part 1

When do we care about ethics?

This past year there has been a number of public people who have been accused of sexual harassment. The consequences of these accusations has been mixed–some have been fired, some of been removed from public office, but others have not. This raises an interesting question: when do we care about other people’s ethical (or unethical) behavior and why? Why are we more likely to give some people a pass on unethical behavior and some not? We tend to be more lenient with friends, family, those we look up to, or those who’s ideologies we agree with. Those who we don’t know or disagree with, we tend to be more upset and angry at their unethical behavior. Why do we tend to be so inconsistent? Is this a good or a bad thing? How can we be more consistent?

part 2

attached in the final paper assignment.

Paper 3

Abortion Response paper

Instructions

Write a short (1-2 page) response to one of the following two questions:

1) What attributes do you think give a person their moral worth (rationality, autonomy, self awareness, etc.), and do you think a fetus (an unborn child) has these properties?

2) What is your reaction to Thomson’s argument that we do not have a duty to share our bodies with another person, even if it is necessary to keep the other person alive?

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Paper 4

Current Ethical Event Assignment

For the last week of class there is no assigned reading or work. Instead, I would like you to take some time to look at some current issues and events that exist either within our own country or globally. I would like you to focus on an ethical issue that you think is important or one that has really caught your attention. It is important that the issue be an ethical one. For example, the state of the Minnesota housing market is not an ethical issue, nor is the fact that we’ve had a number of hurricanes this year. You might have feelings about these things (you may like or dislike what has happened), but they are not moral issues. Ethical issues involve ways people should be acting and treating each other.

The length of the assignment should be at least 3 pages (double spaced).

To complete the assignment, do the following: First, discuss the issue you are looking at. To accomplish this clearly identify at least two sides of the issue (sometimes there is more than just two, but you need to explain at least two). Explain why the sides disagree with each other and what moral values each side is using. Some moral values that people often appeal to are things like freedom, liberty, equality, happiness, God, common good, certain rights, fairness, human compassion, etc. Try and clearly identify which values each side think is most important and how they are using such values to justify their position.

Second, evaluate each side. Do you think the values that each side is using actually justifies their position? If so, why? If not, why not?

Third, discuss which side you does the best job of justifying their position.

Fourth, list your sources. You need to list at least three sources you looked at. (Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable source). News articles, news videos, articles and journals are all acceptable.

You are free to examine whatever ethical issue you would like, but if you are having trouble coming up with a topic here’s a few examples.

Euthanasia: Should a person have a right to die on their own terms? Should would allow doctors to end people’s lives, if these people have a terminal disease and are suffering?

Immigration: What moral issues are involved with immigration? For example, should poor, abused, and starving people be free to try and make a better life for themselves in another country? Is it right for an affluent country to turn away other human beings that need help?

Marijuana: Should adults be free to use drugs if they want to?

Paying workers very little. Places like China and India pay their employees very little. Many of these people make very little money so we can by cheap computers, cell phones, TVs, and other electronic equipment. Are we exploiting these people? You could start by doing a search on Apple’s China factories, if you’re interested in this topic.

Allowing people to play in harmful sports. Should we allow people to play sports if this is causing them harm? Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and Football all can cause brain injuries. Should people be free to do these things, or do we need to implement more rules and restrictions.

No compensation for college athletes. College sports make tons of money. Coaches and athletic directors often get paid millions of dollars, but the students who actually play these sports do not receive any compensation other than scholarships.

Sexual Harassment. Recently a number of people have been accused of sexual harassment. In what ways does sexual harassment harm others? What types of consequences should there be for sexual harassment? Should people be allowed to hold office if they’ve been accused of sexual harassment? What issues are there in determining if someone is truly guilty of sexual harassment.

Assignment 2: Research Proposal Create a research proposal on the topic you selected last module and submit it to the M2 Assignment 2 Dropbox as a Word attachment. Your research proposal will outline a plan for your final argumentative research essay, and should reflect the work done previously on developing your topic and thesis statement. Your research proposal will be two to three pages long, and you must use the following format: NAME: THESIS: BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: SUPPORTING POINTS: 1. a b c 2. a b c 3. a b c COUNTER-ARGUMENTS: 1. 2. 3. RESPONSE TO COUNTER-ARGUMENTS: 1. 2. 3. IMPLICATIONS: TENTATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY: Prior to posting your research proposal to the Dropbox, review your work and ensure that you’ve met all of the major points outlined in this module’s lecture, “The Research Proposal Format.” Also, utilize the “Example Research Proposal” and the grading rubric below to check your own work prior to submitting. Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Thesis (making your claim clear) You state your thesis (your main point) in a single, declarative sentence that can be true or false. Your thesis is neither too narrow nor too broad. 16 Background (what you expect to cover in your argument) You offer a short overview of the main points that you expect to cover in your paper. 4 Objective (your intent in researching and writing on this issue) 4 Supporting Points (explaining the points covered above) You expand on your overview, with a statement of what you already know about the subject that supports your claim and areas where you will need to do research to fill in your knowledge. 16 Counter-Arguments (what does the “other side” think?) You fairly and completely offer the strongest arguments against your position. 12 Response to Counter-Arguments (how do you plan to answer those objections listed above?) You offer your possible responses to the objections listed above. You avoid fallacious argumentation and note the areas where the other side is correct. 8 Implications (what is the significance of this topic outside of your paper?) Clearly explain how and why this issue is relevant. 4 Tentative Bibliography (eight potential sources for your paper) Include a minimum of eight credible and current sources. At least four of these sources should be peer-reviewed. Use the Argosy University online library resources for your research, and present your sources in APA references list format. 16 Format (have you followed the required format and presented this information in a way that your reader can easily interpret?) (YOUR NAME, THESIS, BACKGROUND, SUPPORTING POINTS, COUNTER-ARGUMENTS, RESPONSE TO COUNTER-ARGUMENTS, IMPLICATIONS, and TENTATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY) in capital letters and in the order listed here. Be sure to use APA format for your bibliography. 8 Vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation (the way you present the items listed above) You use appropriate language, avoiding wordiness, while giving the reader all necessary information. You have no spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors. 12 Total: 100

