Do the Right Thing

In Justice: What is the Right Thing to do by Michael Sandel, the author describes many views in terms of societies. By comparing various philosophers and forms of government, such as utilitarian and libertarian, he provides the good and bad components of each suggestion of government. Thus, through this understanding of each belief, a citizen is better prepared to have a just opinion on issues and play an influential role in their civic duties. In this informative book, Justice, the author…

shouldn’t do. Or, had the chance to help someone and maybe change their life. Or, had the chance to take an unfamiliar path path rather than the one everyone takes and only do it for yourself. In the texts “Doing the Right Thing”, “Thank You, Ma’am”, and the road not taken The four college football players, Mrs. Jones, and the speaker have the chance to do the right thing. And every character finds the courage to do it. After reading these texts it is evident that they find the courage to do the…

"When you do the right things in the right way, you have nothing to lose because you have nothing to fear.” – Zig Ziglar. When faced with adversity most people pick the easy way over the right way. In the moment the easy way might seem right because of the pressure put on you to make a decision, but the easy way isn't always the right way in the end. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Malala Yousafzai Biography, and the song "The Right Thing" by Mandisa people make the right decision over the…

“Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.” (Unknown) Some people make the decision to do the right thing even if it's difficult. People have the courage to do the right thing because they have morals and values that they live by. After reading Doing the Right Thing,Thank You Ma’am, and The Road Not Taken, it is evident that having morals and values gives people the courage to do the right thing. Doing the Right Thing can be a challenge and can take a lot of courage.…

“What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.” -Albert Einstein. In the excerpt from The Crucible, in Malala Yousafzai's Biography, and the song "The Right Thing" by Mandisa they explain how people do things the easy way just so their life is less difficult. The authors of these three types of literature explain the easy choices people tend to make. However, one should always do what is right, not what is easy. John Proctor from The Crucible is a marvelous…

Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.” Tony Blair. Have you ever had a difficult decision to make and then eventually decide to do the best thing for you? I feel that we happened all that to us. In the texts Thank You, Ma’am, by Langston Hughes, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost and the commentary Doing The Right Thing by Rick Reilly, All the characters had role models, options and inspired others. All three authors wrote about how the…

moral worth of an action is not determined by the consequences that result from it, but rather by the motive from which the action was performed. The only thing that is good w/out qualification is a Good Will, A Good Will is a will that acts From duty, and Only actions that are produced by a Good Will have Moral Worth. Kant thinks that the only thing that is good in and of itself (i.e. intrinsically good) is a Good…

decisions. In these moments they found the courage to do the right thing. After reading the texts “Doing the right thing”, “Thank You Ma'am” and “The Road Not Taken” it is evident that the characters found the courage to do the right thing from a role model, looking into the past, and they got their courage from a form of figurative language. Role models can be guides for making the right decision. In the three texts “Doing the Right Thing”, “The Road Not Taken” and “Thank You Ma’am” it is…

decisions using our own reason. An act isn’t ethical if it’s done with ulterior motives in mind (2) The key question Immanuel kant is addressing is, what we want to do isn’t what we ought to do. Kant analyzes the idea of duty to reveal a fundamental moral principle. Would you want people to act like you? Did you do the right thing to do good? (3) The most important information in the article is, the good will is the moral will. Its how we ordinarily conceive a moral person according to Kant.…

proper behaviour of a person in doing right or wrong things while ethics is the human standards to do good and bad actions. When we are doing morality and ethics we will feel happy because we are doing good things that people around us will not be hurt and it is for us to become happy in the future and to do these is our nature. For example, you want to be a successful person so in order to achieve the goal you want, you have to be patient and do good things simultaneously. According to…