Week 2 Project BUS3055

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  Due June 15 at 12:59 AM

Legal and Ethical Scenarios

Select two of the scenarios. Support your responses with appropriate cases, laws, and other relevant examples by using at least one scholarly source from the SUO Library in addition to your textbook for each scenario. Do not copy the scenario text into the paper. Label the beginning of each scenario with the number you selected (e.g., Scenario 1). Cite your sources in APA format on a separate page. Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Scenario 1 – Contracts

Greg, a consumer in Tennessee, sent a purchase order to Campbell Manufacturing, a U.S. company,  for a 4000 PSI gas pressure washer valued at $1275. Greg needed a new pressure washer for his part time business of washing houses. The order did not specify how disputes between the parties would be settled. Campbell returned a definite, unconditional acceptance that contained one additional term which stated that disputes must be submitted to arbitration. Greg received the acceptance; however, he never agreed or objected to the additional term.

Campbell orally contracted to sell 15 pressure washers to London Painting Company a large commercial painting company  in France.

  • Explain the status of the contract between Greg and Campbell.
  • If a contract was formed, did the additional term in the acceptance become part of the contract?
  • Is the contract between Campbell and London legally enforceable? (Additional research outside of the textbook may be necessary).

Scenario 2 – Management of Corporations

Parker and Phillips incorporated  P & P Resorts Inc., a closely held Texas corporation.  Parker was president and Phillips served as vice president and director for operations.  Parker owned 40% of the stock, while Phillips owned 60%.  Both men met with CTA, a group of travel agents from California to discuss  special deals for booking groups into the resorts.  After the first meeting, all contracts with CTA were made by Phillips, who learned that there was a good chance that CTA would award the contract to P&P Resorts.  Phillips incorporated Travel Brokers and was its sole owner.  Phillips used P& P Resort’s time to work on proposals for Travel Brokers and managed to keep negotiations with CTA a secret from Parker.  When Parker discovered Phillip’s actions, he filed suit against him for wrongfully taking a corporate opportunity from P &P Resorts. Phillips claimed that he did not take a corporate opportunity because Travel Brokers did not have the financial ability to undertake the contract with CTA.

  • Provide the arguments for Parker and Phillips.
  • Determine which party should win and provide support for your selection.
  • Explain any ethical principles applicable to this case.

Scenario 3 – Product Liability

Allan was not a licensed plumber, but often installed hot water heaters as part of his job as a handyman.  Allan installed a new hot water heater manufactured by Bradford Inc. for Karla, a single mother with two children. Warnings were provided in large bold letters on a metal plate on the water heater.  Similar warnings were provided in the manual Allan provided to Karla at the time of installation. The warning on the water heater read “CAUTION: HOT WATER CAN SCALD.” The heater itself contained a picture of hot water coming from a faucet with the words “DANGER” printed above it. In addition, the following statement was printed on the water heater.

Warning! Water temperature over 120°F can cause severe burns.  Children, elderly persons, and the disabled are at higher risk of being scalded. Test water temperature before bathing or showering.  Temperature limiting valves are available, see manual.

Allan set the temperature to 105°F. The next day, 3-year-old Simon was being bathed by his 12-year-old sister, Linda. When Linda received a text on her cell phone, she left Simon alone in the bathtub with the water running. Simon was scalded by the water from the tap. Simon’s mother brought suit against Allan and Bradford Inc. alleging defects in the design of the water heater and Allan’s failure to warn her about the heater’s dangers.

  •  Provide arguments that Allan, Bradford and Linda will introduce in court.
  • Determine which party should win and support your answer.

PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTION! WILL REPORT ALL PLAGIARISM!!! 5WEEKS OF DQ. WATCH THE VIDOES FOR EACH WEEK AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR EACH WEEK

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Week 1

After watching this video, address the first question based on your thoughts supported by research. Include with your post the research references in APA style format. 

https://youtu.be/G7KZxIR1t-o

Question # 1: Begin the discussion by sharing with the class your thoughts on the concept of “Blood Doping.” A well-known athlete, Lance Armstrong, was found guilty of blood doping. How does blood doping enhance an athlete’s performance? Do you feel that blood doping should be legalized? (150-word minimum)

Week 2

https://youtu.be/oSYI-e8iY5o

Question #2: The typical treatment for hypertension (high blood pressure) is to control it with medication. However, some people are able to regain normal blood pressure by addressing a common cause…lifestyle choices. Can laughter be good medicine for the heart and the rest of the cardiovascular system? (150-word minimum) . Include with your post the research references in APA style format. 

