Essays on Responsibility

A child is, as defined by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, “every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.” The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child mandates for “the establishment of a minimum age below which...

The mother naturally assumes parental responsibility for her child from birth. A father typically has parental responsibility whether he or she is either married to the mother of the child or named on the birth certificate. They will have parental responsibility if they separate later. This relates to the case of Andrew as his father...

Whose responsibility is it to ensure we have our rights and are treated equally? This is a widely asked question and one that is becoming more and more relevant in today’s day and age. There is currently a high level of injustice relating to African American lives, as a spotlight has been shined on the...

Personal Health When one is facing death like Tom Shadyac did you can do anything. Tom Shadyac after a bicycle accident suffered post-concussion syndrome. I think through maintaining personal health is what made Tom overcome the syndrome. First of all, post-concussion syndrome is a complex disorder in which various symptoms such as headaches and dizziness...

Purpose MonGamerz wants to develop a new game for children within age eight to fourteen years. In this business report, privacy, ethical, and social responsibility issues that can arise while developing this game are illustrated. A practical recommendation to tackle these issues is given at the end of the report. Findings Privacy problems Company wants...

This case study will focus on the making ethical and legal decision concerning Doreen’s recent medical condition after she suffered traumatic and life-threatening conditions. The values of Doreen, Bea, and Vera Bennet her prison governor and justice of peace, will be discussed. This essay also explains to how medical emergency team (MET) respect Doreen wishes...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is an agency of the United Nations Organization whose mandate is to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a country.1 According to the UNHCR, a refugee is “someone who is unable or unwilling...

Digitalisation has now impressed virtually all areas of our lives, such as public administration, service sector, manufacturing industry, etc. Smart homes, mobile working, e-health and developments like driverless cars are further examples of advancing digitalisation, which presents many opportunities, as well as a number of threats. Cyber security is a major factor in the success...

The theme of responsibility is central to the play “An Inspector Calls” and through the actions of the characters, Priestley demonstrates to the audience that everyone has a collective responsibility to each other in society. He engages the idea by contrasting the older generation to the younger one, and explicitly draws out the difference between...

Abstract This paper reviews the work of two studies on the responsibility and blame of victims. Cohn, Dupuis, & Brown (2009) prepared two studies to investigate responsibility based on resistance and reputation. While Untied, Orchowski, Mastroleo, & Gidycz (2012) created a study to measure responsibility responses towards victims and perpetrators. The intent is to recognize...