Essays on Canons

Damien Hirst is one of the most expensive contemporary artists who became such because of topic of death and his own impudence. His works provoke both delight and disgust; collectors pay for them millions of dollars. How he manages to sell the dismembered animals rolled into formaldehyde for such fabulous sums – this seems to be a secret. But one thing is for sure – Damien Hirst is a talent who has his own unique style. In 1988, Hirst organized the exhibition of young artists called Freeze. A collector and promoter Charles Saatchi came to check young talents and their works. ...

The second synod of Orange is famous due to its deep consideration of some typical problems for the medieval man‘s perception of the world. First of all it relates to the basic contradiction between the independent human mind and the Almighty God’s predestination. In other words, writing basic points of the synod theologians tried to find some simple and obvious conception of the human free will, its abilities, limits and its importance for the main goal of everyone – Salvation of the eternal soul. The deciding opinion of most disputants, as Mozley notes, took into account the doctrine ...

Romanticism. Introduction. As many got tired of regularity and rationality of Classicism, people of art started to try to find a way to express their emotions and attitudes through methods more free from canons. They found such possibility in Romanticism. Romanticism replaces the Age of Enlightenment, and coincided with the industrial revolution, that was marked by the advent of the steam engine, locomotive, ship, photos, and factory suburbs. While education was characterized by the cult of reason, and was based on its principles of civilization, romanticism advocated the cult of nature, senses and all the natural in man. It ...

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Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct

Ethics is relative and may vary between individuals as based on their moral principles. In fact, there are different ethical theories that aim to justify one’s action. Examples of such are utilitarian ethics, deontological ethics, justice ethics, care ethics and many other ethical theories that reflect the moral principles of most people and are accepted by society. These theories serve as theoretical frameworks in order to guide individuals on what is ethical and what is not. Just like individuals, organizations also have their own ethical principles or moral codes and individuals who are members of such ...

INTRODUCTION

Ethical violations occur in every business field, and the criminal justice system in no different. News reports are not scant concerning individuals in law enforcement, corrections and the courts who have violated ethical codes. Ethical codes exist in the criminal justice field to not only protect the official, but also to protect the public. When an individual in the field of criminal justice violates an ethical code, typically, many people are affected, and it does not matter if the violation was intentional or unintentional, or real or simply alleged.

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Judge John P. Contini, a judge in Broward County Florida, ...

Introduction

The make-up of the canon of the New Testament (NT) was influenced by numerous factors. People should understand that the formation of the NT canon did not take place abruptly. Instead, the development of the NT canon was a lengthy process, which comprises of hundreds of years towards its development. For a long period, there has been a misconception that a council come together and made decisions concerning the books that will be included in the Bible and those that will be left out. Contrariwise, the formation and development of the NT canon were an evolutionary process that constituted ...

In the Tragedy of Commons (TOC), students or individuals are expected to act independently and rationally. In most incidences they end up acting to satisfy their personal interest despite their knowledge that they may affect the long-term interest of the society. Actually, the participants in the pieces game have a tendency to deplete the common resource from the pool of resources. The paper will provide insight to the morals, ethical expectations, fairness, engineering canons and sustainability, and advice the future players of the Pisces game. I think that the problem of open access resources ensures that there is a ...

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Swanson (1) avers that the uses of drones have both positive and negative uses for the use of drones in both commercial as well as law enforcement applications. However, Swanson is stating that with the absence of any actions by authorities, on the state and the Federal levels, to enact any policies or legislation to regulate any of the flights conducted by these “unmanned aerial vehicles” in America’s skies as these operators see fit. Federal authorities allowed more than 30,000 drone flights; police departments, for their part, have used drones to a low altitude of 400 feet, ...

Introduction

Ebola is an emerging rare, yet deadly disease brought about mainly by an infection caused by a strain of the Ebola virus. The recent Ebola epidemic is by far the worst in history, covering the largest geographical area especially in West Africa. It is easily spread since the infection occurs through direct contact with blood as well as body fluids of an already infected person. Ebola, however, is not spread through water, air, food or even mosquitoes. Health professionals are on the course of finding the cure as well as a vaccine to this deadly viral disease, but meanwhile, preventive measures ...

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Introduction – 3

Safety versus Economy – 4 Work Safety Hazards – 6 Accountability of Engineers – 8 Conclusion – 10

References – 12

Introduction The accountability for the safely of workers during construction has been largely shouldered by contractors that hire the workers involved. However, there is a growing consensus among the public and policy makers that designers should have an increased accountability to a project’s overall safety. It should be noted though, that unless an engineer or architect have been tasked to oversee the project, their role is more on the design process and not on the management of the project. For the ...

Explain the Sacred Origin of Rule of Law

The rule of law has several origins including political, religious and even cultural origins. Sacred denotes association with holiness. It is the state perceived to be associated with divinity. Many religions across the globe have the rules governing their conducts. These rules and laws have their origins. In this paper we discuss the various origins of the religious laws. Laws, in almost, if not all cultures are religious or sacred in origin. This is because it is law that governs society and man. Because it declares and establishes the meaning of righteousness and justice, law is unavoidably sacred, ...

The Asian American Literature has a long term of influence on the quality of living among the people. Several myths of mobility are inscribed within the American and Asian histories of literature. Generally, literature is an ancient undertaking that has been taking place in the world. The origin of the American literature can be taken as an example of many literature developments that have been experienced in the world. Modern literature can be classified into different forms and classification, all based on the nature of the original modes of the literature. In the recent past, many writers have come out ...

