...Today’s farms not only abuse the animals but also produce harmful diseases and environmental hazards to each and every one of us, regardless whether you consume these animals of not. The U.S. government should ban the use of factory farming animals Factory farming should be illegal in the United States because the food produce is poor quality food. The meat from the animals in factory farms is mechanically removed, which means it it ripped from the bone and other parts of the body by a machine(Hurst). Factory farms even use parts of the body that most people wouldn't use such as: lips, eyes, testicels, and anal tracts are included in sausage and patties(Hurst). The excess meat is then blended up and added in with the other meat to make a larger profit. The food from factory farms may be cheaper the nutritional foods. Organic food continues to cost on average several times more than food from factory farms, but no one goes to farmers’ markets for bargains. But not all costs can be measured by a price tag. Once you become sick with health problems due to the poor quality of the food and have to pay for treatment. The animals are injected with a variety of drugs and hormones to increase growth and production ("Natural resources defense council"). Which is then passed onto the consumer in the food or meal making the food unhealthy for your body ("Natural resources defense council"). The drugs and hormones that are in the food that you ingest can disrupt the human hormone balance...
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...McDonald’s restaurants were serving up more than one billion eggs and half a billion pounds of beef a year. That volume, and the icon status of the hamburger chain, made McDonald’s an obvious target for bringing about change for farm animals. If McDonald’s were to give one-hundredth of one per cent of their gross revenues to fund a research center dedicated to finding alternatives to the stressful confinement of factory farming, that could do even more to reduce suffering than the similar percentage that Revlon had given to the search for alternatives to the Draize test. But McDonald’s has a reputation for having a corporate culture that is aggressive and politically well to the right. It was never going to be easy to get them to take animals seriously. Henry’s opening move was a low-key meeting with McDonald’s General Counsel and Executive VicePresident, Donald Horwitz, held in February 1989 at the offices of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The purpose of the meeting was to ask McDonald’s to investigate the effect of factory farming on the animals whose meat and eggs they used, and then to use these findings to develop less stressful ways of raising these animals. Horwitz seemed remarkably ready to cooperate. He agreed that Mcdonald’s would survey its suppliers in the United States and Canada, and take a look at the situation in Europe, where there was legislation setting minimum standards for farm animals that was in advance of anything in the United...
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...“A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness,” expressed George Graham Vest in September of 1870 (Vest). These sentimental words were used by Vest described as a universal appeal to many dog-lovers, therefore establishing its popularity as a famous American speech. It all started four years after the Civil War and farming in Missouri began to replace the war-destroyed land. Including, the rise of Leonidas Hornsby’s family owned business of farming and herding sheep. It was difficult to maintain business due to prowling dogs, so the Hornsby family threatened to shoot any dogs that stepped a paw into their property. Unfortunately, Old Drum, a prized hound owned by Charles Burden, mistakenly roamed into Hornsby’s land and was shot. Burden did not want Hornsby to get away with the murder of Old Drum, therefore Burden sued Hornsby, in the court case of Burden v. Hornsby. However, throughout the trial, Hornsby was seen as not guilty and in favor of the jury. Until Vest (Burden’s attorney) addressed his closing remarks of “Eulogy of the Dog,” moved the jury to be complimentary with Burden, and earned him well-deserved justice for Old Drum. Through the tragic death of Old Drum, provoked Vest to addresses to his audience of the jury...
