Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS PAPER Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper August 8‚ 2005 Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper All people have personal values and ethics‚ just as they have cultural values. Often times‚ those personal values and ethics may clash with those of their employer. As an example‚ as an individual‚ a person’s ethical guidelines might require honesty‚ integrity and respect. If that individual works for a company that does not necessarily
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Everything can seem so perfect and realistic‚ until a life changing event happens; and your life is no longer as put together as it once was. Throughout these two stories: “Why I Live at the P.O.” by Eudora Welty and “A Pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan‚ the readers will be able to see how many characters develop and exploit their thoughts and feelings. Symbolism‚ tone and point of view help express Welty’s and Tan’s theme that‚ you need to get through an unthinkable experience to find your place and sense
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Personal values are principles that define a person as an individual. Honesty‚ reliability‚ and trust‚ are personal values that determine how an individual will face the world and relate with people. Our personal values are our convictions ’ regarding what we believe is important and desirable. A value is a belief‚ a mission‚ or a philosophy that is meaningful. Whether we are consciously aware of them or not‚ every individual has a core set of personal values. Values can range from the commonplace
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Personal Values and Ethical Standards In order to start this paper‚ I had to make sure I knew the differences between values‚ moral and ethics. It’s believed that values are what we learn from childhood from parents and surrounding influences of adults involved in the child’s life. Morals are the beliefs developed from that value system and how one should behave in any given situation. Ethics on the other hand is how someone actually behaves in the situation that may test ones morals and values
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One’s personal possessions usually have value to them because they are something that a person can truly claim as his or her own. The most desirable and most valuable possession would naturally be love. With love some‚ but not all‚ desire material possessions. Last‚ everyone desires security to complete the last piece of the puzzle. Love is valued above all other possessions because of one’s natural desire to be desirable. When a person possesses another’s love‚ it is understood that he or she
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"Everyday Use" and "A Pair of Tickets" In "Everyday Use‚" Alice Walker writes about a black mother and her two daughters‚ Maggie and Dee. Both the mother and Maggie are traditional characters‚ who are proud of their black heritage. However‚ Dee is the opposite of her mother and sister. She has false thoughts of her heritage. In "A Pair of Tickets‚" the author‚ Amy Tan‚ describes Jing Mei’s change in her view of her Chinese heritage during her travel to China. Although both of the authors write about
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A strong support system can help one grow beyond societal preconceptions. The support systems may come from a loving and caring individual‚ or group of people‚ who believe in you and your ability to achieve your goals. Characters who are born into or stuck in roles they are not happy with‚ want to rise above their circumstances and become the best versions of themselves. However‚ these goals are difficult to achieve without a strong support system. There are a number of characters in literature
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Stacey Wilson October 14‚ 2011 Swrk 251 Social work value essay My mother likes to tell the story of when I was four years old going to my reading circle. While I was waiting for my reading circle to start‚ I noticed a baby crying so I picked up toys and started shaking them and making the baby smile. For as long as I can remember I have always like to help others‚ I got enjoyment out of making my friends happy. Whenever one of my friends had a problem I was always there for them‚ to listen to
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Applying personal values to education A student perspective A university‚ like organizations and communities‚ are comprised of individuals representing different cultural and religious backgrounds. In defining the rules of conduct for individuals functioning together‚ it is necessary to formally define those rules to ensure that all are aware of the common values that should be adhered to and the consequences of non-adherence. For students attending the University of Phoenix‚ there is the
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Amy Tan’s “A Pair of Tickets” is the account of Jing-mei‚ an American woman on a pilgrimage to China to meet her half-sisters‚ abandoned by her mother in China during World War II. Jing-mei’s mother always hoped of reuniting with her daughters she left behind long ago‚ but she died of an aneurysm before the opportunity arose. Through chance‚ a friend of Jing-mei’s mother‚ still in China‚ spied the twins while shopping. The mother was already deceased‚ so with encouragement
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