Value Scenarios #29Value Scenarios #29

1.1. Your family moves to a nearby town at Your family moves to a nearby town at the beginning of your senior year. The the beginning of your senior year. The move means you're officially required move means you're officially required to attend a different high school. Your to attend a different high school. Your aunt Sue, who lives in your former aunt Sue, who lives in your former town, is willing to let you falsely list town, is willing to let you falsely list her address as your own so that you her address as your own so that you can graduate with your friends. Would can graduate with your friends. Would you do it? you do it?

Not only is it lying, its fraudNot only is it lying, its fraud

Fraud - criminal deception; An unlawful Fraud - criminal deception; An unlawful deception deliberately practiced; a deception deliberately practiced; a cheat, a false pose, an impostor.cheat, a false pose, an impostor.

Basically, any person who knowingly Basically, any person who knowingly and willfully embezzles, misapplies, and willfully embezzles, misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud, false steals, or obtains by fraud, false statement, or forgery, or fails to refund statement, or forgery, or fails to refund any funds, assets or property provided any funds, assets or property provided or insured under Title IV is subject to a or insured under Title IV is subject to a fine of not more than $20,000 or fine of not more than $20,000 or imprisonment for not more than five imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. years, or both.

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You've been awarded a $15,000 college You've been awarded a $15,000 college scholarship on the condition that you scholarship on the condition that you have a B average this semester. have a B average this semester. Without the scholarship, you won't be Without the scholarship, you won't be able to go to your first-choice college. able to go to your first-choice college. You're not doing well in physics class. You're not doing well in physics class. While you're meeting with your teacher While you're meeting with your teacher to discuss the situation, she has to to discuss the situation, she has to leave the room to take a phone call. leave the room to take a phone call. There's a folder on her desk marked There's a folder on her desk marked "Physics Final," and it's full of copies of "Physics Final," and it's full of copies of the test. Would you take a copy? the test. Would you take a copy?

Taking the exam is stealing and Taking the exam is stealing and cheating as well as violating a trust cheating as well as violating a trust with the teacherwith the teacher How many of you wouldn’t take the exam How many of you wouldn’t take the exam

because you would be afraid of getting because you would be afraid of getting caught, not because its wrong?caught, not because its wrong?

If you were interviewing for a job and If you were interviewing for a job and were qualified, but you found out another were qualified, but you found out another candidate beat you out because they candidate beat you out because they somehow received the questions for the somehow received the questions for the interview and were able to prepare for interview and were able to prepare for those questions how would you feel?those questions how would you feel?

#3#3You play on your high school's basketball You play on your high school's basketball team and you've made it to the state team and you've made it to the state championship. The whole school-make that championship. The whole school-make that the whole town-is excited. All season the the whole town-is excited. All season the coach has maintained strict rules for the coach has maintained strict rules for the team, including one that every player must team, including one that every player must attend practices on time. If they don't, they're attend practices on time. If they don't, they're benched for the next game. Two days before benched for the next game. Two days before the big game, two of the team's star players the big game, two of the team's star players show up an hour late for practice. The coach show up an hour late for practice. The coach is furious. If he punishes them, they won't is furious. If he punishes them, they won't play. But the team needs them in order to play. But the team needs them in order to win. What should your coach do? win. What should your coach do?

You can make a good argument either You can make a good argument either wayway

A – Upholding the rules sends a clear message A – Upholding the rules sends a clear message of responsibility and would be best for the of responsibility and would be best for the team in the long run. If the coach has the rule team in the long run. If the coach has the rule the coach must enforce it consistently.the coach must enforce it consistently.

B – If the two players are benched, it punishes B – If the two players are benched, it punishes the whole team. Perhaps you bench them for the whole team. Perhaps you bench them for the first half of the game or let them play and the first half of the game or let them play and bench them for the first game next year. But bench them for the first game next year. But is this a compromise that places winning over is this a compromise that places winning over fairness?fairness?

#4#4

You come across a wallet You come across a wallet that has $100 in it. It also that has $100 in it. It also contains a drivers license contains a drivers license in it so it would be easy to in it so it would be easy to get it back to the owner. get it back to the owner. What do you do?What do you do?

#5#5

If you were given 1 million dollars If you were given 1 million dollars every year for the rest of your life, every year for the rest of your life, what would you spend it on?what would you spend it on?

What does this say about your What does this say about your values?values?

Why are values important?Why are values important?Only you are in charge of your actions, Only you are in charge of your actions, they can be influenced, but you ultimately they can be influenced, but you ultimately make the decisions on how you act.make the decisions on how you act.

As a result, it is your role, responsibility, As a result, it is your role, responsibility, and duty as a citizen to uphold the values and duty as a citizen to uphold the values and ethics of rules and laws and proper and ethics of rules and laws and proper behavior in society.behavior in society.

This is an important and necessary part of This is an important and necessary part of participating in government that many participating in government that many take for granted.take for granted.