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...Princess Diana: The Life She Led Princess Diana’s life is one that impacted the world in a positive way and that will never be forgotten. Diana Spencer became a British princess and an international icon when she married Prince Charles the son of Queen Elizabeth. Even though her life may have seemed like a fairy tale, Diana had some rough patches in her life that molded her into the beautiful person she turned out to be. Diana was greatly loved by the people and referred to as “the People’s Princess” because of her genuine personality and endless compassion for the less fortunate. Her humanitarian acts were also greatly noticed by the world. Diana, Princess of Wales, led an inspirational life as a paparazzi chased international icon and humanitarian, and greatly influenced the world in all that she did. Born Diana Frances Spencer, she already had her fair share of ties to royalty. On July 1, 1961, Diana became the third daughter of John Spencer and Frances Ruth Burke Roche Spencer. Her father was a descendant of the Stuart kings of England and her mother came from a wealthy family as well. Diana’s grandparents also had the titles of Lady and Lord which Diana would one day receive and even surmount. Diana was born into a privileged British family that had grown exceedingly wealthy from sheep farming. Since they were so well off, Diana’s family often aided the royal family but were not considered a royal family themselves. Diana had two older sisters Sarah and...
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...Army-Baylor 7 step method for decision making. The first question or principle in the Weber method is the organizational interests take precedence over individual self-interest. I would say the CEO rationalized his decision and thought he was doing this. And given the situation, I do not necessarily think the CEO was making a decision to pay the AUC in a motivation of self-interest. The second principle is individual rights take precedence over organizational interests. This can get a little sticky given Chiquita decided to pay para-military troops millions of dollars. If individual rights were of great concern to the CEO, he probably should have made sure his workers and the working conditions were safe, secure, and healthy. Instead, farming bananas in Columbia is one of the most profitable means because of low income earning. The third principle is community good takes precedence over organizational interests. If the CEO was truly concerned about the community and the people who worked for him in the fields of Columbia, he probably should have considered hiring a third-party or government agency to ensure his workers and people were safe and cared for. Paying the para-military for what he thought was safety was not only naïve, it was unethical, and immoral. The fourth principle is community good takes...
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...Does Granting Animals Human Rights Make Sense? University Does Granting Animals Human Rights Make Sense? Throughout history, there has been any number of people belonging to various groups that for one reason or another were persecuted, oppressed, or otherwise denied equality with the rest of society. Over time, these groups have either formed their own activism or received sponsorship from another group with the goal of achieving equality in the eyes of society, if not in the eyes of the law. Workers, women, minorities, and homosexuals are examples of such groups where the pursuit of what we have come to call human rights has both made history and changed society. This document will explore the question: “does granting animals human rights make sense?” While it is understood that human beings, the species Homo sapiens sapiens, are members of the animal kingdom, for the sake of this discussion use of the term “animals” will refer to those that are non-human. Much of the rhetoric emanating from the animal rights debate is highly emotionally charged. By approaching the issue from the perspective of a reasonable person, it is possible to strike a balance by ensuring the humane treatment of animals where human culture and purposes intersect with the animal kingdom. Often, the animal rights debate is referred to as though there were only two sides to the argument. One side would grant rights to animals that are equivalent to the rights humans strive to afford one another...
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...Personal Nursing Ethics Laurie Stein Grand Canyon University: NRS-437V Ethical Decision Making In Healthcare October 12, 2012 Personal Nursing Ethics Growing up in a rural Midwest farming area in a family of 11 people I learned at an early age how important family and people in the surrounding community were to me. My family and the majority of my small community were devout Catholics. Our social life revolved around church, family and friends. My parents taught myself and my siblings the value of friendship, being kind to your neighbors and respect for others and their property. Sometimes I thought they were almost too strict but did realize later that this discipline provided the basis for what I am today. As I prepared to venture out into the world after graduation I knew I was a “people person” and pursued a degree in medical assisting. As a medical assistant I felt that I was an integral part of the patients’ lives. Providing medical care was important but many of these patients knew they could talk and confide in me about other things whether it was a personal problem or family problem or maybe they just needed someone to listen. It was here that the values that I was taught by my parents became so important. Sometimes I was faced with some ethic decisions in regards to my religion as a medical assistant when having to assist with vasectomies. The rhythm method is the only birth control practice accepted by the Catholic Church. To assist with this procedure...
