"The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" by Nancy Sherman
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Please have your textbook open to page 153.
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Multiple Select
What words in paragraph 1 show opposites or a contrast. (Choose all that apply.)
odds
while
gratefulness
struggling
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Fill in the Blanks
"Thoughts that you could have or should have done otherwise, though in fact you did nothing wrong" (153) are called
Type answer...
4
Open Ended
Other than soldiers, what other group of people or type of situation may cause the feeling of guilt?
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Open Ended
In paragraph 4, why does the author feel that subjective guilt is thought to be irrational?
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Fill in the Blanks
When you act deliberately to harm someone or could have prevented harm from happening but didn't, this is called
Type answer...
(subjective or objective)
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Open Ended
In paragraph 6, why does the writer focus on defining what it means to be a good person?
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Fill in the Blanks
Refer to the text: "Survivor guilt [tracks] a moral significance that is broader than moral action . . . Aristotle states that '
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9
Open Ended
What do you think Aristotle means when he says "hit the mean" with respect to both emotions and actions?
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Multiple Select
Look at paragraph 7: What details suggest survivor guilt may be more connected to chivalric codes of honor and dishonor rather than military duty and failure to do one's duty? Choose all that apply.
feelings of guilt and responsibility
feelings of having betrayed fellow soldiers
hold intact the bond that enables them to fight
love
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Poll
The details described in paragraph 7 help me infer that ___________________________________________.
armies are held together by something more powerful than military discipline and duty.
it is difficult it be in the military.
higher ranked officers don't feel as responsible.
the officers' dedication originates not in duty or obedience to orders, but in love.
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Open Ended
What is the central message or main idea of Sherman's editorial "The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt"?
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Open Ended
How does the choice to include Capt. John Prior's quote add weight or significance to Sherman's editorial and message? (Page 156)
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Open Ended
In your own words, define survivor guilt.
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Poll
In a survival situation, does it make sense to feel guilty that you survived when others did not?
Yes
NO
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