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I don't think that we should be forced into moral obligation, that we should be able to choose to help others or not, although we should always help others.

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Camerin weiss, I agree that moral obligation should not be forced. And forcing it would be effecting your freedom

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I think its interesting that Camerin says that moral obligation is expected but not forced because It brings up the question of whether people do good things to show other that or is it really because they want to?

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I believe that moral obligation is expected but not forced because its always nice giving back to people who really need it, but your not forced to do it but if you don't your most likely going to get frowned upon by everyone, which is interesting because now that i think about it do people give back because they don't want to disappoint anyone or do they actually want to help and give back?

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I think that our morals should be our own, and not other people's morals

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I think that Harvey's position is rather accurate to how moral obligation works.

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Moral obligation is only on a persons morals and not up to society

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I choose to not wear masks when I am outside of school.

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I choose to go to school because I want to be better at school stuff.

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I choose to wear shoes so then I can protect my feet

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I think moral obligation is all up to the individual and should be based on their morals and not forced upon them

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I agree with anonymous that white people should be nicer.

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I think that white people should be nicer to black people

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I agree that we should help people but some people just want to live off of the government

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I agree with Abigail, If we were all more like the main character Thomas and weren't afraid to help those in need and be less selfless I think the world would be in a lot better shape.

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In "The Maze Runner" one of the characters states, "...the most important thing is that we all have each other, because we're all in this together" (Dashner). This quote is a great example of how relevant the belief of unity and brotherhood in the book is. Their main code is order which includes everyone doing their own specific part in their environment. Several times in the story if a character breaks a rule, they are punished which shows their obligated to intercede if someone breaks the order. Relating the book to the article I read, "Mask Wearing—Theater or Obligation?" by Robert Brescia, he makes points on the legal, political, and ethical lens of wearing a mask. Relating the article to the book, I do believe masks should be worn to help protect ourselves and especially others, out of a place like the book of order. In conclusion, I believe that everyone's moral obligation should stem from a place of helping others, the world would be a better place if everyone had more empathy.

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I agree with Abigail, that when people realize that the most important thing may not be taking care of themselves, but instead helping others, the world will be a better place to live.

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In my book you can tell the difference from the start of the book to the end where the main character goes from only caring about themselves to actually caring about those around them despite them hating her anyways. A quote from the beginning of the book is, "You are doing your fellow citizens a great service by being here" "Yeah? And what'd they ever do for me?" A quote from the end of the book is, "Maybe she had to run. Maybe she had to try." in this quote it's basically just saying that she has to save the people of earth. It shows that throughout her character development in the book, she realises that protecting herself is not the most important thing she could be doing.

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I think that we should help each other. We can't go through this life on our own and succeed. One of the hot topics in the world right now is wearing masks.In the article I read it talked more about this topic and shined a light on the fact that it is respectful to wear a mask.  I think that we have the moral obligation to wear a mask in public settings to protect others around us. We don't know what the people around us are going through. Someone you passed by could have a serious auto immune disease and is terrified to go out in public, fearing her life, but it's her only outlet into the real world or she has to go to the store she doesn't have anyone to help her get groceries. So, if you are wearing a mask then she is less likely to get the disease and she can live her life with less worry. It's just the polite thing to do.

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When I read through chapters 11 and 14 of Unwind I was rather disturbed at what one of the main protagonist, Connor had witnessed in his life, in those chapters it talked about how he was disgusted with what the government had allowed to happen, the law of storking a baby, that if one were to find it on there door step it was finders keepers. But in chapter 14 it went deeper and showed why he wanted to save the baby he had found in chapter 11, when connor was younger his family had been storked, but seeing that it was early in the morning his parents did the unthinkable and put the stroked baby on theirs neighbors doorstep. As a couple days went by people stroked the baby around the neighborhood and finally it landed on Connor's family doorstep, but the baby was ill and on the verge of dying. So seeing as the government just dropped the worst law ever, and let this happen as if nothing, was just wrong.

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oh hey logged in

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i guess i’ll just say Cole Thorpe did this one

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where is the option to log in

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We can help others even if it’s at our expense. In Enclave one of the main character’s friend is accused of something and is going to get kicked out and likely perish, Deuce (the main character) decides to intervene and say that she was the one that did it at the cost of living in the settlement and all her friends. She certainly did not have to accuse herself, but she did so she could save her friend

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jessica, I don't think there is a way to avoid public without impeading on the right of liberty.

