Read the following scenario and answer the questions:
Roger Smith, a quite competent swimmer, is out for a leisurely stroll. During the course of his walk he passes by a deserted pier from which a teenage boy who apparently cannot swim has fallen into the water. The boy is screaming for help. Smith recognizes that there is absolutely no danger to himself if he jumps in to save the boy; he could easily succeed if he tried. Nevertheless, he chooses to ignore the boy’s cries. The water is cold and he is afraid of catching a cold — he doesn’t want to get his good clothes wet either. “Why should I inconvenience myself for this kid,” Smith says to himself, and passes on.
1.) There are always TWO sides to a conscience. What would Roger’s conscience be telling him?Rogers conscience is telling him to not help the guy as it would inconvienience him, knowing that he could easily help the guy with ease dur to his talent in swiming. He i considered to be wasting his talent and neglecting the guy in trouble. His conscience has not devloped to that extent at that point so he did not consider that he might be prosecuted by the authorities for leaving a person to die.
2.) Think of an example of Jesus’ teaching and explain how his teachings can help us to make an appropriate decision?
One exapmple of Jesus’ teachings is the story about a land owner giving his servants talents hile he was gone. The servants made a profit form their given talents except one. He made the wrong decision by lsaving the talent and not making a profit form it while his master was gone. We can al learn from this teaching by analysing on what the factors are and to seek help when needed.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their is the kingdom of heaven.
blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as their inheritence.
blessed are those who mourn; they shall be comforted.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness; they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful; they shall have mercy shown them.
Blessed are the pure in heart: they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers; they shall be recognised as children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted in the course of uprightness; the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Putting trust in God, and in not things.
peacemaking, loving those who are hard to love.
getting involved, helping the downtrodden; working for the equality of people.
patient suffering and enduring hardships reap their reward.
humility in all we do; nonviolence
loving God with one’s whole heart, whole mind, whole soul.
mercy and forgiveness.
being willing to suffer for the right thing even if abused mentally or physically; accepting the consequences of living a good life.
blessed are you in your poverty; you are not shut in the false world of convention, riches, and human security.
blessed are you because you are gentle, you refuse violence and aggressiveness.
blessed are you at all times and at every moment you want to be an instrument of peace; seeking reconciliation above all things.
Blessed are you because you hunger and thirst for justice; your heart beats in the rhythm of the heart of Jesus.
Blessed are you because you are merciful; you attatch your heart to misery; you will recieve mercy.
Blessed are you because your heart is pure; you do not accept compromises.
Blessed are those who create peace among the world, for they will be seen as the children of God.
Blessed are you because you have now allowed your own conscience to develope; you have accepted persecution; you have not been affraid to proclaim the truth.
1. What does being in a relationship with God require me to do?(at least 3 examples)
Being in a relationship with God requires me to respect and love God no matter what happens, to abide by the ten commandments at all times, Acknowledge God as the only God.
2. What does loving my neighbour as myself require me to do?
I need to be friendly and welcoming, to be prepared to help them, share what I have with them. I have to be a brother to them and also I have to allow the them to live a private and personal life.
Upload the answers to the following questions in your blog.1.) Define the term ‘moral integrity’
Moral integraty refers to a moral value and an ethical notion which is complex by nature. It is a virtue that lays the foundation for all other virtues and is therefore fundamental to all others. It also refers to a person who can stick by bad times even during adversity and misfortune.
2.) Describe why Maximillian Kolbe is regarded as a Christian of exemplary moral integrity.Maximillian Kolbe is regarded as a Christian of exemplerary moral integrity because the act of him giving up his own life for someone else shows that his morals are extremely honest which therefore means that he has a high level of moral integrity which would make him a Christian of exmplerary moral integrity.
3.) Outline Maximillians ethical actions/principles that he demonstrated in Auschwitz.
He died for someone he didn’t know, now think to yourself – would you sacrifice your own life that God gifted us? Would you actually be the good samartian? but in this case not put the man in refuge but give the ultimite bestowal of life its self? Those were the principles that Father Kolbe followed till his walk to the gallows in 1941… All one can say for the phenonomen of this human being is that he did something that was insurmountable t0 fathom by any in the entire camp.
4.) Evaluate whether you think he made the right decision and provide research to support your answer. i.e. Catholic teachings.
Father Maximillian Kolbe gave his life up, some people might think that was the utimate sacrifice – enducing an emotional/touching effect that one might ponder on being too extreme and must be condemed in the highest terms possible (they don’t agree with his decisions).
