Wiccan morality

EA 3.2 Literary Analysis: character analysis Is a person wrong for wanting to keep their traditions and live by them? The Igbo people are people of war. They thrive through the blood of those who had done them wrong. They had their own complex society in which others from the outside world wouldn't understand. They lived in peace until a missionary came to the village. He proclaimed that what they do is wrong and that God will judge them on judgement day. The igbo people thought the missionary…

In the book, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo is one of the most prideful people. He believes in his values and his culture like no one else. When western colonization comes in and tries to change everyone’s culture to their own, Okonkwo does not take this lightly. Okonkwo is forced to take action on the people from the Western Colonization to try and save his culture. The main cultural conflicts for Okonkwo are; when his son, Nwoye, goes and joins the missionaries, when most of the…

1. What are the benefits and the costs of a value-free approach to science? What are the benefits and the costs of a value-laden approach? Which approach do you endorse? Those who believe in the value-free approach follow the idea that scientists should be seeking the truth without regard to any personal interests or concerns and should also not be concerned with what their discovered knowledge will be used for. Followers of the value-laden approach believe discovery should only be used to…

Seok Hee “Christine” Hong Williamson AP Language and Composition 29 December 2016 2008 Form B FRQ Q2 What’s wrong with being intellectually curious and academically serious? Apparently everything, as far as society’s concerned, but Fridman thinks not. In the article “America Needs Its Nerds,” Leonid Fridman criticizes American society for its anti-intellectual values and emphasizes the need to stand against it through the use of rhetorical strategies such as exemplifications and comparisons. He…

The quality of life itself is based upon twelve individuals. Accordingly, quality is far more essential to life than quantity. As each individual has different perspectives of fairness, emotion and empathy contribute to the sense of fairness. On the other hand, logic is a diverse judgement of the rights and wrongs, the do’s and don'ts established by ethics and ethos. Second chances are possible, but not entitled. Ultimately, in court, the death penalty should serve as a sentence on certain…

In the article “Good and Evil, Good and Bad” Friedrich Nietzsche argues that morality emerges when ressentiment becomes creative and begins to have values. He claims that ressentiment comes from the “slaves revolt” and that the nobles are the ones that have complete power. Society is very predictable; you are free to make your own future and that is called “conscience” but Nietzsche flips that around and it become “bad conscience” along with the feeling of guilt which comes from the relationship…

In Ruggiero, chapter seven there are 2 inquiries that I would like to examine for ethical decisional-making to analyze the situation along using the three criteria (consequences, obligations, and morals ideals) started by Errol Harris. Let’s discuss what the 3 criteria are “Consequences are the beneficial or harmful effect that result from an action and affect the people involved, including, of course, the person performing the action and Obligations, restrictions on our behaviors, demands to…

The ethical implications of a counselor expressing their values to a client Young, Scott, Craig, and Cashwell (2016) explain that it is often difficult for a person to exist and work in a manner that is value-neutral. According to Young, Scott, Craig, and Cashwell, 2016, value-neutral is a term in psychotherapy used to explain the goal of not changing the value of a client to match that of a professional, by assuming that the values of the professional are preferable. Although counselors often…

The Demand Between Good and Evil As humans, we all have instinctual moments where we must protect ourselves in the face of danger or harm. This basic human principle of self-preservation is what helps us discern our actions when we are met with competing demands. This inherent tendency of fight or flight is what differentiates many human beings in the face of adversity. In the modern drama The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses the two protagonists John Proctor and Abigail Williams to showcase the…

PARENT-TEEN DRIVING AGREEMENT I _________________________________, acknowledge that I am being given permission to drive a car by my parents. I am aware of the responsibility that driving entails, and am voluntarily entering into the following agreement with my parents. _____ I understand that being given permission to drive is not a right. My parents are under no obligation to let me drive, and they may take away this privilege at any time. I understand that just because I meet the State’s…