  

Week 3 (watch only first 5 minutes of video)

https://youtu.be/VPOrnU3ImxI 

Question #3: Do you think the government should mandate childhood vaccinations? Do you think parents have the right to refuse it? Why? (150-word minimum) . Include with your post the research references in APA style format. 

Week 4

https://youtu.be/haqi4xvjvKo

Question # 4: What are the consequences and/or benefits of smoking e-cigarettes? (150-word minimum) . Include with your post the research references in APA style format. 

 Week 5

http://abcn.ws/1ggidiS

Question # 5: What do you think gluten is and do you think this is a one size fits all diet for the digestive system? (150-word minimum) . Include with your post the research references in APA style format. 

week 5 discussion with 2 Responses

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Respond substantively (150 to 175 words) at least two classmates who referenced different films than those you have chosen. In your responses, compare the film you discussed as having a lasting effect on society with the films noted in your classmates’ posts. Provide support for your position. Substantive responses use theory, research, experience, and/or examples to support ideas and elaborate on the discussion topic.

please respond to this discussion below (the film I wrote about was gone with the wind)

Films presents and express the idea and thoughts from director to audience. The directors need to ensure that the way they set up scenes, music and actors help capture the audience and correctly presents main topic. For example, the film Titanic is based on true events and shows that emotions of happiness and sadness. This film impacted society emotionally, we lost 1,496 people on that day on a ship that they said ensured wouldn’t sink.  In the film made the actors present and show the emotions when the ship is sinking and allows the audience to also feel those emotions.

(1071) Titanic – Stern Sinks Scene – YouTube (Links to an external site.)

     The film Bonnie and Clyde also allows to present how they felt about each other and how the cops felt when it was  finally over. Bonnie and Clyde loved each other and looked at each other in the last scene before their death. 

(1071) Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Final scene – YouTube (Links to an external site.)

References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd53_7n-OlA (Links to an external site.)

please respond to this discussion below

All films have an impact to someone, wether it be good or bad, the film still has meaning. Directors are tasked with telling a story that reaches the audience in a way that effects them the most. When addressing ‘touchy’ subjects, films usually get strong reactions good and bad from society. “There have been films throughout history that have had great social impact because they went beyond the limits of what previously had been standard in the film industry. Many of these films that pushed the envelope also made a large impact on audiences.” Goodykoontz 2019. A good example of this is the film Boyz in the Hood, a raw depiction of inner-city life in the African-American community in Los Angeles. The film was directed by the late John Singleton, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. (Trey), Morris Chestnut (Ricky), and Ice Cube (Doughboy). “Drawing heavily on his own teenage years, Singleton introduced a largely oblivious world to the harsh urban realities of too many African American lives.” Smith 2019. This film shocked audiences and left them with so many questions wanting to know more of these realities. Still today many people (unfortunately) can still relate to many elements of this film, because of that it is still a very relevent film. 

https://youtu.be/5p9rqqJmDaQ (Links to an external site.)

Resources:

Ethics Analysis Essay

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Instructions: This assignment requires you to use Stage One of the Ethical Analysis Essay – Create an Outline as your starting point for writing an essay that analyzes the ethical dimensions in the film you have already selected. If you have not selected a film, please choose from the list below. If you cannot access these films, you may select a different film, but you will require prior approval from your instructor.

Films for Ethical Analysis Essay

John Q (2002) – Story centers on a man whose nine-year-old son desperately needs a life-saving transplant. When he discovers that his medical insurance will not cover surgery costs and alternative government aid is unavailable, John Q. Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage in a final attempt to save his child.

The Jacket (2005) – A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor’s experiments, and his life is completely affected by them. The film centers on a wounded Gulf war veteran who returns to his native Vermont suffering from bouts of amnesia.

The Last King of Scotland (2006) – While in Uganda on a medical mission, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan becomes the personal physician and close confidante of dictator Idi Amin. Although at first Dr. Garrigan feels flattered by his new position of power, he soon realizes that Amin’s rule is soaked in blood, and complicit in the atrocities. Garrigan faces the fight of his life as he tries to escape Amin’s grasp.

