suffering due to lack of resources within their countries? Some wealthier people and nations decide not to help these less fortunate people as they would rather spend money on frivolous things and think that it’s not their obligation. I believe that man has a moral obligation to help those less fortunate than him‚ though I believe that it is not morally right to only help those who are less fortunate just to make you feel like a better person. In Source B‚ Peter Singer states “if the upshot of
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A MORAL OBLIGATION: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY 1 A Moral Obligation: Personal Responsibility Richard D. Paul II University of Phoenix A MORAL OBLIGATION: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY 2 Two years ago I separated from the Air Force after thirteen years of service. I finally made the decision to further my education to open more career opportunities and advancements. Since the courses I am taking are online‚ there is an even higher pressure for the accountability
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a family in Zimbabwe access to the basic necessities of life. Singer argues we have widespread obligations to the world’s poor‚ but we can meet them without being deprived of all of our worldly assets and possessions. This essay aims to defend Singer’s arguments that we‚ fitting a picture of absolute affluence‚ have a moral obligation to help those in poverty. Singer’s position on our moral obligation to aid the world’s poor is characteristically frank and rests on three premises. The first premise
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“There is no obligation to obey the law even in a good society where the legal system is just.” Table of Contents 3. Introduction 3. Social Contract Theory 5. Political Obligations 6. Positivist and Natural Law Theory 8. Civil Disobedience 9. Conclusion The way in which we interpret what the law is‚ has a large influence on whether we feel we have a sense of duty to obey it. This essay will examine different legal opinions on what gives the law authority in order to determine
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Heavy Baggage the Soldiers Endure in Tim O’Brien‚ The Things They Carried Often times‚ when we are asked‚ “What is a burden?” we often say that it is something that is difficult to bear‚ something that often leads to a great deal of anxiety and stress‚ and something that acts as the foundation of difficulty and trouble one may face. In the literary excerpt‚ “The Things They Carried‚” written by Tim O’Brien‚ the author illustrates the significance of burdens‚ and how the consequential emotional
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Peter Singer argues that all people have a moral obligation to donate all that we can to the poor. The suffering and starving of those people living in poverty are not inevitable; many of us have the ability to eliminate this suffering‚ however‚ we choose not to. We have a moral duty to prevent bad things from happening as long as it does not cost at the cost of “sacrificing anything morally significant”. (Ethical Theory). Therefore‚ making such donation is moral duty for people living in affluent
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Corporate Environment Obligation: An examination of the performance of Chevron Corporation Nowadays‚ increasing customers worried about the negative effects that large companies put on environment especially some energy industries. Chevron Corporation is one of largest multinational energy corporations in the world which has branch offices in more than 100 countries. It is engaged in all the aspects of gas and crude oil‚ which include exploration‚ production‚ marketing‚ chemicals manufacturing and
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Brianne Richson wrote “An Obligation to Prevent Trauma on Campus” to educate her audience on “trigger warnings”. Trigger warnings are “advance warnings of potentially upsetting material”(Richson 426). Almost anything can be labeled as a trigger warning given the right situation. She gains the reader’s attention by saying‚ “We all have that one memory that we would prefer people not bring up because we want to block it from our consciousness forever”(426). This statement is very relatable to anyone
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Voting should be an obligation not an option Living in America gives each person individual freedom. The freedom is yours to express your own opinion and to vote. Whether or not we choose to exercise these rights is the decision that every American citizen makes. Participating in our government is the single most important power that we as Americans have. Whether it is to elect officials or to amend a law‚ voting is not only a necessity‚ but a responsibility. It is frightening how many of us
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Businesses should make it imperative that its officers‚ directors and employees act at all times in an honest and ethical manner in connection with their service to that particular company. The principles of integrity and accountability are the cornerstone of that companies’ success. This code of business conduct and ethics sets basic principles to guide all employees‚ officers‚ and directors of that particular company. All of the personnel and directors of that business should conduct themselves
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