Essay On My Ethical Person

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I have never really thought about why I am an ethical person, but I would like to think that I am. I guess I have a tendency to run on autopilot and never feel the need to justify the small choices I make. Obviously I think a lot more before making important decisions, but now that I think about it, I should probably put a bit more emphasis on those smaller decisions too. The most important sources that have influenced my values are my line of work, my career aspirations, and my upbringing. My current line of work has influenced a large portion of my ethical background. I have been a certified nursing assistant (CNA) since I graduated high school. I have worked in both an assisted living home and a hospital. Both environments have a high …show more content…

My mom did not come from the richest family, but my grandma did her best to make her three kids comfortable, even if it meant that she did not have a winter coat. This taught me to be compassionate for others and sometimes sacrificing your own comfort for someone else’s. Furthermore my mom always told me to help those that are less fortunate. Starting in first grade I would sit at the lunch table with the kids who had disabilities. I would like to think that sitting with them allowed them to feel included with the “normal” …show more content…

I would like to be either a medical doctor or a medical researcher. Both of those careers have very high ethical standards since both professions are responsible for people’s lives. Just recently I had to take an online course for research conduct and ethics to continue majoring in biology. I learned some very valuable information from the course such as the fact that someone who reuses their own published work is self-plagiarizing and can be fined and reprimanded. This is due to the fact that reusing previous work can be misleading to a reader. My career aspirations have helped me to become more cautious about the things I say and do, both in person and

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