My Sister’s Keeper (2009) – Told from multiple perspectives, My Sister’s Keeper follows the story of 13-year-old Anna Fitzgerald as she sues her parents, Brian, and Sara, for medical emancipation. Anna was conceived as an allogeneic donor for her sister, Kate, who has acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

Extraordinary Measures (2010) – John Crowley is a man on the corporate fast-track, with a beautiful wife and three children. Just as his career is taking off, he learns that his two youngest kids have a fatal disease. John leaves his job and devotes himself to saving their lives. He joins forces with Dr. Robert Stonehill, a brilliant but eccentric scientist. Together they battle the medical and corporate establishment, racing against time for a cure.

Contagion (2011) – When Beth Emhoff returns to Minnesota from a Hong Kong business trip, she attributes the malaise she feels to jet lag. However, two days later, Beth is dead, and doctors tell her shocked husband that they have no idea what killed her. Soon, many others start to exhibit the same symptoms, and a global pandemic explodes. Doctors try to contain the lethal microbe, but society begins to collapse as a blogger (Jude Law) fans the flames of paranoia.

Awakenings (1990) – The story of a doctor’s extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital. Speculating that their rigidity may be akin to an extreme form of Parkinsonism, he seeks permission from his skeptical superiors to treat them with L-dopa, a drug that was used to treat Parkinson’s disease at the time.

Coma (1978) – A young doctor in a hospital discovers that many patients are being induced into comas from simple routine surgeries. She soon finds a deep conspiracy developing that leads her to believe that nothing is as it seems. The comas are deliberate acts to permanently incapacitate patients who are later transferred to a facility called The Jefferson Institute where illegal activities are being conducted with comatose subjects.

Extreme Measures (1996) – A young British doctor confronts a famous colleague about the true methods of his work. The doctor wishes to determine why the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears.

Gattaca (1997) – Vincent Freeman has always fantasized about traveling into outer space but is grounded by his status as a genetically inferior “in-valid.” He decides to fight his fate by purchasing Jerome Morrow’s genes, a laboratory-engineered “valid.” He assumes Jerome’s DNA identity and joins the Gattaca space program, where he falls in love with Irene. An investigation into the death of a Gattaca officer complicates Vincent’s plans.

Your film analysis should feature the application of one (or more) of the following ethical theories listed below:

  • Virtue Ethics
  • Utilitarian Ethics
  • Moral Sense Theory (Conscience)
  • Social Contract Theory
  • The Ethics of Care
  • Kantian Ethics
  • Moral Relativism

Essay Format

Title Page – In APA format, include your paper’s title, your name, and your institution (i.e., Galen College), in that order.

Introduction – Provide a brief synopsis of the film that includes the ethical dilemma present in the film. Introduce the ethical theory you will use to analyze the film.  

Ethical Analysis – Apply one ethical theory to the medical ethical dilemma presented in the film. First, describe this ethical theory in your own words, using the readings and course materials as textual evidence for your explanation of the moral view. Next, discuss how this ethical theory could provide solutions or recommendations for remedying the ethical dilemma featured in the film. In your analysis, be sure to address the following questions:

  1. What moral values are present in the film (as they relate to the ethical theory you have chosen)?
  2. Are there instances of moral values in conflict with one another?
  3. What moral guidance does the ethical theory that you selected provide the characters in the film?

Reflection – Summarize what you have discussed in the essay and reflect on what you have learned. Lastly, discuss how what you have learned could be applied to your professional and personal life. 

Note – Your essay must be written using APA format, double-spaced, 4 pages in length (not including title page and reference page), and written in Times New Roman using 12-point font.

music200

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Goal: The goal of this discussion is to explore the life and music of a specific composer from the 20th or 21st century. 

Course Objective(s):

  • CO-1: Identify Western music by style and era.
  • CO-2: Apply musical terminology, concepts and critical listening skills to a given major composer and style of music.
  • CO-3: Analyze the social, political, and cultural influences on Western and non-Western music.

Description:

Please complete both parts:

1.    Many composers kept diaries during their lives. Choose a composer from the twentieth (or twenty-first) century and an important event from that composer’s life. Consider how this event relates to the music the composer wrote. Write a diary entry related to that event in 1st person voice, as if the composer wrote it (Your choice should not be in the Jazz, pop, rock, rap, or other popular music genres.). Provide a link to a sound file or YouTube video of the composer’s music, to help classmates become more familiar with this individual’s work. In the subject line for your post, include the composer’s name.  List any websites or other sources you used to write your post at the bottom of the post.

