English 11CP Circle Of Seven The Cruci
Directions: Agree or Disagree with the following statements and provide examples to support your position for each statement. Your answers must be two to three complete sentences long for each statement. You will be discussing and defending your positions in a class as you deal with statements below in a group setting.
1. If you think you are going to get into trouble, it is okay to lie to avoid punishment by lying or blaming someone else.
2. Without everybody in a society acting responsibly, there can be no order.
3. A person’s pride should never get in the way of personal responsibility.
4. It’s okay to spread a rumor as long as you are not the one who started the rumor in the first place.
5. When a person neglects his or her responsibility as outlined by the government or society, he or she should be subject to blame and persecution.
6. One of mankind’s greatest challenges is to defend its own beliefs.
7. It is acceptable to sacrifice a principle that is important to you to protect someone that is important to you.
8. Being true to oneself is the most virtuous act.
9. Jealousy destroys lives.
10. People should put their needs to second to those of humanity.
11. Not all laws are the good for society.
12. Selfishness is the worst evil found in mankind.
13. Placed in the right circumstances, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
14. You should always admit when you are wrong.
15. Devotion to one’s own code of ethics should supersede one’s loyalty to their community.
16. It is better to die honorably than to die dishonorably.
17. People should take responsibility for their actions no matter what the outcome.
18. Fear of community pressure is a good reason to administer the law without regard for human welfare.
1. If you think you are going to get into trouble, it is okay to lie to avoid punishment by lying or blaming someone else.
2. Without everybody in a society acting responsibly, there can be no order.
3. A person’s pride should never get in the way of personal responsibility.
4. It’s okay to spread a rumor as long as you are not the one who started the rumor in the first place.
5. When a person neglects his or her responsibility as outlined by the government or society, he or she should be subject to blame and persecution.
6. One of mankind’s greatest challenges is to defend its own beliefs.
7. It is acceptable to sacrifice a principle that is important to you to protect someone that is important to you.
8. Being true to oneself is the most virtuous act.
9. Jealousy destroys lives.
10. People should put their needs to second to those of humanity.
11. Not all laws are the good for society.
12. Selfishness is the worst evil found in mankind.
13. Placed in the right circumstances, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
14. You should always admit when you are wrong.
15. Devotion to one’s own code of ethics should supersede one’s loyalty to their community.
16. It is better to die honorably than to die dishonorably.
17. People should take responsibility for their actions no matter what the outcome.
18. Fear of community pressure is a good reason to administer the law without regard for human welfare.