a) Outline your knowledge and understanding of the moral teaching contained in the Beatitudes The Beatitudes are part of Jesus’ teachings on the Sermon on the Mount. In them‚ he describes eight types of people that will be happy or blessed in the next life‚ and these teachings are morally significant to Christians. They contain values and attitudes which Christians today must attempt to reflect if they are to live a moral life. Jesus portrays the perfect disciple through the Beatitudes as he states
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start with the new vision of moral order. This was most clearly stated in the new theories of Natural Law which emerged in the seventeenth century‚ largely as a response to the domestic and international disorder wrought by the wars of religion. Grotius and Locke are the most important theorists of reference for our purposes here. Grotius derives the normative order underlying political society from the nature of its constitutive members. Human beings are rational‚ sociable agents who are
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Rap and Moral Character Various critics have railed against the alleged harms of rap music. It is misogynistic and promotes violence (especially toward women)‚ crass materialism‚ and street crime. Virtually all of the arguments about rap focus on its alleged effects—harmful or‚ occasionally‚ beneficial. Yet such arguments are difficult to prove. While not suggesting we abandon approaches like this‚ the focus on effects ignores another important moral argument—rap music is both a sign of
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Huck’s Moral Conscience In the classic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by the great Mark Twain the memorable character of Huck Finn is constantly choosing between the social morals of the southern states during the time of slaves in America and his own self morals. Throughout the novel Huck is being taught that slaves are lesser beings compared to white folk and that they do not deserve the same amount of respect‚ this leading to the main example of Huck’s struggle with his conscience
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one is wrong or right; it all depends on the individual’s morals. Many may think that people are born with morals‚ but in reality it is said that morals are taught. People can say that morals are universal. They are taught what is right from wrong. People might disagree with others‚ but to each his own. In The New York Times article “The Moral Instinct” ‚ author Steven Pinker expresses his view on morals and argues that the study of the moral sense can help people become “better” . He also argues that
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obvious moral standing not only to make their novel more applicable to the reader‚ but also to make the characters more complex and dynamic. Chinua Achebe uses this technique to develop the characters in his novel‚ Things Fall Apart. The main character‚ and protagonist in the novel‚ Okonkwo‚ is very morally dynamic showing some sensitivity to his family and friends‚ but in an attempting to rebel against his father‚ Okonkwo also exhibits the tendency to lash out violently. Okonkwo’s moral ambiguity
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24‚ March 2013 Moral Dilema Determination inspired many of the suffering persevere in their rescue efforts which eventually paid off when they escaped. Each person must make difficult judgment in the course of everyday life. Decisions that seem trivia at the time‚ sometimes the choice is better to meet the expectations of others or to meet the expectation of the conscience like in “alive”‚“Thirty eight who so murder didn’t call the police”and “shooting an elephant”
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COMMONWEALTH ACT No. 473 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION‚ AND TO REPEAL ACTS NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN AND THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT. Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines: Section 1. Title of Act. – This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Revised Naturalization Law." Section 2. Qualifications. – Subject to section four of this Act‚ any person having the following qualifications may become
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Stages of Moral Development. Kohlberg focused his development of moral judgment in children and adults using the cognitive development approach based on Piaget’s theories. His primary concern with moral development is believed to be central to education and has ground roots as far back as Plato’s Socrates dialogues around the question of whether virtue is taught‚ comes with practice of whether it is a natural aptitude or instinct. There are 6 stages to Kohlberg’s stages of moral development
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Jolley 2013). This is an ethical decision that can impact those company’s stakeholders. The decision can be made under various ethical models‚ such as moral rights‚ social justice (Waddell‚ Jones and George 2011‚ 148) and utilitarianism (Duska 2007‚ 22-25). This paper will argue that the accord should be signed according to the utilitarian model. The moral rights model argues that decisions should be made to protect fundamental rights of stakeholders and do no harm (Casali 2011‚ 489). The poor working
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