...The show was successful and all was well until April 1997 when her character “came out” on air. This was the first time the lead in a sitcom openly admitted to being homosexual. The show and Ellen encountered a tremendous amount of criticism, sponsors even withdrew advertisements. Though there were many negative comments there were still people who supported the show and Ellen herself. Eventually in 1998 the show was cancelled. This setback in no way stopped Ellen. She still went on to act in movies and in 2003 she returned to homes all over America with her talk show, Ellen. Ellen is also the author of two books My Point ... and I Do Have One (1995) and Seriously ... I'm Kidding (2011). On August 16, 2008 Ellen took the world by storm when she married longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi, which was the most talked...
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...University of Phoenix Material Key Terms Ethical Terms Character: Moral actions based on duty-driven ethical principles. These include trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship (Josephson Institute, 2009). Ethical System: Underlying ethical principles, which a person uses to make decisions Ethics: “The principles, norms, and standards of conduct governing an individual or organization” (Treviño & Nelson, 2011, p. 17); ethics form the basis for determining the correct action, or moral behavior, in a particular situation. Morals: Actions based on one’s underlying ethical principles Values: Those things or actions upon which the individual or organization spends time and money Ethical Systems Duty-based: A moral obligation or commitment to act in a certain manner, with clear right and wrong being determined by an outside authority Entitlement-based: Moral decisions are based entirely on what is in the best interest of the individual, regardless of relationships, the needs of others, or business. Goal-based: Focuses on the outcome or final purpose, which may be localized, as in business, or universal, as in feeding all the hungry children in the world Humanistic (secular humanism or human nature ethics): Beliefs based on the extremes of human behavior, both good and bad, without the direction of an outside authority Relativistic: Relativism often uses the personalized approach to ethics. It is subjective and focuses...
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...htm (February 7, 2010), Black Elk of Native American Spiritually is quoted “All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.” Plato also stated, “May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me.” Many students may remember being reasoned with by a parent or teacher on such lines of thinking. Students may remark that the appeal for many charities, particularly those who feed and clothe the less fortunate and those who provide disasters relief, are often based upon a form of the Golden Rule. 2. The following statements about virtue were made by noted philosopher/writers. (a) MacIntyre in his account of Aristotelian virtue states that integrity is the one trait of character that encompasses all the others. How does integrity relate to, as MacIntrye...
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...htm (February 7, 2010), Black Elk of Native American Spiritually is quoted “All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.” Plato also stated, “May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me.” Many students may remember being reasoned with by a parent or teacher on such lines of thinking. Students may remark that the appeal for many charities, particularly those who feed and clothe the less fortunate and those who provide disasters relief, are often based upon a form of the Golden Rule. 2. The following statements about virtue were made by noted philosopher/writers. (a) MacIntyre in his account of Aristotelian virtue states that integrity is the one trait of character that encompasses all the others. How does integrity relate to, as MacIntrye...
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...He claims it is the world's largest chain of specialty ice cream shops, with more than 5,800 locations, 2800 located in the United States Baskin-Robbins sells ice cream in over 30 countries. The company is in Canton, Massachusetts, USA.Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlours started as separate companies, Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins; Burt owned ice cream parlour and Snowbird Ice Cream. Snowbird Ice Cream featured 21 flavours, a new concept at the time. If companies were consolidated in 1953, this concept grew 31 flavours. Baskin-Robbins is known for its "31 flavours" slogan which is presented in the logo, pink. The idea, as many came from the advertising agency Carson-Roberts (later Ogilvy & Mather) in 1953 under the motto "Count the Flavours, Where flavour counts." It was also more than 28 flavours, so famous in the Howard Johnson restaurants. In addition, the number 31 was chosen for a client can have a different flavour every day of every month. Burt and Irv also believed that people should be able to sample flavours until they found one they wanted to buy hence the iconic small pink spoon. Baskin-Robbins, which opened its first store in China in 1993 in Beijing, competing with rivals such as rising Dairy Queen ice cream, Haagen-Dazs,TCBY,Taiwan ice town,sprinkle,romana,new Zealand icecream,tiamo,yogen fruz etc, whose shops emerged outside the - fashion canters, and grocery stores in the recent months. This name lacked memorability, differentiation and relevance consumers. As...