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...where he studied intermittently for the next six years before finally leaving without having earned a degree. For the next five years, he worked as a reporter and then as caretaker for a Lake Tahoe estate while he completed his first novel, an adventure story called Cup of Gold, which was published in 1929. Critical and commercial success did not come for another six years, when Tortilla Flat was published in 1935, at which point Steinbeck was finally able to support himself entirely with his writing. In his acceptance speech for the 1962 Nobel Prize in literature, Steinbeck said: . . . the writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man’s proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit—for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation. I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature. Steinbeck’s best-known works deal intimately with the plight of desperately poor California wanderers, who, despite the cruelty of their circumstances, often triumph spiritually. Always politically involved, Steinbeck followed Tortilla Flat with three novels about the plight of the California laboring class, beginning with In Dubious Battle in 1936. Of Mice and Men followed in 1937, and The Grapes of Wrath won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize and became Steinbeck’s most famous novel. Steinbeck...
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..."You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (Lee 30) In this quote, Atticus Finch explains to Scout Finch how everyone has a different opinion on subjects, and that the only way to understand a person’s opinion is to see the world from his or her perspective. The illustrious Harper Lee challenged racial stereotypes and explored the rough side of life through the eyes of young Scout Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. Scout, supported by her older brother Jem and father, Atticus, matured from a bigmouthed, boisterous little girl to a compassionate and caring person. Along the way, she pushed the limits of her curiosity with Boo Radley and learned...
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...cultivation of knowledge and control of bodily passions. When the passions have been overcome and all karma has been removed, one becomes a "conqueror", and is no longer subject to rebirth. Jainism believes in complex universe containing both heavens and hells and an infinite soul. Movement through these levels of the universe requires devotion to the Jainism doctrines emphasizing a peaceful and disciplined life, including non-violence in all parts of life, speaking truth, sexual monogamy, and the detachment from material things. As part of the disciplined and non-violent lifestyle, Jains typically are strict vegetarians and often adhere to a quite arduous practice of non-violence, which restricts the sorts of occupations the may follow (no farming, for instance, since insects are inadvertently harmed in plowing). Read more: http://www.patheos.com/Library/Jainism.html#ixzz32xMJg98y In Buddhism there is not, as in most other religions, an Almighty God to be obeyed and feared. The Buddha does not believe in a cosmic ruler, omniscient and omnipresent. In Buddhism there are no divine revelations or divine messengers. A Buddhist is, therefore, not obediant to any higher supernatural power which controls his destinies and which arbitrarily rewards and punishes. Since Buddhists do not believe in revelations of a divine being Buddhism does not claim the monopoly of truth and does not condemn any other religion. In Buddhism, there is no savior. There’s no one who’s going to do it for...
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...Animals used to simply exist to fulfil human needs and desires, we considered them as a resource for us to use and enjoy. The suffering of animals has now been brought to our attention with a dramatic increase in the concern for animals. Animal rights are also known as the welfare to animals. Our ever increasing scientific knowledge has allowed humans to identify the problems we were unaware of regarding the misuse of animals. Many religious believers have re-assessed this situation and the importance of human kindness in the world based on the idea that humans have been given responsibility from God to care for our world, environment and species. Christianity having 6 million actively practicing followers and therefore being the most popular religion in the word have a traditionally negative approach to the ‘miss-use’ of animals and suggest that animals only have an instrumental value. They think that animals have moral status and should be treated with respect however not as much as humans deserve. They push the idea that animals can feel pain the same as us and should be entitled to rights and equality. Many Christians believe that we are wrong to view animals as a resource to be killed for sport, experiments or fashion purposes. Peter Singer is a strong believer of animal rights ‘a member of one species has a clear prejudice against its members of the other species’ he says that this is just like racism – an attitude which is wrong and should not be supported. However many...
