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Essay Instructions: 1) Summarize the relevant facts in the case and identify a central moral issue in the case.

(2) Present one argument on each side of the issue (these arguments may be based on material from the text or from outside sources); document your references to the sources used for the arguments.

(3) Say what moral decision you would recommend and support your answer with appropriate moral principles and arguments.

Length: 900-1200 words

***I will send the case study***

Essay Instructions: 1st page

submit an example of a real-life moral situation showing the application of utilitarian principles found either in your own experience or from newspapers, magazines, or movies. Briefly (150 words) explain why you think the situation you are describing is an example of utilitarian principles in action. You should look in newspapers, TV news, or magazines for examples of moral situations where a moral decision is made in favor of the lesser of two evils. For example, during World War II, President Truman's decision to deploy the atomic bomb against Japan was made under the utilitarian position that, despite the killing of thousands of Japanese people, its deployment would shorten the war and save millions of lives.



2nd page

submit an example of a real-life moral situation showing the application of deontological principles found either in your own experience or from newspapers, magazines, or movies. Briefly (150 words) explain why you think the situation you are describing is an example of deontological principles in action. You should look in newspapers, TV news, or magazines for examples of moral situations where someone made a moral decision for the sake of a moral principle or duty. For example, you might see in the news the case of a taxi driver that at the end of a day of work, upon returning his cab to the garage, found a briefcase in the backseat of the car containing $35,000.00 in cash. The briefcase contained no identification that could lead to the owner of the money. Despite his dire need for cash (he could use the money to pay for the surgery of his wife with breast cancer) he decided to deliver the money to the police. When asked by the reporter why he had done that, he responded that the money didn't belong to him and he had a duty to give it to police. Use the concepts to explain why the situation you are describing is an application of deontological principles



3rd page

submit an example of a real-life moral situation showing the social consequences of violation of rights ethics principles found either in your own experience or from newspapers, magazines, or movies. Briefly (150 words) explain why you think the situation you are describing is an example of a violation of rights ethics principles. You should look in newspapers, TV news, or magazines for examples of moral situations where someone had their human rights violated. For example, you might read in the news that in some distant country people accused of being terrorists are being tortured in the hope that they give up information about their terrorist activities in clear violation of their human rights as defined in the Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as established by the United Nations in 1948. explain why the situation you are describing is a violation of the rights ethics principles and which are the social consequences of this violation. Assignment must be typed in MS Word, where you can check grammar and spelling and the file attached for submission.

Essay Instructions: Discussion 1: ?Actionless Action.? Please respond to the following:

Identify any aspects of wu wei that would be practical in the busy lives of city dwellers, especially those living in the West.
Explain whether or not you think that wu wei would be a reasonable way for a person to live his or her life. Explain why or why not it would be reasonable for you personally.
Provide your own example of the so-called ?paradox of wu wei? in which you demonstrate how a person can consciously ?try not to try.?

Discussion 2: ?The Superior Person.? Please respond to the following:
Read Confucius? description of a Superior Person:
?Wealth and honor are what every man desires. But if they have been obtained in violation of moral principles, they must not be kept. Poverty and humble station are what every man dislikes. But if they can be avoided only in violation of moral principles, they must not be avoided. If a superior man departs from humanity, how can he fulfill that name? A superior man never abandons humanity even for the lapse of a single meal. In moments of haste, he acts according to it. In times of difficulty or confusion, he acts according to it? (from ?the Analects of Confucius? in An Anthology of Living Religions, p.144).
With basic Confucian principles in mind (such as the concepts of virtue, ren, reciprocity, and so forth), imagine Confucius? Superior Person as a modern-day super hero.
Describe what sort of super powers this person would have and how he or she would combat evil.
Provide a ?real-life? example of someone who you believe meets Confucius? characteristics for a Superior Person, and explain why.

Essay Instructions: Hi There,
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1)??? I need a case study analysis completed for a professional ethics class
2)??? I have attached the case you are to use for your analysis
3)??? Then I?ve sent an outline of how the case should be organized, prepared and analyzed according to some professional ethics readings
4)??? I have also sent background info on moral principles and how to identify unstated assumptions
5)??? I have provided the writer with source information for references or, if more references are sited, they have to be included in the bibliography with page numbers and easy to find in CANADA!!
6)??? PLEASE QUOTE PAGE NUMBERS for all sources where applicable (it is not good enough to just quote the book and author ? I need exact page numbers)
7)??? I have attached a previous assignment to show how OFTEN I sighted information in what I wrote. Please prepare the paper and bibliography in this manner