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    Individual Rights

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    Individual Rights To be respected: When I am at my placement which is a day care centre for the elderly‚ I treat patients with respect; I do this by talking politely to the patients‚ knocking on the door before I entered patient’s room and asking them how they wish to be named (e.g. Mr‚ Mrs) To be treated as an individual: While I was at placement I treat everyone as an individual‚ I did this by talking to the patients and finding out about their interests and watching how they act. I did not

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    violated the Fourth Amendment. The Amendment was made to protect the right of privacy to all American citizens. Not allowing law enforcement the right to automatically involve themselves with a citizens lives and retrieve information or property without consent or a probably cause. With the Act being put in place‚ it gave authorities the right to look past that. The problem the citizens had with this‚ is that not only did their rights seem to get quickly revoked‚ but were scared that the Act could give

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    COMMON GOOD The common good is understood as the collection of social conditions that make it possible for each social group and all of their individual members to achieve their potential. It means that each social group must take account of the rights and aspirations of other groups‚ and of the well-being of the whole human family. The rights and duties of individuals and groups must be harmonized under the common good. The common good comprises the sum total of social conditions which allow

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    and I will also apply the Common Good Test to this case as well. After comparing and contrasting the Utility Test with the Common Good Test‚ I will then determine which test is the most informative in terms of my evaluation of the case. Utility Test Steps in the Sole Remaining Supplier Case “For the utility test (or “Utilitarian Principle”)‚ the consequences or outcomes determine what is right or wrong.  For this principle the ends justify the means: an action is right if it creates the best overall

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    Socrates’ Perception of the Common Good What did Socrates believe so firmly that eventually caused him to be sentenced to death? Why must the Oracle of Delphi have proclaimed Socrates the wisest man of all? In Socrates’ eyes‚ there were a few qualities every human being is capable of possessing which make up the common good. He ardently believed that in order to achieve this‚ one must be humble‚ selfless‚ and open-minded. More importantly‚ Socrates seemed to stress that a person must stand up for

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    Many people do not realize all the advantages that America gives to us. The "bill of rights" is the backbone to what freedom is all about. Having these rights is a blessing to all who embrace this country. But even though society is allotted freedoms society cannot take advantage of them. Boundaries have to be drawn especially when it comes to using our freedoms in public. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of public order is that if the United States did not have order in public then

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    The overall theme of the book is individual rights vs public order. Individual rights seek to protect personal freedoms within the process of criminal justice whereas the public order believes that under certain circumstances where a criminal threat to public safety is the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights either way there is protection of rights to the offender an example would be when Chris Brown was charged with battery and assault in this case i think that he

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    An individual-rights advocate is someone who seeks to protect personal freedoms within the process of criminal justice. Their nature is to hold true what is written on the Constitution. A public-order advocate is someone who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public safety‚ the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights. Since September 11‚ 2001‚ many questions about individual rights versus public safety have arisen. The Patriot Act affects

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    The Privacy Rights of Individuals Privacy can be defined in many ways‚ depending on one’s perspective‚ including the right to be left alone‚ free from intrusion or disturbance in one’s private life. Although everyone agrees that this is an important right that should be protected by governmental laws‚ the extent of one’s right to privacy has often been a matter of debate in the court system of the United States. There is vast disagreement concerning how far the government should go to protect

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    Kohlberg’s "social contract and individual rights" gives a great explanation as to why people avoid their own country’s health care system and take advantage of their neighboring countries. Kohlberg says that all rational people will follow two common points‚ stating that they want certain basic rights‚ such as liberty and life. So‚ with that being said‚ people seeking medical help in other countries are doing just that. Those citizens are using the freedom they are granted by the government to

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