Assignment Instructions/ Description
INSTRUCTIONS: PART 1
“Training Day” & Ethics
We watched the movie, Training Day, in class, which provided you with an opportunity to apply
critical analysis to an everyday situation – movie watching – which often results in vigorous
debate. Please provide brief answers to the following questions (minimum 1 to 2 pages, NOT
TO EXCEED 3 pages):
1. Please provide at least one example of each of the primary Ethical Theories discussed
throughout the semester, which was demonstrated in the movie, Training Day. Feel free
to discuss other concepts that we discussed, such as moral status, autonomy, or others.
a. Consequentialism
b. Deontological
c. Virtue Ethics
d. Ethic of Care
2. Please make an argument For or Against the legalization of drugs using examples in the
movie Training Day, as well as information discussed in the articles that we read for
class.
3. After watching the movie, Training Day, do you think that the moral correctness of an
action depends on the particular environment in which one finds their self (i.e. situational
ethics), such as – gang member, police department, politician, or other sub-cultures?
What would Immanuel Kant have to say about this question (Hint: Categorical
Imperative)?
4. Make an argument for the moral justification for how the character, Alonzo Harris
(Denzel Washington) is “finally dealt with” by: 1) Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke), and 2) the
Russian Mob.
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