Category: Ethics

Ethical Analysis Essay: Outbreak (1995)

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

Outbreak (1995) (R) (Drama)–An airborne virus threatens the world, beginning in a California town. A team of doctors is brought in to contain the situation. The doctors must fight against the clock to save the town and its residents after the Army is called in.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)

 

Outbreak [DVD] [1995]

Ethical Analysis Essay Planning Document

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

Beethoven (1992) (PG) (Comedy)-A family adopts a St. Bernard puppy, to the chagrin of the father. The puppy grows and causes mishap after mishap. The father’s and family’s love for the dog is tested when a corrupt veterinarian kidnaps the dog for a deadly experiment.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)

Beethoven (1992) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ethical Analysis Essay: Joe vs. the Volcano (1990)

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Ethical Analysis Essay:
Analyze a film’s ethical dimensions that include its characters and the story.
First, select a film of available works.
Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

Joe vs. the Volcano (1990) (PG) (Comedy)–Joe Banks is dying, but his life has pleased him anyway. When a millionaire offers him the opportunity to die and to help others by doing so and in the meantime, to live like a millionaire, Joe grabs the opportunity. His absurdist journey to his demise helps him discover the meaning of existence.

Next, view the film and then write a planning document using the following subheadings:
1) Introduction
2) Ethical Analysis.
The planning document should be a minimum of 250 words in length (excluding title and references pages).

Introduction (Film Synopsis) – Recommended one paragraph

Brief film synopsis in your own words that includes the medical ethical dilemma present in the film and what happens in the film, including the ending.

Ethical Analysis – Recommended one to two paragraphs

Identify the ethical theory you have chosen to apply to the film. Briefly explain how the theory you selected applies to the film. Select one:
Virtue Ethics – Core Principles – telos, virtue, eudaimonism
Kantian Ethics – Core Principles – duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity
Utilitarian Ethics – Core Principles – welfare, impartiality, sum-ranking, consequences
Identify the core principles of the ethical theory that apply to a medical ethical issue present in the film. Briefly explain how at least one of these core principles applies to the medical ethical issue. (You will expand upon this in the final essay and incorporate all of the core principles for your selected theory.)

APA Formatting – Your planning document must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts – e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point fonts). It should be double-spaced and include a title page and references page. Include in-text citations and references as needed for sources that support your work.
Required Citations and References – You will need to provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select as well as course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 7.4)

 

 

 

The Moral Dilemma of Collateral Damage in Armed Conflict

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Moral Topic essay on collateral damage to civilians in armed conflict
Present arguments for and against your preferred view. Be convincing, but also concede points of an opposed view/interpretation of the topic, when warranted. Make use of two moral theories studied in our course. Provide specific examples, so there is a good mix of abstract discussion as well as particular situations described.

 

 

 

Embracing Feedback and Diversity in Communication

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Describe how you give and receive feedback. You will reflect on past feedback and how it has shaped your approach to receiving feedback now. You will also discuss the impact that diversity awareness has on communication, collaboration, and feedback situations. Finally, you will describe strategies you can use when interacting with people with diverse backgrounds.
Specifically, you must address the following:
1. Describe your perceptions regarding receiving feedback.
a. How does receiving feedback make you feel?
b. How can you improve your reaction to feedback?
2. Describe how you can use past feedback to inform how you give and receive feedback now.
a. What have you learned from past experiences in which you received feedback?
b. How can you apply what you learned to future feedback situations?
3. Describe the impact that diversity awareness has on giving and receiving feedback when communicating and collaborating with others.
4. Describe how you can use strategies for interacting with diverse groups of people as you give and receive feedback.

 

Ethical Justification of Hacking Activities: A Utilitarian and Deontological Perspective

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Pick two of the following hacking scenarios, and discuss whether you think the hacking activities can be ethically justified. Consider it from from both a utilitarian and a deontological ethical perspective: (a) Modifying 10% of a database of a bank’s financial records to show how vulnerable they are; (b) Breaking into a medical computer to get vital data in order to save someone’s life; (c) Disrupting the Church of Scientology to protest their opinions; (d) Circumventing protection measures to hack into voting machines to show how they are unsecured.

 

 

Ethical Dilemmas in Google’s Search Results Modifications

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Describe the ethical dilemmas related to Google’s decision to modify search results in each of the following scenarios, noting any difference among them: removing Nazi-related material from German search results; removing pro-democracy results from search results in China; removing clips of The Daily Show from YouTube due to copyright concerns.

Philosophical Foundations for Protecting Intellectual Property: Labor Theory, Utilitarian Theory, and Personality Theory

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Describe the three philosophical foundations for protecting intellectual property – labor theory, utilitarian theory, and personality theory – and explain how each could be used to justify the position that the hip hop artist sampling the Beatles is unethical.