Blog Assignment #5

1. Find an online resource related to our week 5 readings...a video, web page, song, image, etc.
2. Cite the resource--either link to it and/or clearly list it.

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010929&slug=faull290

3. Explain how and why it relates to our readings. Be specific; note which passages from our text most relate & why.

The on-line source I found is an article in the Seattle Times titled "Disappointed parents shape kids' conscience." The article caught my eye because I wanted to know what types of things shape our conscience at a early age. The article suggests that disappointment displayed by parents can shape a child's conscience at a early age. By displaying disappointment when it is necessary and in the right way can influence a child's moral perspective about what is right and wrong. The article explains that if disappointment is shown correctly, then it explains to a child responsibility. Disappointment and how you express it varies by how old the child is, but in all cases it is a valuable tool to shaping one's conscience. In our text the subject titled The Shapers of Conscience directly shows the importance of outside influence on shaping a person's conscience. It basically explains that there is a notion that all conscience is in one person's mind, and that they are somehow naturally able to tell what is right and wrong. That notion is wrong, and there are many outside influences at all ages that shapes a person's conscience. One of the most important outside influences are parents, and how they want to develop their child's moral conscience for the rest of their lives.

Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues. Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, Second Ed. page # 41.

4. In a separate paragraph, tell me how many points you believe your efforts deserve--in argument form! For example:

Arguable issue: whether or not this post deserves points...if yes, how many?
Conclusion: This post deserves 25 points.
Premises: this post deserves 25 points because:
(1)I cited my on-line source by giving the link, as well as cited the text I used.
(2)I did the assignment to the best of my ability, and read the chapter thoroughly.
(3)I followed the directions listed above and completed the assignment on time.