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Is the Burqini Unethical, or is Banning It?
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Padmini Mangunta
The burqini, a full body swimsuit, may have been created to allow Muslim women the freedom to partake in the joy of cavorting in the water alongside everyone else, but in France it’s causing another flare-up in controversy over Muslim garb. A convert to Islam, identified as Carole, launched a complaint of religious discrimination after…
Health Care Reform: An Ethical Issue?
By
hfields
I’ve been hesitant to wade into any discussion of health care reform because, frankly, it feels too big for me. For a lot of Americans, I suspect. And besides, what exactly are the ethical angles to examine? Too many to enumerate, I think. My mind kind of boggles just thinking about them all. But there…
What-If Wednesday: Catching a Coworker in a Lie
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Padmini Mangunta
The workplace is fraught with ethical dilemmas, isn’t it? I have a question for you: what would you do if you saw a coworker’s resume – and saw that it was full of lies? I was recently asked…. What if: This resume was on a public server and you accidentally opened it? After realizing what…
Dirty Laundry: An Open Letter to the Laundry Room Goniff
By
hfields
An Open Letter to the Laundry Room Goniff: WTF, lady (or gent)? Not only did you at one point apparently, inexplicably, open my dryer and let some of my socks and towels fall outside it in a heap, you then later came back and took all MY stuff out in order to dry YOURS using the…
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