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"Fourteen presidents have dealt with allegations of extramarital affairs." Although much has remained unproven, the question of morality is still there. How can a leader be loyal to our needs if they can't even handle being loyal in their personal relationship? Recently we heard of Clinton's impeachment charges that he illegally tried to cover up an affair with Monica Lewinsky. These allegations did prove to be true, which shows that in fact our presidents morals are not ones we would want for our children or ourselves. That is, unless you believe adultery, lying, and insincerity are good morals to adopt. Any person that can decipher right from wrong can plainly see that this was a morally wrong act that affects more that just himself. Does a public figures personal behavior and private life affect the way they conduct public business. Yes, of course it does. Just as Dwight Eisenhower stated, "The spirit of a man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth." How could anyone live with two sets of values without them conflicting? It's pretty much impossible if you ask me. .
Some say the moral decline we are experiencing today are due to the social changes that took place during the 1960's. "Prior to that decade, America was a more tranquil and civil society in which most people shared the same deep respect for family, religion and community." The young people mainly were responsible for the change; they rejected the traditional values and beliefs of their parents and adopted new traditions. Drug use and premarital sex blossomed, and continued to gain greater acceptance. It has continued throughout the decades, leading us further in the wrong direction. Considering this, it shows that a moral leader is needed to lead the country in the right direction. .
There has to be two sides to every issue. Regarding the president's morality, we either believe that it does matter and it does affect policy, or just focus on the job he does politically not personally.
Roxy, is a beautiful slave who can pass for white, though she is one-sixteenth black. ... Her son Chambers, now called "Tom," grows up as a white man and heir to an estate. ... By robbing the houses he can pay off his debt. ... By "Tom" robbing houses she gets money. ... Roxy and "Tom" made decisions but they weren't thinking of the morality behind their decisions. ...
Walker questions the behavior of white slave owners, inquiring, "Have they not to make their appearance before the tribunal of heaven, to answer for the deeds done in the body" (Walker 27). ... As Raboteau states, Moses is their ideal of all that is high, and noble, and perfect in man they have been accustomed to regard Christ not so much in the light of a spiritual Deliverer, as that of a second Moses who would eventually lead them out of their prison-house bondage. ... Josiah Henson, an opportunistic slave who overcomes the corruptive influence of slavery, states that white...
Morrison portrays their everyday struggles and in doing so exposes white ignorance of black culture and ways of life. ... Davis writes that, "Blacks are visible to white culture only insofar as they fit its frame of reference and serve its needs (Davis 218)." ... This problem of lack of recognition by white society is further complicated by the nature of society, which is based on power relations. ... Sula comes from a house of "throbbing disorder constantly awry," while Nel sitting in front of her home feels "the neatness pointing at her back (51-2)." ... In questioning the very foundation up...
When it comes close enough they climb aboard so that they can try to salvage anything in the house. ... While at the house the woman talks about how she believes Jim is hiding out on Jackson's Island. ... Huck chooses the right thing to do because he has a good morality. ... They are clearly inferior to those of the white race. ... A slave is a person and they deserve to be free just as a white man would have been....
Martin Luther King seemed to take a naturalist view, hungry to incorporate morality into the aims of law in America, while George Wallace stood strong under the positivist view that had drawn direction for the aims of law from social phenomenon rather than a moral compass. ... King vowed that until the Negro members of society were granted the same rights as the white man he would continue to violate those laws which were morally unjust in an attempt to bring about justice stating that "It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. ... This note was a promise that all...
The second part of the story is the trial of a black man accused of rape on a white girl. ... Even Atticus, the shining example of morality, is symbolically weak, as he is old widowed as opposed to young and virile. ... The black-and-white film opens with an overhead shot of Scout opening and looking into an old cigar box of collected treasures and trinkets. ... When Jem, Scout and Dill creep up to the Radley House during the night, the music is slow and gentle. ...
Chaucer first introduces us to his feelings of man's morality in the Prologue. ... Within this vastness in personalities, many examples of morality and immorality take place. ... During the trip to Canterbury, the Manciple speaks up and begins to tell his story, consisting of Phoebus, his wife, and Phoebus's white talking crow. ... One day, when Phoebus had left the house, his wife quickly called to her "bully" and proceeded to commit adultery, right before the talking crow. ... Because of this majority, Chaucer's mocking nature toward man's morality becomes more appare...
With Sethe's decision to brutally kill her children she had confronted the issues of morality, religion and spirituality. ... With always being treated so badly it is evident that there was no morality being practiced between white people as well as between blacks. ... Most of the slaves will live this life in hopes that someday they will be free from chains and become equal to the white race. ... In the novel, Sethe did not let Beloved make her own decision on life and that is why the house in the beginning is haunted with her angry spirit. ... If beloved believed what sethe had done...
