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Read “Egoism and Moral Skepticism”s s by James Rachels, located in Chapter 3: Morality and Self Interest. Discuss his views and provide a valid and logical analysis and response.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze James Rachel’s arguments regarding psychological egoism and ethical egoism.
2. Provide at least two (2) examples that support the idea of moral skepticism.
3. Discuss whether or not morality is possible in light of egoism, providing a rationale and examples to support your position.
4. Include at least three (3) credible, academic references. (Do not use such open sources as Wikipedia, About, Ask.)

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain the views of the main philosophers and the primary ethical concepts associated with each of the major ethical theories presented in the course.
• Recognize basic ethical theories, such as Divine Command Theory, Relativism, Utilitarianism, Kantianism, Social Contract Theory, Egoism, and Virtue Ethics.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to examine questions and issues from diverse ethical perspectives and how these different ethical perspectives can be applied to evaluate contemporary ethical dilemmas.
• Demonstrate recognition of the role and function of moral arguments addressing traditional and contemporary moral issues.
• Present complex ethical ideas, theories, and perspectives fairly, objectively, and critically.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in ethics.
• Write clearly and concisely about ethics using proper writing mechanics.

In a 1-2 page paper, summarize your findings and decisions on the following case studies. Be sure to explain your reasoning and the law(s) from which you derived your decisions. Be sure to include a reference list citing any sources that you use in your decision making process. All sources should be cited using the APA format.

Case Study #1

Gladys and Sam married.  When they bought a house, Sam’s father signed the mortgage note with them, and made the monthly house payments. Several years later, Gladys moved out of the house and Sam’s father stopped making the monthly payments. Shirley moved into the house with Sam, but they did not make any payments on the house mortgage. The mortgage company told Gladys to make the payments. Gladys took a business law course many years before and remembers the terms third-party beneficiary, and novation. Can either of these principles help her?

Case Study #2

Stanley and Garcia were both minors. Stanley bought Garcia’s baseball card collection for $1,000. Stanley then sold the collection to American Collectors Company for $1,500, saying he was 22 and it was his collection. Two weeks later, Garcia decided she wanted the collection back. Discuss the rights of all the parties.

For this week’s business law research assignment, you will conduct research pertaining to internet fraud and internet fraud statistics. Using sites of your choice, research information on “Internet Fraud” and “Internet Fraud Statistics”. You may wish to consult sources such as the National Fraud Information Center (http://www.fraud.org) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (http://ic3.gov/media/annualreports.aspx). Use Microsoft Word to create 1-2 page essay that responds to the following:

Why do you think Internet fraud has resulted in many new business laws and regulations? Do you feel that there are differences between face-to-face business law and Internet business law? Why or why not?

Compare the reports you have selected. Pick the most current set of statistics available and compare them to the statistics from five years earlier. How do they compare? Discuss why you feel there is such a difference. How have the Internet scams changed over the years? Do you see a trend in any area of Internet fraud? What would you suggest to assist with these problems? How might business laws, which are already in place, play a role in controlling fraud on the Internet?

Assignment 2: Personality Disorders  Personality disorders are chronic and persistent behavioral and emotional disturbances that are often difficult to treat. Some professionals have argued that these disorders are not mental disorders at all, but personality styles—that these individuals are just odd or unusual. Review your textbook and a minimum of two peer-reviewed references and discuss the diagnostic and measurement challenges and issues related to personality disorders. What classification approach is currently used in the DSM? Explain this approach. Identify and discuss relevant research on the causation, diagnosis, and treatment of personality disorders.

Assignment 2: Personality Disorders

Personality disorders are chronic and persistent behavioral and emotional disturbances that are often difficult to treat. Some professionals have argued that these disorders are not mental disorders at all, but personality styles—that these individuals are just odd or unusual. Review your textbook and a minimum of two peer-reviewed references and discuss the diagnostic and measurement challenges and issues related to personality disorders. What classification approach is currently used in the DSM? Explain this approach. Identify and discuss relevant research on the causation, diagnosis, and treatment of personality disorders.

Each discussion answer must be a minimum of 400 words. Also no

headlines please. Will be checked using turnitin for plagiarism.

Discussions:

Explain the controversy of establishing a court system at the creation of the U.S. Constitution. Your responses must include the major elements of the controversy, the varying viewpoints for the needs for U.S. courts, and the ultimate outcome. Finally, postulate how our criminal justice system would be different today had the Founding Fathers not established the current system in use.

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Carefully examine “How to Read a Research Article” (See attached Spohn & Hemmens, 2012 pp. 42-45). Using the 10 criteria for review found in the text, prepare a critical analysis of one of the four articles which immediately follow the analyses techniques:

• “The Process Is the Punishment: Handling Cases in a Lower Criminal Court” (Feeley, 1971, as cited in Spohn & Hemmens, 2012, pp. 46-55); 46-53
• “The Honest Politician’s Guide to Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century” (Feld, 1994, as cited in Spohn & Hemmens, 2012, pp. 55-67);
• “The Rehnquist Court and Criminal Justice: An Empirical Assessment” (Smith, 2003, as cited in Spohn & Hemmens, 2012, pp. 67-83); or

Your analysis should focus on whether or not you believe that the author provided a persuasive analysis and your reasoning for your conclusion.

1.  Explain how human needs influence motivation.
2. Describe in your own words the approaches for building a high performance team?

Discuss the factors and consequences of obesity in America.

Analyze U.S. culture and provide data on laws, trade issues, economic issues and other relevant background information.