There are consequences to one’s action, and before a decision can be made, one has to think about it. People always think before making a decision, no matter if it is small or big. They think about how it is going to affect them in the future. The consequences can be positive or negative. One’s conscience makes those decisions based on what it is best for the person’s interests. Even if the outcome harms someone or has an impact on the society. Everybody's conscience is different with different thoughts
It is really essential to have a set of guidelines that direct us to perform tasks in a particular manner to achieve the optimal level of output. This writing is a personal reflection stating my meaning of governance explained by the first-hand encounter including risks associated with it and my social responsibility towards it. “Governance can be generally defined as the means by which an activity or ensemble of activities is controlled or directed, such that it delivers an acceptable range of outcomes
Ms Hadia, 68 years old female. After her encounter of a hospital-acquired infection and the pain and the cramps she endured, the patient lost her trust in hospitals. Although, she encountered a series of symptoms, which later prevented her goodnight sleep, her previous experience with the hospitals lessened her willingness to go to the hospital; instead she chose alternative way of treatments that she trusts; traditional healer. And she rejected the medical treatment she was offered. This case study
Introduction Biopiracy is a problem faced by developing countries whereby national corporations, industries and government organizations make use of their natural resources without recompensing the countries from which the resources are taken from. These developing countries are rich in biodiversity and offer potential for corporations to make money. This is why these countries are a target. These corporations exploit the naturally occurring biological or genetic material, and may place patents
In Crito by Plato, Crito attempts to persuade Socrates to escape from jail so as to avoid his death sentence. This essay will set out to elaborate on the things Plato would say to both Crito and Socrates, if he were to be in jail with them. In addition, this essay will elaborate further on the reasons Plato would not agree that Socrates’ decision, to stay in jail and accept his death sentence, would eventually result in happiness. Thus, I will establish the stand that Plato would take sides with
An ethical dilemma is a situation in which a decision must be made between two choices that may produce conflicting results. Ethical dilemmas require compromising ethical principles regardless of which option is selected. As such, the decision made is never classified as being perfect (Allen, 2012). One such dilemma arose from Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness. River blindness is a disease that affects one’s skin and eyes causing skin infections and permanent blindness. This disease
Meseret Fesseha 816013088 22667 Exam 1 1. A. Explain as fully as possible Kant’s Good Will. What are those categories of things that according to Kant are good but are not good without qualification? Why is that so for Kant? When is the will a good will? (10 points) Kant’s Good Will is when someone’s good will is good without any conditions or qualifications. Kant’s Good Will focuses on good will and good intentions, so you can’t have a good will without good intentions. People may have good
In the book The Walking Dead, Miles Behind Us, Hershel Greene is not justified in kicking Rick and his group of the farm for various different reasons. As the zombie population kept growing, it was important for them to stick together because a team is powerful in numbers. By kicking the group off the farm, Hershel threw his religious morals out the window because as Lori mentioned it is murder. He is not only leaving the group defenseless in terms of shelter, but also leaving himself defenseless
It is difficult to talk about such a concept as happiness. For each person the word happiness has its own special value associated with the way his life is. What is happiness and how to achieve it? Whether it is in the feeling of lightness, joy, peace or happiness is measured by human achievements? Everybody defines happiness in his own way and it is the only universal recipe of how to be happy. Many people, in the spirit of today's pluralism, saying that happiness can be anything. Everybody find
In response to the prompt, “What if everything you’ve been taught is wrong?” I propose a different question; is there really a right and wrong? If so, who determines what is right and what is wrong? If everything I have been taught throughout my whole life is wrong then the simple things like how I learned to brush my teeth are wrong. This means even the facts I’ve learned in school, such as George Washington was the first president, are wrong too. People learn different ways to get things done.