THERE ARE 4 RESPONSES NEEDED - DUE IN 16 HOURS - EACH SET OF 2 HAVE THEIR OWN INSTRUCTIONS Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least two of your peers by Day 7. In each response, provide comments on your classmate’s topic idea and ask a question that prompts your classmate to think more critically about how to explore the research topic in more detail. Each participation post should be a minimum of 75 words. Search entries or author JARROD'S POST:  Explain the implications of globalization.             Many people believe the advance of globalization is inevitable.  The world is so connected and intertwined that decisions in one part of the world immediately affect the rest of the world.  In fact, I believe the world is connected that some decisions are made upon knee jerk reactions.  I have to wonder if some decisions are made to quickly and not thought threw because leaders feel they must be quick to react, instead of sitting back and gathering facts before a decision is made. Identify at least two ethical issues that go along with the global societal topic you have chosen for your final essay.             My final essay subject is international drug trafficking.  The ethical issues that go along with drug trafficking seems to be a simple subject to me.  International drug trafficking or drug trafficking in general is illegal, hence the ethical issue.  But from the little research I have done I have found that drug trafficking is just the tip of the iceberg.  Jenner states, “The somber side of globalization is a complicated network of illicit markets ranging from drugs and arms trafficking to the smuggling of humans into slavery and prostitution” (Jenner, 2011).  I could write an entire paper on the ethical issues just in that quote. Explain how globalization contributes to or affects these ethical dilemmas.             Globalization works the same for criminals as it does for legitimate businesses.  Information can be passed in the blink of an eye and if you factor in the dark web and numerous money transferring applications, traffickers have limitless possibilities to communicate and transfer money.  Propose solutions to these ethical dilemmas that are feasible financially, socially, and culturally             I believe to slow the spread of drugs and trafficking in general, would be a financial nightmare.  I believe the United Nations needs to put the pressure on countries with known drug producers, Columbia for example.  A second option I have found while researching is the legalization of drugs.  I have found this unrealistic but I am still researching the option.  Jenner argues, “Universal legalization would reverse these trends (violence and profitability). It would take the profits out of the industry and put a stop to violent trafficking, possibly ending the drug trade as we know it” (Jenner, 2011).  I believe legalization is a noble idea but I do not think it would work on the glo.

1. THERE ARE 4 RESPONSES NEEDED - DUE IN 16 HOURS -
EACH SET OF 2 HAVE THEIR OWN INSTRUCTIONS
Respond to Peers:
Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least two of
your peers by Day 7. In each response, provide comments on
your classmate’s topic idea and ask a question that prompts
your classmate to think more critically about how to explore the
research topic in more detail. Each participation post should be
a minimum of 75 words.
Search entries or author
JARROD'S POST:
Explain the implications of globalization.
Many people believe the advance of globalization is
inevitable. The world is so connected and intertwined that
decisions in one part of the world immediately affect the rest of
the world. In fact, I believe the world is connected that some
decisions are made upon knee jerk reactions. I have to wonder
if some decisions are made to quickly and not thought threw
because leaders feel they must be quick to react, instead of
sitting back and gathering facts before a decision is made.
Identify at least two ethical issues that go along with the global
societal topic you have chosen for your final essay.

2. My final essay subject is international drug trafficking.
The ethical issues that go along with drug trafficking seems to
be a simple subject to me. International drug trafficking or
drug trafficking in general is illegal, hence the ethical issue.
But from the little research I have done I have found that drug
trafficking is just the tip of the iceberg. Jenner states, “The
somber side of globalization is a complicated network of illicit
markets ranging from drugs and arms trafficking to the
smuggling of humans into slavery and prostitution” (Jenner,
2011). I could write an entire paper on the ethical issues just in
that quote.
Explain how globalization contributes to or affects these ethical
dilemmas.
Globalization works the same for criminals as it does
for legitimate businesses. Information can be passed in the
blink of an eye and if you factor in the dark web and numerous
money transferring applications, traffickers have limitless
possibilities to communicate and transfer money.
Propose solutions to these ethical dilemmas that are feasible
financially, socially, and culturally
I believe to slow the spread of drugs and trafficking in
general, would be a financial nightmare. I believe the United
Nations needs to put the pressure on countries with known drug
producers, Columbia for example. A second option I have
found while researching is the legalization of drugs. I have
found this unrealistic but I am still researching the option.
Jenner argues, “Universal legalization would reverse these
trends (violence and profitability). It would take the profits out
of the industry and put a stop to violent trafficking, possibly
ending the drug trade as we know it” (Jenner, 2011). I believe
legalization is a noble idea but I do not think it would work on

