Advice

Mrs. Rogers' class was a great experience. Angie is very nice, flexible, and wants everyone to learn the material so they can be successful. In order to do well in this class, you simply need to go to class regularly and do all of the assignments and blogs. It is important to know what is due, so you should bookmark and check the teaching site with the to-do list often. This is a very enjoyable class if you keep up with it.

Ethics Research

After reading the document that referred to Holocaust victims as "merchandise" and other terms to cover up the truth, we had to find our own example of an ethical lapse where language such as this was used. We found documents from a prostitution ring about Eliot Spitzer, the former Governor of New York. They referred to him as "Client 9" and there were other cases of language being used to cover up an ethical lapse. The website is currently down so I cannot write in detail about it, but I am interested to look more into these documents for more examples of this type of language.

Ethical Lapses

I am not surprised to know that ethical lapses are a major cause of distractions at work. There are always new cases of a company acting unethically, and it is unfair to the other workers who are just trying to do their jobs. My accounting class talks about ethics often, and my teacher said that ethics is doing the right thing when no one is watching. I agree with this definition and if everyone acted ethically the world would be a better place, however this will never happen.

I hope that when I get a job I will not be in a distracting environment where there are ethical lapses. The worker is always placed in the sticky situation of whether or not to be a whistleblower and bring unethical behavior to the attention of others. The numbers suggest that at some point I will encounter this, and I am not looking forward to making that tough decision.

Writing on the Web vs. Writing on Paper

There are a few minor differences between writing on the Web and writing on paper. First of all, there are specific and strict rules for writing a paper document. When writing on the Web, it is up to you how you want to format your writing (alignment, size, color, font). You have a lot more freedom on the Web than you do on paper. However, you do have to take into consideration the readability and attractiveness of your writing. When visiting a website, the reader wants to get the information quickly and easily, as well as have it presented nicely. You do not have to worry about this as much when writing on paper because there are standards (MLA, APA) that almost everyone knows and follows.