In everyday life people of all backgrounds make decisions that can be both wrong or right. Many of these are ethical decisions that one makes believing it is the right thing to do. Only the people around can tell them if it is correct or not. A great example is the movie Iron Man. The main protagonist, Tony Stark makes several ethical decisions; some wrong and some right. One ethical decision is when Tony Stark decided to stop creating weapons because he was a reason those weapons were being used by terrorists, harming many people. This decision impacts the whole story by creating tension between the antagonist and Tony Stark. The antagonist doesn’t agree with his decision and betrays him, making the choice very important to the story line. …show more content…
If he didn’t care about how people would view him as a superhero and didn’t secretly strive for approval form people he would have made the opposite choice. A person that makes choices based on actualism would make a different decision. An actualism follower will only make choices based on which will create the least consequents.2 With the idea that they can only lie if in the end it will create less consequents, an actualism follower wouldn’t tell people they were the super hero keeping everyone safe and less of a possibility that people will use them to harm you. By Tony telling the world that he is Iron man not only does he put himself in danger but also the people he has closet to him. So, his decision to not lie about his identity creates more consequents and can lead to his down fall. This idea is then proven in the film Iron Man 3. Every one of Tony’s decisions have an impact in the movie. He seems to make both bad and good choices. In his head though he believes they are the right choices. If Tony had more a specific ethic principle he would follow he would make more consistent right choices not only to himself but the people around him as well. 2 Hansson, S.O. Erkenntnis (2003) Ethical Criteria Risk of
... from previous experiences and bases future decisions on what they have experienced. When a person makes a decision that isn’t justified, they unknowingly change how they view future problems. If the decision has not been based in truth, it allows them a certain amount of unearned freedom to make wrong decisions, as opposed to when one make a proper decisions. It is crucial that every decision made is justified in order to keep their moral compass steady and to make the proper decisions when the choice is hard.
Maria had no authority over her restless family. The source of the conflict between Antonio and Maria originates from her oldest sons taking to going where they please and not caring about their parent’s wishes. The burden of pleasing their parents passes from the eldest sons to the youngest one. With the sole duty of pleasing his parents, Tony internally rebels against their wishes instead seeking to set to rest his churning mind by seeking his own beliefs. His brothers console themselves about abandoning their family by saying that “Tony will be her priest” (Anaya 36) and not knowing that the “dreams of their father and mother [haunt] them” (Anaya 36) also haunted Antonio. Having the responsibilities of his brothers and his family shape the way he grows and thinks. He isn’t just thinking about himself he also has the problems of redeeming his family on his head. Through the story and through Ultima Tony realizes that he is not bound by obligations and can instead shape his own
quality that made him brave was when he confessed to the court that he had
In the end, Tony plays the role of both hero and villain. His wife, Marcela, represents both the whore and the virgin Mexican-American. The both prove unfaithful: Tony to America and Marcela to Mexico. Herein lays the schizophrenic world in which good and bad coexist across the borders of two emerging world countries struggling for control of land and culture. There’s a price to be paid for such human greed and unrealistic expectations. Ultimately it proves to be a place where virtue doesn’t remain intact and villains abound, even among the good guys!
moral decisions, we will be analyzing why this scenario poses a dilemma, possible actions that
People aim to act based on what is good to them, but what seems good to them is something
...that what they believe might not be correct, it is what they believe but others do not have to believe that they are right.
Your moral compass forms an ethical norm, and this is very much an impulsive decision, not one
confidence to me, not only on the death-bed, but while strong in life, and fair in reputation.
Therefore, making one decision can have a huge impact on others. This is why it is important to think of the consequences that could occur before you make any decision. Both the soldier and Ronnie face challenges to make the decision whether they should be loyal to their leader or friend, or whether they should do the opposite. They later regret the decision they make and face the consequences that come along with it. Ronnie goes through an emotional state from lying to the sergeant, and the soldier feels guilty for killing Gregory. This is why you should think of others before you make any decision, and be loyal to those who you trust and think are right.
Every individual has a unique composite of values and is readily presented with contrasting choices in their daily lives. As individuals act on these choices, they are sometimes presented with a conflict of interest between the beliefs they hold and the actions they commit.
"In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true." - John Lilly
More often than not, a person will encounter themselves in a difficult and problematic situation. Life is not a walk in the park when it comes to making decisions. Making choices may not be feasible when under pressure and stress. Ideally, this applies to those choices that are not black and white. In relation, this is where a person's morality comes into play which reveals their
Tony saw through the prejudice though, he loved one of the PR's and when the Jets found out, they were ashamed. Tony's love for Maria was so real, he didn't care what happened. He died.Prejudice plagues this world now and forever, as long as there is a difference in people there will discrimination and prejudice.