...Accountability from Elected Officials When it comes to political discussions, whether they be arguments or a one sided slurry of words that most people don’t want to hear it. As we all know a presidential race just ended with Obama being re-elected and with that comes another onslaught of jabs and pokes at the job he may or may not accomplish while in office. Throughout history there have always been people for and against the president and there always will be. Republicans and democrats never get along and most of them have incredibly varying opinions on where the government should be heading. With this in mind, have you ever thought about what happens to the elected officials, not just presidents, who spend donated money to get elected and during their tenure in office do nothing to help the very people that elected them into office to begin with? There are studies upon studies that are posted all over the internet that show how horrible of a job most of our presidents have done while in office. At the same time there are tens of thousands of elected officials across the United States who go unnoticed if they do horribly, and most the time return to their normal life after their term is done and think nothing of it ever again. The lack of consequences for people not doing their job they were voted in to do is wrong. When it comes to accountability of officials from any level of government, especially ones that are voted in, need to be held accountable for their actions...
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...English Should be the Official Language of the United States This is America and we primarily speak English, so English should be the official language of the United States. The movement to pass federal laws designating English as the Official Language of the United States has jumped to the forefront of political debate once again. As most debates have two distinct sides, so does this one. English only movements have surfaced many times in our country’s past but mainly at the local or State level (Brice, 2013). The argument has become more relevant recently due to well-funded lobbyist and immigration reform disputes. As with many controversial concerns in the political arena, this topic has become problematic. Activist are attempting to persuade political candidates, law makers, educators, social groups, individuals and the media by polluting the process with conjecture rather than critical analysis based in rational attestable information. In the interest of objectivity, we will use professional research and omit personal opinion while presenting arguments in support of this movement. We will equitably represent opposing views which demonstrate that there are legitimate concerns as to why the United States should not have English as the official language. To counter manipulative tactics and confusing statements, it is important to define the major terms associated with this topic: Official- A person who has a position of authority in a company, organization...
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...English as an Official Language of the United States Sheila Maloney ENG 122 English Compositions II Leonid Chernyak April 27, 2012 English as an Official Language of the United States The United States of America is almost 236 years old yet we do not have an official language. Should we designate an official language for our nation? The US is traditionally thought of as an English speaking country and our official language should reflect that tradition. When we think of Japan, we do not think the citizens will be speaking Russian. When we think about Germany, it is normal to think the German people will speak German. This issue has created a split in the public opinion; however, this researcher believes that the country will benefit by designating an official language. There are many views on this topic by both US citizens and illegal immigrants. The implications of making a decision to designate a language are far reaching for individual states and the nation as a whole. This research paper will cover the financial aspects of declaring an official language, the choice of what language should be the official language of the US, and the history of designating a language for the United States. This researcher discovered that because we do not have an officially designated language, there are many problems for this country. This country is made up of many people from many cultures that immigrate to it. These cultures speak many different languages, but per the...
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...Rules Implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”, approved Dn February 20, 1989, and which took effect on March 25, 1989, conformably to Section 17 thereof, the following Rules are hereby adopted in order to carry out the provisions of the said Code: Rule I Coverage Section 1. These Rules shall cover all officials and employees in the government, elective and appointive, permanent or temporary, whether in the career or non-career service, including military and police personnel, whether or not they receive compensation, regardless of amount. Rule II Interpretation Section 1. These Rules shall be interpreted in the light of the Declaration of Policy found in Section 2 of the Code: “It is the policy of the State to promote a high standard of ethics in public service. Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence and loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives, and uphold public interest over personal interest.” Rule III Reforms on Public Administrative Systems Section 1. Every department, office and agency shall, as soon as practicable and in no case later than ninety (90) days from the effectivity...
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...Topic | | Item | | | GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. | | Conduct on Behalf of the firms | 1 | Relations with Home Govt | It is the Company’s policy to comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations governing contact and dealings with government employees and public officials, and to adhere to high ethical, moral and legal standards of business conduct. This policy includes strict compliance with all local, state, federal, foreign and other applicable laws, rules and regulations. If you have any questions concerning government relations, contact the Company’s Legal Department at Complianceandethics@infosys.com. | GSK employees must ensure that dealings with Government Officials are carried out according to the highest standards of integrity required for all GSK business and in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. | How should the top management behave with respect to ….. | 2 | Relations with Customers | Customer Relationships If your job requires interfacing or contacting any Company customers or potential customers, it is critical to remember that you represent the Company to the people with whom you are dealing. Act in a manner that creates value for our customers and help build a relationship based upon trust. The Company and its employees have provided services for many years and have built up significant goodwill over the years. This goodwill is one of our most important assets, and you must act to preserve and enhance our...
