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Ethics and Morals in Our Society

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Part One Ethics relates to the rules provided to an individual by their profession. Moral relates to the individuals own principles regarding right and wrong. Being in the military, I have an ethical code to abide by and that is doing the right thing even when no one is looking. Professionalism is very important in my line of work because if I do something wrong, not only does the organization get a bad name; but also my family name. Being in the military, we are all held to a higher standard and it is very important we set up the framework for acceptable behavior at all times. Many of us may have different views and opinions about the values in the military; however, it is important we follow them or face getting disapproval from our supporting command. Everyone has his or her own morals, which may or not be influenced by culture or society; their parents and childhood affect morals in my opinion. Growing up in New Jersey I was exposed to public schools with over 3,000 kids at a school. The things I learned at home from my parents were minor compared to what I learned from school. Some morals were good and others were bad depending on what I thought was right or wrong during that time. For example, is it right to skip school so you can go play at the arcade until school is over? Is it okay to stay up all night before a test and not study? Is it okay to not do your homework on time? All these answers will be no; however, with the amount of peer pressure and temptation

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