English - How to Find the Solution to a Moral Dilemma

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This is our first week back from the holidays and this is also my first blog post. Speaking of blog posts, this blog is required from our English class. 

So today I will be talking about ¨The Trolley Problem¨ you may know this or you may have heard it but in other terms. However, if you haven't heard of it I will explain it to you. 

The Trolley Problem 

The Trolley problem is used as an example of a moral dilemma, which is made from a scenario. Of which where a runaway trolley is racing down the rail track and it is going towards 5 workers. These 5 workers can't escape for somewhat reason, but one person (supposedly you) is standing next to a switch. Which changes the route of where the train goes, however on the other route there is one other worker. 

If this were real we would be put into an overwhelming and pressuring situation, where you had picked. Whether you would save 5 people but sacrifice 1, or save 1 and sacrifice 2. 

I will now be telling you my perspective of this situation, but would also most likely be someone else's choice. I would choose to sacrifice 1 person and save the other five, I know 1 life loss would be just as important as 5. But if you think about their families I find that the other 5 would take priority. Maybe one of them would be made the last generation of a family or something like that. 

The Fat Man

Another similar situation or another perspective of this same situation is that there are still 5 people who might die. But there is no other route, however, you will still be sacrifice 1 life, the scenery of this situation. Is that there is a bridge over the track, you are standing on the bridge but there is also one other person. He is considered a very large and heavy person, on the train track, there are 5 workers. Who once again cannot escape for somewhat reason, however, you have the option. Of pushing the large guy next to you off the bridge and because of his large mass he is able to stop the train. Or ignore the situation and let 5 people die, once again this is another moral dilemma. 

If it were me I would have obviously hesitated a lot but in the end, I would push the man off, saving the other 5. However, I know for a fact that I would be deliberately killing someone. But it was not my intention to kill him rather me wanting to save the other 5. I would pick this option because I would not want the burden of ignoring 5 lives on my shoulders. I would rather want to know I did something. But if this 1 person was someone who was close to me I would honestly ignore the situation. It may be harsh but that would be how I prioritise. 

Jim Carrey

Another moral dilemma example uses Jim Carrey as the victim, now you must be wondering why I said, victims. The situation briefly explained: 

¨The dilemma is the same, except that you recognise the guy standing alone as the actor and comedian Jim Carrey. And this is “Dumb and Dumber”-era Jim Carrey. In fact, he’s in costume, and has that bowl haircut he sported in the eminently quotable 1994 film. Remembering all of those funny lines makes you smile. What a great movie.

The five tied-up people are also Jim Carrey—clones, you assume—but they’re the modern, anti-vaxxer version, with full beards and dead eyes.¨

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

I would have pushed let the 5 other clones die, and in my opinion, nothing beats the original's personal traits. But also because if they are clones you could always make more, as you still have the original Jim Carrey. 

The Thread

¨In this variation, there is no second track but there is another man standing nearby, between the trolley and the five helpless people. If you shove him onto the tracks, his body will likely stop the trolley. You know nothing about this man except that at this very moment he’s on his phone composing a tweet that begins with the word “thread.”

Also, he’s vaping.¨

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

During this situation I think I would choose to push the fat man off, I know he didn't do anything and I don't even know him. That's why I can't always be sure that he was a good man and the fact that he vapes. Adding to that fact he must be, frankly speaking, is obese or overweight. If he would be able to stop a train, his life would have already been cut short so that would be. My support for my reason to push him off. 

The Long Overcoat

¨You can’t be a hundred percent sure, but it looks like the person standing alone is actually two small people, one standing on the other’s shoulders, sharing a long overcoat. Could they be children? Who are they trying to fool? And why? In any case, they’re probably up to no good.

Does that merit a death sentence, though?¨

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

It does seem suspicious but we are also not completely sure whether it is one man or two children. Either way, it is something you would be curious about, and depending on how this ¨prop¨ or disguise. As described in movies you would think that he would be a bad guy from first sight. So I would hesitate but my instinct would be to flip the switch so I would be saving the 5 people. 

Adolf Hitler

The lone man is Adolf Hitler. Actually, this one is kind of a no-brainer, isn’t it? Not sure why it’s even listed here.

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

Without hesitation, I would most likely flip the switch and kill Adolf Hitler, I mean I guess I would be doing everyone a favour. 

The Violinist

¨Again, the person standing alone is actually two people. But this time one of them is a world-famous violinist who’s been surgically attached to the other person. And you think, “Wait, that’s another thought experiment altogether. The abortion one. What the hell is going on here?”

