Compass College Essays Samples For Students

An individual has to recognize their moral compass for it to exist. Personally, I hold that every individual has a moral compass that they have established through their livelihood and it guides their behaviors, decisions, attitude towards others and their actions. Every person’s moral compass revolves around certain philosophies and helps them in developing a character. When encountering difficult situations and decisions the moral guide enables one to identify the morally acceptable solution. For me, it has taken self-reflection to identify personal moral weaknesses and strengths and constant effort in order to strengthen my moral compass.

Moral Vision

Personally, I subscribe to a ...

The topic of the article selected is based on ‘Moral Compass’ of babies. This topic is related to development theory and behavioural response topics, which are found within the psychology syllabus. ‘Moral Compass’ in this case refers to anything or instincts, which guide an individual in making a decision while basing such decisions on virtues and morals, or behavioural conduct. As such, ‘Moral Compass’ enables one to distinguish between good and bad behaviour, character, and manners. Science Daily claims that babies between 6 and 10 months do not possess a ‘Moral Compass’. This contrasts an earlier research conducted by Yale University ...

Introduction

Feng Shui is the Westernized term for the word ‘Fung Soy’, which is the correct pronunciation in Cantonese (Si, 2011). In other Chinese dialects the pronunciation of feng shui is quite different as it was originally, ‘Fung Shway’ (Levitt, 2000 p.1). Although there are varied pronunciations for feng shui, the characters remain the same in all dialects. Feng Shui means ‘wind’ and ‘water’ (Levitt, 2000 p.1; Feng, 2014). The field of feng shui was considered the ancient art and science of locating a sacred place on earth (Levitt, 2000 p.1). Originally, feng shui was used by the Chinese emperors in ...

The Middle Ages, also termed as the Medieval Period is an era that lasted between 5th and 15th century. The downfall of the Western Roman Empire marked its beginning as they merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. It thus makes it the middle period of three ancient divisions of the Western history namely; the Antiquty, the Medieval period (divided into the Early, the High, and the Late Middle Ages), and the Modern Period. Each and every of these stages was characterized by different developments as well as the impact the development had in history (MEIER & MCGEOCH ...

“Compass and Torch”

In Elizabeth Baines’, “Compass and Torch”, an eight year old boy, ready for the camping trip with his father that he has not seen in four months, listens as his mother mocks the idea of camping on a mountain side with an eight year old that his father cannot relate to, to her new boyfriend Jim. As the boy is packing for his trip, he comes into the kitchen with his torch and reluctantly hands it to Jim, who checks it to make sure it is in working order for the boy. Throughout the story’s entirety, the central theme ...

Personal Integrity

The moral compass includes my attitude to society, my family and myself and life persuasions that help me to build the relationships. Being a good human is one of the most significant things to me. From eastern Wisdom Traditions, I have got the idea of respect to my parents and siblings, elder and wiser people, women and people around me. I prefer to honor the traditions and rules of my culture and society. From my parents, I have decided that I cannot let down my relatives and people, which rely on me. I think this knowledge can help me ...

Character Compass

One of the most important goals for education is to develop not only the mind of a student but also their character. Their character, or better to say “character compass” is one of the main factors that determine their lifestyle. Different programs of education have different approaches to this issue.
There is three types of character compasses: moral, performance and civic (Pupik, 2012). Moral compass emphasizes the development of student’s feel for what is wrong and what is right, his ability to solve moral problems. Performance type is focused on getting the best profit from student’s achievements ...

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Moral compass is a person's ability to consider good and bad things. Not that things that were declared good by somebody, and things that are good regardless of our opinions. It is believed that people should take care about the moral compass only if "The Good" really exists. I think that moral vision and moral compass are important because people need to follow rules to live honestly. My moral vision includes help to other people. I am a person with specific weaknesses, opportunities, and powers. When I was a child, I never saved and helped cats ...

Moral Compass

This essay is a discussion of what I feel on a personal level as what is right and also what is wrong. The essay will demonstrate how I can act accordingly when I am faced with decisions or judgment involving right or wrong. It is a reflection of myself in the context of moral values. The essay is a synthesis of personal value system and will incorporate experience, observations, independent inquiries, and ideas gained from learning wisdom traditions. There will also be a critical review of human values as well as the ethical challenges faced by business leaders. Further, ...

