Tony Stark's Ethical Decisions In The Film Ironman

Third, COL Steele offered trophy knives as a reward for killing insurgents or exemplary service. Offering an award for exemplar service is a good idea but a reward based on insurgent kills is not. It further dehumanizes Iraqis and places an emphasis on killing over other mission objectives. Fourth, COL Steele did not communicate the Rules of Engagement (ROE) very well with his unit. His speeches emphasized his core principles of “be precise; be lethal; be safe,” but that caused his soldiers to believe that COL Steele wanted them to shoot instead of capture potential insurgents. Fifth, at the company headquarters, soldiers had posted a kill board that tracked the number of Iraqis killed during operations. This kill board represents the degree to which COL Steele’s soldiers were dehumanized the Iraqis and were confused over the ROE. These issues would eventually lead to the war crime being committed during Operation Iron Triangle.

This both occurs for the heroic barber in the story “Just Lather, That’s All” and a hero that decided to leave the terror group called ISIS. In the story “Just Lather, That’s All,” the barber thinks about “how easy it is to kill him” as well as the quote “I don’t want to be a murderer,” and ends up saving him. This shows two contradictory quotes when he decides whether or not to kill him. It also proves how it is hard to kill someone for the first time, which is a negative element (and anti-hero) when the barber in the book is a positive, heroic character in the first place. This also proves that it is difficult to make decisions because he switches from an evil perspective into a heroic perspective. Similarly, in the world, Hammad, an ex-ISIS fighter, realized that the terror group (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) were more interested in power and beheading fighters’ and civilian heads. Also, Hammad made a huge, risky decision in leaving the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which was a terror group, but he was sent to jail later for conspiracy to plot a suicide mission against the terror group. This shows the heroic traits of Hammad because he made a very difficult decision that can put his life at risk if he decides to leave the Islamic State (which can result in death or jail if the ISIS fighters find out) or stay there (risk of

Later in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in The Avengers, Tony has more than a few issues due to his narcissistic nature. First, it's with him when first consulted about joining the Avengers “I didn’t even qualify…. apparently I’m volatile, self-obsessed, don’t play well with others,” (“The Avengers” 00:15:45-00:15:59). Later in an argument, Captain America says how he views Tony by saying “Yeah, big man in a suit of armor. Take that off, what are you?.... I know guys with none of that worth ten of you. I’ve seen the footage. The only thing you really fight for is yourself,” (“The Avengers” 01:23:16-01:24:12). These are expository statements within the film, because it is what the writers are trying to make the watcher think. They go out and blatantly state that these are qualities in him.“Tony is selfish, he doesn’t play well with others, he just wants to have the show all to himself.” The writer by doing this is contributing to the stereotype of "gifted" people, when given attention, as being

“A man who will not die for something is not fit to live.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

One example is that Alexander didn’t drink the water that one of his people gave and poured it on the ground because Alexander didn’t want to drink it in front of his army after knowing that his army was also thirsty in the middle of the desert with no water. (Arrianus, document D). This proves that Alexander the Great was courageous because Alexander didn’t drink the water in front of his people. Alexander also didn’t want the remaining water just because he didn’t want to make his army suffer from being thirsty. Another example is that Azimilik, and various other notables, including envoys from carthage, had taken refuge in temple of Melkart , and Alexander spared their lives (Green, document C). This proves that Alexander the Great was courageous for others because he didn’t hurt Azimilik, and many other notables lives. In conclusion, Alexander the Great was courageous, he spared people's lives and not drink the water and watch his army suffer from being

Another case was when Salva’s uncle was going to leave Salva, so his Uncle can fight the civil war in Sudan, and he overcomes this by continuing his life at the refugee camp, “He doesn’t want to leave me here, but he must fight for our people, I must not act like a baby, I must try to be strong.” (60) Salva did not want his Uncle to leave, but he decided to just accept the fact that

consequence brings him to be homeless, and unintended became a soldier because this is the only

For instance, throughout the novel, Eliezer and his father were put to the test: survival of the fittest, and saw how Elie sacrificed everything in order to keep his father alive. As soon as Shlomo got sick throughout almost the end of their liberation, he began to be a burden upon his son and ultimately began to lose all faith towards their religion and on survival. Shlomo got slower, skinnier, and weaker during his last week and lost all interest in moving on, medicine, eating, and lastly ended up deciding that he no longer wished to live. Therefore, when the time for roll call came, he knew he must be quiet in order to not upset the blockalteste… however he chose to call for Elie and led to a horrible beating and a slow, painful death. It comes to show that when you put your mindset on something, you achieve it. In this case, Shlomo wanted to die, so he

Nelson Mandela was protected from government persecution until he revolted against the South African government. Mandela's experience could likewise be translated the inverse—he yielded flexibility by going to jail battling for safety for the general population. Different men who yielded security for opportunity incorporate Martin Luther King, whose calls for equity earned him passing dangers and demise itself; Mahatma Ghandi, who about murdered himself fasting to make a point; and the Syrian rebels, who place themselves in amazing war circumstances to expel the onerous administration. These cases speak to the most intense and benevolent leaders of humankind.

When people are in these life or death situations they have to do things they thought they would never have to do. For instance, in the book “Night” by Elie

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Lenny runs from the murder he has committed in an attempt to find safety from the men on the farm who would surely kill him for what he did. As Lenny runs away, he is not letting losing his job at the farm, losing his source of income, and losing his dream of owning his own farm with George affect his decision. He is only concerning himself with his own safety from what he has done. When man fears that his personal life is in danger, his first instinct is to abandon dreams and freedom for safety and survival; therefore, security of life is the main concern. Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones similarly portrays the sacrifices one makes for their own safety and that of their family.

In the beginning of Iron Man, the main protagonist, Tony Stark, was generally a bad person. He was an extreme example of the celebrity stereotype-- flashy, arrogant, self-absorbed, and rude. Stark took personal honors, as well as relationships with others, for granted. But that all changed when Stark was kidnapped by a terroristic rebel group. During his time as a prisoner, Tony saw what horrors his technology could be used for, and later escaped captivity humbled and changed. From the moment he returned, Stark’s character started growing into a caring and heroic figure. Specifically, Tony Stark emerged as a new man, actually caring for his assistant, Pepper Pots, being concerned about what

 Publicly stating he is Iron man: By revealing he is Iron man, Tony takes credit for all

Although the film “Saving Private Ryan” can be viewed through several moral views, overall the film can be best viewed through the deontological ethics. The majority of the film is based off of someone intending to do the right thing even when the consequences were high. The company had duties to uphold as soldiers and they did what they had to in order to fulfill them. According to Kant, humans usually know what they ought to do, and that is almost always the opposite of what they want to do (Rosenstand 2013, page 285).

Thor has stated that he loves people and has gone the extra mile to support his cause. He has even put his own personal freedom in jeopardy to fight for