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    Moral Dilemma Jocelyn Chang Block 1 The world of morality does not always operate in shades of black and white‚ more often than not it ventures into realms of different hues of gray. Who should be allowed to decide one’s life? People with faith in the justice system believe that the choice should be left to a judge and jury; people with faith in religion believe the choice can only be made by a god. What about one man? In “Gentlemen‚ your verdict” by Michael Bruce‚ Lieutenant-Commander Oram must

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    ashes shows how glorified the Eggs look compared to the other cities in New York. The Eggs hide their depravity behind a fake life of parties and big houses. Fitzgerald includes the billboard of the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg to further emphasize the moral decay that has been shown through ought the book. The eyes symbolize that someone is always watching you‚ causing a guilty conscience to make a person make better decisions when faced with obstacles. Myrtle treats her husband‚ Wilson‚ very poorly.

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    #2 How does Gatsby represent the American dream? What does the novel have to say about the condition of the American dream in the 1920s? In what ways do the themes of dreams‚ wealth‚ and time relate to each other in the novel’s exploration of the idea of America? The Great Gatsby: Moral Corruption F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby in 1925 in first person narrative about the power of wealth and love. Fitzgerald gives the reader a sweet taste of the 20’s with his easy

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    The 1920’s were a time of moral decadence due to people striving to do what it takes to achieve the American Dream. Many people were greedy and inconsiderate of the people they affected by making the decisions that would only benefit them. Jay Gatsby’s way of achieving his American Dream is frowned upon by society due to his actions. Gatsby‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ demonstrates moral decadence through the selfish decisions he made‚ trying to win over a woman with his wealth‚ and his change from childhood

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    10. Concentration Camp10952You are an inmate in a concentration camp. A sadistic guard is about to hang your son who tried to escape and wants you to pull the chair from underneath him. He says that if you don’t he will not only kill your son but some other innocent inmate as well. You don’t have any doubt that he means what he says. What should you do?9. The AccidentAmbulanceYou are an emergency worker that has just been called to the scene of an accident. When you arrive you see that the car belongs

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    Omelas Moral Dilemma

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    Omelas Moral Dilemma In "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" Ursula LeGuin is raising the moral dilemma of justice vs. happiness. The happiness of the citizens in Omelas depends on the suffering of a child locked in a closet. She briefly describes the contrast between the child’s situation and the citizens’ position‚ portraying a moral dilemma‚ which is when you have to choose to do one of two equally unpleasant things. LeGuin portrays an ideal life “boats in the harbor sparkled with flags

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    to a work studied in this course‚ to what extent is a character’s courage or strength revealed through confrontation with a moral dilemma? Moral dilemmas can lead to either revealing courage and/or strength in a literary work or they may simply show the lack of it. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ courage and/or strength are revealed through confrontation with the moral dilemma of Winston rebelling against the party fuelled by his hate vs. surrendering because of the controlling and powerful party and

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    Antigone Moral Dilemma

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    Antigone’s Moral Dilemma Margaret Walsh South University Online Antigone’s Moral Dilemma Perhaps the most pronounced question in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles’ is the value of human law vs. divine law. In this tragic play a newly appointed king Creon declares to his people that treason was committed during battle‚ and

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    Moral Dilemmas: Euthanasia Applying the Listen Model: Euthanasia Euthanasia‚ also known as assisted suicide‚ physician-assisted suicide‚ and more loosely termed mercy killing‚ basically means to take a deliberate action with the express intention of ending a life to relieve persistent or unstoppable suffering. Some interpret euthanasia as the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Many disagree with this interpretation‚ because it needs to include a reference to difficult suffering

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    Is Gatsby great or not? Section 1: Gatsby is generous to the people at his parties. He throws banquets and spends a lot of money on food‚ preparations and entertainment. Gatsby is a generous host. “most people were brought” “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.” “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet

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