In our global society, numerous ethical issues need to be addressed every day. It is easy to feel overwhelmed and not know where to focus our attention. This Module Two project proposal will help you begin focusing on a single global ethical issue, which you will explore for your project. Throughout the term, you will complete assignments that examine this issue from different perspectives, and you will express your own personal ethical standards as you understand them. You will begin by choosing a topic.

Directions

For this assignment, you will choose a topic that you want to explore for your project. The approved list in the PHL $218$ Project Resources document contains themes, and you will select a specific issue that directly relates to one of the themes provided.

This assignment builds toward portions of Part One and Part Two of the project, in which you will expand on these responses and integrate additional project components. Before working on this assignment, consult the Project Guidelines and Rubric to become familiar with the scope of the project.

Refer to the PHL $218$ Project Resources document to choose a topic. With instructor approval, you may choose a topic that is not on the list.

Specifically, you must address the following:

Describe the specific global ethical issue you will address for this topic.

Name the focus. $($For focus options, see the items under Topic Choices.$)$

Name the theme you will address within that focus.

Name the specific issue you will address within that theme.

Describe the prominent ethical dilemma you think exists in this topic.

Explain the benefit of using an ethical framework as it relates to your topic.

Explain how diverse ethical perspectives can benefit how your topic is addressed.

focus: The Environment $($For all of the themes within this focus, see the resources in Module Five.$)$

Theme: Climate Change

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