Prompt: Human Rights v. Majority Rule
Every individual is guaranteed the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Although it is not ethically right for a homosexual to be refused a job because of thier sexual orientation, I would agree with the majority rule of not allowing this in the education of our young children, who can be easily influenced.
Young children especially kids in elementary school are easily influenced by the adults in their lives. In grammar school we spend more time at school than we do in our homes, so whose to say a young child would not be influenced by their teacher? Homosexuality is a hard concept for many adults to understand, so imagine how confusing it would be to a young student, who does not know anything about the different types of relationships people may have. If I were a parent of a child with a homosexual teacher I would be very concerned and I believe parents have the right to be worried with this. Discussing sex with their children is a hard topic for many parents to discuss with their teens, so imagine an eight year old child asking their parents about homosexuality.
Homosexuality would not have any indication of what kind of teacher one might be, however this would be difficult for many to understand. Human rights are taken from natural rights that God provided, so families heavily influenced by their faith would definately not be supportive of a homosexual educating their child. Political views would also be an issue in this discussion, the liberal parents may be more accepting to ideas of homosexual teachers than the right winged parents.
Without human rights our country would not be as prosperous as it has been, because with these human rights we have freeedom to follow our dreams and live our lives how we see fit. Human rights are definately important, yet majority rule can not be overlooked. If one person thought of human rights while one hundred million followed the majority rule, it would be extremely difficult to ignore the majority and make judgement based on human rights.
The issue of having a homosexual educate our young generation is a very significant issue that effects many people, not only the children but also the educator. Homosexuals should not be thought of as people without human rights, however when it comes to influencing young, easily influenced children, I would definately say the majority rules, and this not be allowed.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Surrender to Terrorists?
Prompt: Hijack!
Many people do not like making decisions, edpecially when they know they are not the only ones affected by their decision. I could not imagine being the president and having to make a decision that would effect everyone not only in our country, but also the lives of people in foreign countries as well. The topic of terrorism has caused our President to make many decisions that effect our country.
Choosing to release criminals back into our society or choosing to let terrorsits attack our country would be a very difficult decision. Although it would be a hard decision to make, I would choose not to release the convicted criminals. Our country has views on foreign policy that state: we will not make any concessions to terrorsists and strike no deals, we will bring terrorsits to justice, isolate and pressure any state that supports terrorism and we will support countries that work with the United States against terrorism. Choosing to release the convicted criminals would not follow our foreign policy on counter-terrorism. By choosing to release the criminals we would be giving into what the terrorists' want, and they will feel as if they have defeated our country. Surrendering to terrorism would only lead to terrorism increasing and we would no longer be a free nation. In releasing the criminals, there would be an endless amount of crime and death and we should not release people who have been convicted of a crime because it would show that our government can not be take seriously.
There are numerous moral principles to contemplate when deciding to release the convicts at the demand of the terrorist or deciding not to surrender to what they want us to do. Should we give up these lifes to the terrorists? Should we back down from a group of cowards who would love nothing more than to see our countries stability shatter? Do we want to back down from a group that would love nothing more than to see our country cower and wants us to live our daily lifes in fear? These questions would weigh heavily on our President as he would make this decision, and are important questions to ponder when you are making such a life changing decision.
Our countries biggest task on terrorism is trying to prevent terrorist attacks from happening again. Our President has made many efforts to stop terrorism and to make our country safe so that we can live independently and not have to worry about terrorists.
Deciding to not release the criminals would be a very hard decision. Although ithis would be a hard decision it must be made to show terrorists that we will not back down and we will not surrender to their acts of terrorism. As citizens in this country we value our freedom, we get to value this freedom because we live in a coutnry that stands proudly for what is right for our people.
Many people do not like making decisions, edpecially when they know they are not the only ones affected by their decision. I could not imagine being the president and having to make a decision that would effect everyone not only in our country, but also the lives of people in foreign countries as well. The topic of terrorism has caused our President to make many decisions that effect our country.
Choosing to release criminals back into our society or choosing to let terrorsits attack our country would be a very difficult decision. Although it would be a hard decision to make, I would choose not to release the convicted criminals. Our country has views on foreign policy that state: we will not make any concessions to terrorsists and strike no deals, we will bring terrorsits to justice, isolate and pressure any state that supports terrorism and we will support countries that work with the United States against terrorism. Choosing to release the convicted criminals would not follow our foreign policy on counter-terrorism. By choosing to release the criminals we would be giving into what the terrorists' want, and they will feel as if they have defeated our country. Surrendering to terrorism would only lead to terrorism increasing and we would no longer be a free nation. In releasing the criminals, there would be an endless amount of crime and death and we should not release people who have been convicted of a crime because it would show that our government can not be take seriously.
