Throughout the next 179 days, 1st period Debate and Discussion will get to know each other pretty well. Our likes, dislikes, beliefs, values and morals will all come into play during the course of our discussions. We will be talking about many things related to our internal moral code, as well as listening to other people's ideas and observations.
To that end, please answer the following questions as completely and concisely as you can. You must be honest and forthright, and at no time should you ever be scared, embarassed or worried about your answers here.
1. Were you raised with religion? How prominently did it figure in your life?
2. If you have kids, will you raise them to be whatever religion you are? Why or why not?
3. Do you think that there is a divisive line between right and wrong? Is there ever a grey area? If so, when? If not, why?
4. Does the Constitution and the legal system work in America? Why or why not?
5. How do you "learn" to be good or bad? Are you born one way or another?
Answer all 5 questions completely, making sure to answer each part of the question. Your answers should be written in complete sentences, punctuated correctly and supported with details.
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1. Yes, I was raised with religion. I was Roman-Catholic, I was baptized and I went to holy communion. I even took CCD classes. However, a couple years ago I stopped going to church because it just seemed questionable. I decided to just steer away from religious groups and created my own views on life and God, so while the religion I grew up with WAS a big thing in my life, I don't think it really impacted who I am and what I do.
ReplyDelete2. No, because I think that they should decide what they want to believe themselves.
3. The only time there is a line between right and wrong is when you're dealing with stuff like math or questions with definite answers. In terms of morality, there is a huge grey area. Everybody has a different view on good and bad, so there is no universal right and wrong. Example: Killing a cow is wrong through the eyes of most vegetarians, but to everyone else it's necessary for food.
4. For the most part, yes. While it's impossible to create a legal system to satisfy everyone, I think that America has set up a good foundation for our judicial system, even though the constitution is misread sometimes (Right to bear arms, free speech, etc).
5. When a healthy baby is born, it doesn't know anything at all. It spends the first few years of its life learning to talk, learning to walk, and learning how to act. It spends the rest of its life putting those 'lessons' to use. It talks, walks and interacts with other people. So, you learn to be 'good' or 'bad' as a child. The morals you learn as a kid follow you through life. Nobody is born bad, it's just a matter of where you were born and who you were born with.
Yes i was raised with religion i was a luthern. I used to go everyweek until i had cofirmation then i never went again. No i dont find it prominently because i dont go anymore.
ReplyDelete2. No because that can be my wife job because ill be in a luthern church my kids will be in her relgion.
3. Yes there is a divsive between right and wrong because murder is wrong but defending yourself right. THe grey line is war.
4. No because everyone people commit crimes everyday and never get caught.
5. You learn to be good or bad by the people you surround yourself with and by your family.
1)I was raised in a very religious household. My mother and father are both religious, and I went to church every Sunday and sometimes more. However, I've found in recent years that religion just was not appealing to me anymore. I stopped going and haven't been back since.
ReplyDelete2)I plan to raise my children with no influence on things such as religion, sexuality, or opinions. I believe that everyone deserves their own choices in life and to be happy, regardless of what anyone else thinks.
3)I think that right and wrong are decided for one's self. Sure there are laws and such, but when it comes to morals and ethics, everybody has different views and what is right and what is wrong is entirely up to them.
4)The American legal system, for the most part works. This country has had it for over 200 years and it's worked out so far. Though it can't meet everyone's needs, the majority seem to be satisfied.
5)One learns how to be good or bad by the influences set upon them during key moments of development, such as childhood and adolescence. But, as a person gains wisdom and begins to find out who they really are, they can change who they are, whether it be for the better or worse. Infants are born with no knowledge other than basic functions necessary to life, and their behaviour is entirely dependant on that of the parents.
1) I was raised with religion, however, I was baptized at a late age of 14. I don't read the Bible like I should but i do strongly believe in God and I usually argue the death out of this subject. I know that there is one God and that God is our God.
