UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGOGICA Y TECNOLOGICA DE COLOMBIA

INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

ENGLISH 3 CRITICAL THINKING
UNIT 1 ETHICS

LAYNE SHIRLEY ALVARADO VILLAMIZAR

COD. 201511143

1. What is the subject?

The topic refers to immorally due to ambition.

2. What symbols are used and what do they represent?

The peso sign as a representation of the money obtained immorally and the rats as a
representation of theft.

3. What techniques did the cartoonist use?

The representation of a moral defect through graphic humor.

 UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGOGICA Y TECNOLOGICA DE COLOMBIA
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
ENGLISH 3 CRITICAL THINKING
UNIT 1 ETHICS

4. What is the cartoonist’s message about this topic?

Moral education, ambition and its influence on future generations.

5. Do you agree or disagree with the cartoonist’s opinion? Why?

Clearly the graphic conveys sarcasm, which is why I agree with the idea that it proposes on
how ambition leads to corruption, as well as having great influencing power

ANALYSIS

1. What ethical elements can you question in the cartoon?

That our children should be taught honesty and be honest with payments.

2. In Colombia, have we lost ethical values? support your idea

Yes, in Colombia the phrase is used to steal but to do something this for our leaders since we
are so used to corruption that we see it as something very normal

3. How do ethics influence the development of a society?

Influences their growth and development, since it is generated by man's behavior

4. Propose 5 strategies that allow the improvement of our society from an ethical point of
view.

4.1 teach our children the importance of behavior with others

4.2 Set an example of values to others
4.3 behave as a person with values and principles
4.4 strengthen the education system
4.5 put yourself in the shoes of others and help them

5. How do media influence Colombian people? why do Colombian act passively about the
corruptive actions of the government

Colombians have too much influence since these media are responsible for giving incomplete
or false information to people
Because it has been seen as something natural, the government has always acted correctly.