There are numerous moral principles to contemplate when deciding to release the convicts at the demand of the terrorist or deciding not to surrender to what they want us to do. Should we give up these lifes to the terrorists? Should we back down from a group of cowards who would love nothing more than to see our countries stability shatter? Do we want to back down from a group that would love nothing more than to see our country cower and wants us to live our daily lifes in fear? These questions would weigh heavily on our President as he would make this decision, and are important questions to ponder when you are making such a life changing decision.
Our countries biggest task on terrorism is trying to prevent terrorist attacks from happening again. Our President has made many efforts to stop terrorism and to make our country safe so that we can live independently and not have to worry about terrorists.
Deciding to not release the criminals would be a very hard decision. Although ithis would be a hard decision it must be made to show terrorists that we will not back down and we will not surrender to their acts of terrorism. As citizens in this country we value our freedom, we get to value this freedom because we live in a coutnry that stands proudly for what is right for our people.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
How I make decisions.
Right or Wrong?
When faced with a difficult problem we often want to run away from the deision as if it will some how disapear. I am no different. It is important to make our own decisions to know we are growing and becoming responsible. Many factors lead into making a decision. I would consider myself to be a moral absolutist because I believe their is a right and wrong to every decision that we make. Deciding to murder someone would be a definate wrong decision. Each decision making process is different depending on the individual.
When I am faced with a decision my first thought goes to my family. Would they be proud, is this what they would do? Many thoughts begin to race. Sometimes it is hard to make a decision solely based on what you believe to be right and wrong when you consider your family and their approval. The morals that I have been taught by my family remind me to make positive decisions. As teenagers we are often forced to make decisions about drugs. This is a decision where my family would be constantly in my mind. I have chosen not to participate in drugs because I know the disapointment and pain it would bring my family. Disaproval from my family would shame myself and I could never imagine causing my parents such pain.
Previous experiences often come to my mind when faced with decisions. Young adults often have many previous experiences to consider when making a decision. If you have been lied to before you might decide to not trust people who do not have an honest reutation. When making a decision I also try to consider my safety. When we are young we do not think anything bad could ever happen to us, but situations occur in an instant that we could never imagine. Making the decision to be safe and not drink and drive is an important reason to consider your safety.
After I think upon things that affect my decision I make my decision. It is important to me that I stand by my decision and do not change my mind based on the opinion that anyone else has made, or whether or not they think I am wrong.
My decision making process is simple, I think of how if affects others along with my own opinion then I make and stand by my decision. There is not a right nor wrong way to make a decision, it is all based on what makes the individual feel comfortable with the decision that they make.
When faced with a difficult problem we often want to run away from the deision as if it will some how disapear. I am no different. It is important to make our own decisions to know we are growing and becoming responsible. Many factors lead into making a decision. I would consider myself to be a moral absolutist because I believe their is a right and wrong to every decision that we make. Deciding to murder someone would be a definate wrong decision. Each decision making process is different depending on the individual.
When I am faced with a decision my first thought goes to my family. Would they be proud, is this what they would do? Many thoughts begin to race. Sometimes it is hard to make a decision solely based on what you believe to be right and wrong when you consider your family and their approval. The morals that I have been taught by my family remind me to make positive decisions. As teenagers we are often forced to make decisions about drugs. This is a decision where my family would be constantly in my mind. I have chosen not to participate in drugs because I know the disapointment and pain it would bring my family. Disaproval from my family would shame myself and I could never imagine causing my parents such pain.
Previous experiences often come to my mind when faced with decisions. Young adults often have many previous experiences to consider when making a decision. If you have been lied to before you might decide to not trust people who do not have an honest reutation. When making a decision I also try to consider my safety. When we are young we do not think anything bad could ever happen to us, but situations occur in an instant that we could never imagine. Making the decision to be safe and not drink and drive is an important reason to consider your safety.
After I think upon things that affect my decision I make my decision. It is important to me that I stand by my decision and do not change my mind based on the opinion that anyone else has made, or whether or not they think I am wrong.
My decision making process is simple, I think of how if affects others along with my own opinion then I make and stand by my decision. There is not a right nor wrong way to make a decision, it is all based on what makes the individual feel comfortable with the decision that they make.
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