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    moral ambiguity and to emphasize the struggles that are associated with marriage. Picoult portrays Sara as morally ambiguous by contrasting the positive and negative aspects of her within the relationships she has with each family member in order to expose the hardships facing mothers and wives. Family is a central aspect of this novel despite the plot focusing on the legal trial. Furthermore‚ Sara places her family on a high pedestal because she understands that family is the “emotional anchor”

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    Influence of Moral Reasoning Bryan Gordon CRT 205 December 23‚ 2012 Influence of Moral Reasoning After reading the article “Fury Returns to Penn State” by Frank Fitzpatrick‚ the person I selected to write about is the ex-assistant coach Mike McQueary. Mike Queary witnessed Jerry Sandusky doing something horrible to a minor one night in the school locker room. With this knowledge‚ McQueary talked to his father about the incident then informed his superior‚ Joe Paterno‚ about what he witnessed

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    Aristotle on Moral Virtue

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    Aristotle on Moral Virtue Phil 103 19 Apr 2006 Aristotle was a Greek philosopher c 384-322 BC. He presented us with an idea of moral virtue that is unique. He believed that each moral virtue was a delicate balance of a certain characteristic. This balance was kept between the two extremes: The vice of deficiency and the vice of excess. This balance was unique to each person‚ and to discover it one must use reason‚ the highest capacity of the soul. For example‚ we can look at the virtue

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    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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    Socrates on Moral Value

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    teachings and beliefs about moral and virtue. The Apology and Crito were fundamental to revealing those beliefs and played an important role in conveying Socrates’ position on living a meaningful life of moral worth; through those documents we can see that his grasps on his beliefs were firm up until his execution‚ denying any fear of death in pursuit of the maximal exemplification of his teachings. The primary concern of in Socrates’ life was the foundations of moral excellence‚ specifically in

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    Rap and Moral Character

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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

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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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    Ethics and Moral Agent

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    to a rule or set of rules. It is often defined as a duty or obligation because the rules often bind you to your duty. Second‚ Virtue ethics describe the character of a moral agent as a driving force for ethical behavior‚ such as a belief in God. This is a stark contrast to the rules of deontology; whereas‚ the teachings of a moral agent such as God define how we should act or behave. Last‚ Utilitarianism is a theory that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes overall happiness. According

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    Macbeth Moral Decay

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    What Leads To Macbeth’s Moral Decay? Soliloquy‚ or the act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud‚ is the subject to which this question is being answered. In Acts 1 to 3 of Macbeth‚ the character Macbeth speaks of three particular soliloquy’s in which his moral and nature both move from a high ranking position into a continually falling characteristic of heroic decay. In Act 1 scene 7 Macbeth highlights‚ in his first soliloquy‚ the issues of committing the crime of murder and how it teaches others

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    Different Views on Morals

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    Natural law and positivism (differing views) • Should law and morals reflect each other exactly? • Natural law: law and morality should coincide‚ there is a divine source for law • extremists: law that does not coincide with morals should be ignored • positivists:If legal rules have been enacted in a sensible manner then-even if they do contradict our moral understanding as to what is right or wrong-that we should follow them. Natural law • Many philosophers had differing ideas as to

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