Merck and Co.‚ River Blindness Ethical Case Analysis Lennard de Jong Excelsior College Author Note This paper was prepared for Business Ethics‚ Ethical Case Analysis‚ taught by Dr. Moser. Introduction and Situational Analysis The ethical dilemma in Merck and River Blindness is whether to pursue research that may or may result in profit‚ or to choose the safe option and go for profit rather than researching the drug. The drug could possibly lead to curing the deadly and detrimental disease
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Professor‚ "...as soon as we notice blindness and sight as thematic components of a work‚ more and more related images and phrases emerge in the text." He notes that writers choose to blind their characters for more than the simple reason of putting emphasis on levels beyond the physical. The complexity of the character requires a shift in outlook of his or her actions‚ but also the action of others. In Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles repeatedly uses the ideas of sight and blindness metaphorically to display the
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Interestingly‚ nothing changed at all regarding the reality of Wilson’s life. Myrtle was always having the affair‚ and Wilson was always ridiculed by her. In fact‚ only Wilson’s view of reality has changed; his ignorance toward Myrtle’s secret life no longer tricked him. Wilson’s ignorance protected him‚ and showed him the world he would have rather lived in. If he would have remained ignorant‚ not only would he have remained happy‚ but Myrtle would never have ran into the street at all. Simple knowledge
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through the portrayal of character’s vision and imagery used in the text. It enhances other ideas in the play‚ therefore resulting in the audience having a better visual and wider understanding of the plot and primary issues. Shakespeare’s motif of blindness is used throughout the entirety of the play. The audience first experiences this when the King fails to see the truth behind the words of Goneril and Regan‚ casting off Cordelia when she refuses partake in King Lear’s love test for his daughters
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of terrorism set out by the event of 9/11 made it a more fear-driven world with growing minds of over analytical‚ blind‚ ignorant and assumable citizens‚ finger-pointing at others. But Jose Saramago’s Blindness shows the possibility of fear molding our society. An epidemic of a bright‚ white blindness affecting all people‚ such brightness that no one would see anything but the white brightness itself‚ the novel uses this metaphorically as that we choose to ignore so much of the misery that goes on
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raised his hand. He told everyone that he couldn’t see the number as he sat in amazement. The young boy had no idea he was colorblind until that day. REASONS FOR LISTENING: A.) Color blindness might not seem like that big of a deal however‚ to those who are color blind it is. It is mostly men who inherit color blindness‚ affecting about 1 in 20 men for every 1 in 200 women. B.) I’m intrigued by the subject because that young boy was me and
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knowledge can give one the power and opportunity to influence others and their choices and decisions. To best prove a person wrong in a debate or argument‚ knowledge is needed to make a good enough point to prove the opposing side wrong. Even though ignorance is bliss‚ knowledge is power because knowledge comes with the power to influence‚ knowledge is power when making a point‚ and with knowledge‚ one is able to make their own decisions based on what they know. Knowledge is power because it can come
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character in Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex‚ could not see the truth‚ but the blind man‚ Teiresias‚ "saw" it plainly. Sophocles uses blindness as a motif in the play Oedipus Rex. Oedipus‚ known for his intelligence‚ is ignorant and therefore blind to the truth about himself and his past. Yet‚ when Teiresias exposes the truth he is shunned. It is left to Oedipus to overcome his "blindness‚" realize the truth‚ and accept fate. Oedipus‚ "who bear the famous name‚" fled his home of Corinth in fear of fulfilling
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book‚ HTRLLAP‚ both resources share the same ideas and thoughts because of the clear denial there is between the king and the profit which lead to further acknowledgment of the truth. In He’s Blind for a Reason‚ you know‚ it’s known that physical blindness isn’t just about sight‚ but it’s concerning the mind‚ honesty‚ and intellectuality. Using this‚ an example is the neglect of Oedipus murdering his own father‚ possibly to avoid any negative impulse towards him from the people of Thebes. His mind
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#6 Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness‚ affecting 66 million individuals worldwide‚ with the majority manifesting blindness are from Asian countries (Stein‚ MD‚ MS‚ et al.‚ 2011). The Unites States continues to experience a significant number of Asian immigrants consequently glaucoma is a degenerative disease that requires additional research and monitoring. Japanese Americans are generally lumped into the Asian population health research and subsequently reported as a sub-population within
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