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Ethics Ethics, what is it and how does it apply to the movie School Ties? First, we start with what the definition of ethics is. One such definition published by WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University and found on Dictionary.com is "the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" 2: a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct". Simple enough, right? Or is it? What might be accepted by one person or group could be scorned by another person or group. Then you have the temptations that challenge an individual’s or group’s Ethical beliefs. This is what you see most in the movie School Ties on many different levels from a large prestigious school to each individual character in the movie. We start with the school St. Mathews. This school is portrayed in the movie as one of the elite high schools and a gateway to such colleges as Harvard and other Ivy League colleges. The school’s values of honor, integrity, and respect are diminished by the Alumni’s greed for bragging rights in an annual sporting event, football.
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