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    (A) Do you think you are addicted to Facebook? What are the signs which show a person is addicted to Facebook? Give reasons to support your view. Yes I am addicted to Facebook. The signs that shows a person that is addicted to Facebook is when he/she is constantly thinking about Facebook‚ like always updating his/hers statuses‚ always talk about the topics that he/she saw from Facebook or constantly checking his/her phone for Facebook updates. Another sign of Facebook addiction is when he/she

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    What if the world was a big disappointment? What if the way the world we espied wasn’t that predictable? The hopes and dreams created to fulfil the emptiness has shifted and moulded the perceptions of mankind to think that there is an innate ability to exist with the alliance of others‚ such as‚ with people of the same gender‚age‚interests and most importantly culture. Anthropologists and psychologists propose that Homo Sapiens are not born a self‚ rather the self is weakened by the surroundings

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    article‚ the author explores the major meta-ethical theory of Cultural Relativism. According to it‚ Cultural Relativism states that all morality is relative to culture‚ that the truth of ethical claims is relative to an individual or group’s perspective. Cultural Relativism holds that an action is morally right or morally wrong because of the beliefs and values of the culture in which the action takes place. Therefore cultural relativism denies the possibility of any objective foundation for

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    enedict (Cultural Relativism) a. The concept of Cultural Relativism states‚ “it is not each person‚ but each person’s culture that is the standard by which actions are to be measured”(Wilkens‚ 29). I believe Ruth Benedict would base how she acts in this situation off of what an individual might justify morally. People have multiple views‚ which vary concerning what someone should do in this type of situation. Some people may consider not turning in the ticket as wrong‚ while others may think it is okay

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    Do you feel that cultural relativism is always positive?  Why or why not?  Under what circumstances do you feel that it is appropriate to condemn the practices of a culture other than your own Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context.. "In other words‚ “right” and “wrong” are culture-specific; what is considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another‚ and‚ since no universal standard of

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    What do you think is unethical? The countrywide approved everyone to get their loans‚ no matter they have jobs or not‚ no matter they have income or not‚ no matter they have assets or not. The criteria they use may be unethical. They don’t care whether the documents are valid‚ whether they can verify the income‚ whether the appraisal is any good. They just care about getting the loan closed‚ in order to do another loan. The underwriters/ contractors looked through the loan as quick as they can.

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    Do you think that smoking should be banned in public places? I believe that smoking should not be allowed in public places. First of all‚ smoking is bad for our health. Banding smoking from public places should be enforced throughout the whole United States. Here are three reasons why smoking should be banned. Cigarette smoke is very harmful to non-smokers. Smoking in front of young people is a bad influence on them. Office buildings and homes have caught on fire from someone smoking inside

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    Individual vs. Cultural relativism Some people may argue that‚ “what’s right/moral in my eyes‚ may not be right/moral in your eyes”. This is considered individual moral relativism. Cultural moral relativism is putting culture at the top of relative ethical decision-making. (Argosy University‚ 2014). These two different moral relativisms differ in the fact that one is putting what you believe first and the other is putting your culture first. I believe that individual moral relativism has some strengths

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    idea of mandatory voting during U.S. elections is a much-debated topic in the United States. Making voting mandatory for all citizens‚ is debated to be something that could be either positive or negative. Both sides of the issue have their reasons why mandatory-voting laws should or should not be passed. Those who believe that mandatory voting should become a law believe that it will bring the number of voters on Election Day to increase. With voter participation rates falling below sixty percent

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    What is cultural relativism‚ and how does the vision of ethics associated with it diverge from the traditional ethical theories? Cultural relativism dismisses the idea that there is one final moral code to abide by; one moral code is also not superior to another. (Brusseau‚ pg.154) One major way this differs from traditional ethics is it directs one to conform to the society around them‚ abandoning whatever their own personal ethics are. The approach of "When in Rome‚ do as the Romans do" does best

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