Portfolio Assignment uno

SUS1501 – Sustainability and Greed

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● Write a note of AT LEAST 100 words each for any other five (5) questions of
your choice.
● Write your conclusion of AT LEAST 500 words
● Somewhere within your notes and/or conclusion there must be references to the
major theories that we covered (deontology, consequentialism, distributive
justice, virtue ethics and environmental ethics).
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 Introduction

My aim in compiling this portfolio was to reflect on the things that have struck me
throughout this crazy module.

My starting point for doing this was to revisit my opinions to the multiple choice
questions which were presented in the Crossroads assignment. I present these current
opinions, together with my original opinions, and some brief notes in the section entitled:
“Back at the Crossroads!”

Once I have done this, I draw some key conclusions about this crazy module and about
the things that did indeed strike me.

Back at the Crossroads!

1. (YOU MUST WRITE NOTES ON THIS QUESTION) "The wealth of the few depends
upon the poverty of many." My personal opinion on this statement is most closely
described by:
a. So long as I am amongst the few I don't care
b. This is just not true – the rich are simply more “diligent, intelligent, and above
all frugal”.
c. This is just not true – if it were not for the generous wealthy, the poor would
be even poorer than they are.
d. This is absolutely true – there is only so much wealth in the world at any one
moment so if one person has more than their share someone else has to
have less than their share.
e. This is absolutely true and given how much poverty there is we ought to do
something about it.

Choice now: C
Choice in assignment 1: E

Because people cannot suffer as a result of the actions of others, we must take action
against those whose wealth is based on the suffering of others. Take Bob van Dijk's 1.9
billion dollar salary as an example. It is as though other employees work hard and then
all the credit for their labor is given to him by receiving a large salary, while they
themselves suffer from poverty and low income. Even though there are wealthy people
who are kind and donate to the poor, it is incredibly unjust to those who are suffering
because of the actions of others.

2. "Save the rhino!!" My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described
by:
a. Why?
b. Let the people who want to use this resource pay to protect it.
c. We have bigger problems than worrying about rhinos.
d. We must save the rhinos for our children.
e. We must save the rhinos because it is the right thing to do.

Choice now: D

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

It's crucial because one day, I'd like to show my kids that amazing animal. If they inquire
"what occurred," "why did it happen," or "why did we allow it to happen," what would we
respond to them? Because rhinos are a part of our daily lives, we must do everything in
our power to preserve them. Stop other nations like the Chinese from entering our
country arbitrary. Because they are essentially living fossils, rhinos are beneficial to the
globe. They have existed for millions of years, and humans are the only serious threat
to them.
3. “60% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the DRC. Significant amounts of this is mined
under appalling conditions often by child labourers.” My personal opinion on this
statement is most closely described by:
a. What’s cobalt got to do with to me?
b. The DRC is a long way from where I live so I don’t really care.
c. This is just a fact of global supply chains and necessary for global economic
growth, which is in everyone’s best interest.
d. I wonder who is profiting out of this?
e. It breaks my heart to see children exploited. This is morally wrong and must
not be allowed.

Choice now: E

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

The exploitation of children hurts my heart. Children are the future, so it is immoral to
limit their opportunities due to such misdeeds. Instead of employing children for such
jobs, employers should choose individuals who are qualified for the position. This is
really savage and demonstrates the lack of intelligence of the person who initiated it.
This underprivileged child still has life to live and can use it to do good. The entire world
must step in and lend a hand.

4. “Of the top 10 wealthiest people (all men), seven are tech billionaires. Their net
worth is US$ 847 billion or ZAR 13 trillion!” My personal opinion on this statement is
most closely described by:

a. I think that such wealth is utterly immoral when there is so much poverty and
suffering in the world and so active steps should be taken to correct this.
b. These billionaires are all tech visionaries and deserve every cent of their
wealth because of their brilliance.
c. Why would anyone want or need that amount of money?
d. These are my heroes. I aspire to be like them.
 e. Bill Gates is one of them and look at how much money he is giving to the poor
through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Choice now:E

Choice in assignment 1: A

Notes:

The great question about Bill Gates is how much he can give away in a world
when so many people are preoccupied with how much money they can
accumulate. In other words, as one of the richest persons on the planet, his
challenge is figuring out how to offload his wealth. We cannot claim that he didn't
try.