3. the global stage. It would have to be legalize on the global
scale.
References
Jenner Matthew S. (2011). International Drug Trafficking: A
Global Problem with a Domestic
Solution
. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 18(2), 901.
https://doi-org.proxy-
library.ashford.edu/10.2979/indjglolegstu.18.2.901
MATTHEW'S POST:
Explain the implications of globalization.
Globalization has driven businesses to operate on an
international scale bringing many changes to other countries.
While there are many upsides to globalization, there are also
some implications. Globalization continues to separate rich and
developing countries as the average income difference increases

4. over time (Arditi, 2004). As the countries benefitting from
globalization thrive, developing countries suffer from issues
such as starvation.
Identify at least two ethical issues that go along with the global
societal topic you have chosen for your final essay.
My societal topic for the final essay is poverty and income
inequality. An ethical issue faced by poverty and income
inequality is that many believe it is not their problem and that
people facing these issues need to make changes. In a
discussion of the evolution of ethical values, Anis (2013), states
some people think “man is supposed to adjust his behavior and
conduct accordingly” (p. 66). Without a changed perspective,
people with that belief raises ethical concerns. Another ethical
issue is an unequal balance in the distribution of wealth. Going
back to some of the implications of globalization, countries
benefiting from jobs and wealth do not always want to level the
playing field.
Explain how globalization contributes to or affects these ethical
dilemmas.
Globalization has both a positive and negative affect on these
ethical dilemmas. Since organizations expand globally to

5. globalize the business, many countries receive additional
opportunities for new jobs and sometimes higher pay. The
money earned by the citizens of these countries allows them to
pull themselves out of poverty. Meanwhile, the other countries
struggle to make ends meet because their jobs may be in direct
competition to a neighboring state that is thriving from
globalization.
Propose solutions to these ethical dilemmas that are feasible
financially, socially, and culturally.
I think that globalization is necessary in the world we live in
today. Technology has brought the world closer than ever, but
some changes need making to overcome the ethical dilemmas
we face. Poverty and income inequality are problems that need
addressing collectively by global citizens coming together.
Using modern technology, we can identify the areas in the
world that suffer from poverty and income inequality. More
organizations can expand their businesses to different parts of
the world where people are suffering from locating decent-
paying jobs. If the jobs come to these parts of the world, there
may be fewer issues with these ethical dilemmas.
References

6. Anis, A. (2013). A global ethics for a globalized world.
Policy Perspectives, 10
(1) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.proxy-
library.ashford.edu/docview/1314522381?accountid=32521
Arditi, B. (2004). From globalism to globalization: the politics
of resistance 1.
New Political Science, 26
(1), 5–22. https://doi-org.proxy-
library.ashford.edu/10.1080/0739314042000185102
Respond to Peers:
Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least two of
your peers by Day 7. In each response, provide comments that
prompt further critical thinking and insight on your classmate’s
perspective on ethical values as they relate to their personal,
academic, and professional lives. Each participation post should
be a minimum of 75 words
CHARLES'S POST:

7. Explain what it means to be ethical as it relates to personal,
academic, and professional growth:
Ethical behavior is when we understand the difference between
right and wrong. The word ethics as a technical term also refers
to morals and character (Anis, 2013). With personal
and professional growth people need to model behavior for
others, treating people with respect and integrity during
interactions. Using ethics for academic growth refer to
completing your own work and giving credit when you cite
another persons research and work. Do not plagiarize.
Provide at least one ethical dilemma you have encountered, and
describe how the issue was resolved:
This issue goes back many years, but it has stuck with me. At
the time I was early on in my career and was up for a promotion
that was going to happen within 30 days. I was discussing
procedures with a group of associates that I worked with and
challenged them on a process that I thought we could do better.
The process we were discussing happened every week and I
started to see the numbers decline. I am guessing they were
frustrated with me because I was seeking explanations and
action plans to correct. They contacted HR and stated that I
used abusive language towards them plus threatened their jobs.