Individual project

Budget monitoring and Format

Due date Tuesday 11/07/17

A quaint but well-established coffee shop, the Hot New Cafe, wants to build a new cafe for increased capacity. Expected sales are $800,000 for the first 5 years. Direct costs including labor and materials will be 50% of sales. Indirect costs are estimated at $100,000 a year. The cost of the building for the new cafe will be a total of $750,000, which will be depreciated straight line over the next 5 years. The firm’s marginal tax rate is 37%, and its cost of capital is 12%.

For this assignment, you need to develop a capital budget. It is important to know what the cafe managers should consider within their capital budget. You must also define the key terms necessary to understand capital budgeting. In this assignment, please show all work, including formulae and calculations used to arrive at financial values. You must answer the following:

• Using the information in the assignment description:
  • Prepare a capital budget for the Hot New Cafe with the net cash flows for this project over a 5-year period.
  • Calculate the payback period (P/B) and the net present value (NPV) for the project.
  • Answer the following questions based on your P/B and NPV calculations:
    • Do you think the project should be accepted? Why?
    • Define and describe Net Present Value (NPV) as it pertains to the new cafe.
    • Define payback period. Assume the company has a P/B (payback) policy of not accepting projects with life of over 3 years. Do you think the project should be accepted? Why?

  Your submitted assignment must include the following:

  • A double-spaced, two-page Word document that contains answers to the word questions.
  • You must include a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for your calculations.
  • Either the Word document or the Excel spreadsheet must have all of your calculation values, your complete calculations, any formulae that you used, the sources you wish to cite, and your answers to the questions listed in the assignment guidelines.

• Reading Assignment – Corporate Financial Analysis with Microsoft Excel by Clauss

Week 4: Common Illnesses and the Use of CAM (graded)

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Purpose

The Course Outcome covered this week is CO1.

CO1: Identify theories, concepts, and beliefs related to transcultural nursing. (PO1)

Discussion

We encounter patients after they have explored various avenues of self-help. At times, these avenues involve the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Our readings this week are very helpful.

1. Select a common (or not so common) illness or condition that affects a specific ethnic group.
2. Identify two (2) CAM therapies that patients are likely to try before seeking (or in addition to) allopathic, osteopathic, or ayurvedic medical intervention for the illness or condition.
3. Discuss the effectiveness of each therapy you identified.

Watch two of the below films from the same general category and then write a personal critique of the film. Limit your response to 1,500words. Answer some ofthe following questions in your review:

1) What message was the film trying to convey?

2) Was food, or the kitchen, a metaphor for some things in the film, and if so, what?(love, character, family, sensuality, hope, change, ambition, revenge, joy, depression,etc.) How could you tell what the food, or kitchen, was a metaphor for –what actionsof the characters indicated your choice?

3) How did the film change your thinking about a particular issue or aspect of your life?4) What were the films mainthematic elements?5) How does the film’s setting affect the movie? (think about where it is set, what time

of year, when in time, historical events, etc.)

6) How did the lighting affect the film? Was it is dark, light, red, green, etc. and whatdoes the coloring/lighting have to do with the theme? (as an example –think about theDr. Suess Cat In The Hat movie with Mike Myers -neon colors were used to set a tonefor the zany and unexpected happenings)

7) Which genre of film was it –animation, documentary, foreign and subtitled, closedcaptioned –and how does this impact your viewing of the film?

8) What impact does character development have on your viewing of the film?

9) What is the speed of the story development and how does this impact your viewingof the film?

10) What are the impacts of any of the following: costuming, music, visual appeal, etc.?

11) After thinking about 1 –10 above in regards to each of the films –now comparethe films-what similarities did you see in the way food and cooking were portrayed?What differences? Were there any words or images that linked the two movies? Whatabout emotions?

12) Contrast the two films. How was food portrayed differently in the two films? Didthe presentation of food change from one film to the other? Did food, cooking, and thekitchen have different meaning in the films?