Resignation

down abolitionist John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry. Because of his reputation as one of the finest officers in the United States Army, Abraham Lincoln offered Lee the command of the Federal forces in April 1861. Lee declined and tendered his resignation from the army when the state of Virginia seceded on April 17, arguing that he could not fight against his own people. Instead, he accepted a general’s commission in the newly formed Confederate Army. His first military engagement of the Civil…

What is faith? According to Merriam-Webster, there are three main definitions of faith: 1) it is an allegiance to duty or a person. 2) It is a belief and trust in and loyalty to God or the traditional doctrines of a religion 3) it is a firm belief in something for which there is no proof. Faith is an idea that is used to fill the gap that people encounter between reasons and conclusions. Like other ideas, and theories, presented in philosophy there are usually multiple opposing sides to one…

George Stephanopoulos, he offered some advice for the millennial revolutionaries. "I think it is entirely appropriate for students in a thoughtful, peaceful way to protest," he said in an interview as seen on ABC News. In my opinion Timothy Wolfe’s resignation on Monday from the presidency of the University of Missouri system will not resolve the racial tensions but he should listen to the protest of students at that time. And I believe that if any problem is not affecting them individually…

ending in attacking on everyone matched the description, especially of someone who carried a bag. Soon enough the police accused two person for being Jack the Ripper, but they have been set free as they had an alibi. The murders have led to the resignation of the chief of the police indicating inability of the authorities of protecting and placating the public’s anger. Whittington’s story presents a…

Firstly, the Sex Discrimination Act introduced in 1984 outlines that it is unlawful to discriminate due to things such as gender, family responsibilities or pregnancy yet these issues continue to run rampant in the workplace over thirty years later. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency the current pay gap stands at 16.0% (as of February 2017) and 69.1% of men are employed full time compared to just 40.7% of women. This illustrates how the nature of this law fails to address distinct…

The corruption that grew within the Nixon Administration blinded the Oval Office of its legal and ethical obligations in upholding the Constitution of America. As a result, due to the overwhelming amount of evidence incriminating President Nixon of his involvement in the Watergate burglary, President Richard Nixon was forced, and became the first and only president in the history of the Unites States of America, to resign his post. Even after his decision to resign, President Nixon delayed…

Democrats who fundamentally disagree with the principles of education reform. He has also been on the receiving end of ire from teachers and their unions: In 2014, members of the National Education Assn. adopted a business item calling for his resignation. While Duncan has had moments of agreement, both inside and outside of the party, he has been in constant tension with the presidents of the nation’s largest teachers’ unions over education…

Background Statement This case study involves an office manager of a nephrology clinic and the Chief Medical Officer. The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rosenberg, established a scheduling policy, stating doctors are not to cancel their appointments unless there is a family emergency, and the cancellation needs to be approved. In this case, the office manager, Sandra, allowed one of the doctors of the practice, Dr. Griffith, to cancel his afternoon appointments so that he could go golfing. Sandra…

President of Indonesia, Bob Coy a former Pastor, and Arthur Dimmesdale the minister of The Scarlet Letter all used their power to produce untruthful things and lead others astray. Mohammad Suharto was the President of Indonesia from 1973 until his resignation in 1998. Suharto pulled his country out of an economic morass but then led them into a pit when…

behavior. For this occur in the workplace was not professional conduct. Ethical rules must be put in place for the management and the employees. A good solid ethical foundation in the workplace is required. This type behavior is grounds for a forced resignation or maybe a termination. American Red Cross has experience some growing pains. Putting a good ethical policy in place was a start. Management make the rule and should be the example. Mistakes are a part of life but ethical issues have no…