Ethics Literature Reviews Samples For Students

Non-conformity

“Too many people in the society conform to what the government says is right and moral, when the true meaning of right or moral comes from what each individual holds to be what is right” Henry David Thoreau. (Nina et al, 983)
In this quote, David Thoreau acknowledges there are many things in the contemporary society that can change the character of an individual. Notably, people do not question directives from the government regardless of the morality or the correctness of the issue at hand. Thoreau states that people should examine the morality of an issue depending on what Continue reading...

In the Night written by the Elie Wiesel, the author describes his misery in the Holocaust. He uses the imagery to demonstrate the dehumanization of the Jewish people in the Nazi camp. These Jews were forced to survive deceitful conditions in the concentration camps. The incarcerated Jews were subjected to the most horrible forms of inhuman treatment. This made Jews lose their mentality and morality because they were pushed beyond their capability of dealing with oppressing brutality, starvation, exhaustion and diseases among others. The change of the character and morality can be attributed to the dehumanization that they experienced, Continue reading...

Mounted on the one hundred dollar bill and known for his many contributions and inventions to society, Benjamin Franklin is known as velour inspiration and wisdom. However, under this scenario, Franklin is an arrogant, self-conceited narcissist who only accomplished exceptional tasks, such as inventing the stove in 1742 not to better society, but simply to appease himself. Such evidence is portrayed in his autobiography, which Franklin named The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. In this said autobiography are numerous instances where Franklin’s arrogance and hypocrisy is blatantly obvious. Much of these egotistical instances are apparent using diction, syntax, mood, Continue reading...

Philosophy

The Divine Command Theory purports that a particular act becomes either moral or not (immoral) on no other basis other than God has commanded that it be done or forbids us from doing that particular act. According to this theory, an action is only made wrong by the fact that God Himself prohibits it’s doing. As seen in the definition, whatever it is that God commands automatically becomes the basic standard of morality, and there exist no other moral values other than what God prescribes for man.
The belief that there is no limit whatsoever as to what Continue reading...

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a highly influential American novel for many reasons, not the least of which is the compelling, well-drawn and uniquely American character of Atticus Finch. A strong, paternal presence to his family and his community, Atticus is highly principled, hard-working and dedicated to a sincere sense of justice. Both in his parenting of Scout and his defense of Tom Robinson, Atticus’ virtue is shown throughout. While America may not always live up to the standards Atticus Finch himself sets, he represents a set of ideals that America hopes to strive towards, including Continue reading...

Introduction

Euthanasia is the act of providing assisted, voluntary or involuntary death to a patient, mostly terminally ill patients (ANA, 2013). Euthanasia can be administered by the physicians and nurses on request of either the patient, the relatives of a patient who is not in a position to make a request or by the physicians and the nurses depending on the condition of the patient. Euthanasia is an issue that has raised questions not only in the health care system but also in the legal system (ANA, 2013). It is surrounded by moral, social, cultural and religious challenges and finding Continue reading...

The novel A Good Man is Hard to Find written by Flannery O’Connor tells a story about a family that is going out on vacation. The story uses a couple of literary aesthetics to tell the story. One theme that stands out is his evident use of religion, and Christianity for that matter. Through the Grandmother and the misfit, one gets to see how a Christ- like incarnation and the grace of God are brought out. There is recognition of divine powers in the story but then one is not mislead when looking at the Misfit as an Continue reading...

Philosophy

Mill’s main argument is that consequences of an action are the sole criterion of its rightness and wrong, but that is not completely correct as other things besides consequences matters as well. Mill argues that consequences of an action are what determine whether the action is morally right or wrong. In his views, the object of all the actions is to increase happiness and reduce pain or unhappiness. If the end result of an action is, increase in happiness then the action is morally right, but if as the result of the action happiness is reduced it is Continue reading...

Dater

Scruton argues that people’s way of life, including their habit and perceptions are determined and shaped by moral laws. He believes that the moral laws state the idea of the development of a group of rational individuals who respects one another and address their disagreements through accord and reconciliation. In this context, Scruton argues that the moral law present as a powerful mechanism that assume the purpose of reconciling people in a society that comprise of diverse people. However, I disagree with Scruton when he views morality as a system of regulations that entirely define the human behavior Continue reading...

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Introduction to Burnout

Burnout refers to the condition of exhaustion of physical or emotional strength, or loss of motivation to work. Usually, burnout is caused by prolonged stress or frustration affecting the involvement of employees for meaningful impact on work. Burnout has also been described as extreme fatigue, inefficacy, and loss of idealism and passion for the job. Burnout syndrome can be illustrated by the “feelings of emotional exhaustion, negative attitudes and emotions towards those who are beneficiaries of the service (depersonalization), and sentiments related to professional failure and low accomplishment (lack of personal accomplishment)” (Schaufeli, & Maslach, 1993). Any person with Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Stem Cell research is a controversial topic that has and continues to spawn heated debate. While the potential of stem cells research is endless it comes with a number of ethical considerations. Stem cells are like blank cells that can transform into whatever cells they are surrounded by; if placed in the liver they can become liver cells, the same in the heart or the a kidney. However, the research remains controversial because the richest source of stem cells needed to further the research are most often found in the tissue of aborted fetuses. This brings up many ethical Continue reading...

