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The Difference Between Right and Wrong, 2002. A paper discussing society's ability to discern between right and wrong. 1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, $ 43.95 »
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Abstract A discussion of the difference between right and wrong and whether society knows how to discern between the two. The author discusses the case of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson who abducted and killed a two year old boy as well as various cases and scenarios to explain the debate.
From the Paper ?In February 1993, in Liverpool, England, two ten year old boys abducted two year old James Bulger and murdered him. In a case which shocked the whole country, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were found guilty of murder, and were sentenced to imprisonment, at the age of ten. Since then, there has been numerous moral and ethical arguments put forward, contesting the justifiability of their sentence. The trial of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson was held before an adult jury. Witnesses were called, including Irene Slack, the headmistress of the school where the boys attended. In her evidence she said that from the age children enter school, they have a sense of right and wrong.?
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Tammy Bruce?s ?The Death of Right and Wrong?. This paper reviews Tammy Bruce?s ?The Death of Right and Wrong?, which discusses the need to protect our culture from influx of the ?wrong?. 810 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 28.95 »
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Abstract This paper explains that Bruce in her book, ?The Death of Right and Wrong?, appears to have very few reservations as she analyzes the reasons why and how American culture is being corrupted in the name of tolerance and open-mindedness. The author points out that Bruce, who is a lesbian, maintains that it is the gay, feminist, black elite groups that are taking the American culture over the edge and are methodically corrupting the society by trying to make themselves more equal than others. The paper states that the author maintains a weird concept in that she states the main problem with the Leftist elite is that they believe people who accept should also embrace or else they are not being genuinely tolerant.
From the Paper "Bruce writes in detail about NOW, the organization she was once proud to be associated with. She explains that despite the claims made by NOW about doing thing about issues, the truth is that such organizations are mainly political in nature and all they care about is making big hue and cry. Not much is ever done by such organizations about important issues. Bruce in particular talks about Andrea Yates case in which this woman killed her five children and blamed postpartum depression for this. NOW was most vocal on the case saying that such problems should be highlighted and that there wasn?t much being done about it."
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The Innocence Commission: Wrongful Convictions, 2006. A look at how individuals are wrongfully convicted of a crime and what solutions are available to correct the situation. 1,639 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 53.95 »
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Abstract This paper discusses how a wrongful conviction is a miscarriage of justice and occurs when a person is convicted and punished for a crime he did not commit. The paper also looks at how most criminal justice systems have some means to overturn or rectify a wrongful conviction, but this is very difficult to achieve. Finally, the paper looks at the causes of some of these wrongful convictions and contends that when an innocent person is wrongfully convicted, it is definitely a serious miscarriage of justice.
Outline:
Introduction
The Causes of Wrongful Convictions
Case Examples
Suggestions to Eliminate Wrongful Convictions
Conclusion
From the Paper "The most common reason for a wrongful conviction is because of a mistaken I.D. Studies have been done over the years to determine the error percentage. But from 1932 when the first study done by Borchard through 1996 conducted by Huff, Rattner, and Sagarin, the percentages range anywhere from 45% to 60%. The biggest reason for witness misidentification is because most police departments show victims pictures simultaneously rather than one at a time. Studies show fewer errors are made when pictures are shown one at a time. In addition, sometimes victims want to identify the offender so badly that he or she may identify anyone who even remotely looks like the person or persons who wronged them."
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Wrong Site Surgery, 2008. An analysis of the incidence and implications of wrong site surgery. 932 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 33.95 »
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Abstract This paper focuses on wrong site surgery. The paper establishes the scope of wrong site surgery and the issues that pertain to wrong site surgery in the health care community. The paper also establishes the fact that there is a history of wrong site surgeries, with more being evidenced abroad than in the United States. Finally, the paper provides evidence that wrong site surgeries have the ability to negatively impact life, as well as end life that may have flourished.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Description of Problem
Method for Resolution
Objective
Support for Resolution of Problem
From the Paper "Although there is a concern for law suits, the quality of life of the patient and the trust between the community and the health care system in relation to wrong site surgeries, there must also be a concern for ethics (Kapp, 1998, p. 142). According to Kapp (1998), medical practitioners can create any number of excuses to justify why errors occur in the operating room, but it is the responsibility of all within the health care system to ensure that resolutions to the issue be discovered and implemented to ensure that mistakes are erased (p. 142). It is evident, therefore, that an effective solution must be developed that is ethically sound and that considers the needs of patients above all else."
