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- 13271: Regulating Big Companies
- ... a criminal enterprise that involved a pattern of illegal acts like involuntary servitude, and show that they received substantial benefits from them. I feel that this kind of activity can't take place in the world. I don't feel that it is right to take advantage of the less fortunate. There have been other cases like this over the past several years, but nothing seems to be working in stopping ... use records to set aside money to back cost claims that the hospitals know are not allowable. The regulations on these are very vague and need to be more clearly defined. I feel that these new definitions will help to prevent this type of conduct. There needs to be more in depth explanations to where the money is spent and documents proving this. "There is an incentive to abuse the system ...
- 13272: Whistleblowing
- ... decides to whistleblow. In conclusion, this paper will site organizations that are currently advocating the rights of the whistleblower. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Brewer, G.A. , & Selden, S.C. (1998) Whistle blowers in the federal civil service: New evidence of the public service ethic. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 8, (3), 413-439. 2. Loeb, M. (1995) . When to rat on the boss. Fortune, 132, (7), 183. 3. Mulrine, A., & Schrof, J. M. (1998). Coping with a crooked boss. US News & World Report, 125 (12), 76. 4. Sprague, R.L. (1998). The painful legacy of whistleblowing. Forum for Applied Research & Public Policy, 13 (1), 71-75. 5. Singer, M., Mitchell, S., Turner, J. (1998). Consideration of moral ...
- 13273: The College Scandal
- ... bigger than they really are. It is like a story that has been passed down from generation to generation, the story has been re-told so many times that it has been mangled into something new. Stereotypes are much similar, but when they are given, the stereotype does not get better it gets worse. Not only does receiving gifts give athletes many stereotypes, but it will also jeopardize the amateur status ... of money for just one person. However, what they do not realize is that if playing sports at the college level was easy, then everyone would do it. In an article written for US News &World Report, Josh Chetwynd states The stakes are high: Teenagers who impress can win scholarships worth more than $40,000 (83). When an athlete can impress a coach to win them a scholarship they must be ...
- 13274: Child Abuse
- ... the crib. The mother never feed Nadine decent for a year and never gave her any medical attention. They lived in a small place that had a bad stench and garbage all over. Nobody really new that Nadine even exited they saw her other children because the oldest one at age 14 would go around door to door asking for food. They few people who seen Nadine thought she looked like ... the cases of abuse could have been prevented but nobody would say anything. Just by keeping the abuse of a child to yourself the child could die. A child who never yet experienced that the world isnt just about being abused. Children at this young age cant speak for themselves that's why they count on people like us to do the talking for them to get away from ...
- 13275: Rene Descartes
- ... the baccalaureate and licentiate degrees in law. In 1918 he joined the army of Prince Maurice of Nassau as a volunteer. In his early life he wanted to accomplish something in life, something like a new and stable basis for all knowledge.. In 1637 he published Discourse on the Method for Conducting Ones Reason Rightly and for Searching for Truth in the Sciences which he wrote in France. This book ... change in algebraic notation. Also, he said that external motion affects the nerve divers, and it is because of this that he is credited with the founding of the reflex theory. He claimed that the world is created by god, and that it is made up of two substances, matter and spirit. In Descartes Treatise he first discussed specific problems in physics, including an echo, resonance and water pressure. He then ...
- 13276: Crimes
- ... professional activities to protect consumers. During the 1960's and early 1970's, consumer protection became one of the fastest growing fields of criminal law. In the United States, for example, the federal government developed new rules and penalties. The regulations were intended to control air and water pollution, to prevent fraudulent trade practices, and to alert people seeking loans about actual interest costs. Crime is one of the world's oldest social problems. Almost every generation has felt itself threatened by increasing crime and violence. However, no country has yet developed completely reliable methods for measuring the volume and trend of crime. The FBI ...
- 13277: Serial Killers
- ... A few months later he picked up a hitchhiker, stabbed her to death and dumped the body. His third victim was a Catholic priest he stabbed to death in a confessional. By this time a new voice had entered his head. Albert Einstein told Herbert telepathically that Herb was the "designated leader" of his generation. Einstein then told Herb that he had to sacrifice people to stop the great California earthquakes ... what they are doing is wrong. A psychopath will usually have their own personal reasons for killing which may include hatred, sexual gratification, devil worship, or a lust for blood. Psychotics are in their own world where murder is a perfectly normal way of life. Psychotics will also kill to appease a voice driving them crazy or a sexual interest which seems fine to them. The label "serial killer" is a ...
- 13278: Robert E. Lee
- ... He supervised the engineering work for St. Louis harbor and for the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. His work there earned him a promotion to Captain. In 1841 he was transferred to Fort Hamilton in New York harbor, where he took charge of building fortifications. When war broke out between the United States and Mexico in 1846, the army sent Lee to Texas to serve as assistant engineer under General John ... problems in Lexington. After his death, his name was joined with that of his lifelong hero, and Washington College became Washington and Lee University. Bibliography Works Cited Thomas, Emory M. Robert E. Lee A Biography. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995. Nagel, Paul C. The Lees of Virginia. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Nolan, Alan T. Lee Considered. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Saundra N. "Robert E. Lee" http://darter.ocps.k12.fl.us/classroom/who/darter2/relee. ...
- 13279: Marijuana
- ... also help save the environment. People could stop cutting down trees in search of paper and rope because hemp, the stem or trunk of a marijuana plant is the best maker of paper in the world. Not to mention the fact that Hemp rope is close to the strongest natural rope in the entire world. This would enable paper and rope companies to invest money into the growth of marijuana for industrial use. The last facet of this debate on legalizing Marijuana comes when one looks at the widespread use of Marijuana in our society. Marijuana is one of the most widely used illegal substances in the world. In a recent survey performed in a suburban high school over 80% of the graduating class admitted to smoking pot. While over 80% may be a remarkable high statistic the survey also concluded that ...
- 13280: The Threat of Death
- ... and the reward is less than the selling price for that jewelry, the finder has no reason to bring it back. On the other hand, if the reward exceeds the value of the jewelry, the new owner will bring it back very promptly. In the case of capital punishment, if a person wants someone dead badly enough, and the punishment for murder is a short stay in prison, what will possibly ... a possible consequence of their actions, and thus the conscience of that person begins to tilt to one side (Guernsey 70). Another argument for the side that says capital punishment deters is the majority opinion. New York, until recently, had been one of the few states left that had yet to employ a death penalty for murder. In a recent opinion-poll, fifty-seven percent of the respondents say that they ... that losing their life scares them badly. There are two main studies that the proponents of the death penalty refer to as proof of capital punishment's deterring qualities. The first such study is by New York University professor Isaac Ehrlich. Through Professor Ehrlich's research and studies of statistics that span sixty-six years, he concludes that each execution prevents around seven or eight people from committing murder (Worsnop ...
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