ReplyDelete2)If I have children, I will take them to my church that I went to as a child and I will hope that they understand the the meaning of a "true Christian." I am very very strong against homosexuality so I will not tolerate that in my household now or never. So my child will know better than that.
3)No, I believe that an opinion is an opinion and there will never be a right and wrong. That's why there is so much conflict and disagreement in the world. There are only "gray area's" whenever people are undecided and they lean towards a gray area.
4) My definitions are: Constitution- Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Legal System- Laws stated by the government. The legal system doesn't really work in America because it is getting broken by individuals every minute of every day. People don't care about authority or the laws set by gov. officials and laws will continue being broken forever. So the legal system does not work in America.
5)I believe that you are born being good or bad. My father was bad as a child and he got worse and somehow, it obviously rubbed off on me because I was a "devil child" and I've gotten better since elementary and middle school, however, it's all still in me. Now I have problems controlling myself when times get hard and I'm doing much better since I've matured, but I'm far from being an angel. My family says that I'm a great kid and I'm very respectful to everybody, but when people act stupid, I also get stupid. It's something I NEED to work on. I love this class because this is what I love to do.
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ReplyDelete1. Yes, I was raised with a religion. That religion or as I like to call it "a way of life" is Islam. It's very prominent in my life yet I only closely started practicing it personally as a lifestyle rather then follower because of my family and researching in the past year or so. The more I research on my own, the more I find it appealing and discovered that when religion is forced onto you it isn't as powerful.
2. Yes, I would without a doubt raise my kids into my religion. If I believe that this is the "best lifestyle" or "way of life" then why wouldn't I want the best for my own kin. It's almost like every house has their set of rules, it's the same way with Islam. It tells you how to live your day to day life, from keeping away from gossip to giving charity from your yearly income. I wouldn't see it as forcing them to believe a certain thing because it's mostly good or bad actions. They can figure out their life and belief system when they are adults and have their own households.
3. There is ALWAYS a grey area when I look at things. One of my favorite quotes is by Shakespeare, "“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall” which to me pretty much speaks that doing the "right" thing according to one system might not always be your "right" and could actually get you in trouble. Also you might do something wrong such as our conversation about fighting, yet it might be for the right reason from your perspective. I think of the grey more apparent when there is a wrong action but for the right reason. A defensive war is a good example, because fighting is not so good yet you're doing to defend and protect. I also think it goes back to your belief system or perspective on things.
4. I believe that the fine and most of the domestic laws are very well put because when I travel to another country or read about one I think how much improvement it can demonstrate through small laws that the U.S. has. For the most part the legal system compared to others, I find it outstanding. There are little things that I find difficult to grasp such as the cocaine in rock form or powder form makes a big difference in sentencing. I also think there should be harsher treatments for murders and rapists. I do believe in Capital punishment which isn't popular at all, yet I would find effective. I don't like the fact that our money goes to so many prisons for inmates to live their lives in 'recreation rooms".
5. To a certain extent I think we are born either leaning on the badder side or the goodie side. My baby niece knows when she is scratching when her mom isn't paying attention to her and she knows when she holds on to someone's face, petting them when they seem sad. This convinces me that there's a power the we're all born with that tells us a light sense of wrong and right. Yet I also firmly believe that no matter you are held accountable for whatever actions that you produce because I think you have the control and freewill to act a certain way. For the most part the society around you will let you know what is considered bad or good and at the end of the day it's your choice to be who you are when you are at a age where you are held responsible.
1.) Yes, I was raised with some religion in my life. when I was a baby I was baptisted and went to church every Sunday, but once my little brother was born it just got to be to much for my mother so we stopped going. I do believe in a higher power, i just dont think you need to go to church to worship or show respects to God.
ReplyDelete2.)Yes, I will raise my children the same religion as me. I would do this because I was raised that way and it is really all I no. I havent looked into a lot of other religions because this is how I was brought up. When my chrildren get to be old enough to fully understand it will than be their choice.
3.)I cant say yes or no to this answer because, every person is different and is raised differently so their rights and wrongs are not the same as everyone elses. Who is to say that marring another man is wrong. Its all about how you are raised.
