Philosophy of Life Essay

knowledge. That way they can always make the decision to accept the free education if they think it fit for them, or they could do something else with their life that does not involve needing a college education. Free education means that there could be more job opportunities for people. There won’t be the struggle of having to put your life on hold in order to pay off student loans. You would be able to save more money and spend it on whatever you needed to make your dreams come…

Dining at a fancy restaurant tonight? Dining out is so wonderful, and one can without difficulty, enjoy such luxuries while thousands of children are dying around the world, and one would not think doing such is an immoral act. Peter Singer would disagree. Singer believes enjoying any luxury, when one has the opportunity to donate to individuals in need instead, is considered as immoral as one allowing a child to starve right in front of oneself (Shafer-Landau 223-29). Clearly, victims of…

training that targets the ethical domain. By doing this BH is able to address the ethical concerns of its employees and ensuring compliance. With our diverse makeup BH understands that its workforce is made up of individuals from different facets of life and the potential for discourse is very likely. BH has taken steps to “encourage and reward” those who behave ethically (Thompson, K. J., Thach, E. C., & Morelli, M.,…

Culture is the collection of human traits developed outside of societal norms while nature describes the traits humans are born with. In the seven theses essay “Monster Culture,” James Cohen explains the aspects of culture in society and the human condition by portraying them as monsters from different cultural eras and places. The monster is multidimensional, different, and constantly evolving (Cohen 5). Michael Pollan’s article, “Why Natural Doesn’t Exist Anymore” explains the impact of the…

statements such as “young people prefer to be dreamers rather than doers,” or “growing up is giving up,” (Pickhardt, 2013). The main ideas that are stated in the article include: Choices are not free of consequences, choices decide the rest of someone’s life, and choices do not necessarily mean someone will be completely satisfied because choices are a gamble. The only problem with these main ideas is that there is not any research (listed in the article) to back up these…

die that person is constantly making choices. Everything that person does is a choice. Some choices are made easily and do not effect one’s life for more than a few moments, but some choices are different. Some choices that a person comes across in their lifetime will determine who that person becomes. These are the ethical dilemmas that can change a person’s life and lives of people around them. In World War II these were the choices that made people perpetrators, bystanders, or rescuers. In…

her rebellious behavior. She ends her poem by saying “We Die soon”. With those few words, the author was forced back to reality during the end of her poem, in other words, stating that she will need to return home or back to school to continue her life as it…

Introduction In order to develop strategies in my academic, co-curricular, work and personal life, I will be reading eight articles about communicating, diversity, money, health and my next step in life. By reading these articles I will be able to improve in each category and learn about new key concepts. Chapter seven, Uncovering assumptions, page 242 The article “Uncovering assumptions” talks about how to determine what are assumptions as they guided our thinking and behaviour. Firstly,…

In the article “ Is Facebook making us lonely?” Stephen Marche provides an eye-opening piece stating the long term effects that the internet and social media portrays on the human mind and body. He provides statistics and examples of how the internet can affect our health, however these health concerns may only be affecting you because you have let them. The author demonstrates that social media is giving users a scapegoat to avoid physical contact, which in the long run is creating further…

All people have personal values and ethics, just as they have cultural values. Often times, those personal values and ethics may clash with those of their employer. As an example, as an individual, a person 's ethical guidelines might require honesty, integrity and respect. If that individual works for a company that does not necessarily operate under those same tenets, the employee may well face an ethical dilemma. An individual should look at his or her personal values, organizational values…