We define interactive TV (ITV) as a user experience that involves at least one user and one, or more audiovisual and networked devices. Previous definitions were focused on the technological aspects and ignored the fact that even traditional TV is potentially interactive. For example, viewers compete mentally with quiz show participants, or co-operate between collocated groups. Moreover, viewers react emotionally to TV content, they record, edit and share TV content with friends and discuss about shows either in real-time, or afterwards. Source - uitv.info/topics/what-is-interactive-tv
2.) Explain the reasons why interactive TV is now called TV 2.0.Interactive T.V is called 2.0 because it interacts with using the internet. It is also called TV 2.0 because it is more to the 21st century, something very new to the world. because the television is much more advanced then what it used to be before.
3.) Outline the positives and negatives of implementing interactive TV.
positives:
you are able to watch what you want, when you want.
a better way of watching T.V
What you download can be viewed from your phone, or computer.
you can sort of make your own ‘channel’
negatives:
you can get addicted to it
you can over download and waste lots of money
Instead of just turning on the T.V and watching a show that you want, you have to download the show, and this will take up more time.
4.) Apple released recently Apple TV - Take 2. Describe the reasons why it needed to be changed.
The update deleted the need for another computer running the iTunes software client to stream or load content to the device. The update adds the ability to rent and purchase movies and music from the iTunes Store directly from the device, as well as download podcasts and stream photos.
1.) Explain the purpose of using 'youtube' as a source of digital media advertising? The purpose of using ‘youtube’ as a source of digital media advertisement lies in the depth of psychology and the way people think outside the box. It isn’t easy to understand but it really means that youtubers can work their way from one video to another by clicking on the option bar on the side. The advertisers are thinking that people can actually see that link which will make a person watch that video.
2.) Discuss how collaborative media sites such as youtube, myspace and bebo have changed the current boundaries of media such as news, advertising etc.
Collaborative media sites such as youtube, myspace and bebo have changed the boundaries of media such as news and advertisement by allowing extravagant information to be posted on the websites. Websites such as ‘Yahoo 7’ and ‘Nine MSN’ are the locations where you can login to your email account but these sites have combined with news sites so that while signing in you can skim through the latest headlines. As these sites are on the internet they can be accessed anytime anywhere.
3.) Provide a link to an advertising commercial on youtube.
With reference to the image below and answer the following questions:
1.) Define the term ‘digital media’.
Digital media is a term that refers to the many types of electronic items that are used to produce/show data that is needed as news and information, it can also be used for recreational uses. There are numerous electronic devices that are used to present digital media and used for recreational uses, these include cameras, camera phones, recorders, computers, TV, Blogs, You tube, email etc.
2.) How has digital media evolved over the last 5-10 years?
Digital media has evolved over the past 5-10 years in the sense that people are using digital media imensely. What this basically means is that the public is using the more and more frequently, this also means inappropriate use of it. The use of digital media has revolved because of the low and affordable prices they are placed on. Digital media was once only used for commercial use but nowadays you will find a source of digital media in every nuclear family home.
3.) Discuss the reasons why digital newspapers are extremely popular?
Digital newspapers are becoming more and more popular because they are a more easier source of breaching the latest news. They are thought to be more cheaper, but actually you are using up your download usage. This means it’s still the same price of $1.50. These Digital newspapers are becoming more and more popular because they are easily accessible. Digital newspapers have electronic information, this means that they are easy to extract information which means the good old copy-past, while on the other hand (hard copy) you have to eventually read through it and summarize the information. Digital newspapers can be access/breached from the websites of the newspaper company. For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiyXP-xh_ew Scenario 1: You are on a train coming home from a day at the beach. The train stops at a station and a group a youths get on the train and start bashing an elderly ethnic man. You notice people getting off the train.
Discuss what you would do in this situation.
In this situation I would scream for people to help me stop the group from bashing the man but before I do this i would run to the guards Compartment then bang the door really really hard till he comes out, when he comes out i will describe what is going on, then he will call the local police at the next station. If the gang didn’t stop or if the other passengers didn’t help I would have to do it my self and just put myself over the man to protect him.
Scenario 2: You get a message from a girl that you are interested asking you to come over her house. When you get there a number of her friends are present and they say they are bored. One of them promotes the idea of going for a walk and causing a riot. At first you tell them “No way”. However, the girl you like states that “she will like you more if you go”.
Discuss what you would do in this situation.
In this situation I would tell her no and i don’t care if you like me but it’s the wrong thing to do. If they still went and did it i would dump that girl and would go tell their parents or police what they have just done and leave and not talk to them again.
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