This past Thursday afternoon, I had the oppurtunity to participate in the Ethics Workshop. Directly after the Freshmen Reception concluded, I rushed to the third floor to attend this lecture. The speaker spoke to us about the philosophy of ethics and the moral values people should actually abide by. She gave out handouts that included some real life cases, and then explained the various decisions people can make in these situations. For example, there was one incident where there was a boat with 15 people on it, and the boat sank, but the emergency lifeboat can only fit 8 people. So we had to make the decisions of who to take with us on the lifeboat and who to leave there to drown. The handout included a decription of every person, so we were making decisions based on that. It was very surprising to listen to the choices some people made. She also continued to the topic of plagiarism and explained that it is strictly forbidden, and if it’s committed, there are various consequences that follow. There were a few handouts that were given out, with examples of plagiarism and examples of originality, and we were told to classify them. At the conclusion of the class, I understood that morality is something that is very significant in life, and there are many cases which are much more intricate that you think.