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Ethical Dilemmas in Genetic Testing, 2008.
An argument of the importance of genetic testing despite the ethical dilemmas that are involved.
2,806 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper discusses medical ethical dilemmas that are related to genetic testing. In particular, the paper looks at the development of testing and potential treatment of genetically based disease or disease risk. The paper also discusses the value of genetic testing based on the idea that one must know what causes a disease or a disease risk before it can be prevented.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Ethic of Care vs. Ethic of Justice
Economic Issues of Genetic Testing
Stigmatization
Conclusion
From the Paper
"What the long term effects of selecting out these traits of abnormality may do is an unknown, but it could fundamentally shift the paradigm of what is an acceptable allocation for resources and support. Traditional models of care and resources could be significantly impacted by the idea that we as a world have the resources and information necessary to select these abnormalities out of the gene pool and if that is not done then it is no longer society's responsibility to care for an support those who are mentally and or physically abnormal. Additionally, the fundamental idea of what it means as parent to raise a child with a disability may be shifted, as more and more people seek out the avoidance of such through genetic testing."
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Medical Ethics and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, 2008.
An analysis of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and the problems that related to medical ethics and morality.
1,873 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper discusses ethics and morality with regards to human research. It specifically looks at the need for clear ethical guidelines regarding disclosure and respect towards human research subjects. The paper discusses and analyzes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which used human subjects without disclosing to them either information regarding the study or their status as infected with the disease.
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"Medical institution management and ethics committees should collaborate to apply an ethical policy to every case where experimentation on human beings is an issue. It should also be ensured that all other avenues of research have been exhausted, including research documents and laboratory work involving animals - also according to the applicable set of ethical guidelines. In the democratic and free world we like to believe that we live in today, surely the guidelines for the ethical treatment of all living things should be clearer than ever before. Surely medical practitioners can appreciate the necessity of respect for individuals and their rights."
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The Gray Area of Rape, 2008.
A review of how the conditions of rape are changing in the 21st century.
2,163 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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The paper states that rape is no longer the simple concept it was a generation ago. The traditional scenario of rape, where a man physically forces a woman to have sex, is no longer the only possibility. The paper discusses the gray area of rape, which can involve a victim instigating a sexual relationship, but then deciding not to give consent. The paper notes that it can include scenarios where the victim is voluntarily intoxicated and simply doesn't remember giving consent. The paper discusses whether these people are truly victims and highlights the fact that when alcohol and/or drugs are thrown into the mix, proving that consent was not given is often difficult to prove, and thus makes up the gray area of rape.
Outline:
Introduction
The Hook-Up Culture of Today's Youth
Hooking Up and the Gray Area of Rape
Gray Rape - Not Just for Women
Are Gray Rape Victims Truly Victims?
Alcohol and Gray Rape
Conclusion
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"The hood up culture of today's younger generation comes with risks beyond the obvious of increased chances of sexually transmitted diseases, but of rape. The term coined that describes what happens when hooking up becomes sexual assault is 'gray rape', according to Newsom. This gray area can involve drugs and/or alcohol or sexually explicit behavior that muddies the lines of true consent.
"One incident regarding a Duke University sophomore illustrates the unclear lines of gray rape. The girl had had one drink at a bar and returned to her dorm room with a male. She had told him she didn't want to have sex, but began to make out with the young man. They removed their underwear, and she still said she didn't want to have sex, but they didn't stop, and did have sex. The girl didn't report the incident or even consider it rape, yet some believe it to still be sexual assault. "
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Ethical Issues, 2008.
A review of the article "Ethical Issues in Information Technology," by Richard T. DeGeorge.
1,689 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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The paper discusses the article "Ethical Issues in Information Technology", in which author Richard T. DeGeorge points out the existence of five interrelated ethical issues: those in the usage of technology in business, those in the IT business, those related to the Internet, those in e-business and those issues affecting the social background. The paper notes that each of the five categories presents several ramifications. The paper discusses how the article has a general coverage, an informal writing and throughout its 24 pages presents reduced details. The paper also highlights the existence of ethical problems and concerns in the information technology sector and poses questions as to how these problems could best be resolved.