2.    What is your personal reaction/response to this composer and/or the music we have studied so far in class? How does learning about music apply to your life and/or past experiences? 

*In your peer replies, ask the “composer” questions as well as furthering the conversation. Be sure to check back and respond to those who ask questions of your composer.

discussion leadership and organizational behavior

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Decision making is the process of identifying and choosing alternative courses of action. While we want to make rational decisions, sometimes we don’t—sometimes we make non-rational decisions.

There are four steps in rational decision-making:

  1. Recognize and define the problem or opportunity. In business, the problem can come in the form of customer complaints, supplier breakdowns, staff turnover, sales decline, and so on. Organizations proactively seek opportunities to exceed goals, surpass the industry expectations, and to expand and grow the business.
  2. Identify and analyze alternative courses of action. Leaders should seek input from multiple sources to interpret and analyze the problem/opportunity to come up with as many options as possible to solve the issue.
  3. Choose a preferred course of action. The group want to answer the following:
    • Is the action ethical?
    • Is it feasible? (Costs, technology availability.)
    • Is it effective? If your answer to this question is the resolution is “good enough,” you want to rethink this solution—it will cause more harm than good.
  4. Implement the preferred course of action. You need to the participation from all teams to successfully implement the action.

On the other hand, non-rational decisions are generally the result of either satisficing (going with the first available option without much research) or intuition (using your “gut” or just your own feelings to make decisions).

For this week’s discussion, think about a time when you made a non-rational decision on the job or in your personal life.

GEN 499 General Education Capstone Wk1-D1

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Write: For this discussion, address the following prompts:

  • Identify a global societal issue from the following list that you  would consider researching further for your Week 5 Final Paper: 
    • Aging population
    • Critical Thinking Skills for the 21st Century
    • Gender Inequality
    • Global Climate Change
    • Global Water Shortage
    • Marginalization and Minorities
    • Refugee Crises
    • Children’s Rights
    • Social Media Censorship
  • Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing  down to just one of the topics to further research for your Final Paper.
  • Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly.
  • Summarize information from at least two scholarly journal articles  from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims for  your chosen topic.
  • Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.
  • Download and attach a PDF copy of one of the peer-reviewed scholarly  articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your  answer using the “Attach” function located below your response.

You are required to  provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials  and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide  full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your  response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations  (see In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.) and references (see Formatting Your References List

Assignment due in 36 hours

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Research Article Summaries

This assignment is the first step toward completing the literature review in Week 3.

· Choose a general topic that you are interested in. Use the Area of Interest interactive downloadto guide your efforts. Narrow the topic so that you are looking for research to answer a particular question.

For example:
“What is the experience of military families when their soldier is deployed?” or
“Is there a link between hours of television viewing and violent behavior in children aged 8-14?”
Think of a question that might be answered in a number of different ways. Briefly describe your topic and research question.

· Conduct a search through the Ashford University Library and locate a minimum of five (5) research studies from peer-reviewed sources that are related to the topic of your choice. Find at least two studies that use qualitative data and at least two studies that use quantitative data.

· Write a 350-word (double-spaced) synopsis/review of each article in your own words. Be sure to read the article fully to accomplish this goal. Do NOT simply rely on the Abstract, as the Abstract is limited in two ways: 1) it omits important information you might find useful; and, 2) it does not describe all aspects of the research that you will need for your literature review in Week 3. Thus, be sure to discuss what you find significant about the study for your topic, not just, what the author thought.

· The assignment should include:

1. A brief discussion of your topic and research question.
For each article, turn in

2. The citation (properly formatted in APA style),

3. The article’s original abstract.

4. Your one-page synopsis, and

5. Whether the study is a quantitative approach (uses statistical analyses) or a qualitative approach.

NAT130_190 Foundation of living W5

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Introduction

As you continue your reflective journal, this week you discuss your eating habits, weight-loss program readiness, and physical fitness. Each week you will submit your reflective journal for instructor feedback, make the corrections or updates and submit all the previous weeks’ journal entries.

