Essays on Upholding

As an introductive point, “The Four Books of Confucianism,” is a collection of philosophical works which greatly influenced Chinese civilization, both in the educational and spiritual realms, into the contemporary era. My most prominent observation after reading the book is that the most important aspect any individual ought to pursue is that of self-awareness, where the person seeks to know who they are. The whole idea of the book is to provide moral insights and guidelines into human nature, and this is primarily through the presentation of the apt manners and dispositions of life that a person is required ...

A brief description of Rolex Company and the reasons why it has been listed among the best CSR companies in the world Rolex Company is one of the most successful firms in the world. The company is located in Switzerland with its headquarters in Geneva. It was founded in the year 1905, and the co-founders of the firm were Alfred Davis and Hans Wilsdorf (Davis & Liu, 2013). The company manufactures watches and sells the watches to all parts of the world. The company is believed to be producing an approximate of 2000 watches daily (TheRichest, 2012). The brand value ...

Personal Theology of Discipleship

Personal Theology of Discipleship

Introduction

Disciple making is the pinnacle responsibility of any prosperity minded church. The whole aspect starts with attraction of new Christians to a church. The new Christians are then taught and cultivated to be all rounded disciples in the ministry of Christ. There are various theological, philosophical and methodological considerations in this practice to ensure the path to discipleship maturity is conducive and effective. This paper aims at exploring the themes, components and methods applied in discipleship through reviewing various secondary literatures on the issue of personal theology of discipleship. A review of three significant pieces ...

Chaucer presents chivalry as an expression of perfection in character, inspired by the desire to please divine authority. According to Hall, a Knight’s duty in the medieval time was to the King, with the King seen as God’s intermediary (Hall, 16). The author presents chivalry in a militant fashion, probably as a reaction to the prevailing circumstance of chaos that needed a militant hand to defeat the heathens. Chaucer, therefore, presents the Knights as noble images of perfection with chivalry as a mainstay in their duty to man and God, even though it does not bear success ...

Introduction 3

Earth Hour at Hilton Woodland Hills 3 2015 Earth Hour Activities 4

Business Strategies and Commitments 4

Analysis: Significance of Earth Hour Activities 5 Application of Stakeholder Theory, CSR, and TBL Approaches 6 Stakeholder Theory 6 CSR 8 TBL 9 Conclusion and Recommendations for Sustainability 9 Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles Earth Hour Commitment and Sustainability Report Introduction Hilton Hotels and Resorts, one of the leading and most prestigious hotels in the world, is the organization that will be tackled in this report based on its participation in the 2015 Earth Hour. Hilton Hotel is considered to be one of the titans in the industry ...

The global refugee crisis has sparked widespread concern as millions worldwide are forced to leave their homes in search of a safe haven. In this essay, we will explore the background of the global refugee crisis and the response to it by developed nations, focusing on the vital role they play in providing aid and resettlement opportunities. These contributions are of paramount importance due to the resources, influence, and capacity developed countries possess to address the challenges posed by the crisis. By analyzing their role in providing aid and resettlement, we can gain insights into their impact and identify potential ...

Many family owned businesses are bound to lose creativity and innovation with every subsequent generation. According to the article, upholding the competence and creativity required to keep a family business alive takes a lot of will and commitment (Jaskiewicz and Combs). In many cases, family businesses that survive competition and manage to keep the fire burning in many subsequent generations are usually endowed with ownership and management that is characteristically hungry for success. The authors go ahead to say that management carries out its responsibility with passion and usually obsesses over the quality of products produced (Rothwell, 83). This ...

Becoming a lawyer is not something that anyone should take lightly. It is a challenge, yes, but more than that, it is a great responsibility: a responsibility to those clients that one will eventually serve and a responsibility to the community as a whole. Learning the law is only the first step in becoming a lawyer, and it is perhaps not even the most important part of mastering this profession. Obtaining a JD is an educational experience, but practicing law is something beyond education. It is a calling; it is an ethical responsibility that I feel is very deeply ...

VICTORIA TECH SOLUTION COMPANY

Business Conduct and Code of Ethics Organization’s policy Victoria Tech Solution is committed to the provision of Business conduct and Ethical Code of Ethics that will be used to guide the conduct of all the employees and the engagement with the clients. The organization expects all the staff to observe the all the rules and uphold integrity in their conduct. The organization’s ethical conducts include; 1. Respect for all the employees The organization is committed to the provision of a working environment where all the employees are treated with respect and dignity. Victoria Tech solution is determined ...

The Conservative movement had peaked and began its decline at the end of World War I. For nearly thirty years, liberals had the weight of political power as conservatism in America was left fragmented. The Old Right, the Neoconservatives, and the Libertarians had similar foundational ideals regarding communism and the economy, but they were not united. When Ronald Reagan became commander in chief of the United States in 1980, a consolidation of the conservatives began and the New Right emerged. Reagan was an essential motivator behind the conservative revolution in the 1980’s. Equality and privacy were the aims ...

