Making Moral Decisions In The Titanic

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Making Moral Decisions I choose the topic about the sinking ship and who to save. It is an issue similar to the Titanic where there are more souls on board than there are spots in life boats. In this specific situation we have 25 souls on board a sinking ship and only 20 spots in a life boat. We have on board the boat the Captain, seven men, four deckhands, six women, three children, three prisoners and one developmentally disabled person. My first choice would be to save the three children because they are children and they have not yet been able to experience life yet. They are most likely young and have an entire life ahead of them to live, I would hope that they would take this opportunity to live and do something good with their lives. They would also not be able to fend for themselves on the ship. Also children would only need a fraction of what an adult may need to survive if we are stranded in the idea of water and food. Children usually have a strong will to live and will be able to help with things and do what they are told they will not argue. We know have only seventeen spot on board the life boat. The next group of people that I would choose to save would be the six women because they are going to be able to …show more content…

Who would be able to assist in the safety of all the passengers and crew, if one has any medical experience I would choose them. The deckhands should also be trained on the ship and the safety equipment and what to do in a situation like this. They should have knowledge similar to the captains or possibly even more than the captain in certain areas. I would leave the remaining deckhand on board the ship with him thinking that he is going to stay and take care of the prisoners and the disabled person till we can come back and rescue the remaining people. This will at least give them hope and he will most likely go down with the

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