Monthly Archives: February 2015

In the irony department . . .

In the class, “Sports, Ethics, and Religion,” 64 of the 272 students taking the class were suspended for cheating. How difficult is the concept of not cheating in an ethics class?

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The Higher the Level of Education, The Greater the Puffing on Social Media

A Jobvite survey finds that some of those who are searching for a job admit inflating their job skills. And the higher the level of education, the more inflaters you find: Post-graduate 20% College degree 18% High school or less … Continue reading

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“This kind of gamesmanship goes on all the time. It’s certainly accepted as part of the culture that you game the system as much as you possibly can, and if you don’t get caught, it ain’t cheating.”

Professor Stephen Mosher, Ithaca College, an expert in sports ethics, reflecting on the Patriots’ Deflategate and other similar sports examples of shaving the treetops to win.

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“When reading court documents, we have the image of frenetic activity, that we would do only that. But it was only four meetings a year over a three-year period. I have an extremely hectic life and these parties were sessions of leisure, like decompression valves.”

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the IMF, and one-time candidate for president of France, at his trial in Lille, France for aggravated pimping for his alleged role in organizing orgies in that city. He later admitted under oath that he … Continue reading

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“I never considered myself an organizer of the parties.”

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the IMF, testifying at his trial in Lille, France. Mr. Strauss-Kahn is accused of aggravated pimping for his alleged role in organizing sex parties in Lille, France. He added that he enjoyed “festive and playful … Continue reading

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