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...FE BUSINESS,ENTERPRISE & TU STUDIES | COURSE TITLE: Diploma in Business | LEVEL:3 | UNIT NUMBER:37 | UNIT TITLE: Unit 37: Understanding Business Ethics | ASSIGNMENT TITLE:(Full or Part): Assignment 4 : Ethical concerns of the communities | ASSESSOR: SG | ISSUE DATE: WC 5/4/14 | SUBMISSION DATE: WC 12/5/14 | DATE OF INTERNAL VERIFICATION: | INTERNAL VERIFIER: | Learning Outcome (s) covered: (Number and detail)4 Understand ethical concerns facing different communities | TARGETED GRADING CRITERIA | GRADING CRITERIA DETAIL | P4 | examine the ethical concerns of the communities in which a selected business operates. | M3 | explain the ethical concerns of the communities in which a selected business operates and suggest measures that could be taken to improve corporate responsibility | Learner’s declaration I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. Learner Name: _________________________________Date:______________ ------------------------------------------------- Plagiarism. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Plagiarism is cheating and can result in expulsion from the course and college. Plagiarism is copying from a published text or another student, and passing the work off as your own. You must acknowledge all sources. Full reference details should be given in the bibliography. Unacknowledged...
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...all that a child could need or desire…From them I learned all that a child should learn of honour and charity and generosity. But of South Africa I learned nothing at all” (Paton 150). This is when James started to transform as a person, and as a result, he felt compelled to make a change in his community so he tried to help out Kumalo’s village, Ndotsheni. He quickly learns that he needs to release his feelings of fear and hatred, and start acting with compassion. In Book 3 of Cry, the Beloved Country, James Jarvis finds himself coming to the conclusion that he needs to do good deeds in the world. He started off with simple tasks like sending milk to young children in need. James finds himself an expert in the field of agriculture and at first, Kumalo did not know who sent the young man. “‘…Who sent you to me? Why the white man who brought me.’ ‘uJarvis, was that the name?’ ‘I do not know the name, umfundisi, but it is the white man who has just gone.’ ‘Yes, that is uJarvis. Now tell me all.’ ‘I am come here to teach farming, umfundisi.’ ‘To us, in Ndotsheni?’ ‘Yes, umfundisi’” (Paton...
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...Learning outcomes: Completing this assignment will contribute to your ability to: • Understand the meaning and importance of ethics in the business world • Understand the implications of businesses operating ethically SCENARIO You are to host an ethics event, where you will invite small to medium sized organisations from around your local area. The purpose of the event is to educate local businesses about ethical issues; the types of practices they can implement through business activities; the implications of not operating ethically for both the business and society and the rewards gained from ethical policies. In preparation for the event you will be provided with two briefs detailing a number of research tasks. Brief 1 is below, Brief 2 is to follow. Brief 1: You are to investigate, through extensive research, the ethical activities of VOLKSWAGEN. Start with the company mission statement, examine their aims and objectives and review the different stakeholders that Volkswagen is associated with. Once you have this research carry out the following tasks detailed below. a) Explain the ethical issues Volkswagen needs to consider in its operational activities (P1) For this task you will need to research the different ethical issues facing organisations, this should include: corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; environment; sustainability; human rights; working conditions;...
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...All land was controlled by the highest chief or king who held it in trust of the whole population.The whole island was divided into smaller parts, down to the basic unit belonging to a single family. Each island (mokupuni) was divided into several moku(district). Each moku was divided divided into ahupua’a, narrower wedge-shaped land section that ran from the mountains to the sea. Each ahupua’a was ruled by an ali’i or local chief and administered by a konohiki. Each ahupua’a contained the resources the human community needed from fish to salt,to fertile land for farming taro or sweet potato,to koa and other trees which grew in the land. Ahupua’a Also enabled the barter system to take place. People from the coast would trade fish for wood to build canoes and houses. Although there were no private property, land tenure of the maka’ainana(commoners) was stable.They paid weekly or annual taxes to the konohiki who collected the goods to support the high chief and his...
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