There are several competing ethical forces mentioned in the reading. Namely, the ethics of the community, professional codes of ethics, personal codes of ethics, standards of the profession, and the best interests of the organization.

Select and comment on the two that have the greatest impact on you.  
To chose which have the greatest impact on me personally is a chore. However, first and foremost my personal code of ethics, as is true for most people, is what I run my day to day life by. Secondly, our employ ethics whether that be a professional code of ethics, standards of the profession or ethics of a community will be decided by our track of employ. While people that work in a law firm may be guided by professional ethics other who work in a community centered program may find the ethics of the community more of an influence. As I have a job working in education the professional code of ethics applies. On the flip side, I am also a minister to the community and community ethics applies. I find ethics a fickle thing that is not only dependant on culture while showing evolutionary traits. For instance, in the United States taking a wife against her will is unthinkable, but in many Indian cultures kidnapping young women and taking them as a forced bride is acceptable. Muhammed married and 8-year-old girl, and consummated the marriage with her when she was 10, all perfectly acceptable in that culture, however, in the western world this is not only unethical but today is against the law--this was not always the case.  This "legal limit" is something that has evolved in the last couple of centuries. In the 17th century, 13-year-old brides were common as people only lived to about 40 on the average. Then in western times, puberty was the age of marriage in the western world. This ethic effected me pretty drastically when my own daughter began dating older guys at an early age.  I was forced to file restraining orders and thought I would live out my day in prison for the death of some of these gentlemen--praise the Lord that never happen.


How do these forces manifest themselves in how you make decisions in the workplace? 
In the workplace, ethic play a big role.  I work at a middle school where I see a big difference between the emotional age between sexes. Today's young females are finding their boundaries through their sexuality earlier and earlier.  So much so that I find it refreshing when I come across a young lady showing a childlike emotional age level. Innocents are so often up for sale to purchase power through sexuality as early as the seventh grade. These young ladies seem hungry to find out just how much power their floundering sexuality will purchase.  As a male in this environment, I have to attempt to teach the benefits of purity and chasteness without ever actually talking about such things. As a Christian man, I have learned that there is a price for a lack of vigilance when making choices that could be taken wrong, or even may be wrong. Ethic in the workplace demands security! One must take preventative measures for self-preservation. People look at me weird when I insist on having 2 adults present with a child or having a standing rule about never being behind closed doors with a student or member of the opposite sex. 

Please explain. Then, provide an example of when one of these forces led you to make an ethical decision.
There was one occasion last year I recall. I was in science class helping out when a student that had taken a liking to me came up and deliberately revealed herself to me. Needless to say, I got an eyeful as I was unable to relocate during the experiment. On the next round, however, I insisted that another female student take the place in the experiment that I was performing as to prevent this from re-occurring. My admirer was hurt and felt rejected. My intention wasn't to hurt her feelings but to quietly let her know through my actions that what she was done was inappropriate. It took a while for her to feel comfortable around me again as she had made herself so vulnerable by exposing herself-- but eventually, she got over it. I sent an email to my boss detailing the whole incident as a precaution. 

I have friends that have over 20 years between spouses. One fact met his wife while she was his high school student.  There is no doubt about the stigma that comes with compromising ethics. Even my reaction was one of noting the compromise in ethics when learning of the circumstances of their meeting. She was 17 he was 32, we frown on it so badly in the western hemispheres.  Don't get me wrong I am not defending it. What I am saying is that ethics are culturally influenced, and culture is indoctrinated. g it. What I am saying is that ethic are culturely influenced, and culture is indoctinated.