I see myself caught in situations where I only have two options, both of which are morally correct, but in conflict. Sometimes it seems like I cannot separate my ethics and morals. They both deal with questions of right and wrong. I have been through moments in life where I have a good and bad angel on both shoulders telling me to choose between right and wrong. Ethics are different from feelings. Although, feelings provide the information that our ethical choices need. They are five sources of ethical standards that we should use. It is to believe that ethical dilemmas can be highly complex and lead to extremely difficult choices. his ethical dilemma taught me the fairness and justice of approach. My academic dishonesty lead to a serious cause
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I can tell by her face expression that she was unsure if she should help me cheat on my test. I started to feel a little edgy once my friend started to write down the answers that I needed. I sat on my chair like a lump on a log thinking about the life choices that I was making. As I was waiting for her to get done, the smell of lavender hit me. The smell was coming from the plants that our teacher had set in the classroom. She thought the smell of lavender would help us relax during the test. Little did she know the smell did not help at all. Minutes later, my friend gets up to sharpen her pencil and threw the post it on the floor with the answers on it. The teacher had seen her and thought she was the one cheating and getting the answers from me. Now the teacher, Ms. Downey, did not say anything at the moment because she knew how embarrassing it would be to be called out in class. It came to the point where I had to face the ethical dilemma and tell the truth. It wasn’t really about my feelings that got to me at that point. What constitutes moral behavior is up to the individual to decide based on his own sense of right and wrong. It was more about doing the right thing. I felt horrible that my friend got in such trouble because of me.
Ethics is not the same as feelings. Feelings provide important information for our ethical choices. Some people have highly developed habits that make them feel bad when they do something wrong, but many people feel good even though they are doing something wrong. And often our feelings will tell us it is uncomfortable to do the right thing if it is
I can tell by her face expression that she was unsure if she should help me cheat on my test. I started to feel a little edgy once my friend started to write down the answers that I needed. I sat on my chair like a lump on a log thinking about the life choices that I was making. As I was waiting for her to get done, the smell of lavender hit me. The smell was coming from the plants that our teacher had set in the classroom. She thought the smell of lavender would help us relax during the test. Little did she know the smell did not help at all. Minutes later, my friend gets up to sharpen her pencil and threw the post it on the floor with the answers on it. The teacher had seen her and thought she was the one cheating and getting the answers from me. Now the teacher, Ms. Downey, did not say anything at the moment because she knew how embarrassing it would be to be called out in class. It came to the point where I had to face the ethical dilemma and tell the truth. It wasn’t really about my feelings that got to me at that point. What constitutes moral behavior is up to the individual to decide based on his own sense of right and wrong. It was more about doing the right thing. I felt horrible that my friend got in such trouble because of me.
Ethics is not the same as feelings. Feelings provide important information for our ethical choices. Some people have highly developed habits that make them feel bad when they do something wrong, but many people feel good even though they are doing something wrong. And often our feelings will tell us it is uncomfortable to do the right thing if it is