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Stealing is the act of taking the property of another without permission and with no intention to return it to them. Someone who steals something is called a thief and has committed an act of theft or larceny. However, if that individual steals something from a person, and uses force to take the property, that is an act of robbery, and the perpetrator is called a robber (Bernstein n.d.). The following paragraphs explain the meanings of robbery and larceny in more detail, to clarify the differences between the two terms, thereby avoiding possible confusion.
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The 1871 comic, “Thievery,” penned by Thomas Nast, was one of its kind at the time. Nast had set his sights on satirically righting many wrongs specified by the government at the time, using comics to draw attention to the heinous acts being perpetrated on the American public. Moreover, he used humor to shed light on the marginalized portion of society who was being persecuted by law enforcement, often for doing the same as the rich, but only to survive rather than to live more lavishly . While there were many comics of this sort released during this time that Continue reading...

Introduction

Technological development has ushered the creation of several technologies and mechanisms that significantly change the way human beings live. The invention of artificial intelligence (A.I.), for instance, introduced a way for scientists to create robots that are capable of assuming the actions or behavior, and responsibilities of human beings (Nilsson, 2). Unlike human beings, robots can accomplish numerous and complex tasks within a short period without experiencing exhaustion, anxiety, and stress (van de Gevel & Noussair, 5). A.I. technologies can also complete dangerous or risky tasks. When completing tasks, A.I. avoids human error. All of these reasons illustrate the value Continue reading...

Is Jean Valjean in Les Miserables a thief? The captivating Les Miserables movie was taken from the work of Victor Hugo; the title was also named after the novel that saw its first publication in 1862. The story revolved around the protagonist name Jean Valjean who was made to suffer nineteen years of imprisonment for the offense of stealing bread for his sister’s son. While the story initially presented Valjean as a thief, he is actually a good man as later depicted in many of his good acts within the story.
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The beauty of Fantastic Mr. Fox is that it teaches children philosophy at a young age without it being obvious. I never expected this book by Roald Dahl to contain philosophical questions pertaining to Existence. The tale of Mr. Fox revolves around the attempt to feed his family and their main source of food is from nasty and mean individuals. However, Mr. Fox appears to have changed after giving up his life as a fantastic thief to working for a newspaper business. His new job puts food in their table but he yearns for the satisfaction and thrill he Continue reading...

Altruism demands for kindness and sacrifice (Batson, 2014). It advocate for people to be their brother’s keeper e.g. parents who spend a fortune to save their sick child that is about to die without expecting a favor is a sign of altruism. While in egoism is when a person acts to achieve his/her own happiness without considering that of other people, no one sacrifices himself to others (Broad, 2014). Egoism advocates for caring of one’s wellbeing while altruism is caring for the well being of others. Egoists view pleasure and happiness as their main goal in life Continue reading...

An Expository Essay

Advancement in technology has always been one of the most debated topics in every era. This might be attributed to the fact that humans are naturally apprehensive with the idea of change. Smartphones are not an exception to that apprehension. In fact, the debate for and against smartphones are only getting heated and have now included people from different sectors of the society. In this expository essay, we will try to present and explain the different arguments for and against smartphones.
Before we proceed to the arguments, let us first define what a smartphone is. According to Techopedia.com smartphone Continue reading...

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Rapes and assaults are one of the most serious crimes that exist in the world today. They are especially common in countries in a state of war or equivalent. In most of the developing countries or under-developed countries, such crimes go unreported. The families of the victims view it as a loss of self-respect to report the rape of a daughter or a sister. Hence, the problem is on a larger scale than the one reported in statistics. However, one form of rape that had gone unnoticed to date was that of marital rape. Now that it Continue reading...

Victor Hugo, authored the book Les Miserables in 1862, Hugo had begun to write the book at least twenty years earlier. Hugo’s remains among the most venerated and popular names as far as French literature is concerned. In fact, he is considered as a leader of the Romantic Movement in matters of literature. Throughout the 19th Century, Hugo’s books were considered cultural fixtures. In the book Les Miserables, Hugo employs imaginative realism where each of the major characters in the book identifies with an issue of social concern during that period. Hugo uses his writing to promote Continue reading...

For a long time now, misuse of company resources has been an emotive ethical issue. Many companies have lost huge chunks of their resources through embezzlement, corruption, and fraud. From the outset, company assets should essentially be used in the execution of authorized and legitimate business purposes. These resources include money, time, merchandise or company property, company supplies, and confidential information such as trade secrets and product designs (Christopher, 2003). Among these, money is the most common asset that is pilfered from companies more so by the senior management. Misuse of company resources becomes an important ethical issue because Continue reading...

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Background
Alcoholism is a term defined for problems related to the alcohol such as cancer, heart diseases, cirrhosis, dementia and depression. In today’s world, people are often found with a habit of uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages. Knowing the impact of such huge intake of alcohol into their body, people still consume it in large volumes. They prefer to consume it irrespective of the impact of alcohol on their lives, in their personal relationships, on their families, on their social standing, and on their social and Continue reading...

IN MARKETING, PRODUCT SAFETY, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Abstract
Legal and ethical issues relating to marketing, advertising, intellectual property and product safety are very important and influence the reputation of the company. Many companies claim to be ethical and caring, but in practice it may turn out that they violate some or all the above mentioned issues while conducting their activities. Seeing an opportunity to realize big profits in a short period of time, many companies forget about ethics and do whatever it takes in order to maximize gains. In this essay we shall analyze the case of PharmaCARE and CompCARE – its subsidiary. We will see that Continue reading...

English

What is Restorative Justice? And who can go with it instead of capital punishment? Restorative justice is a kind of justice that concentrates on the requirements of the victims and the offenders, along with the involved community, rather than satisfying legal rules and principles or punishing the offender. It’s different from criminal justice, because the ways in which people view the crime and ask questions are different:
“Rather than asking the traditional justice system questions of what law was broken? Who broke it? How should we punish criminals? what harm have been done? What needs have arisen? Whose Continue reading...

Introduction

The Blue Wall of Silence, also known as the Blue Shield or Blue Code, refers to the unwritten rule existing among the US police officers about not to report a misdemeanor, crimes or infractions committed by a colleague. During an official enquiry, if a police officer is questioned about the misconduct of another police officer, the officer being questioned, in conformity with the blue code, pretends ignorance of the wrongdoing of another officer. The Blue Wall of Silence is an epitome of loyalty and brotherhood among the police officers, which, if used positively, may facilitate policing and protect a Continue reading...

Abstract

The essay titled “Ethics and the College Student” includes such parts as the expanded introduction, the main body and the conclusion. The introduction tells about ethics as one of the branches of philosophy, which studies the system of codes of conduct – the inalienable part of human life. In general, ethics can be represented as the science and method with the help of which people classify their own material and spiritual values and then have them as the object. The main body presents the information about the so-called student code of ethics. Such code consists of regulations, the rational discharge Continue reading...

PART ONE

“Is the pious being loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is being loved by the gods?”
Socrates tries to elaborate the error in Euthyphro definition on piety, he further continues to stress on the human understanding of pious. Because what is lovable is majorly defined by human, then something pious dose not men that it is something loved by all gods. Even though the priests’ definition of piety is that it is something that all the gods’ love, however it is very important to realize that the gods also have different Continue reading...

As much as it is frowned upon today, slavery has been a prominent phenomenon throughout history. The act of treating human beings as property and stealing them off their rights was widely accepted. The slaves were not to have any privileges unless their masters approved of them. Of all the regions, Africa was the most popular provider of slaves and remained so until the beginning of twentieth century. Many appalling crimes have been carried out in history, but the magnitude of this horrifies everyone even today.
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Every summer, my family would make same week-long trip to our old, friendly beach. The same town. The familiar busted up, splintered boardwalk. Elusively fun, never quite memorable. One year was special, however. That was when mom, dad and my sister –who was only seventeen and quite wild – headed for Miami. I was pretty excited. I was only twelve and Miami was only TV and movie stuff. Of course, as always, when fantasy meets reality, it was initially disappointing. Then came disappointment. That was North Beach, nice, but not as appealing as South Beach. Shabby and dirty during day, Continue reading...

Drug abuse is a major criminal just issue. Well over a quarter of criminal offenses are committed when the perpetrator is high on drugs (“Drug Use and Crime”). However, I also believe the “War on Drugs” has been a failure, and the legal system needs to change to more effectively combat drug related crimes. I am not alone. According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, two-thirds of the American public think the government and law enforcement should concentrate more on treatment programs for drug addicts, and less on prosecuting non-violent offenders. Moreover, 63% want to eliminate mandatory sentencing Continue reading...

It is always appealing to use common phrases, quotes, examples or words of wisdom to get readers attention or make our writing attractive or appear professional. The main aim of using these appealing phrases is to show the reader and the general public we are informed individual or well vast in our profession. However, using these phrases or quotes without acknowledging the original source or the composer of the quote is unethical and unacceptable. This is stealing someone credibility and effort. Additional, it kills the spirit of research, competition, advancement in ones career and critical thinking. It makes individual Continue reading...