Northern Lights is a fantasy novel written by Phillip Pullman. The novel also referred to as “The Golden Compass” in the North American market belongs to the young-adult fantasy genre. The novel is set in a parallel universe. The plot revolves around the protagonist’s, Lyra Belacqua journey to the Arctic to look for her uncle, Lord Asriel who has been imprisoned and her friend Roger Paslow. The beginning of the novel makes reference to a line from the famous poem by John Milton, “Paradise Lost”. The line from the poem is “He took the golden compasses, prepared in god’s eternal ...

Chinese invented some of the most significant inventions of human civilization including the four great inventions of ancient China: paper, compass, gunpowder and printing. The Chinese invented the original technology in the field of mechanics, hydraulics, mathematics, metallurgy, astronomy, agriculture, designing of mechanisms, theory of music, art, navigation and methods of warfare. Culture of China has made an enormous contribution to the world culture. Without many of these inventions, our lifestyle would have been impossible. But whatever was the culture of China, today it is a world culture heritage as indeed any other national culture.
China is the homeland ...

Question 1

China is one of the leading nations when it comes to study of nature beginning from the first, before birth of Christ until 15th century. The ten useful inventions made in China include;
- Papermaking, China invented paper in around 105A.C. This invention later spread to parts of Asia and later to Europe before heading to Africa.
- Movable type of printing was invented around 960 and 1279 AD. In those ancient times, movable type piece could be glued and detached from the iron plate when necessary. Characters were then assembled for printing and later distributed after ...

Moral Compass

Moral vision is important when surmising what one’s morals truly are. My moral vision includes being aware of what I am doing at all times in context of a bigger picture. For example, is what I am doing a part of a greater moral picture and will it serve others or myself morally? I ask myself this question often when I am unsure of how to proceed in certain situations, and thus far, it has allowed me to lead a satisfying life. Values that allow me to anchor my moral vision include honesty, bravery, and generosity. I hear ...

- Introduction
Leadership is defined as the power of individuals to influence their followers so as to achieve a goal. The need for an effective leadership is increasingly important for organizations so as to control and lead the entire organization towards the goals and objectives effectively. Powerful leaders are successful in initiating and leading change in organizations and their role in the organization cannot be substituted. In the present case scenario, Joan Salmon needs to formulate a leadership plan so as to accommodate and decide the new leadership role of her father Garret Salmon in the organization. Garret Salmon has ...

Ethics & Corporate Responsibility at the workplace and the World

All companies big or small have a responsibility towards its stakeholders for ethical execution of its operations so as not to hurt their interests or trust in the company. These responsibilities exceed beyond the workplace and must focus on improving the working and living conditions of its workers and other stakeholders. This paper is an attempt towards addressing the issues in Ethics and CSR with reference to a pharmaceutical company, PharmaCare with its Head Office at New Jersey. It is reputed to produce life saving and life improving drugs and is ethically inclined towards poorer sections of society to ...

The number of people on the planet continues to increase and with them, the need for more and more nutritious food grows. For that reason, scientists seek research to genetically change plants and animals to provide medicine, good, and organisms not for consumption. As the public is exposed to information on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), strong opinions are forged concerning the safety of eating them. Questions arise over the risks presented to human beings and the environment, if GMOs are really necessary to supply the world with adequate amounts of food, if there are alternatives, and what surrounding ethical ...

Introduction

Adam Smith is one of the most revered economists that influenced the development of modern economic thought. Adam Smith is famous for coining the term “the invisible hand of the market” which is the perfect metaphor for market movements driven by supply and demand. However what makes Adam Smith’s thinking unique is how it ties is yet contradicts the teachings of great thinkers ahead of him such Aristotle and Saint Thomas Aquinas on their ideas of wealth accumulation and self-motivation. He also thought similarly but contrasted with his contemporaries such as Bernard Mandeville.

Adam Smith was a Scottish ...

Ancient Chinese Contributions

Introduction
China is a home for numerous inventors who created fascinating creations since the ancient time. Many Chinese people were able to invent such things that have been very useful even in the modern time. Those inventions were remarkably useful as many people around the world helped by these inventions to make their lives easier. In this writing, we argue that eight of these useful inventions or contributions proved some innovative change the way we live especially the four most genius creations as why we believe these are the most important inventions ever created. In addition, the study will ...

Is the Das Adam Smith Problem Relevant Today? An Assessment of the Modern Economic Conception of Agency for Understanding Human Conduct in General and Moral Conduct In Particular

An Assessment of the Modern Economic Conception of Agency for Understanding Human Conduct in General and Moral Conduct In Particular
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish political economist, born in June 5, 1723. He is one of the most renowned political economist, lecturer and essayist. Adam Smith is known for his contributions to the field of politics, economy and moral philosophy, having written two of the most revered books ...

