Negotiation

The Socratic dialogue is a cooperation based system for discovering the answer to a quandry. Relying on a question and answer format, the method normally utilizes a proof by reduction in a cyclical manner in order to slowly narrow down the possibilities until a “truth”, or solution, has been discovered. While seemingly reasonable at a glance, as two individuals are working together to solve a mutual problem, numerous issues have surfaced in relation to the nature of the method. Throughout Book I…

As a consultant, I am given the choice to either maintain the confidentiality of one of my clients or guide my long time friend and client, Gemma, to avoid bankruptcy. Gemma is putting at stake nearly her entire self-constructed company to sign a lease for 25,000 acres of land that is rumored to be promising in regards to oil production. However, I have discovered through another client, Large Independent Oil Company, that the land is mostly producing water not oil. Currently, Gemma is…

When people think of compromise, they normally think of an agreement. In this agreement, the two parties usually have to give up some interest and move toward a middle ground. “The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to try and find a middle ground on many of the issues that were affecting the United States” (Compromise of 1850). “The main principle of the compromise was to address the growing issues of slavery and possibly avoid a Civil War in the United States” (Urofsky). Sometimes, however,…

Having to confront a belligerent beneficiary is an awful position for an executor. Unfortunately for executors, beneficiaries have rights to an estate that executors must respect. (Refer to the article Know your Beneficiaries to review beneficiary rights.) So, an executor must try to handle a belligerent beneficiary as described in the article How to Handle a Belligerent Beneficiary. Conversely, if all efforts fail to appease the belligerent beneficiary, the executor has to take action to move…

The Angola Rodeo, a tradition held annually in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is an event inmates die for. Danger not only subsists in the race itself, but also in the fact that the rodeo doesn’t seem problematic on the surface. The inmates are completely aware of the risks which they are willing to take on for their own fun; they even sign a legal release indicating their free will and waiving culpability of the State of Louisiana. Not only so, it’s a scarce opportunity for them to feel…

Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.” Tony Blair. Have you ever had a difficult decision to make and then eventually decide to do the best thing for you? I feel that we happened all that to us. In the texts Thank You, Ma’am, by Langston Hughes, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost and the commentary Doing The Right Thing by Rick Reilly, All the characters had role models, options and inspired others. All three authors wrote about how the…

This case does not alter my decision because in this case of attorney-client privilege they were willing to make a deal to protect their client rather than present the truth (Siegel, Schmalleger, and Worrall, 2014). Many lawyers do not totally grasp the complexity of the attorney-client privilege, therefore they do not know and comprehend exactly which communications are protected and which are not (Marcum, 2015). With this being said lawyers can put themselves at risk for discipline and/or…

First Time Car Buyers: Six Ways To Feel Like A Seasoned Pro When You Hit The Lot Being ready to buy a new car means knowing about more than just the MPGs and MSRPs: You have to prepare for the actual exchange between yourself and the dealership. Sales tactics and the dynamics of human nature also factor largely into the equation, but figuring that out is tough when you 're a first-timer. Here are six ways to present yourself like a complete pro: 1. Think Relationship Building You don 't walk…

1.) On the first Matrix game I decided that my strategy would be to always choose A: Y loses 2. O gains two. I decided this because it seemed like I would be losing less. However, on the second round I decided that I would try out my luck and choose B, which turned out to be the wrong move. I went from -2$ to -5$. After this I decided that I would stick to my original strategy and continued to choose A for the following 4 rounds. Immediately I noticed that it was the better choice ending up with…

In order to begin to account for social interactions Latour makes clear in the sections “How to Keep the Social Flat” and “First Move: Localizing the Global” that the scale of how to observe these connections is vital. In “How to Keep the Social Flat”, Latour argues that it is time to move away from/stop placing so much emphasize on how “elements which are already in the situation” are affected by time, place, and agency. In which these situations should be avoided because they create…