Literature

FRANKENSTEIN AND DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are very interesting from an analytical point of view. The books primarily tell the tales of ambitious scientists trying to defy the rules of nature with respect to the human capacity to give and take life. In both cases, the end results are disastrous and both scientists en up regretting their previous creation. These two stories, from the community point of view, tell the tale of the duality of all human beings with respect to their ability to do good as well as to do Continue reading...

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After his nocturnal adventure in the forest, Goodman Brown started to view society as divided into good and bad. He realizes that each and every human being faces and experiences temptations and has an inclination to jump to conclusions about others with no adequate proof. It can be said that his adventure made Goodman Brown see both the darker and brighter sides of life. The mentioned experience makes him understand that an individual’s morality is impacted in a particular way by beauty and ugliness and the same is applicable for the society. Nathaniel Hawthorne has Continue reading...

Doubt can never be compared with certainty in terms of providing a sense of community powerful as faith. A community in doubt is a divided community sine people live with mistrust and cannot tell what they expect of that community. As a single mother, I have never trusted any man who claims that he can take care of me and my child. It is not easy to trust a man anymore after what I have learnt from my married friends and how their husbands are unfaithful. This doubt creates mistrust a and poor social bonds between me and men Continue reading...

Oscar Wilde's 1894 play, The Importance of Being Earnest, explores Victorian era morals with satire and humor as the main character, Jack Worthing, creates an alter-ego in order to relax from his day-to-day duties as a guardian to his friend's daughter, a land-owner and a judge. The themes of morality, the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior, as well as hypocrisy, the disconnect between what Jack believes and how he acts, are central to the development of the play.
The theme of morality is introduced immediately. Jack is introduced as a highly organized and proper man who is a Continue reading...

Douglas Coupland’s first novel is an excellent introduction to postmodern aesthetics. It attempts to tackle the particular circumstances which were faced by the generation that came of age in the 1980’s. The setting is in California where particular areas had experienced a considerable boom but were now busted due to severe economic crises.
The structure of the novel is original in that is known as a framed narrative, similar examples are Boccaccio’s Decameron and The Canterbury tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The story revolves around three main characters and focuses on certain material aspects such as Disneyland Continue reading...

The book, The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis aims at explaining the manner in which science and advancements affect the relationship between man and nature. He does so even though the book is meant to be used for teaching English student in the upper Although Lewis supports the developments that are products to scientific innovations, he disapproves some of the values that are products of scientific developments. He refers to issues of morality in relation to science and thus, this essay focuses on the positive and adverse effect of scientific advancement on man as Lewis notes that “Each Continue reading...

Introduction

Among initial efforts to investigate the impact of mass communications, the most widespread are the reports forwarded by the eighth black bound volume published between 1933 and 1935 (Rupprecht, 2011). The pioneering work, “Payne Fund Studies,” was carried out when mass media comprised of solely the press, the radio, recorded music, as well as recorded movies. Out of all these, movies emerged as the greatest concern to education activists. This is because of their enormous attraction to children. The survey sought to establish the nature of influence movies had on the American youth. Children’s movies can be influential Continue reading...

Introduction

Annotated bibliography
Over the years there has been unending debate of whether the state should use federal funding to support the field of stem cell research or whether stem cell research should be allowed at all. According to Goodwin, This debate which has been looming on for centuries brings our thinking to the ethical question of biotechnological research and the moral use of human organs – the basic fundamental cells of life such as the stem cell. Those supporting the research and even those corporations funding it have proposed their support throwing weight on the fact that unused frozen embryos Continue reading...

The aim of this essay is to present you with an analysis and in-depth description of the narrative technique applied by Michael Ondaatje in his novel ‘Anil’s Ghost’. Michael Ondaatje is widely acknowledged within the borders of the literary community as a new talent shedding a unique light upon the secrets entailed in what is to be received as an interesting piece of writing, generating deeper thought and motivating its readers to go one step further than the plot they have just read. His novel ‘Anil’s Ghost’ took according to his own admittance seven years to be Continue reading...

How did they allow him to a buy? This is a question that has been asked by people after they learned that Aaron Alexis, the lone gunman and perpetrator of the Washington Navy Yard shooting, had been involved in two previous shootings, and that he had filed a police report in August in Rhode Island, claiming that he was hearing voices. The truth is that his name never showed up in FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System while he was buying the shotgun used in the shooting, and he was not criminally convicted for his previous gun Continue reading...

