When actor Robin Williams took his life in August of 2014, major news organizations covered the story in great detail. Most major news outlets reported on Marin County Sheriff’s Lt. Keith Boyd’s press conference, which revealed graphic details from the coroner’s report about the methods Williams used. While there was great interest on the part of the public in finding out what happened, many argued that reporting too much detail about the suicide violated the family’s privacy. Indeed, many of Robin Williams’s fans posted on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks to express their objections to the media treatment of the suicide, urging reporters to respect the family’s right to grieve in peace. Several members of the mental health community also took issue with the detailed reports. Paul Farmer, chief executive of the mental health charity Mind, wrote to CNN that “When a media report describes clear details of unusual methods of suicide and essentially gives a “how to” guide—the danger is it can make suicide seem like a more accessible action to take.” Some journalists expressed similar viewpoints, criticizing the reports as a clear violation of media ethics. According to the Press Complaints Commission, “When reporting suicide, care should be taken to avoid excessive detail about the method used.” Yet other journalists argued that the primary responsibility of the media was to report the story truthfully and factually. In an op-ed in the LA Times, Andrew Klavan wrote, “The manner of Williams’ death is public information. Journalists should report it as long as it remains of interest to the public. It is not a journalist’s job to protect us from the ugly facts.” Klavan argued that the journalist’s duty is not to do good or be wise, but to report the whole story, which may in fact be a part of a larger story unfolding elsewhere. Sheriff Boyd similarly defended his own actions by stating that he had a duty to report the details as part of the public record. In an interview with Today, Williams’s daughter Zelda discussed how her father never sought to hide his problems, mentioning his openness about struggling with alcoholism. She stated, “I think that one of the things that is changing, that is wonderful, is that people are finally starting to approach talking about illnesses that people can’t immediately see…He didn’t like people feeling like the things that were hard for them they should go through alone.”
Discussion Questions
1. Systematic moral analysis (SMA) first requires identifying the problems in a situation. In this case, who was harmed and how? You may reference the list of moral rules in the transcript of the narration below.
(The first step of SMA is conceptualization, which involves determining who might be harmed and how. If no one is likely to be harmed, then there’s no ethical problem. But how do we really know if we’re about to cause harm? 20th Century Philosopher Bernard Gert developed a list of 10 moral rules that can help us identify ethically questionable acts. 1) Do not kill. 2) Do not cause pain. 3) Do not disable. 4) Do not deprive of freedom or opportunity. 5) Do not deprive of pleasure. 6) Do not deceive. 7) Keep your promises. 8) Do not cheat. 9) Obey the law. 10) Do your duty.)
2. The second step of SMA requires asking who is responsible. Is Sheriff Boyd responsible? The journalists? Anyone else? How do their role-related responsibilities relate to the harm caused?
3. Third in the process of SMA is to consider whether or not the action can be justified. Do you think the role-related responsibilities of Sheriff Boyd or the journalists justified their actions? Why or why not? What alternative ways of reporting Robin Williams’s suicide would have caused less harm?
4. Finally, if you had been in the position of Sheriff Boyd or the journalists, what do you think would have been the ethically ideal action to take?
In: Operations Management
In: Physics
In: Nursing
Our company must replace an obsolete machine press. We have two bids, summarized below, to consider. Machine A is depreciated using MACRS. Machine B is depreciated using SOYD. Machine A will be sold for $5000 at the end of its useful life and machine B will be sold for $10,000 at the end of its useful life. Our company uses an after-tax MARR of 12% and it falls in the 38% total income tax bracket. Our company is required to purchase one of these two machines, do nothing is not an option.
|
Machine A |
Machine B |
|
|
Useful Life (years) |
5 |
5 |
|
Initial Cost |
$75.000 |
$76,000 |
|
Annual O & M |
$62,000 |
$70,000 |
|
Annual Revenue |
$82,000 |
$85,000 |
|
Salvage Value |
0 |
$5,000 |
Based on the After Tax Cash Flow and using a Net Present Worth analysis and considering taxes which machine should our company purchase?
