...Being apart of society means that people are surrounded by their own community and are capable of interacting with each other. If people were not involved in their community there would be no society. Responsibility means being accountable and having control over a persons own life. That also means that if someone makes a mistake they can admit to their own mistake. A socially responsible person is someone that understands basic human rights and knows how important it is to be engaged in their community. Being a socially responsible member of American society means that each individual is able to fulfill their own civic duty and involve themselves in their community, which benefits everyone in society. Social responsibility is a very important...
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...integral part of the health care environment, the nursing ethics provides the insight to the values and ethical principles governing nursing practice, conduct, and relationships. The Code of Ethics for Nurses, adopted by the American Nurses' Association (ANA) is intended to provide definite standards of practice and conduct that are essential to the ethical discharge of the nurse's responsibility (American Nurses Association, 2012). A nurse cultivates personal ethics through personal, cultural and spiritual values which becomes a moral compass for their professional ethics. Personal ethics in combination with the code of ethics often assist the nurses in personal and social decision making during ethical dilemma. This ability prompts them to better respond to needs of the suffering patient and their own well-being. This paper will discuss the personal, cultural, and spiritual values contributing to nurses’ individual worldview and philosophy of nursing and the moral and ethical dilemma being faced in this profession. Values Contributing to Individual’s Worldview and Philosophy of Nursing Born in a Christian middle class South Indian family, the strict traditional values helped to embed the concept of service, trust, respect, integrity and responsibility through family, friends, education and beliefs. The personal and spiritual belief on the remarks, “Do to others as you would have them do to you”, from the New International Version of Bible has kindled the concept of service...
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...national culture (historical background, ideologies and values), scientific and technological developments, the level of education, legal and political processes, demographic factors, available resources, the international environment and the general economic, social and industrial structure of the country. - Micro environment (task environment): concerns the forces relevant to an individual organisation within an industry including customers, suppliers, competitors, regulators, the local labour market and specific technologies. The business environment is the climate in which the business methods, skills, attitudes and objectives are being increasingly adopted by these organisations. (Ian Worthington, 2003). To understand the organisational purposes of business, we have to study the environment of one company in particular. Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies focusing on platinum group metals, diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore, metallurgical and thermal coal. This company is...
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...Certified Public Accountants’ Responsibility to Clients and the Profession Abstract The professional responsibilities of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to their clients were investigated. The responsibilities were determined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Code of Professional Conduct. Specifically, Rule 102 regarding integrity and objectivity was used to determine what constituted as integrity and objectivity in the practice of a CPA acting as the moral conscience of their client. Rule 301 was used to determine whether information should be disclosed in the instance of fraud. Based on the information in the code of professional conduct, it was determined that CPAs have a responsibility for the greater public interest in determining the appropriate actions to be taken regarding potential fraud. Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) providing services such as accounting, taxation, audit, attestation, and other related services have a responsibility to serve small businesses as a moral conscience. Small businesses are focused on growing their business. As a result, the small business has big dreams. Many times the owners of small businesses are good at doing the service they perform; however, they often prefer that licensed professionals oversee the accounting function. Although CPAs have a responsibility to their clients they are not to act as the moral conscience, rather, they should act as a moral conscience, CPAs should turn in...
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...becoming more common than we ever assumed. Most aspects of our products we use are made in a foreign country and then assembled and sold in an American market. It is not common that an American based product is made popular based on their sales in a foreign market place. We out source out business because it makes more sense and costs less money to operate which enables these companies to make turn a higher profit margin. As an American company we have a responsibility to make sure we do not tarnish our reputation as a good company, which can be changed with a blink of an eye. If the multi-national companies starts trying to bribe other countries businesses we are likely to cause more trouble for ourselves than good. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), prohibits bribes which is a major responsibility that multi-national companies need to keep in mind when venturing into new territory. They also need to be aware of the labor laws and environmental practices these country need to adhere to; this can cause issues when trying to build a company and expand. 2) Wages of foreign countries are much less than what we have here; there labors laws are much different which can become more difficult for foreign based companies to try and implement themselves into new territory. When an American based company enters a new marketplace especially being that market place having costs wages that is less than ours makes it difficult to decide how you may proceed in making those offers to new...
