Ethics in Michael Clayton

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Ethics in “Michael Clayton” 1 The only pressure that I feel right now concerns my parents. I want to take care of them, financially if needed. Since I have three brothers and a sister, the choice when made will be a consensus of my siblings. I have this pressure mainly because I am the oldest. My father’s health does seem to be improving, but I do not know what lies ahead of him. My mother’s health seems fine, but they both are in their seventies. I know that I can pay off my student loan once I graduate and start working as a C.P.A. I can live very frugal to help pay off my debt sooner. I have learned from the movie that personal debt can lead to an ethical compromise. I feel that my finances are under control right now, because of the reasons I stated above. I know that my ethics are under control, because I have internalized them and pray to God every day to make me more like Jesus. I know that I have strong people in my life, besides family, to help me to make better decisions. The factors that I cannot control are the health of my parents, the actions of my brothers, or the actions of my sister. Also I cannot control the governmental laws over healthcare and Social Security. I have a good relationship with all of my siblings, but I never know when one of them has a misunderstanding with me. Obviously I cannot control my parent’s health except to encourage them to eat healthier and to exercise when able. Also with the changes in healthcare, I do not know what healthcare plans that I or my parents wind up with. 2 The most surprising action, other than Arthur divulging the memo to the plaintiff, is when Arthur went back to his house after leaving Minnesota and Michael, without protecting himself. The action proves that Arthur really did go nuts. I would have thought that he would have the memo in a package that U North
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