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...htm (February 7, 2010), Black Elk of Native American Spiritually is quoted “All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.” Plato also stated, “May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me.” Many students may remember being reasoned with by a parent or teacher on such lines of thinking. Students may remark that the appeal for many charities, particularly those who feed and clothe the less fortunate and those who provide disasters relief, are often based upon a form of the Golden Rule. 2. The following statements about virtue were made by noted philosopher/writers. (a) MacIntyre in his account of Aristotelian virtue states that integrity is the one trait of character that encompasses all the others. How does integrity relate to, as MacIntrye...
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...Chapter I PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Introduction Managing classroom behavior may be more challenging today than ever before. Many teachers face larger class sizes, more students who come from stressful, chaotic homes, and increased diversity in students' abilities and cultures (Grossman, 2004). Yet, many of us are determined to manage classroom behavior ourselves. After all, collaborating with others takes time and energy to build rapport and come to a consensus on behavior-change priorities and strategies. It's tempting just to forge ahead. Although, going at it alone may seem like a good idea in the short-run, in the long run, we are more likely to burn out and lose our effectiveness. Positive student behaviors are most effectively developed and supported through relationship-based whole-school and classroom practices, and clearly communicated behavioral expectations. Some students exhibit challenging behavior and require additional support and interventions to address this behavior and to develop positive behaviors.(Grossman, 2004) It is one of the trickiest issues teachers face today. Disruptive behavior results in lost curriculum time and creates a classroom environment that is not always conducive to learning. One key to nipping behavioral problems in the bud is to promote positive behavior before problems arise. This takes some planning, but the following article will provide you with practical tips to help you lay a foundation for positive classroom behavior. Understanding...
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...Introduction India is amongst the ancient civilizations with rich historical legacies and cultural traditions. It shares a border with seven countries namely; Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This denotes the diversity it has within its mainstream culture and subcultures, in terms of language, religion, ethnicity and mindset. It is a nation of extensive inconsistencies, with its emergence in the global market as opposed to its restricted economy of labour, capital and knowledge. However these inconsistencies are caused by the contradictory national and managerial mindset goes on to the confidence Indians have in their abilities and future. Bever et al (2005) found, in a study by McKinskey Quaterly, that Indian managers tend to be more optimistic as compared to the others, whereas in reality, it has been seen in only a few industries and corporations. The reason for these inconsistencies could be due to the history and culture behind the management styles. For instance, they are shaped by family dominance, rigid bureaucracy in government structures, and absence of professionalism in managers. Some areas that need attention are ethical indecency, labour laws and human resource management that should be attended. Also of equal consideration is the protectionist culture inspired by socialist economics, which was formed after independence in 1947, when the government-bred regulations fenced the influx of foreign opposition. It created inefficiencies and...
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...Chapter 1 Ethical Reasoning: Implications for Accounting Ethics Reflection PENN STATE CHILD ABUSE SCANDAL: A CULTURE OF INDIFFERENCE What motivates an otherwise ethical person to do the wrong thing when faced with an ethical dilemma? Why did Joe Paterno and administrators at Penn State University look the other way and fail to act on irrefutable evidence that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had raped and molested young boys, an offense for which Sandusky currently is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence? According to the independent report by Louis Freeh that investigated the sexual abuse, four of the most powerful people at Penn State, including president Graham Spanier, athletic director Timothy Curley, senior vice president Gary Schultz, and head football coach Joe Paterno, sheltered a child predator harming children for over a decade by concealing Sandusky’s activities from the board of trustees, the university community, and authorities. The Freeh report characterizes the inactions as lacking empathy for the victims by failing to inquire as to their safety and wellbeing. Not only that, but they exposed the first abused child to additional harm by alerting Sandusky, who was the only one who knew the child’s identity, of what assistant coach Mike McQueary saw in the shower on the night of February 9, 2001.1 McQueary testified at the June 2012 trial of Sandusky that when he was a graduate assistant, he walked into the locker room and heard sounds of slapping...
