Transparency

choose to name them after distinguished individuals from his homeland (in the Letter to Luis se Santangel Regarding the First Voyage)(Columbus, p. 25). In fact, I came under the impression that Columbus’s letters were not written in the spirit of transparency. By the time Columbus (1505/2013) wrote the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage, he had been tried for his actions in the foreign lands. Furthermore, the letter was written in hopes that it would help clear his…

Health systems across the globe are vulnerable to abuse because they are complex in character and because they face many uncertainties. There are countless examples of actions that reveal a lack of transparency and integrity, and that may ultimately be defined as health sector corruption. Such abuses take place in all the branches of the health sector, varying from health ministries, regulatory agencies, HCP, and pharmaceutical companies.REF -…

UK and one of the biggest in the world. The National Lottery Commission regulates the draw and keeps it fair to the people. Any unjust practices and cheats that aim the jackpot are ruled out by the commission. The lottery maintains a level of transparency and you can easily find out where your money exactly goes. Of every pound you put in, 50% goes to the prize fund (which constitutes the jackpot), 28% goes to 'good causes' designated by the UK Parliament, 12% to the British government and 5%…

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected the lives of humans and wildlife in the region. Clearly BP, Transocean, Halliburton and the government fell short of their corporate responsibilities. First and foremost BP's reputation in the last 10 years has been severely marred and tainted. It is has been reported that Halliburton was aware that the cement mixture that was going to be used to seal the well did not pass inspection (NewsBasics, 2012). The test on March 8 proved that the cement…

The Department of Justice is handing over documents to Congress related to the Obama-era "Fast and Furious" scandal, according to The Hill. The Obama administration refused to hand over the document for years, but now congressional lawmakers have the tools required to bring charges forward. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Wednesday that the department reached an agreement with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after a six year battle in court over the documents.…

Hunt, K. (2014). Safeguard in Vulnerable Adults. Practice Nurse, 44(12), 28-33. Vulnerable Adults are in every kind of setting. In a person’s home, in hospital, nursing home, and even in public places. In these settings family members come and go. They also have those individuals who do not have any family or friends, but the main problem with vulnerable adults is that they depend on others to help with their daily needs. Perpetrators can easily pick that vulnerable adult and cause physical,…

his personal life and says that if everyone followed his lead, the world be a better place. David Kirkpatrick in his book ‘’The Facebook Effect’’ he explains that Facebook founders believe that ‘’more visibility makes us better people. More transparency should make a more tolerant society, so their will be less chance to cheat other people.’’ Stanford University professor Andreas Weigend says that ‘’the notion of privacy began with…

According to Broad, ag-gag laws refer to the “Laws aimed at prohibiting unauthorized individuals from taking photographs and videos of animals agricultural operations.” From the perspectives of big agriculture, they think undercover videos are harmful to their farm owner’s privacy given that their family members work and operate in the farms day in and day out. Big agriculture also thinks undercover videos damages their farm business. They state advocacy campaign’s videos were selectively edited…

for most Correction Commissioners. In fact, the scandal led to the indictment of Florida's Correction Commissioner Christopher Epps and business person Cecil McCrory. Taxpayers Should Speak Up As a tax paying citizen, I'm appalled by the lack of transparency within our correction facilities. Under no circumstances should Correction Commissioners be allowed to appoint their "friends" to contracts that have the potential to pay millions of dollars each year. In fact, this system is a breach of…

The focus is the forming of a new public safety leadership team for the University of Cincinnati’s Public Safety Department which was brought on by the killing of Samuel DuBose in 2015. Samuel DuBose was an unarmed black male that was shot and killed by University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing during a traffic stop (Blow, 2015). Questions have been raised regarding the increase in traffic stops, with a focus on the number of traffic citations issued to black people over white people.…