Category: Ethics

Suppose that Luck is right and therefore both virtual murder and virtual pedophilia (and virtual rape) are morally equivalent.
Are virtual murder and virtual pedophilia (and/or virtual rape) both morally wrong or are they both morally permissible? Why?
When making your argument consider the following proposal:
Righteous Gaming (RG): If an action would be gravely immoral in real life, then it should also be immoral to perform it in a video game even though it isn’t real. Thus, perhaps God (or the social contract) commands: “Thou shalt not make video games that allow players to simulate immoral acts, nor should you commit such acts if you are playing such a game.” 
RG would still allow us to make violent video games so long as the violence is morally righteous and justified. However, under this proposal it would be wrong to make games like Grand Theft Auto in their current form since they allow players to kill innocent people for no good reason and, of course, similarly RG would forbid virtual pedophilia and/or virtual rape in games. Notice too that all of the difficulties Morgan Luck identifies are because murder, pedophilia, and rape are all gravely immoral in real life. Hence, the Gamer’s Dilemma is the result of making video games that allow players to commit murder and perhaps that was the real mistake and rather than try to force an arbitrary line between virtual murder and virtual pedophilia and/or virtual rape we should simply recognize that RG is correct.
Is this right? Should we adjust our attitudes and behavior to conform to RG (i.e. refrain from playing games like GTA or at the very least refrain from performing immoral acts when playing them)? 
If not, why not? 
A good essay will: 
–       Demonstrate understanding of the Gamer’s Dilemma. 
–       Demonstrate understanding of Righteous Gaming (RG)
– Develop either (a) a thoughtful defense of Righteous Gaming or (b) a thoughtful defense of virtual immoral actions in video games such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, etc. 
–       Correctly identify and defend controversial premises using sound reasoning, helpful analogies, appeals to plausible principles, etc. 
A format example is posted below!
Only source should be the book “College Ethics A reader on Moral Issues That Affect You, 2nd edition”
NO Ai Allowed

View at least two of the following videos related to issues of racism, equality, and discrimination.
Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes Racism Experiment Children Session – Jane Elliott (YouTube|14:36)Links to an external site.
Following the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Jane Elliot struggled with how to teach the detrimental effects of discrimination to her 3rd-grade class in rural Iowa. In 1970, she embarked on the Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes experiment, in which she hoped to instill in these young students a sense of the power of inequality and prejudice to hurt and divide. Footage of the experiment was first broadcast in 1970 as an ABC documentary, “The Eye of the Storm.” Later, in 1985, it aired as a Frontline episode entitled, “A Class Divided,” which included follow-up interviews with the grown children from Elliot’s 3rd-grade class. After her teaching career, Jane Elliot became an anti-racism activist and a diversity educator. She continues to offer workshops and training sessions based on the early experiment.
Heartbreaking Moment When Kids Learn About White Privilege – The School That Tried to End Racism (YouTube|4:08)Links to an external site.
A British school helps its students uncover and eradicate hidden racial biases.
Note: For more on this series, visit The School That Tried to End Racism (Channel 4).Links to an external site.
Tony Dokoupil Talks with White Americans About Racism (YouTube|6:08)Links to an external site.
In conversations with white Americans, Tony Dokoupil finds a stark divide in the way black and white Americans perceive racism. 
We All Have Implicit Biases. So What Can We Do About It? | Dushaw Hockett | TEDxMidAtlanticSalon (YouTube|12:00)Links to an external site.
Thoughtfully reflect on the issues discussed in the talks that you have watched. If you have chosen an alternative video to those on the list, please thoroughly identify the video.
Thoughtfully reflect on the issues discussed in the talks you have viewed. Address the following points in your essay:
What is the speaker’s point of view about the topic? Is the speaker biased?
What ethical issues and ethical reasoning are argued?
Do you think that the issues discussed have moral and ethical implications? Why or why not?
Do you agree with the speaker’s point of view? Be specific and thorough. Express how and why you agree or disagree and discuss how ethics and values contribute to your opinion.
Consider the theoretical concepts discussed in the course. Do not just state your viewpoint; rather provide relevant details to support your findings and/or position.
Your document should be between 300-500 words in length. Any references to support your work must be cited in the most current APA format.

In John McCain’s July 25, 2017 Address to the United State Senate, he calls for bipartisanship in political decision-making, and can be potentially read as a call for courage of the moral kind. Do you think McCain’s moral or physical courage is illustrated in this speech, given that he knew his diagnosis (glioblastoma) was fatal?

please follow instructions in attachments. be sure to follow exact instructions. I am attaching the grading rubric , so you can see how this assignment will be graded.

Instructions
Develop, in detail, a situation in which a health care worker might be confronted with ethical problems related to patients and prescription drug use OR patients in a state of poverty.
Your scenario must be original to you and this assignment. It cannot be from the discussion boards in this class or any other previous forum.
Articulate (and then assess) the ethical solutions that can found using “care” (care-based ethics) and “rights” ethics to those problems.
Assessment must ask if the solutions are flawed, practicable, persuasive, etc.
What health care technology is involved in the situation? What moral guidelines for using that kind of healthcare technology should be used there? Explore such guidelines also using utilitarianism, Kantian deontology, ethical egoism, or social contract ethics.
Say how social technologies such as blogs, crowdfunding, online encyclopedias can be used in either case. What moral guidelines for using that kind of healthcare technology should be used there? Develop such guidelines also using utilitarianism, Kantian deontology, ethical egoism, or social contract ethics.
You should not be using any text you used in a discussion board or assignment for this class or any previous class.
Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including citations.
Requirements
Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)

