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If you found something at a yard sale that was far more valuable
than the posted price, would you let the seller know?
In a yard sale, usually people sell off things which are relatively old or
something they do not need right now, hence if a valuable item makes it way
there it would either be because it has been misplaced or was there because
the owner was unaware of the true value of the item (in case of rare antique,
jewels or collectable). So I believe majority of people would try to get the
item as long as they realize the item has high value, without letting the seller
know about they would consider it to be the sellers responsibility to check
the items before giving the sale (Hamm, 2014).
In an individual level I believe it is wrong to take a valuable item from
the yard sale if one knows about the true value of it. This is because the
owner can make a mistake of misplacing it and there is no harm in asking the
owner again to recheck weather he/she really wants to sell it off.
Moreover there is some ethical dilemma based on cultural or social
norms, in some cultures it is not fine to take unattended cash money left
over on the street and use it as own unless someone else claims and proves
it to be theirs. In some other culture people take that money and give it
away to poor people who needs it most.
napkin feels sneaky one should ask the official in charge before taking it
(Seglin,2010)
When it comes to grades majority will accept the grade no matter how
they achieved it, as grades are tough to get and getting a praise is
something few would say no to. There are certain things which has to be
considered, was it a group project or weather the student managed to copy
the project from their classmate. In case of a group project it is often the
case that not everyone can contribute equally for a project as not everyone
can give equal effort or has equal knowledge. The very idea of group project
is to learn how to work together, learn together and get the task done. On
the contrary if the student somehow managed to get their classmate do the
work for them on individual project I believe the professor should be able to
find some similarity between bot the project and hence try to inquire further
before finally assigning the grade.
On an individual level I believe on a group project, which reflects
collective effort everyone should be happy to get the praise and the grade
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they deserve. However for individual project it seems unfair to get a grade
one doesnt deserve because then the student lost the scope to learn
anything, instead just got a grade which doesnt reflect his/her true ability,
hence in that context one should be honest and not accept the grade. Some
similar actions tend to be borderline academic dishonesty which is
something students should be prepared to face in the aftermath of dishonest
approach to achieve grades (Pavela, 2012).
There are strong ethical dilemma associated with it, if I had strong
ethical standard and understood that my over inflated grade doesnt reflect
my ability which will lead to over expectation from the professor in future, I
would have confessed about my level of effort in the project and accept the
grade the professor would give. There are factors like if the grade on the
project was critical in decisions like Passing or failing a course, I would have
asked help from the classmate to achieve a higher grade. Moreover other
factors that influence the decisions include Academic Integrity of the
educational institution, which is something every student has to follow (AIDT,
2012) .
Sometimes repeated offensive jokes are as such that it can reflect upon
someone as a harassment, which majority would not take it lightly and there
are severe and harsh measures that can be taken for it.
In an individual level I would definitely not tolerate an offensive joke
cracked at me or anyone else, because I dont think anyone has the right to
hurt someone else without a very strong and valid prior reason that can
justify such actions.
No there is factors that can influence ethical dilemma as offensive jokes are
indirect method of trying to demean or hurt someone. Although since it a
joke, a smart reply can indicate that one didnt like to hear it. There is no
reason to take a joke on a very violent reaction as there are times one might
crack a joke out of ignorance without actually knowing how it would affect
others.
another. Sneaking up emails is not something one needs to do, in fact its
much better to ask about certain issues directly.
I personally feel it is very unethical to sneak up on any ones email
unless one gives direct permission to view something, because there are
always individual personal things which one would not be comfortable to
share to anyone, hence everyone should be provided to protect their own
privacy which is why personalized devices or services have password
protection. (CNN WIRE, 2015)
There is no significant factors that should raise any ethical dilemma as I feel
the act of sneaking into anyones very personal things is unethical and
should be clearly avoided.
Reference:
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1. Hamm T,(2014). Yard Sale Ethics Is the Sticker Price the End of the
Story? Retrieved from : http://www.thesimpledollar.com/yard-saleethics-is-the-sticker-price-the-end-of-the-story/ on September 17 2015
2. Marshall B. (2013) , TD Vows to Put Humanity Back in Banking, Offers
Free Pens, Retrieved from:http://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/td-vowsto-put-humanity-back-in-banking-offers-free-pens/43767 on September
17 2015
3. LEUNG S.,(2002) Napkins Get Smaller and Scarcer As Fast-Food Places
Trim
Costs,
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1020384634341563520 on September
17 2015
4. Seglin J. L.(2010). 10 ethical questions, answered, Retrieved from :
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/wayoflife/03/10/rs.10.ethical.question
s/ on September 17 2015
5. Pavela . G, International Center for Academic Integrity, Applying the
Power of Association on Campus: A Model Code of Academic Integrity,
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http://www.academicintegrity.org/icai/assets/model_code.pdf on
September 17 2015
6. AIDT.(2012) Ethics If you are unsure, ask before you ACT! Retrieved
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%20Instructor%20Files/Work%20Ethics%20Instructor%20Files/Ethics
%20Section%20Complete.pdf on September 17 2015