ethical analysis essay

Instructions: This assignment requires you to use the planning document you completed earlier in the course as your starting point for writing an essay analyzing the ethical dimensions in the film you have selected. If you have not selected a film, please choose from the list below. If you cannot access these films, you may choose a different film, but you will require prior approval from your instructor.

Films for Ethical Analysis Essay:

• The Jacket (2005) (R) – A Gulf War veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor’s experiments, and his life is completely affected by them. The film centers on a wounded Gulf War veteran who returns to his native Vermont suffering from bouts of amnesia.
• In your essay, apply your selected theory and all of its core principles to the medical ethical dilemma in the film:Kantian Ethics Core Principles duty, universality, impartiality, reciprocity

Essay Format:

• Title Page – In APA format, include your papers title, name, and institution (i.e., Galen College) in that order.
• Introduction – Provide a brief synopsis of the film in your own words that includes the ethical dilemma present in the film, what happens in the film, and the films ending. Introduce the ethical theory you will use to analyze the film. (Recommended one paragraph)
• Ethical Analysis – Identify the ethical theory you selected in your planning document. Explain in detail how it applies to the film. Also, explain in detail how all of its core principles apply to the medical ethical dilemma in the film. Apply the theory and its core principles using the readings and course materials as textual evidence to explain the moral view.
• Your goal is to critique the ethical decisions made in the film based on the core principles of the ethical theory you selected. (Remember that these ethical systems may or may not justify the ethical decisions made by the characters in the film.) (Recommended 4-6 paragraphs)
• Reflection – Summarize what you have discussed in the essay and reflect on your learning. Lastly, discuss how your learning could be applied to your professional and personal life. (Recommended one paragraph)
• Reference page Include references in APA format. You must also cite all sources in the body of your paper wherever you use ideas from them and immediately after all direct quotations, as in-text citations in APA format.

APA Formatting: Your essay must be written using APA format (including APA-approved fonts e.g., Calibri or Times New Roman 12-point). It should be double-spaced, 4 pages long (excluding the title and reference pages).

Required Citations and References: You must provide in-text citation(s) and reference for the film you select and course materials (media or readings) you use to inform your planning document. (USLO 10.4)