In: Accounting
Pen Wines P/L has leased (lessee) a wine-press on the following terms; Date of entering lease; 1 Jan/15 Duration of lease 5 years Life of asset 6 years Unguaranteed residual value $40,000 Lease payments inception (at the start) $60,000 Annual payments (5) $65,000 Implied rate 11.0 % Required:Required:Required: Required:Required:Required: a) Discuss the logic behind requiring some lease payments (e.g. finance leases) to be capitalized while other lease payments (operating leases) must be expensed. b) Determine the Fair Value (rounded off) of the leased asset. c) Journalize the entries for 1/1/2015 to 1/1/2016 (NB: 31 Dec is the year-end
In: Accounting
In: Economics
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<conio.h>
struct Bank_Account_Holder
{
int account_no;
char name[80];
int balance;
};
int n;
void accept(struct Bank_Account_Holder[], int);
void display(struct Bank_Account_Holder[], int);
void save(struct Bank_Account_Holder[], int);
void load(struct Bank_Account_Holder[], int);
int search(struct Bank_Account_Holder[], int, int);
void deposit(struct Bank_Account_Holder[], int, int, int);
void withdraw(struct Bank_Account_Holder[], int, int, int);
int lowBalenquiry(int,int);
void main(void)
{
clrscr();
struct Bank_Account_Holder data[20];
int choice, account_no, amount, index;
printf("NHU Banking System\n\n");
printf("Enter the count of records: ");
scanf("%d", &n);
accept(data, n);
do
{
printf("\nNHU Banking System Menu :\n");
printf("Press 1 to display all records.\n");
printf("Press 2 to search a record.\n");
printf("Press 3 to deposit amount.\n");
printf("Press 4 to withdraw amount.\n");
printf("Press 5 to save all records to
file.\n");
printf("Press 6 to load Records from file.\n");
printf("Press 0 to exit\n");
printf("\nEnter choice(0-4) : ");
scanf("%d", &choice);
switch (choice)
{
case 1:
display(data, n);
break;
case 2:
printf("Enter account number to
search : ");
scanf("%d", &account_no);
index = search(data, n,
account_no);
if (index == - 1)
{
printf("Record not found :
");
}
else
{
printf("A/c Number: %d\nName:
%s\nBalance: %d\n",
data[index].account_no, data[index].name,
data[index].balance);
}
break;
case 3:
printf("Enter account number :
");
scanf("%d", &account_no);
printf("Enter amount to deposit :
");
scanf("%d", &amount);
deposit(data, n, account_no,
amount);
break;
case 4:
printf("Enter account number :
");
scanf("%d", &account_no);
printf("Enter amount to withdraw :
");
scanf("%d", &amount);
withdraw(data, n, account_no,
amount);
break;
case 5:
save(data, n);
break;
case 6:
load(data, n);
break;
default:
printf("\nWrong choice");
case 0:
exit(1);
}
}
while (choice != 0);
getche();
}
void accept(struct Bank_Account_Holder array[80], int s)
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < s; i++)
{
printf("\nEnter data for Record #%d", i + 1);
printf("\n Enter account_no : ");
scanf("%d", &array[i].account_no);
fflush(stdin);
printf("Enter name of account Holder : ");
gets(array[i].name);
array[i].balance = 0;
}
}
void load(struct Bank_Account_Holder array[80], int s)
{
int i;
char fname[20];
printf("\nEnter File with extention for loading::");
scanf("%s",&fname);
FILE * fp;
char dataToBeRead[50];
fp = fopen(fname, "r");
if ( fp == NULL )
{
printf( "\n File Cannot Find" ) ;
}
else
{
printf("\n The file is now opened.\n") ;
// Read the dataToBeRead from the file
// using fgets() method
while( fgets ( dataToBeRead, 50, fp ) != NULL )
{
char *ptr = strtok(dataToBeRead, ",");
array[n].account_no=atoi(ptr);
ptr = strtok(NULL, ",");
//printf("'%s'\n", ptr);
strcpy(array[n].name,ptr);
ptr = strtok(NULL, ",");
//printf("'%s'\n", ptr);
array[n].balance=atoi(ptr);
ptr = strtok(NULL, ",");
n=n+1;
}
// Closing the file using fclose()
fclose(fp) ;
printf("Data successfully read from file\n");
printf("The file is now closed.") ;
}
}
void display(struct Bank_Account_Holder array[80], int s)
{
int i;
printf("\n\nA/c No\tName\tBalance\n");
for (i = 0; i < s; i++)
{
printf("%d\t%s\t%d\n", array[i].account_no, array[i].name,
array[i].balance);
}
}
// save records to file
void save(struct Bank_Account_Holder array[80], int s)
