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Short Answers
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Module 1

Would you go back and kill Baby Hitler?

If I had the chance to go back in time and murder Baby Hitler, I might absolutely do it, and the
only reason for my decision is based on my personal history. As a person of Polish ancestry who
saw two of my family move to Australia soon after World War II as a result of the displacement
and disarray, I would spare them the pain and complete destruction of WWII and the Holocaust.
Hitler's disappearance from history, in my view, would have averted the length of the Second
World War, regardless of the fact that Ford disagreed with the death of infant Hitler or just
deleting himself from historical memory (Harari, 2017; Smith, 2018). While some may argue
that it is not necessary to murder Hitler but rather to change his background and the
circumstances that caused him to have the mentality he did, I do not believe this is sufficient
justification. In the event that one was to go back in time and be completely aware of the horror
that would result from Adolf Hitler's particular acts, the choice to murder him would be a pretty
simple one to make (Curley, 2018; Ford, 2015). I would murder him since the concept of
sacrificing one life and saving millions of others seems to me to be a perfectly reasonable one.
Consequently, in relation to Module 1 as well as the topic of morality, this action of assassinating
Hitler seems to be perfectly logical and reasoned, and in my view, it is justifiable.

Module 2

Should COVID 19 vaccinations be made mandatory?

If Covid 19 become critical, I think it should be limited to a subset of society, with the exception
of those having a list of health issues. The need of being vaccinated cannot be overstated in order
to protect oneself against dangerous diseases that may cause death. In research, it has been
shown that vaccination may offer a substantial increase in protection in individuals who've
already recovered from COVID-19 (Opal et al, 2021). Covid 19 caused a lockdown that led to
individuals losing their employment, leading many to lose their houses and causing them to fall
just below the poverty level (Ledford, 2020). Things like spousal violence and suicide may occur
as a consequence of this, and the mixture of Covid as well as lockdown has led to a greater
incidence of homelessness in the community. The sooner we are able to get immunisations, the
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sooner lockdowns would be lifted, and individuals will be able to go to work, resume their
normal lives, and enjoy a higher quality of life. As per the World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic
is projected to drive an additional 88 million and 115 million people into severe poverty a year,
with an overall number of people living in extreme poverty support the initiative to 150 million
through 2021, based on the intensity of the economic disaster. Extreme poverty, which is
described as surviving on less than $1.90 each day, is projected to impact 9.1 per cent to 9.4 per
cent of the worldwide people by 2020, according to the United Nations Development Program
(Stolker-Walker, 2021).

Module 3

Should monuments dedicated to those involved in colonisation be torn down?

The destruction of a monument is a significant historical event. The fact that it is irreversible is a
significant factor in its success. It represents a triumph over the old order, as well as the
beginning of a new age. Thus, it comes as no surprise that slave owners, as well as colonial
rulers of the past, are now being washed off their pedestals in the wake of the present anti-racism
demonstrations. A critical examination is now being conducted of their celebrated legacy, which
has endured in the form of prejudice until this day (Steer, 2020).
In Bristol, England, protestors toppled the monument of slaveowner Edward Colston, and the
statue was thrown into the port basin as a result (Boyer, 2000). At the Boston Common,
protesters decapitated a statue of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, whose expeditions
to the Americas opened the way for the colonialism, exploitation, and genocide of Native
American peoples. The sculpture was decapitated by demonstrators. Former Belgian King
Leopold II, who created harsh colonial rule in the Congo during the 19th century, will most
likely be forgotten by history forever. Authorities have now removed his sculptures, as well as
many others, as a precautionary measure, according to reports (Nobel, 2005). The Black
Community has re-ignited a long-running discussion over police brutality in the United States.
For years, there is already debate over how to cope with the erstwhile "heroes," particularly in
the United States and Europe, and the debate has intensified recently.
Module 4

Is it ethical to be a billionaire?
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While becoming a billionaire is not unethical, it's difficult to imagine how someone becomes a
billionaire without engaging in unethical behaviour (Nahhas, 2021). I know that for a long time,
it's feasible to accumulate such wealth while still paying people for their work/services fairly,
honouring promises, charging products/services fairly, paying the fair share of taxation, and even
contributing part of your profits to the improvement of the community. Yes, it is theoretically
possible. Thus, although it is theoretically possible to be ethical and a billionaire, it is extremely
unlikely that someone wanting to become a billionaire would be concerned about ethics.
Although they will comply with whatever policies and guidelines are in existence, they do not
put the same value on things that others do and thus see no issue with exploiting those (He et al,
2012).

In addition, the whole situation begs the question of why we have a platform that supports
individuals to accumulate such vast amounts of money (Kelly, 2020). On the one side, I would
never steal another property just because they had an excess of it. On either hand, if somebody
had just a few billion US dollars in the bank, they never would know it was gone if they were
informed. When a large amount of money is located in a single place and does not circulate, the
industry as a whole suffers as well. As a consequence, I'm not sure what the most effective
method would be for ensuring that cash cannot be stockpiled and also that assets cannot be taken
away from a person at will.
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References

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Heritage Against Pollution: Based on the Proceedings of the Seminar Entitled “Sustained
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Factors: Evaluation, Risk Management and Public Awareness.

Carley, M.J., (2018). Stalin. Vol. II: Waiting for Hitler 1928–1941.

Ford, M. (2015); The Ethics of Killing Baby Hitler. A moral dilemma is better understood as a
historical one; The Atlantic, 24th October 2015,
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Harari, Y., (2017). Three Charms for Killing Adolf Hitler: Practical Kabbalah in
WW2. Aries, 17(2), pp.171-214.

He, X., Rui, O.M. & Xiao, T., (2012). The price of being a billionaire in China: evidence based
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Kelly, J., (2020). Billionaires Are Getting Richer During the Covid-19 Pandemic While Most
Americans Suffer. Forbes. com.

Ledford, H., Cyranoski, D. & Van Noorden, R., (2020). The UK has approved a COVID
vaccine-here's what scientists now want to know. Nature, 588(7837), pp.205-206.

Nahhas, A., (2021). And Justice for All: Viewing the wealth of three United States billionaires
through three theories of distributive justice.

Noble, G., (2005). Henge Monuments of the British Isles.

Opel, D.J., Diekema, D.S. & Ross, L.F., (2021). Should we mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for
children?. JAMA pediatrics, 175(2), pp.125-126.

Smith, H.W., (2018). When Was Adolf Hitler? (pp. 59-70). De Gruyter Oldenbourg.

Steer, L., (2020). Episode 3: Tear Down the Monuments!.

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Stokel-Walker, C., 2021. Covid-19: The countries that have mandatory vaccination for health
workers. bmj, 373.