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How Much is Two Plus Two?

…so I was reading my Ethics Textbook for some clue onto how I should write my Ethics Essay, and I came across this interesting short story on the second chapter:

“A large company was hiring a new CEO. The four leading candidates worked inside the company so the board decided to ask each candidate a very basic question.

The comptroller was brought in.

“How much is 2 plus 2?”

“This must be a trick question, but the answer is 4. It will always be 4.”

They brought in the head of research and development, an engineer by training.

“How much is 2 plus 2?”

“That depends on whether it is a positive 2 or a negative 2. It could be 4, zero or minus 4.”

The brought in the Head of Marketing.

“The way I figure, it, 2 plus 2 is 22.”

Finally, they brought in the legal counsel.

“How much is 2 plus 2?” they asked.

He looked furtively at each board member.

“How much do you want it to be?”

Anyway, I hate the module on Ethics – not because I’m unethical, but every way I think that I can write the article. I feel it’s not right.

I want to redesign this blog, but I’m just lazy. Too many things on my hands. Haven’t even got time to write a good article or two up here.


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