Gates recently donated $4.6 billion, or 5% of his personal wealth (Bt153 billion).
The $5 billion in stock the billionaire gave to the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation in 2000 is considered to have been his largest donation to date. With
its primary goals being to improve healthcare, combat poverty, increase
educational opportunities, and increase access to information technology, this
organization has now grown to become the largest transparently run private
foundation in the world. I believe that if all of the world's richest people could act
in a similar way as Bill Gates, they would significantly reduce poverty and the
number of kids who want to go to school but lack the resources to do so.

5. “Show me a great fortune and I’ll show you a great crime.” (a translation from
Honoré de Balzac) My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described
by:
a. Clearly Balzac had taken too much hashish when he wrote that!
 b. It is completely possible to make a fortune by legal means – in fact this is
what I intend to do in my life.
c. I don't care - watch out Elon Musk, here I come!
d. I think that this is absolutely true.
e. Even if great fortunes are acquired in a technically legal way, they are always
morally problematic.

Choice now:B

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

There are several instances in which something is morally acceptable even when
it is legal in some circumstances. For instance, if someone makes a lot of money,
like Bob van Bijk, and does not want to share it with others or give to charities,
they have the legal right to do so. However, this does not imply that doing so is
morally or legally correct. Whether or not anything is morally correct relies on the
values and ideas of the individual.

6. “It is estimated that humans are consuming natural resource at a rate that is 30%
above the renewal rate. If we continue to consume in this way we are likely to suffer
dire consequences which could include extinction.” My personal opinion on this
statement is most closely described by:
a. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast, but I don’t think this is a
problem as there is plenty of time to find technological solutions to problems
that emerge
b. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. The first priority in solving
this is to put the brakes on human population growth.
 c. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. The first priority in solving
this is for rich people to reduce their consumption significantly.
d. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. And frankly I don’t see any
solution because increasing consumption is the basis of our economic
growth.
e. I don’t believe this tale of doom.

Choice now: C

Choice in assignment 1: C

Notes:

Natural resources are consumed by people in wealthy nations up to ten times

more than they are in developing nations. An average North American citizen
uses up about 90 kilograms (kg) of resources every day. While usage in Africa is
just about 10 kg per day, it is over 45 kg in Europe. Our existence on Earth
depends on natural resources, such as fertile land, water, energy, and materials.
However, the rapidly expanding human population's use of these resources is
seriously harming the environment. Our planet's climate is changing, freshwater
supplies, fish populations, and forests are depleting, fertile land is disappearing,
and many species are vanishing. Our lives must change to be more sustainable if
we are to be able to safeguard our limited supply of natural resources and the
planet's delicate eco-systems and continue to thrive on it.

7. “Imagine you find out that some students get together, buy good assignments from
previous years and submit them as their own.” My personal opinion about this
practice is most closely described by:
a. I have heard that Unisa might be using sophisticated plagiarism detecting
software like Turnitin and, if this is the case, the chances of getting caught are
just too great. I don't want to get into trouble.
b. Not only will I participate, I am going to be the one who sells assignments
next year for cash.
c. I am not sure what the rules say but if this is against the rules I won’t do it.
 d. I am not sure what is the right thing to do here or what is expected of me now
that I know this?
e. The problem with cheating is that it undermines everyone's qualification, not
just those who are participating
f. Someone needs to report this because it is intellectual fraud, and that
someone is going to be me.

