Highlight the need to understand differences in human mortality and survivorship between historic and modern times

Write and essay of 150-200 words answering the following questions

1. What should Pignatelli Do? What would you do and why?

2. Pignatelli seems to be leaning in the direction of hiring a consultant, who might

use part of the money for bribes. If Pignatelli does not pay the bribes directly,

does this absolve him of responsibility?

3. Bribes are illegal in Italy. Even if bribes are common practice there, does this

justify paying them?

4. Does Pignatelli have a responsibility to Italian citizens to build an environmentally

friendly refinery above and beyond what is required by law? Is it appropriate for

Gulf to spend this extra money and essentially take it away from shareholders?

5. How would you feel if you were a lower-level employee in the company and

learned that Pignatelli intended to pay bribes to get things “debottelnecked?”

what would your ethical obligations be? Should you ignore the situation or

confront Pignatelli? Should you inform your direct boss or go to the media?

Human survival in North America has changed significantly in the past 100 years.  Improved nutrition, preventative medicine, life-style changes, and new technologies are a few of the reasons for this life span increase.  Increased survival rates influence population size—there are more of us (increased survival of very young) and we are living longer (increased survival of elderly).  Life expectancy in North America today is approximately 75 years, with women living, on average, a few more years than men.  The decline of infant and youth mortality in the last 100 years is particularly significant in the growth of human population.