8. I was investigated on the situation, but found it difficult
because all three of their stories were aligned. My defense was
I had no records in my file of this style of behavior and if I had
issues that were that severe I would of coached the associates
one on one. It was resolved when two of the three associates
came forward and stated that they all fabricated the story
because they were upset, but at the end of the day they
understood they were not doing the job to the companies
expectations. It took four days before the truth came out, but it
could of put me in a tough situation if they did not do the
ethical thing.
Describe how your general education courses have influenced
your ethical values:
Courses have communicated the expectations to act responsibly
and ethically when completing work. "An educated person is
also responsible for using his or her gained knowledge in a way
that does not cause harm
"
(Jwood00, 2017). The general education courses allowed me to
think about my ethics, especially when taking quizzes and
completing research papers.
Tony

9. References:
Anis, A. (2013). A global ethics for a globalized world.
Policy Perspectives,
10
(1) Retrieved from
https://search-proquest-com.proxy-
library.ashford.edu/docview/1314522381?accountid=32521 (Lin
ks to an external site.)
Jwood00. (2017, December 18). Responsibilities of an Educated
Person. Retrieved from
https://hubpages.com/education/Responsibilities-of-an-
educated-person
JONATHAN'S POST:
Explain what it means to be ethical as it relates to personal,
academic, and professional growth.

10. I feel the following quote explains what having ethics
means in the modern age. “Modern ethical life is still the
ethical life of individuals whose self-identity contains the
identity of moral spirit, and virtues have a very important
influence on the self-identical moral characters.”(Gong &
Zhang, 2010, p. 1) When someone is ethical, they can
determine what is right or wrong byidentifying with their
morals. I feel being ethical in our personal, academic, and
professional growth will assist in everything we do. By being
ethical in our lives, our kids, family, and friends see us as
someone who does what is right and moral. Ethics in our
academic growth allows us as students to identify how to take
credit for our work, and do the research to validate our
answers. Professional growth and ethics, is only going
to enhance your career as you earn more responsibility, and
demonstrate to supervisors that you can determine what is right
and wrong.
Provide at least one ethical dilemma you have encountered, and
describe how the issue was resolved.

11. For the past few years, my Air Force career lead me
into recruiting. Over the course of my time as a recruiter
supervisor, I have had multiple parents of kids who want to
join, have medical concerns, or past negative legal trouble ask
me to lie about their child in order for them to be allowed to
join, or to not mention certain disqualifying things so a waiver
could be requested. Each time this occurs we remind the
parents or applicant of our core value of integrity and,
byfalsifying information it will come back later and could have
a negative impact on their career. I have explained that would
be unethical, and under no circumstances will any recruiter lie
about these issues, as that puts the recruiter’s career
in jeopardy as well.
Describe how your general education courses have influenced
your ethical values.
The two classes that I feel best influenced my ethical
values were GEN 103 Information literacy, and SOC 120
Introduction to ethics and social responsibility. I feel that

12. information literacy, really opened my eyes to the fact that even
professionals have been caught taking credit for other works,
and acting unethically. I really never thought
about plagiarism, other than to just not take credit for other
work, and cite, quote or paraphrase when other work is used
within my own paper. Introduction to ethics and social
responsibility, broke down personal ethics and where it comes
from. This course explained the different ethical perspectives,
how someone's culture, emotions, and even personal goals have
an effect on ethical perspectives.
References
Ahmad, A. (2013).
A global ethics for a globalized world
.
Policy Perspectives, 10
(1), 63-77.
https://www.jstor.org/journal/polipers (Links to an external
site.)
Gong, Q., & Zhang, L. (2010).
Virtue ethics and modern society–A response to the thesis of the
modern predicament of virtue ethics

13. .
Frontiers of Philosophy in China,
5
(2), 255-265. doi:10.1007/s11466-010-0014-5
Hill, L. (2015).
Classical stoicism and the birth of a global ethics: Cosmopolitan
duties in a world of local loyalties
.
Social Alternatives
, (1), 14. Retrieved from
https://www.informit.org/informit-literature-culture-
collection (Links to an external site.)
Newton, L. (1998 ).
Decision procedures for Ethics: DEAL carrying on without
resolution (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
. In
Doing good and avoiding evil
[Manual]
.
http://www.rit.edu/~w-ethics/resources/manuals/dgae1p7.html

14. Yi, J. (Director & Producer), Giddy, P. (Director). Altinay, H.,
Laffont, G., Weinhardt, C., Wiese, J., … Qiu, Y. (Producers).
(2012).
Global civics: Social ethics in an interdependent world
(Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
[Streaming video]. Films On Demand database.