Moral choice - essay-reasoning grade 9

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9th grade

Choosing between good and evil in our lives is always very difficult, because it is impossible to predict what this choice will ultimately lead to. Maybe everything will be fine and our wishes will come true, but it may also happen that our choice, on the contrary, can ruin everything that has ever happened. To prevent this from happening, you need to choose not only with the help of your mind, but also with your feelings and emotions.

A moral choice is a choice not only of the head, but also of the heart. If a person first of all thinks about conscience and honor, then he will most likely be able to make the right choice, which will only lead to the best decision.

This choice does not have to be large-scale or important; ordinary little things also belong to conscience. This includes responding with help to an old man’s request or passing by, taking someone else’s wallet or finding its owner, deceiving a loved one or telling the bitter but truth. All these are small everyday problems, but even they are strongly connected with our conscience.

Of course, there is a great temptation to go against your conscience to make your loved one feel good. This includes taking the money you find, lying to your parents so they don’t scold you, or passing by when bullies insult your classmate. Yes, following these temptations, at first you will experience pleasure, but how many more nights will your conscience torment you?

Yes, even sometimes, it would seem, the most honest and faithful people can go against their feelings and emotions, just for the sake of profit. And this is normal, it is the essence of a person to first protect and provide for himself, and then think about others. But if you follow these primal instincts, will you be happy? Will you become richer for taking other people's things? Most likely not, because having received temporary pleasure, after that you will think for quite a long time and suffer about what you did.

A moral person who is friends with his conscience, and does not fight with it, will never feel bad or sad. This person has the best qualities that will be very useful in their life, such as: honesty, loyalty, dedication and restraint. All these traits can be acquired, but you will need to give up selfishness and selfishness, and only then will you be able to become a truly happy and honest person

It is quite difficult to become a faithful person; for this you will have to fight with yourself, with your negative character traits and primitive instincts, but if a person succeeds, he will no longer be eaten up by conscience and resentment.

Essay with examples from literature

Every day a person is faced with a choice. He chooses what to wear, what to eat, what shoes to wear, where to go and with whom, what movie to choose today. Also, moral choice is very important. A person can encounter it more than once a day. This is a choice of action in favor of good or bad. And this choice shows what kind of person he really is. Morally pure people are decent and reliable, despising lies in any form. Writers and poets all over the world have raised this topic in their works.

For example, A.S. Pushkin in the story “The Captain's Daughter” puts a choice before his heroes: show loyalty to the oath or join the impostor Emelyan Pugachev. Realizing that this promises them death, many make a choice in favor of the Motherland and loyalty to the Fatherland. The parents of Masha Mironova, Pyotr Grinev and others refuse to swear allegiance to the deceiver and understand that this will be followed by execution. This moral act can be called a feat. At this time, Shvabrin takes a different path. He, pursuing his own selfish goals and saving his life, takes Pugachev’s side.

V. Bykov in the story “Sotnikov” also described the theme of moral choice, but this time of two Russian soldiers. During the war, the characters reveal their true colors. Finding themselves in the tenacious clutches of the enemy, the behavior of Sotnikov and Rybak is radically different. Sotnikov's love and respect for his homeland does not allow him to even think about treason. He refuses to give information to his enemies, which means death. The fisherman makes a different choice in favor of betrayal. He had to renounce his homeland and take part in the execution of a comrade in arms.

In his novel “Eugene Onegin” A.S. Pushkin also talks about love, betrayal, disappointment, stupidity and mistakes. From the choice of Eugene Onegin, the life of him and Tatyana, who was not afraid to open up. The reason for the wrong choice was the hero’s excessive narcissism. He meanly and cruelly laughed at Tatyana’s feelings, which endlessly offended and humiliated her. A highly moral person would have found the right words to explain everything gently and less painfully to the young girl.

From the above it is clear that people forced to make moral choices immediately show their inner world, intentions and principles. A true hero is one who finds the strength to give up his own good in favor of others, and does not act in his own interests. We always need to act in such a way that we and our loved ones are not ashamed of our actions.

