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What defense will Ragged Mountain probably assert? The central question in this case is whether the state statute establishing that skiers assume the risks inherent in the sport bars Elaine’s suit. What would your decision be on this issue? Why?

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 Tort Law


Elaine Sweeney went to Ragged Mountain Ski Resort in New Hampshire with a friend. Elaine went snow tubing down
a run designed exclusively for snow tubers. There were no Ragged Mountain employees present in the snow-tube area
to instruct Elaine on the proper use of a snow tube. On her fourth run down the trail, Elaine crossed over the center line
between snow-tube lanes, collided with another snow tuber, and was injured. Elaine filed a negligence action against
Ragged Mountain seeking compensation for the injuries that she sustained. Two years earlier, the New Hampshire state
legislature had enacted a statute that prohibited a person who participates in the sport of skiing from suing a ski-area
operator for injuries caused by the risks inherent in skiing. Using the information presented in the chapter, answer the
following questions.

1. What defense will Ragged Mountain probably assert?

2. The central question in this case is whether the state statute establishing that skiers assume the risks inherent in the
sport bars Elaine’s suit. What would your decision be on this issue? Why?

3. Suppose that the court concludes that the statute applies only to skiing and not to snow tubing. Will Elaine’s law–
suit be successful? Explain.

4. Now suppose that the jury concludes that Elaine was partly at fault for the accident. Under what theory might her
damages be reduced in proportion to the degree to which her actions contributed to the accident and her resulting
injuries?

What topic was researched? Which research questions were posed? Is it related to practical teaching? If not, what area of DaF does it probe? How was the study conducted? What prior research was expanded for which proficiency level is this study relevant?

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Attached article

Just a summary of the attached article answering the following questions.

What topic was researched? Which research questions were posed? Is it related to practical teaching? If not, what area of DaF does it probe? How was the study conducted? What prior research was expanded (literature/research review) For which proficiency level is this study relevant? What were the findings? What practical application might this have on someone’s teaching

What properties do these two systems share? What properties are different? Which one would be faster? Which one would result in long- lasting changes?

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week 5 Discussion


-Examine Figure 3.14, illustrating the effects of sympathetic nervous system activation in your e-textbook.
 How would all of these things play into the fight or flight response?

-Chemical messengers are used in both the nervous system and the endocrine system. What properties do these
two systems share? What properties are different? Which one would be faster? Which one would result in long-
lasting changes?

-As you have read and the class discussed/covered Chapter 3. In a reflective summary, what were some highlights
or areas that resonated with you about Chapter 3? Make notation of 3 things/concepts you have discovered from this
chapter.

-Review some of your classmates responses upon submitting your own, and provide a reflection and feedback
based on your review of other classmates post, responding to 2 of your classmates.

Would a person who adheres to the principle of rights consider it ethical for Stilton not to disclose the potential risk of cancellation to investors? Why or why not? Under utilitarianism, are Stilton’s actions ethical? Why or why not? What difference does it make if most of the policies are legitimate?

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Business Ethics

James Stilton is the chief executive officer (CEO) of RightLiving, Inc., a company that buys life insurance policies at
a discount from terminally ill persons and sells the policies to investors. RightLiving pays the terminally ill patients
a percentage of the future death benefit (usually 65 percent) and then sells the policies to investors for 85 percent of
the value of the future benefit. The patients receive the cash to use for medical and other expenses. The investors are
“guaranteed” a positive return on their investment, and RightLiving profits on the difference between the purchase and
sale prices. Stilton is aware that some sick patients might obtain insurance policies through fraud (by not revealing the
illness on the insurance application). Insurance companies that discover this will cancel the policy and refuse to pay.
Continues Debate This . . . Executives in large corporations are ultimately rewarded if their companies do well, particularly as evidenced by rising stock prices. Consequently, should we let those who run corporations decide what
level of negative side effects of their goods or services is “acceptable”?
Stilton believes that most of the policies he has purchased are legitimate, but he knows that some probably are not.
Using the information presented in this chapter, answer the following questions.