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For me personally, I have a healthy body and and so does my family so we won't die from it. We choose not too because we are already immune and we don't agree. I totally respect those who do wear a mask but it it's my choice not theirs if I should wear a mask.

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I also agree with aaliyah becuase we need to remeber even if we dn have high risk people in our life we should still think of the poeple who do/are

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I agree with Jessica because she was saying that should be respectful to those around us

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I choose to wear a mask, not only to help keep me safe from the virus, but to keep my family safe.

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we need to wear masks and if we dont want to there are many was to avoid going out side like ordering door dash and other thing

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I think that many people judge others for not wanting to wear masks. it is not immoral for someone to not want to wear a mask if they think thatit isn't doing any good or that it is doing more harm than good. I am not trying to debate if it does or doesn't but I am saying that it is immoral to judge someone because they are trying to do what they think is right. in Legend, one of the main characters is one of the top soldiers for the government snd is tracking down Day, who is the most wanted criminal. before the book, she does not understand why anyone would go against the republic, but at the end she joins day because she discoverd what the republic was doing was immoral. just because someone has a different perspective does not mean that they are bad.

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I agree with what you said about silence Abigail, if people didn't speak their mind or keep silent then the world wouldn't be as much of an interesting place. Although sometimes speaking your mind can offend or hurt others, we need difference of opinions, that's just what makes us different from each other.

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I understand that most people dont like to where a mask but people should be wearing mask if they are out in public to reduce the risk of getting the virus or giving others the virus. Even though it sucks wearing a mask by wearing them we are protecting ourselves and others at the same time.

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your thoughts using your book and/or any other related material (article).

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he is frank

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I am now Frank

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you shouldnt have to do anything that you arent comfortable with

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I like the comment Sean, if people don't feel safe going out in public then they have the choice not too but they shouldn't get mad at those who do.  The government will say "it's for our protection" as an excuse to gain more control. I respect those who wear a mask because they have someone who is at high risk but me personally, I don't support masks.

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In my book everyone kind of has a moral obligation. They are all assigned jobs at something they are best at to do everyday. They all are kind of taking care of each other in a way because if everyone got lazy and didn't do anything they all would starve and die. The main character Thomas has a job of being a runner. A runner is someone who has to go out into the maze potentially risking their life to try to find a way out of the maze. Every night the walls of the maze close so these creatures called Grievers can't kill a whole bunch of people. No one has ever survived who has been stuck behind the walls. Anyways the walls were closing and two other characters were almost at the doors before they closed and Thomas saw that one was hurt badly so he felt a responsibility to run out in the maze during the night to help them although he knew no one has survived out in the maze during the night. I think if everyone was like Thomas and didn't stay silent and watch people in need dying the world would be a lot better.

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If you feel uncomfortable with someone not wearing a mask it's fine, I can understand if you have vulnerable people. However, that doesn't excuse the government for making us wear masks even if we're never around any vulnerable people.

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you are frank

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Let me be Frank

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I loved when Makye said that the government should have some control but not all. If the government had full control of us, I think the country would be a complete mess and I guarantee that there would be another Civil War.

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I agree with Mayke, The government should have a little control in certain areas, but the government cannot force something ridiculous on the people. Take Michigan for example, the governor completely overstepped boundaries with her power and made ridiculous mandates like you have to wear masks in your house and she kept putting everyone on lock down over and over.

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I'm gonna have to agree with Makye's statement, because as people we are allowed to have an opinion and if the government decides to silence and make us do something that is inhumane then there is for sure gonna be some major back lash. I do understand that in a way the government is just trying to make sure that some people are kept in check and don't do something bizarre, cuz that bizarreness is definitely gonna have someone get hurt.

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quite often we don't obey our moral obligations, instead choosing to copy and paste a frigging definition

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MORAL OBLIGATION. A duty which one owes, and which he ought to perform, but which he is not legally bound to fulfill. 2. These obligations are of two kinds 1st. Those founded on a natural right; as, the obligation to be charitable, which can never be enforced by law.

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I agree

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Delaynie I agree that the government should have some control, but not all. But where is the point where it becomes too much control, or not enough? I think this is part of the problem in most dystopian books.

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I think that Connor (main character in the book unwind) is right when he says "we have a right to chose what happens to our bodies!" Some context is that he was giving a speech to a group of unwinds, kids from 13-18/17 that were going to be unwilling donors of their entire bodies. He was saying that they should be able to choose whether they should be unwound (donated) or not, and have a say in the matter rather than have it be their parents decision.

