Hot-Button Issue Paper COM/400 March 17‚ 2014 Hot-Button Issue Paper Nowadays one of most concerning topic in today’s media is sex and violence. Determining what’s “too much” for children is not an easy task‚ because every parent has their personal preferences about such matters. But determining the actual effects of media violence on children gives rise a problem in itself‚ as it’s quite tricky to actually determine what “violent media” means to the children (Cutler‚ 2002). There were many children
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Hot-Button Issue Paper Anita LaGrone COM/400 April 20‚2015 Shaniece Brickham Hot-Button Issue Over years‚ the influence of mass media has increased tremendously‚ with the increase of technology. First there was reading material such as books‚ newspapers‚ and magazines along with photography. Then‚ sound recordings‚ films‚ radio‚ television‚ came thereafter; and now Internet‚ which is now the new media‚ is social media. However‚ theses types of media tools‚ do effect emotional arousal‚ sex and
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Environmental issues are harmful effects of human activitity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism‚ a social andenvironmental movement that started in the 1960s‚ addresses environmental issues through advocacy‚ education and activism. The carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere has already exceeded 400 parts per million (NOAA) (with total "long-term" GHG exceeding 455 parts per million). (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report) This level is considered
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Case Study of Management Information System “When Radiation Therapy Kills” (Ethical and Societal Issues in Information System) Background of the case: When the new radiation therapies are raised‚ they’ve promised to cure people from illness. Contemporary radiation therapy offers a good example of society failing to anticipate and control the negative impacts of a technology powerful enough to kill people. Advanced technologies in radiation treatment represent hope and a chance to live and
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must possess skills to absorb and express his knowledge‚ communicate with others‚ and keep pace with the development of society. Obviously‚ in this aspect‚ reading and writing abilities are more essential than ever before. In addition‚ a burning issue today is the globalization trend. Looking back into the past‚ each nation was an isolated entity in terms of politics‚ economy‚ and education‚ and cooperation among countries remained weak. As a result‚ the demand to learn from the outside and expose
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Schultz. The following will define the issue and its basis‚ ground rules that manifested the situation‚ what brought the issue about‚ how did key individuals come into play and the ethical systems at work of these key individuals. There will also include a proposed plan for revising the ethical decisions made of this issue. Unethical Issues On Friday‚ March 1‚ 2002 Mike McQueary
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Moral Issues of Abortion Crystal Lamb Soc. 120 Tracy Green October 22‚ 2010 Moral Issues 1 Abortion is a volatile subject and one that most people feel passionate about. There are several ethical components of the abortion debate that help form ones opinion on whether or not abortion is moral. In this piece I’d like to focus on the rights of everyone involved in the decision to either terminate a pregnancy or carry to term (2006). Much emphasis is placed on a woman’s right to choose’‚ yet
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privacy regulation and industry practice in the United States (FTC 1999b). These principles include notice/awareness‚ choice/consent‚ access/participation‚ security/integrity‚ and redress/enforcement (see the following articles in this special issue for more details: Caudill and Murphy 2000; Culnan 2000; Sheehan and Hoy 2000). Despite industry self-regulation efforts‚ many database marketers are not following fair
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the rise of female politicians like Tin Pei Ling (People’s Action Party) and Nicole Seah (National Solidarity Party); 32% of ASEAN region’s senior management roles lies in the hands of women‚ while the global average is 21%; and myself writing this paper is another example of how women enjoys equal education opportunities in my society. Yet there is still such an article dated so recently‚ and while we condemn the brutal act‚ we have to see the tragic truth beneath: the society has the larger part
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The reality of it all is some of the business leaders just don’t get it. Why is stress such an issue? Why is depression such an issue? It there isn’t some sensitivity to that‚ then the willingness of the people who hew the wood and draw the water is going to become less and less evident. We are going to have some very real labour problems. (Press‚ 1999) Then the other underlying issue is the cost of workplace wellness programs where maintaining and enhancing health benefits can cause
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