Morality Essay

Sarah Harris Final Paper Abortion is a passionately debated topic in philosophical, political, and religious circles. Values in relation to life are the fundamental debated considerations in regard to abortion. Such values include beliefs about when life begins, assessing the quality of life for children who are unwanted, and concerns about the mother’s life and health. The differing views comparing the respect of autonomy for either the woman or fetus and the ethical principle of…

Humanity has a long history of experimentation on animals, especially in the medical and cosmetic professions. Many people argue that humanity would not be where it is today if it were not for its reliance on animal experimentation. It is nigh unto impossible to deny that animal testing has ever been useful, although the argument could certainly be made that such a method was not always necessary. However, with advancements in medical and scientific technology, animal testing is no longer a…

However, granted that teens constitute the part more dramatically affected in early pregnancy, the major mission is defined by promoting a better and timely instruction and sex education involving American teens, obtaining more committed teens into the prevention of early pregnancy. For example, in her "Diary of a Teen Mom", Arielle Haney, teen mother of John, 2 years old, affirms, "Teens need to know that it can happen to anyone. They need to hear true accounts of teen pregnancy." In fact, she…

As time progresses, humanity has inadvertently risen to a level of hypocrisy ultimately leading to the censure of its customs. The concept of morals, in which society prides itself upon, becomes skewed as personal afflictions and sentiments begin to cloud one’s judgment predicting the dissolution of one’s innate reticence. Mark Twain examines this societal failing in his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Employing satire to scrutinize the ethics of man, Twain, in describing the…

Chris McCandless died alone in the Alaskan wild while living completely off of the land. “Some readers admired the boy immensely for his courage and noble ideals:” while “: others fulminated that he was a reckless idiot, a wacko, a narcissist who perished out of arrogance and stupidity-and was undeserving of the considerable media attention he received” (Krakauer xi). These quotes represent the feelings of many who read Into The Wild, but most people ignore the important aspects of Chris…

The moral consequences of sin always bestows itself upon the wrongdoer, whether he or she is a strong and independent individual or even a figure of God. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale must live in shame for the rest of their lives because of the adultery they committed with each other. Later in the story however, Hester progressively becomes accepting of her sin and it strengthens her sense of individuality while Dimmesdale hides it…

At a point in everyone's life, you must break a rule to do what is morally just. In the play, Antigone by tragedian Sophocles, the main character, Antigone, rebels against the king to do what is right. Though Antigone’s actions were good-hearted, she caused a terrible unforeseen tragedy. Antigone buried her brother, though it was explicitly prohibited by king Creon, knowing it would mean her death. She did this to give her brother the burial he deserved and to fulfill the natural law of the gods…

Victorian England’s morality can be associated with the term prudish. Principles were set in this era which included sexual limitation, harsh conduct and no criminal activity. Social interaction and traditions changed due to the Victorian era’s changed morality. Religion also played a very important role in what is known as the Victorian era moral. If there was one belief that embodied the Victorian era, ten it would be Christian belief. “Victorian” has become associated with a set of values…

Wealth and Progress Do Coexist Wealth and morality are two aspects of our daily lives that have played a role in our societies for centuries. We have seen multiple extremes were people subscribe to one or another. In our society, we have come to believe that these two cannot coexist. This argument of whether or not morality and wealth can coexist has become a social argument between the poor, who see nothing but injustice, and the rich, who are unable to understand the arguments of their…

A lack of morality (straying toward the "bad/wrong" side of the spectrum) would be immorality. The idea of morality originates the Biblical times. For example the Bible speaks often of morality, and what is right or wrong in the eyes of god. If you have good morals you tend to do the right thing, make good choices and treat people well. The bible makes specific reference to morality and how to live one’s life in the form of The Ten Commandments…