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Activity 1.

1: 
Using the Venn diagram below, differentiate Moral Standards from non-moral standards.

Moral standards pertain to the rules people have


about the kinds of actions they believe are morally
right and wrong, as well as the values they place
on the kinds of objects they believe are morally
good and morally bad.
Moral standards are also referred to as moral
values and moral principles. On the other hand,
usual examples of non-moral standards include
rules of etiquette, fashion standards, rules in
games, and various house rules.

Non-moral standards, on the other hand, are the


rules that are unrelated to moral or ethical
considerations. Either these standards are not
necessarily linked to morality or by nature lack
ethical sense.
Activity1.2:
Below are pictures that show the dilemma. Label each picture with its
specific classification.

1st picture – classic dilemma


2nd picture - ethical dilemma
3rd picture – moral dilemma

Below are situations that shows dilemma. Identify the specific classification of
this dilemma.
1. Great Expectations: Mr. Jagger takes
Abel Magwitch on as a client, even though he knows he is an exited convict.
When he finds out that Magwitch has returned, he has an ethical obligation to
report him. Instead, he makes Pip have a very careful hypothetical conversation
about Magwitch.

- MORAL DILEMMA

2. Inherit the wind: Despite the fact


that it is illegal to teach evolution in school, Bert Cates disobeys the law
and reads to his students from Darwin’s “The Origin of Species”.

- ETHICAL DILEMMA

3. Contents of the dead man’s pocket:


When Tom Bernecker’s
paper with all of his work flies out of the window, he must decide whether to
let months of work disappear into the night, or go out after it.

-CLASSICAL DILEMMA
4. The Scarlet letter: Hester Prynne has
recently given birth to a child, despite the fact that no one has seen her
husband alive in two years. The Governor wants her to give up the father’s name
so he can be punished, too.

- ETHICAL DILEMMA

5. Shooting an elephant: The narrator


finds the elephant that killed the Dravidian coolie, but the elephant has
already calmed down. The crowd behind him, however, wants him to kill the
elephant anyway. The narrator doesn’t want to look like a fool, but he also
doesn’t see the need to shoot.

- MORAL DILEMMA

Activity 1.4
Define the following terms. Give example in each term:

1. Dilemma
- A dilemma is a conflict, problem, or situation with two possible solutions. When a dilemma
occurs, a person has to make the difficult choice between two desirable options, or, contrastingly,
two undesirable options.

2. Ethical Dilemma
An ethical dilemma arises when a person is forced to decide between two morally sound options,
but they may conflict with the established boundaries of a business, a governmental agency, or
the law. Some ethical dilemmas may involve following the truth versus being loyal to a friend;
following the laws or rules versus having compassion for an individual’s plight; and concerns
about an individual person versus the larger impact on a community. An ethical dilemma differs
from a moral dilemma because it very much involves following rules rather than one’s
conscience, although one’s conscience can certainly move an individual to consider breaking the
rules.

3. Classical Dilemma
- A classic dilemma is a choice between two or more alternatives, in which the outcomes are
equally undesirable, or equally favorable. The dilemma does not typically involve a moral or
ethical crisis, but the person or character’s life may change as a result of their decision. 

4. Moral Dilemma
A moral dilemma is a situation in which a person is torn between right and wrong and looks at
the very core of a person's principles and values. The choice the person makes may leave them
feeling burdened, guilty, relieved, or questioning their values. A moral dilemma often forces the
individual to decide which option he or she can live with, but any outcomes are extremely
unpleasant no matter what. Moral dilemmas are often used to help people think through the
reasoning for their beliefs and actions, and are common in psychology and philosophy classes.

Activity1.5
Research and article or video that best describes unlimited freedom and lack of freedom.
Make a reflection on the article or video you choose.

The video that I chose is the “TANGLED MOVIE”


the baby Princess Rapunzel is kidnapped from the palace in the middle of the night by Mother
Gothel. she must lock Rapunzel in her hidden tower. Rapunzel is now a teenager and her hair has
grown to a length of 70 feet. The beautiful Rapunzel has been in the tower her entire life, and she is
curious about the outside world. She doesn’t know that she can have unlimited freedom by striking
her 70 feet hair down it to the tower but she’s scared to her mother gothel. One day, the bandit
Flynn Ryder scales the tower and is taken captive by Rapunzel. Rapunzel strikes a deal with the
charming thief to act as her guide to travel to the place where the floating lights come from that she
has seen every year on her birthday. and she no longer had two minds to jump in the tower with the
bandit Flynn rider. Rapunzel is about to have the most exciting and magnificent journey of her life.
Rapunzel is lack freedom because she’s scared of her mother’s gothel. But after the bandit, Flynn
rider came Rapunzel deal with him, she now has the freedom to go everywhere she wants to go.
This movie shows the unlimited and lack of freedom
Activity 1.6
Using the 7 -step guide to ethical
decision-making. Cite at least 2 situations you have experienced before that you
need to use ethical decision-making. Elaborate your answer

When I was in high school my classmates were elected as treasurer in our classroom then
after a month, our teacher announced that we need to contribute money to the classroom
project which is the electric fan then she told us that the contribution will be collected by
our treasurer which is my classmate, then after a month my classmate brought the two
electric fan and there was more money left in the collection, in the afternoon after class I
saw my classmate buying things using the money from the contribution then I confront her
why she used the money and she said she's going to change the money she used. After a
month the class president asked her where she used the remaining money that she
collected, and the treasurer did not tell the truth so I tell the truth to the class president
then the class president told her that she need to pay for it as soon as possible or she will be
charged with the teacher, then after weeks the treasurer returned the money she had used.
Then she did not repeat it again and she promises that she will no longer use the money
that is not hers.

This situation is Classic Dilemma 


A classic dilemma is a choice between two or more alternatives, in which the outcomes are equally
undesirable, or equally favorable. the person or character’s life may
change as a result of their decision.
which the outcomes are equally undesirable, or equally
favorable.

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