The Omnivore's Dilemma

Michael Pollan is a writer and an expert foodie. The Omnivore's Dilemma is the lack of knowledge that humans in our society have towards things such as know whether a plant is poisonous or not. This is due to the transformations of our diets from foraging and hunting our food to going to a supermarket like Foods Co and buying processed foods. Pollan compares humans to rats and how they can eat almost anything because we both have the choice to choose what we want to eat. Pollan’s experiences…

researchers do, she found herself in a number of situations that posed an ethical dilemma that were difficult to overcome. Since she was working with high school students, half of whom were not “officially” adults, she had to get a consent form signed from their parents, before she could interview them. However, on the decided interview day, one of the teenagers forgets to bring the signed form. This is the first ethical dilemma that Maya faces. On one hand, she could have ignored this…

data collected from different sources to define along with understand the complexity of human cooperation. Pointing out the problems in human cooperation; individuals deciding to work alone rather than in a group. Determining what factors causes dilemmas in human cooperation or in some instances leading to competition. Comparing and/or contrasting already existing research and arguments from a psychological perspective pertaining to this form of human communication. Considering different…

Ethical Dilemma Situation Ethical dilemmas involving law enforcement officers happen every day. We can create a situation all on our own or we can be brought into a situation just because we are there. The facts remain the same, no matter how we ended up in an ethical dilemma situation, what are we going to do about it and is there a right way to handle the situation. Situation After all of the hard work and effort I have put forth to graduate with a criminal justice degree, I am placed…

What ethical dilemmas does that duty to confidentiality present to the family counselor? Do you agree with the standard that requires counselors to keep confidential the disclosure of any family member if it was communicated in an individual session? I think counselors…

array of reactions because of its association with killing, violence and/or death in everyone who is familiar with the practice; and although martyrdom is not limited to any person, religion, or society and often, we find ourselves faced with a moral dilemma. But at what cost, are we willing to sacrifice in order to be happy and/or to find what we consider true happiness? Many like to say true happiness is dependent upon various circumstances and/or situations, yet we sometimes base and compare…

says that an action is only good if it is commanded by God. But, because of this one-sided argument posed by divine command theorists, this might not always be the case. On a grand scale, Divine Command Theory is very flawed, as per the Euthyphro Dilemma. One reason that divine command theorists are flawed might be because that it is not really plausible that every good virtue on Earth is good because God commanded it. This is because if every virtue was good because it was commanded by God,…

Center of the Army is responsible for the payment of all personnel of the Brazilian Army. It uses a system where the officers receive more due their responsibilities and the other ranks follow receiving less and so on. Nonetheless, the ethical dilemma is in the mandatory assignments, in the financial assistance when the family has children under six years old, and the financial assistance to get military uniforms. When assigned to a new post, Soldiers receive a financial compensation to pay…

facility with at-risk teenagers. I may have some missteps, as I am only human, but overall I would keep this in mind while working with any population. Working with children in a treatment setting has its perks and its downfalls, but one big moral dilemma you deal with is getting too close to the children. If you try and become their parent, it will reflect poorly on both you and the child. You may transfer some of…

How does the British show golden balls provide an example of the prisoners’ dilemma game? What are the struggles you see in the participants? The British show, Golden Balls, clearly reflects the concept of the prisoner’s dilemma. This can be shown through the interactions between the two contestants on the show. Each contestant works independently and makes the decision to split or steal the final…