Introduction

When it comes to ethics, Albert Camus has famously said, “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.” So what is all the hoopla about ethics? To begin with, human ethics is the basis on which any human functions, acts or behaves. His entire thinking process is guided by the inherent ethics possessed by the person. Therefore, in a society where human interaction is must and where one needs to constantly demarcate right from wrong, it is these ethics that come into play.

Now ethics are not something someone learns overnight. A person develops his ethics and ...

My philosophy of nursing is centered on giving a healing touch, driven by empathy, to my patients and their family members. Obviously, a genuine interest in my patients always guides me to give first priority to their welfare, regardless of my pressing personal problems or the compensation I receive from my employer. Secondly, I believe being trustworthy to my patients is the best way I can serve them; my trustworthiness in turn will help my patients and their dear ones to take the best possible decisions in the process of recovering from their illness. Therefore, as a nurse practitioner, ...

Homework 1 – Lesson 16

Test Objective
Test Scenarios/Set-up
In the lab test, the SRAW will be fired 30 separate times, with variables set at constants. Each test will be evaluated on a yes/no scale for missile launch, missile arm and target hit. In field test, with SRAW being fired 30 separate times. There will be variables within the criteria of target range, target course, and target speed. Each test will be evaluated on a yes/no scale for missile launch, missile arm and target hit.

A successful test will be defined as a positive missile launch and target hit being at a distance of ...

(1) Identify eight to ten of these useful inventions or contributions.
The paper was identified to have been invented in 105 A.D.and revealed to have been credited to a certain Ts'ai-Lun, as the inventor. Although, historical documents alleged that the paper was discovered earlier, the attribute to Ts'ai-Lun was rationalized from his ability to show his invention to the Chinese emperor at the disclosed time frame .
The compass is another useful invention since it was attested to be crucial in navigating purposes in 1100 A.D. . It is useful, especially during the ancient times when no other instrument was ...

Group A. Q1 Christianity and Islam in Spain

The crusades were religious and politically motivated wars that were dominated the 1096-1291 with the aim of controlling the holy land Jerusalem. In the first crusade, (1096-1102) initiated by pope Urban II was aimed at helping the Christian Byzantine empire which had been invaded by the Muslim Seljuk Turks. In this crusade, the Europeans were able to capture Jerusalem in 1099. This led to the merging of various Muslim faction against the Christians forces which had occupied the holy land. However, in 1291, the Muslims were able to control Jerusalem and parts of the coastal areas, which they controlled ...

In the contemporary society, living a moral Christian life is difficult, particularly because of the different messages that people receive from various sources, and as a result of the distancing between man and religion. In the context of a chaotic, rushed and often confusing lifestyle, spirituality often loses grounds in favor of practical concerns. Besides, the globalization of today’s developed societies means that people often live in diverse and non-traditional families, that communities become less homogenous and various religions can be found within the same families and communities. In this context, the Christian believer often finds that the ...

Reproduction in the News

Introduction
Science and technology are marching forward into the brave new world with increasing rapidity. The proverbial Moore’s Law, prophesying the doubling of the speed of computer chips every six months (Moore’s Law), remains true to this date. As a corollary, increased use of the computing power and consequent technology allows medical science to unravel mysteries hitherto opaque to man. The biggest mystery to man has always been the mystery of procreation. As with most things man did not understand to begin with, he gave procreation a divine status. Children were literally the gift of God. However, ...

Stereotype and Surveillance in the television series “The Blacklist."

The Blacklist is an American crime drama series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013 (The Blacklist - NBC.com, 2016). The series revolves around Raymond Reddington alias Red, a former US Navy, who turned into a high-profile criminal (ranked 4th in FBI most wanted list) who turns himself in and offers to help in solving crime in exchange for immunity. He insists on working only with Elizabeth Keen, a new profiler for the bureau. In the course of the three series of the drama, stereotyping and surveillance have massively been employed.

Stereotyping

Going by a simple definition of the ...

INTRODUCTION

The article entitled “Cologne Attacks Highlight Clash Among Cultures” is an editorial regarding asylum seekers and other immigrants from the covered with war Middle East countries in European society, or, to be more exact, in Germany, Cologne. To be even more specific, the article is about conflicts that developed between immigrants and German people in December, during the New Year’s Eve preparations, and their outcomes. The author describes events that took place at the end of Dec 2016 near Cologne’s train station and discusses their consequences including police reports and interviews with victims and different specialists. On ...

