Augustin Task..One 1
WGU C206 Task 1 |Latest Update with Complete
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Task One: Ethical theories, leadership, and Ethical Lens Inventory
Western Governors University
Claude B. Augustin II
February 5, 2025
A. Select..a..nonfictional..leader..who..you..feel..has..exhibited..exemplary..ethical..conduct..and..do..t
he..following:
1. Discuss..two..ethical..traits..your..chosen..leader..has..demonstrated.
Frederick..Agustus..Washington..Bailey..is..the..nonfictional..leader..I..feel..best..exemplifies..ethical..
conduct...Also..known..as..Frederick..Douglass...Frederick..Douglass..used..every..avenue..he..could..t
o..advocate..for..African..American..Civil..Rights...He..was..a..gifted..orator..and..was..a..pillar..of..chan
ge...With..his..gifts,..he..urged..the..American..people..to..reconsider..their..treatment..of..African..Ame
ricans..to..a..more..ethically..sound..stance...He..led..the..nation..towards..reform..with..true..altruism...
His..powerful..sense..of..justice..was..one..of..his..most..prominent..traits...That..and..the..courage..to..spe
ak..out..against..an..unfair..and..unjust..system...Standing..before..crowds..both..for..and..against..him..a
nd..speaking..truthfully..and..passionately..to..sway..the..masses...This..is..why..I..chose..those..traits...It
..is..easy..to..cower..in..fear..and..let..someone..else..do..it...Frederick..Douglas..was..someone..else..who
..stepped..up..to..the..podium..time..after..time...It..is..his..striving..for..justice..and..courage..that..kept..hi
m..going..after..many..death..threats..and..assaults...“The..assault..takes..many..forms:..heckling,..canc
ellation,..de-
platforming,..censorship,..shaming,..and,..increasingly,..threats..of..physical..violence.”..(Davis,..feds
, Augustin Task..One 2
oc.org)..Frederick..Douglas..dared..to..pursue..justice..with..a..sound..ethical..mindset.
2. Explain..how..your..chosen..leader..has..exhibited..ethical..conduct.
Frederick..Douglas’..key..mission..was..to..help..abolish..slavery..and..promote..African-
American..equality...This..desire..for..fairness..is..a..prime..example..of..ethical..conduct...Frederick..Do
uglass..did..everything..he..could..to..advocate..for..African..Americans..when..they..faced..unfair..con
ditions.
Frederick..Douglass..even..met..with..President..Lincoln..to..pursue..fairness..and..equality...“When..B
lack..troops..protested..they..were..not..receiving..pay..and..treatment..equal..to..that..of..white..troops,
Douglass..met..with..President..Abraham..Lincoln..to..advocate..on..their..behalf.”..(NPS,..NPS.gov)..
Frederick..Douglass..contested..societal..norms..and..told..stories..about..his..enslaved..experience...H
e..candidly..depicted..the..horrors..he..faced..to..change..the..status..quo...He..not..only..supported..Afric
an..American..rights..but..also..supported..the..women’s..suffrage..movement...He..was..an..advocate..f
or..all..marginalized..groups...Frederick..was..kind..and..compassionate..towards..everyone,..a..key..ch
aracteristic..of..an..ethical..leader...Faced..with..such..hate..and..backlash,..Frederick..Douglass..did..not.
.retaliate..violently...Another..exhibit..of..his..ethical..conduct..is..his..nonviolent..approach..to..his..cau
se...Even..while..going..against..stark..opposition,..Douglass..resisted..violent..retaliation,..choosing..a
ctivism..and..the..power..of..speech...His..beliefs..in..nonviolence,..fairness..for..all,..and..kindness..and.
.compassion..towards..his..enemies..support..his..ethical..conduct.
B. Compare..the..deontological..and..consequentialist..perspectives..and..how..each..perspective..woul
d..approach..the..dilemma..from..the..Scenario.
