Instructions:
1.
Once you choose which question
you’d like to write about, write your essay, post it in the discussion board, and also
save it as a Word document.
2.
Use your course texts to help you
respond to the topic, and when you quote and summarize from the course texts,
include information about the page reference.
3.
You are discouraged
from using additional sources. If you do choose to use an outside source, be
sure to cite your source, just as you do when you use the course texts. If you
use a quotation or an example from a website, cite
the website’s URL and the date accessed.
Essay Length tips–To answer these
topics completely, it takes a minimum of 350 words. Use the topic
questions and the scoring rubric to see if your draft responds fully to all
parts of the question. A complete thoughtful answer is more important than word
count.
Topics for your Essay, Choose one
Topic A: You try
to live strictly by the moral rules contained in your religion’s moral
code. The two most important rules are “Be merciful” (don’t give
people what they deserve) and “Be just” (give people exactly
what they deserve). Now suppose a man is arrested for stealing food from
your house, and the police leave it up to you whether he should be
prosecuted for his crime or set free. Should you be merciful and set him
free, or be just and make sure he is appropriately punished? How do
you resolve this conflict of rules? Can your moral code resolve it? To
what moral principles or theories do you appeal?
