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ETHICS: INTRODUCTION  What is Ethics? Ethics was taken from the Greek word ‘ethos’ which means ‘customs’, ‘usage’ ‘characteristic’, Analyze the news article and identify if it is an example of ETHICS or just an etiquette (ethos) one hand or with only one instrument, I w...

ETHICS: INTRODUCTION  What is Ethics? Ethics was taken from the Greek word ‘ethos’ which means ‘customs’, ‘usage’ ‘characteristic’, Analyze the news article and identify if it is an example of ETHICS or just an etiquette (ethos) one hand or with only one instrument, I want them to eat intelligently at the table... I want them to eat correctly with respect for others who are eating with them. That's all I ask. Personally, I don't have any problems with it, but it is not the way you see people eat every day. I have never seen somebody eat with a spoon and a fork at the same time. Later reporting alleged that Luc was warned that he was tardy at the table, and so he reverted to the spoon-feeding method to save time. Luc said that he was separated from his lunchmates any time he ate that way. Bergeron was subsequently restrained from speaking on the issue by the school board; spokesperson Brigitte Gavreau stated that board policy was that students could eat with any utensils. A score of protestors outside the Canadian Embassy in Manila appealed for "respect for cultural diversity" and affirmed "we eat with a spoon and we're proud." The item was quickly picked up worldwide, especially in Filipino newspapers and websites. Are Etiquette and Ethics synonymous terms?  Technically, What is Ethics? 1. It is a branch of philosophy that is a philosophical enterprise that investigates and questions the way or the nature of human actions, see if it has a ground so that it supports its own moral claim.  A Code of ethics is a set of ethical guidelines that is universally recognized. 2. Ethics investigates or studies morality. thus, the term ethics is expressed in various ways of understanding and examining the moral life of the person as it is cited by Beauchamp and Childress (1994). Are Ethics and morality synonymous terms? 3. ETHICS= IS NOT JUST ANY ACTION OF MAN, RATHER, AN ACTION THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS WHAT IS CONSIDERED MORAL, NAMELY, HUMAN ACTION. Acts of Human vs. Human Acts 1. Acts of Human - These are processes that do not require a decision-making action from a person. They happen naturally in the body, without a person's being conscious about them. Acts of Human is neither right or wrong. 2. Human Acts - These are actions that require a person to make a choice, use utmost responsibility, and use his/her conscience. Human Acts can either be right or wrong. Here are some examples of Acts of Human: 1. breathing 2. beating of the heart 3. perspiration 4. growing of the hair 5. growing of the nails Here are some examples of Human Acts: 1. telling the truth 2. giving money to the poor 3. returning a lost item Are the behaviors of a six-year-old girl considered human acts or acts of man? Is driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, resulting in a person's accident or death, classified as a human act or an act of man? Human acts can be classified: 1. GOOD ACTION 2. BAD ACTION Acts of man is considered as: 3. AMORAL or INDIFFERENT