2.) Liberty is defined as a contested moral and political principle that seeks to identify the condition in which human beings are able to govern themselves. Liberty is interpreted by roles of individuals in society; therefore, liberty has different descriptions depending on the society you are considering. Paternalism is the complete opposite of liberty. It is defined as the fatherly way of running a government, where society has no rights or responsibilities given to them. It is a form of policy that practices authoritative and controlling ways within a government. Unfortunately, the use of non-therapeutic drugs, alcohol, guns, prostitution and pornography are very much available in our day and age. Drugs are available amongst children and within middle school. Alcohol and guns are not as accessible to get to because there are laws that make it more difficult for minors to actually get their hands on them. Pornography is becoming less accessible for minors as well throughout the internet. These things are reoccurring every day and hour of the day and making it illegal will not stop it. In fact, illegalizing the availability of these things will increase the crime rate. Minimizing the requirements to use or have access to them would be a more productive solution. For example, under the Constitution of the United States of America, citizens of this country have the right to bear arm, but this does not mean minors should have the opportunity to buy and use a gun. There must be restrictions and supervision to the accessibility of drugs, alcohol, guns etc. The reality of the matter is that individuals will do as they please no matter if these things are legalized or not. The government has a responsibility to ensure safety for society, but there is a way to limit personal behavior by enforcing laws that will make these actions only available for people of age.

6.) There are a few definitions for prejudice but the overall way to define it would be when an individual that makes an unreasonable judgment about another person based on race, religion, and/or group. Racism is defined as the hate towards a group of persons or people due to their race. They would have absolutely no tolerance for that particular race with no justification. Sexism is the intolerance of a certain gender or even the roles that are accessible to them. Homophobism is the hatred and fear of homosexuality and homophobes. Speciesim is the discrimination against one species over the other. In no way shape or form are any of the above mentioned morally acceptable. The thought of discriminating against any other person with no valuable reason is bizarre. The main key words in most of the above mentioned are the intolerance and hatred. The root of hatred is unjustifiable and has no room for morals. Discrimination of any sort goes completely against the idea of morals and being an exceptional addition to society. Equal treatment is an ideal way of hoping people will be towards one another. Unfortunately, what people do not understand or do not want to understand they react with negative feedback. Equality is hard to achieve with ignorance but education is the key for the resistance of this intolerance of others.

5.) Retributive justice is the theory that punishment must match the crime at hand and that it is morally acceptable because it is the proper response to the crime. This theory is a bit extreme. Retributive justice has a fundamentalist and biblical history to it. It leaves no room for exceptions to any crime. For example, if a homeless and starving child steals from a fruit stand, retributive justice says this child must pay for his or her crime with no leniency. There will be no consideration for the child’s age or the fact that he has not had food for x amount of days. Morals have characteristics of kindness and exceptions but retributive justice is standard: An eye for an eye.

6.) The question whether to help people of poverty has always been an interesting question for many. First, there has to be an understanding of what poverty is, but people interpret poverty in different lights. Some say that poverty is the result of lack of family and work value. It also is defined as people who do not want to work and literally live off of welfare. On another spectrum of theory, some people believe that poverty is considered an evil. It is a lifestyle that not in the control of the person’s hands and something they have to deal with. Morally speaking society does have an obligation to the people of poverty. Services such as welfare are a result of that obligation. Tax- paying citizens are helping the poor within the country so that they can have the necessities of life. Good actions are a necessity for societies to live amongst one another. Poverty affects all ages and if a civilian see’s a child starving it should be a given to help feed this child or even elder being. For some people, giving to the poor is a hard task because with poverty comes the stereotype of that these are people that do not deserve help. People make typical statements along the line such as “If I can get a job, so can they!” It is hard to make a distinction between who takes advantage of services like welfare and who does not. Society does not have an obligation to judge but should have an obligation to help people who are struggling.

2.) An ethical tax code would consist of supporting both state and local organizations. It would not cheat people of their money and be fair with the amount deducted from people according to the product.