Ethics and Morality: Right and Wrong

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I strongly believe that some acts are morally right and others morally wrong. Though in society today I find many different people with many different opinions on this some issues. The way someone was raised or the experiences they have faced could be what has molded these beliefs. The differences between right and wrong are not always the same in each person's head and this is where we face controversy. Morals differ from person to person resulting in confrontations dealing with morality issues. Such as euthanasia, human beings should not have to suffer, just as we do not allow animals to suffer. I believe Pro-Choice is morally right. Woman should be given the choice of whether or not she can terminate her pregnancy. On the flip side, I feel cheating is morally wrong, and puts people at an unfair advantage.

The idea of euthanasia is something that elderly people today face almost every day. I believe that it should be up to the human being suffering, whether or not they want to suffer any longer. As people grow old, they become weaker and more dependent on others naturally. Plus adding a fatal sickness to the scenario and things must seem hopeless. Nobody should have to endure such pain and agony just to save their loved ones the pain of letting them go. We do not let an animal suffer to any extent, as soon as things seem hopeless; we put them to sleep. Not that we should kill anyone at the first sign of illness, but there are many elderly people in convalescent homes just waiting for the day their pain will end. And why do we let these people suffer, because we believe it is morally wrong to kill a human being. But in this scenario I believe it is morally right to grant the wishes of the person in agony...

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...rson believes one should earn what they receive, and should have to use hard-earned cash to buy what they wish to have. The idea of things being morally right or wrong is accepted by society because of its simplicity. Things are either morally right or morally wrong and no one has to deal with individual beliefs.

I feel certain things are morally right and others morally wrong. As a society we have accepted the idea of this cut and dry way of thinking. When harm is done to an individual it is seen as morally wrong. When something is done to enhance a person's life then this act is seen as morally right. The way people think is different from one another but the general idea of our way of thinking is the same. One is allowed their opinion and way of thinking but is not allowed the right to do harm to others; this is seen as morally wrong in our society.

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