taking responsibility for the choices you make. As stated by President Barrack Obama "we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents and the best schools in the world - and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities." Everyone is responsible for themselves and their actions, although some like to place the blame of some of their actions and life choices on others, in the end you and you alone are responsible for the choices and actions you take.
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ethical theories. As such, “normative ethical theories are methodologies or systems to good thought and choice making. They are used as guidance by explaining both the past and the future” (Wku.edu, 2003, para. 1). From a future perspective, they show us the line path to follow when making choices. On the other, from a past viewpoint, they give criteria to the assessment of decisions or choices officially made. Additionally, every normative theory usually incorporates a particular philosophical support
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We can be held accountable for some of our actions because we have brains that process right and wrong, choice and no choice, etc. A person whose brain does not function properly, someone with a mental illness or some sort of brain damage, would not be able to process events in the same way, and therefore would not be able to decide to do or not to do with true
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Merridew. You call an assembly, Ralph, we got to decide what to do,'" (chapter 11). Piggy is very angry that Jack has done wrong by stealing his glasses. He wants things to be done correctly, he is very opposed to Jack’s way of doing things. Piggy strongly believes in the power of Ralph's position as chief. He believes in the order of calling an assembly to fix what has been done wrong. Piggy also strongly believes in doing things in the right way. Piggy states his
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Individual assignment 1. 5 primary barriers and obstacles that cause us to breach our moral & ethical values 2. How do they cause you to breach your moral and ethical values - Things that cause us to do the wrong things (temptations) ex: how does self interest cause us to do the wrong things 3. What needs be done to over come those obstacles 4. Do this for each of the primary barriers Week 3 presentation: 10 points 1. Provide background on issue- extent of it taught in schools MARCELA
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instances where sacrifices have to be made to save the lives of others. Introduction The appropriate action for this scenario is the ethical theory of utilitarianism. The main point of utilitarianism is to maximize serviceableness. When one makes a choice regarding a certain course of action, and one needs to exhaust the decision that will give the largest good for the largest amount of individuals. To do this, one can’t only think about themselves, one must think of all individuals that are involved
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accountant who made an entry he knew was wrong and the result spread to the entire company of innocent bystanders. David Meyers’ false entry destroyed a company, but he was guilty only of being a victim of his circumstances. He was an example of the common belief that people are not born bad, but are influenced by their environment to become bad. Meyers was a victim of his surroundings and never would have committed fraud without external manipulation; the choices he made by his
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idea where those destinations may be. Not sure which path to choose, and afraid of making the wrong choice, he compares the two roads, much like we do when contemplating a choice, analyzing the pros and cons. Many times, we tend to choose the easy way out. The path that is traveled more often has a predictable outcome that keeps us inside our comfort zone, even though it may not be the most beneficial choice. In his comparison of the two roads, Robert Frost shows us the importance of making a decision
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techniques making sure it is aligned with ethical principles. When making ethical decisions and choices there is an obligation to become aware and discard unethical option and choose what’s best and what’s ethical. It’s not hard to practice good behavior. Ethics, a moral philosophy that involve a system of organizing, securing and recommending ideas of right and wrong behavior. In my line of work ethical choices and decisions has to be made every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. Making
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stable. As you walk into the patient’s room, he immediately asks you about his wife and daughter. 1. What do you say? a) From a Deontological standpoint, what do you say? Why? A Deontological theory states that at least some actions are right and wrong, therefore we have an obligation to perform them or refrain from performing them, without consideration of the consequences. This theory follows the belief that our actions should be universal which means that everyone would act the same way with the
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