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...Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, Second Edition Introduction Week 1 at a Glance: Day 1 Getting Started Day 2 The Parts of a C++ Program Day 3 Variables and Constants Day 4 Expressions and Statements Day 5 Functions Day 6 Basic Classes Day 7 More Program Flow Week 1 in Review Week 2 at a Glance: Day 8 Pointers Day 9 References Day 10 Advanced Functions Day 11 Arrays Day 12 Inheritance Day 13 Polymorphism Day 14 Special Classes and Functions Week 2 in Review Week 3 at a Glance: Day 15 Advanced Inheritance Day 16 Streams Day 17 The Preprocessor Day 18 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Day 19 Templates Day 20 Exceptions and Error Handling Day 21 Whats Next Week 3 in Review Appendixes A Operator Precedence B C++ Keywords C Binary and Hexadecimal D Answers Index Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, Second Edition Dedication This book is dedicated to the living memory of David Levine. Acknowledgments A second edition is a second chance to acknowledge and to thank those folks without whose support and help this book literally would have been impossible. First among them are Stacey, Robin, and Rachel Liberty. I must also thank everyone associated with my books, both at Sams and at Wrox press, for being professionals of the highest quality. The editors at Sams did a fantastic job, and I must especially acknowledge and thank Fran Hatton, Mary Ann Abramson, Greg Guntle, and Chris Denny. I have taught an online course based on this book for a couple years, and many folks there...
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...Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, Second Edition Introduction Week 1 at a Glance: Day 1 Getting Started Day 2 The Parts of a C++ Program Day 3 Variables and Constants Day 4 Expressions and Statements Day 5 Functions Day 6 Basic Classes Day 7 More Program Flow Week 1 in Review Week 2 at a Glance: Day 8 Pointers Day 9 References Day 10 Advanced Functions Day 11 Arrays Day 12 Inheritance Day 13 Polymorphism Day 14 Special Classes and Functions Week 2 in Review Week 3 at a Glance: Day 15 Advanced Inheritance Day 16 Streams Day 17 The Preprocessor Day 18 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Day 19 Templates Day 20 Exceptions and Error Handling Day 21 Whats Next Week 3 in Review Appendixes A Operator Precedence B C++ Keywords C Binary and Hexadecimal D Answers Index Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, Second Edition Dedication This book is dedicated to the living memory of David Levine. Acknowledgments A second edition is a second chance to acknowledge and to thank those folks without whose support and help this book literally would have been impossible. First among them are Stacey, Robin, and Rachel Liberty. I must also thank everyone associated with my books, both at Sams and at Wrox press, for being professionals of the highest quality. The editors at Sams did a fantastic job, and I must especially acknowledge and thank Fran Hatton, Mary Ann Abramson, Greg Guntle, and Chris Denny. I have taught an online course based on this book for a couple years, and many folks there...
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...CREATIVE DANCE History of Creative Dance Creative dance is perceived differently by different sectors of the education system. In many provinces, creative dance is part of the physical education curriculum. More recently, two provinces— British Columbia and Saskatchewan— have considered placing dance under the rubric of arts education. The aspect of creative dance that is emphasized reflects the position creative dance is assigned in the curriculum. When in the physical education curriculum, creative dance lessons typically focus on development of the motor skills involved, with little concern for the experience’s aesthetic potential. In arts education, the primary focus is creative dance’s aesthetic potential. Advocates view creative dance not only as having potential for developing motor skills or aesthetic sensibility, but as a means to improve students’ self-concept and as a valuable component of an integrated curriculum. Upon closer scrutiny, however, these different ways of justifying creative dance may prove contradictory. “Creative dance” is a particular form of dance. This form is typically taught in elementary schools because unlike other dance forms, it does not require years of training. Basically, creative dance involves the use of movement elements to express thoughts and feelings. Dimondstein (1974) expands on this definition when she considers dance to be “the interpretation of a child’s ideas, feelings, and sensory impressions expressed symbolically in movement...
