Melissa Arce

Ms.Carroll
Ms.Kelly
Ms.Wilcynski
American Literature
March 28,2018

How to be a good person

Why is Ethics important to make us a good person, why should we care? Well to start of ethics
is the start to ask ourselves if it is right or wrong kind of coming to our senses when we consider
taking a action. Ethics and Justice are related because they are both principals one should have in
mind throughout their whole life to make a better decisions for themselves and to benefit the
people around them. To be a good person you need to live by virtue framework rules meaning
you have to aware of the consequences that come with the action.

The first set of rules are natural duty which is universal, when rules are universal these are
meant that everyone should follow through no matter the ages. Doing no harm is one of the
principals everyone should have in mind because no one wants to be hurt.The second rule that is
universal is hear what others have to say, when you listen to others you make them feel
important and get things off their chest. The third rule is help others around you. Helping others
around you can help them go from wrong to right making them revalute their mindset and
actions towards themselves.

Another type of way that can make you feel better is being consequential thinking of the
cause and effect of the actions this can help see how you can benefit from it.The fourth rule is
tell the truth no one likes to be lied at and think about it you wouldn’t want to be lied at as
well.The fifth rule is don’t be resentful, resentful is a synonym for being forgiving when you
forgive someone you are at peace with no hate bringing you down. The final rule of this set is
don’t lose your temper, losing “your cool” can help scare people and make you seem aggressive
which is the total opposite of what you wanna be seen.

Finally the last set of rules are basic natural duty rules that are universal like the first set. The
seventh rule is be positive don’t be negative.When you are negative nothing good comes your
way if anything you become pressured and put down by life. The eighth rule is live in the present
not in the past this can help love yourself and think of yourself as more if you keep reliving in
the past you become stuck in a negative place in your life. The second to last rule is be respectful
which is kinda the basic rule everyone learns when they are young and should keep it in mine
because you have to give respect to earn it. The final rule is be generous with everyone don’t be
greedy. Being greedy gives you a negative character and is the total opposite of what we are
going for.

I develop this list in class thinking of rules that I should live by and furthermore live by to
become a better person and how I would want people to treat me. It is kinda of what my ideal
good person is. I had to make more detail improvements on the rules because I didn’t want them
to be simple and average.

In conclusion if you were to live by these rules you would be more positive and feel good
about yourself and other types of happy emotions because you need to have a growth mindset in
order to change who you are for the better not be in a fixed mindset.