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Right and Wrong within Cognitive Psychology, 2006. A discussion of cognitive psychology's approach to understanding the ethics of what is right and what is wrong. 1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95 »
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Abstract This study in cognitive psychology evaluates the ethics of knowing what is right and what is wrong within society. By evaluating the positive aspects of a reward system for doing the right choice in life, one can realize how psychology proves this to be the ethically correct way to behave for the greater good of society. In opposition to this, a lack of reward for wrong behaviors will ultimately project poor ethical choices. According to this paper, by understanding how societal values and psychology theory affect making right or wrong choices, making the right choice will involve greater success and prosperity in society. Society creates laws based on a solid ethical and moral basis, which helps us to see why good behavior is rewarded, and wrong behavior is punished.
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Why Lying is Wrong: An Ethical Perspective, 2008. This paper discusses the morality of lying and attempts to determine the ethical explanation for the claim that lying is wrong. 739 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 26.95 »
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Abstract This paper discusses the morality and ethics behind lies. It bases its discussion on three different sources, which are attached in the appendix. The paper states that although there is nearly universal agreement in human societies that lying is wrong, most people instinctively know that they should not tell lies, but they do not really understand the ethics-based foundation of why lying is wrong. A close examination leads the paper to the conclusion that while lying is ethically and morally wrong in most conceivable cases, there do seem to be conditions and circumstances in which lying is not wrong.
From the Paper "Ultimately, examining these different ethical perspectives on lying and taking into account various contributing factors indicates that while lying is ethically and morally wrong in most conceivable cases, there do seem to be conditions and circumstances in which lying is not wrong. Some philosophers have argued that it even appears to be the case that in relatively rare circumstances, not lying would be morally and ethically wrong. But these are exceptions to the prevailing ethical and moral standard that lying is wrong."
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Wrongful Convictions, 2008. This paper discusses the problem of wrongful convictions in the criminal justice system especially in Canada and specifies two cases. 2,835 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 84.95 »
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Abstract This paper stresses that the criminal justice system is a form of theater in its subjective flourishes, which can very much alter what happens to the accused. The author points out that an innocent person can be falsely convicted and spend years in a correctional institution based on his looks and behaviors. The paper relates that Stephen Truscott's wrongful conviction demonstrates the absurdity of what can go wrong when an innocent man refuses to confess to a crime he did not commit. The author underscores that the issue of wrongful accusation and conviction points to possible errors by the police, the courts and the handling of evidence. The paper urges that this issue should be examined in the context of Canadian civil culture, which disdains the criminal, especially in cases where the accused is allegedly responsible for sexual offenses and homicides involving children.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Stephen Truscott's Failure to Demonstrate Remorse
Culture and Criminality
The Wrongful Conviction of Guy Paul Morin
Implications
From the Paper "In October of 1984, Morin was falsely accused of the still unsolved sex murder of 9 year-old Christine Jessop, his next-door neighbor" in Queensville, Ontario. Morin was then aged 25. When Jessop was reported missing, the Durham Regional Police responded and questioned members of the Morin family. It was observed that Guy Paul Morin showed no reaction, looking ahead, as was noted by police as suspicious. This reaction however is seen as one of several typical if unexpected reactions to police questioning, part of what Gudjonsson analyzed as part of the psychology of interrogations, of all kinds, as may produce extreme evasion or non-acceptance that a crime has taken place, as well as unwanted false confessions."
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Crimes vs Civil Wrongs, 2006. A comparison between civil wrongs or torts, and crime. 1,291 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95 »
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Abstract This paper takes a look at the issue of a civil wrong versus crime. According to the paper, a civil wrong is also referred to as a tort, which is covered by the tort law, a branch of civil law. The paper further reports that a crime is the violation of a public law and covered by criminal law.
From the Paper "In the case of Bill and Joe, Bill's action fulfills all the four elements required to prove a criminal threat. If Bill became successful with his threat, he could have killed or severely injured Joe with the bat. His words conveyed his intent to kill Joe. The intent was clear and complete from his utterance. The threat was fatal. Second, Bill's utterance expressed a specific intent to kill Joe and that he meant Joe to receive it as such. Bill may or may not have been able to carry his threat out, but his intent was clear and complete from his very statement. Third, the context and circumstances in which Bill made the threatening statement also convey the same fatal intent. Bill had been giving Joe a hard time about the latter's tardiness for several days. Bill could have taken suspected that Joe intentionally retaliated when Joe accidentally hit him with a ball. And fourth, the verbalized threat was unmistakably clear, unconditional, immediate and specific. The words were precise and to the point. They sounded immediate, as Bill already held the bat in his hand and charged at Joe. The threat of death or grave bodily hard was specific upon Joe. Bill's clear words and the act of charging Joe and with the bat in hand also presented the factor of immediacy. The weapon was present and visible and accompanied the verbal threat. Bill need or need not demonstrate the immediate ability to carry out his threat. But the words he used were of an immediately threatening nature and conveyed the immediate performance of the fatal or serious threat. Bill's verbal threat and act of charging Joe with a bat were enough to evoke sustained fear in Joe. The conditions were enough to prove a criminal threat against Bill."