1. Would a person who adheres to the principle of rights consider it ethical for Stilton not to disclose the potential risk of cancellation to investors? Why or why not?

2. Using Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative, are the actions of RightLiving, Inc., ethical? Why or why not?

3. Under utilitarianism, are Stilton’s actions ethical? Why or why not? What difference does it make if most of the policies are legitimate?

4. Using the Business Process Pragmatism一 steps discussed in this chapter, discuss the decision process Stilton should
use in deciding whether to disclose the risk of fraudulent policies to potential invest

Why does this statute raise equal protection issues instead of substantive due process concerns? What are the three levels of scrutiny that the courts use in determining whether a law violates the equal protection clause? Which standard of scrutiny, or test, would apply to this situation? Why?

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Business and the Constitution

A state legislature enacted a statute that required any motorcycle operator or passenger on the state’s highways to wear a
protective helmet. Jim Alderman, a licensed motorcycle operator, sued the state to block enforcement of the law. Alderman asserted that the statute violated the equal protection clause because it placed requirements on motorcyclists that were not imposed on other motorists. Using the information presented in the chapter, answer the following questions.

1. Why does this statute raise equal protection issues instead of substantive due process concerns?

2. What are the three levels of scrutiny that the courts use in determining whether a law violates the equal protection
clause?

3. Which standard of scrutiny, or test, would apply to this situation? Why?

4. Applying this standard, is the helmet statute constitutional? Why or why not?

Have you or someone you know ever had an experience with challenging online phenomena like trolling, cyber-hate speech, or disinformation campaigns? Who do you think should be responsible for overseeing the web—individuals, online communities, corporations, governments, or international coalitions?

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The Future of Free Speech,Trolls, Anonymity, and Fake News Online

Choose one of the themes discussed in The Future of Free Speech,Trolls, Anonymity, and Fake News Online and, in a paper of 500 to 750 words (approximately 2 to 3 pages), develop a policy to address the issues raised by your selected theme. Discuss steps that individuals, online communities, scholars, corporations, governments, and/or international coalitions can take to successfully address the issues. Support your analysis with one or more of the ethical frameworks (utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, social justice and social contract theory). Use properly cited evidence from the Study Materials to support your points.

Video: Center for Strategic and International Studies. (2018, September 10)

After reviewing the Study Materials for this module on free speech, trolls, and disinformation campaigns, consider your own experience online. Have you or someone you know ever had an experience with challenging online phenomena like trolling, cyber-hate speech, or disinformation campaigns? Who do you think should be responsible for overseeing the web—individuals, online communities, corporations, governments, or international coalitions?

Can a business manager’s religious beliefs legally factor into the business’s hiring and treatment of same-sex partners? Why or why not? Must business owners in all states provide the same benefits to employees in a same-sex union as they do to heterosexual couples?

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Marriage Equality and the Constitution

The debate over same-sex marriage has been raging across the country for years. The legal issues raised by marriage equality involve privacy rights and equal protection. Although marriage equality may not appear at first glance to be business related, it is an important legal issue for managers. Companies like Barilla Pasta, Chick-fil-A, Exxon Mobil, and
Target Corporation have lost significant business for purportedly supporting anti-gay organizations and legislation.
The Definition of Marriage Before 1996, federal law did not define marriage, and the U.S. government recognized any marriage that was recognized by a state. Then Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which explicitly defined marriage as a union of one man and one woman. DOMA was later challenged, and a number of federal courts found it to be unconstitutional in the context of bankruptcy, public employee benefits, and estate taxes. In 2013, the United States Supreme Court struck down part of DOMA as unconstitutional.aToday, once again, no federal law defines marriage Bans on Same-Sex Marriage Eliminated by the Supreme Court During this period, federal courts became increasingly likely to invalidate state bans on same-sex marriage. In 2013, a federal district court held that Utah’s same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional.b In 2014, federal district courts in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma struck down state same-sex marriage bans.c Moreover, public sentiment on the issue had shifted, and more states recognized the rights of same-sex couples. By 2015,thirty-seven states, as well as the District of Columbia, had legalized same-sex marriage. In 2015, the United States Supreme Court determined that the remaining state-level prohibitions on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional. In a landmark decision, the Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment requires individual states to (1) issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and (2) recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.d The landmark Supreme Court decision requiring all states to recognize same-sex marriage means that businesses must make adjustments. Company policies need to be revised to specify how same-sex partners will be
treated in terms of family and medical leave, health insurance coverage, pensions, and other benefits.

