Through the course of this class my worldview has not differed but strengthened, it has made me a stronger Christian. My relationship with Christ has a denser foundation through the readings and structure of this
5/27/13 Patriarchy with Rosaries Why is God instantly assumed a male in our and previous societies? The novel “Across a hundred mountains” by Reyna Grande consists of tragedy surrounding the Garcia family. Juana Garcia along with her mother must endure the absence of her Father that left to the United States to support them. As time passes by, the father fails to return leaving Juana and her mother vulnerable to poverty, abuse, and loss of faith. Juana impatient for the return of her father ventures to the Tijuana, and then the United States in search for her father, evidently taking dual identities of a fallen friend that at the cost of her life, allowed Juana to push forward the search for her father.
He has to move away from his home town, also the place where his fiancé lives (New Castle). He has a hard time playing the game well, while keeping in contact with his girlfriend, and his friends back home. This eventually leads him in becoming angry, to the point where he hits a photographer, betraying his previous manager and friend, and dating a lady he meets in this new league. The little brother of Munez has recently found out, at a young age, that all these years Munez has been his brother. The little brother is under stress because he cannot see his famous brother or that Munez knows of his poor family.
“The problem is consistency: there isn’t any. New parents quickly learn that raising children is a kind of desperate improvisation. If I ever get angry at the children, my wife collects them under her wing and says, ‘Come away with me, darlings. You’re father has gone mad’.” (48) Whatever one parent does, the other must do the complete
His father’s turbulent life-style causes significant stress for Sarty, and, in the end, he makes the painful decision to give his father up and run away. The author seems to have written this story to show that poverty is the driving force behind much violent criminal behavior, effectively display that children are, by nature, compassionate, sympathetic, and loyal individuals, and suggest that sacrificing family ties is sometimes necessary to accomplish a greater good for society. Faulkner’s antisocial characterization of Abner Snopes effectively depicts how lower class life often leads to resentment and destructive behavior. When the family arrives at their new home, Abner remarks to his wife “I reckon I’ll have a word with the man that aims to begin tomorrow owning me body and soul for the next eight months” (506). Abner is full of bitterness and jealousy.
She has to go everywhere we go.” When John Wesley was asked by the grandmother what he would do if confronted by the Misfit his reply was, “I’d smack his face.” But in the end we find this to be very untrue. The Misfit’s character is again the result of the breakdown in humanity, family values and all of the values that have been lost in today’s culture. The Misfit may have some social graces because he responds respectfully and apologizes to the grandmother for Bailey’s harsh comment, but there is some uneasiness about the morals his own father had as a role model. There is a hint that the Misfit’s father had a darker side and had some run-ins with the authorities. The Misfit explained to the grandmother, “Daddy was a card himself.
The group shares the same set of common normalities and values that Durkeim saw as moral bonds through which individuals know what is appropriate behaivor, this generates a ‘collective conscience’ which enhances the ability of society to ‘hold together’ . The whole thurst of Durkeim’s theory is that religion does generate an agreed set of values that function to hold society
First, My personal ethical lens states "Results Lens and Reputation Lens " As "I listen to my Intuition". My core Values is that I follow my heart, I'm very loyal and trustworthy. In other words I make decisions by what's really important to me. It states I moderately values sensibility. I'm tempered by rationality which means I use my own judgment and my mind to determine whether I should do or shouldn't do something.
Honesty breeds self-respect and garners the respect of others which allows you to live life with a clear conscience because you know you are striving for utmost integrity at all times under all circumstances. Honesty builds trust in your relationships with others because they can always count on you to be a fair and sincere person. I try to be as honest as possible with myself and other people; everything else falls into place after that. In addition to honesty, the other moral values I consider most important are kindness and compassion, courage, forgiveness and modesty. For
Explain what Fletcher understands by Christian love and it’s roles in the moral decisions making process of situation ethics. (30 marks) Fletcher explains situation ethics through the six fundamental principles and Christian love. Joseph Fletcher, states “Only one thing is intrinsically good; namely love: nothing else”. He states only love is good. Actions are not intrinsically good or evil but this is depending upon whether they promote the most loving result.