Story: A supernatural Trolley that destroys anything it touches has found its way into your world. The reluctant conductor approaches and says you must choose its target or everything in the universe will be vaporized.  

Directions:
1. Spin the Wheel on the indicated website and write down the results, then spin the wheel again and record the results.   

Applied Ethics Wheel

2.  Title your video, essay, or presentation (Spin Result 1) vs. (Spin Result 2)

a. For example, if my results were: “All the water in the ocean” and “The Last remaining Honeybees,” the title of my paper would be “All the water in the ocean vs. The Last remaining Honeybees.”

3. Utilizing the “Death Trolley Outline,” either create a:
4. Five-paragraph essay (introduction, body, conclusion) with a title page and reference page with at least two APA-formatted academic references approximately (1000 words) long. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/student-annotated.pdfLinks to an external site. 
5. Minimum of a two-minute video/animation. If you choose this option, you must provide a written slide at the beginning with your name and assignment title. Place your references in the comments area.
6. PowerPoint presentation with a minimum of 10-slides that includes a title slide at the beginning and a reference slide at the end with at least two APA-formatted academic references at the end.
7. Death Trolley Outline

A. Introduction

a. Introduce: 

1. the situation of the death trolley 
2. the spin results.
3. The standpoint in which you are going to use to argue. (Utilitarian, Kantian, or Virtue Ethics)

b. Body

1. explain spin result one and elaborate on its implications.
2. explain spin result two and elaborate on its implications.
3. decide which option is the “prima facia duty,” and make an argument on how your decision reflects “The Good.”

c. Conclusion  

1. Recap the body and provide how your solution reflects the “good life.”
2. Provide a possible counterclaim.
3. Related counterclaim to the decision.

8. Your answer will be assessed on how well you use the normative ethics of week six-eight and how it applies to “The Good.” 

a. While fanciful, take the question seriously.  
b. Research the implications of the spin results and weigh the options in relation to the normative ethical principles of Kantianism, Utilitarianism, or Virtue.

Wheel Address:  https://wheelofnames.com/erb-g7uLinks to an external site. 

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