more . 3) : keep our sense of order straight 3. Conclusion (Para. 24) By adopting the three suggestions .
III. Topics for Discussion
Discuss the following questions in small groups.
1. What qualities should a good business person have in order to be successful?
2. Discuss an ethical problem in business investment in China. What are the causes and effects of this problem?
3. List and consider the difficulties in making corporations more accountable to the public interest.
IV. Reading and Reciting
A. Read and recite the following selected paragraphs from the text.
Ethics and competitiveness are inseparable. We compete as a society. No society anywhere will compete very long or successfully with people stabbing each other in the back; with people trying to steal from each other; with everything requiring notarized confirmation because you can't trust the other fellow; with every little squabble ending in litigation; and with government writing reams of regulatory legislation, tying business hand and foot to keep it honest. (Para. 2)
There is an incandescent example of a group who understood this fact: who Saw life steadily, saw it whole, and saw it in a hierarchy - the delegates who drafted the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia 200 years ago. What do we remember the oldest of them - Benjamin Franklin - for? Not for his vigorous advice on how to get up early in the morning, drive a business, make a profit, and win success in the marketplace, though he did all these things with gusto. We remember him and the others in Philadelphia – and those who signed the Declaration of Independence - because they did not see winning or self-advancement or even life itself as the only thing, To something greater than themselves - to a new nation \in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that. all men are created equal\- to that concept they pledged all subordinate things - their lives, their fortunes, and sacred honor. (Para. 21)
B. Study and recite the following sayings or quotations.
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No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy. Herbert Spencer Every art and every investigation, and likewise every practical pursuit or undertaking, seems to aim at some good: hence it Has been well said that the Good is -That at which all things aim. Aristotle I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after. Ernest Hemingway V. Vocabulary
A. Complete the sentences with words given below, making sure that each word is used in the right from. profit ludicrous endow consequence conflict safety count vex entertain falsify fortify inculcate 1. To our great surprise, Mary put forward a suggestion after her long-time thought.
2. John is very happy these days for he will soon be married to Diana, whose beauty has made her the envy of many less lavishly . 3. Though he was removed from office a year ago, the company now suffers the of his mismanagement.
4. I don't know what proper action we should take, for they gave accounts of what has happened.
5. The captain of a big liner has the of thousands of lives in his keeping.
6. Proper clothes for much in business. That's why you see most business people dress formally.
7. When she was stopped by the police for speeding, she gave them a certificate which has clearly been .
8. On hearing the news that the enemy troops would come soon, all the families hurriedly the village with barricades of carts, tree trunks and whatever came to hand.
9. Our football coach has worked hard to a team spirit into the players.
10. This settlement will resolve one of the most
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problems in the field of industrial relations.
B. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the baldfaced part of the sentence.
1. We are a moral, high-principled people and therefore we do not approve of their activities.
A. noble B. upright C. conscientious D. ethical
2. Unemployment and inner city decay are undividable issues which must be tackled together.
A. indwelling B. innate C. inseparable D. unchanged
3. The airline requires children traveling alone to have a(n) official letter of consent from one or both parents.
A. attestation B. notarized C. oath D. deposition
4. Polly and Susie were having a(n) argument about who was going to hold the dog's lead.
A. controversy B. claim C. dissatisfaction D. squabble
5. If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the second has cribbed from the first.
A. plagiarized B. developed C. originated D. appropriated
6. A few workers have disregarded the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.
A. deserted B. disproved C. defied D. distributed
7. If the authority is to accomplish its legal duty to house the homeless, it needs government support.
A. achieve B. accuse C. acclaim D. discharge
8. The new President said she would devote herself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless.
A. dedicate B. donate C. entrust D. present
9. The pictures on the show were a(n) vivid reminder of the power of the volcano.
A. visual B. eloquent C. example D. expressive
10. The underlying message of the film is that love surpasses everything else.
A. oxc8eds B. transcends C. excels D. outstrips
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VI. Cloze
Choose an appropriate word from the following list to fill in each of the following blanks. Each word can be used only ONCE. Change the word form where necessary. personal assess devote lower
behind being prosecute define which
refer benefit occupation summon respectable
concern threaten commit perfectly perhaps
address When the public demands \and order\and when newspapers editorials talk about the \have in mind mostly street crime committed by the poor. Even the massive report of the President's Crime Commission, the Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, 1 only two pages to the entire subject of white-collar offenders and lousiness crimes. The deep 2 with street crimes is understandable. Unlike a swindler who merely takes the victim's money, an armed mugger 3 physical injury and even death. Yet the fact remains that a great deal of crime in American society - 4 most crime, and certainly the most costly crime - is committed by 5 middle-class and upper class citizens. The term \crime\was first used by Edwin Sutherland in an 6 to the American Sociological Association in 1939. \crime,\ 7 approximately as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high status in the course of his 8 .\Sutherland documented the existence of this form of crime with a study of the careers of 70 large, reputable corporations, 9 together had committed 980 violations of the criminal law, or an average of 14 convictions apiece. 10 the offenses of false advertising, unfair labor practices, restraint of trade, price-fixing agreements, stock manipulation, copyright infringement, and outright swindles, were 11 respectable middle-class executives. Sociologists now use the term \crime\to 12 not only to crimes committed in the course of business activities for corporate 13 but also to crimes, such as embezzlement,
typically committed by persons of high status for 14 benefits.
As Sutherland pointed out, the Ml extent of white-collar crime is difficult to 15. Many corporate malpractices go
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undetected, and many wealthy people are able to 16 crimes like expense-account fraud for years without 17 found out. More important, white-collar crimes are usually regarded as somehow less serious than the crimes of the 18 class, and they attract less attention from police and prosecutors. Even the victims may be unwilling to 19 because of the offender's \in the community\and would rather out of court. A company that finds its safe has been burgled in the night will immediately 20 the police, but it might not do so if it finds that one of its executives has embezzled some of its funds, To avoid unwelcome publicity, the company officials may simply allow the offender to resign after making an arrangement to repay the missing money.
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