Ethics

             According to the dictionary, ethics is a set of moral principles or values. Morals are principles or standards with respect to right or wrong in conduct. Everyone has developed their own idea of what principles they should go by and what they think is right and wrong differently. For some, important people such as parents, friends, and teachers have been the main influence in their moral development. For others, religion has been an important part in their ethical growth. Certain experiences in life may have helped other people realize what is right and wrong, or may have simply helped them strengthen the ethical ideas they already have. Everyone's set of morals has been influenced by important people in their lives, religion, certain experiences in life, or all of these.
             My parents and the Catholic Church have been the main influences of my moral development. My father and mother have taught me right from wrong ever since I was old enough to understand. They taught me the principles that they lived by and helped me learn how to make good choices on my own. My mother would also tell me about her own
             experiences in problems much like my own and what she would do as a solution. The Catholic Church also plays a large role in influencing my ethical ideas because all my beliefs have been in accordance to my church. Everything that I have been taught by my parents has always been under the Catholic Church's teachings. Therefore, I believe that the
             major influences that have shaped my ethical beliefs are my parents and the Catholic Church.
             I have had many experiences in life that have proven to me that what I have been taught is true and crucial, but I believe that a certain incident was one of the most significant turning points in my ethical growth. When I was in first grade, I had developed a bad habit of using the expression "duh" a great deal. My mother would tell me that it sounded very...

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