Portfolio Assignment
SUS1501 – Sustainability and Greed
Student Number:
Date:
Teaching Assistant Name:
Declaration:
By submitting this portfolio, I implicitly declare that this is my own work except for the
“Introduction” which was kindly written for me by my lecturer.
I am aware that if ANY unacknowledged copying is detected in ANY answer, I will get 0 (zero)
for the entire assignment.
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, Introduction
My aim in compiling this portfolio was to reflect on the things that have struck me throughout
this crazy module.
My starting point for doing this was to revisit my opinions to the multiple choice questions
which were presented in the Crossroads assignment. I present these current opinions, together
with my original opinions, and some brief notes in the section entitled: “Back at the
Crossroads!”
Once I have done this, I draw some key conclusions about this crazy module and about the
things that did indeed strike me.
Back at the Crossroads!
1. “Show me a great fortune and I’ll show you a great crime.” (a translation from Honoré de Balzac) My
personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
a. Clearly Balzac had taken too much hashish when he wrote that!
b. It is completely possible to make a fortune by legal means – in fact this is what I intend to do
in my life.
c. I don't care - watch out Elon Musk, here I come!
d. I think that this is absolutely true.
e. Even if great fortunes are acquired in a technically legal way, they are always morally
problematic.
Choice now: E
Choice in assignment 1: B
Notes: “Obtaining large sums of money in a lawful method is not unethical; it is only unethical if there
is any element of criminality not carried out honestly in order to generate greater wealth” I honestly
do not believe in that statement as the bribery acts and incorrect information interpretations are
being used to manipulate the law. We get to see these things when unleashed. Some acts in the
construction of money are unethical, thus I believe that it is not just feasible to gain wealth by legal
means. Working-class dreamers; small company owners and corporate executives who are always on
the lookout for tax breaks, deregulation, and incentives that they never pass on to their employees;
and affluent buddies who are living proof that "the rich grow wealthier."
3Px46KHP6Xr#221Twc9q
SUS1501 – Sustainability and Greed
Student Number:
Date:
Teaching Assistant Name:
Declaration:
By submitting this portfolio, I implicitly declare that this is my own work except for the
“Introduction” which was kindly written for me by my lecturer.
I am aware that if ANY unacknowledged copying is detected in ANY answer, I will get 0 (zero)
for the entire assignment.
3Px4620201KHP6Xr#221Twc9q
, Introduction
My aim in compiling this portfolio was to reflect on the things that have struck me throughout
this crazy module.
My starting point for doing this was to revisit my opinions to the multiple choice questions
which were presented in the Crossroads assignment. I present these current opinions, together
with my original opinions, and some brief notes in the section entitled: “Back at the
Crossroads!”
Once I have done this, I draw some key conclusions about this crazy module and about the
things that did indeed strike me.
Back at the Crossroads!
1. “Show me a great fortune and I’ll show you a great crime.” (a translation from Honoré de Balzac) My
personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
a. Clearly Balzac had taken too much hashish when he wrote that!
b. It is completely possible to make a fortune by legal means – in fact this is what I intend to do
in my life.
c. I don't care - watch out Elon Musk, here I come!
d. I think that this is absolutely true.
e. Even if great fortunes are acquired in a technically legal way, they are always morally
problematic.
Choice now: E
Choice in assignment 1: B
Notes: “Obtaining large sums of money in a lawful method is not unethical; it is only unethical if there
is any element of criminality not carried out honestly in order to generate greater wealth” I honestly
do not believe in that statement as the bribery acts and incorrect information interpretations are
being used to manipulate the law. We get to see these things when unleashed. Some acts in the
construction of money are unethical, thus I believe that it is not just feasible to gain wealth by legal
means. Working-class dreamers; small company owners and corporate executives who are always on
the lookout for tax breaks, deregulation, and incentives that they never pass on to their employees;
and affluent buddies who are living proof that "the rich grow wealthier."
3Px46KHP6Xr#221Twc9q
