Core issues in ethics

To ascertain whether euthanasia is morally permissible a great deal of reasoning is required, in “Euthanasia” Phillipa Foot lays out her logic for rationalizing the subject by providing several instances defending and disputing euthanasia. Foot takes the traditional definition of euthanasia, that exclusively specifies a particular manner of death, to encompass the grounds upon which an individual considers to come about making the choice to end their life. Foot holds the belief that euthanasia…

Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death, or threat of death. Moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement. As you can see courage has many definitions. Depending on the person, courage can mean bravery of the heart to do something other people won’t. Me as a person I try to be a role model around younger kids…

I’m writing this because I’m stealer and I’m writing about respect to know what respect mean and why respect is important. What does respect lead to and ways to give respect and what I learned? Respect is a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities or achievements. Respect is important because it shows that one values another as an individual, and honors the person rights and dignity of the person as a fellow human being. Respect is defined as…

Have you ever put your full trust in a friend, only for them to let you down? Were you ever able to have faith them again? Scholar Advisor is an educational portal, created for students by Lona Glenn and Maria Castle, with useful information and links to help you deepen your academic knowledge. In one of their definition essays, “Trust”, Glenn and Castle wrote, “One of the most important aspects of trust is to be able to place confidence in another person. Often this comes down to being able to…

Many people mistake the word “integrity” to hold the same weight as the word “honesty;” however, Oxford Dictionary defines integrity as: “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.” Therefore, we can conclude that being honest is only a part of having integrity, so just because someone says what he or she means, doesn’t mean that this person has integrity. In “The Insufficiency of Honesty,” Stephen L. Carter discusses the misconception that many people have about the…

Monday, February 12 I visit Portside Montessori child care. I interviewed co-owner and co-director of the facility Mrs. Smith. She said that ‘ their staffs’ job is to create a safe place for children and prevent any injuries and prevent spreading any illnesses as much as possible, however accidents are happens’ According to director ‘it depends on a condition of a child what would they do if a child gets hurt or become sick’. If a child, for example, falls and he or she gets a bruise or small…

What does it mean to be courageous? Well to be courageous you have to encourage someone. Just like in the passage I read it said that Rosa Parks did not give her seat up to anyone. So I’m going to tell you two details about what it means to be courageous. To get the ball rolling like I said in the introduction Rosa Parks did not give her seat up to a white man. Back then it was white people against black people. So she wanted to be brave and say no. So she started a big deal about it and…

Imagine someone happened to be placed in a situation where their life or someone else’s life were in danger, and they rushed to help knowing it can make the situation even more risky for themselves. Most people would consider such a thing to be an act of courage, however, the idea of courage is much more than putting oneself in danger to save someone else. Courage is known as the ability to do something that may be frightening or dangerous and is often referred to as willingly risking one’s own…

The building blocks of one’s reputation consist of the judgements others have made to either praise or condemn one for their actions and overall character. A good reputation takes time and effort to build, but is fragile enough to break with actions that are sometimes unrecognizable until they go into effect. The fear of judgement can delay honesty in a person creating a barrier between one’s reputation and their character. Character cannot be manipulated by others, and remains constant. In…

Human nature plays a huge role in how our societies function. Even in a utopian environment such as Omelas in "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas", by Ursula Le Guin. This society values happiness as one of their greatest virtues, but like any human civilization, it comes at a steep price. Because of humans' tendency to become violent, this story focuses on how this society practices no destructive behaviors whatsoever. Although this is true for the most part, they are still human, and must find…