CARREON, Vanessa Mae C.

BSMT-2

Activity 1 1.

1. What makes an ethical person? Identify persons who have famously held fast to their

principles despite opposition and even when doing so placed them in danger.

● Healthworkers (Doctors, Nurses etc) - Even if there is a pandemic and their lives are in

danger, they maintain their vow to treat and provide patients with the best possible

treatment.

● Soldiers - Even if it cost them their lives, they vowed to fight and protect our country.

● Lawyers - They must honour their oath to say the facts.

2. Can you think of an unethical role model for the youth of today?

In our "so-called" society for the young of today, there are many dishonest role

models afoot. All political "leaders" and I use this word openly, pointing the attention of

the people to a mountain of an issue to turn tables, ignoring what the country's problem

really is and use their position as a way to manipulate things. As a cohesive society, we

are falling apart because of the lack of true leadership. Another, any law enforcement

officer who does not perform his obligation violates the citizen by collecting illicit money

for violations existing or not. Those supervisory boards that tell the teachers what to

teach and how to teach. Also, those "news" companies covering the facts or bending the

truth to suit their printing. Drug traffickers who allow public addiction (including

pharmaceutical companies) and then turn a blind eye when and if their users are unable to

cough up enough money for their next fix.

a. Honesty is the best policy.

It implies that it is easier to recognize one's flaws and honestly suffer the

repercussions rather than live inaccurately or in fear of being exposed. To be honest and

trustworthy and to show honesty and truthfulness is important. For the growth of moral

character, honesty is a major component. It helps to establish positive qualities, such as

compassion, discipline, truthfulness, moral integrity, and more. Honesty is invaluable and

it is the most essential habit. "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom,"

according to a popular quote. It is because of its ability to develop, form and inspire

integral values in one's life. But, according to Dave Van Ronk, ​“Honesty is the cruelest

game of all, because not only can you hurt someone – and hurt them to the bone – you

can feel self-righteous about it at the same time.” It is because honesty is not always the

best policy when the object of your conversation is to speak the truth without the

deliberate intention of actually making a difference to the recipient.

b. The truth will set you free.

The truth - the fact - is all there is. All true is what it is, and everything else is

pretense; there are no half-truths or direct lies spun to trick others. The implication that

the truth would set you free is that there is only facts and what is factual. Lies, fraud,

cheating, and deception are not all true. Since you probably want to change your situation

and move on from where you are, in the long term, how can deception really help? You

mislead yourself to the point that you want to depend on what is not real. But in fact,

there is more power than deception. Only truth-based choices give you the independence

and direction to get to where you really want to be.

same. I believe it is very important to have empathy for one another.

There seems to be a certain misunderstanding about treating others as you would

treat yourself. It is usually a golden rule to do so, even in situations where many are

confused by kindly treating offenders and thereby accepting further violence without

limits. We know we want to be treated with kindness and acceptance as we consider how

we would like to be treated. We would not, however, like to receive violence and

infringement. Return kindness with kindness and acceptance, and leave violence and

inconsideration behind to treat others as you would treat yourself. We must also

remember, however, that when they want something, often perpetrators are kind. We

should leave their kind traps to themselves and consider them for who they are rather

than what we want them to be, because we don't want to be ensnared with others in that

pit. We stop damage to ourselves and others in that way. You need to set aside your own

viewpoint and see it from the perspective of the other person to use empathy effectively.

Then, you can recognize conduct that appears to be excessively emotional, stubborn, or

irrational at first sight as simply a reaction based on the previous awareness and

experiences of an individual.

4. ​Discuss two of the following topics:

a. Is corporal punishment unethical or immoral?

Corporal punishment is typically, as a form of discipline, the use of physical force

that causes pain. The types of corporal punishment that we generally do not recognize as
 violence are spanking, rapping on the head and slapping, etc. But that is just one of the

wrong ways for a child to be punished. The possibility of causing children emotional

damage indicates that we need to search for alternatives. Many individuals in the nation

do not see corporal punishment as something unusual, something to be challenged, and

yet it makes us feel awkward. Since meeting it out, even individuals who believe there

are legitimate reasons for corporal punishment sometimes do not stop feeling somewhat

uneasy. They're not feeling good about this. There are many consequences of corporal

punishment on children, such as lowering their self-esteem; making children feel lonely,

depressed and abandoned; fostering a negative image of other people as a dangerous

position and of society. It is an ethical responsibility to put an end to corporal

punishment. Corporal punishment is a means of discipline that depends on

submissiveness and coercion. Therefore, it does not need to be reiterated that corporal

punishment is a denial of human rights hence it is unethical/

b. Is it ethical to tax the citizens of a country excessively?

No, since excessive taxation, the taking of resources by force or risk, is robbery.

Some people claim that taxation is okay because it's people who pay for the goods and

services needed. However, it is incorrect if the government generates nothing and

performs no services in exchange. Furthermore, excessive taxation is arbitrary; without

any reasonable relation to the prices of goods or services, the government takes what it

wishes.