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...while poor people do nothing but to follow. Like our government, it is visible to us that having a position in government makes them superior. In just a blink of an eye everyone follows, everyone becomes a slave, and everyone is powerful when you are in a position. Wrong doing becomes a trash when it pertains to our government. They do nothing but to buy anything even the service of our dear servants. Money is very powerful, where it can buy anything. As a citizen we have the rights to fight for what is right! We should know how to act for something that we want to accomplish. Come to think of it, without us government officials are nonsense. We are the reason why they are in that position that’s why we are responsible for their good doings. Not because we’re poor they have the rights to do anything they want. Those corrupt government officials must be jailed. They don’t deserve to be respected because the stole some of the money that is not for them. Instead of doing different projects, which can help the Filipino citizens, they use the money for their luxuries. Katniss is a very brave woman; she sacrificed herself for the safety of her young sister. Like what we’ve always said, “Family comes first”. She became the representative of their district, district 12. She has nothing to do but to save her life to the battle that she had been playing....
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...defined as society’s expectations of how one should be. For instance, our society categorizes gender with color. Case in point, boys are generally expected to wear blue clothing and play with trucks, whereas girls are expected to wear pink and play with dolls. If there are individuals whom do not fall into their “correct” gender acceptable category, we as a nation have been trained to shun them or treat these individuals unfairly. Our media and our society carefully construct ways in which they can relay messages regarding suitable careers for certain genders. For example, the military was geared mainly for men until the last decade or so, and teachers, nurses and caretakers were all acceptable employment choices for women. Government officials are another occupation left primarily for men. For this reason, our nation is dependent on the decisions and policies that the men in these elected positions are making for us as individuals and for our country. There are many questions and concerns that can be brought up over this matter, the biggest question that comes to mind is ‘how would our lives be different if there were an equal amount or women making these governmental decisions?’ Especially when it comes to our military, if we had women serving as generals and presidents would we have been a...
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...public officials. Although I am not fully convinced that our nation is improving in terms of this issue, I am proud that we are being more and more aware of what is really happening in our society. We now exercise our power of democracy on a higher level. We can frankly express our opinions through Facebook and Twitter; we can participate in polls on television shows; more importantly, we can easily and freely have the information we need in order to assess the happenings in our government. We already know the value of transparency and integrity. At this point of our history, the has been in the limelight. His name certainly rings a bell among Filipinos when the benefit of the doubt, it can well be true and his family had the capacity to afford it, but I do not believe that the information contained in his reveal the whole truth regarding that ownership. Secondly, has also been questioned about his cars. Particularly, he bought a at the price of P1.5 in 2013, but its real value is worth. The reason gave on why he got it at such a observed that the explanations were weak in a sense that almost all his answers are not enough to defend his post. I think I can say he is not telling the whole truth. Although it may not really be as much as related to his than the other two possessions, the last “property” to be discussed is”” was a form of donation by his personal friends. I ask myself the question, “Was it truly a...
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...Rules Implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”, approved Dn February 20, 1989, and which took effect on March 25, 1989, conformably to Section 17 thereof, the following Rules are hereby adopted in order to carry out the provisions of the said Code: Rule I Coverage Section 1. These Rules shall cover all officials and employees in the government, elective and appointive, permanent or temporary, whether in the career or non-career service, including military and police personnel, whether or not they receive compensation, regardless of amount. Rule II Interpretation Section 1. These Rules shall be interpreted in the light of the Declaration of Policy found in Section 2 of the Code: “It is the policy of the State to promote a high standard of ethics in public service. Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence and loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives, and uphold public interest over personal interest.” Rule III Reforms on Public Administrative Systems Section 1. Every department, office and agency shall, as soon as practicable and in no case later than ninety (90) days from the effectivity of...
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...negative impact on capitalism and foreign investment in that; it changes the environment which in turns affects decisions and actions. Corruption causes discriminatory treatment along tribal, ethnic, race and class. It also impacts in decision making process. Multinational corporations (MNCs) may be unable to compete in certain countries due to dishonesty by government officials, dependent upon a system of graft and bribery to approve and facilitate permits and various company operations. Corruption may be at the highest levels of government, where government decisions regarding military equipment, civilian aircraft, infrastructure or broad policy decisions about industrial subsidies are made, based upon favoritism rather than ethical weighing of facts. Corruption may involve elected officials and politicians as well as nonelected officials. Corruption may be voluntary and petty, for instance, paying to expedite a building permit. It may be extorted, in which a licensing officer holds up a building permit until a bribe is pad. It can also be grander, in which a voluntary bribe is paid to a public elected official in exchange for awarding a contract for a large municipal building, despite the contractors lack of experience. Or a grand extorted bribe might be having a high-level...
