report from the company’s external auditor, Coopers and Lybrand had been “unqualified” until the company became bankrupted. The clean audit report on the company's financial position had been presented to the BOD and was approved during the annual general meeting. Although the probe into the RM 2.9billion losses started in 1996, no one had been implicated until 2004 when Eric Chia was arrested. Second, Perwaja’s corporate governance was lack of segregation of authorization and also misconduct of…
In his book, Utilitarianism, specifically in chapter 3, philosopher John Stuart Mill discusses the sanctions and the motives that human beings have that lead them to act in a moral manner. In this paper, I will be exploring in what ways J.S. Mill supports his claims. I will also be delving into analyzing what exactly the motives are, according to Mill. Then I will decide whether or not those motives provide compelling grounds for people to consistently act in a moral manner, no matter the…
The answer lies in false advertising and the limitation of facts available to the general public about trucking as a career. Going into the industry, many people think they will be able to make large sums of money and be able to advance in the workplace. Most don’t know that trucking is essentially a scam until they are already roped in…
The theories of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant are well known for their viewpoints of moral law. In this paper I will discuss the great differences between the two theories of both philosophers as well as review some of the main objections and rebuttals to their arguments. Further, I aim to prove that although the Utilitarian theory is often recognized as the ‘Happiness Theory’, it in fact allows for the sacrifice of some peoples’ happiness for the sake of maximizing the aggregate happiness…
During the American History years of 1865 through the 1900’s, there were many developments contributing to the growth of cities. Many of these came from advancements in technology. Another important part is the urban politics that greatly influenced much of the growth of the cities. One of the great and gateway technologies founded during this time was steel. Steel contributed a lot to the look of cities. Steel allowed cities to not only expand left and right, but up and down as well.…
states. ( Transcontinental Railroads. ~ During Civil War, Congress gave land grants/ loans to build first transcontinental railroad (finished in May 10,1869) to link Atlantic & Pacific states ; divided work for 2 companies : 1.) Union Pacific (General Grenville Dodge) used war veterans & Irish immigrants to build westward across Great Plains, from Omaha, Nebraska. 2.) Central Pacific (Charles Crocker) used Chinese to blast tunnels thru Sierras mountains eastward from Sacramento, CA. ~…
South was poor. In books such as Rick Bragg’s Ava’s Man and Hard Times Cotton Mill Girls by Victoria Byerly the lives of the working class poor in the New South were described in detailed oral histories. The working poor of the New South era is a broad category which includes a wide variety of groups that all share similar obstacles because of their poverty. A few of these groups lived in mill villages. Work in the mills could be dangerous. Aliene Walser knew of a girl that had her hair and…
The Industrial Revolution did have it 's upside, such as technological advancement and more wealth for the Englishmen. It was important for the development of Europe and America. Our present day society might have not been the same. But, when it comes to how the Industrial Revolution causing impacts to the people, the negative impacts outweigh the positive impacts. I firmly believe that the Industrial Revolution has brought more negative impacts to people because the working conditions were…
The industrial revolution changed the way that people lived in their everyday lives. With mass production, thanks to the assembly line, people were able to make and consume products at a much faster rate than ever before in history. However, there was a downside to this shift in living. This downside manifested itself in the form of waste. This waste could come in many shapes, colors, smells, and toxicity, but regardless it soon became a problem that has persisted to this very day. People who…
Pseudonymity is best described as the practice of using forged documents to create new works of writing bearing a deceased writers name, instead of the current writer claiming the credit for the work. Many of Paul’s writings and letters have been said to have not actually been written by Paul himself. Many scholars believe that some letters were creations of Psuedonymity(Harris,2014). The Psuedonymity practice was quite popular among apostolic writers and was widespread among Hellenistic Judaism…