Ethics [Tuesday, September 18, 2012]

[sith_happened]

"Pop quiz time," Anakin said, holding up a stack of papers. "Please take this test and then we'll compare our results to the national average. Let's see how ethical Fandom is in comparison to the rest of the country."

Not counting certain Republican presidential candidates...Anakin'd had to turn off his cell phone so that Rory's (irate, but amusing) texts wouldn't interrupt class this morning.

Comments

Sign in [9/18]

[sith_happened]

Pop quiz fist thing in the morning? Anakin, you ass.

Re: Sign in [9/18]

[suitably_heroic]

Atton Rand

Re: Sign in [9/18]

[failsatspirit]

Korra

Take the Quiz!

[sith_happened]

Re: Take the Quiz!

[sith_happened]

1. Do you think people who practice good business ethics are more or less successful than those who don’t?

A. Less Successful
B. Just as Successful
C. More Successful
D. Don't Know

Re: Take the Quiz!

[suitably_heroic]

Really? They were doing this now?

A.

Re: Take the Quiz!

[myownface]

Yeah, Sparkle was raising an eyebrow at this test, and then shaking his head. Whatever.

A.

Re: Take the Quiz!

[failsatspirit]

Korra frowned at the paper before circling B. It hadn't really been Asami's dad's business ethics that had been the problem.

Re: Take the Quiz!

[pursuedthestars]

Okay, so, it was time to take a quiz. Jim could deal with that.

A

Re: Take the Quiz!

[craftyladyparts.livejournal.com]

Wilson Fisk. Nick Fury. Norman Osborn.

A

Even though those guys also flamed out or died early....

Re: Take the Quiz!

[notconflicted]

A

And then she added, or they should be, anyhow.

Re: Take the Quiz!

[notyetplatypus.livejournal.com]

Chaz crunched down on his pen and selected B, whether or not that was what he actually thought.

Re: Take the Quiz!

[sith_happened]

2. Would you ever consider exaggerating your accomplishments on a job application or on a college application to get into a better school?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
D. No answer

Re: Take the Quiz!

[sith_happened]

3. If you were certain that you would never be caught, would you act unethically to make more money to get ahead?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
D. No answer

Re: Take the Quiz!

[sith_happened]

4. How would you characterize the pressure on you to succeed no matter the cost?

A. A Lot of Pressure or Overwhelming Pressure
B. A Little Pressure
C. No Pressure

Re: Take the Quiz!

[sith_happened]

5. In the past year, have you done the following? (Circle “Y” for yes, “N” for no.)
a. Told a lie. Y/N
b. Downloaded a song without paying for it. Y/N
c. Cheated on a test. Y/N
d. Copied information from the Internet for homework and turned it in
without notation. Y/N
e. Posted untrue information on the internet/Facebook. Y/N
f. Cheated in sports. Y/N

Re: Take the Quiz!

[sith_happened]

5. In the past year, do you know a friend who has done the following? (Circle “Y” for yes, “N” for no.)
a. Told a lie. Y/N
b. Downloaded a song without paying for it. Y/N
c. Cheated on a test. Y/N
d. Copied information from the Internet for homework and turned it in
without notation. Y/N
e. Posted untrue information on the internet/Facebook. Y/N
f. Cheated in sports. Y/N

Re: Take the Quiz!

[sith_happened]

7. Generally speaking, how prepared do you think you are to make ethical decisions?

A. Extremely or Very Prepared
B. Prepared
C. Somewhat or Not Prepared

Compare Yourself to the National Average!

[sith_happened]

"For question one, half of the national respondents thought you'd be more successful if you don't cheat," Anakin read. "Only 8 percent thought you'd be more successful if you cheat."

He frowned. "What kind of cotton-candy world do they come from?"

Sorry, class, he's been a little distracted by cynicism.

Re: Compare Yourself to the National Average!

[myownface]

Yeah, that sounded about right. Sparkle and his own cynicism were sitting there completely unsurprised.

"Only eight percent are successful. Or, like, one. What is it all those Occupy people go on about, we're the 99%?" He shrugged. "Rose-coloured glasses keeping people down. They think the world should be fair, but they're not prepared to screw everyone else over to get to the top themselves."

Re: Compare Yourself to the National Average!

[monkeymonkeydie.livejournal.com]

"They're obviously from a world where they can get easily taken advantage of by us successful people."

Talk to Korra!

[sith_happened]

Hello, TA!

Re: Talk to Korra!

[failsatspirit]

Man, Korra did badly enough on poop quizzes when she already had more than a month's familiarity with the language they were written in.

Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

Hello, teacher!

OOC

[sith_happened]

Questions snagged from here!