Ethics [December 16, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

"Unlike some of the other teachers here, I still expect you to complete a final examination this week," Anakin said as he shut the door and began passing out paperwork. "I will provide you with a series of scenarios. You write down which option you would pick, and why. Since this is Ethics, there are no black and white absolutely correct answers to anything. What matters to me is that you have some sort of reason for your choice. If your logic is faulty or snide or clearly half-assed, that's when I will become...unhappy."

And when he was unhappy, final grades reflected it. He'd come a long way--he used to kill people when he was unhappy...

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Scenario #1

[sith_happened]

You arrive home after an extended period away to discover your mother has been kidnapped. She's presumed dead. What do you do and why?

a) Mourn and move on.
b) Brood about it constantly. Perhaps write poetry.
c) Ignore the idea that she might be dead and go after her yourself. Upon finding her remains, torch the village she was in.
d) None of the above.

Re: Scenario #1

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

Elphaba looked at the question for a moment, mulling over her thoughts.

Finally, she wrote.

While my mother has already passed, I will answer this question as if she were still alive. If I were to find my mother kidnapped, I would wish to go after her. However, hardly should a whole village be destroyed if she is killed. I hardly think a whole village would commit such crimes, and killing innocents would make you no better than those who killed your mother. So I suppose my answer is D. I would try to find her, but I would not murder innocents in my mourning.

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[furnaceface]

Jonothon kind of squinted at this one. Well, at least it wasn't a difficult question to answer.

A. My parents have all but disowned me as of a couple of years ago, and I was never terribly close with them to begin with. Mourning would be short, life does, indeed, go on.

It felt a little cold to put it into writing like this, but it was the truth. They wanted nothing to do with their freakish mutant son. He was better off without them.

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[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

D) Call the appropriate authorities, insist upon a full investigation, follow up on leads, and if there is no body, do not allow her to be declared dead.

If she is found dead, I will take all those responsible into custody, call CNN, and ensure that those who gave any orders are subjected to the greatest extent of the law.

....assuming they are not stupid enough to taunt me when I have a gun.

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[dontvotemeout]

After a moment, Jason decided he could afford to be truthful on at least one question and not fail, and circled C.

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[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

D. My mother is already dead, but if she weren't...I would look for her, and I would definitely find her, no matter how much it takes. But I wouldn't torch any village.

She took a moment to consider before adding.

Alright, so I might torch it a little, but I wouldn't kill anyone. That would be like becoming one of the people that took her.

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[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Not a very difficult question to start off with, was it?

c) My mother died shortly after I was born. If I had HAD a mother, and she was taken from me, there wouldn't be any force on the planet that could stop me from getting her back or taking revenge.

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[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

D, none of the above. Or rather, a modification of C. I'd go after her because at the very least I'd want to be able to give her a decent funeral. But I wouldn't torch the entire village she was in. Just the home of those responsible.

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[nohaircutsplz]

D, then A. If my mother has been kidnapped, it is indicative of a far larger problem, as that should be impossible in my society. I would be required to join with the rest of the roya my family in dealing with said problems and security breaches, and in retrieving my mother if possible.

If it remains impossible, I will mourn and move on. Her loss would be regrettable and tragic, but my mother has served our society well, and her genetic line is continued in my sister and me.

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[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

D. She's already dead, as is her murderer.

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[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

Kennedy bit her lip; this question hit a little closer to home than she'd have liked with the memory of the crucifix she'd found in the Junk Lady's house still fresh. Not really something she wanted to think about.

Finally, with blunt honesty, she scrawled down:

C. Though maybe not with the village-torching, but I'd be slacking if I let a chance she might still be alive pass. I'd definitely go after her.