Abstract

The criminal justice system in the United States provides Constitutional guarantees for all who are subject to the laws of the land. The three most controversial aspects of this system today are Search and Seizure, arrest, and interrogations. While these three aspects are the foundation of police action throughout the nation, there are several unresolved problems in how each of these processes is in use today. The presence of the law is not always the same as upholding it. The cases which made the case for the citizens are moving into obscurity with modern variations of the problems making ...

A. Select a leader who you feel has exhibited exemplary ethical conduct and do the following:

1. Discuss at least two ethical traits that the leader demonstrated. A good example of an individual that exhibited ethical leadership is Sallie Krawcheck. Krawcheck is the current CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, and Chair of the Ellevate Network. Her previous employment include head of Bank of America’s investment banking division, CEO of Merrill Lynch’s wealth management division, and CEO of the Wall Street research company Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.. In an industry wherein fraud and dishonesty are rampant, Sallie Krawcheck’s ethical leadership was exemplary. As observed by Fortune Magazine columnists, the quest for an honest ...

The progressive movement in the United States refers to a broad based transformational faction that promoted the ideologies of a rational government action while handling political, economic, and cultural aspects in a bid to improve the society. From the outset, it is important to note that the leaders of the progressive era came from various backgrounds, from social activists to politicians, philosophers to business owners, and reporters to preachers. Some of the well-known progressive thinkers include Woodrow Wilson on the democratic side and Frank Johnson Goodnow. Woodrow Wilson’s progressive views were that the role of government is to ...

1.1. The problem presented in the case was how the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Tom Pederson, would transform the company by developing a strong company culture. Coming from a long history of struggles, employing talent of varying cultures to help get them thru the challenges they faced, the bank is now faced with the dilemma of how to merge these cultures to come up a with a unified organization. Pederson also had hesitations about the newly-implemented performance evaluation program, which is the first time employees are rated against the company’s vision and values. 1.2. As mentioned, one of ...

The Importance of Keeping Affirmative Action in the U.S.: The Struggle for Rights by the Chicano People The Importance of Keeping Affirmative Action in the U.S.: The Struggle for Rights by the Chicano People In a country like the US where racial and ethnic inequalities are a major social problem, affirmative action has become an important aspect of alleviating such differences and inequalities. Affirmative action programs are those policy actions that are meant at correcting past injustices that have been perpetrated against a group of people and any inequalities that exist between them and the native people in a ...

The African Americans amount to about 13 percent of the total United States’ population and they are believed to have originated from the African continent as a result of slavery trade. They have made a significant contribution towards the growth and development of the United States culture through their unique cultural practices, norms, values, and the language (Thompson, 2015). As an international student from China, I have found the culture of the African Americans quite different from our culture in many dimensions. I have been able to learn the details of their culture after attending the African American dancing ...

Academic integrity is a broad term which refers to the ethical responsibilities as well as professional value systems which guide a researcher in the course of interacting with both the community and research material in the course of writing and teaching as well. It entails the ability to establish and maintain an honest and truthful relationship with other scholars by upholding responsibility in the in the conduct of research as well as the professional standards. The aims of upholding academic integrity are for the achievement of excellence in research, creativity as well as excellence in writing as well as ...

Information Technology Auditing

Information Technology Auditing

Question 1

Final Audit Report My final audit report would be written in a manner to ensure that it encompasses the critical aspect of Information Technology aspects of Westchester Hospital. The report will give a succinct insight into the IT infrastructure of the hospital by highlighting and categorizing the machines which have root accounts alongside the specific administrative privileges which are shared with other several system administrators. The report would further incorporate a comprehensive analysis of the general operations of the Westchester Hospital’s IT system by identifying the security concerns of the systems and the best measures ...

Implementation of a Biometric Gun Control Technology

Implementation of a Biometric Gun Control Technology

Organization Background

Keystone Sporting Arms (KSA), LLC is a gun manufacturer company located in Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by Bill and Steve McNeal who were firearm auctioneers. The two were fascinated by a Chipmunk .22 caliber rifle that was presented to them by a gentleman in 1994 during one of the auctioning days ("Keystone Sporting Arms, LLC", n.d.). The duo contacted the manufacturer who offered to sell the company but once the deal didn’t materialize, they took upon themselves to start manufacturing of riffles. With support from design engineers, trademarks experts, ...

Heroes are central characters. They are time and again protagonists, ‘good guys’ and the chief characters of comic books. They play the role of orienting the audience in the line of the author’s story-telling. Villains are winning over characters who are often antagonists. They have evil motivations and wrong action to rhyme. The difference between the superheroes and the villains is that the heroes feel a sense of responsibility to other people who are not as powerful as them, but for the villains, they use the power to benefit themselves without having compassion on other people (The Write ...

Conservation of the environment is essential to the maintenance of a self-sustainable growth. Specifically, upholding nature’s stability is an important initiative that can foster the development of proper social organizations within communities. With this in mind, it is worth acknowledging the fact that environmental problems caused by human activities pose a significant threat to the survival of plants and animals. Precisely, these activities foster environmental degradation, which has a long-term negative impact on the sustainability of the globe. According to the Journal of Environmental Psychology, human beings are the primary cause of nature’s deterioration due to their ...