In his “Project for arriving at moral Perfection,” Benjamin Franklin gives an example of ardent Puritanism, the aim of which is to reach an angelic purity, and this makes it similar to the introspection and mediation of Puritanism. In his project, Franklin takes a step to establish the fact that he wishes to practice thirteen virtues in order to become a model of Christian charity and reach perfection.
Christian faith contains all of these percepts at its core. Franklins vision of life is certainly idealistic, but of course, no one to what extent these virtues were actually honored by Continue reading...

Annotated bibliography

Reckers, P. (2002). Advances in Accounting. Burlington: Elsevier.

Trust in both the accountant and the platform he/she is using, has to be maintained for an accounting practice to be considered credible. (Reckers, 2002 p. 122)
A good and credible accounting process has to have features such as; Ability to produce accounts at a short notice; should provide audit trail; Compatibility with external. Programmes; able to detect error; should enable internal controls to be integrated into it (Reckers, 2002 p. 122)
Easttom, C., & Taylor, J. (2011). Computer crime, investigation, and the law. Boston, MA:
This book elaborates on the characteristics Continue reading...

Question 1

The ethical dilemma in this scenario requires Derek to decide on whether to inform the smaller company about the extended use of the software. This would mean risking losing his job. On the other hand he can neglect the fact that the smaller firm is the rightful owner, and hence enjoy the benefits of being promoted at the larger firm (Winston and Edelbach, 2014).

Question 2

Derek has an investment in this scenario. He is faced by two compromising decisions, both of which will have a profound effect on his career. This means that the ethical dilemma will have an effect Continue reading...

Deontology is more of a moral system having its focus on the obedience and thus adherences to independent moral duties and rules. Deontologists argue that actions are not wrong if the motive is not wrong. The consequences of actions are not the determinants of the righteousness or the wrongness of actions but the motives of the person taking the action (O'Hear, 2004). Therefore, considering deontological viewpoint Silano refusal to volunteer is justified because his motive is for own self good and may be safety from the consequence of volunteering which will cost him a needle piercing.
Since Silano’s Continue reading...

and Evidence-Based Practice
and Evidence-Based Practice
Fawcett and Garity’s (2009) definitions of knowledge, research, and evidence-based practice align with my own understanding of the said terms or concepts. As Fawcett and Garity (2009) asserted, research is the conduct of a search, inquiry, or investigation, with the aim of discovering something. Research then leads to the formulation of theories, and although theories are not always true, they help form knowledge, which then leads to the development of evidence-based practice. More specifically, knowledge refers to everything that is known about something (Fawcett & Garity, 2009) while theory refers to the “knowledge Continue reading...

In David Foster Wallace’s seminal nonfiction essay “Consider the Lobster,” the noted author reports for a culinary magazine his experiences at the 2004 Maine Lobster Festival. According to Wallace, “The Maine Lobster Festival represents less an intersection of the [tourism and lobster] industries than a deliberate collision, joyful and lucrative and loud” (Wallace). From basic descriptions of the etymology and history of the lobster and the event itself, Wallace moves on to even stickier metaphysical questions as to the nature of this ritualistic delicacy, even approaching moral questions as to the ethics of cooking and killing lobster. While Continue reading...

The story of Cinderella is, perhaps, one of the most well-known stories in the world. Many cultures have traditional folk stories involving the rags-to-riches story arc; becoming massively successful in the face of adversity seems to be one of humanity's driving personality features. Because the story of Cinderella is so ubiquitous, it is not surprising that great storytellers borrow tropes, character arcs, and thematic ideas from the folktale. Tales like the Cinderella story are generally not created merely as a form of entertainment, but also as a way to educate people-- particularly children-- about cultural mores and societal expectations. Continue reading...

Question 2

Ethics is a philosophical discipline that attempts to answer fundamental questions regarding what is right and wrong in the contemporary society (Von, 13). Ethics define the acceptable code of conduct of an individual. It also seeks ways to determine the right course of action in practical scenarios.

Categories of ethics

Emotive ethics
This holds that what is right or wrong should be based on an individual’s emotions and feelings. It falls into the empirical category of ethics. Here, ethical sentences do not express propositions but the emotional attitudes of the concerned.

Ethical Egoism

The idea behind ethical egoism is that all persons have Continue reading...

Nursing as a healthcare profession is guided by predetermined ethical issues which make it certain that any activities carried out are in line with the stated law. To this regard, there exist moral issues which are pegged on data collection or information management in nursing organizations. In this case, privacy is one of the vital ethical issues that nursing professionals should observe while undertaking information management in the organization. According to the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Code of Ethics, the universal principles of informatics morals provide the rule of information privacy and disposition. This asserts that all people Continue reading...