Outline:
Abstract
Summary of Article
Ethics Analysis
Conclusions
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"Doug Johnson is another significant contributor to the information technology ethics domain, with an extensive array of published works, both online and on paper as well as dedicated speeches in IT conferences. The major similarity between the two writers is their approach of the issues. As such, both authors explain the matters from an informal and simple point of view as to insure a clear understanding of the topics presented. The most significant difference resides in the coverage of the topics. As such, if DeGeorge identified at least five ethical implications of IT and other numerous ramifications, Johnson only considers three of them to be of vital importance: privacy, property and appropriate use."
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School Psychology, 2008.
Discuses the ethics related to school psychology.
2,345 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper explains that the appropriate application of ethics in the practice of school psychology is absolutely imperative because this population is intrinsically vulnerable especially the mentally ill part of the population. The paper then relates that the guidelines of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) are the determining source of the ethics for this practice. This paper discusses ways in which professional ethics govern school psychologists in their duties of counseling and consulting with support members such as teachers, parents and school administrators.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Counseling Ethics
Reporting Suspected Abuse
Accountability
Evidence Based Practice
Conclusion
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"The NASP code also stresses the importance of informing the child of parental notification laws and requirements as well as any legal requirements regarding the nature of the information given by the child, such as the legal responsibility to report any suspicion or evidence of harm or pending harm to the child, no matter the offending party. Reporting laws, as they are termed are variable by state but it is clear that the ethics code of the NASP support the idea that ethical standards of the school psychologists must sometimes go beyond the regional laws to protect the child."
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Employee Gambling, 2008.
This paper looks at employee gambling problems and discusses the potential negative effects of gambling by casino employees.
2,246 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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In this article, the writer notes that casino gambling has grown over the last few decades from a highly specialized, limited activity to a vast, widespread pastime for hundreds of thousands of individuals. The writer maintains that while this expansion has created employment opportunities and generated billions of dollars for tax revenue, there are downfalls to the practice that are inherent due to the type of industry. This paper examines one such possible negative aspect of increased gambling, that of employee gambling problems. The writer analyzes casino employee gambling in terms of frequency, legality, and the problems associated with the practice, including the possibility of addiction. This analysis shows that while casino employee gambling may seem a right to some, the potential negative effects of gambling for casino employees are problematic enough that the practice should not be legal.
From the Paper
"Another reason for a possible increase in gambling among casino employees is that of a predisposition to addiction. According to Dr. Howard Shaffer, director of the medical school of Harvard's division of Addiction, casino employees are at higher risk because these employees often have existing addictive behaviors, such as smoking or drinking. For example, according to Shaffer's study, those with existing alcohol addictions have three times the risk for a gambling addiction as those without prior drinking problems. Those with depression are three and a half times more likely to be pathological gamblers. Shaffer states gamblers tend to have other symptoms of problems, such as depression, anxiety and hyperactivity, which may lead them to seek employment at a gambling establishment. While Shaffer notes it is unclear which of the symptoms, those of gambling, alcoholism, smoking, and depression, serve as the catalyst for other problems, it is clear that they are linked."
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Online Gambling and Ethics, 2008.
This paper considers the moral and ethical issues involved in online gambling.
3,092 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 90.95
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The paper explains the problems associated with online gambling and examines the legislation of various states that have attempted to limit or eliminate Internet gaming. The paper explores the ethical theories of Bentham, Mill and Kant and shows how although online gambling might be justified on the basis of the utilitarianism of Bentham, it is certainly not justified by the utilitarianism of Mill and Kant's categorical imperative. The paper contends that there must be some action to outlaw online gambling in order to benefit society and protect those most vulnerable.
