Religion And Ethics Due 11/8/2020 7 Pm Sunday EST

Religion And Ethics Due 1182020 7pm Sunday Est

Review the following ethical dilemmas: 1. John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love a child that is adopted or not connected directly to him biologically. He will be making use of a new procedure that involves taking his skin cells to produce a twin. The twin starts out as an embryo and grows into a child. The child in this case will have the same genetic information as John Doe. John Doe and his child will be twins. 2. Jane Doe is eighteen. For as long as she can remember she has been sexually attracted to other females. Her parents belong to a religion that has a religious text stating that God forbids one to be a lesbian. This religion goes on further to say that lesbians will be punished in the afterlife. Jane Doe is debating whether she should tell her parents about her sexual attraction. She has not yet decided if she should come out to her parents and live as a lesbian now that she is a legal adult. 3. Joe and Mary are a couple. Before becoming sterile, they had a child. This child died of a rare disease. Joe and Mary miss their child terribly. They have heard that there is a new IVF procedure that can ensure that they can have another child. However, their religion forbids using IVF. Instructions Select TWO of the situations above and then address TWO of the following: 1. What is the relation between ethics and religion? Formulate and investigate the relation. 2. For each case, determine the ethical path of conduct. Then, determine what paths of conduct would be unethical. 3. For each case, what would an emotivism say to appraise what you determine is the ethical form of conduct? 4. For each case, would a natural law ethicist agree with what you say is the ethical form of conduct? Why or why not? 5. Articulate, explain, and evaluate in each case an approach that makes use of divine command ethics. Assignments are listed on the last page of this file. Name:________________________________ Period:________________ Date:_________________ Assignment Instructions for “Distillation†(pages 132 to ) Read the following: a. “Before You Read†on page 132 b. “Distillation†by Hugo Martinez Serros (pages 133 to ) As you read “Distillation†answer the questions listed below. 3) Answer “Making Meanings†1 to 8 on page ) Answer “Reading Check†a to e on page ) Complete page 145 “Grammar Link†a. Read “Verbs make it Vivid†(pg. 145) b. Complete “Try It out†(pg. 145) c. Complete “Which Word?†(pg. 145) Terms to know before you read: ï‚· Metaphor comparison of two things essentially different but with some commonalities; does not use “like†or “as,†e.g. “Her smile was ice.† Allusion: A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art to enrich the reading experience by adding meaning. ï‚· Dynamic characters undergo change as a result of the story’s action. ï‚· Static characters do not change they remain the same throughout the story. As you read “Distillation†answer the following questions: 1) There is a metaphor on page 134 (hint: near the top of the second column “…crossing that would reach…all that it enveloped.â€) Write the metaphor below. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) Making inferences: Why is there an absence of garbage in the neighborhood on page 135? ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) Making inferences: Why are the boys still and silent on page 136? ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) Dynamic Characters - on page 136: How does the word glows suggest that the narrator has grown or changed since the time of these events? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) Imagery – on page 138: What creature does the father resemble here? “With a powerful jerk he pulled it up his back and over his head, held out his arms like wings, and we instinctively darted under.†______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) Symbolism – on page 140: The wounds that the father sustains in protecting his children reinforce what type of symbolism? Can you think what allusion this could reference? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) Dynamic and static characters: Is the character of the narrator dynamic or static? Explain your reasoning. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8) Use each “Words to Own†located at the bottom of each page in a sentence. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ The Necklace (22 pts) Guy de Maupassant Secondary _________________ Minor _______________ ____ Main _________________ Where ___________ When ________ Type of conflict ________________________ Characters Setting Resolution ________________________________________ Falling Action ______________________________________ Climax ____________________________________ Rising Action __________________________________________ Introduction: __________________________________ Plot Conflict Elements of the Short Story