“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.
Now you have to admit that this is one of the most shocking questions in the
Crossroads Assignment isn't it?
What option did you originally chose for this?
(Remember - as you go through this assignment, don't forget the three questions
which emerged out of our discussion of virtue ethics: Do I really practice these
values?; Can I really claim that these are my virtues? Is what I am saying really what
I do?)
Here's what you need to do in this assignment:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 0: Do Assignment 1
If you haven't already done it, please go to the "Self Assessments" tool and do
Assignment 1 now.
YOU WILL GET 0 (ZERO)FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IF YOU HAVE NOT
SUBMITTED YOUR ASSIGNMENT 1 THROUGH THE SELF ASSESSMENTS
TOOL.
Step 1: Set the scene
To set the scene for this assignment, we want you to do a Google image search
using the words "child poverty".
You should see something like the image below. Take a bit of time and scan through
the images.
Upsetting isn't it?
Step 2: Write a comment
It is really upsetting to see pictures like the ones when you Google the images using the words “child poverty”.
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.
Now you have to admit that this is one of the most shocking questions in the
Crossroads Assignment isn't it?
What option did you originally chose for this?
(Remember - as you go through this assignment, don't forget the three questions
which emerged out of our discussion of virtue ethics: Do I really practice these
values?; Can I really claim that these are my virtues? Is what I am saying really what
I do?)
Here's what you need to do in this assignment:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 0: Do Assignment 1
If you haven't already done it, please go to the "Self Assessments" tool and do
Assignment 1 now.
YOU WILL GET 0 (ZERO)FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IF YOU HAVE NOT
SUBMITTED YOUR ASSIGNMENT 1 THROUGH THE SELF ASSESSMENTS
TOOL.
Step 1: Set the scene
To set the scene for this assignment, we want you to do a Google image search
using the words "child poverty".
You should see something like the image below. Take a bit of time and scan through
the images.
Upsetting isn't it?
Step 2: Write a comment
It is really upsetting to see pictures like the ones when you Google the images using the words “child poverty”.
