the question . Much of the rest of the exam will involve your working with that personalized statement through brief applications and cases . Use your ethical philosophy to solve the following ethical situation . Explain how your philosophy helped you make your decision . Should citizens have an ethical obligation to serve their country when it is at war ? Under what circumstances , if any , is it ethical for a person to refuse to serve ? A significant number of people believe war is always wrong , and that no circumstances justify one nation ’ s taking up arms against another . Is this view ethically sound ? How about realistically ? Please state which side you agree with , and why . Explain and defend your position using your ethical position statement . In answering , be sure to look at both sides of war : that is , a country defending itself against aggression and of a strong country coming to the aid of a weaker country that has been attacked unjustly . Then , explain how your ethical philosophy affected how you answered this problem . ( Points : 30 )
2 . ( TCOs 1 , 2 , 7 ) Analyze the following ethical situation using YOUR ethical philosophy . Read the situation and then in your answer , explain why this is an ethical situation , what the “ issues ” are , and how an “ ethical ” person would resolve them . Explain how YOUR ethical philosophy has helped you read a conclusion about how to resolve or analyze this situation . Employees ’ worth to their employers may diminish before they are eligible for retirement . In such cases , the employer is faced with the dilemma of choosing between retaining an old and trusted yet unproductive worker for 5 or 10 more years , or firing that worker and jeopardizing his or her retirement benefits . 1 . Should an employer have an ethical obligation to keep such unproductive , but loyal employees ? What if the employee had been a problem his or her entire career ? Are there certain circumstances where your answer to these questions would be different ? 2 . What is the duty of an unproductive employee to his or her employer ? Is there an ethical obligation to retire when productivity begins to wane ? If a person is simply “ coasting ” for his or her last few years , is that person “ unethical ?” Be sure to explain your answer . ( Points : 30 )
3 . ( TCOs 1 , 7 , 9 ) How do you feel St . Thomas Aquinas would have solved the above ethical situation differently or the same as you did using your philosophy ? Please explain the reasons for the similarities or differences . ( Points : 40 )
4 . ( TCOs 1 , 2 , 4 , 9 ) A first-term junior senator has placed a bill before the Senate that promises to correct tax inequities that affect thousands of workers . However , the bill is being held up in committee . The senior senator who serves as Sub-Committee Chairperson is responsible . The senator , however , has learned of a secret scandal in the Chairperson ’ s personal life . The junior senator visits the Chairperson and tells him that unless the bill is released from committee , he will divulge the scandal to the press . The Chairperson then releases the bill from committee and it is passed — and becomes law .