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"What Went Wrong?" by Bernard Lewis, 2006. An analysis of the book "What Went Wrong: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East" by Bernard Lewis. 1,004 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95 »
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Abstract The paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the book "What Went Wrong: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East" by Bernard Lewis. The paper examines how Bernard Lewis, a respected author and expert historian who has written on a variety of historical topics, presents the argument that Islam has gone terribly wrong in modern times, and that after medieval times, the Islamic world began a decline in power, learning, the arts, and economy that the region has never been able to regain. The writer explains that Lewis shows the Middle East has almost always been torn by war and strife, and that the modern Middle East suffers from many ills that lead Muslims to anger, dissent, external and internal warfare, and economic despair.
From the Paper "Throughout the text, he shows his understanding of the Arabic world and her peoples, even down to their lack of modern time and measurement technology - simply because it is not exceptionally necessary in their world. The author writes, "Apart from prayer, there were few other activities that required even approximate timing. This was a society in which there were no parliaments, councils, or municipalities, and the conduct of public business required no kind of schedule" (Lewis 122). This is just one example of how Western technology, so very desirable in the West, was often unnecessary in the East, and technology and advances began to pass the Muslim Middle East by."
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"Where Mary Meeker Went Wrong", 2002. An analysis of Peter Elkind's work, "Where Mary Meeker Went Wrong". 900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95 »
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Abstract This undergraduate paper is an analysis of the work of Peter Elkind in a "Fortune" magazine article entitled "Where Mary Meeker Went Wrong." The paper observes that the editorial content of the article paints a very narrowly defined picture of the subject. It concludes that Meeker receives short shrift at the hands of the author.
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Wrongful Convictions, 2002. Shows what affect wrongful convictions have on public attitudes toward the criminal justice system. 1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95 »
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Abstract This reviews the impact of wrongful convictions on the public. In today's world, not a single justice system is really handling criminal cases with one hundred percent accuracy.
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Wrongful Death Suit, 2006. A case study Michael F. Braun, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine, INC. and Omega Group, Ltd., a legal suit where the plaintiffs sued for the wrongful death of their parent. 675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95 »
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Abstract This paper summarizes and discusses the key facts in a legal suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama where the plaintiffs brought suit against the defendants for the wrongful death of their parent. The paper examines the decision of the the U.S. District Court, which sided in favor of the plaintiffs, Michael F. Braun and Ian Braun, and against the defendants, Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Inc. and Omega Group, Ltd., and awarded the plaintiffs $2 million, $375 thousand and $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
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Right vs. Wrong, 2002. An examination of the philosophy behind the concept of right vs. wrong drawing on the views of Aristotle, Kant and Hume as well as other ethical theories. 1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95 »
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Abstract This paper examines and analyzes the various ethical theories involving right vs. wrong, and discusses the philosophies of Aristotle, Kant, and Hume, as well as moral subjectivism, cultural relativism, ethical egoism, utilitarianism, and others.
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Right and Wrong under Consequentialist Thinking, 2007. Questions whether it can sometimes be 'right', under consequentialist thinking, to do the wrong thing. 1,395 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95 »
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Abstract When considering a question ethically, one has to come up with the best solution possible. There are several methods of analyzing ethical questions that have been developed over the years. The two primary categories of methods are teleological, or consequentialist, and deontological. This paper considers whether or not it can sometimes be 'right' to do the 'wrong' thing, using consequentialist thinking. The paper uses the example of the question of whether or not it can sometimes be 'right' to reward offenders and punish victims of crimes, perhaps by letting offenders go scot-free, while dismissing the claims of victims for compensation.
Outline:
Introduction
Consequentialist Overview
Application of Consequentialist Thinking
Conclusion
References
From the Paper "Although there are numerous positive outcomes with this scenario, to fully analyze the situation as a consequentialist, one must also consider the negative outcomes to see if the positive outweigh the negative. The negative consequences are more in line with traditional thinking when considering such a topic. Rewarding prisoners could possibly give incentive to criminals to commit crimes. Those who feel frustrated with their position in life may be more likely to commit a crime simply to receive the reward of education or job skills, in hopes of bettering their life circumstances."
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"How the U.S. Killed the Wrong Soldiers", 2002. A review of Michael Ware's article "How the U.S. Killed the Wrong Soldiers". 650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95 »
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Abstract This paper will discuss the nature of the article by Michael Ware entitled: "How the US Killed the Wrong Soldiers". The aim of this paper is to look into the way that the article was written, and to show how gender plays a role in the information given, By analyzing these aspects, as well as those summary parts of the article that are created by the author.
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