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...YOU CAN WIN Winners don't do different things. They do things Differently. A STEP BY STEP TOOL FOR TOP ACHIEVERS SHIV KHERA To my mother to whom I shall remain indebted for setting the foundation on which this book is based Page 1 of 175 PREFACE Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. It means winning the war, not every battle. Edwin C. Bliss You have met people who literally wander through life. They simply accept whatever fate brings them. A few may succeed by accident, but most suffer through a lifetime of frustration and unhappiness. This book is not for them. They have neither the determination to succeed nor the willingness to devote the time and effort necessary to achieve success. This book is for you. The simple fact that you are reading this book indicates you want to live a richer, more fulfilling life than you have now. This book can enable you to do that. WHAT KIND OF BOOK IS THIS? In one sense, this book is a construction manual. It describes the tools you will need for success, and offers blueprints to help you build a successful and rewarding life. In a second, sense, it is a cookbook. It lists the ingredients the principles you will need to follow to become successful and gives you the recipe for mixing them in the correct proportions. But, above all, this is a guidebook a step by step, how to book that will take you from dreaming about success to unlocking your potential for success. HOW TO...
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...The New Astrology by SUZANNE WHITE Copyright © 1986 Suzanne White. All rights reserved. 2 Dedication book is dedicated to my mother, Elva Louise McMullen Hoskins, who is gone from this world, but who would have been happy to share this page with my courageous kids, April Daisy White and Autumn Lee White; my brothers, George, Peter and John Hoskins; my niece Pamela Potenza; and my loyal friends Kitti Weissberger, Val Paul Pierotti, Stan Albro, Nathaniel Webster, Jean Valère Pignal, Roselyne Viéllard, Michael Armani, Joseph Stoddart, Couquite Hoffenberg, Jean Louis Besson, Mary Lee Castellani, Paula Alba, Marguerite and Paulette Ratier, Ted and Joan Zimmermann, Scott Weiss, Miekle Blossom, Ina Dellera, Gloria Jones, Marina Vann, Richard and Shiela Lukins, Tony Lees-Johnson, Jane Russell, Jerry and Barbara Littlefield, Michele and Mark Princi, Molly Friedrich, Consuelo and Dick Baehr, Linda Grey, Clarissa and Ed Watson, Francine and John Pascal, Johnny Romero, Lawrence Grant, Irma Kurtz, Gene Dye, Phyllis and Dan Elstein, Richard Klein, Irma Pride Home, Sally Helgesen, Sylvie de la Rochefoucauld, Ann Kennerly, David Barclay, John Laupheimer, Yvon Lebihan, Bernard Aubin, Dédé Laqua, Wolfgang Paul, Maria José Desa, Juliette Boisriveaud, Anne Lavaur, and all the others who so dauntlessly stuck by me when I was at my baldest and most afraid. Thanks, of course, to my loving doctors: James Gaston, Richard Cooper, Yves Decroix, Jean-Claude Durand, Michel Soussaline and...
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...form of consequentialism: the right action is understood entirely in terms of consequences produced. What distinguishes utilitarianism from egoism has to do with the scope of the relevant consequences. On the utilitarian view one ought to maximize the overall good — that is, consider the good of others as well as one's own good. The Classical Utilitarians, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, identified the good with pleasure, so, like Epicurus, were hedonists about value. They also held that we ought to maximize the good, that is, bring about ‘the greatest amount of good for the greatest number’. Utilitarianism is also distinguished by impartiality and agent-neutrality. Everyone's happiness counts the same. When one maximizes the good, it is the good impartially considered. My good count for no more than anyone else’s good. Further, the reason I have to promote the overall good is the same reason anyone else has to so promote the good. It is not peculiar to me. All of these features of this approach to moral evaluation and/or moral decision-making have proven to be somewhat controversial and subsequent controversies have led to changes in the Classical version of the theory. 2. Precursors to the Classical Approach Though the first systematic account of utilitarianism was...
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