Completing the First Three Steps of the Critical Thinking Process Using an Article

For this assignment, you will focus on a case, and complete the first three steps of the critical thinking process: 1) Identification, 2) Research, and 3) Analysis.
First, read the Washington Post article, "The ethics of a second chance: Pig heart transplant recipient stabbed a man seven times years ago": https://www(dot)washingtonpost(dot)com/dc-md-va/2022/01/13/pig-heart-transplant-stabbing-david-bennett/
Follow the Sample Format: Identification, Research, Analysis, and submit to this Dropbox using MLA formatting.
Complete this assignment, as follows:
Identification (one sentence in bold print)
State the main ethical/moral issue in question format: Should ______? or What should ______?
Be impartial
Write just one issue, not two; so, do not use the word "or."
Research (bulleted list)
List three topics that would be appropriate to research regarding this case and what you identified as the main ethical issue. Suppose you were the person named in the main ethical issue, and you had to make a decision about the main ethical issue, what facts would you want to discover to help you make a better decision, and where would you find it? You do not need to actually complete the research; just list the three specific topics you would research and discuss why you chose these topics. What would you like to discover? Three distinctly different topics are required.
Analysis (chart)
Complete the analysis chart to include:
at least four options and four stakeholders.
Stakeholders are people or a business/entity that represents people. A stakeholder cannot be a thing such as a friendship or a reputation.
All options must be in the control of the central person named in the main ethical issue. For example, if the issue is Should Jack report, Jill? The first option could be -Jack could report Jill's stealing to the boss. There are probably many more than 4 options but choose the 4 best options. All options should be reasonable ones that the person named in the main ethical issue could choose to make their decision. For example, you could NOT use, Jill could turn herself into the boss because Jill is not the central person named in the main ethical issue.
Once you have four options and four stakeholders filled in, complete the chart with possible consequences; briefly explain how you believe each stakeholder may be affected by each option. For example, for the option - Jack could report Jill, a possible consequence for Jack, as one of the stakeholders, is that Jack could become a victim of Jill's scorn. For Jill, as one of the stakeholders, a possible consequence is that Jill could lose her job.
Helpful Hints:
How to Create a Chart:
In MS Word click on the INSERT tab
Click on Table
Create a 5 x 5 Table if you have 4 options and 4 stakeholders.
As you write in the squares the chart will expand to support your writing
Include at least 4 stakeholders and 4 options
Use the Dropbox Grading Criteria to help guide your completion of this assignment.
Dropbox Rules
Use MLA Formatting. Double-space the entire document. Adjust all font color/style/size to black Times New Roman 12 pt. Put the heading in the upper left corner of the first page; include your name, the professor's name, the course name, and the date. Use the document header to display your last name and page number in the upper right corner of each page. Put the "Works Cited" on the last page, and the total word count at the end of the document.
Attach your submission in the proper Microsoft Word format .doc or .docx or .rtf.
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Chapter 5: Consequential Ethical Theories
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This assignment builds upon the Module 4 Dropbox: Identification, Research, Analysis assignment you submitted previously. Be sure to review the feedback you received from that assignment, and make any necessary revisions BEFORE moving forward with this assignment.
Focusing on the same case as before, you will now complete the fourth step of the critical thinking process: 4) Application. You will apply a Consequential Ethical Theory - Act Utilitarianism - to resolve the main ethical/moral issue.
Again, review the Washington Post article, "The ethics of a second chance: Pig heart transplant recipient stabbed a man seven times years ago": https://www(dot)washingtonpost(dot)com/dc-md-va/2022/01/13/pig-heart-transplant-stabbing-david-bennett/
Follow the sample format, linked below.
Apply Act Utilitarianism, as follows:
Discussion (150 words minimum)
Paragraph - Summarize Act Utilitarianism. Include descriptions of the key terms/concepts: Utility, Net Utility, and Happiness. Use your own words. Do not use quotations. Paraphrase the information, and provide in-text citation(s) with the page number(s), where appropriate. In the Works Cited, be sure to cite your source(s).
Identification (one sentence in bold print)
Restate the main ethical/moral issue you previously identified in Module 4.
Analysis/Application - Act Utilitarianism (chart)
Use the same analysis chart you completed previously in Module 4 (following my feedback in Module 4 make necessary changes). Include four options, four stakeholders, and possible consequences.
In the chart, enter the happiness number for each consequence.
Provide the happiness scale you used.
Add a row to the bottom of the chart, and add up the numbers for each option to indicate the total Net Utility for each option. Remember, if a stakeholder is more than one person (e.g., group, team, family, citizens, business) estimate how many are in the group, and multiply the happiness number by the number of persons in the group. If a stakeholder is one person, multiplication is not needed.
Conclusion paragraph (150 words minimum)
State the "best" option, and explain how a true Act Utilitarian would come to this conclusion. Include the Net Utility number, and explain how you determined the number. Be impartial. Avoid any bias; do not express your own personal opinion; do not use the words, "I think" or "I feel." Finally, explain your thoughts on this ethical theory. Is this a good way to address this problem? Or any other problem? Why or why not?