Character is defined as what people are made of and can sometimes come off as people’s personalities. To me having character is all about having morals and values in life. Balance in one’s life is having everything all together in steady. In order to be a great leader you need to have character and know how to balance everything out. The table I created contains three parts which are inner, outer, and corporate/community life. While adding things into the table in the beginning I noticed not everything in my life was balanced. So then I created the table of where I want to see myself and how I want things to balance out. When putting things into the inner life components I considered things that are important to me and that are close to me. …show more content…
The things in the inner life component were time with family, exercise and peace, religion in the church, and trusting. Each of these things means something important. Trusting is in this component because whether someone trust themselves or others it is important in life. If someone trusts in another person they are willing to do more for them. Religion in the church is an important aspect in life because without it some would not be where they are today. Religion often helps show people on what is right and what is wrong. The church helps correct ones image that they want to portray. As children some are told that religion is a very important aspect of life and it will guide them through life. Exercise and having peace is important because being healthy is generally in everyone’s life from their childhood up. As a kid in schools they stress how it is important to be healthy and exercise. When people exercise they are normally at peace in their mind. Time with family is there because family is sometimes all some have in life. People’s families are generally the people that have molded them into the person that they are today and have instilled my values into them. When thinking about Inner Life I think of how much I would do for those in the component. Also, the things in the component keep one calm and
The things that make one different are the things that cause the world to change and lead to conformity. Uniqueness is a characteristic that is in everyone; no one person is the same. In this way, Equality 7-2521 from Anthem, a novel written by Ayn Rand, conforms to society on his outward actions to keep him safe, but on this inside, his drive for individuality and not being “normal” allows him to discover a tunnel in which he discovers multiple things like electricity. In a similar aspect, I seek to with my mind, as if a moving vehicle, swerve sharply to the opposite direction to avoid indifference and achieve my maximum potential.
In order to decide whether the term "owning" helps develop your moral character, you must first figure out what owning something means to you. To me, "owning something" applies to not only the tangible, like a shirt, but also the intangible, like knowing something so well you own it, or even owning a behavior.
The Values and Motives Questionnaire (VMQ) manual explained two types of reliability that they utilized to assess the consistency of the assessment: test-retest reliability and homogeneity reliability (Psytech, 2016). The test-retest reliability assesses compares the scales that occurred at two or more separate testings, whereas the homogeneity assesses if the items within the test are similar in their ability to test the target attribute. (Drummond, Sheperis, & Jones, 2016). The two types of validity the VMQ manual acknowledged wereconstruct and criterion validity (Psytech, 2016). Construct validity is an assessment that tests if the target attribute is effectively being measured. The test needs to reflect meaning and be consistent with other established tests measuring the same attribute. Criterion validity measures the tests ability to predict the target attribute successfully, this is especially important since most assessment are given in order to predict wellness or behaviors (Drummond et al., 2016). The primary reliability assessment used to portray reliability in the manual is the homogeneity. It was reported that all of the scales have a strong measurement, except for achievement and infrequency (Psychnet, 2016). This means that of all the sub-categories that are in the VMQ are asking questions that are similar in their measurement of the target category. For validity, the inter-correlations were assessed. The results indicated that the sub-scales did not directly impact each other and that they did measure the specific sub-scales they were intending to measure (Psychnet, 2016).
Moral Theory and Personal Relationships In his article "The Schizophrenia of Modern Ethical Theories," Michael Stocker argues that mainstream ethical theories, namely consequentialism and deontology, are incompatible with maintaining personal relations of love, friendship, and fellow feeling because they both overemphasise the role of duty, obligation, and rightness, and ignore the role of motivation in morality. Stocker states that the great goods of life, i.e. love, friendship, etc., essentially contain certain motives and preclude others, such as those demanded by mainstream ethics.11 In his paper "Alienation, Consequentialism, and the Demands of Morality," Peter Railton argues that a particular version of consequentialism, namely sophisticated consequentialism, is not incompatible with love, affection and acting for the sake of others. In the essays "War and Massacre" and "Autonomy and Deontology," Thomas Nagel holds that a theory of absolutism, i.e. deontology, may be compatible with maintaining personal commitments. The first objective of this paper is to demonstrate that despite the efforts of both Railton and Nagel, consequentialism and deontology do not in fact incorporate personal relations into morality in a satisfactory way.
Childhood is a time in which parents embed most of our morals into us. Historically, parents have essentially been children’s only social interaction, and therefore, shape their children’s lives. This is important because most of what parents teach their children consists of what is “good” and what is “bad.” Parents give their children “time-outs” when they misbehave and reward them with new toys or sweets when they behave—a straightforward concept. This seems insignificant except this method of parenting forces children to believe what their parents believe; essentially instilling their morals and values in their children. Some principles commonly held by society—and most parents—stress the importance of religion, family, loyalty, and money. When comparing current societies to past societies or even societies in different regions, there are noticeable differences in the worth of these morals to the overall structure of the community. Art work is one mode societies utilize to express the central morals and values held at that particular time—or can be a method to criticize those morals and values.
