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Individual Task 4 – Ethical principles

1.) Give a brief description of who the Dalai Lama is? (Include resources to support)

1.) Give a brief description of who the Dalai Lama is? (Include resources to support)
Dalai Lama is the name given to a person who is spirtual and a leader tibetan buddhists. The Dalai Lama is believed to be the current incarnation of the Tulkas, meaning he is now a reborn of the original buddhist masters. The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the leader of Gelug school which is the foundation formed by the Tibetan Leader and philosepher.

www.dalailama.com

www.tibet.com/DL/biography.html
2.) Evaluate how the actions of the Dalai Lama in regard to the riots in Tibet would be regarded as exemplary moral integrity

The Dalai Lama actions during the riots in Tibet  is regarded as moral integrity because he stood down as leader just to save the people from rioting and committing bad actions which could of led to deaths.This is offically moral integrity because his actions concerned with the principles or right conduct which seperated him from the right and wrong.

Individual Task 3 – Ethical principles

.) Define the term ‘moral integrity’
Moral Integrity is the integrity of using morals in our daily life.

2.) Describe why Maximillian Kolbe is regarded as a Christian of exemplary moral integrity.
He is regarded as a Christian of exemplary moral integrity because he volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz in Poland.
3.) Outline Maximillians ethical actions/principles that he demonstrated in Auschwitz.
During the Second World War Kolbe provided shelter to refugees from Greater Poland, including 2,000 Jews whom he hid from Nazi persecution in his friary in Niepokalanów. He was also active as a radio amateur, with Polish call letters SP3RN, vilifying Nazi activities through his reports.On February 17, 1941 he was arrested by the German Gestapo and imprisoned in the Pawiak prison, and on May 25 was transferred to Auschwitz I as prisoner #16670.
4.) Evaluate whether you think he made the right decision and provide research to support your answer. i.e. Catholic teachings.
He made the right desicion to volunteer for the other man’s death and he made a choice that is greatly apreciated by God because he sacrificed his own life for  Franciszek Gajowniczeks life.In the Catholic world they would respect his desicion because he sacrified him self for another person just as Jesus sacrificed himself fo our forgiveness of sins.

Journal 11

1) Describe the term ‘interactive TV’.

Interactive television describes a number of techniques which allow viewers to interact with television content as they view it.
2.) Explain the reasons why interactive TV is now called TV 2.0.

It is now called T.V 2.0 because it is the 2nd generation of TV.
3.) Outline the positives and negatives of implementing interactive TV.

Positives of Interactive TV is that it connects Tv with the audience while on the negative side Interactive Tv can lead to problems such as using your power to make a negative impact on its voting and forums.

Journal 10

1.) Explain the purpose of using ‘youtube’ as a source of digital media advertising?

People use Youtube as a source of digital media because youtube videos could be showing news and entertainment as videos on youtube.
2.) Discuss how collaborative media sites such as youtube, myspace and bebo have changed the current boundaries of media such as news, advertising ect.

Collaborative media sites  change the current boundaries of media because now media can go social which is why these social sites are their such as myspace and bebo.
3.) Provide a link to an advertising commercial on youtube.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsO6D1rwrKc



 

Journal 9

With reference to the image below and answer the following questions:

Digital Media
1.) Define the term ‘digital media’.

Digital Media is media that can be seen visually or that can be heard eg.the news and the radio.
2.) How has digital media evolved over the last 5-10 years?

More technology has been made meaning news and entertainment can get across the world easier through technology.
3.) Discuss the reasons why digital newspapers are extremely popular?

Digital Newspapers are extremely popular due to their is no flipping pages,just viewing the paper on the internet.

Journal 8

Scenario 1: You are on a train coming home from a day at the beach. The train stops at a station and a group a youths get on the train and start bashing an elderly ethnic man. You notice people getting off the train. Discuss what you would do in this situation.
I would wait for the train to stop and I would call a policeman who is at the train station and they would settle the situation out.
Scenario 2: You get a message from a girl that you are interested asking you to come over her house. When you get there a number of her friends are present and they say they are bored. One of them promotes the idea of going for a walk and causing a riot. At first you tell them “No way”. However, the girl you like states that “she will like you more if you go”.
Discuss what you would do in this situatiion.

I would do what i feel is the right thing to do in this case move away from the trouble.