Choice now: A

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

If you cheat as a student, UNISA has zero tolerance for it. If you do, you will face
consequences that might seriously harm your education, such as a lengthy
registration suspension from all higher education institutions. Avoid buying
assignments from prior years, do your own research, and submit your own work
instead if you want to avoid that. You must accurately cite any other sources you
used for research if you did.

8. “It’s a fact! You cannot expect to have economic growth when there is the threat of
expropriation without compensation.” (van der Merwe) My personal opinion on this
statement is most closely described by:
a. Obviously!
b. I don’t know about economic growth, but those who wrote the Constitution of
South Africa knew what they were doing so private property is sacred and
must be respected at all cost.
c. The notion of private property is a western individualist notion.
d. Hmmmm …. you have to admit that the economies of the north grew very
handsomely on the basis of expropriation without compensation? So this is
not an immutable natural law. It's just how the rules are currently structured
right?
Choice now: C

Choice in assignment 1: C

Notes:

9. “Even before COVID, one out of every five South Africans lived below the food
poverty line.” My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
a. Who cares?
b. If population growth rates of the poor were not so high they wouldn’t be so
poor.
c. If they worked harder, they wouldn't be so poor.
d. This is sad, but to be honest, it is not going to stop me from focusing on my
own wellbeing first.
e. I think that we must all strive to eliminate poverty together.

Choice now: E

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

10. (YOU MUST WRITE NOTES ON THIS QUESTION) “If the present growth trends in
world population, industrialization, pollution, food production, and resource depletion
continue unchanged, the limits to growth on this planet will be reached sometime
within the next one hundred years. The most probable result will be a rather sudden
and uncontrollable decline in both population and industrial capacity.” (The Limits to
Growth, 1972) My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
a. I don’t believe this tale of doom.
 b. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast, but I don’t think this is a
problem as there is plenty of time to find technological solutions to problems
that emerge
c. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. The first priority in solving
this is to put the brakes on human population growth.
d. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. The first priority in solving
this is for rich people to reduce their consumption significantly.
e. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. The first priority is for poor
people to not have more kids than they can afford.
f. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. And frankly I don’t see any
solution because increasing consumption is the basis of our economic
growth.

Choice now: D

Choice in assignment 1: D

Notes:

Generally speaking, our use of natural resources rises as the human population
does. More people use more resources like freshwater, land, clothing, etc. More
food is required to feed the planet's population when there are more people (more
fishing, more farming, more deforestation to make room for agriculture and
raising livestock, and so forth).

11. (YOU MUST WRITE NOTES ON THIS QUESTION) “Why do some people have to
be miserably poor in order that others can be extravagantly rich? I speak for all the
children in the world who don't even have a piece of bread.” (Fidel Castro) My
personal opinion on this statement, is most closely described by:
a. Who cares what Castro said? He was an ideological dinosaur anyway.
b. Wealth and poverty are unrelated phenomena.
 c. Well perhaps the rich should just stop all their charity and we’ll see where this
leaves the ungrateful poor.
d. Well on a simple technical level, the answer to this is because poverty and
wealth are both relative so it’s just not possible for there to be someone rich
without someone who is relatively poor.
e. I think this is the wrong question. The right question is: “How do we prevent
people being extravagantly rich while others are miserably poor?”

Choice now: D

Choice in assignment 1: D

Notes:

Wealth and poverty are frequently found together. They are two aspects of our
world that are interconnected because they have an impact on one another and
affect governments' willingness and ability to maintain a stable international
order. The idea of state sovereignty is the foundation of conventional approaches
to international relations.

12. “Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap
between rich and poor countries.” (Kwame Nkrumah) My personal opinion on this
statement, is most closely described by:
a. Get over colonialism now!!!!
b. It’s irresponsible messages like these that frighten foreign investors away
from Africa.
c. Colonialism died off decades ago. Why are you still talking about this.
d. Absolutely. As Thomas Sankara said: “debt is a cleverly managed re-
conquest of Africa”
 e. This is all managed through ratings agencies who have much more say in the
decisions a government takes than the citizens of the country.