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...Raquel P. Salavaria May 15, 2016 PUP MPA - OU Dr. Juan C. Birion Reaction Paper in R.A. 6713 Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees As for me, R.A. 6713 “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees” has a tasteful substance and form in it. It is informational and comprehensible, but I find it in the context of idealism because of high standards set for behavior and honesty and theoretical in nature, in the sense that these standards reflect what the government wants to happen but in reality this is not truly the way it is. Nonetheless, the Philippine government deserve to be applauded for having enacted this law. It brought awareness to the general public and re-orientation of public officials and government employees of their duties and responsibilities as well as their purpose in the government. However, I had some doubts whether R.A.6713 indeed serves its purpose to its intended users. Sadly, despite the government’s notable and continuous efforts for its implementation, current realities still reflect numerous public officials being charged of graft, fraud and corruption which only proves that adherence to R.A.6713 still falls weak but being weak does not mean failure. Sections 5,6,10,11 & 12 of R.A.6713 that deals more on the technical aspects, is enforceable and attainable. Administrative processes compliance can be checked...
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...INFOSYS LIMITED CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS Originally adopted by the Board of Directors on 10 April 2003; Amended version adopted by the Board of Directors on 15 April 2011; Amended version adopted by the Board of Directors on 7 May 2013; Amended version adopted by the Board of Directors on 9 October 2014 Preamble “This Code of Conduct is intended to establish and clarify the standards for behaviour in the organisation. However, no Code of Conduct can cover all situations you may encounter. Thus, you need to utilise the following principles where specific rules cannot be established: Decisions made, and actions taken, by you must be consistent with company values and company objectives. Infosys is focused on delivering long-term value to its employees, shareholders and society. It is expected that you will do what is right to support the long-term goals of the company. Infosys competes to win, but only within the framework of integrity, transparency and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. If you are ever in doubt about a decision, it should be escalated to a higher level of management for broader consideration. Should you ever see a deviation from the above principles, it is expected that you will utilise appropriate channels to report the violation.” INTRODUCTION This Code of Conduct and Ethics (“Code”) helps maintain the standards of business conduct of Infosys Limited, together with its subsidiaries (“Infosys” or the...
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...Introduction to ethics Shannon Jennings Colorado Technical University Patricia Morriss Dilemma The act of offering and receiving bribes is entrenched in the people’s day to day lives with a view of receiving a monetary favor for the service rendered. Business organizations face it rough when they want to start new branches or even when aspiring business people launch into the market. Government official who are charged with the duty and responsibility of offering the necessary business licenses usually use the very position to frustrate the process. They create unnecessary delays with a desire to receive a bribe so that they can expedite the process. Each organization is facing a dilemma whether to engage in the commonly accepted practice of bribery which is a direct act of corruption or not. Local people who want to start a company a given country usually have to get various licenses and approvals from various government departments as a requirement to start a business. Multinational companies desiring to acquire land permits and other licenses also have to contend with the same old vice where the public service workers expect to be bribes to perform their duties. Bribery raises an ethical question where the issues and always puts a person’s principles at the balance. The question of bribery being good or bad is interpreted differently depending on who is looking at the issues. It is generally accepted that bribery is a classic example the hinders growth and development...
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...Are Interest Groups in the USA too powerful? "An interest group is an organized body of individuals who share some goals and who try to influence public policy." -- Jeffrey Berry - The Interest Group Society Interest Groups are groups where groups of individuals can come together where they can make their ideas, needs, and views known to elected officials. Many individuals in our modern times associate themselves with an interest group regardless of how specialised the views of the group. The main role of interest groups is to influence policy decision making. Some key interest groups in America include the ‘Association of Manufacturers’ which represents 14,000 companies in the US. Many academics would argue that business and corporation play a key central role in American politics. Major corporations carry the prestige of being key members in the US economy. As many people’s view on elected officials are made on economic performance, many fear that anti-business policies will harm their performance in later elections. It is also known that many corporations will help fund the candidates who are in their favour and support their views and therefore business can be very effective interest groups. There are also key single issue groups such as the NRA, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Interest Groups are distinct from political parties as they do not seek elected office and therefore their power is to influence decision making rather than holding the power over decisions...
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...Business Scenario Vikki Matamoros MGT/350 Critical Thinking February 14, 2011 Ken Rath Business Scenario Expanding operations into a foreign country requires careful planning and key decision making. Southwestern Cardiovascular Associates wants to extend the medical services it provides to the country of Kava. Facing natural disasters and other health concerns the doctors see an opportunity to open a clinic to aid Kava. This company will have to address several issues and obstacles before opening the doors of the new clinic. These include community involvement, backing from government agencies, and religious group help. Outlining and organizing key decisions in order of importance will help address the most important ones first. Recognizing the stakeholders and enlisting their support will help the organization succeed. Preliminary Considerations Southwestern Cardiovascular Associates operates in the United States with the primary focus in surgery tending to patients with heart and lung trouble. Providing services to countries in need is a part of the mission of this organization and after recent travels to Kava the doctors discover that there is a need for a health clinic. Chris Morales, the founder, believes in doing the right thing and helping people in need. Kava is a country in the South Pacific which is the center of many natural disasters, prevalent HIV and AIDS, and high risk for Avian Flu (Axia College, 2011, Week Three Assessment). Providing medical care...
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