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10 Anticipation Guide Essay Act I
Everyone has goals, and we all achieve them in many different ways. Some of us have or had regrets over our paths accomplishing various goals. This is usually
the story of many leaders and groups. Some of these people have hidden parts of their journey to success. Through past stories of people like these it has become evident that sometimes acts
considered morally wrong are done for the accomplishments of goals that are
considered important.
Morals
are generally different for everybody, but some are agreed upon by the majority
as taboo. This type of moral is most commonly the act that many do to
succeed. An example of when this happens is when any news company gives out
false information to attract readers or viewers. This is considered wrong by
the majority of the world because the news is supposed to be directly extracted
from reality. Still, news companies need to have more readers and viewers so
they will lie or trick just to achieve their goal. The immoral acts done for success
are likely well-known. This is because if someone does something taboo to them but not to most other people around them, there will not be as much pressure on them. For instance, a
vegan living in a community with a majority of omnivores may want to have more
protein but is not satisfied with the amount that vegetables give. So, the
vegan decides to do something that is immoral to them, which is to eat meat. However,
only the vegan thinks this is immoral. The rest of the community does not agree
that it is. So, the vegan can do this easier as there is a lot less negative
pressure and attention.As
mentioned, morals are all subjective to everyone. The dictionary definition of
moral is “[S]anctioned
by or operative
on one's conscience or ethical judgment[.]” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2014,
author(s) unknown). It says “one’s” so it means morals differ by induviduals. However,
some of them can be grouped as some people think similarly.
There
are different types of moral acts people do for accomplish of their goals. And
likewise, there are also many types of goals that are set and are achieved
through immoral acts. Notably, a common goal is authority. Authority is usually
attained through showing or using power. And many think this method is wrong. To point out, violence is usually
associated with this. One example of an
attempt at authority is when countries are at war. Nations go to war to gain
respect through combat, or threats. Although not many people like war and support
it, countries still do it because they really want authority. The same example
can be used for another goal, which is peace. Some countries such as the United
States fight with nations that promote war. Even though the U.S. claims they do
not like war, they do it for peace. For example, Japan threatened to attack the
U.S. and other powerful countries in World War II, so America decided to bomb
it and attained peace. Like authority, the goals set are usually personal.
Like wealth, a job, a stable household and happiness are examples.
In
the end, everyone has goals in life that they are very willing to accomplish.
Sometimes this will becomes so powerful that huge sacrifices are made.
Sometimes the sacrifices become immoral acts. And through doing those immoral
acts, some do achieve their goals. Whether or not this practice is right to do
is still debatable today.