In an essay of approximately 3 pages (double-spaced, 12pt font, 1 inch margins) address the following question:
Under what circumstances, if any, do you think it is unethical for an investor-owned, pharmaceutical company like Pfizer or Moderna to profit from the successful discovery of a vaccine for the Coronavirus? What ethical limits are there, if any, for a company to profit from the production of such a discovery?
Your essay should be clearly written and organized, concise, grammatically correct, analytically sound, and demonstrate a thorough understanding of the reading assignments. Do not offer extended introductions and do not stray from directly addressing this particular assignment.
You do not need to do any outside research for this particular assignment. However, It is expected that students use the APA Style Guide for in-text citations and bibliographic references for their essays, including any outside research and for assigned texts. This means that the quality of your presentation and style will be determined by the accurate use of the APA Style Guide for citations and references. A separate reference page should be provided for the texts you cite in the body of your essay. You do not need to provide a title page, running head or abstract for these essays. Simply put your first and last name in the top right of the first page of your essay. I have attached the reading and sample essays format(pdf file). When writing the essay, please take into account of my moral values and based it on that(jpg file). Also, there is a textbook attached(joseph desjardins pdf file) please apply some of the ethical principles mentioned from chapter 1-3 of the textbook for the essay.

Consider the problem defined in Milestone One. Your goal for this assignment is to design empowerment in the organization to prevent major problems.
Using what you have learned, prepare for your assignment by thinking about the following points:
Consider how you would create an inclusive culture where inspiration is the norm.
Start with how your defined problem started. Who could have done something in the first place?
What are the steps to design empowerment?
The process should include a step-by-step action list that every manager in any organization can follow. Start at the individual level. This is where managers have the confidence and believe in their creativity to share ideas. Employees should also feel responsible and care for the organization in the process. When you are finished, anyone in the organization can find and fix problems before they get worse.
Directions
For this assignment, write a paper discussing how empowerment can be designed into the organization. Create a step-by-step action list that every manager in the organization can use to empower employees.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Describe what empowerment looks like in the organization.
Define key elements of an inclusive culture.
Design frequent leadership actions to create inclusion and empowerment.
Explore the respective systems that ensure these actions are practiced throughout the organization.
You may consider systems such as performance management systems, promotion systems, and the like.
Include at least two peer-reviewed sources with APA in-text citations and references. Peer-reviewed articles are written by experts and reviewed by other experts in the same field before they are published. To find peer-reviewed articles in the library, click on Advanced Search and then click on the Peer Reviewed (Scholarly) checkbox.
his submission must be 4–6 pages in length and must use double spacing, 12‐point Times New Roman font, and one‐inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

For this assignment you are to contact and a “change agent” at a business or organization you have an interest in. Contacting the organization by phone is suggested. If logistics allow you may conduct the interview in person, but a phone interview is acceptable. You will will need to identify and contact a person in the organization responsible for managing change. Schedule a time to conduct a brief interview. Reference the Change Management Interview Questions document. Select 10-12 questions, or develop your own, to interview your contact. Write a summary report composed of your experience in the interview, the responses to your questions, and your conclusions with regard to change management theories you have studied. Your document should be no less than 500 words in length and follow APA format.

Sources:
ACA
• Kaplan, D. (2014, April). Ethical
implications of a critical legal case for
the counseling profession: Ward v.
Wilbanks. Journal of Counseling &
Development, 92(2), 142-146.
• Alliance Defending Freedom. (2012,
December 10). EMU student achieves
final victory after court rules ‘tolerance is
a two-way street’. (Legal aid firm that
represented the plaintiff)
• Tedesco, J. (2013, January 4). The Julea
Ward settlement: A win for religious
liberty. Townhall. (Jeremy Tedesco was
the lawyer who represented the
plaintiff)
• Oppenheimer, M. (2012, February 3). A
counselor’s convictions put her
profession on trial. The New York Times
INSTRUCTIONS :
Be sure to address every item below:
• Review the ACA (clinical mental health track) or ASCA (school counseling track) Code
of Ethics on all diversity-related standards. (Though you will read all diversity-related
standards in preparation, your paper should discuss only the standards most salient
to the case.)
o How do you think they apply to this case? Give general and brief statements
here.
o In essence, what does the code say about how counselors should approach
diversity and what they should do when their values clash with their client’s?
• Related to individuals like the counseling client in this case, discuss the historical,
social, and political inequities that might come into play.
• Do you believe EMU had a right to expect that a counselor in training at a public
university should broaden her experience to serve those whose worldview
fundamentally differed from her own? Why or why not?
• What do you personally think about this case? Did either side go too far? Give your
opinion here and feel free to share your personal ideas and values on the topic.
o How would you address differences of values in the counseling relationship?
o How does this approach apply to your professional identity as a counselor?
• Keeping in mind the emphasis on justice and equity throughout the ACA Code of
Ethics, how do you plan to work (at the individual, institutional, and/or societal
levels) to remove inequities for people in non-dominant groups?
Note: Of course, you will have your gut reaction to the case, but your opinion needs to be
informed by the ACA and/or ASCA Codes of Ethics. The paper needs to present a well –
defended opinion to a divisive topic.
Format your paper using APA Style, including title and references pages. The paper should
be 5- to 7-pages (not including title and reference pages), and exhibit a thorough13
development of each question, showing reference to the relevant ethic

Attached are the instructions . Please follow all directions include what is needed in the reflection. There are three parts that need to be in the reflection. Thank