Whatever is going on, it looks like the one person has had just about enough of the other person’s fucking violin playing. He would probably welcome death.¨

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

Well I have no idea if the other person who was not a violinist was even willing to be surgically attached. As he was already willing to die and it seemed like the violinist was not a considerate person at all. I would figure that it would be OK if I like this ´person´ or as I could say these people die. 

The Henchmen

¨Same dilemma as the original, except that you wouldn’t be pulling the lever yourself. One of your henchmen would pull it. From your position, many yards away, you would look your henchman in the eye and nod, almost imperceptibly. He would understand.

P.S. In this variation, you have henchmen. Because you’re a mob boss or something.¨

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

Looking at the situation since I'm a mob boss my life must be pretty valuable, no wonder people want to kill me. But because of my importance I have henchmen standing by the lever. So my choice would be to just tell him to pull the lever. 

The Chiselled Features

¨The lone man is athletic and attractive, whereas the five others are not, to put it charitably. This adds yet another wrinkle. Not because attractive people are more deserving of life than ugly ones are, but because—at a moment with so much at stake—you noticed such superficial traits in the first place.

What does that say about you?¨

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

My decision wouldn't change from saving 5 people, just because the lone person is attractive. That is no reason to sacrifice and let 5 innocent people die, he may be innocent but 5 more lives are more valuable. But then again we can't even be sure to whether he is a good person or not. Also there will always be another attractive guy somewhere in the world where may I meet. 

The Bowling Pins

¨Instead of lying across the tracks, the five bound people are standing, arranged like bowling pins. While still horrific, you have to admit that this is a little funny—you can’t help but hear that “bowling-ball-knocks-pins-over” sound effect in your head.¨

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

Fortunately in this situation I have great humour but is quite dark, sadly I don't have that trait in real life. In the end we have to be mature and pull ourselves together because it is a life threatening situation. I would still decide to flip the switch and direct the trolley the other way. 

The Bluetooth 

¨You know nothing about the lone man, but the five people tied up are all wearing Bluetooth headsets. Not such an easy choice, is it?

You feel paralysed, so you decide to seek advice online. You take out your phone, open Twitter, and write, “O.K., Internet hive mind . . . ”

The trolley hits you at 40 m.p.h. You never had a chance.¨

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/variations-of-the-trolley-problem

Well in the first I shouldn't have went on my phone and it took me way too long, since i'm a small person. I would've went flying and the trolley still would've hit the five people but If i were really there. Bluetooth headsets don't matter to me I would just quickly flip the switch before the trolley gets too close. 

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Wananga - Reflection Section

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Text Title: Business Proposal 

Text Type: Manhwa

Text Creator: Haehwa

Text Purpose: What genre does this belong to? 

Date: Friday, July 9

I would say the manhwa ¨Business Proposal¨ comes under the genre´s of:

• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance 
• Love

Business Studies - Final End of Semester Project

 

https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre-mcivor-mornings/audio/ray-avery-more-creativity-needs-to-be-put-into-curriculums/

Ray Avery 

Ray Avery was born in Kent, England. He was an orphan so he spent his childhood in orphanages and foster homes. In Avery’s childhood, he was always mistreated and was always ¨systematically abused¨. When he was young he had dyslexia which was why he was prone to bullying. But he did love to spend his time in libraries, which is also where he educated himself. He developed an interest in science at the age of 14 when he started to wonder. Why was it always warmer when he went into the library? Due to Avery’s dyslexia and learning differences. He was always thinking outside of the box and was constantly coming up with new solutions. From that point on, he was supported by one of his teachers. Of which he encouraged him to attend an agricultural school. He graduated as a scientist and began work conducting experiments. 

He made an impulsive decision to move to New Zealand where he became a citizen in only nine months. Frankly speaking, he is pretty old so we could expect that the system back then was different. When he came to New Zealand he continued his experiments in Auckland. He had eventually taken the role of the technical director of Douglas Pharmaceuticals. Later on, he moved to Fred Hollows Foundation in the year of 1992. Which is where he was concentrating on blindness in the developing world. Producing lenses to those suffering from cataracts and was knighted by John Key’s National government in 2011.

 Now he is known as a New Zealand pharmaceutical scientist, inventor, author, and social entrepreneur. As he started to question things and found science interesting, he had always found it enjoyable when he was younger. In 2003 he became the founder of Medicine Mondiale, he had mentioned. That was because he believed it was possible to improve healthcare outcomes on a global scale. Continuing with his passion in his career he created a business. Being the CEO/Co-Founder of Jupl NZ Ltd which he leads along with his wife. He made many achievements and received many awards, such as New Zealander of the year in 2010. He currently lives with his wife and two young daughters in Mt Eden and, by all accounts, considers himself a family man. Talking about one of his motivations in the business industry. He loves his family just as much as he loves his career, as he had no family growing up. 

