Booker T. Washington’s peripatetic journey towards a higher education encompassed several external factors. Within the story of, The Struggle for an Education, Washington reached a point in his journey wherein he appears to describe a moment of despondency:
I applied at several places for lodging, but they all wanted money, and that was what I did not have. Knowing nothing else better to do, I walked the streets. In doing this I passed by many food stands where fried chicken and half-moon apple pies were piled high and made to present a most tempting appearance. At that time it seemed to me that I would have promised all that I expected to possess in the future to have gotten hold of one of those chicken legs or one of those pies. But I could not get either of these, nor anything else to eat (Washington 562-565).
Washington could have very well relied on the Aristotelian virtue of ethics wherein pilfering the food would have satisfied his hunger which would have brought forth some level of happiness. Nonetheless, Washington remained steadfast and stayed focused; Washington was able to waiver right versus wrong and went without food until he was able to honorably gain shelter and …show more content…
This information leaked to the opposing counsel and the officer testified that he and the judge had met prior to the hearing. In this case, judicial ethics was overlooked by the law judge and the case was remanded to another judge. The officer was influenced to testify in a way that would benefit the law judge so that the law judge could easily uphold the decision. This type of practice weakens trust, biases the decision making process and forfeits due process. A simple conversation between the judge and the officer led to the judge being
I applied at several places for lodging, but they all wanted money, and that was what I did not have. Knowing nothing else better to do, I walked the streets. In doing this I passed by many food stands where fried chicken and half-moon apple pies were piled high and made to present a most tempting appearance. At that time it seemed to me that I would have promised all that I expected to possess in the future to have gotten hold of one of those chicken legs or one of those pies. But I could not get either of these, nor anything else to eat (Washington 562-565).
Washington could have very well relied on the Aristotelian virtue of ethics wherein pilfering the food would have satisfied his hunger which would have brought forth some level of happiness. Nonetheless, Washington remained steadfast and stayed focused; Washington was able to waiver right versus wrong and went without food until he was able to honorably gain shelter and …show more content…
This information leaked to the opposing counsel and the officer testified that he and the judge had met prior to the hearing. In this case, judicial ethics was overlooked by the law judge and the case was remanded to another judge. The officer was influenced to testify in a way that would benefit the law judge so that the law judge could easily uphold the decision. This type of practice weakens trust, biases the decision making process and forfeits due process. A simple conversation between the judge and the officer led to the judge being