M8A1 Final Essay Exam (Part 2)

Consists of two (2) essays.The two essays should be combined together into one document.

Each essay should be 300500 words in length, single spaced, and in APA format. Submit your essay in a Microsoft Word.

In the first essay, given what you learned in this course, please share your perspective on the fate of friendship and how you believe contemporary ethics will impact it. Be sure to refer to at least three of the five following components, summarizing what you learned about the influences of these factors:

Online social media
Different abilities, disabilities
Class
Diversity
Race
Gender
Sexual Preferences
Work environment
Spirituality
Politics

For the second essay, discuss how three of the five following philosophers can be utilized to discuss issues of friendship. The emphasis here is on discussing the specific philosophies of three of the:

Cicero
Aristotle
Augustine
Aquinas
Socrates

For each essay, please cite at least one or more credible sources, such as the textbook, a newspaper, journal article, or book.  Wikipedia, websites, or any similar online reference sites where the content may be authored by anyone are not considered credible sources for scholarly writing.

Keep the following points in mind:

The essay should be well organized and logically structured.
The hypothesis should be clearly stated and arguments should be  presented logically to support the hypothesis.
The essay should integrate key concepts from the readings.