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I agree with Sadie that it is not about keeping peace and not having full control over the people. But also I think that the government does have the right to control the people but I think that they shouldn't have full control but have a little power and guidelines to help keep everyone in line and safe.

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I agree with Jesy. We have agency and should be able to use it and the Government shouldn't be able to completely control us. But at the same time sometimes the government is trying to do what's best for us by telling us what to do but it always doesn't turn out as they thought. In my book The Hunger Games, the capital creates the Hunger Games as a way of showing they have freedom but all the people see is the capital is a terrible place.

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I agree with Sydney that we should help the less fortunate because sometimes we could be in that same position and want someone to help us, but I also disagree because in my book The Hunger Games you can be starving and on the streets and you want to help someone but you need help yourself so sometimes its hard to give or help someone if you don't have what you need first.

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I think that it is not about keeping peace but control but not control over the people but the government, they needs to figure out a way to be more open for ideas and a nicer way to control the people.

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Gavin you're insane. The government only tells us what they want us to hear. They can be saying some random stuff that aren't true and just have everyone avoid the fact that they are doing the wrong thing. The government has too much control

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Hey, Jesica. I don't honestly think that it's about peace. I think that it is all about control anymore. They all think that if they suppress people enough, they won't fight back. They are wrong of course, but that is the mind set. They just want to control people. And yes, being forced to die for no real good reason is not how an acceptable society should operate.

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Hey Rachel, while it is good in some situations to comply and just do what you are told, at the end of the day people have agency and they should be allowed to use it. In all of these dystopian books, why does the government think they are so cool by forcing innocent citizens to comply with the things they want? To keep things at peace? Don't they realize that at some point, the citizens that are not privileged and are put down are going to revolt and cause chaos. Being forced to die in both my book and yours is insane. Death should not be forced, it should be natural.

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That certainly shows a sense of honor. The moral obligations in my book kind of have a bit to do with honor and honesty. If you are labeled as an unwind, you are expected to allow yourself to be "unwound" (essentially killed). One of the characters decides at one point in the book that they want to at least die with dignity.

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In my book, Enclave there was some example of moral obligation. Deuce’s enclave wanted to trade with another group living in the tunnels called the burrowers and Deuce had lived with them for a day and offered the trade for fish for their valuable artifacts from before the second holocaust. So Deuces enclave sent a group to trade with them and came back with a lot more stuff than she expected. So the next day she went to make sure they didn’t steal from them during the trade and that she wasn’t thought to be a lier with the burrowers.

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I also feel like relating to our world right now and our obligations I think that when we see the less fortunate that we need to help them with their basic needs, rights, and opportunities because we may have been in a postion like them, could be or have seen someone also in a postition like them and when we put our shoes in their shoes we would most likely want help as well. I don't think though that we should try to changer others beliefs if we disagree with them. That could lead to some very dangerous things and people could get hurt really bad.

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In the book unwind yes I feel like there was an responsibility for people to take in babies that were given up to them but also in the book there were these kids called the Tithes. They were kids that were raised to be unwond but their parents always told them that it was a priveledge and that they would be helping others around the world. So they believed they had an obligation to be unwond so that they could save others.

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I agree with Mac I've read Unwind as well and its almost a responsibility for people to take in babies you have been given up to take them in. And I also agree with Hunter about the charity article that it shouldn't be required to donate to charity or to take in a baby.

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This is to Mr. Kerr. I'm answering your question about us interceding with someone if we find someone doing something incorrect. If someone isn't breaking the law, but they're doing something against your dictionary of morals, you should discuss the problem, but not try to fix them into what is right. A society will have people with different ideas of what's right and wrong and they will usually oppose. You can have your own ideas of morals, but it's most important to get along. I do agree that we should interfere if they are breaking the law.

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The article i read was about charity. That was blatantly saying that it is our moral responsibility to donate to charity. So, morality could be the things we have to do in life, my book has a girl who is labeled with many negative connotations .

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My book doesn't really have a set example of moral obligation. One experience that I recall that makes me think of it though is when the main character sees a baby on the step of a house. He feels like he needs to take it in even considering his situation, because his family let a baby die in the exact same way. I don't think you need to have gone through the exact same situation as someone to look out for them though you just will depending on your morals. Nobody HAS to do anything, but it will tell people the kind of person you are. Karma is most definitely real.

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What does your book suggest about our moral responsibility to others? Do we have the obligation to intercede if someone is being mistreated even if it comes at our expense? Our we responsible to try and change others beliefs if we find them incorrect? What is our obligation to the less fortunate? Are we responsible for their rights and opportunities and basic necessities?