Activity Instructions

Complete the sections, Assess Yourself on the following pages of the textbook:

  • How Mindful and Healthy Are Your Eating Habits?, on pp. 296-297.
  • Are You Ready to Start a Weight-Loss Program?, on pp. 320-322.
  • How Physically Fit Are You?, on pp. 359-360.

Follow the instructions below.

  1. Total your scores and analyze your results.
  2. Based on your results, reflect on your eating habits, weight-loss program readiness, and physical fitness and answer the following questions:
    • This week, spend some time in the produce section of the supermarket. Purchase your favorite fruits and vegetables, and try something new to expand your tastes. What did you try? Were you able to persuade a family member to try it? How can you incorporate new healthy foods into your diet? Describe some of your healthy or unhealthy eating patterns. How does your attitude towards food or food choices influence those around you?
    • In terms of weight loss, do you feel you need to lose weight? Why or why not? Reflecting on your food choices for the week, what could you do to reduce the two of your most unhealthy food eating habits?
    • In terms of your physical fitness, experiment with taking an activity break. Spend 5 to 10 minutes between household or work projects to do some type of activity, such as abdominal crunches, push-ups, or yoga pose. How did this work for you? If you are already physically active, try the same process with someone you know who lives a sedentary lifestyle and reflect on the opportunity of helping others to live a healthier lifestyle. 

Note: If you find yourself healthy and there is no need for you to start a weight-loss or physical activity program, use the lab assessments at the end of each chapter to help a family member or a friend to find out if they are ready to do so. Make sure you reflect on the experience of helping others to achieve a healthier lifestyle. Furthermore, if you do not have access to the equipment to perform a sit and reach test as you complete the How Physically Fit Are You lab, feel free to report your personal feelings regarding your flexibility.

Writing and Submission Requirements

  • A minimum of 2 additional pages in length, not including title, references page (if necessary), and previous weeks’ journal entries.

Ethics Essay W7

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Your paper must include the following:

  • Introduction and overview of the ethical issue. Provide a clear description of the topic including all relevant facts (who, what, when, where, and why). This is where your thesis statement resides.
  • History of an ethical issue in the workplace. Provide a brief background of the organization, description of the dilemma, and justification for why this experience is an ethical dilemma. (Hint: define ethical dilemma, and show how your facts meet the definition).
  • Academic research on ethical theories, lenses, or models. Include both modern and traditional ethical theories in your analysis.
  • Explore ramifications of potential solution options based on the ethical theory analysis.
  • Conclusion; include a final discussion of how you—as a participant in the resolution—would play a role, the personal implications or consequences you may experience, and how you would handle these consequences.
  • References in APA format. You must cite at least 2 of the sources used in this course. Your references may include academic and trade journals but should not include unverified, non-credible sources such as blogs. You must have a minimum of 5 references. 
  • Your paper should be 5-7 pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and must follow APA guidelines, use Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spacing, with one-inch margins.

References:

 Films Media Group. (2004). Ethics: What is right? Films On Demand. https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103647&xtid=32706. York, NY: Routledge. 

 Wells Fargo fraud. (2018, October 24). Retrieved March 30, 2021, from https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/video/wells-fargo-fraud 

Scheyvens, R., Nowak, B., & Scheyvens, H. (2003). Ethical issues. Development fieldwork: A practical guide, 139-166.

Mujtaba, B. G., & Cavico, F. J. (2013). Corporate wellness programs: implementation challenges in the modern american workplace. International journal of health policy and management, 1(3), 193–199. https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2013.36

Lachman, V. D. (2014). Ethical issues in the disruptive behaviors of incivility, bullying, and horizontal/lateral violence. MedSurg Nursing, 23(1), 56+.

Glendinning PM. Workplace Bullying: Curing the Cancer of the American Workplace. Public Personnel Management. 2001;30(3):269-286. doi:10.1177/009102600103000301 (SAGA )

Caffo, S. M. (2011). Through the Looking Glass: Instinctual and Cultural Influences on U.S. Workers’ Views of Ethics and the Workplace. Transactional Analysis Journal, 41(2), 162–172. https://doi.org/10.1177/036215371104100213(EXCELSIOR LIBRARY)

Blum Albert A. (1988). Ethics at the Workplace. Journal of Business Ethics, 7(4), 259–262. (EXCELSIOR LIBRARY)