Core issues in ethics

aware that the lady was a morphine addict who went through withdrawal. Her withdrawal caused her to be quite feisty. She was a courageous woman who suffered from withdrawal as a result of not wanting to let morphine murder her. Jem’s blindness to her issue explains why he was glad for the month to be over and frustrated when Jem received a box from her since he wanted absolutely nothing to do with her.“Jem opened the box. Inside, surrounded by wads of damp cotton, was a white, waxy, perfect…

Is mankind really the lowest cruel animal out there? Well mankind has a big reputation for making cruel and selfish decisions. In Mark Twain’s satirical essay, “The Lowest Animal”, Twain argues that mankind is evil and cruel. He then goes on to say how he believes mankind was born with a “defect”. Twain believed that humanity will have the quality to know right from wrong, the do’s and the don'ts. He says how mankind will still go and choose to be selfish. Mankind will inflict with strong agony…

When you think of war, what images come to mind? Personally, I think of death, sadness, and mass destruction. With this picture in mind, it is easier to understand why people would need an outlet for their grief. In a period bookended by world wars and defined by hardship, writers expressed their frustrations through their work. Thus, modernism emerged, and Ernest Hemingway made a name for himself. Being a World War I veteran enabled him to tell raw, truthful stories that conveyed the struggles…

Can death be dignified? Is death the only thing that can be dignified? There are three tragedies that deal with the concept of dignified death and what makes it dignified. In the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, King Creon indirectly causes the deaths of many because he selfishly keeps a girl from honoring her dead brother. In the tragedy Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus kills his best friend for the good of the majority. In the biography Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris…

Blake and Dahl, the Bad Boys People are born both innately good and bad. Throughout history, there are figures that one can look up to as symbols of innocence as well as symbols of evil. Literature has attempted to explain the differentiation between the two, often in a religious sense. “Genesis and Catastrophe” by Roald Dahl was written in 1962 and evaluates the birth of the infamous Adolf Hitler. In William Blake’s “The Tyger,” the author ponders the difference between good and evil in god’s…

Having character means having integrity and having integrity means you are a good person. You should have qualities like being wise ,compassionate, honest .The bad part about having a lot of character the good kind of course is that not everyone will like you because you will do the right thing and bad people will want you to do the wrong thing but you will stay strong which they won't like.I think coach pennington has good character and stands up for what he believes in, he is a natural born…

Honesty and justice are words that describe integrity and character of an individual. The word honesty by its virtue, describes an individual or an entity that doesn’t lie, cheat, steal, or abuse to get ahead for personal or professional gain. In his book Kids for Cash, William Ecenbarger describes the scandal of Judge Mark Ciavarella, who adjudicated children to extended stays in youth centers for offenses as minimal as mocking a principal on Myspace, trespassing in a vacant building,…

Oppression is a condition that exists when a person or groups of people live within the boundaries of domination, and other people have the power to determine their actions. People experience incidents of oppression because they belong to a group that people define on the grounds of some characteristic that they share. Such characters may include class, race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, ability, age, and etcetera. Oppressed people are subject to physical and psychological abuse…

distinguishes people. It is the ability of men or women to meet a challenge or persevere under demanding circumstances, which makes them heroes or heroines. Looking at how people handle themselves, their life experiences, confidence, relationships, work ethics, morals, as well as taking their responsibilities seriously and holding themselves accountable for their actions, it shows the level of courage and maturity…

I have always had a hard time distinguishing between heroism and courage. Most people are able to do this easily and, perhaps, all the time in their daily lives. Maybe I am the one out of a million that is confused by this definite rationale. A lot of people seem to believe that heroism is nothing more than the crescendo of courageous acts. Achieved by the same course; however, you simply have to go further down the path. That has not been my experience. And if you asked me if I wanted to become…