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And everyday I fidget or walk around non stop back and forth and when I do I think. Then everyday it keeps happening I keep thinking and then I over think and it could be positive but if it's negative then it will get me scared or have me keep thinking about it. I usually worry about things that shouldn't be worried about it shouldn't be worried about that much. For the past months I've been experiencing an anxiety like feeling. Discuss the steps you would take to implement an ethics program in your organization. 2) You were just assigned as the leader of the ethics team by your employer. Also discuss the impact that specific stakeholders may have on the company if the payment is made. Is the payment ethical? Why or why not? Identify all of the stakeholders involved and how they would be impacted by the payment. b) Assume the payment of the million dollars IS legal in the United States and the foreign country. a) Is the payment of the million dollars legal in the United States? Explain. He is contemplating contacting that minister and offering him $1 million in cash if he awards the contract for five planes to his firm.
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He learns that one of the key governmental ministers in charge of making the final decision is heavily in debt because of gambling. The president of the company has been trying to interest the government of a foreign country in a large purchase. The result will be disastrous not only for the workers, but also for the town in which they live. Doing that will put several thousand employees out of work. If it does not get some large orders soon, it will have to close down part of its operation. The company badly needs cash because it is financially overextended. But when the chips are down, lives or safety are on the line, will I stand up for civil rights even if I may sacrifice friends, a job, or my life?Īn airplane manufacturer has spent a great deal of money developing a new airplane. Sitting here typing on AB, in the comfort of my own home, I can safely say whatever I want to. Do you live what you value or just talk about it? Do you make a stand against bigotry or remain silent when confronted with it? Are you willing to act on something that's currently an unpopular view, even if you may suffer some consequences?
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King's quote is saying a person's actions are how we judge them (measure them). But what if a friend says something like, "I don't want my daughter dating a (fill in the blank)", or "I think that new guy is gay, he probably has Aids." Do you stand up for what's right? Do you let the remark pass?ĭr. It's easy to say, for example, that you are not a racist. McKinstry’s story is a real treasure to add to your reading list.It means, it's easy to talk about your values, about what's right and wrong when you are standing around the water cooler at the office, or in surroundings where everyone agrees with you. If I ever make it to Birmingham, Alabama, I hope I can visit the museum and see the church first hand to add more to this story.Īny history book that gets me thinking about history and politics is worth your time.
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She is living history worth reading about and listening to. She is a marvelous woman who survived hell and can tell you about it. It was a honest, real account of her life, not a history lesson gone over in 90 minutes and now you’re going to be tested on it. I found it to be interesting and thought-provoking, which immediately means it’s a book worth one’s time. I’m not a history buff, as I’ve stated multiple times, but I appreciate the book for it’s value and what it represents. I just can’t fully comprehend and imagine what she went through first hand, but I tried to put it in perspectives I could identify with. I thought of 9-11 as she described the bombing and the chaos. I was able to imagine her suffering and depression, her struggles as an adult, by taking what I’ve experienced and multiplying it. I thought back to stories my mom and grandparents have told me about integration. I was able to picture her as a child, at church, at home, integration laws, etc. It was interesting to hear her life pre- and post-bombing. As a 14 year old, she became a war survivor. She had just exited the girls’ restroom, where the bomb was planted by the Klu Klux Klan, when the bomb exploded, killing 4 of her friends. McKinstry’s life: she survived the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama by mere feet. Carolyn Maull McKinstry’s life and how the Birmingham bombing effected her. I purposely picked a history audiobook this time, again just to move it out of my audiobook file. Martin Luther King Jr.” – Carolyn Maull McKinstry, While the World Watched “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.