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...role. Of the many factors, the role parents play in educational achievement is often overlooked, because many believe that the task of educating solely rests with the school and the teachers. Parental involvement in students’ education gradually decreases as early as the first grade. In addition with the implementation of test based accountability, lack of student achievement is being placed on teachers because tests don’t consider factors such as if a student “pays attention in class” or “attends school regularly” (Ravitch 2010). The decrease of parental involvement results in a decrease of parent expectations of the student and allows students to matriculate through school receiving mediocre grades and their parents never know. Seeing as though the many schools only contact parents when there is an issue, parents assume that if they don’t get a call then their child is doing well. In comparison to Asian American parenting, child rearing methods implemented by African American parents contribute to the lack of academic achievement found among African American students. Many working class African American parents of have been classified...
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...Personal Responsibility Courtney Cerniglia GEN/200 December 02, 2013 Lisa Foster Personal Responsibility Imagine your life if you did not take any responsibility. You never turn anything in on time, you don’t feed your cat, and you do not wash your socks. You would fail your class, your cat would be hungry, and you would stink. That life would be a chaotic one, so while it may seem difficult to learn personal responsibility, it is most important because the choices you make early in your education, influence your success in your academic career. Everyone needs clean socks, right? “Response-ability” Personal responsibility is simply a person’s “response-ability,” that is, the ability of a person to maturely respond to the various challenges and circumstances of life (Thomas, 2012). Look at it this way, if you are not willing to take personal responsibility, your giving up your opportunity for personal growth. Personal responsibility is also taking responsibility for your actions. In an article written by Ron Haskins, who is a senior researcher in economic studies, he stated “students accept the responsibility to study hard and to learn as much as they can in courses that press against the limits of their capacity” (Haskins, 2009). We as a student need to realize that we control what grades we make, what and how much information we take in, and how much time and effort we want to put into our academic careers. Life Experience Let me give you an example of this...
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...social change such as working over full time in poverty, minimum wage, worker rights, marriage equality, voting rights, campaign finance disapproval, lobbying disapproval, healthcare, and anti-corporatism to name a few. A recent study called "Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens." by Martin Gilens of Princeton University and Benjamin I. Page of Northwestern University. (1) quantifies the will or opinion of the American people on a variety of issues from pieces of legislation to Supreme Court rulings. Then the will of hyper wealthy Bankers, Corporations, Lobbying firms, and other interest groups was quantified. The demands of these individuals and entities almost always conflicted with the will of the vast majority of American people. This study found that over 90% of the time, legislation and court rulings served the will of the very few. This study effectively proved the United States no longer a Democracy, but an Oligarchy. This study, made possible by the advent of the internet, proved what the American people had suspected for a long time and that was that the American government serves a wealthy few and does little to address the concerns of the American people. So my answer to this question is that administrative agencies have not kept up with the expanding...
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...The American Red Cross (ARC) Coby Turner Dr. Matthew D. Gonzalez HRM 522 October 23, 2011 1. Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s “benefits of business ethics” (employee commitment, investor loyalty, customer satisfaction, and bottom line). There was a huge impact on The American Red Cross’s benefits of business ethics concluding all the events that took place in New York, September 11, 2001 and the 2005 Hurricane Katrina that devastated New Orleans. Not only did ARC fail to perform as expected during these disasters, but all of the misconduct that were taking place with the organization were being exposed as well. ARC’s employees including volunteers were not committed to representing the organization and working to continuing the positive reputation that the company started with. Instead the employees and volunteers of ARC were suspected of unethical practices such as lying, stealing funds and other donations that were meant for relief efforts. Stakeholders and other groups associated with the ARC began to lose trust in the organization because of their mismanagement of funds and donations. With ARC’s careless and unethical business practices, investors started to become hesitant to contribute to the organization for fear that contributions would not be used for what it is intended for. Also overtime there were many other non-profit organizations in need of monetary and other forms of donations. With a lack of trust in the ARC, other organizations started...
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...African Americans inhumanely crowded aboard ships plying the middle passage from Africa, or of African Americans stooped to pick cotton in Southern fields. We don't think of images of American Indians chained in coffles and marched to ports like Boston and Charleston, and then shipped to other ports in the Atlantic world. Everyone thinks that African Americans were the first...
