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Whistleblowing
<view this essay>.... things, even though there are laws that protect protect them. T The paper will discuss how a person who whistleblows can protect himself by using certain safety precautions along with ethical tactis to use before a person decides to whistleblow.
In conclusion, this paper will site organizations that are currently advocating the rights of the whistleblower.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Brewer, G.A. , & Selden, S.C. (1998) Whistle blowers in the federal civil service: New
evidence of the public service ethic. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 8, (3), 413-439.
2. Loeb, M. (1995) . When to rat on the boss. Fortune, 132, (7), 183.
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Is Drug Testing The Answer?
<view this essay>.... do humans seek an alternate reality? An alternate reality being a
place or frame of mind that is somehow separated from actual reality. Actual
reality contains all the true elements of life. These elements include work,
school, having children, and paying bills. Life is full of adversities that
humans must learn to cope with. Coping comes in many forms. It can be a walk
in the park, some quiet time with a loved one, or even reading a good book.
Conversely, coping can come in the form of substance abuse. Substance abuse can
take humans to that alternate reality they seek. Different drugs have different
effects on the mind and body. The reason .....
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Capital Punishment
<view this essay>.... left with thirty dollars to play video games (Guernsey 12.)
The debate over is fairly recent in comparison to history. Most ancient civilizations agreed that certain crimes should be punishable by death. Most of the civilizations that have existed endorsed the retaliation of the death penalty as well as the fact that some crimes were too heinous and dangerous to society to let the criminal go on living (Winters 15.) The death penalty and support for it remained as prevalent in the Middle Ages as any time in history. Most of the crimes punishable by death were religious crimes such as heresy, sacrilege, and atheism. The American colonies punished crimes li .....
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Should Drugs Be Made Legal? (Against)
<view this essay>.... of prisoners have increased by 70
percent which will cost about $30 million dollars. Despite common wisdom,
the U.S isn't experiencing a drug related crime wave. Government surveys
show between 1980 - 1987 burglary rates fell 27 percent, robbery 21
percent and murders 13 percent, but with new drugs on the market these
numbers are up. One contraversial solution is the proposal of legalizing
drugs. Although people feel that legalizing drugs would lessen crime,
drugs should remain illegal in the U.S because there would be an increase
of drug abuse and a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS.
Many believe that legalizing drugs would lessen crime. .....
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Dumb Criminals
<view this essay>.... but it also makes life easier in general because it gets rid of thinking. Those of us who have this ability inborn are naturals, and are truly one of the beautiful people; the rest of us will just have to try and suppress what common sense we have. To accomplish goals we need to have a plan, but because we’re , plans are optional. No matter how big or small the job is, the plan is up to the individual. Just remember not to be thorough, and improvise as much as possible.
When doing the actual crime, make sure that the victims or the police have some way of identifying who robbed them, a link missing from the chain mail so to speak. Some examp .....
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Illegal Immigration
<view this essay>.... for that matter) is not as
vital an issue as many consider it to be.
A key point in this discussion is that many of those who are vehemently
opposed to illegal immigration are also opposed to large amounts of legal
immigration as well. These thinly hidden agendas mean that often the debate on
illegal immigration cannot be separated from the debate on legal immigration.
According to Negative Population Growth (which is a suspect source),
Americans are firmly believe in tough laws against illegal immigrants and that
70% of Americans want no more than 300,000 legal immigrants to enter the U.S.
per year. In fact, N.P.G. says that 20% of Amer .....
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The Misconception Of The Death Penalty
<view this essay>.... Massachusetts, as an attempt to put capital punishment into state law failed. The supporters claimed that if you take a life you should pay with your life or "an eye for an eye". Opposers of the death penalty, however, claim the chance of sentencing the innocent and the inhumanity of the punishment are more valid reasons to not have the death penalty.
Today's system of capital punishment is filled with inequalities and injustices. The commonly offered arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. Defenders of the death penalty have said it is a deterrent, removes killers, is the ultimate punishment, is biblical, satisfies the public's need for .....
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LSD And PCP Use
<view this essay>.... creativity, self-discovery and
opposition to the Vietnam War. Some freaked out during bad trips as LSD caused
panic and advansded mental illnesses. Most are curried with flashbacks that are
recurrences of hallucinations. Some people thought they could fly, and jumped
to their deaths. The popularity of the rug in the 60's started research and
laws making its use illegal. LSD is the chemical term or lysergic acid diethyl
amide. National Institute on Drug Abuse surveys indicate illicit use of LSD has
remained relatively constant. Almost 2 percent of high school seniors are
current users and 8.7 percent have taken LSD at least once. Its not creating
the pr .....
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