Introduction

In 1993, Geerd Hofstede wrote about the universal management and was of the belief that management is not universal and each country has its own management principles. Fast forwarding 23 years and the world has certainly changed. With companies involved in global business and the use of the internet in global commerce the world has gotten smaller and more and more business people are recognizing that individual differences remain important. However the level of differences are lessened as people have learned to work together to achieve common goals. This paper will study the changes that the global ecommerce organizations ...

INTRODUCTION

Racism has existed throughout history and has been an important problem both now and always. It affects selected groups of people, discriminates their rights, and causes social distrust and disrespect. In spite of the fact that the most critical manifestations of racism in the United States has been left in past, in the modern world full of colored immigrants it still takes place and makes a conspicuous figure.
This research will look at the manifestation of racism nowadays, analyze its reasons and explain negative impacts, and try to find an answer to the question of how the problem of ...

Inside and Outside: Moral Goodness In Three Short Stories by John Updike

John Updike’s early short fiction written during the period between the late 1950s and mid 1970s confronts the issue of morality in post-World War II America. Updike wrote in his novel Rabbit, Run, “Goodness lies inside, there is nothing outside. . .” (325). Updike’s fiction shares in common the theme of inner goodness confronted with a world where morality is empty. In three of Updike’s short stories, “The Happiest I've Been,” (1958), “A&P,” (1960), and “Problems,” (1975) the author treats the subject of morality in three different but connected ...

In spite of the fact that significant milestones have been made in airline technology, cases of many commercial airlines landing on the wrong airports continue to be on the rise. Although cases of commercial aircraft landing on the wrong airfield are not very common, this does not imply that they are unheard of in the United States. Commercial flights in the United States landed or began to land erroneously in other airports several times in the last two decades. However, the actual figures could be higher than the ones reported by the media and the relevant authorities. There are ...

Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 is arguably one of the most influential books of its time. Written during a very difficult period in Heller’s life, the novel captures what was to be a pivotal moment for American culture, as well as American history. Catch-22 follows Captain John Yossarian as he peels back the traditional heroism of war to reveal sheer madness. With heavy notes of satire, Heller presents several different themes throughout the novel as we see Yossarian thrust into the insane trappings of a real catch-22, sometimes masking the symbolism of what the book really stands for, which is what war ...

“Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” and “To His Coy Mistress” are metaphysical poems, and no doubt, both are love poems too. However, there is a major difference between these two poems. They are as follows: in “ Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” Donne compared the separation of lovers as departing from each other and stay away, whereas in “To His Coy Mistress,” Andrew Marvell compares the separation of lovers to death. In John Donne’s “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning,” a man is bidding farewell to his ladylove as he prepares to leave. The man’s profound love for his ladylove is apparent in the poem that ...

Inquiry 1

Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, I am the single child who is living with my parents. In conventional Chinese culture, parents are supposed to take care of their children to such age until the children get married. In some cases, children are receiving family economic support even having their own babies. On one hand, Chinese children are exposed to less social stress with the help of their parents. On the other hand, the parenting style brews a mindset that children should conform to their parents’ requests unconditionally. My family is from one of these traditional families. My parents are ...

Human beings have always been social creatures. Often, religious organizations represent the fundamental level at which a society operates and instills the values of that society in its members. As Girard noted, religious ritual and sacrifice has played an important role in the prevention of violence in all human societies, both prehistoric and contemporary (45).
In the discussion of human culture throughout history, there has always been a marked difference between the social norms that highly religious, rural societies adopt and those of more secular, urban societies. While urban societies are noted for their ability to produce technological progress and ...

Personal Reflection Journal Assignment

In this reflective journal, I have dwelt on discussing several topics that include functions of management, goal setting, delegation of duties, centralization and decentralization, as well as vision and mission statements of firms. These critical areas shape organizations and determine their growth, expansion and eventual success.

Vision, value and mission statements

The vision statement gives a description of how the company would look in the future so that it can remain on a success path (Foreman, 1998, p.22). In developing the vision of my company, I have to keep the aspired future in mind. An effective vision statement has to challenge, inspire the stakeholders, and enable ...

“I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that[,]”(Gregory, “Shame”) are the first and sharpest words of Dick Gregory’s memory. From the very beginning, Gregory advises that the pessimism to crowd him had little to do with his family compared to the influence of other people. In a clean, A-and-B structure, he delineates that he didn’t inherit negativity from his natural surroundings. As in, that he didn’t judge hisself or others by the attitudes of his home. No, he required the “hate” and the “shame” from the guidance of ...