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...about their moral and legal entitlements (rights), their expected moral and legal functions(duties) as well as the extent to which they can influence the utilization of national/public resources, monitor leadership legitimacy and take part in decision making (governance).” Hamwiinga (2008:2) defines Civic Education as “an envisaged broader- based subject which relates to human beings and relationship with the natural, physical, social and cultural environment.” According to UNDP (2004) “ Civic Education is learning for effective participation in democratic and development processes at both local and national levels”. This then implies that if the citizens have not learnt about Civic Education they will not be able to uphold good democratic values thereby failing to be part of the local and national democratic and development processes. In a democracy people have to vote for their leaders, they have to be involved in decision making and participate in development processes. Therefore, citizens can participate fully in a democratic society if they are well embraced with their civic rights and responsibilities. As we look at Civic Education, there is need to focus on the three...
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...within this article that support electronic medical records, ethical and legal issues involved. Along with the issues I will be discussing the managerial responsibilities and proposed solutions that may help in maintaining patient privacy under regulation that are being proposed within this article. The issue on patient privacy is nothing new and out of the ordinary within the health care field. According to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs the main purpose of a healthcare professional’s ethical duty is to maintain patient confidentiality and to allow the patient to be able to make a truthful disclosure of their personal information to the physician placing their trust that the physician will protect the confidential nature of the information disclosed. Unfortunately, physicians cannot entirely control the access to electronic medical records. If patients distrust and have the anxiety that their medical records will not be private, they might tend to tell their doctors less, or even to the point they refuse to seek care. The issue on privacy does not affect a certain generation of individuals, it affects everyone. There are some arguments used within this article to support a proposed solution. This article states that President Barack Obama has set the goal for every American to obtain a secure electronic medical record by 2014. With this upgrade doctors will be...
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...Liar Liar Pants on Fire Do I know who I am voting for? Do I feel as though the presidential candidates have blatantly lied to me, as well as the American people? These are just a few questions voters can ask themselves during the upcoming presidential election. Like many candidates before them, Mitt Romney and Barrack Obama are lying to voters just to get into office. Promises such as tax cuts, health care, and other hot topics, are the main issues being lied about. Politicians believe that if they tell you what you want to hear they will be sitting in the oval office sooner rather than later. History shows that a majority of promises presidential candidates make to voters are rarely brought with them into office. This year’s presidential candidates are Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, and current President, Barrack Obama. Mitt Romney has been accused of being one of the biggest liars to ever run for president. Multiple websites are dedicated to recording and analyzing all of the lies Mitt has told during this upcoming election. Like Mitt Romney, Barrack Obama has the same sort of websites. All of these sites are typically run by organizations who oppose the candidate being criticized. Although there are many lies that both candidates have told, there a few that stick out most. To begin, President Barrack Obama told several lies during a “60 minutes” interview on September 12, 2012. “ We have actually seen the federal government grow at a slower pace than...
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...The definition of what consitutes a “family“ has definatly changed over time. Usually, what constitutes making up a family is relative to a specific culture, but as always, there are exceptions to the rule. Ever since the golden age of television had sprung upon American culture, it has tried to mimic the "ideal" American family through it's programming. Even as early as the 1950's, television producers made programming that would represent what exactly the ideal American family was. Take for example the show "Leave It to Beaver". There was a father figure, his job, or responsibility rather, was to financially support the family, while being an exemplary father to his children. The mother on the other hand, was solely responsible for being a typical housewife, while not neglecting the rearing of her children. The children did not have any real responsibility, but they respected their parents and attempted to stay out of trouble. Television shows for the most part in this early era of programming followed among these guidelines. However, it is not in a drama that American family life is best represented in the 1990's. Instead, it is in the animated series, "The Simpsons". "The Simpsons" follows suit with the other dramas that reflected the decade in which they aired. According to the U.S. consensus for March 1998, the majority of households in America are married couples (U.S. Consensus pp. 1, 3,4,6). The Simpson's meet this. Also according to the consensus, the...
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...are under the Social Welfare umbrella. Why is Social Welfare a Social Problem? Social Welfare is a social problem because they are government programs citizens are forced to pay into whether they support it or not, limiting their choice of how they want their money to be used. Social Welfare is also a program that supports thousands of individuals and families who may not be able to support themselves. There is great debate on whether social welfare programs should be reformed, increased or decreased, and even eliminated altogether. Whatever the decision, countless people will be affected. This will always be a social problem as our society has different standards of living. How has the Perception of Welfare changed over time? Many Americans believe that the government should be “a temporary, limited, but always reliable source of support...
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