college coursework help on ethics essay paper

Instructions
• Topics: Write on only one of the topics (see below) given for each paper. Do not stray from the topic, and be sure to address all elements or questions in the topic (this is especially true when one of the questions asks you to explain why you hold a view).
• Citation: Be sure to fully cite sources for claims made by others. Do not plagiarize. When citing please be sure to include the author, article title, and date (if given) of any source you used from it. Note that simply giving the above information at the end of your paper (such as in a Works Cited or Bibliography) is NOT sufficient for preventing plagiarism. Within the body of your paper you must indicate the original author of any ideas, concepts, and factual or interpretive claims that you did not come up with yourself. This can be accomplished easily by simply including the author’s last name and page number or date of the original source (or both) after the sentence in which the idea was presented in your paper. (Santiago, p. 203, 6.7.2009)
• Digital Format: Word 97-2003 document (i.e. the file should be a .doc file, not a .docx or any other file format)
• Length: 5-6 pages of complete writing–AT MINIMUM 5 FULL PAGES OF WRITING! (see Writing Tips for further elaboration)
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 point, double spaced
• Margins: Standard 1” margins (this is the default in most versions of Microsoft Word)
• Title Page (not included as part of page count): Include name, course, title for the paper (if you have one), and any other identifying information you wish to include (date, semester, professor’s name, etc.)

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Topics

For this paper assignment you are to write a brief defense of a moral position (an answer) taken on one of the following questions. You must select one or two (no more) of the following questions to write upon.
• Is gay marriage morally permissible, or is it wrong (regardless of its legal standing)?
• Is sexuality inherently wrong and only morally permissible under strict guidelines, or is it inherently permissible and only wrong under specific circumstances?
• Assuming that lawmakers could all come to an agreement on how to legally regulate the practice of prostitution (for adult male and female prostitutes), would it be morally wrong to do so or is it morally permissible?
• Is abortion morally wrong, or is it morally permissible?
• Does the fetus have the same moral standing (i.e. require the same moral consideration) as a person, or does the fetus have some different moral standing?
• Do fathers have as much say as mothers in deciding if an abortion should be performed, or does the mother have sole or superior say in the decision

[Helpful Hint: Those papers that have decided to only analyze one topic are usually those that turn out better. However, if you find yourself having some trouble filling out 5 full pages of writing, which shouldn’t be all that difficult, and you feel the need to include a second topic from those listed above, try to make sure that the two topics have some connection between them. For instance, topic one on gay marriage can be tied into the second topic on sexuality and the third topic on legalizing prostitution can also be tied into the second topic on sexuality. However, the final topic on fathers’ rights has practically few to no connections to the first topic on gay marriage. So just be careful which topics you select, if you do decide to select two topics.]

The problem with how many people approach moral questions is that they tend to come up with their answer before they do the work of justifying that answer. That is, we frequently find that we have a “gut reaction” to a moral question, assume that this must be correct, and then proceed to try to convince ourselves and others that our first reaction was correct. To combat this tendency, you will be required to answer the above questions differently from the way you might otherwise do it.

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