...Mediation and Ethics Consultation: Destiny Gove Mediation and Ethics Consultation: “The orchestration of moral collaboration [required in ethics consultation] will be complex. Parties will share morally problematic situations but may have different senses of what is relevant and understandably different personal stakes. The ethicist has special responsibility to enliven a process in which these common moral concerns stay in focus while differences are recognized and, ideally, mediated.” —Margaret Walker, 1993, p. 39. Abstract Mediation has received considerable attention in the bioethics literature on ethics consultation. The recent consensus report Core Competencies for Health Care Ethics Consultation issued by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities acknowledges positive benefits of mediation training. In times when moral consensus in the most intractable of cases is not possible, mediation or other conflict resolution strategies might help the parties reach a resolution. Moreover, mediation training can help ethics consultants achieve mastery of the interpersonal elements of ethics consultation. However, to argue that mediation can be appropriately adapted as an ethics consultation modality is a more controversial matter. This paper surveys the bioethics literature regarding the role of mediation as a consultation modality and presents criticisms levied against bioethics mediation. The strongest criticisms concern the supposed...
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...rules that govern a society with the intention of maintaining social order, upholding justice and resolving disputes in the interests of the common good. However, any legal system must be more deeply founded than that if it is to last for long and operate effectively. This essay will explore concepts on the storied nature of law. In recognising that stories are an important part not only of individual understanding of the world, but also in interpreting the law, this essay will seek to expose the myth of objectivity in legal narratives by exploring the favouring of facts within stories of legal adjudication and interpretation. Stories are one way that individuals deal with their...
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...“When first I came home it looked exactly so as before I went away… (74),” Vladek begins recalling his past experiences to his son Art. In Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, Art is the son of a Polish Jew who writes and records his father’s memories of the horrendous holocaust. This ability to create multiple perspectives is known as frame narrative, allowing the readers to learn more insight about the characters such as thoughts, feelings, and motivations. Although the comic itself is seen through Art’s eyes, words, and sketches, it is Vladek’s story that is being represented. Art Spiegelman did a wonderful job of incorporating numerous smaller narratives into one graphic novel with his constant use of two very important literary devices. The use of...
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...often complain about a certain type of essay they have been assigned with. It seems to them that writing within essay type boundaries doesn’t allow them to think out the box, limits their potential. But writing a paper without any directions could be even more confusing than the class assignment you got. Do not think about the limitations as of the prison walls, but as of the walls in your room where you feel free to paint murals or change nothing whatsoever, simply being in control of it, being yourself. Tweet Quick Navigation through the Types of Essays Page Basic Types: Narrative, Descriptive and Persuasive How Can We Help Personal Essays Argumentation Essays Information Essays Analysis Essays Description Essays Structural Essays Download Free Sample of Essay Essay Sample Essay Free Sample (Click the image to enlarge) Essay Free Sample Basic Types: Narrative, Descriptive and Persuasive The most valuable skill when writing an essay is to know exactly what you are dealing with. That’s why...
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...Adam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the figure from Abrahamic religions. For the given name, see Adam (given name). For other uses, see Adam (disambiguation). See also: Adam and Eve Adam Hands of God and Adam.jpg Detail from Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, Sistine Chapel ceiling Spouse(s) Eve Lilith (folklore) Children Cain Abel Seth Creation of Adam, Michelangelo Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם) is a figure from the Book of Genesis, also mentioned in the New Testament, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Iqan. According to Womack's creation myth[1] of Abrahamic religions, and also according to the Holy Bible, he is the first human. In the Genesis creation narratives, he was created by Yahweh-Elohim ("Yahweh-God", the god of Israel), though the term "adam" can refer to both the first individual person, as well as to the general creation of humankind. Christian churches differ on how they view Adam's subsequent behavior of disobeying God (often called the Fall of man), and to the consequences that those actions had on the rest of humanity. Christian and Jewish teachings sometimes hold Adam and Eve (the first woman) to a different level of responsibility for the Fall, though Islamic teaching holds both equally responsible. In addition, Islam holds that Adam was eventually forgiven, while Christianity holds that redemption occurred only later through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Bahá'í Faith, Islam and some Christian denominations...
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...The European Parliament aims to cultivate a ‘European identity’ in order to ensure a lasting union between the members of state. However, countries have very much invested in refining their own, personal identities by constructing a diverse amount of traditions and cultures unique to that nation itself and one must first question whether a true definition of ‘European identity’ is even able to exist alongside the presence of a variety of ‘national identities’. Is it possible for each member of state to be classed under a singular identity whilst retaining a unique identity? Simply answered, the response must be ‘no’. Some, perhaps, believe that a sole identity could be a compilation of the nations’ accounts and cultures that eventually create the form of the ‘European identity’. This would allow the existence of separate identities as well as a classification for the ‘European identity’. As the idea of identity is a complex subject that often depends on the opinion of the debater, this is a perfectly logical reasoning. However Klaus Welle, the secretary general for the European Parliament, stated that “If we want to build a lasting union of solidarity we also need to invest in European identity. We need to understand history as European history and not just as compilation of national histories”. This indicates that the EU believes we must form an entirely new identity that is not perceived as individual pasts but as a sole being. The national identities have created obstacles...
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...Cheryl Boulden , a 52 year old African American employee of the United Stated Forest Service (USFS), expressed that she was the victim of harassment and discrimination by a male supervisor because of her skin color, abilities, and having a relative in higher position. Her testimony shows that she experienced a hostile work environment that worsened after complaining to the Equal Employment Officer. In order to increase the effectiveness of the Affirmative Action Plan( AAP) it is necessary to understand the issue of discrimination in this case. In this context, Boulden was the victim of discrimination that can be attributed to racism from coworkers. From her narrative, we learned that her coworkers placed the blame of the situation on her...
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...Many personal accounts from residents who were either adults or youth will be documented and interspersed with empirical data to give an insight and depth to the discussion around this infamous anniversary. Reliving the incidents and the timeline of the events of that fateful last week of July1967, will emote many personal feelings and reflections. Nostalgic recollections of a time bygone, are pricked frequently whenever I enter some of the neighborhoods of my youth. Prevailing accounts of how the rebellion started, reactions from the community, how the police responded, what the political leaders did, and day by day account will be stated. Documenting the deaths, injuries, property damage to businesses and residential areas, with the devastating effects to the future of the city, then and continues to this day are documented. The judicial system being overwhelmed with thousands of people being detained...
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...and the outcomes of the explosions; third, they started to understand and explain why the attack occurred; four, both channels started to speculate on the future outcomes of the Bruxelles attack. After outlying this common narrative, we tried to understand on which aspects Fox News and CNN reconstructed the events differently. Fox News, which is mostly an American network, when the events immediately occurred used its partner, Sky News UK, to cover the news. After 20 minutes of coverage, not counting the commercial breaks, Fox News was able to cover directly the news. Fox News differently from CNN, used external voices from the studio in order to give opinions on the fact, even though they were partial, rather than reporting the facts. In addition, differently from any other network, Fox News after 34 minutes of coverage, started to speculate on the fact that the attack was targeting the US, and not the EU. This fact was strongly highlighted different times during the immediate coverage, and also in the days after the attacks, giving incomplete and wrong information. On the other side, CNN, which is a strong international network, was able to cover the news with its direct correspondents on the ground. Differently, from Fox, CNN constructed its narrative around the facts, rather than using the fact as a starting point and then giving its opinion. CNN pointed the European Union as the real target of the attacks, and started to create a feeling of terror for the future of Europe;...
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...represented by individuals. The winner helps their district because after they win the government gives them food. In the end love comes to shock the districts and make a huge change. The chapter i choose to use first is,"....More Than Its Gonna Hurt You: Concerning violence." The Hunger Games is all about violence. To win the Hunger Games the chracters must kill each other until only one is left. As author Thomas Foster says in his book How To Read Literature Like A Professor, "Violence is one of the most personal and even intimate acts between human beings, but it can also be cultural and societal in its implications." I see this as saying even though a killing may just seem like a simple killing, it can mean so much more in literature. I beleive that symbolization in this story is, what people will do to survive, including putting all morals behind. Foster also describes how violence is not only a physical act but how it can be a "narrative violence". He describes how narrative violence is the violence an author uses to help him further the plot. He says it is the violence of the author and not the characters. For example when Rue dies, this is used to further show not only the emotion and love Katnis shows, but to also show the violence and aggresion that the other chracters show. But when the boy from district ten dies, no one knows how. All this does is move the story along. No matter the type of violence, it is all not just a killing or a beating, it meens something. ...
