DOING THE RIGHT THING 21 This excerpt is from Michael J. Sandel‚ Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?‚ pp. 21-30‚ by permission of the publisher. The Runaway Trolley Suppose you are the driver of a trolley car hurtling down the track at sixty miles an hour. Up ahead you see ve workers standing on the track‚ tools in hand. You try to stop‚ but you can’t. The brakes don’t work.You feel desperate‚ because you know that if you crash into these ve workers‚ they will all die. (Let’s assume you know
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Doing the Right Thing It Is Always Ok To Do The Right Thing Rachel Lake Liberty University Abstract American citizens‚ whether children‚ college students or adults‚ should not be afraid to stand up for what is right. There are many reasons why a person might feel hesitant to report crimes. One reason is that it is easier to look the other way and to mind one’s own business. Students and young people should be encouraged to be responsible and report any suspicious behavior. Preventative
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What Else Could We Do?: Turning Tragedy into Triumph "Well‚ what else could we do?” (American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till) J. W. Milam asked‚ though it was a rhetorical question at best‚ for he already knew the answer. “I like niggers -- in their place…But I just decided it was time a few people got put on notice... And when a nigger gets close to mentioning sex with a white woman‚ he ’s tired o ’ livin ’. I ’m likely to kill him" (American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till). In
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companies grow bigger and multinational‚ leading to more people working in the companies and more ethical issues arising. Responsible management relates to ‘doing things right’‚ essentially maintaining efficiency. Effectiveness is the foundation of success‚ whilst efficiency is a condition of survival after success; Effectiveness is ‘doing the right things’ (Drucker‚ 1995‚ p.33). Studies have identified companies with well-developed codes of conduct as having superior financial performance‚ gaining from an
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What are IKEA’s competitive priorities? IKEA’s competitive priorities basically fall into two major categories: price and design. It wants to have the greatest number of people afford‚ at the lowest cost possible‚ its good quality and functional products. They put logic in the design of their products which helps IKEA to price lower than competition while maintaining certain quality standard. 1. Describe IKEA’s process for developing a new product. IKEA’s process for developing
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As a leader you can’t impose motivation‚ but you can create an environment where people want to maximize their successes. One way of doing this is framing the future for them though a vision statement. However‚ without a leader communicating the message in a relevant and meaningful way‚ a vision statement is worth less than the paper it’s written on. When communicating your vision‚ start by describing the present situation. This is where you are now. Acknowledge efforts‚ actions and contributions
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taking a life to save five others. People always think about their own personal gain first whether it involves money‚ property or something else. Therefore‚ these dilemmas were not easy to solve‚ somebody has to sacrifice something. If we were to ask any number of people the question: “What is the right thing for me to do?” they would have different answer according to their own beliefs. The beliefs that people value are the structures in which they live by. “Morals are personal beliefs
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influence someone to do good and help others. In all three of the texts‚ Doing the Right Thing‚ Thank You Ma’am‚ and “The Road Not Taken”‚ the characters have someone to look up to. These role models drastically help give the characters the courage to have integrity. The football players in the commentary Doing the Right Thing all had role models in their families to aspire to. These people gave them the courage to always do the right thing. The text explains who the players look up to‚ “These four men had
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Doing What is Right Did you know that doing what is right could sometimes be potentially dangerous? In my 8th grade Language Arts class‚ we read a book named To Kill a Mockingbird. The book takes place in a town named Maycomb during the 1390s. In the book‚ an African-American person named Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white person named Mayella Ewell. However‚ after looking at the evidence during the trial‚ Tom is definitely innocent. However‚ in the jury’s final decision of the trial‚ Tom
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Doing the right thing | Sustainability Strategy 2007–2015 Doing the right thing. Contents 2 3 4 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 8 1 0 2 2 2 4 2 6 2 8 2 Foreword What sustainability means to Woolworths Limited Our major commitments and targets Who is Woolworths Limited? Our external engagement Engaging our people Our sustainability priorities Climate change Water Sourcing Packaging Waste Green Stores Implementation and reporting All of us‚ every day. Foreword
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