Commenting on his business, in a brief description, Jupl established in 2012. Jupl is known to be the leading developer of personal health and safety solutions. As the company also has technology factors. Jupl also announced a global release of a mobile personal application. Called freemium, when Avery talked about his business this is what he said: ¨We are excited to offer our latest personal safety solution free to those most vulnerable in our communities. Now families and small businesses can protect the wellbeing of those they care for with enterprise grade personal safety technology. The Jupl app allows everyone to maintain their personal safety and independence wherever they are.¨ Their cloud software continuously monitors, records and analyses set physiological parameters to inform carers or employers of any emergency situations. ¨ Jupl uses the latest advances in care technology to bring together wearers, carers and monitoring specialists to help manage daily needs. Our cloud-based platform coordinates hardware and software to create a unique and interactive experience that gives everyone access to key features and tools to suit their individual needs. ¨

Avery´s biggest goal was to create infant incubators. But Avery and Brannigan launched Vigil Monitoring in 2012 to develop the biometric watch. Which Avery has said was a spinoff from technology involved in developing his infant incubators. 

Seven World Class Kiwi Entrepreneurs - Link

Ray Avery (Scientist) - Link

Ray Avery TEDX - Link

Sir Ray Avery: Changing the world - one piece at a time - Link

Who is Sir Ray Avery? - Link

Jupl offer free personal safety app to everyone - Link

The 11m health watch that wasn´t - Link

Science - Wind Racer

Aim: To make the most efficient wind racer which would either go the furthest or looks the most creative. 

Method: 

• Gather all your equipment
• Set up your trolley and your bamboo stick, by placing the stick in the hole. 
• Cut a plastic bag into a partially large rectangle a size that would suit the stick. 
• Repeat with newspaper or paper. 
• Tape your first rectangle to the rod.
• Repeat with your other material. 
• After use sticks to create a structure for the sail, we used skewers but you can use another material. - Since we used a whole newspaper page, we stuck 2 skewers together from the ends. Making it longer. 
• Stick one pair at the top and another one at the bottom
• Depending on the size of your sail and rod place one or two pairs in the middle too. 
• After, make sure everything is secure by using tape in places that are weak. 
• Finally, decorate to make the appearance look more appealing. 

Equipment: 

Newspaper, plastic bag, tape, trolley, bamboo/metal rod, skewers.

Results: 

(Ours didn't look this way and were also provided with a trolley and rod, so ours were definitely bigger.)

Discussion: 

As the wind racer was under unbalanced forces, it was able to accelerate as we blew wind towards the sail. It was able to thrust/go forward, but before that while, a wind racer was staying stationary. This meant that it was under balanced forces, meaning the net forces were even. Friction was applied to the wheels of the wind racer; one of the reasons for it slowing down. Another obvious reason is that the wind wasn't able to reach the sail anymore. Which is a requirement for a sailboat or car. The last reason is that it wasn't in a great place as it drove right into the bark falling over. 

Conclusion: 

Our wind racer project was a success while racing with other groups of wind racers. From what I recall ours came second. But I know we would've ćame first if had putten it in a different position. Away from any disruptions, some improvisions I would have made would be, making the sail more creative. But not only that I found that we should've made our sail more stable by possibly. Sticking sticks to the base and string the sail to the sticks, would make sure the sail. Wouldn't spin around (which is what ours did), and another tip for me would be to make a better. Sail structure so it could catch more wind, but not too weak or too much, which would make it act as a parachute. If it did react like then it wouldn't go as fast as the sail would just hold the wind - slowing it down. 

But overall I really enjoyed this activity and it was great for everyone to contribute in teams. Not only was it fun but it was able to actively teach us about forces, which could make things easier for our tests. 

Wananga - Reflection Section

Hi Everyone! 

Text Title: Lucia

Text Type: Manhwa

Text Creator: Skye (code name)

Text Purpose: What genre does this belong to? 

Date: Friday, July 2

I would say the manhwa ¨Lucia¨ comes under the genre´s of:

• Comedy
• Drama
• Fantasy 
• Historical 
• Romance 
• Shoujo 

(Shoujo means that it is a type of comic/manhwa directed towards young girls interested in young romance.)