DEM 2533

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM

ASSESMENT 1

Name ID Number
DEVAN A/L RAJA SAGRAN DEEM092080
SARAN A/L KUBIDASAMY DEM0920085

Batch :
Lecturer’s Name: MR. MUHAMMAD ZULMAJDI B ZAINAL ABIDIN

(*for lecturer)

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ASSESMENT 1 (20 MARKS) ANSWER ALL SECTIONS

SECTION A (5 MARKS) STORY REVIEW

Do it in pairs, you need to pick any kinds novels or short stories from books or internet that you
love to read during this period and make a review based on criteria that given below.

a) Name of the novel

 Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

b) Synopsis
 Stella, a seventeen-year-old cystic fibrosis patient, spends the majority of her
time in the hospital. Her life is full of rituals, boundaries, and self-control, all of
which are tested when she meets Will, an impossibly charming youngster who
suffers from the same ailment. There's an instant attraction, but the rules state
that they must keep a safe distance between them. As their attraction grows
stronger, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and
embrace it.

c) What makes you love this novel

 I love this novel because this novel raises awareness about cystic fibrosis and
the people who suffer from it. It demonstrates how cystic fibrosis patients are
normal people who do normal activities, and how their affliction does not
define them as individuals. "Five Feet Apart" is more than just Stella and Will's
love storey.

d) How this novel give impact to your life.

 Impact that the novel gave was appreciate your love one while they are still
around. Touch your loved one while you still can. The main impact was we get to
know the touch is more important in our daily life. It is because this movie based

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 on teenagers who brought to cystic fibrosis. For an example to relate to this, we
must apply social distancing that also involve touch during this pandemic.

SECTION B (15 MARKS)

Based on the same story you have read, answer all this questions below.

1) What are the application of ethics and morality from the story (3m)
 The application of ethics and morality from the story are some small children might
not understand this and might find it disturbing. In addition to the violent and
distressing scenes mentioned above, Five Feet Apart has some scenes that could scare
or disturb children aged 5-8 years. For example, Stella and Will watch as Po dies. Besides
that, Five Feet Apart is a book that will move you to tears, it is heart-felt and gives light
to the seriousness of cystic fibrosis. I liked how the authors included a lot of detail,
writing about the daily struggles and tasks that CFers have to go through.

2) Relate all 8 approaches of solving ethical problem with the story you read (8m)
 The inner conflict of one of the protagonists, Will, a cystic fibrosis patient, as he
tries to save his partner Stella from dying by giving her CPR, is promising. CF
patients are told to be six feet apart from each other as the infection might get
transferred to each other. Moreover, Five Feet Apart revolves around a disease-
specific rule: To avoid cross-infection, CF patients must keep a safe six-foot
distance from one another. Furthermore

3) What trust issue can be found in the story? (2m)

4) What is ethical leadership can be found in the story? (2m)

Writing Format: Times New Roman, 12. Spacing 1.5, Justified.