Analyze a relevant event from the past.

Analyze a relevant event from the past. How far back is “the past”? We’ll be generous
and say that anything that happened
until the start of the semester is the past. Just don’t tackle any event that is currently
ongoing, but you can write on a ‘controversy’ that still is happening, using
historical examples. You’ll use two ethical philosophies to analyze the event
that you have chosen. One of the philosophies should come from the three main branches
of ethics we have worked on in class. (virtue, deontological, utilitarianism). Your second philosophy can be any ethical
perspective from the Ethics 101
textbook, other than virtue, deontology,
or utilitarianism.
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Your paper will have three parts, each labeled
with a heading:
o
Historical synopsis: a tight, efficiently
written description of the moment, event, or controversy you are
analyzing. It should include all of the
relevant information a reader would need to understand your ethical analysis
that follows.
o
Ethical analysis: using your two chosen
philosophies, discuss and analyze the ethical dimensions of your chosen
event. Your two philosophies need not
“agree” with each other, they may take opposing points. Depending on your chosen topic, this analysis
may take a variety of directions, but ultimately you must make sure to explore
the issues of right vs. wrong that were present in your topic, using the
ethical philosophies as a lens for interpretation.
o
Analytic conclusion: based on your first
two sections, your conclusion allows you to insert your educated opinion into the discussion, to wrap up the paper in a
creative and meaningful way. You must answer the question of ” why does
this matter?” by contextualizing your analysis in terms of a “bigger picture”
principle or ideal (justice, fairness, education, entertainment, etc.). Beyond that, you have the room to say
whatever you’d like about your topic, provided you do so in a thoughtful way
that flows logically from the first two sections.

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