Do the Right Thing

once said that “loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking.” In the story Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, it is shown by the actions of Wes Hayden, that hate and the other reasons listed in the quote above, do not have an effect on the decisions Wes makes in the duration of the story. The events that happened throughout the story caused the decisions that were made by Wes, and shape his character. This provides insight into the complex person and…

In this essay I will be talking about the Utilitarian and Libertarian on the taxation issue I will do that by giving both definitions of Utilitarian and Libertarian, and give their views on taxation then argue against the one I believe that it not just then argue in support of the one I believe it’s just. Utilitarianism is a belief that the right course of action is the one that will produce the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people, it could be said that it’s to maximise the…

is impartial. One reason the utilitarian approach leads to the morally right thing to do is, it leads to more happiness and pleasure. An example of utilitarianism is, you have to kill either a black teacher or a white high school student to save the high school from an intruder trying to shoot the whole school down. In this case, if you applied the utilitarian theory, choosing the black teacher would be the right thing to do because he has more to offer to the community. He is more useful, he…

brought to the police station for questioning. The man is let go because freedom of the press is one of his rights as an American citizen. Our rights are important things to have and are extremely helpfully in establishing us as a free country. The rights that we have as American citizens are many and amazing when compared with the rights of people from other countries. The definition of our rights as American citizens is a definition that is conflicted throughout the country for many years…

would be considered more important to focus on the person’s intention to do the right thing rather than their concern with the results. This is the most ethical way to make any decision, with the primary concern being to follow what moral and societal rules deem as the right thing to do. When a choice is made because the person understands that it is their duty to do what's right, it is much more honourable than when they do something because it will result in a good consequence. From a…

to a failure of duty (Garlikov 2). This action is influenced by the individual’s desire to act within the principles of the duty. Immanuel Kant explains that an individual can only do the right thing for the right reason, even though acting on duty is not always sufficient, as it can lead a person to do the right thing for the wrong reason. Acting from duty is the only justification what makes this law absolute and universal. Moreover, as long as the moral law does not depend on our desires, it…

natural belief of what is right and what is wrong. For instance, most believe that it would be right to hold the door for someone with their arms full and wrong to not hold the door and watch them struggle. The thing is, though, that our natural beliefs get in the way…

courage mean. The difference is that moral courage is the courage to take actions for the right reasons without having fear of the consequences. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, have shown many examples of moral courage from many characters from the novel as the readers read on. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee has shown moral courage by showing characters taking action for the right thing and faced the consequences for their actions, but was able to tell us what kind…

A while after they finally left with some of the stolen things. Me and my brother was about to leave but we didn’t because my step mother took my brother to work and we had to watch my little brother and sister. We to make a long story short we heard the police telling us to come out and when we did they had…

two days ago. If you had the choice to save your friends, what would you do? This was the situation of Thomas, the lead character in the Maze Runner, by James Dashner. Thomas is sent to a hidden place called the Glade. This place has a huge maze filled with the grievers. He and his friends, the gladers have to find an exit in the maze to escape the glade. In this book Thomas teaches the reader that you have to do the right thing even if the odds are against you. The first example of Thomas…