In..the..Scenario,..there..is..a..two-
pronged..quandary...A..potentially..lethal..risk..to..a..few..patients..and..a..signed..NDA..stands..in..the..
way..of..speaking..out..on..this...Guided..by..the..morality..of..an..action,..a..consequentialist..is..saddle
d..with..weighing..two..options...Do..the..benefits..of..the..joint..overshadow..the..harmful..effects?..Th
ey..will..ponder..whether..the..population..will..be..better..with..the..joint..or..better..off..without..it...Giv
WGU C206 Task 1 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
Task One: Ethical theories, leadership, and Ethical Lens Inventory
Western Governors University
Claude B. Augustin II
February 5, 2025
A. Select..a..nonfictional..leader..who..you..feel..has..exhibited..exemplary..ethical..conduct..and..do..t
he..following:
1. Discuss..two..ethical..traits..your..chosen..leader..has..demonstrated.
Frederick..Agustus..Washington..Bailey..is..the..nonfictional..leader..I..feel..best..exemplifies..ethical..
conduct...Also..known..as..Frederick..Douglass...Frederick..Douglass..used..every..avenue..he..could..t
o..advocate..for..African..American..Civil..Rights...He..was..a..gifted..orator..and..was..a..pillar..of..chan
ge...With..his..gifts,..he..urged..the..American..people..to..reconsider..their..treatment..of..African..Ame
ricans..to..a..more..ethically..sound..stance...He..led..the..nation..towards..reform..with..true..altruism...
His..powerful..sense..of..justice..was..one..of..his..most..prominent..traits...That..and..the..courage..to..spe
ak..out..against..an..unfair..and..unjust..system...Standing..before..crowds..both..for..and..against..him..a
nd..speaking..truthfully..and..passionately..to..sway..the..masses...This..is..why..I..chose..those..traits...It
..is..easy..to..cower..in..fear..and..let..someone..else..do..it...Frederick..Douglas..was..someone..else..who
..stepped..up..to..the..podium..time..after..time...It..is..his..striving..for..justice..and..courage..that..kept..hi
m..going..after..many..death..threats..and..assaults...“The..assault..takes..many..forms:..heckling,..canc
ellation,..de-
platforming,..censorship,..shaming,..and,..increasingly,..threats..of..physical..violence.”..(Davis,..feds
, Augustin Task..One 2
oc.org)..Frederick..Douglas..dared..to..pursue..justice..with..a..sound..ethical..mindset.
2. Explain..how..your..chosen..leader..has..exhibited..ethical..conduct.
Frederick..Douglas’..key..mission..was..to..help..abolish..slavery..and..promote..African-
American..equality...This..desire..for..fairness..is..a..prime..example..of..ethical..conduct...Frederick..Do
uglass..did..everything..he..could..to..advocate..for..African..Americans..when..they..faced..unfair..con
ditions.
Frederick..Douglass..even..met..with..President..Lincoln..to..pursue..fairness..and..equality...“When..B
lack..troops..protested..they..were..not..receiving..pay..and..treatment..equal..to..that..of..white..troops,
Douglass..met..with..President..Abraham..Lincoln..to..advocate..on..their..behalf.”..(NPS,..NPS.gov)..
Frederick..Douglass..contested..societal..norms..and..told..stories..about..his..enslaved..experience...H
e..candidly..depicted..the..horrors..he..faced..to..change..the..status..quo...He..not..only..supported..Afric
an..American..rights..but..also..supported..the..women’s..suffrage..movement...He..was..an..advocate..f
or..all..marginalized..groups...Frederick..was..kind..and..compassionate..towards..everyone,..a..key..ch
aracteristic..of..an..ethical..leader...Faced..with..such..hate..and..backlash,..Frederick..Douglass..did..not.
.retaliate..violently...Another..exhibit..of..his..ethical..conduct..is..his..nonviolent..approach..to..his..cau
se...Even..while..going..against..stark..opposition,..Douglass..resisted..violent..retaliation,..choosing..a
ctivism..and..the..power..of..speech...His..beliefs..in..nonviolence,..fairness..for..all,..and..kindness..and.
.compassion..towards..his..enemies..support..his..ethical..conduct.
B. Compare..the..deontological..and..consequentialist..perspectives..and..how..each..perspective..woul
d..approach..the..dilemma..from..the..Scenario.
In..the..Scenario,..there..is..a..two-
pronged..quandary...A..potentially..lethal..risk..to..a..few..patients..and..a..signed..NDA..stands..in..the..
way..of..speaking..out..on..this...Guided..by..the..morality..of..an..action,..a..consequentialist..is..saddle
d..with..weighing..two..options...Do..the..benefits..of..the..joint..overshadow..the..harmful..effects?..Th
ey..will..ponder..whether..the..population..will..be..better..with..the..joint..or..better..off..without..it...Giv
