Essays and Research Papers on Ethics

A 7 page overview of the importance of integrity. Using the example of the Abu Grhaib Prison scandal, this paper emphasizes that a lack of integrity often meets with retribution while high integrity often reaps positive acknowledgement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Questions This 10 page paper answers ten short questions based on everyday ethics, starting with the difference between spite and jealousy as discussed by Kant, the paper then moves onto the difference between conventional and non conventional politeness discussed by Felicia Ackerman, the role of gratitude, the nature of consumption and the movement of consumer ...

A 3 page paper which examines the ethics of plagiarism and how to prevent plagiarism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses workplace ethics, including the use of rationalization and ways to insure that communications are ethical. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the ethical debates regarding stem cell research and cloning using both utilitarian and deontological perspectives. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the good and bad aspects of homeland security since 9/11. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at an aspect of ethics in the digital age. The paper considers to way in which ethics has become less clear with the practice of piracy. Both sides of the issue are discussed before a conclusion is reached. The bibliography cites 4 sources. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

6 pages in length. Carrying on a relationship outside the stringent boundaries of the standard office setting whereby social workers, substance abuse counselors and psychologists engage in counseling sessions is not only beyond the realm of professional ethics, but it is also inherently dangerous for the client whose already fragile mental composition could plummet ...

A 6 page paper which discusses the pros and cons of stem cell research. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages in length. Seeking therapy is a difficult enough decision when all the elements of professionalism, competency and ethics are perfectly aligned; however, there are those counselors within the industry who fail to uphold the fundamental components of counseling and choose instead to breach the ethical code that guides their standards of practice. ...

A 6 page paper which argues against the death penalty. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page examination and discussion of karma. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which supports the arguments in Patrick Lee’s work Abortion: Unborn Human Life. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper arguing for legal, accessible abortion services. Mothers' choices to end problem pregnancies should be their choice. If there are moral consequences, those consequences are personal. Availability of abortion enables young people to learn from mistakes without condemning another individual to living them, and it provides stem cell research ...

A 4 page paper including an abstract. The essay begins with a definition and explanation of medical futility, including an example of futility and an example of non-futility. The two ethical approaches explained in this paper are utilitarian ethics and deontological ethics. The writer concludes that this type of medical decision must involve certain ethical ...

A 3 page discussion of the dilemma presented in organ transplantation. This paper uses the case of Todd Krampitz who found a way to cut in line and receive an organ before he would have done so had he abided by transplant protocol. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper analyzes the article "Casuistry, Virtue and the Slippery Slope" by James Kennan, SJ. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that Dr. Martin Luther King would not approve of CBS's firing "shock jock" Don Imus. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Consanguineous marriages are most prevalent in global communities still untouched by such culturally revolutionizing events as industrialization and technological advancement, however, they still exist in many of today's more civilized societies. To marry and produce children with a close relative has long been an accepted approach for the perpetuation ...

This 4 page paper examines two paradigms: deontology and utilitarianism and how they are represented in the Belmont Report. Medical ethics is the focus of this paper. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page paper which analyzes The Naked Society by Vance Packard and examines privacy issues today in society Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 6 page paper which examines global, and ethical, citizenship as examined through the works of Socrates, Sophocles, Dalai Lama, Pope John Paul and Martha Nussbaum. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper examines a few scenarios and explores corporate ethics in general. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page reflection on Jim Grote and John McGeeney’s book Clever as Serpents. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper is a reaction to a video of a police officer striking and killing a child on a bicycle and discusses the ethics of the approach used to the release of the video. It also discusses how an editor might handle images of the 9/11 attack. Bibliography lists 2 sources.