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...The Gods of Hospitality in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey In Homer’s the Iliad and the Odyssey, much is made of hospitality as a recurring theme. In Ancient Greece the gods demand it. The nature and extent to which society today follows in that tradition has changed in form only, but not in substance. Food, shelter and protection of strangers from cultural norms of today, as the people of Ancient Greece were more inclined to take in strangers worn weary by travel. In the Iliad, the reader sees that in times of war, hospitality is provided to even the enemy. Housing strangers in one’s home was very common then, as many weary travelers trod by foot or sailed by boat to reach far-off destinations, making stops along the way. Moreover, since the Greeks believed the gods walked the earth amongst them, then turning down a travelers request, could mean rejecting a god masked from view. The Greeks took no chances in this regard; and with only a few exceptions, Homer’s literary characters comply with this religious doctrine and cultural norm. Hospitality in Ancient Greece, as portrayed by Homer, accounts, in part, for their longstanding world dominance and aligns itself in many ways with the Christianity enjoyed by many peace-loving nations of today. The guest-host relationship in both The Iliad and The Odyssey remain constant, the differences between the two dependent only on the differing circumstances posed by each tale (Biggs, Joseph, Schrodt & Dustan, n.d.) Today, America’s...
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...Feminism in " Como aqua para chocolate” and “Danzon” A couple of week's ago, I watched “Como agua para chocolate”, a Mexican novel/ film by Laura Esquivel. I highlighted that although the narrative appears to be progressive and to celebrate women's willingness to break from tradition, it is clear that neither the novel nor the film achieve true liberation for the characters. Feminine power is derived through the fulfillment of traditional roles such as marriage and motherhood and it is the masculine gaze and agency that determine the course of the novel. Men are physically present only occasionally, yet the legacy of sexism and the confinement of women to the domestic sphere persist. “Danzon” by contrast does attempt to define contemporary...
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...October 6, 2012Criminal Court Visit Essay Abstract The purpose of this paper is to highlight the different aspect of the Criminal Justice after visiting the criminal justice office(s). The visit is done during the last week of September 2010 and the visiting point was the United States District First Court of Appeal, the court located at 301 S. ML King Blvd. Tallahassee, Florida. In this paper the findings will be discussed that what factors (selected) are involved that affect the process of administration of justice. It will be tried the best to explain the observations and views with comparison and contrast. However, the points will be discussed in narrative format to grab the information precisely. The Criminal Court Visit and the Observations First, have some information about the Criminal Justice. The Criminal Justice is the system or group of system and institutions that have the prime responsibility to mitigate the crime or crime rate and to take necessary actions to cope with the situations that is critical and sensitive in nature to maintain the peaceful environment of the society. It is ideal profession for those who has investigative mind. The President's Commission defined the criminal justice system as the means for society to "enforce the standards of conduct necessary to protect individuals and the community”. (The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, 1967) The Criminal Justice system has three main parts: Police, Courts...
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...Explore the ways in which Edith Wharton Presents themes of imprisonment and entrapment in Ethan Frome and consider the ways in which The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald illuminates this. In the novel Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton explores the themes of imprisonment and entrapment. The characters portrayed in her novel are trapped and imprisoned by many elements including their environment, loveless marriage, predestination, mind-set, religion and many more. These themes are also explored in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Firstly, one of the key factors that Edith Wharton presents imprisonment and entrapment is the setting and environment of Ethan Frome. The bleak and isolated town of Starkfeild is immediately imagined by the reader due to Wharton’s description of the landscape through the narrators eyes and how it seemed to be “emerging from its six month siege like a starved garrison” This brutal simile of the town suggests to the reader that the Starkfield is under attack from the elements and subsequently they begin to imagine how this type of environment may affect the characters life’s and particularly their freedom. Indeed, Wharton portrays the main character, Ethan Frome, as a reflection of Starkfield and “an incarnation of the frozen woe”. This metaphor, in part, epitomises Ethan’s personality of a slow, illiterate man whose motivation has halted or froze. This instigates sympathy from the reader that will be ever present throughout the novel. Similarly, F...
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...What in your view are the benefits – and the drawbacks – of identifying Indigenous Australians with the land in The Secret River? In The Secret River the lead protagonist soon after arriving in Australia claims that ‘on land he was always within range of a spear’. This assertion is an example where Grenville uses the link between the native inhabitants of Australia and the land to heighten the tension in the novel. A consequence of which is a more gripping narrative, one of the benefits afforded to Grenville due to her identifying Indigenous Australians with the land. This technique has numerous other benefits such as being able to represent the land in a more personal way and as a device which can explore the best and worst facets of humanity. Conversely identifying the Darug people with the land in some ways inhibits the text as it limits the extent to which the Natives can be developed. Ultimately however the additional focus the novel places on the natives ties to the land is a successful ploy. In order to argue for benefits to be gained from the identification of the Indigenous Australians with the land it must be determined whether Grenville was successful in relaying to the reader the authenticity of her portrayal of the Indigenous Australians link with the land. A link to the land that it...
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