Outline:
Introduction
Legal Situation
Ethical Considerations
Social Responsibility
Conclusion
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"The Internet has expanded the reach of the average person, allowing him or her to access a variety of information and services from the computer instantly. In addition to the more socially acceptable actions such as shopping, accessing databases and libraries, reading the news, and sending e-mail, many users indulge in more questionable activities, such as accessing pornographic material, downloading music of uncertain provenance, and more and more, gambling. The problems with online gambling are first the same as the problems with gambling of any sort, and gambling is often associated with poverty, family dissolution, and other destructive behaviors."
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Hospital Ethics, 2008.
An analysis of several ethical issues relating to house care and how a hospital my handle these issues.
5,787 words (approx. 23.1 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 139.95
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This paper discusses a number of issues that have ethical ramifications that relate to health care. The describes each issue and then presents a list of questions and points for the ethics committee of a hospital to consider when deciding their position on these issues. Finally, the paper presents the arguments in favor and in opposition and explains the hospitals final position on each issue.
Table of Contents:
Part I - Issue 1: Abortion
Issue 2: Germline Experimentation
Issue 3: Randomized Clinical Research
Issue 4: Rationing Health Care
Issue 5: Organ Transplants
Part II - Ethics Committee Composition, Qualifications and Concerns
Guide Questions for Committee Deliberations
Part III - Positions on Issues
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"In favor - the need for organ transplants has long been felt and addressed. The United Network for Organ Sharing said that more than 80,000 people in the US have great need for these transplants in order to save their lives. Approximately 17 of them die while waiting for the transplants and not receiving them. Faulty organ procurement appeared to be the cause, which only badly needed evaluation. This was evidence also by an increase in the number of transplants performed in various years from donations from deceased persons. This number exceeded that of products from live donors."
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Morality and Ethical Sense, 2008.
This paper looks at morality and ethical sense with regards to decision making and making choices in life.
1,071 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that when morality and ethical sense are the pre-requisites for making a decision, most people would like to believe that they would opt for what is in the general interest of the greatest number of people. However, the writer expresses doubt that this is actually what happens. The writer ntoes that people with basic moral sense are also guided by self-interest and self-love and they might choose something that appears to be in their interest. But there is a major mistake they make. The writer maintains that the mistake as most people would think does not lie in making a selfish choice, but it actually lies in not recognizing their own real interest. This paper is written from a personal point of view.
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"When you have to make a decision that you know would benefit you and is in your interest, it becomes extremely easy to make it. The only problem is recognizing what is in our real interest. I discussed the offer with my well-wishers and found that while apparently the offer was appealing, it had never been in my interest. True, I could help in improving sales and could even be financially free for life, but the human cost of my actions would have never allowed me to enjoy my success. If you know that you must sacrifice the lives of 100,000 people in order to enjoy few great dinners and lunches, do you honestly believe you would be able to even utter the word enjoy, let alone actually have fun?"
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Assisted Suicide, 2008.
This paper presents two essays on the topic of legally assisted suicide.
1,826 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper presents two different essays on the topic of legally assisted suicide, with one topic arguing in favor of legalizing euthanasia and the other arguing against its legalization. The first paper examines both sides of the debate, but contends that euthanasia or the various forms of assisted suicide is a rejection of the central values and ethics of civilized human society and should not be legalized. The second paper also argues both sides of the debate, but contends, instead, that assisted suicide is morally and legally permissible.
Outline:
The Argument Against the Legalization of Assisted Suicide
The Argument In Favor Of Assisted Suicide Legalization
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"Another aspect that also should be considered in this argument is that in some case it is the professional view that ending suffering should take priority over the need to extend life. While it is recognized that this may not always apply in all cases and that only the most severe cases should be considered for assisted suicide, what is important is that there is a legal framework that is in place that allows for assisted suicide in these extreme cases. It therefore follows from this point of view that, "When death becomes preferable to life, everyone would benefit if it were legal to show mercy."
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