Consider these three problems. In writing a paper about all three
of them individually, identify the consequences of the actions taken, and then
determine whether the actions taken represented a greater good, who would
benefit from the good, and whether the consequences ethically justify the
decisions and actions.

The Mayor of a large city
was given a free membership in an exclusive golf club by people who have
received several city contracts. He also accepted gifts from organizations that
have not done business with the City but might in the future. The gifts ranged
from $200 tickets to professional sports events to designer watches and
jewelry.

A college instructor is
pursuing her doctorate in night school. To gain extra time for her own studies,
she gives her students the same lectures, the same assignments, and the same
examinations semester after semester without the slightest effort to improve
them.

Todd and Edna have been
married for three years. They have had serious personal problems. Edna is a heavy
drinker, and Todd cannot keep a job. Also, they have bickered and fought
constantly since their marriage. Deciding that the way to overcome their
problems is to have a child, they stop practicing birth control, and Edna
becomes pregnant.

Using this week lesson, write an answer to all three parts. How
would Locke have addressed or solved the problem? Explain how his ethics and
the answer he may have given are different or the same as yours.