Philosophy

The actions of Virginia Edgerton are permissible and obligatory. As a senior information scientist who was assigned to the project for New York City’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council since 1977 and who had 13 years of data processing experience, she is already considered as an expert in her field. Hence, she raised a legitimate issue when she judged that adding in to the new system will cause the overloading of the current system that will cause a delay in the response time for dispatching emergency vehicles. Based on her knowledge and experience, the action to be taken can risk lives to ...

Thesis proposal

The purchasing function in any organization is a crucial pillar in the overall success of the organization. This factors affecting industrial purchasing will be investigated in this proposal. The forces in play in the modern business environment demand that the firm has sound purchase policies in order to meet both regulatory and competition forces that guide their businesses. In the proposal, effort is made on expounding the various arms that guide effective industrial purchases organs within the organization such as the relationships with the industrial markets considered in setting up a procurement function in an organization within a company. The various canons ...

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study This research will seek to perform an in depth study on implementation of total quality management (TQM) and the balanced scorecard by SME’s. The study will be interested in learning how small and medium enterprises are involved in the implementation of TQM and the balanced scorecard which are key components of the business management. In business total quality management refers to a management strategy that aims at maximizing the human resources and other available resources so as to accomplish the organizational objectives. Hence, it is of interest to know how SME’s implement this ...

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study This research will seek to perform an in depth study on implementation of total quality management (TQM) and the balanced scorecard by SME’s. The study will be interested in learning how small and medium enterprises are involved in the implementation of TQM and the balanced scorecard which are key components of the business management. In business total quality management refers to a management strategy that aims at maximizing the human resources and other available resources so as to accomplish the organizational objectives. Hence, it is of interest to know how SME’s implement this ...

The Christian Canon

The Christian Canon is the list of authoritative and inspired books universally accepted by Christians. These canons emerged from prolonged debates and consensus assumed by diverse faiths. Christian believers consider the Christian canon books as inspired by God and express the history of the solid relationship found between God and his people. For example, the Jewish Christian books are not included in the canon together with some other disputed books. In this respect, these books can be non-canonical, apocryphal or deuterocanonical. The division of the Christian canon into the early, Eastern and Western church and those of various Christian ...

The issue of religion has become a controversial issue in the working environments. Employees want the people to work so that they can benefit to the maximum. However, employees are demanding some freedom to exercise their religious beliefs. In the case McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, an employer was required to allow the employee not to work on a sunday. The plaintiff in this case was required by the employee to report to work on Sunday. When he failed to do so, he was taken to the court for breach of employment contract. The employee had the intention to dismiss the ...

Question 1

There are many arguments that have been raised concerning the difference between public management and business/private management. Graham Allison claims that they are the same in all ways which are not important (Boyne, Law, Powell, & Walker, 2003). Management can be defined as the process of organizing and directing resources so that a desired result can be achieved. Allison focused on general managers, who are tasked with managing the whole units. The roles that the general managers play both within the organization and outside the organization were the strongpoints of Allison. This is where she brought her arguments. She compares ...

Introduction

International engineering ethics is a branch of the engineers code of ethics that relates to the engineer`s standards of honesty and integrity apart from being a profession. Fairness, honesty, equity and impartiality are basic to this profession. Standard professionally behavior is hence a principal to ethical conduct. Thus, the NSPE code of ethics came up with the fundamental canons and rules that guide engineers. The Canons include holding paramount safety, public welfare, and health measures. It reinstates the performance of service in areas of competence. The code of ethics recognizes the aspect of truthfulness to both employers and clients. This case ...

The Aztecs formed a great and wealthy empire in the ancient civilization. The ancient world knew them for their bravery and persistent will. They believed in conquering and success. Don Hernando Cortes recognized this fact and wanted to see for himself by wanting to fight Aztec messengers upon arriving at the shores of the Mexican city. Once a destitute tribe, the Aztec managed to build and establish their empire in Central America through hard work. They built a great city-metropolis on an otherwise uninhabitable island. The organization of the empire was so rich, magnificent and orderly. Upon entry into the city, the ...

There has been lots of dissatisfaction by members of the public in the recent past with regard to police work and their role in law enforcement. This is because of increased corruption in the force, the officers’ application of excessive force among other misconducts. These have led to the erosion of public trust in the institution. A focus on the conduct, standards and decisions of the police force has thus come under sharp scrutiny from various quarters. A number of officers are committed to their work to serve the public with diligence and integrity, whereas there are those who ...

The American tax system is designed in a way that people of different social class pay different tax amounts and rates. The taxation used on the corporate is different from the one used by the IRS on individual American citizens. The IRS uses different tax rates on people with different incomes in order to enhance the canons of taxation. These canons include equity, productivity, economy, elasticity and convenience. The taxation system used by the revenue collecting body has several effects on the macro economy of the nation. The tax system usually aims to achieve the basic objectives of maximum social ...

At the moment, my personal perception of the Global Christianity is very vague. I am a Christian Catholic, I visit church with my family from time to time, but I cannot say that I am much into religion. On the other hand, I think I can answer this question on the basis of my background knowledge, some internet research and media coverage of the topic. Although national Christian Churches and Branches of Christianity, like Baptism, Orthodoxy and Anglicanism differ from each other in interpretations of the Bible, canons of worshipping, depictions of saints, decorations of churches and languages of ...