Moral and Cultural Relativism

Running Head : VALUES AND VIRTUES

Teaching American Values and Virtues

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Teaching American Values and Virtues

It was late Saturday evening , Lisa Donath , a teen drug counselor was on her way home from work . She was not feeling well that time and thought it could be due to the blood she donated the other day . While at the station , Lisa fainted and fell right on the trail racks near a couple Without any delay , the man named Ismael Feneque , a pattern maker , jumped in to rescue her , 20 seconds

before the next train arrived . Within such a short time , Ismael was able to rescue Lisa and climb up to save himself . When asked , Ismael said he did not bear any second thoughts about saving Lisa , even if it could have caused his own life . In our everyday life , we encounter many struggles and negative experiences . We hear about rape , murder , robbery , and many different kinds of crime that make us feel pessimistic about people and the world . However , stories of heroism like what Ismael did inspire us to believe that there is still hope in the future , if we only teach our children the right values and virtues they should bear . In view of this , the family , school , and community should contribute to emphasizing good values and virtues among children . In this paper , we discuss the values and virtues that every American youth should imbibe despite coming from different cultural backgrounds

The structure of American classes nowadays is usually...