Seven virtues

Should people sacrifice what they care about? This is an interesting question to think about, and can be a good judge of character depending on what they sacrifice, and what for. Another thing to think about is why people sacrifice things that they care about. Sacrifice all depends on what type of person they are, and their judgement. People sacrifice what they care about because the end result is more important than the thing being sacrificed. This can all be seen in “The Giving Tree”, “The…

Courage, courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage is a word commonly confused with fearless. Fearlessness is in ways the same thing as foolishness. If one is fearless, one lacks fear, one lacks the understanding of fear, of what is being put at risk. In today's world people are jumping off roofs to prove how courageous they are. These individuals are, however misguided, they are expressing fearlessness not courage. Courage is so much greater, courage is…

After a person has found their proper function, became morally strong and pure, and created a habit of being good, their quality of life will increase, leading to a strong sense of fulfillment and an overall better life. One way that this can be done, is to not set unrealistic standards for yourself. If you expect nothing but perfection, you will ultimately always feel as though you have fell short of your true goal. This emotion can lead to self deprecation, even when an actual achievement is…

Ethics codes comparison paper Deanna Baker Class Instructor Date Ethics codes comparison paper Abstract Confidentiality, teaching and training, and community standards Ethics codes comparison paper Introduction A code of ethics is the heart and soul of any business or organization. The standard in which all business and certified activities are measured in the code of ethics of its memberships. The ethics code is a guide to how members should act in while…

Case study The case study focuses and discusses the cultural values and protective nature people feel towards their culture. For example both the Tremblay as well as the Lopez family keep their native languages of Spanish and French for the inherent cultural values it helps preserve and keeps. This is supported in the quote “The Tremblay and Lopez families… continue to speak their languages… they believe… it is important… in retaining and enhancing their cultural heritage” This quote supports…

Final Exam 1. Compare Mr. Knightly with Aristotle's noble person Over the course of the semester we have discussed Aristotle and his notion of nobility. A noble person, in Aristotle’s mind, must clearly understand the concepts behind courage and virtue. He believes that honor is central to this notion of nobility. He believes that a person can only be courageous if they perform an action for the sake of nobility. He relates courage to responsibility and the difference between performing an…

Self empowerment. Self success. Self dignity. Many believe that the ability to achieve goals in life independently and hold pride in one’s own name is what defines a successful person. At a young age, kids are taught that they are truly “grown-up” when they can fend for themselves, or live their own life and achieve their own goals without the help of their parents, peers, or teachers. In society, success is only truly someone’s if they completely earned it by themselves. The competitive nature…

While working for The Siemon Company for the past 33 years, I have seen various ethical issues surface. Some of these issues are based on discrimination, safety conditions, employee conflicts and customer and supplier relationships. To deal with unethical issue, The Siemon Company takes a Justice/Fairness approach. “Justice or fairness is an ethical approach where all humans are treated equally in society, irrespective of rank, position, class, creed, or race. In terms of this theory, there…

“The common good consists of three essential elements: respect for and promotion of the fundamental rights of the person; prosperity, or the development of the spiritual and temporal goods of society; the peace and security of the group and of its members. Everyone should be concerned to create and support institutions that improve the conditions of human life.” In the corrupt world of Legend by Marie Lu, the common good is an ideology far from its government’s mind. There are people that do…

property of every good life can be largely explained by the many benefits of having friends. The first of which is as a mirror to test one’s own virtues. Aristotle throughout his book provides reasoning that the best life is one of contemplation and self-reflection, however people are prone to self-deception when attempting to evaluate their own virtues. Friendship provides an eloquent solution to this issue by providing a method to project oneself onto another. Another reason is the provision…