4.)I dont think our legal system is right. it doesnt punsh correctly. For example last year I had a girl in my class who was telling us she used to steal and got cought a bunch of times but never got any sever punshiment and she said she would do it again. so obviously it didnt work with this girl. I think our Constitution is the building blocks of our nation and without that there would be chaos.
5.) I think you are taught right and wrong. No one is born just knowing what is correct and what is not that is the job of the parents.
1. I was not raised with a religion. My parents are not very religious. The only time I went to church was when my aunt made me on Christmas and Easter. By not being raised religion I was able to make my on thoughts on life without any outside influence.
ReplyDelete2. I wouldn't teach my kids any religion. I would want them to try and figure out for themselves like I did, instead of having someone tell them.
3. I think that you can categorize things as black and white. For example, stealing and killing are bad, while helping and charity is good. The only place that makes it grey is the motivation behind it.
4.The only problem with the Constitution is that people interpret it in so many ways.
The legal doesn't work and will not work until every person will no longer commit crimes.So, the legal system will be flawed until we don't need it anymore.
5. I learned the difference between good and bad by trail and error. If I did something and it hurt me or people around me I knew it was bad. If I did something and it helped me or people around me it was good.
1. I was raised with religion in my family. I was told by my mother ever since I was young that I had to be a good person because God is always watching me. My mother always used God and religion to explain many things I didn't understand when I was younger. For example one day on a drive home with my brother, mother, and me it started to thunder outside. I was curious on how thunder was made and my mother responded with "It's God bowling and everytime it thunders that means he got a strike." I have always had religion around me, but as I got older and older and learned more about the world around me my religion grew smaller and smaller. I still believe in God and Jesus Christ, but now I'm not so young anymore and I have pushed away from religion a bit.
ReplyDelete2. If I ever have kids I would raise them to become my religion. I believe that religion helps people including kids put things a little more into perspective, and help them decide whether to do wrong or right. My children would love Jesus Christ and God, but not devote their entire life to them. My mom taught me that God put us on this earth to be happy and not serve him 24/7, and thats what my children would learn. They would know God is always watching and they would learn to be good. If I can make my children learn to always keep God in their heart and someone else's feelings in their mind than thats all the religion they need.
3. In many cases the difference between right and wrong is a matter of opinion. If you ask a hunter if its ok to take an animal's life he would say yes. Now ask someone who believes in Animal rights, and they would say no. However when it comes down to more basic things I think there is a divisive line between wrong and right. If something is truely right than there is no gray area, there is nothing to question, and no need to wonder. If a person needs to think if something is right before they act than it's probably wrong. In some cases doing the right thing might feel wrong, but a basic way I look at it is, if it causes someone happiness sometime in the future than it is right. I believe gray areas are for people trying to excuse their wrong doing because its just what my parents always use to tell me "whats right is right and whats wrong is wrong."
4. Yes, i believe the Constitution and legal system work in America. What I think doesn't work in America is some of these criminals, lawyers, and judges that try to twist something that was meant to benefit our Country into some little play toy of theirs. Our Constitution and legal system might not be perfectly clear, but it gets its point across on almost everything. These certain people try to weasel their way through any loop hole they can find just to save themselves or benefit their own wallets. The Constitution and legal system are perfectly fine, its mankind and its greed and lust that isn't.
5. You learn to be good or bad based on your surrondings. You aren't born one way or they other. Jesus Christ died for our sins so we could come into this world clean and uncorrupt. It's parents, schools, friends, and other events that make us into the people we are when we grow older. If someone is good its because their parents loved them and they chose to make smart choices over stupid ones. The bad ones are just the opposite they chose to make all the wrong choices and wasn't given a good environment
1.) I was not raised to practice any type of religion. My father never went to church, and my mother only went to bible school when she was young and didn't really follow up with it. My family never said our prayers, and we never talked about God or any beliefs. My brother and I just grew up believing whatever we wanted to. Religion never was a big part of my life, but I don't think it's ridiculous that other people do either.
