Ethics Class
Unit 9: Final Project
Tameka Douglas
June 20, 2011
HU245
Analytical Skill Building: This class has taught me a great deal. I was intimidated about taking this class. I like to debate, but this was a different arena. I believe that I have grown in my thinking and reasoning. I no longer feel as though what I believe are the only true beliefs. I was a little nervous about coming to seminars because I wanted to remain respectful of all of my classmate’s opinions and beliefs. I can be very opinionated, and this has not changed, but since taking this Ethics class I now take into consideration the thoughts and beliefs of others. I had a hard time with reading over the discussion post for Unit 4: Capital Punishment and Terrorism, because I have dealt with this first hand. I did not make this known in my discussion post, and I did not attend seminar because I did not want to relive the memory of the day that my cousin faced the electric chair. I was very biased when it came to this subject, but in reading over the discussion post from my classmate’s I began to understand and accept the viewpoints of others. I always looked at capital punishment as trying to get revenge for what had happened to the victim. Something that I read in my text book really stood out to me. The reading was talking about revenge, and how “classic argument for capital punishment is based upon the idea of revenge, or the “eye-for-an-eye” concept of justice. This argument says that if people kill, they must forfeit their lives in order to “balance the scales.” (2008, p197) Now when I read this, I was totally understood this concept. Although this concept has been discarded, I would totally understand if this concept was still taking place today. Maybe if this concept had not been discarded, we would not have so many senseless murders. Reading Chapter 9 of my textbook helped me to place myself into the shoes of the parent who lost their son due to my cousin’s careless decision. I am not
Tameka Douglas
June 20, 2011
HU245
Analytical Skill Building: This class has taught me a great deal. I was intimidated about taking this class. I like to debate, but this was a different arena. I believe that I have grown in my thinking and reasoning. I no longer feel as though what I believe are the only true beliefs. I was a little nervous about coming to seminars because I wanted to remain respectful of all of my classmate’s opinions and beliefs. I can be very opinionated, and this has not changed, but since taking this Ethics class I now take into consideration the thoughts and beliefs of others. I had a hard time with reading over the discussion post for Unit 4: Capital Punishment and Terrorism, because I have dealt with this first hand. I did not make this known in my discussion post, and I did not attend seminar because I did not want to relive the memory of the day that my cousin faced the electric chair. I was very biased when it came to this subject, but in reading over the discussion post from my classmate’s I began to understand and accept the viewpoints of others. I always looked at capital punishment as trying to get revenge for what had happened to the victim. Something that I read in my text book really stood out to me. The reading was talking about revenge, and how “classic argument for capital punishment is based upon the idea of revenge, or the “eye-for-an-eye” concept of justice. This argument says that if people kill, they must forfeit their lives in order to “balance the scales.” (2008, p197) Now when I read this, I was totally understood this concept. Although this concept has been discarded, I would totally understand if this concept was still taking place today. Maybe if this concept had not been discarded, we would not have so many senseless murders. Reading Chapter 9 of my textbook helped me to place myself into the shoes of the parent who lost their son due to my cousin’s careless decision. I am not
References: Berry, D. (2003). Abortion Access. Retrieved June 20, 2011 from: http://www.abortionaccess.info/ Krasemann, K. Thiroux, J. (2009). ETHICS Theories and Practice. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Prentice Hall