a man who lives with good‚ true intentions‚ and follows the moral conduct accepted by the greater of society‚ will not have his reputation‚ public image‚ or morality tainted‚ despite any attempt of others to degrade him. This quote from Socrates comes at the end of The Apology‚ when he is being sentenced to death and therefore decided to educate the crowd around him why they are in the wrong‚ and are doing him

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    CONTEXTUALISM‚ AS A BASIS FOR MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS Contextualism is one of the types of criteria we use to make a relevant and meaningful ethical decision (Christian‚ 2009. p 377). By definition‚ contextualism establishes that what is ethically right is determined by the situation rather than by a formal law or rule (Moore‚ 2010. Lecture week 5). This method of decision making has its advantages and disadvantages‚ an advantage would be the fact that this ethical judgment can be made only after

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    John Minton Philosophy 112 Professor Fox 11 April 2016 Hume Introduction In the Treatise of Nature‚ Hume raises the meaning of the basic principles of morality. He states‚ “reason is the slave of the passions”‚ meaning that since Hume was a sentimentalist who held that ethics are based on emotion or sentiment rather than abstract moral principle. Hume believed that sentiment or emotion motivated us to obey rules to determine what is morally good. However‚ comparing it to Aristotle who argues

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    CAT: An Intern’s Dilemma 1. Case Facts a. HBS Intern working for an tech security firm b. Had trouble getting a visa to work in Asia‚ so started working in Boston b.i. Duty was to conduct market research by reaching out to other firms including direct competitors b.ii. His bosses asked him to identify himself as a HBS student‚ rather than an intern with that company b.iii. This made him uncomfortable but it kept coming up 2. Problem Statement a. Does Yang agree to misrepresent himself

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    I chose to read Joan Morgan’s From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hoes for my next reading journal article. She begins with background information of current hip hop and rap lyrics‚ and the language they choose to use. Much of the diction used in their songs are insensitive towards women of all kinds. However‚ Morgan points out that the rappers are not to be entirely blamed. For centuries‚ women have used their sexuality as an advantage in order to progress through social and work situations. “Sex has

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    Child Trap Summary In the piece written by Joan Acocella called “The Child Trap The Rise of Over Parenting” she express many ideas ranging from over parenting not allowing children to move out on their own‚ the forcing of education because of their own personal gain‚ and the removal of self from children in today’s society. Through the use of many metaphors and sarcasm she is able to connect to the audience very easily to give herself a sense of equality between herself and the reader. Starting out

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    Theories in my opinion depend on how you was raised and what your family believes in. Each author in the readings in morality in religion state their opinion on the topic of both morality and religion. The authors use Plato’s and Socrates dialogue to get their views across. and how they feel about natural law and divine command theory which deals with religion. In Rachel’s Does Morality Depend on Religion? In many traditions one being Christianity‚ God is the the one who makes the laws and has made

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    The development of the atomic bomb and chemical warfare forever changed the way people saw the world. It was a landmark in time for which there was no turning back. The constant balancing of the nuclear super powers kept the whole of humankind on the brink of atomic Armageddon. Fear of nuclear winter and the uncertainty of radiation created its own form of a cultural epidemic in the United States. During these tense times in human history officials made controversial decisions such as the bombings

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