Arguments from literature

(51 words) Pyotr Grinev, the hero of A.S. Pushkin’s story “The Captain’s Daughter,” was guided in his life by the proverb: “Take care of your honor from a young age.” When Grinev was faced with a choice: to go over to the side of the rebel Emelyan Pugachev or to remain faithful to the oath, he chose the latter, despite the fact that he could be killed for this. His decision is moral, as it is based on virtue.
(46 words) In the story by A.S. Pushkin's "Shot" (from the cycle "Belkin's Tale") Silvio waited for revenge for many years, wanted to kill his arrogant rival when he was afraid to die. And now the enemy is having a good honeymoon, and Silvio points a gun at him. But the main character chose pardon, having committed a highly moral act.
(60 words) In the novel by A.S. Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin" the hero hesitated: whether to accept Tatyana's feelings or reject her. On the one hand, the girl loved him like no one else, but, on the other hand, what could he give her? There were no such feelings in response, and pretending to love would only ruin the heroine’s life. And Evgeny gave her a harsh rebuke, but made a choice in favor of a moral act.
(60 words) The hero of the poem M.Yu. Lermontov’s “Song about Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich, the young guardsman and the daring merchant Kalashnikov,” faced a choice: to bear the insult inflicted on his wife, or to wash it off with the blood of the offender. The merchant chose a duel and killed Kiribeevich, but for this he was executed himself. But with his victory he was still able to ensure her safety. His decision is moral, because he protected his family at the cost of his life.
(52 words) In the novel by M.Yu. Lermontov's "Hero of Our Time" Grushnitsky and his cronies planned to kill Pechorin using forgery in a duel (the main character's gun would not be loaded). Such a vile act could not go unpunished; Pechorin found out about the impending vileness, outwitted Grushnitsky and killed him himself. Thus, immoral choices will never lead to victory.
(48 words) In the fairy tale by M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin's "The Wise Minnow" the hero faced a large-scale choice: a full life, but dangerous, or a miserable existence, but safe. The gudgeon climbed into a hole where no one could reach him, but at the same time all the best passed him by. His choice is immoral because it is based on cowardice and selfishness.
(40 words) In the story by A.P. Chekhov's "Chameleon" Ochumelov chooses between official duty and respect for rank. The dog that bit the jeweler Khryukin becomes either guilty or innocent depending on who its owner is. Unfortunately, officials often make immoral choices in order to please the “right people.”
(47 words) The hero of the story is M.A. Sholokhov’s “The Fate of Man” always acts according to his conscience. For example, when there was a traitor next to him who was going to hand over his commissar to the Nazis, Sokolov killed him. So Andrei saved not only this commissar, but also many other people who would have been destroyed by a traitor. This is a difficult but moral choice.
(49 words) The main character of the poem by A.T. Tvardovsky’s “Vasily Terkin” in the chapter “Crossing” is faced with a choice: to swim across a cold river under enemy fire in order to establish communication, or to step aside, because someone else may be found. Terkin swam and saved the whole company. Moreover, the hero did not even expect a reward, he simply did it because he had to.
(58 words) In the story by V.P. Astafiev’s “Horse with a Pink Mane” the boy picked strawberries for sale, then ate them, and put grass in place of the berries. The hero was very tormented by his conscience. The grandmother, who brought strawberries to the market, was disgraced when, after the sale, she began to pour the berries. However, the young hero repented, and his grandmother forgave him. A truly moral person always returns to the path of virtue, even if he makes a mistake in his choice.

Essay What is moral choice (15.3 OGE)

Any person, sooner or later in his life, is faced with the fact that he has to make a decision in a difficult situation that requires a moral choice. But what is a moral choice and how to make it correctly?

A moral choice is a choice based on moral standards and not contrary to generally accepted attitudes and human conscience.

A person is faced with situations requiring decision making every day of his life. However, often this choice is dictated not only by a person’s desires or external circumstances, but by the moral principles inherent in a person. People are guided by them in a variety of situations: from small everyday incidents to global ones, where people's lives can be at stake.

Let's look at an example from the literature. In the novel by A.S. Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin" such a choice faces one of the heroines, Tatyana Larina. The girl falls in love with Evgeniy, but is refused. However, after a while, she marries a general and becomes a famous person in the Moscow court. Having met her again, Evgeniy realizes that he is in love. He goes to Tatyana, already a married woman, and opens up about his feelings. The girl faces a difficult choice: she still loves Eugene, who is now in love with her too, but now she belongs to another person. Tatyana replies that she will remain forever faithful to her husband. She oversteps her feelings for the sake of moral duty and respect for her husband. It was her moral choice, and the girl was able to make it correctly.

Let's look at an example from life. I recently watched a film about the war, “I Will Remember.” During the war, as we know, there was a genocide of Jews who were caught on the streets and killed. The family of the main character, the boy Vadka, shelters a Jewish boy in their house. Periodically, the police check their house, but the residents of the house, risking their own lives, hide Jews, although they face charges of harboring. Vadka’s father is even involved in illegally smuggling Jews across the border, risking his own life. During one of these operations he dies. Vadka himself, even as a thirteen-year-old teenager, puts his own life on the line, helping the boy who lived in their house. The choice of the heroes of this film is really difficult - after all, it is their own life against someone else’s life, but even the war does not make them cowardly, and they remain true to their moral duty.

Thus, any situation may require a person to make a moral choice. It is rarely easy, and therefore it is very important not to be led by your fears and desires in order to do it correctly.

Moral Choice: Essay

Before starting an essay on this topic, decide on the thesis of the work.

It can be formulated, for example, like this:

— It’s easy to choose between good and evil if a person has not forgotten how to distinguish between their shades;
- Once you make the wrong moral choice, your life will forever change for the worse;
“Not only personal peace of mind, but also the happiness of those around us depends on our moral choice.

Now, regarding the problem of “moral choice,” let’s select arguments for one of the theses.

