Celebrities have a moral responsibility to be good role models for the society‚ would you agree? First of all by using the dictionary the main definitions can be broken down; the definition for a celebrity is ‘a famous or well known person’. The definition of moral responsibility is ‘the idea that a person has moral obligations in certain situations.’ The definition of a good role model is ‘a person whose behaviour‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially by younger people
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Faisal Al Saud November 12‚ 2012 1. Topic: Consider the extent to which knowledge issues in ethics are similar to those in at least one other area of knowledge Do scientists have any ‘special’ moral obligations? Or should science seek to be free from any values and morals? This has been a popular topic that has been discussed throughout not only this century but also‚ centuries previous to us. While looking at natural sciences and ethics we can see that these two areas of knowledge are
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According to Mr. Canada of the Choate Rosemary Hall‚ a role model should be someone who has a set of values so high that you will probably never reach. Today‚ celebrities are often linked with bad behavior – violence‚ drugs‚ indecent dressing and so many other unacceptable behaviors. This bad behavior is enough proof for parents to judge that celebrities are not good role models for the youth in which of course they have the responsibility to be. Sometimes however‚ if a celebrity becomes involved
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dependents than we ought to morally do it” (Singer‚ 1972‚ p. 231). This means that if a person can help another person without sacrificing themselves in helping that person‚ than that person should help. Singer also argues that if people did act upon principle our lives‚ our society‚ and our world would fundamentally change. Singer first argues that distance and proximity shouldn’t be taken into account when it comes to helping. He argues that it makes no moral difference whether the person you
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Throughout the chapter‚ Genetic Choices‚ the issue of moral obligations in regards to genetic information about potential disease and illness. Upon review‚ I find individuals to have a moral obligation to warn others if they have knowledge about their genetic predisposition in regards to disease and/ or illness. The first case I will discuss is when an individual knows their family members are either at great risk or are certain to have a specific disease and/ or illness due to their diagnosis or
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What is moral obligation? What is the extent of our moral obligation to other people and other living things? By definition moral obligation is the belief that an act is one prescribed by a persons set of values (Wikipedia‚ 2005). It is also a duty‚ which one owes‚ and which one ought to perform‚ but is not legally bound to fulfill. David Hume ’s moral theory hinges on a distinction between psychologically distinct players: the moral agent‚ the receiver‚ and the moral spectator. All actions
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Helping people is undoubtedly an honorable thing to do in some instances; however‚ by no means is it morally obligated all the time. Therefore‚ I negate the resolution “Resolved: Individuals have a moral obligation to assist people in need.” Individual (The New Oxford American Dictionary‚ Oxford University Press‚ 2001): A single human being as distinct from a group‚ class‚ or family Moral Obligation (Black’s Law Dictionary): a duty that is based only on one’s conscience and that is not legally
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1. What makes a good role model‚ and how would I ensure that I acted as a role model for employees I supervise? For me a good role model is the kind of person that I would want to emulate‚ a person with the kind of traits that other people aspire too. I believe an effective role model is respected in the workplace‚ is dedicated to their job and conducts themselves with integrity and professional courtesy. They should be a good listener who maintains objectivity and is able to encourage staff to
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night-I do not have to purchase these things with money.” I affirm the resolution‚ “RESOLVED: Access to drinking water ought to be valued as a human right instead of as a commodity.” Affirming achieves the value of morality defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as‚ “conforming to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.” This is the proper value for the round because of the word ‘ought’ in the resolution which the same sourced defines as‚ ‘Used to express duty or moral obligation’
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do good have good It is a law of nature that whatever action we take in this world‚ there is always a reaction. If we do well‚ we stand to gain a good reward. If we do badly‚ we should expect a bad outcome ultimately. "As you sow‚ so shall you reap" is a popular saying. The Holy Qur’an has also guided on this subject‚ it says: "If you do good‚ you do good to yourselves. Likewise‚ if you do evil‚ you do evil to yourselves." (17:7) One of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad was very fond of
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