Obligation

Boo Radley’s universe of obligation is revealed in this chapter during the fire when both Jem and Scout are outside during the fire. Since the fire is burning in Miss Maudie’s house, the children have their back to the Radley house and don’t notice anything unusual until they go back into their own house. They realize that Scout mysteriously has a blanket that she doesn’t own around her shoulders. After Atticus realized that they weren’t lying when they say they hadn’t moved, Jem concludes…

needs, they hire Mattie Silver, Zeena’s cousin. Zeena’s illness harks back to Ethan’s mother’s illness, from which Zeena was hired to help. Upon Zeena caring for Ethan’s mother, Ethan felt indebted to her and therefore married her. Because of this obligation, Ethan fails to convey his affections to Mattie multiple times. With each failure, however, Ethan’s feelings for…

carefully considered all sides of the issue. In the President’s view, the best way to secure America’s future was to stop the aggressors in Europe and Asia. He saw a moral duty to other people in the world. Lindbergh did not consider a moral obligation aspect in his view of the conflict. In his argument, Europe could fend for themselves. He cited that America’s forefathers left Europe to get away from European tyrants. Roosevelt saw an opportunity, free societies to work together for the…

Rachel Carson’s “The Obligation to Endure’’, Silent Spring (1962), she mentions, continued use of chemical pesticides will erase mankind if they are continued to be unregulated. She explains how it took millions of years to adapt to changes on earth, but chemicals are doing drastic damage to the world faster than it can adapt. She has one purpose, to inform the public on how our use of chemicals can destroy our planet and us. She is trying to create a relationship with the public in order to…

the student expresses their troubles to the counselor. The amount of issues that a counselor may see with a student may range from academics to personal matters. Regardless of the reasoning of the counseling session, the counselor has an ethical obligation to keep the counseling session confidential (Remley & Herlihy, 2010). The unfortunate matter is that the confidentiality that is discussed between the student and the counselor could be breached if the parent or guardian requests…

In the passage from Days of Obligation by Richard Rodriguez, Rodriguez showcases his conflicting opinions about both California and Mexico, as he looks back on his life in reverse. Through the dialog and details, Rodriguez gives off an indecisive, yet passionate tone, which allows the reader to question the two conflicting opinions. The first section, containing the first and second paragraph, introduces the idea of the conflicting opinions. Rodriguez juxtaposes the words comedy and tragedy,…

they only find the scraps of what they truly need. They still have to rely on a more evolved creature to ensure their survival. In the new age, the more evolved creatures would be the productive members of society. This working class has a moral obligation to help these modernized cavemen. The working class needs to give the homeless what they need like food, water and clothing, then the homeless can be moved to homes and start on jobs. Morally this is the solution because the strength of…

Written Assignment 2: Challenging Student Beliefs Discussing Values I currently work with high school students and topics regarding personal values come up quite frequently. My students like to know about college, of course, but sometimes questions of politics or other related, touchy subjects arise. Generally, if students ask my opinion on something that could be considered a disagreeable topic, I will tell them how I feel. With that being said, however, I always make sure to let my students…

once said, “There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don’t.” This quote is a perfect match for the novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. “Of Mice and Men”is a story of two workers traveling together and their adventures in looking for work. While they may live together, their friendship is not one of a classic nature. Steinbeck clearly shows that the only reason that George and Lennie would travel together is because of moral obligation, because Lennie is…

Rachel Carson in her article “The Obligation to Endure” argues the impact that pesticides/insecticides had upon the environment and the human health risks that were caused because of the harmful pesticides/insecticides. Carson made some interesting points which led me to think about how man is actually destroying the earth, with the help of science because of the harmful chemicals that are being used in pesticides. Society fails to realize that the pesticides being used are actually killing…