7.5 Teen Pregnancy Work File Complete each of the activities below. Fact: Teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of school and only about one-third obtain a high school diploma. Fact: Teenage births are associated with lower annual income for the mother‚ 80% of whom eventually rely on welfare. 1. Read the two facts above and choose one of them. Discuss the possible ramifications for the teen parent’s future and the future of the child. (5 sentence minimum) (10 points) The teen
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Calvin states " See‚ in order to improve oneself‚ one must have some idea of what’s good. That implies certain values". I believe Calvin is using Ethical relativism here‚ meaning he does what is right because his culture states that it is right. And I feel that he is saying basically what you feel is right for yourself is right because it’s the moral thing to do. I feel that Calvin did not set himself a New Year’s resolution because he personally feels that everything that he is doing is right
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Besides‚ during the teen parties when an individual or group takes advantage of someone’s loss of rationality. The behavior raises many eyebrows‚ even though the act is a clearly disgusting sight to see still‚ hardly any actions have been taken to stop the humiliation. Another ethical issue addressed in the series when your friend betrays your trust and spreads rumors. Undoubtedly‚ it is a condemned act‚ I would believe that the first move has to be forceful‚ and determined with a loud yelp that
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When it comes to the topic of teenage pregnancy‚ most of us will readily agree that TV shows like ‘16 and pregnant’ encourage teenage girls to start their own family at a young age. Where this agreement usually ends however‚ is on the question of rather TV show ’16 and pregnant’ have helped teenage girls from getting pregnant at a young age. Whereas some are convinced that the show has reduced teenage pregnancy rates‚ others maintain that the show is not something teenagers should be watching because
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Ethical relativism is a theory that holds that morality is relative to the rules of one’s culture. That is‚ when an action is right or wrong and depends on the moral rules of the society in which it is experienced. This action may be right in one society but be wrong in another. What’s right for you may not be what’s right for me. For example‚ I buy my stuff if I do not have the money I do not buy it at all. On the other hand‚ someone wants to buy something and they do not have enough money‚ so they
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Teen pregnancy is a thing that ultimately alters a teen’s future forever with negative side effects. In the United States‚ 2‚800 teenagers become pregnant each day. When I graduated in 2011; out of al the girls I graduated with 10 of those girls have had babies. One of them just had her second baby this year. I think more needs to be done to make girls realize that it affects their future‚ their children’s‚ the baby’s father‚ and other family members. I couldn’t imagine having a baby at
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article discusses utilitarian ethical theory. For a discussion of John Stuart Mill’s essay Utilitarianism (1861)‚ see Utilitarianism (book). The Utilitarianism series‚ part of the Politics series Utilitarian Thinkers[show] Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mill Henry Sidgwick Peter Singer Forms[show] preference utilitarianism rule utilitarianism act utilitarianism Two-level utilitarianism Total utilitarianism Average utilitarianism Negative utilitarianism animal welfare Abolitionism
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To compare both quotes we first start by examining them individually‚ starting with Bentham. Who according to‚ nature has placed us under the governances of two sovereign masters: pain and pleasure. Bentham‚ who is a utilitarianism explains that this ethical theory is “the sum of every pleasure that results in an action‚ with the exception of those suffering or anyone involved in the action”. For Bentham‚ the greatest accomplishment for humankind is the search for the diminution of pain and to seek
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teenagers get pregnant for the wrong reasons. Every year 750‚000 teens get pregnant. Hispanic girls have the highest rate of being pregnant. A lot of teens get pregnant‚ but out of 750‚000 only 400‚000 give birth. Three quarters of a million teens between 15-19 become pregnant each year. Teens when they become pregnant some don’t plan to be pregnant‚ but some girls do plan on being pregnant. Out of 750‚000 teens being pregnant
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Reflection #4 Utilitarianism Applied to a Concrete Ethical Issue; Abortion Utilitarianism is a frequently argued theory within philosophy. Like most theories there are many groups of people across the country who are for the use of this philosophical theory‚ as well as numerous people who do not agree with it. Theories such as Utilitarianism can be applied to many ethical issues and concepts that are discussed every single day within the United States. One of the most well-known and important ethical issues
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