English Language: The Word Wrong

What do we mean? Look at the words independent of the definition, and consider how each person creates his or her own ethical boundaries. Besides, moral principles were clearly differing from person to person; wars are predicated on these notions. For the philosophy it is a belief system or theory. "Right and wrong" about anyone with an opinion can attest to the disparities between two or more people in this arena.

Many people think that self-harm is no big deal. “It’s just for attention,” they say “they’re not really hurting themselves… right?” Wrong. Self-harm is a HUGE deal. In fact, it is 40-100 times more common than suicide. Suicide has been around for ages, while self-harm is a new trend that has been growing since the mid 1990’s, and the numbers are still skyrocketing. Self-harm was three times more common in 2011 than in 2007. Now, tell me that you think that that isn’t a big deal. Statistics show that 1% of the United States self-harms. So imagine you are in a room with 200 other people. It is likely that two of these people hurt themselves. Sometimes it is daily, other times it may just be occasional. Two people may not seem like a lot, but in reality it is.

In order to prevent future violent situations, people need to be educated about why youth self harm. When people self harm they may feel like they have lost touch with reality, “They say it eases their pain. That it clears their minds and makes them feel calm. But to those on the outside looking in, slicing your arm with a razor blade is the stuff of horror movies” (Galley). School violence is overtaking headlines, and teens are struggling with untreated mental illnesses, “Federal health officials recommended universal mental health screenings for students nearly a decade ago, they still aren’t required” (Kennedy). Schools would rather suspend or send mentally ill youth to an alternative program, then helping the student get the resources they

say that this is wrong or that is right because everyone will see it differently.

In The Washington Post’s “Why Nothing is Wrong Anymore” by Meg Greenfield writes about all the alternatives used for “wrong.” In paragraph 5, while giving an example of “right and not necessarily unconstitutional,” she says, ‘It is legally permissible, therefore it is morally acceptable, possibly even good. But both as individuals and as a society we do things every day that we know to be wrong even though they may not fall within the class of legally punishable acts or tickets to eternal damnation.’ She asks whether something is morally acceptable just because it is legally permissible. The sale and consumption of alcohol is legal, but it shouldn’t be.

right and wrong share a very thin line. The right decision for some might be wrong for others and vice

I used to be a cutter… but shh, don’t tell. Society didn't allow me to express my pain that way…Today’s society refuses to acknowledge many problems that teens deal with. People would rather believe in ‘happily ever after’ than face the truth, children are suffering. While it may seem to others that the problems are made up, its very real to the one dealing with them everyday. This suffering can leave permanent scars, and damage (if not ruin) their future. By remaining ignorant, self harm becomes more and more common, but at what cost? If educators and medical personnel were to be more educated on self harm and how to deal with it, teens and young adults would be more comfortable asking for help. Getttig rid of the stereotypes that

be right to some, may be wrong to others. There are no right or wrong

What is morally correct

So a counter example of when I believe that doing the wrong thing for the right reasons is not acceptable would be cheating. I feel that cheating is never acceptable in any form. So let’s say you were busy the night before a big test and didn’t get time to study. You know you would have learned the content if you actually would've studied, but that’s not the case. You enter the class and sit down with the test. Looking over all the questions, you know there is no way you are going to pass. The teacher is not paying attention and is working on an assignment on the computer. Your friend is sitting right next to you and is furiously scribbling down all the answers. You look over and copy them all onto your test. You turn your paper in and a few days later get it back receiving an A. Another situation, you missed a day of class, you go in to make up your missed work. The teacher leaves the classroom and you know the answer key to the worksheet is on their desk. You go up copy all the answers and turn the paper in. These are both examples of when doing the wrong thing for the right reasons is not acceptable. Your “right reasons” may seem right to you, but in reality they are far from it. Cheating should not be encouraged or allowed at any time. The only thing cheating does, is not allow someone to learn things for themselves and earn a grade that they do

Self-harm also known as self-injury, self-abuse, self-mutilation occurs when someone internationally and repeatedly harms herself/himself in a way that is impulsive and not intended to be lethal. “Self harm, often referred to as cutting”. Cutting is an self-injurious behavior where a student uses a sharp object such as: a razor blade and a knife to inflict physical pain. Although cutting is one of the most common and well documented forms, there are many things people do to hurt themselves (Bells 1). Self-harming behavior can include variety of methods of self injury (pearlman 1). Studies have documented over 16 forms of self-injury and there may well be more than that (Bells 1). Most common methods are scratching, burning, carving, hitting, punching or pulling out hair. Self-injury can be and is performed on any part of the body, but most often occurs on the hands, wrists, stomach and thighs. The severity of the act can vary from superficial wounds to those resulting in lasting disfigurement (Bells

I believe that words are very powerful but if used unwisely or wrongly they can do allot of harm, like destroying the reputation of someone that has spent their lifetime building it. To me the best way to avoid spreading false news is common sense, for example; if the story that I am reading have some information that I think is potentially false and then if I look for the information it doesn’t link me to any other original source, then that is a bad sign for me and probably the information is false or may have been fabricated or taken out of

Knowing between right and wrong is a good foundation to practicing good ethics and morals. In today's world, individuals can make a single decision that can have an extreme positive or negative effect on their family, their employer, a nation, and even on the entire world. The life we lead reflects the strength of our character. For example, if we choose to steal, instead of earning it that makes one of weak character or morals. Like in The Pardoner’s Tale from Chaucer, “ greed is the root of all evil.” Ethics are different for each person, but for the most part, people want to be known as a good person. One wants to be known as someone who can be trusted, and one is concerned about his or her relationships

Actions are to be judged right or wrong mainly by their own consequences. Nothing else matters. Right actions are those that have the best consequences.

From an early age, children are taught that murder is morally wrong. In today’s complex society that is impeded by unsettling periods of civil unrest, it is an expectation for everyone to acknowledge and accept that murder is one of the worst crimes individuals can commit. Perhaps it can be said that the death penalty is one of our legal system’s biggest contradictions of itself, as, if someone commits murder (or another heinous crime of that caliber), such ‘murderers’ will, in states that have capital punishment laws, be sent to Death Row and ultimately murdered in order to prevent potential future crimes by such perpetrators. I believe that the death penalty is wrong not only as it is immoral to take a life, but also, such ineffective laws waste money and do not deter crime.