Choice now: E

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

13. “Every day some 20,000 children die prematurely from poverty related causes,
mostly treatable diseases.” My personal opinion on this statement is most closely
described by:
a. Who cares?
b. It’s hard to say it, but given the rising human population, perhaps this is a
blessing in disguise for the human species as a whole
c. It’s hard to say it, but this just means less people competing with me for
scarce opportunities and resources.
d. This is morally wrong, but practically, I think that it would cost too much
money to solve
e. It is morally unacceptable for a single child to die of a preventable disease
and we should collectively fix this irrespective of the cost.

Choice now:E

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

No of the expense, addressing this sensitive issue should be a top priority. A

sufficient budget should be set aside to assist in doing so. It is imperative to put
the required preventative measures in place.
14. “In the 2018/2019 financial year, Bob van Dijk, the CEO of Naspers earned a total
remuneration (salary, incentives and options) of R 1.9 billion.” My personal opinion
on this statement is most closely described by:
a. Good for him – he worked hard to earn this.
b. The only problem I have with this is that this money is in van Dijk’s bank
account and not in mine.
c. No problem with this. I'm sure van Dijk donates huge amounts to charity.
d. I think that it is morally wrong for anyone to earn that much money.
e. I think that active steps should be taken to correct such immoral executive
remuneration practices

Choice now:E

Choice in assignment 1: C

Notes:

15. “Unless fossil-fuel use slows dramatically, the earth’s average temperature could
rise by six degrees Celsius in the next 100 years.” My personal opinion on this
statement is most closely described by:
a. Who cares?
b. I don’t believe this climate change nonsense
c. Six degrees will make winters much more bearable to me personally
d. I’m a bit concerned about this, but there is nothing that I can do about it
e. I’m a bit concerned about this, but why should I invest my personal time, effort
or money in solving a general social problem
 f. I think that individually we can and should strive to solve this problem for the
greater good

Choice now: D

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

Sincerelly, just a small percentage of people care about the earth, its natural
resources, and how they are utilized and mistreated. They don't even give a damn
about climate change as long as there are enough natural resources for everyone
to use. What I'm trying to convey is that even if I cared about the climate and how
it is affected every day, it would barely amount to a drop in the ocean because so
many other people on the planet do not care about climate change. Consider the
ecological footprint assignment. Many of us exceeded the 1.8 ha limit, indicating
that we are living unsustainable lifestyles without even being aware of it.

16. (YOU MUST WRITE NOTES ON THIS QUESTION) “If arctic ice melting continues,
we are likely to see the loss of two thirds of the world's polar bear population within
50 years.” My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
a. Who cares?
b. If it boils down to choosing between driving a luxury SUV and worrying about
polar bears I’ll take the car any day.
c. While this is sad, polar bears aren’t really very important to my personal
welfare which is my primary concern.
d. While this is sad, polar bears aren’t really very important to general human
social welfare.
 e. I don’t think polar bears are all that important to human welfare. However,
their plight is a symptom of climate change which is a big problem to future
human welfare.
f. I think it is morally unacceptable for humans to put their interests ahead of the
rights of other species like polar bears.

Choice now: F

Choice in assignment 1:E

Notes:

Polar bears are unique in their own ways and have lives to live; they should not
be treated like trash or as something that is not significant or have no feelings at
all. Therefore, it is very immoral to put human interests ahead of those of these
animals and shouldn't be permitted to happen. Polar bears as a species are also
significant, and their lives are also significant. They deserve to be treated in the
same manner as any human being would like to be treated, and they also need to
be protected.

17. “Austerity: the billionaires in business have convinced the millionaires in government
that the working poor are the root cause of all problems ” My personal opinion of
what should be done, is most closely described by:
a. As Julius Malema says: “Bloody agents”
b. And then the Houses of Parliament get burned down because ‘the root cause
of all problems’ was solved by the millionaires in government’ retrenching
security guards.
c. And then the billionaires in business declare the millionaires in government
incompetent when the Houses of Parliament get burned down.
d. This is typical labour union clap-trap.
 e. As Bill Gates says: “If you were born poor it’s not your mistake. But if you die
poor it’s your mistake.”