‘Name’

‘Instructor’s Name’
Al-Ghazali is a twelfth century theologian cum philosopher from Persia, and is considered by many as the most powerful Islamic personality of all times, next only to Prophet Mohammed himself. Deliverance from Error is his autobiography and through this work he recounts how he encountered spiritual crisis in his life and how it was resolved by the light God cast on him. To quote his words –

“God give you good guidance and gently lead you to truth” (Al-Ghazali, Pg.2)

According to Al-Ghazali, the quest for truth involves a relentless act of soul searching and does not come to an end, until the seeker reaches certainty. It is quite common Continue reading...

On September 17th, 2011, a group of local organizers, students and activists gathered in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan, the New York City’s financial district in protest against corporate greed and government exploitation that contributed to the global economic meltdown. This international protest movement was called Occupy Wall Street (OWS) which expresses concerns on moral and economic issues such as social injustice, income inequality and disparity, corruption, greed and the influence of corporations on politics.

Moral and Economic Implications

The movement’s moral implication is to fight against oppression and unfair economic system urging the government to focus its concern for the 99% Continue reading...

Margaret is a victim of circumstances that are caused by her being naïve and blind to what happens around her. She personally tried al she could to ensure she is out of trouble yet fate finds her. Most probably, the worst thing that ever happened to her was Faust being in love with her. This was the main thing that made her suffer for what happened. However, since she was an innocent receiver of a pact that a man had signed, her deliverance came even as the heavens intervened in her situation. It was clear that she was Continue reading...

In Voltaire’s Candide, the title character is a young, naïve man who knows little about the world, and who is thrust into dangerous situations that gradually undoes his perception of his world being “the best of all possible worlds,” taught to him by the philosopher and teacher Pangloss (Candide, p. 2) Candide starts out sheltered and then gains a greater understanding of the world around him, mostly because of an array of minor characters who teach him something along the way. One of these characters is Pangloss, who represents Voltaire's distaste for overly optimistic and abstract philosophers. Continue reading...

John Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn” is one of the most lasting and unforgettable poem of the Romantic Period. Through this poem, Keats absurdly conveys the message that the true language of art is speechless (Hofmann 251). By doing this, Keats is able to move readers of the present time, which is a universal trait of all 19th century poets Bloom and Trilling 494). Although Keats coherently develops the meaning of the whole poem to achieve this effect, but he especially emphasizes it in the concluding lines: “'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all/Ye know on Continue reading...

Life

Mysterious, comprehensible
Challenging, conceiving, creating
Accomplishment, triumph, miscreation, tragedy
Avenging, destroying, retrogressing
Painful, regretful
Death
This poem is based on the character of Victor Frankenstein in his quest to create life. Frankenstein attempts to play God. However, he succeeds not in creating a life that is truly human but rather in a monster full of evil that destroys him and his family. His accomplishment turns out to be a great tragedy. His life becomes a continuous chase to find the monster so he could destroy it. It turns out that the monster is also chasing Frankenstein and in the Continue reading...

“AND you say that a man cannot, of himself, understand what is goodand evil; that it is all environment, that the environment swamps theman. But I believe it is all chance. Take my own case . . ."
A.Leo Tolstoy— the Short Story, “After the Ball.”
B.Tolstoy wrote this story to reveal to the readers that anyone with a conscience is able to distinguish between good and evil. It may be a chance occurrence that gives one the revelation. One can use the insight thus gained to avoid evil because it brings pain to other human beings.
C.The quote works as the Continue reading...

The theme of Satan is clearly denoted in the book. As a general assumption, Satan is denoted with evil. In this case, the evil in the book revolves around Hester Prynne. Hester is the main character in the book and the author portrays her as an agent of evil in the community. Just like in the story of Adam and eve a woman is used as an evil tool. Hester’s tribulations are caused by her inability to withstand temptation. From this did, the author gives the theme on Satan the much required influence in the novel.
Hester had Continue reading...

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“The Tale of Kieu”: A Study on Karma

Right or wrong is purely cultural, yet there are certain things or actions which are considered either right or wrong universally in all cultures. In “The Tale of Kieu,” the author Nguyen Du describes a female named Kieu who suffers innumerable tragedies for paying back the sins she committed in her previous life.
“The Tale of Kieu” narrates the life, trials and tribulations of Thuy Kieu, a beautiful and intelligent young woman, who sacrifices herself to save her family. To save her imprisoned father and brother, she sells herself into a marriage with a middle aged man, a Continue reading...

Harper Lee's evocative piece, To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most profound pieces of American literature of the 20th Century.  A central factor leading to its impactful nature is the development of relatable characters, whether laudable or despicable, which have since become archetypes of certain personas.  These personalities represent interminable characteristics of American history and highlight elements of the development of the American social conscience.
Since the initial publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch has been a symbol of an individual whose moral compass points true North.  Interestingly, Atticus is assigned the defense of Tom Continue reading...