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Please use a utilitarian calculus to explain (with as much detail as possible) why people should (or should not) be vaccinated against COVID-19. You will need to be clear as to whether you are using Mill’s or Bentham’s version of utilitarianism, and why you chose the version that you did.
Should the government fund sex studies?
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A thirteen year old female tells you that she feels that she is a male trapped in a female body. What do you want to advise. Her mother trusts your opinion and wants an honest answer.
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A young couple believes they cannot be married yet because of financial constraints, but are engaging in heavy petting and wish to know, as Christians, what you think. Their avowed goal is to refrain from intercourse until marriage.
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A woman consults you because her husband feels their marital life is boring. He wants to have them utilize pornography, but it makes her uncomfortable. They have been married 10 years, and he feels that he might be unfaithful if she does not acquiesce to him. They are Christians and want to know your best advice.
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A young man who has struggled since adolescence with same sex attraction has met another such young man at church, who is suggesting they be married. What do you advise?
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A young couple is desiring to space out the timing of having children. What will you advise?
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A 17-year-old comes to your office, asking for birth control. In addition, she requests that her parents not be informed. What will you do?
Write a critical essay that explores how a specific text (essay, scholarly or popular article, book, or movie—from our class or not) treats a specific real-world issue. Exercise good judgment to choose a text that is both interesting in itself AND speaks to a larger ongoing issue. What is its deeper ethical, cultural, or political impact? What (briefly) does the text say (or evade) and how does it say it? Then advance a complex argument that speaks to the issue. What do you think? What original thought(s) will you add to the conversation?
Using newspapers or other online journals, students will research MLA essay on a company or manager who engaged in unethical behavior. Students should include their reactions to the case and what they think can prevent something like this from happening in the future. All sources must be cited in MLA format.