{
int i;
FILE *fp ;
fp = fopen("save.txt", "w");
for (i = 0; i < s; i++)
{
//each line represent single record and field seperated by
comma
fprintf(fp, "%d,%s,%d\n", array[i].account_no, array[i].name,
array[i].balance);
}
fclose(fp);
printf("\nSaved Sucessfully to file");
}
int search(struct Bank_Account_Holder array[80], int s, int
number)
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < s; i++)
{
if (array[i].account_no == number)
{
return i;
}
}
return - 1;
}
void deposit(struct Bank_Account_Holder array[], int s, int
number, int amt)
{
int i = search(array, s, number);
if (i == - 1)
{
printf("Record not found");
}
else
{
array[i].balance += amt;
}
}
void withdraw(struct Bank_Account_Holder array[], int s, int
number, int amt)
{
int i = search(array, s, number);
if (i == - 1)
{
printf("Record not found\n");
}
else if (lowBalenquiry(array[i].balance,amt))
{
printf("Insufficient balance\n");
}
else
{
array[i].balance -= amt;
}
}
int lowBalenquiry(int bal,int amt){
if(bal < amt)
return 1;
return 0;
}
Create a report of this program
and Explain each section of code ( I need this for semester project
report file )
In: Computer Science
Exporting Used Batteries to Mexico
Lead is a highly toxic metal. Elevated levels of lead in the human
body have been associated with damage to many organs and tissues,
including the heart, bones,however, do not prohibit companies from
exporting used batteries to other nations where standards are lower
and enforcement is lax.
Ethics in International Business Chapter
4 141
A study conducted by reporters from The New York Times found that
about 20 percent of used vehicle and industrial batteries in the
United States were exported to Mexico in 2011, up from 6 percent in
2007. The lead is then extracted from these batteries and resold on
commodities markets. It's a booming business. Lead scrap
prices
typically a Mexican company. Some large companies are also in this
business, although they mostly try to adhere to higher standards.
One large U.S. battery company, Exide, has five recycling plants in
the United States, but it does no recycling in Mexico. According to
an Exide official, it was not in the company's.
stood at $0.42 a pound in January 2012, up frolT1 $0.05 a
pound a decade earlier. Recycling in Mexico is also a dirty
business. While Mexico does have some regulation for smelting and
recycling lead, the laws are weak by American standards, allowing
plants to release about 20 times as much as their American
equivalents. To make matters worse, enforcement is lax due to a
lack of funds. A recent government study in Mexico found that 19
out of 20 recycling plants did not have proper authorization for
importing dangerous waste, including lead batteries.
At some plants in Mexico, batteries are dismantled by men wielding
hammers and their lead smelted in furnaces whose smokestacks vent
into the air. A sample of soil collected from a schoolyard next to
one such recycling plant showed a lead level of 2,000 parts per
million, five times the limit for children's play areas in the
United States, as set by the EPA. The New York Times reporters
documented several cases of children living close to this plant and
who had elevated levels of lead in their bodies. One 4-monthold had
24.8 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, almost two and a
half times as much as the level typically associated with serious
mental retardation.
Much of the exporting of lead batteries to Mexico is done by middle
people in the United States who buy up old batteries and then ship
them over the border to the cheapest processor,Mexican standards
and that its recycling operations in Mexico are well below current
U.S. standards for employee blood levels and substantially better
than average. 50
Notes
1. E. Kurtenbach, "The Foreign Factory Factor," Seattle
Times, August 31, 2006, pp. Cl, C3; E. Kurtenbach, "Apple Says It's
Trying to Resolve Disputc over Labor Conditions at
Chinese iPod Factory," Associated Press Financial Wire, August 30,
2006; and Anonymous, "Chinese iPod Supplier Pù s Suit," Associated
Press Financial Wire, September 3, 200 .
