Personal Ethical Issues

Ethical Issues We learn this at a very young age. Remember the phrase “Treat others the way you want to be treated”(Pecson)? That is what we call ethics. Ethics basically means knowing what is right from wrong. We deal with ethical issues in an everyday basis. It is everywhere we go, whether with family, at work, school, in a park, and so on. Ethics is a huge part in our life, making us think about common sense or just deciding overall. Without ethical values, we would end up living in purged life. Doing what we think is right in a specific situation does not make us impeccable. We go through a lot of ethical issues because, as I have stated, knowing what is right from wrong is a vague understanding. We all have different perspectives, thus giving it a definition …show more content…
Being ethical has a lot to do with culture and religion. In some cultures, the head family member which most likely the father, will always have and always will be precise no matter what the circumstances are. In other cultures, some families rank themselves depending on hierarchy. In my case, My background goes through the Asian culture, especially my mother. Most Asian cultures care deeply about their kids’ grade point average in school but does not necessarily follow the actual grading. It is important for them that their children receive outstanding grades in school. Receiving a grade “B” or below will be considered as failing. Those who are devoted to a religious belief also has a big impact in our ethical issues. It does not matter if people do not have the same beliefs as others, because their faith will always be loyal to their deity. Some people even highly believe that being a part of a religion is the same as being ethical, but in reality being ethical has nothing to do with being religious. In contrary atheists do not believe in religion but they can be ethical as much as a person who believes in a deity or