Personal

Summary

As a new student to the field of Ethics, it is a good idea to examine where your personal ethics come from.  For this narrative essay, you will describe the way that you decide what is right and what is wrong.

You might consider answering the following questions (you do not have to write about all of them):

·         Did you learn morals as a child? If so, how?

·         Who has been the biggest moral influence on you?

·         What is your process for deciding whether something is ethical or unethical?

·         When you make a decision that could be considered unethical, how do you justify it?

·         Describe a time in your life when you had to make an ethical decision. Describe the dilemma, the options, the final decision, and the consequences.

The Personal Ethics Essay is to be a minimum of 750 words.  Going over the minimum page length requirement is acceptable; however, I am not looking for a 6 page Personal Ethics Essay!  The Personal Ethics Essay should have an MLA first page heading. The first page heading DOES NOT count towards the minimum page requirement! Your body of work needs to be a minimum of 750 words!

Be as thorough as possible when writing your essay, and remember, this is an academic essay, so no “text-talk,” no conversational tone, and ABOVE ALL OTHER THINGS… don’t plagiarize!!  Lastly, spell-check and proofread your work! Failure to follow these steps will negatively impact your grade on assignments. If you need help writing your essay, click the link on the course home page titled "How To Write An Essay in 10 Easy Steps."  If you need help understanding a narrative essay, click this link: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/04/

General MLA Formatting Guidelines:

·         Font Type: Times New Roman

·         Font Size: 12 point

·         Margins: 1 inch on all sides

·         Spacing: Double-spacing

·         Justification: Left

·         Paragraph Indentation: Use the Tab key to indent all paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin

·         First Page Heading: Your name, your instructor's name, the course number, the date (day month year)

·         Page Header: Your last name and page number, one-half inch from the top of the page and flush right

Upload the assignment as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) document using the following naming protocol: