Context Essay Planning – examples from first essay due Mon 2/9

Encountering conflict will inevitably bring an individual to face moral issues.

Step 1: Key words

Encountering Conflict, Inevitably, Individual, Moral issues

Step 2: Identify ‘type’ of prompt

(causes/ responses/ impact/ resolution)

 Responses

Step 3: Trigger questions

When composing trigger questions consider:

What/ when/ where/ why/ who/ how

Individual/ group/ nations

Aggressor/ victim/ bystander

Some good question starters…

Is it always….

What…

Why does this happen….

I/G/ N and A/B/V questions

How does conflict make an individual face moral choices?

Is it always inevitable that they will face moral choices?

What moral issues arise?

–          what is the ‘right’ response?

–          What do I prioritise?

–          What values are most important?

Does this differ depending on the type of conflict?
Why does conflict make individuals face moral issues?

–          Choices

–          Tests values and beliefs

–          Inevitably -> Hobbes

I is just individuals, or is it also groups/ nations that face moral issues?

How does your position in conflict (A, B or V) affect the moral choices you face?

–          Aggressors

–          How the engage in the conflict

–          Where the boundary is b/w a soldier and a killer

–          Victims

–          How they will survive?

–          Do they stand up? Or sit by?

–          How much do I compromise my values in order to life? Is comfort an issue?

–          Bystanders

–          Do I get involved?

–          If so how do I get involved?

–          If I do decide to do something, am I doing to feed my conscious or to help the person? Are these one and the same?

Step 4: Plan -> remember there needs to be a thread.