Write an essay in which you take a position (agree or disagree) on one of the following
Question:
Write an essay in which you take a position (agree or disagree) on one of the following quotes: Support your conclusion about the quote with specific reasons.
a. “to educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” president Theodore Roosevelt
b. “in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.” warren buffet
c. “the great secret of morals is love.” Percy Bysshe Shelley, a Defense of poetry (1821)
d. “we must never delude ourselves into thinking that physical power is a substitute for moral power, which is the true sign of national greatness.” Adlai Stevenson, speech, Hartford, Connecticut, September 18, 1952
e. “Can ethics taught? At some point in life, ethics must be taught. People are not born with innate desires to be ethical or to be concerned with the welfare of others.” Dr. Katherine Smith and dr. l. Murray Smith
f. “I believe we are the sum total of all that we do, i.e., what we ‘do’ is who we ‘are.’ this is true because as adults we make deliberate choices in our actions. Therefore, our actions describe our inner selves, what sacrifices we’re willing to make, what evil we’re willing to perpetrate. it is with awareness that we persist in negative, ugly, and destructive deeds in one or more areas. our actions are the blueprint of our character.” Dr. Laura Schlessinger
g.“When the Nazis came to power, I looked to the universities that prided themselves upon their intellectual freedom, and they failed me. I looked to the German press, which prided itself on the freedom of the press, and it failed me. Until at last the churches stood alone, and that for which i once had little regard earned my respect.” Albert Einstein, after World War II
Business and Administrative Communication
ISBN: 978-0073403182
10th edition
Authors: Kitty o. locker, Donna s. kienzler