2. S. Greenhouse, "Nike Shoe Plant in Victnam Is Called
Unsafc for Workers," The New York Times, November 8, 1997; and V.
Dobnik, "Chinese Workers Abused Making Nikes, Rccboks," Seattle
Times, September 21, 1997, p. A4.
3. T. Donaldson, ''Valucs in Tension: Ethics Away from
Home, Harvard Business Review, September—October 1996.
4. R. K. Massie, Loosing the Bonds: The United States
and South Africa in the Apartheid Years (New York: Doubleday,
1997).
5. Not everyone agrees that the divestment trend had
much
influence on the South African economy. For a counterview see S. H.
Teoh, I. Welch, and C. P. Wazzan, "The Effect of Socially Activist
Investment Policies on rhc Financial
interests to skirt regulations. Another large U.S. battery
manufacturer, Johnson Controls, does ship a significant number of
batteries to Mexico, but it has its own recycling plant there and
will open another in 2013. Johnson Controls states that its Mexican
facilities abide by the stricter U.S. regulations, rather than Ken
Saro Wiwa's Oroniland in Nigeria," The Guardian, November 8, 1995,
p. 6.
8. P. Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization
(New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002).
9. G. Hardin, "The Tragedy of the Common," Science 162,
1, pp. 243—48.
Case Discussion Questions
1. Mexico's weaker environmental regulations and lax
legal enforcement allow for higher levels of lead pollution than
would be permissible in the United States. Is it ethical for U.S.
companies to therefore engage in practices that result in higher
levels of lead pollution?
2. As seen in the case, Exide refuses to export used
batteries to Mexico. What ethical principles do you think the
company follows?
3. Johnson Controls, on the other hand, chooses to
recycle in Mexico but only under the stringent conditions of its
own plants. Which of these two companies (Johnson Controls and
Exide) is acting in an ethical manner?
In: Economics
Case scenario topic 1
A 6 year old boy with cystic fibrosis who has recurrent chest infections, and newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Adam (6 year old) boy was dignosed with cystic fibrosis soon after birth. He has recently recovered from chest infection and refusing to attend prep, due to increased fatigue. He has just recovered from his 3rd chest infection in 9 months and was hospitalized for 2 weeks. he often refuses treatments such as his daily nebuliser and physio routine.Whilst in hospital he was diagnosed with Cystic fibrosis related diabetes and the family is now learning to manage his insulin regime.
Part A Written case analysis essay
Length: 1500 words
In this essay you will analyse the case study chosen giving a brief description of the chronic condition and the presenting health issues for the person.
• Identify both the chronic disease and the presenting condition. • Succinctly describe the pathophysiology, symptoms, anatomy and physiology associated with the chronic condition and the presenting issue. • Provide a brief outline of the relevant diagnostic and ongoing tests (e.g. blood tests, vital signs, x-rays, physiotherapy), associated with the patient’s condition. • Outline two (2) potential problems (complications) associated with the chronic disease. • Briefly outline the developmental, cultural and health literacy considerations for the person in your case study. Developmental theorists have been identified in the modules on the StudyDesk, you are encouraged to use your recommended texts and library resources. • Describe three (3) priorities of nursing management for the patient’s chronic and presenting condition. These may include nursing management, and/ or pharmacological /non-pharmacological management and/ or self-management.
Part B: A patient information resource offers you, as a nurse, a method of providing information to patients and their families on various chronic conditions. The information resource that you produce for this assessment can be used as part of a professional portfolio or used within your nursing practice in a health facility to educate clients. • Describe the condition, symptoms, anatomy/ physiology behind the condition (i.e. causes) • Outline the potential tests, treatments and medications that the patient may experience in the course of managing the condition • Briefly describe three (3) management strategies e.g. options for relief of symptoms, lifestyle changes, prevention of relapse/escalation/complications. • Include a link to an additional resource on the condition that the ‘lay person’ can read or watch (i.e.: a website, YouTube video). Note these must be from reputable sources but with a patient, not medical practitioner, focus
In: Nursing
In: Nursing