Ethics [January 31, 2013, 2nd period]

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"Hello, everyone," Anakin said. "I understand it was one of those weekends. You now have a pop quiz to help take your mind off of it."

Anakin was a giver like that.

He passed out the papers. "Take the quiz, then we'll see how the answers on ethical questions we take at Fandom compares with the national American average of people who haven't had our sort of--" extensive childhood trauma, generally, "--experiences."

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[sith_happened]

Pop quiz?! Really?

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[nips-your-nose.livejournal.com]

Jack Frost

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[pulseof_life]

Paddra Nsu-Yeul

Take the Quiz!

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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

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[nips-your-nose.livejournal.com]

Jack spent a good chunk of the class staring at the quiz. It seemed to mostly be about business and money and getting ahead in life, and everything he knew about that, he'd learned by staring at people from the sidelines.

He circled D on this one, because it genuinely had him scratching his head. What were business ethics, actually?

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[pulseof_life]

Yeul carefully considered the question, even though the situation wasn't one that exactly applied to herself and then slowly circled D.

It was hard to say, when her personal timeline held great examples of both.

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[ultron_junior]

Victor chewed on the end of his pen as he contemplated this one. His pen hesitated over A and C before he made a dark mark around B.

He figured there were some people who did really well by being honest and doing good work, and others who did really well by lying and stealing, but in the end it all averaged out.

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[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Surreal circled D, then;

It depends on the business and its customers, doesn't it? A good tavern following general tavern-ethics is going to keep more people than a place with shoddy food and dirty sheets.

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[mummyspromdate.livejournal.com]

Maddie didn't like her answer, but she bet it was the right one. She circled A.

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[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

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[nips-your-nose.livejournal.com]

Jack was pretty sure he came with a built-in answer on this one, too.

He circled B. And then added, "I'm never going to get a job or go to college."

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[pulseof_life]

This one was simple for Yeul. B.

She was never going to go to college and the job she had couldn't be taken away from her.

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[ultron_junior]

This was an easier one, and Victor marked B again. He figured the lie just wasn't worth it.

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[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

B
I'm not going to college, or any other school that cares about that sort of thing.

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[mummyspromdate.livejournal.com]

Maddie circled A, and added in the margin, Anyone who doesn't probably loses the job to someone who did exaggerate but it was a margin so it looked a little squished.

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[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

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[nips-your-nose.livejournal.com]

Jack was still kind of raking his brains to try to find a legendary-being-friendly equivalent to this one.

He circled C, just to mix things up a little, and added, "On the slim chance I ever found a use for money."

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[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

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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

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[sith_happened]

6. 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

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[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 Our Answers to the National Average

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

He frowned. "Huh?"

Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

That's what he's here for.

OOC

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I want this headache goooone.