Virtues and Values MHA 622 Healthcare Ethics & Law Dr. Teresita Gonzalez August 27‚ 2012 Virtues and Values Virtues and Values are very important to health care today. Virtues and values are not about what a person wants to be‚ but rather virtues and values are about who a person really is. Any changes or decisions will always require people or even the patient ’s to examine their values and virtues. ( Sheryl‚ 2010). Virtue can be defined as the difference between
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One of these similarities between the two is religion. Both culture share relatively similar religious beliefs mainly split between Christianity and Roman Catholics. Religion (from the Latin‚ religo‚ “respect for what is sacred”) is a key similarity between the two different cultures occupying Canada. “Religions‚ though differing greatly‚ usually share most of the following characteristics:
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Virtues of wisdom‚ courage‚ moderation‚ and justice are ingrained in the life of Plato‚ as well as the Christian. The Myth of Ers shows the analogy describing the human soul is immortal‚ the pleasures of the body are mortal; concluding that every desire there is one of an ultimate end (ST I-II.Q.91.2). The final supreme good leads to the ultimate end and Christianity claims the final supreme good is God (Book 19. Ch.2). The responsibility of virtue towards the final good falls
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Exploring the Differences and Similarities between Nurse-Midwives and Obstetrician-Gynecologists Many expectant mothers today‚ if asked about midwives‚ may envision antiquated childbirth. While midwives are becoming more well-known‚ they are still not mainstream. Although the major similarity between Obstetricians-Gynecologists (OB-GYN) and Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) is the outcome of a healthy baby‚ CNMs and OB-GYN receive different education and provide different patient experiences and outcomes
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Similarities between Creon and Antigone In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ Creon was engaged in a conflict with Oedipus’ daughter Antigone. Creon and Antigone did not see eye-to-eye the entire play due to extreme differences. Creon and Antigone had many similarities despite their enormous discrepancies. Having as many differences as they did‚ it made them uniquely similar in numerous ways. The similarities that Antigone and Creon shared were independence‚ loyalty toward their views‚ cruelty and arrogance
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community‚ state‚ or nation. Citizens have rights and duties as family members‚ as students in a classroom and school‚ and as members of their community‚ state‚ and nation. Being a good citizen means following rules and laws being responsible and respectful helping others. Being a responsible family member means knowing and following the family’s rules. It means helping parents or care-givers and cooperating with brothers and sisters. It is the duties of family members to be honest and fair to each other
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The Giver The similarities between the book and movie‚ The Giver‚ is that for their transportation they used bikes because they didn’t want anyone getting hurt or into crashes. Not to mention at one point Gabriel spent some of his nights at Jonas’s house. Also somewhere around the end of the book the Giver mentioned that his daughter is Rosemary. The last similarity I found was in the end when Jonas ran away from the community he brought Gabriel with him The difference between the book and the
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Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle states that the ultimate human goal or end is happiness. Aristotle describes the steps required for humans to obtain happiness. Aristotle states that activity is an important requirement of happiness. He states that a happy person cannot be inactive. He then goes on to say that living a life of virtue is something pleasurable in itself. The virtuous person takes pleasure in doing virtuous things. The role of virtue is an important one for Aristotle. Without virtue‚ it
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the basis of the overall religion. Within both Christianity and Sikhism are various ideas that allow one to compare each religion with the other. Each of these religions allows one to evaluate specific beliefs between each religion to determine the similarities and differences between the two religions. For a religion to be considered
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Meno Virtue Essay Meno‚ an influential speaker‚ is traveling through Athens when he encounters Socrates. Meno is a well known individual who has spoken in front of large crowds the meaning of virtue. He is a student who studied under Gorgias‚ another well know teacher of virtue. Socrates provokes a discussion regarding virtue when he states that‚ “I have never known of anyone else who did [know virtue]‚ in my judgment.” This prompted Meno to stand up and prove to Socrates he could accurately define
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