Business Questions
1. Can a business manager’s religious beliefs legally factor into the business’s hiring and treatment of same-sex partners? Why or why not?

2. Must business owners in all states provide the same benefits to employees in a same-sex union as they do to heterosexual couples?

Suppose that the attorney the Metzgars hired agreed to represent them on a contingency-fee basis. What does that mean? How would the Metzgars’ attorney likely have served process (the summons and complaint) on Playskool, Inc.? Should Playskool’s request for summary judgment be granted? Why or why not?

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Court Procedures


Ronald Metzgar placed his fifteen-month-old son, Matthew, awake and healthy, in his playpen. Ronald left the room
for five minutes and on his return found Matthew lifeless. A toy block had lodged in the boy’s throat, causing him to
choke to death. Ronald called 911, but efforts to revive Matthew were to no avail. There was no warning of a choking
hazard on the box containing the block. Matthew’s parents hired an attorney and sued Playskool, Inc., the manufacturer of the block, alleging that the manufacturer had been negligent in failing to warn of the block’s hazard. Playskool
filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the danger of a young child’s choking on a small block was obvious. Using the information presented in the chapter, answer the following questions.

1. Suppose that the attorney the Metzgars hired agreed to represent them on a contingency-fee basis. What does that
mean?

2. How would the Metzgars’ attorney likely have served process (the summons and complaint) on Playskool, Inc.?

3. Should Playskool’s request for summary judgment be granted? Why or why not?

4. Suppose that the judge denied Playskool’s motion and the case proceeded to trial. After hearing all the evidence,
the jury found in favor of the defendant. What options do the plaintiffs have at this point if they are not satisfied
with the verdict?

What do unmarried people need in order to find meaning and satisfaction in their lives? How do they incorporate supportive social networks into their lives?

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Marriage and Family

Essay needs to be about following topic: What do unmarried people need in order to find meaning and satisfaction in their lives. How do they incorporate supportive social networks into their lives.

Also refere the following book, Marriages, Families, and Relationships: Making Choices in a Diverse Society
Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, & Susan Stewart, 2018

How do you motivate them to make loans a priority when it is only 1 of 110 different services they offer? How do we motivate a huge corporation to build a different companies products into their own?

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Motivating B2B Relationship

If you are a loan company that has a partnership with a major insurance company how to you motivate them to make loans a priority when it is only 1 of 110 different services they offer. They offer auto insurance, life insurance, rental dwellings, homeowners and investment services. Even though they make more money when they write a home loan considering it only takes 15-20min and it pays a lot in one lump sum. Their argument is that when they write insurance it pays them for as long as they have insurance. They are also nervous about hurting a relationship they have with someone in their book of business. The insurance companies even know the more services they enroll a client in the stickier they become and the less likely they are to cancel any of the services. How to we motivate a huge corporation to build a different companies products into their own.

Another problem we have is motivating. These people are already rich. They are business owners who have multiple staff members.

Another problem is getting the team members to ask loan questions during insurance opportunities since they cannot get paid it is against the law. It is hard to motivate someone to do something extra if they are not getting paid. How do you keep someone engaged for no pay.