Morals are the foundation of how people live their life. In order for morals to be the foundation, they first need to have a foundation themselves. Donna Frick-Horbury’s informative essay “Moral development” explains how people develop morals through thinking skills and various stages to reach different levels of moral development. William Shakespeare's Macbeth tells the life of the tyrant king, Macbeth, who is so blinded by his own ambition that he kills King Duncan, takes his throne, and gains so much power that he becomes careless of others. He eventually finds himself hopeless and is killed by Macduff with the help of the Duncan’s son, Malcolm. Unlike Macbeth, Leo Tolstoy's “Three Questions” tells the story of another king who seeks answers
This paper serves to exemplify how character education is an integral component in the elementary school social studies class and how it relates to the success of students in elementary school as stated in research. According to the U.S. Department of Education, character education is defined as, “… a learning process that enables students and adults in a school community to understand, care about and act on core ethical values such as respect, justice, civic virtue and citizenship, and responsibility for self and others. Upon such core values, we form the attitudes and actions that are the hallmark of safe, healthy and informed communities that serve as the foundation of our society” (U.S. Department of Education, 2005).The review of research literature has given valuable insight on how character education is defined, how it is used in the elementary classroom, and the benefits and challenges of character education programs. After examining various research articles, I found that there were significantly common themes that were found amongst some character education programs that will be explored further as well.
Character can often be defined as one’s nature; the inner qualities and values distinctive to each individual. We look at people all around us and see them each as unique. This sense of individuality is what defines someone. Quite often we overlook the values that makes us unique and compare ourselves with others to better conform with society. But, what truly is character?
Morally good behaviors or personalities are reflected as virtues. A virtue is a positive mannerism or value considered to be morally respectable and consequently is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral presence. Virtues are acquired through practices of personal behaviors. An individual may gain certain values from their family members, these are things logically cultured throughout their lives. Values can determine what one may believe in and a guide to what position an individual will support or not support. For example, choosing to remain in religion they were accustomed to base upon their upbringing. Virtues are the foundation to your center value composition. Values can be learned from positive or negative roles they are play out in a person live. You pick up certain values though religion, such as someone religious belief in, “it’s better to give then to receive”. Therefore, an individual that give gifts may be seen as a giving individual and that promotes positive values and/or virtues.
Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism; it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood (“Jonathan Haidt Quotes.”). This quote sums the importance of morality perfectly. Even though morality may not be beneficial when the lives of the many out way the lives of the few or if it endangers your own well-being, we have an obligation to understand the morality of different people whether it’s socially, culturally, or religiously. When we fail to take into account these difference we breed conflict and eventually war.
As society as a whole we are most often times given a set of rules to follow. These rules or laws act as a pathway to help us choose between right and wrong. If someone were to choose the wrong path, there can be severe consequences. In the United States it is common to see jail time when we go against the set moral code. In other countries we may see forced labor or find people put to death for their actions. Each society sets it’s own rules and moral standards. But there is much more to being a moral person than following the laws of a society. As defined by Alan Wolfe, moral freedom means “individuals should determine for themselves what it means to lead a good and virtuous life” (Wolfe, 2001). This means that even though we are given a
Morality involves what we ought to do regarding right and wrong and/or good and bad based on our values, virtues and principles (Gray, JW). Something is moral if it is the right thing to do or rational thing to do based on the facts presented in a situation. Objectivity is the state or quality of being true even outside of one’s individual biases, interpretations, and feelings (Wikipedia). Objective decisions are ones that are not based on personal feelings or opinions, but instead it is based on the circumstances and facts presented when considering a particular decision. I shall argue that morality that is case-by-case or situational can still be objective without universal or general rules.
During everyone 's lifetime, there is always something we hold closest to our hearts; it maybe our principles we live by, values, and even our own beliefs. Values are those things that are very important to us but never really realize how much we actually value them in our life. Have you ever been asked to define three of your main values and rip them up? I have and I never noticed how much they meant to me. Each and every one of us believes in our own personal values. These values are what gives us strength and strive us to do what makes us happy. These values are very important to us and are standards that we live by whether we realize it or not. Everyone has something we value including me. Some of the values I might think highly of,
Understanding who we are as individuals can be a struggle for people throughout life. It can be difficult to comprehend who we are and why we exist. There are daily outside influences that help create who we are and what our values are. Values play a significant role in our lives. They shape the choices we make and reveal a big part of our identity to the world. Some values may be more important than others, but they still manage to influence our lives in one way or another, whether we know it or not. Values can range from a tangible item to an idea that has influenced us to stand by and remember those values. The values we hold with the highest importance act as a guide and help us prioritize our purpose and goals in our daily life. My family has taught me a list of values and traits that have helped me become a well-rounded individual. I value my family more than anything because most of my core inner values have started from their teachings at one point or another. My top values that I have developed from my family are dedication, honesty, and wisdom. I will discuss who I am in terms of the important values that shape my personal belief system and decision making framework that, in essence, describes the direction of my life.
Evidence demonstrates high self-monitors give careful consideration to the conduct of others and are more fit for adjusting than are low self-monitors. (F. J. Flynn and D. R.Ames, 2006). The company which possess the employees who can control their attitudes, manners and behaviours and who are able to behave differently in varying situations lead to positive work outcomes. Moreover, they can maintain good relationship with all stakeholders leading to high company reputation. Thus, self-monitoring skill in McDonald’s is very essential when crew members and Restaurants Managers need to directly