Several myths have been discussed with regards to the founding father’s perspective to the United States of America as a nation. Some of the common myths known are: the founding fathers wanted a secular nation thus, in order to achieve this, the state had to separate itself from religion. They solidly supported the radical combat, which was between the British soldiers and the American patriots. They were isolationists whereby they ensured the nation does not sign any treaties that will either compromise their freedom or bind them forever as a country. The founding fathers were above the political ...

SOCIAL INTERVENTION.

Introduction. Social work is a discipline or a profession that is practiced by qualified sociologists. It involves seeking to facilitate the wellbeing of individuals, communities or even societies (Siporin, 1975). Social work enhances social change, cohesion, empowerment, and development. Social work is interconnected with social justice, Human rights, and respect for diversities. It involves the provision of social welfare in order to alleviate the economic and social problems that people face. Such difficulties include health care, education, and food security (Sach, 2003). A sociologist connects people and structures so as to tackle the challenges of life and promote the ...

Brand Management

Brand management refers to the process of upholding, improving and maintaining a company’s brand so that potential customers can always associate with a lot of positivity (Morhart, Herzog and Tomczak, 2009, p. 126). Brand management is used for creating a marketing foundation, but concentrates mainly on the brand and how to make it favorable to the consumers. Usually, when brand management is conducted well, there is likelihood to increase the sales of a particular product which is associated with the brand. On the other hand product management is analysis of a market to ascertain a product’s competitive ...

Introduction

Carvajal S.A is a family business which was founded on the 29th October 1904 and is located in Cali, in Columbia. The business was founded by a man by the name Emmanuel together with two of his eldest sons. The business began as a printing and publishing business. It has since expanded into the sale of notebooks, yellow pages and office furniture even outside the country. With the emergence of new consumer trends such as the internet, the business is faced with a lot of competition such as the availability of the services provided by the business over the ...

Introduction

Owing to the fact that policy implementation is essential to the development of a company, Turner Constructions needs to embrace an influential ethical decision making framework. This is largely accredited to the fact that the current system is rather inefficient and is not centered towards the welfare of the employees. The current system does not ensure equality in the employee compensation due to the wide salary margin between field engineers and project managers $54,522 and $130, 893 (Payscale, 2016). Additionally, the newly employed personnel do not get a good conducive environment for growth due to the inadequacies of ...

Closing Guantanamo Bay 1

Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Proposition 4 Advantages of the transfer. 6 Risk of the detainees returning to terrorism. 6 Civil war in the countries where the detainees are to be transferred. 7 Fear among members of the communities nearby proposed transfer sites. 7 The question of integrity and indefinite detention 7 Proposed Transfer Sites 8 Conclusion 8

References 9

Abstract The Guantanamo Bay is a prison facility that has raised numerous concerns in the United States on the operation and running of the facility. It is one of the facilities created by former president of the United States George Bush, to ...

Reasons why the stakeholder theory is considered a bold proposal

Freeman defines a stakeholder as anyone who has an interest in the decisions that are reached by a firm. In a narrower sense, it is any party which is extremely significant to the success, as well as, survival of an entity. Their examples include customers, the community and also the owners of the corporation. Essentially, the stakeholder theory would thus refer to the appropriate business procedures that advocate for morals and also values in the management of business entities. This is very significant for the promotion of the ethically desired behaviors in the operations of the business. In relation ...

In the Case of Dudley Lee v Minister for Correctional Services, the issue on causation and the unlimited liability of the state has been invoked in the arguments that led to the decision of the Constitutional Court to overturn the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that discharges the respondent Minister for Correctional Services from tort liability. As can be gleaned from the facts of the case, plaintiff Lee was arrested for various charges that led to his detainment in prison for more than four years. He contracted pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) while confined in ...

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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Introduction

Neoliberalism is both an economic and political ideology which proposes a new way in which states are restricted from interfering with the economic affairs and general day to day dealings of their private citizens. This concept was developed by Adam Smith in 1770 when he posited that government should not be allowed to be involved in the economy of the country and initially it was called liberalism. This stance borrowed heavily from the laissez faire principle which required that traders should be let free to negotiate their own terms of engagement. Adam’s conception was challenged in ...

The end of the 20th century had hinted towards the tremendous amount of technological advancement that had swept the entire century, eventually resulting in the emergence of newer global markets that are unique and different from the conventional industries as the newly emerged markets were driven by technological sophistication, boundless amount of knowledge, and numerous networks. The industries that became the drivers of the newly emerged global markets were related to the production of information goods like for example, content, software, or distinctive professional expertise. A few pertinent examples of such newly emerged industries are all the Internet-based businesses, ...

Nursing is a profession that rotates around (1) encouraging, upholding and reinstating health in people, (2) It as well necessitates the prevention of ailments and diseases and supporting individuals until they are competent enough to look after for themselves. Nursing practice can also be influenced by (3) the philosophical foundations of the profession, which is identified as a significant, factor in job satisfaction (International Council of Nurses, 2001).

Nursing is a profession that rotates around encouraging, upholding and reinstating health in people. Many people have the misconception that nursing only entails giving care. They overlook the fact that nursing also helps in ...