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Ethical Dilemma Paper
Kiara Jackson
Professor: Antoinetta Graham
Ethics
21 April 2015

Ethical Dilemma

One of the most difficult trials I face in my life are ethical and moral dilemmas. An ethical dilemma is more consistent with my everyday life than a moral dilemma. Ethical dilemma is defined as situations in which there is a choice to be made between two options, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion. Every day I am faced with decisions of right and wrong most of which are easily and correctly dealt with. Sometimes decisions need to be made that are not easy or clear, however they require thought and often prayer.
I have encountered several dilemmas throughout my lifetime, but only one that has made a huge impact on my life. It was the night of June 4, 2011 where I attended a high school graduation party for all high school graduates. The party was hosted by a friend of the family (Annie Pinellas) who threw parties annually for the high school graduates at her home, providing free food, drinks, DJ, etc. It was my third year attending the graduation party where everyone from different high schools, cities, cultures, would get together for a night of fun. During the party we would shoot videos, dance, take pictures, rap and sing pretty much everything just enjoying one another. As the night went on more and more people started coming and the house party turned into a block party being that it was so many people that everyone couldn’t fit into the yard or porch. Shortly after midnight around 2am joy turned into grief as bullets started flying out of nowhere over the loud music. With hundreds of people in presence everyone the crowd dispersed in all directions trying to protect themselves from what was happening before their eyes. People dropped to the ground, ran behind houses while others jumped over fences. Everything happened so fast that I ended up on the ground behind a neighbor’s house ducking for cover. The shots fired lasted

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