Click on this link to read a recent article by Peter Singer, described there as "perhaps the world's most controversial ethicist." Write an essay describing his views on world hunger as they were expressed in the article. Be sure to both indicate whether you agree or disagree with Singer on this matter and explain your reasons for doing so.
The author of this article briefly examines some possible explanations of the fact that some countries flourish while other countries flounder. Write an essay in which you describe those explanations. What other explanations are possible? What explanation(s) do you find most plausible? Why?
Click on this site to read an article about charges brought against a large American retailer for allegedly conspiring with factory owners to subject workers to abuses and inhumane conditions. Write an essay in which you explain the concept of a "sweatshop" and explore possible answers to the question of whether doing business with overseas factories gives American corporations the moral responsibility to attend to the well-being of their workers.
