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    Moral Dilemma Jocelyn Chang Block 1 The world of morality does not always operate in shades of black and white‚ more often than not it ventures into realms of different hues of gray. Who should be allowed to decide one’s life? People with faith in the justice system believe that the choice should be left to a judge and jury; people with faith in religion believe the choice can only be made by a god. What about one man? In “Gentlemen‚ your verdict” by Michael Bruce‚ Lieutenant-Commander Oram must

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    study whether people would obey an authority figure‚ or would their own morals make them stop the experiment? The result - 65% of people administered the maximum 450-volt shock. Only one refused to go above 300 volts. From source below (Milgram’s notes): I set up a simple experiment at Yale University to test how much pain an ordinary citizen would inflict on another person simply because he was ordered to by an experimental scientist. Stark authority was pitted against the subjects’ [participants’]

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    The meaning and comparison between authority and authoritarianism is like comparing apples and oranges-they’re alike because they belong in the same group thus different in many regards. Authority is defined as: (1) the power to influence or command thought‚ opinion‚ or behavior;(2) persons in command. Authority derives from the Latin term augere‚ which translates “to create‚ to enlarge‚ to make able to grow”. Authority consist of three essential elements: the author‚ the agent of energy; the recipient

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    Tuan Nguyen Professor Jill Moreno Ikari ENG 101 11 October 2013 Obedience and Civil Disobedience INTRODUCTION 20XX‚ the world has gone through dramatic changes. World War III largely devastated the whole world. The word “sovereign nation” doesn’t exist since most nations were merge into a large‚ totalitarian world government. It is one the darkest age since the dawn of human history. Technological capabilities has reached such an advanced state that human hardly need to serve themselves‚ everything

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    and obedience are two things which help drive the movement of these positional goods within a society. Conformity is when the majority accepts something as reality or a social norm and everybody adopts it or you are labeled as an outcast or different which in turn

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    Obedience to Our Parents To be obedient is to obey the orders of one’s elders and superiors. There cannot be order unless there is obedience. One has to obey the laws of the country‚ otherwise the society cannot exist. The laws may be irksome‚ but‚ for the overall good of the law one must obey them. For instance‚ the laws to be obeyed on the road ensures road safety. The laws pertaining to property help society continue without hitches and hindrances. Even in our body our limbs obey the commands

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    An Ethical Dilemma in the Health Care Setting Bobbi K. Handy HCS/478 November 29‚ 2010 Barbara Scheibe‚ RNC‚ MSN An Ethical Dilemma in the Health Care Setting Ethical dilemmas in the health care setting present themselves almost daily. It is imperative that the health care worker be able to understand when an ethical dilemma presents itself and know how to deal with the dilemma in the best interest of all involved. Many ethical dilemmas that health care workers face are difficult

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    that are known as conformity and obedience. These are traits that can be encountered in almost all societies. Both obedience and conformity involve social influence and have the ability to encourage an individual to engage in a certain behaviour. This can be done with or without the recipient of the social influence being aware that he or she is under social influence. Obedience can be seen as pressure being exerted from an individual that carries a sense of authority; for instance ones parents‚ a police

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    What is Ethical Dilemma An ethical Dilemma arises in a situation concerning right or wrong when values are in conflict. Managers and employees are the moral agents who must make ethical choices Decisions about advertising‚ operations‚ and Internet usage are all dilemmas you might face. Dilemmas that require an ethical explanation are quite common at work. Both employers and employees have to face dilemmas in an organization. Conflicts are bound to arise when an organization has people who are

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    Stanley Milgram’s (1963) Obedience study is widely known in the field of psychology. This study is particularly distinct because the findings of the study were surprising to public and ethical procedure of the study was controversial. Stanley Milgram (1963) conducted this particular experimented to examine the how far individuals obey an authority. His goal was to find an explanation of Natzi killings in World War II. He recruited male participants through newspaper advertising. The participants

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