The tension between my mother and me rapidly increased once I moved home from college as she gave me little to no privacy. I was

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The tension between my mother and me rapidly increased once I moved home from college as she gave me little to no privacy. I was mature, had a full-time job, and wasn't the same as before I left four years prior. This created problems not only between us but also the family.

• Describe the struggle (i.e., the values in conflict):

As a 20-year-old girl with a four-year degree under my belt- I value time to myself and privacy. I need space which Mom didn't grasp. Being home put a lot of stress on me by now having to take the response ability of having my brother, a full-time job, and school.

1. Apply the deontological approach to the personal ethical dilemma situation by way of the following prompt:
   • What would the Golden Rule tell you to do?

• What would Kant's Categorical Imperative tell you to do?

• What would Rawls' Veil of Ignorance tell you to do?

1. Apply the virtue ethics approach to the personal ethical dilemma situation by way of the following prompt:
   • Who is the relevant ethical community that would hold you to the highest standards, and what would they think of the behavior you're contemplating?

• Using the disclosure rule, what would the broader community think of the behavior you're contemplating?

• Who is your harshest moral critic or ethical role model, and what would they think of the behavior you're contemplating?

1. Considering the three approaches to the personal ethical dilemma situation, did they change your thinking about the situation? Would it change your action? Why or why not?