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VIRTUES

Aristotle and Virtue Workshop

Nilofar Hussain

SJSU

COMM 133F

Task Two

A virtue is a behavior showing moral standards and most ethical decision makers apply virtues in their daily experiences. For instance, in case 2-C, NPR, the New York times and the working conditions in china by Lee Wilkins, the retraction that Ira Glass provided was ethically justifiable. Reason being, she applied the virtue of self-control and self-efficacy in her decisions. She was courageous and persistent when she decided to confront Mr. Daisey live on air when she found out that what they had originally aired was fabricated. Similarly, in case 2-D, when is objective reporting irresponsible reporting by Theodore L. Glasser, Mr. Evan Michaels showed courage and honesty when he accused Amanda Laurens of being a bad journalist. She had made a rash decision of submitting her story instead of find out more about the mayor’s accusations; she should have done more research. Furthermore, Laurens editor should have confirmed the authenticity of the story. So, from these two cases, it is clear to say that virtues guide us in our daily routines and we should always consider them before we make any rash decisions.

Task Three

Now, there are very many careers that a communications major can pursue when they graduate. They can be a communications manager, a marketing and/or advertising manager, an event planner, a public relations specialist, a real estate agent, a human resource specialist among others. Here, they can apply a variety of virtues they’ve learnt while growing up. For example, as a marketing and/or advertising manager, a communications major can apply the virtue of self-efficacy. In other words, they must be persistent, courageous as well as patient in this line of work if they want to reap the benefits. They can also apply the same virtues when doing real estate jobs because as you know, not so many people are kind when looking for houses. So, as you can see, these virtues are advantageous in any line of work.

Additionally, a communications major can apply the virtues of self-regard when working as a human resource specialist. Reason being, they need to be truthful when hiring a person since they’ll have to let them know what type of job they’ll be doing. They’ll also have to be fair-minded when dealing with their employees. Similarly, a communications manager should be truthful when doing his or her work. They are obliged to tell the truth and only the truth when dealing with clients, otherwise they might say something wrong and get the company into unnecessary trouble. Finally, as an event planner, one needs to be polite and friendly. This is because, they need to attract customers, not chase them way. So, the social virtues will work well for them when applied correctly. In the long run, virtues are little things that we can’t ignore because if we do, our lives will never be the same.

Task 4

In my opinion, I believe “Golden mean” is the moral behavior between two extremes. Here, one can see that there is excess extremity at one end and a deficiency at the other. In other words, an individual can act morally when he or she finds a moderate position between these two extremes. So, when a person is courageous, he can either be reckless or a coward. For instance, he can either run away from a battle, or he can charge at a hundred men. Either way, what we consider the middle in this instance, depends on the situation. In short, the golden rule does not apply for vices, it applies only for virtues.

Task Five

I think the best quote given by Aristotle is the one that says, “with respect to spending money, generosity is a mean between the excess of wastefulness and the deficiency of stinginess.” Here, I believe this quote can be applied in real life when talking about politicians and celebrities who consider themselves generous. Similarly, a communications manager can use this quote when dealing with clients because they want them to be as wise as possible. So, in short, this quote is a powerful and yet subtle statement that anyone can use.