In any good novel‚ and even in life‚ people can be influenced in both positive and negative ways. In the three novels that we have read so far‚ Great Expectations‚ Lés Misérables‚ and Wuthering Heights‚ the main characters are faced with negative challenges and influences. Positive guides and influences also affect the characters in these books; the positive guides usually end up winning in the end. In Great Expectations‚ the main character of the story was Pip. Some of the negative influences
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Individual Influence of Moral Reasoning I am interested in the actions of star witness Mike McQueary. I am not going to focus on the abuse I am focusing on the morality of the decisions Mike McQueary made when he saw the abuse. It is his actions that drive me to answer the Individual Influence of Moral Reasoning. Mike McQueary reported to administration that Jerry Sandusky engaged in a sexual act with a student in 2001. What I am interested in about his actions is that when they were not appropriately
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considerations in moral and ethical reasoning The sound development of moral reasoning and ethics is an integral part of the growth and maturation of a healthy and productive human being. Without morals and ethics‚ a person cannot exist within society’s boundaries and would be doomed to be forever barred from its hallowed walls for as long as that person did not conform to the societal norms of having the ability to morally reason and implement a set of ethics. But morals and ethics‚ as necessary
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Professor Michael Sandel discussed both “consequentialist moral reasoning” and “categorical moral reasoning” (Harvard University‚ n.d.). Sandel states that “categorical moral reasoning” is when you “locate morality in certain duties and rights” (Harvard University‚ n.d.). And “consequentialist moral reasoning” is when you “locate morality from consequences of your actions” (Harvard University‚ n.d.). Basically‚ “categorical moral reasoning” focuses on the “consequences”‚ after “action” is taken‚ before
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Lawrence Kohlberg Lawrence Kohlberg was born in New York on October 25‚ 1927. Kohlberg went to the prestigious Phillips Academy in Massachusetts before enlisting in the Merchant Marines during World War II. When he left the military‚ Kohlberg enrolled in the University of Chicago and a few years later‚ he received his Ph.D. in psychology. He spent several years at Yale as a teacher before returning to the University of Chicago to accept a position on staff. In 1967‚ Kohlberg left Chicago to go to
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In Girl With A Pearl Earring and Les Miserables‚ Griet and Cosette are mistreated by the higher class. Cosette is Fantine’s daughter who is given to the Thenardiers‚ a family of innkeepers‚ because Fantine knows she cannot take care of Cosette. While at the Thenardiers’s inn‚ Cosette is abused and forced to do extortionate tasks she is barely able to do‚ like fetch water in the dark with a bucket larger than her. She is given no mercy‚ because of the “fierce mistress and venomous master” she is being
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is the true rationalist because he believes the law is the highest authority‚ sees Jean Valjean as purely evil‚ and because he wholeheartedly believes in the infallibility of the law. Javert believes the law is the highest authority throughout Les Miserables. When his character is first described‚ Hugo states "It will be easily understood that Javert was the terror of all that class which the annual statistics of the Minister of Justice include under the heading: People without a fixed abode" (57)
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Influence of Moral Reasoning CRT/205 October 21‚ 2012 Pat Evans Influence of Moral Reasoning The allegations behind the sex scandal at Penn State are horrible to say the least. However‚ with a history of abuse dating back to 1998 and an investigation that started in 2009‚ the actions of those involved in the handling of the case are called into question. In reading the article‚ “Penn State’s new villain”‚ written
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Shawna Keehn AED 202 Checkpoint: Moral reasoning Select one of the age groups chosen in week 6. Decide on the child’s age‚ what Level and stage he or she is at developmentally‚ and list some chacteristics Demonstrating the nature of the stage. I have chosen a child that is in the early adolescence stage that is the age of Fourteen. In my opinion a child who is fourteen should be at a level two‚ Conventional morality. Upon reviewing the reading of the stages a child who is Fourteen
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Victor Hugo‚ the author of‚ “Les Misérables‚” once said‚ “Change your opinions‚ keep your principles; change your leaves‚ keep intact your roots.” This is a quote that can be reassuring to a person who is going through a rough patch in life or when they are at a stance in their life where they have forgotten who they are. When I read this quote‚ I think about where I come from and how it has shaped me to be the person I am today. One way that my roots have affected me is by my speech communities
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