Applying Theory: Environmental Issues

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Your goal for this assignment is to apply an ethical theory to a real-world situation. You will examine an environmental issue and apply one of the ethical theories to it to understand how human interactions with the natural environment raise ethical concerns. You will do this by preparing and posting a PowerPoint slideshow consisting of 12 slides with a separate section under each slide for notes.

• Choose one of the following topics or issues, and read about it at the indicated place:
  • Environmental justice and environmental racism (Read Environmental Justice for All)
  • Environmental harm, like the pollution of air and water (Read Chapter 8 in the textbook)
  • Waste reduction (Read Chapter 8 in the textbook)
• Select one philosophical theory (i.e., utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue ethics). Consider the following questions pertaining to the theory you have selected:
  • What does the theory tell us about how things operate in the real world?
  • What is the focus of the theory? That is, what aspects of everyday life (or what questions) does the theory address?
• The focus helps you think about the topical boundaries of the theory. This course is about ethics and social responsibility, so you should concentrate on the ethical and moral aspects of both the theory and topic you are analyzing. It may help to think in terms of different realms or institutions. Does the theory help explain people’s behavior from a political, economic, religious, or ethical perspective? Try to sort through everything that does not represent an ethical question, and address only the ethical issues.
  • How does the theory simplify complex issues to make them more understandable? Another way to think about this is to consider the concepts that make up the theory. Identify the concepts and how they are related to each other.
• Develop one thesis question that applies your philosophical theory to your environmental issue. You will address this question by developing an argument that links the theory to the issue (through your notes and pictures), so make sure you word your question carefully to accomplish this task. Indicate this thesis question on your second slide (the one after the title slide).
• Next, develop an ethical argument that addresses your question. Use the text and/or other academic sources to support your position. Build your argument by writing nine clear sentences. Each sentence should make one important point about the ethical aspects of the environmental issue you are analyzing and should be placed on one slide each.
• Underneath each slide, you will also add presentation notes. This is written information that you would normally say or share with an audience during a presentation, but they do not show up in the presentation. Your notes should also make use of at least two academic sources and elaborate on the image and sentence in each slide.
  • To add notes to your slide, go the section at the bottom of each slide in PowerPoint and click on the option that says “Click to add notes.” Type your notes into that section.
  • Make sure your presentation focuses on ethical arguments and avoids personal opinion, arguments based on politics, economics, religion, or topics other than ethics.
• Next, find a photo or image to illustrate each slide, and post it on the slide above the sentence. Search the Internet for photos or images that are appropriate. Make sure the photos or images you use are not copyright protected; you should only use photos or images that are in the public domain. Also, make sure you cite the sources from which you retrieved your photos or images directly underneath the photo on each slide.

The final PowerPoint slideshow should consist of 12 slides. There should be one slide for the title page, one slide for your thesis question, nine slides for your arguments (i.e., main sentences) and notes, and one slide for your references. You should use at least two academic sources in addition to the textbook as references. So you will use a total of at least three academic sources. All citations and references must be in the APA format as outlined in theAshford Writing Center.

This assignment must be submitted as a PowerPoint presentation. Other formats (e.g., PDF files, Word documents, etc.) are not acceptable. If you are unfamiliar with how to use PowerPoint, see Basic tasks in PowerPoint 2010. You may also use the sample PowerPoint assignment to guide you in preparing your assignment, but you may not use the slides from that sample in your own work. The work you submit must be completely original. Please also make sure that you refer to the grading rubric for this assignment to ensure that your final work meets all of the submission criteria for the final PowerPoint slideshow.

What was said

 

Both federal and state prisons house adult inmates who have been sentenced to imprisonment of at least one year. The prisons have custodial authority over the inmates and may specialize the gender, health and crime convicted of. There are usually educational, health care as well as drug and alcohol treatment plans available to the inmates. An issue facing the prisons that is both current and future is overcrowding. The high number of inmates is caused by the putting of non-violent criminals responsible for petty crimes in the same prisons with the criminals convicted of felonies.

 

Prison administration is rendered less efficient especially with the number of staff in the corrective institutions that is relatively low as compared to the number of inmates. The morale of prison staff is affected to a great extent interfering with the working relationship between themselves and thus a negative effect on the overall prison administration. Gangs become more violent within the prison walls as the prison administration lacks the muscle for proper control the prisoners somehow manage to get access to goods not allowed like phones and it impacts not only on the prison administration but on the overall security as these devices are used to plan escapes out of the prison and in other criminal activities outside.

 

In dealing with the issue of overcrowding, the solution would not be to let offenders convicted of petty crimes go scot free but rather to increase the funding available to both federal and state prisons so as to have enough facilities to accommodate all criminals (Gostin et al,2007). This will help in not increasing the number of staff necessary for the proper running of the institutions but also in the physical expansion to curb overcrowding.

 

What was said about what I was said….. I need 150 word response with if cite was used and reference

 

I found your post interesting. So you think that building more facilities and using the taxpayers dollar to accommodate criminals would be the best option? Wouldn’t that just be a very expensive bandage for a much larger problem? The true issue lies with the retribution and deterrence not being effective. A person commits a crime we put them behind bars. Another person commits larger crime and we put them behind bars longer. This is the issue in my opinion. There is no true deterrence. I understand that incarceration in and of itself is supposed to be the deterrence but at this point it has become a part of the life of a career criminal. All the while gaining free room and bored and owing enormous debts to the courts that will never be paid. The system is due for reform in how we sentence these individuals not how to accommodate them.

