Ethical test...

12-09-2003, 04:06 PM

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> With all your honour and dignity - what would you do? This test only
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> it without giving it some serious thinking... By giving an honest
> answer you will be able to test where you stand morally. The test
> features an unlikely, completely fictional situation, where you will
> have to make a decision one way or the other. Remember that your
> answer needs to be honest, but yet spontaneous.
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> Please scroll down s l o w l y - this is important for the test to
> work correctly.
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> You're in Florida...
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> There is a huge chaos going on around you, caused by a hurricane and
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> There are huge masses of water all over you....
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> You are a CNN photographer....
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> ....and you are in the middle of this great disaster.
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> The situation is nearly hopeless.
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> You're trying to shoot very impressive photos...
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> There are houses and people floating around you, disappearing into the
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> Nature is showing all its destructive power...
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> ...and is ripping everything away with it...
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> Suddenly you see a man, steering a big van...
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> He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken away by the masses
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> You move closer...
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> Somehow the man looks familiar and important...
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> Suddenly you know who it is - it's George W. Bush!
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> At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take
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> You have two options. You can save him or you can take the best photo
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> So you can save the life of George W. Bush, or you can shoot a
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> A photo displaying the death of a very powerful man...
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> And here's the question: (Please give an honest answer)
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> Will you make the photo black and white or colour?