Comparing Kant's Theory On Utilitarian Ethics And Deontological Models

My personal ethics are very strong, while I often try to see and understand each side of a situation I know that my ethical/moral compass will not sway from doing the right thing.
Ethics to me are a combination of both Kant’s theory on utilitarian ethics and deontological models. In Kant’s theory, using your decision to limit the number of people that are hurt by the decision cannot truly allow for proper ethics. At the same time, the deontological theory, we need to pay attention to all facts in a situation not just focus on the reasons the decisions were made. I would like to think that regardless of the number of people effected or the reason that we choose to do something I base my decision on is it the right thing to do. Can I hold my head up high and stand behind my choice? Can I face myself and know that my decision was right?
The discussion of ethics or morals
is one that is often had within my house hold. In the world we live there are many times that we can find ourselves either in a ethical or moral dilemma. I personally, based on my ethics, have a hard time understanding how others can take so little pride in doing the right thing. Bad things can happen, people can make mistakes, hard choices have to be made but being honest and doing things for the right reasons can make them all easier to take.
As time passes I notice that we have had a strong ethical decline in our world.
I would like to contribute my ethics to having great role models within my family. I come from strong figures, who take no nonsense, work hard and do the right thing because it is what you do. We take the lessons they teach us for granted and then don’t know how to teach the next generation. Luckily, for me, I had those teachers and when making a decision I often think “What would they do?”. It isn’t about being liked or making the most well received decision it is about making the right decision.
Although, the course has just begun, my ethic of hard work and giving it your all has already been tested. I have been sick recently and delayed in my postings, I know this isn’t an excuse and couldn’t stop the nagging in my own head to step up. I’ve used my ethics in posting in the discussion, explaining my thought on ethics and giving credit to the thoughts of others through citing sources.
This class will be very interesting for me, I hold my ethics very high and I can’t wait to explore the scientific aspects of
them.