As depression struck the new nation in the mid-1780s, new questions arose about the nature of American democracy. Many conservatives believed that the answer lay in a stronger national government. Most radicals believed it was up to the states to relieve the financial burden of the people. These sentiments fostered a movement for a new constitution. Political differences soon stimulated the creation of political parties.

Compare and Contrast the Articles of Confederation with the new Constitution of 1787. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles vis-à-vis the Constitution? Give specific instances that demonstrate the weakness of the Articles (such as the Western problem).

Then analyze the drafting of the Constitution, using specific details to show how the various states (slave vs. free, east vs. west) compromised in order to effectively draft a constitution. Pay particular attention to Roger Sherman’s plan, the Great Compromise, which broke a stalemate that could have been fatal to the development of the new Constitution.

Finally, compare and contrast the debate over ratification between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Make sure you cite specific examples from the Federalist Papers to support the Federalist position and contrast it with leading proponents of the opposition (such as John Hancock). Analyze how the debate over a bill of rights illustrates the differences between the two parties. Evaluate the relative success of the Bill of Rights in achieving an effective balance between national and states’ interests.

 

This paper must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including the References page) and utilize no less than four academic quality sources. Margins should be no more than one inch (right and left) and the essay should be composed in an appropriate font and size. Sources must be documented and cited using APA format.

I need 150 word answering question in bold. Please read both paragraphs to understand what going on below. I do not need a title page but please cite and reference of anything used response to support your answer

 

 

While I found this chapter interesting I also found it challenging as well. There was a section in this chapter that stated that back in 2006, there was around 66% of nonviolent cases that where transferred from a juvenile court to an adult court. That in my eyes is way to high of a number. I get the understanding that judges may not know what to do with habitual offenders because it is the same from my understanding in the adult world. It is like saying well they are never going to learn with the advantages in which they are seeking here, like programs or reform schools, so lets just pass the buck to the adult courts. Yet, while I was reading further a high majority of those cases just get over turned and they are released. We have all been young before and some have the mentality of nobody can touch me until someone does and it is like a snap back into reality. For some who growing up I have seen just don’t care or have no lack of snapping back. Their mentality is I am untouchable. I understand the frustration but why isn’t there something different that the courts can use? I feel that they say we are out of resources and maybe they are. I don’t like the idea of petty crimes regarding a juvenile being reprimanded to a criminal court. Just doesn’t sit well with me.

 

Your post make some excellent points here, and I absolutely agree that “passing the buck” is a great way to describe this.  Juvenile court judges should carefully consider all potential outcomes and I personally think that we should work to close these loopholes.

 

What are the potential damages that can occur when a judge transfers non-violent offenders?

Assignment 2: Constructive Dividends, Redemptions, and Related Party Losses

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

 

Suppose you are a CPA hired to represent a client that is currently under examination by the IRS. The client is the president and 95% shareholder of a building supply sales and warehousing business. He also owns 50% of the stock of a construction company. The client’s son owns the remaining 50% of the stock of the construction company. The client has received a Notice of Proposed Adjustments (NPA) on three (3) significant issues related to the building supply business for the years under examination. The issues identified in the NPA are unreasonable compensation, stock redemptions, and a rental loss. Additional facts regarding the issues are reflected below:

• Unreasonable compensation: The taxpayer receives a salary of $10 million composed of a $5 million base salary plus 5% of gross receipts not to exceed $5 million. The total gross receipts of the building supply business are $300 million. The NPA by the IRS disallows the salary based on 5% of gross receipts as a constructive dividend.
• Stock redemptions: During the audit period, the construction company redeemed 50% of the outstanding stock owned by the client and 50% of the stock owned by the client’s son, leaving each with the same ownership percentage of 50%. The IRS treated the redemption  as a distribution under Section 301 of the IRC.
• Rental loss: The rental loss results from a building leased to the construction company owned by the client and his son.

 

Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research the rules and income tax laws regarding unreasonable compensation, stock redemptions treated as dividends and related party losses. Be sure to use the six (6) step tax research process in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in Appendix A of your textbook as a guide for your written response.

 

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Based on your research and the facts stated in the scenario, prepare a recommendation for the client in which you advise either acceptance of the proposed adjustments or further appeal of the issue based on the potential for prevailing on appeal.
2. Create a tax plan for the future redemption of the client’s stock owned in the construction company that will not be taxed according to Section 301 of the IRC.
3. Propose a strategy for the client to receive similar amounts in compensation in the future and avoid the taxation as a constructive dividend.
4. Use the six (6) step tax research process, located in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in Appendix A of the textbook, to record your research for communications to the client.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze tax issues regarding corporate formations, capital structures, income tax, non-liquidating distributions, or other corporate levies. 
• Prepare client, internal, and administrative documents that appropriately convey the results of tax research and planning.
• Create an approach to tax research that results in credible and current resources.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in organizational tax research and planning.
• Write clearly and concisely about organizational tax research and planning using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.