Response to Ethical Writing Research

I found the research for dehumanizing language quite interesting. It seemed as if all logical examples were intentionally omitted from online publication. I must have thought up of five excellent possibilities of where to find dehumanizing language, and every time I search for that topic I came up with no examples. Some of the possibilities were of European tyrants who slaughtered a certain people, basically some sort of ethnic cleansing. Those included Francisco Franco, who alongside Hitler slaughtered the Catalan people for trying to secceed from Spain. In more recent history, Slobodan Milosevic butchered the Bosnians because they were Muslims, and he believed that all should be Christian like the Serbs. I found my sites talking about such tyrants using dehumanizing language, but never managed to locate the original documents. I began to suspect as if this might have been an exercise to find out first hand that such documents are so offensive that their publication is looked down upon.

Ethics in the Workplace

In response to the article, I think that first unethical conduct in the workplace is natural. Human psychology can be blamed for that. Everyone has different standards of ethics, therefore different people will behave differently at work. Talking about the actual ethics of employees is one thing, but more importantly we must discuss the solutions for unethical conduct at work. What struck me the most of all the fact listed in the article were not the percentages of unethical conduct or the number of people involved relatively, but the three reasons listed to why unethical conduct is not reported, especially conduct which could result in a scandal. All reasons had to do with the company as opposed to the employees. Employees interviewed were reluctant to report such actions because of company procedures, whether it is how much action the company will take or the method of reporting. I think it is very important to highlight ethical situations on the company's part. By setting high standards of ethics, there would be no question to the ethical nature of any situation. Coming 5 minutes late to work everyday is unethical to such a company, and the employees will agree if ethics are stressed. If the company does its part, so will the employees.

Web vs. Paper writing

From an architect's perspective, it's all a matter of design. Most paper writing must be designed to fit certain borders, sizes, and length. When considering web writing, the restrictions can possibly be fully eliminated. Technically, you can have unlimited space. There are no restrictions. Linking can easily be compared between the two. I recall an example of a magazine to which I subscribe, Saltwater Sportsman. One can read most of the articles published in the physical magazine on the SWS website. The same article that would have to be restricted to a quarter of a page can be displayed in a full link from the main section. Another issue is the consideration of the audience, and how much time that audience will be spending reading a certain portion. In physical form, an article has to be designed to include a lot of information in a concise form that keeps the reader interested. In web design, things can be seperated with links that direct the user from one page to the next based on interest. Concept of designing the two is very similar, but the possibilities are different. On webspace, paperspace is unlimited, but nothing can compare to having the physical copy in your hands.