We like the second thesis. As you remember, you are allowed to choose an example from life on the topic “Moral choice”, as well as find examples of moral choice in literary texts. It is better if there are 2 or 3 literary arguments.

The thesis that one wrong step can completely change your life is well illustrated by the tragedy of Boris Godunov. By committing the murder of the rightful heir, the little Tsarevich Dmitry, Godunov comes to the long-awaited power.

At first it seems to him that no one will know about the terrible crime and that only the result is important. But gradually circumstances turn against him. The secret becomes clear. Boris's main punishment is the voice of conscience, which does not allow him to live in peace. “Boys with Bloody Eyes” is a reminder that the goal achieved through murder is disgusting.

This idea is continued by F.M. Dostoevsky. In the novel The Brothers Karamazov, Ivan and Alyosha argue about the possibility of human happiness if a “child’s tear” was shed for it. It is impossible to step over a small weak creature and forget about him in a wonderful future.

Dostoevsky’s “Demons” was written about this. “Crime and Punishment” is devoted to the theme of exalting one person over another, the “great” over the “insignificant” (Raskolnikov and the old money-lender).

If it is difficult for you to find arguments from the literature on the issue of “Moral Choice,” describe your own life experience.

For example, the whole class agreed to skip class, and you came to it on principle. Or you had to tell about a classmate’s misdeed under pressure from the class teacher. Or your parents went to the hospital to see your grandmother, who had just recovered from surgery, and you chose to spend the weekend visiting a friend, deciding that visiting the old lady is not so pleasant.

Describe your feelings (shame, embarrassment, remorse). Would you like to “replay” the situation and act differently?

Reasoning

A person is a unique person who is surrounded on all sides by a large number of needs and things necessary for his life, and the person is also subject to both the physical and social requirements of the nation where he lives, its requirements, rules and norms, principles of behavior and mentality of a given society, rituals, traditional actions, and a person cannot neglect the needs and necessities of the economic plan. And from here follows the following question: is a person really free in his actions, in his moral choice?

Moral choice is a necessary component of the condition, obligatory in order to realize human needs. The problems that exist in moral choice provide a unique opportunity to open up morality in detail, to look at it from the perspective of principles, moral orientations and values of a person, norms raging in society, in interpersonal relationships.

Moral choice is a necessary component even in situations where a person has circumstances that force him to make only one choice (decision), while having several options. Each choice is assessed from both a position of good and evil. In addition, it is necessary to look at the objective and subjective factors that influence the situation of choice, but the decision that a person has made cannot complete the entire selection process

Generally speaking about the moral choice of a person who faces him, it is necessary to note the goals that are used by the individual. The range of goals that determine a person’s choice and its content is very wide and unique.

It is worth saying that each person almost always makes his own choice. So, it should be noted that a person chooses a goal himself; this cannot be done for him. The goal proposed by another person can be considered correct and harmonious only if the person who makes the choice agrees not only superficially, but also internally with the proposed solution to the choice, the moral choice.

Also, fatal consequences include such a personality trait as refusal of determination, when a person has a fear of making a mistake, but it is worth considering that refusal to choose is a form of such a choice, which is not the best.

As for motivation, it is the basis of moral choice, it determines the essence of the goal, whether a person is motivated towards good or evil, which is more inherent to her and which more describes her internal picture. So, motivation determines goals, and hence the ways to achieve it.

In a person's ability to choose, there is a wide range of choices, both between good and evil. And the very definition of a person’s moral values, why she prefers, what she is interested in and how she lives.

When a person makes his moral choice, he consciously or unconsciously gives preference to certain types of behavior; here he is guided by his own (that is, personal) ideas about values in the field of morality.

A person may experience a number of different situations throughout his life. In these situations, both the moral environment of the individual and the person’s own personality are formed. Also, when talking about moral choice, it is worth noting that each person determines his own priorities based on the same value. Some people choose one thing, while others prefer another. For some, one value prevails over another, and for others, it’s the other way around.

When making a moral choice, one should not forget about such diversity: norms and stereotypes (principles), customs, rituals and a variety of traditions that influence an individual’s choice every day. Also, the moral norm is manifested in tolerance, politeness, respect for elders, and the like.

A person can also exercise moral choices in his thoughts, that is, fantasize about them, dream about heroic concessions, about doing something good for others and for himself. But we should not forget that a choice (especially a moral one, made for the benefit of society) will be considered valid and successful only if it was explicit, only when it can be assessed and seen.

A moral act profoundly influences the moral choices not only of the person who committed it, but also the moral choices of other people. It may change another person's life very little, or radically, or it may not even change the other person (perhaps due to excessive indifference or dishonesty, that is, lack of it). The influence of a moral act can fluctuate in a very unpredictable and colossal way.

In conclusion, I would like to say that each person (person) interprets moral choice in their own way. For someone, for example, giving up their seat on public transport is a common thing, but for another it will look like a whole feat, he will do a great job, this person is real, conscientious, highly moral. Therefore, draw your own conclusions and always think about your actions. I wish you not to make mistakes in making your moral choice!!!

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