ReplyDelete2.) When I have children when I'm older, I will raise them to believe whatever they would like. I would be okay with what they choose to do. I won't force them to do anything, if they would like to go to church, I would take them. If they don't, they can have free Sundays. Religion wasn't forced upon me and I won't force them to agree with what I believe. They're my kids, I'll support them in their life choices always.
3. I don't believe there is a divisive line between right and wrong. There's grey in almost every situation. Just like in our class, everybody has their own opinion and own reason and logic for every topic we discuss. Not everybody can always agree on the same terms and we may not all understand each others point of view. It's all one big grey area of perspective. It's not all right and wrong.
4. Yes, I think the Constition helps quite a bit. I mean, not everybody always abides by the amendments, but it does keep things a bit more orderly. Compared to some other countries, America is doing alright for itself. The legal system could punish criminals a little more severely, but for what our country is, I don't think it would be this way without the Constition.
5. The way we are raised from the way you are born determines our knowledge of what's good and what's bad. When you're a baby you try things out, you don't know what anything is. The people who raise you help you learn what to do and what's not to do in the way that they believe. It's all about what you're taught when you are young; you're either scolded or beaten when you do something bad, or praised and congratulated when you've done something good.
1. I was raised with a religon and the religon I was rasied with is christianity. My family isnt very religious for an example I didnt have to go to church every sunday and read the bible ever night. But my mom all ways made sure i prayed every moring and night.
ReplyDelete2. If I decide to every have children as they grow up i will teach them what i have been taught but when they get to that point where they can make their on decisions its up to them as long as they believe in a higher good!
3. I definetly do thin there is a good and bad but i also thin there is a gray area. For an example: The movie Law Abiden Citizen, a murder broke into a families home and murdered everyone besides the dad then the dad came back for revenge. Thats why i think theres a gray area.
4. To the legal system im going to say no because regradless of the laws at the end of the day people do what they want to do.
5. From your surroundings, and watching/learning from other people. I believe what ever was spoken and taught into that child they become it.
1.Yes i was raised to believe in Christianity by my mother and grandmother. throughout my younger years as a kid i would go to church every Sunday and hear the word of god. Now that i am older i still believe in my faith, but i rarely go to church anymore.
ReplyDelete2.If i have kids i will raise them to believe in the faith that my mother raised me to be in, and once in awhile we will go to church and hear the word of god.
3.I believe that everyone is right in there own way. Everyone has different views of right and wrong, white people thought it was right to enslave black people, black people thought it was right to make gangs and smuggle drugs and weapons, Hitler thought it was right to start WWII and exterminate the Jews. to other people that was wrong and evil, but to them they thought it was the right thing to do.
4.Honestly i think the legal system is messing up. America has had some big changes the past 10 years and most of the change wasn't good. We are currently in war with Iraq, gay people are starting to revolt against the government because they can't get married, taxes are way up and its to much for people to afford and overall people jut don't like the government.
5.I don't believe you born bad i think you are raised in different ways and that can determine how you turn out. You can be raised in a bad neighborhood and turn out a bad person and end up in jail or dead. You can be raised in a nice civilized neighborhood and turn out a very nice person with a bright future. Its also possible that this process can be reversed an you can live in a bad neighborhood and turn out a nice person with a great future, or be raised in a nice neighborhood and be a very bad person with no morals. It all depends on that persons views on life.
1.In my early years i was raised like a christian. I seen early on that is was filled hypocrites. My grandmother however was a muslim. She was a faithful one. That influenced me to take Shehata, which is a oath to islam.
ReplyDelete2.If i have kids i would let them follow their own religous path , because they most likely will have their own views just as i did.
3.I dont think their is a grey area in right or wrong. Its either your right or wrong.
4. I think the constitution and legal system is overall fair and it works. People do crimes they are punished and its simple as that.
5.Some people consider different things good and bad. I think depending on how you raise your child is how they grow up to be good or bad. Its all up to the parent.