Choice now:A

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

18. (YOU MUST WRITE NOTES ON THIS QUESTION) “In order to have the continued
opportunity to express their ‘generosity,’ the oppressors must perpetuate injustice as
well.” (Paulo Freire) My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described
by:
a. This is crazy ‘commie’ nonsense from Freire – it’s a disgrace that Unisa
allows this rubbish to appear in its official study material.
b. This is rubbish - if it were not for the essential goodness of the wealthy, the
lives of the poor would be so much worse than they already are.
c. So let me get this straight – Freire is saying that in order for some to continue
being generous (like Bill Gates), wealth AND poverty need to be sustained?
I’m going to have to think about this.
d. Freire is absolutely right - all this ‘generosity’ just makes rich people look like
the heroes when actually they are the villains.
e. How can you possibly say something as ungrateful as option d?

Choice now: B

Choice in assignment 1: B

Notes:
These wealthy people tend to be self-righteous, or at least the majority of them
because they only assist when compelled to do so. They don't do so out of
compassion or altruism; instead, all they care about is their wealth and
businesses, which have nothing to do with the lives of the poor. For instance,
they don't just provide bursaries because it is the right thing to do; rather, they
do so in order to advance their businesses. They also don't go around creating
opportunities for

19. “In capitalism, profit happens when the capitalist pays labour x for their labour which
is worth x+p. p then is profit.” My personal opinion on this statement is most closely
described by:
a. So what you are saying is that profit is the result of expropriation without
compensation? I can see the truth in this when I look at who gets rich and
who gets poor.
b. That is a really interesting perspective which I hadn’t thought about before.
c. Rubbish.
d. Rubbish. Profit comes from innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit.
e. This is fine - without profit there is no capitalism and it is capitalism that bring
wealth to humanity as a whole.

Choice now: D

Choice in assignment 1: B

Notes:

I sincerely disagree with the first option and believe that taking risks pays. Being
innovative and spending sleepless nights coming up with ideas that can expand
your business requires time and focus, so being innovative is the biggest
sacrifice that needs to be made. Businesses get rich from this daily labor, talking
risks, investments, being creative and exploiting markets, not the other way
around.

20. “Greed is good” (Gordon Gekko) My personal opinion of what should be done, is
most closely described by:
a. It’s not good or bad. It’s just how things are.
b. Absolutely! If it wasn’t for greed we would never achieve anything.
c. I’m not sure. Sometimes I think that it’s good. At other times I think that it’s
bad.
d. It depends on how you define “greed”.
e. Absolutely not! Greed is bad. It leads to much pain and suffering.

Choice now:E

Choice in assignment 1: E

Notes:

I have a different perspective on greed and will undoubtedly state that it is not
good or even evil because I was raised in a family that valued business. It greatly
depends on how you define it because if you have a business and you see it is
succeeding and you are earning a ton of money, that energizes you to take
advantage of additional opportunities to earn more money than you have been,
and even if it takes advantage of some other people, you typically won't see any
wrongdoing because doing so will not be harming that particular business but
rather a business ideology, and even if you have people working extremely hard
to make you pdefinite elucidation of me not opposing greed without any
information related to any perception describing greed as bad nor good.
<NB Note: If your inclination here is to say that having done this module you have
decided that greed is indeed good, then by all means go ahead and defend this.
However, if you tell us that the course material has told you that greed is good, then
you are very likely to fail this module. The course material implicitly states that greed is
not good. If you think that the material says otherwise, then you need to go and read the
material again.>

Summary

Number unchanged: 8 <Insert number of questions where the answers were the
same here>
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different here>

Conclusion

To conclude, looking at the preceding sections of this portfolio, the most important
things which I learned in this module were: <complete this in a few paragraphs.

