The Ethics of Mentorship in The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter

First, I'm excited to announce that I literally just finished my first semester back in school in almost 10 years, and my first IN PERSON class since high school! WAAAAAAHOOOOO! Wow. That was a hard semester, but so amazing. Especially my Philosophy 2050 (Ethics and Values) class, which I 1 million percent did NOT expect. I'm so happy they made this a required course at UVU. It was lifechanging! We learned more about viewing issues from multiple perspectives, what shapes our own morals and ethical values, about different religions and cultures, and so much more. 

For our final, we were assigned to write a paper on any topic we wanted, as long as we approached one ethical issue from two different viewpoints and incorporated things we learned in class. Unfortunately, because of life, I ended up with only a single day to write this. So, please don't judge it too harshly. It's mostly for fun. I hope you enjoy it.

​Also, special shout out to all of my friends and followers for the suggestions and help with choosing a topic—especially my exceptionally nerdy brother-in-law, who shared his own opinion, which ended up shaping a good part of this paper!

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