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• Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics
• Business or Health Care Ethics
• Cloning, Stem Cell Research, Genetic Issues
• Civil Liberties
• Death Penalty
• Drug Policy
• End of (Human) Life Issues
• Global Justice and Injustice
• Racism, Discrimination, Hate Crimes, Oppression
• Sexuality
• War and Terrorism

.0px;’=”” ,=”” arial=”” helvetica=”” neue”=”” “helvetica=”” 0.0px=”” 20.0px=””>Analyze your chosen issue using 6 theories. Choose 2 from each of the 3 categories listed below.

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• Utilitarian ethics
• Kantian ethics
• Virtue ethics

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• Ethical Egoism
• Ethical Relativism
• Divine Command Theory
• Natural Law Theory
• Social Contract Theory

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• African ethics
• Eastern ethics
• Feminist ethics or Care-based ethics
• Postmodernism ethics
• Environmental Theories (Ecofeminist, Deep Ecology…)

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• 1,000–1,200 words in length (4–5 pages).
• Formatted according to APA standards, using Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spacing, and one inch margins.

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• The introduction should explain the chosen issue in detail.
• The thesis, argument, or focus of the essay should be evident in the introduction.
• The body of the essay should:

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1. • explain the approaches by various philosophers and/or ethical theories.
   • analyze which approach(es) you find most compelling and explain why.
   • incorporate high quality ideas and key concepts from the ethical theories.
   • include some suggestions for the most practical solutions to your topic.
   • assess the future of your chosen topic in terms of solutions.

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• The entire essay should contain correct grammar, spelling, and syntax.
• Please use transitions between paragraphs.
• The essay should be documented by properly citing at least three or more credible sources.