NB: This should be the most substantial comment in this portfolio and must give us a
clear indication whether you have thought deeply about this module. It should be at
least 500 words long. >
In summary, I'd say that this was a difficult but incredibly educational module for me. I
discovered new ideas, theories, and philosophies that I had never heard of before, as
well as the importance of morals, ethics, and values in society. This module not only
mentally challenged me but also provided me with a fresh outlook on life and nature. I
have learnt to interact, state, and develop strong arguments with other students. Even
though there were times when I thought I was going crazy, this module gave me the
knowledge and the freedom to stand up for what I believe in. We talked about Bob Van
Dijk and his billions in the first conversation. We tested if Van Dijk's ideas would be
feasible in a society governed by a single body of law using Kant's categorical
imperative moral theory.

This proved to be impossible because no one could accept ZAR1.9 billion for a year's
worth of work, which would be detrimental to the economy of the nation. I got to the
conclusion that Van Dijk's maxim couldn't be true as a result. in
Second, we studied utilitarianism, a typical instance of consequentialism. Any activity is
deemed to be good if it maximizes the total amount of good in a system, according to
the statement. We also discussed the plight of child laborers in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, where young children are compelled to work in mines in order to provide
for their family, who endure abject poverty. We also spoke about which choice is the
most practical and why. In that section, I covered the causes of children's involvement in
illicit mining as well as the ILO regulations that parents breaking by sending their kids to
work.

Thirdly, we studied John Rawls' distributive justice ideas and how they relate to the
principles of liberty and equality. We discussed whether it was appropriate to state that
"the incredibly huge wealth of a few depends on the awful poverty of many" using John
Rawls' principles, which include the first principle, "Greatest equal liberty," which states
that "everyone has a right to basic liberties and basic non-negotiable human rights." In
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where people lack access to healthcare and
decent housing, this is not the case.

The second concept is broken into two parts: equality of fair chance, which asserts that
everyone should have equal access to positions of power regardless of where they are
in society. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) does not, however, provide
possibilities for poor individuals to pursue education or expand their professional skills.
Their packed schools and high unemployment rate suggest that the majority of parents
are unemployed. The other component is the difference principle, and he contended
that inequality could not be detrimental to the interests of the underprivileged. The poor
continue to live in poverty while the wealthy continue to amass riches, therefore even
while the DRC government is attempting to improve the lives of the poor, it is still not
profiting from the difference principle.
The veil of ignorance, which is the last but not least, refers to the equitable distribution
of resources without taking into account our place of birth, genetic make-up, social
standing, or inherent talents. We discussed how our places in the economic hierarchy
determine whether we are poor, middle-class, or wealthy on the fourth and fifth days.

The financial challenges we encounter, how we manage them on a daily basis, and
what I want most out of life. We covered the ideas of instrumental value—or worth
based on what something can do—and intrinsic value—or value based on what it is—in
the sixth lesson on environmental ethics. We presented the case for why it is important
to rescue the rhino using both of the two categories of values and the basic schools of
environmental ethics. Choosing between saving the rhinos out of moral obligation and
appreciation for the good they do for us. On the sixth and seventh subjects, the
ecological calculator was used to establish if we are leading sustainable or
unsustainable lifestyles depending on the size of our ecological footprint. Your
ecological footprint must be less than 1.8 ha in order to live sustainably; if it is higher
than that, you are living unsustainable, using more resources than I do, and soon we
will run out of planet Earth. Additionally, we need to discover sustainable living practices
and solutions so that we can keep the earth and our natural ecosystem in balance. The
third one covered what makes a good argument, how to build one, how to assess one,
and how to back up my stronger claim about Bob Van Dijk and his millions. Having said
that, I'm glad I took this module because it taught me a lot, opened my eyes to some
previously obscure elements of life, and I hope I perform well on my portfolio.