Essay About ethical dilemma....

howtimeflies

scenario 1有点老掉牙。建议大家不要多用。否则又变成什么formatted answer.反而变成减分点。

cannedpineapple

I agree with "howtimeflies" in that one thing Admissions Staffs are wary about re: students from China is that everyone reads CD and writes very similar essays. I also agree with a previous poster that there are lots of ethical decisions in life. Reflect honestly about this, and I'm sure you'll find some from your life.

Here is one example my ethics teacher at Wharton recently told. The point is, there is no right or wrong answer: however, there are different types of ethical thinkers. Try to find out which type you are:

A friend and you are stuck on an island, after being shipwrecked. With only each other as company, you slowly become best friends, especially as time passes and you realise that you two may never be saved. After about ten years, you know everything about your friend, including his absolute love for his orchid collection at home. Every day, he talks about how if he could only go back, he would replant his beloved orchids, and bring them to life. They are the one thing in life that mean the most to him.

One day your best friend gets sick, and his condition gets progressively worse. He tells you, "CDreader, if something happens to me, I want you to promise me that you'll replant my orchids for me. It's an easy job, but it will take half an hour of your life every single day. If you even miss one day, they will die. Please promise me." And since he's your best friend and you know how much it means to him, you promise. Plus, you may never get off this island.

Two weeks later your best friend dies, and his last word before dying was, 'orchid'. Within three days of his death, a miracle happens. A boat has passed your island, and you are elated to be picked up. You head back to civilisation.

As you slowly get back to your life, reuniting with your wife, your parents, your kids, everything seems perfect. One day, however, you remember the promise you made to your friend. It's now time to decide. Do you choose to keep your promise? After all, it was your best friend's dying wish, and you had promised him. Or do you break it? He's already passed away, you reason, and it makes no difference- he'll never know.

Stuck in an ethical dilemma, you know you'll have to decide, or you'll never be able to continue living your life guilt-free.

There's no right answer here! =) But, you need to know what your answer will be, or you'll never understand your own ethical compass.

I'll post what each answer means in a couple of days..