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Week 11 Reflection: Background Experiences as Lenses for Judgment
How do my context and past experiences shape my understanding when I make a decision? What deeper insight about myself emerges when remembering my thoughts, feelings, and memories? As we discussed this week, we never approach legal problems as blank minds; our past experiences act as specific lenses through which we interpret the world. When…
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Week 10 Reflection: Context as the Bridge Between Law and Humanity
The law gains meaning when I understand the people to whom it is applied. This is doable, I know, but how? To make the law truly meaningful, we must first recognize that a legal case is not merely a formula of “Facts + Law + Argument”. Instead, it is the combination of a “Person +…
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Week 9 Reflection: Redefining Heroism in the Pursuit of Justice
Situation: You saw your classmate cheating in a major examination, which could harm the class’ reputation. What would you do? Is this heroism? Why? If I witnessed a classmate cheating in a major examination, my immediate course of action would be to confront the situation rather than ignore it. I would first approach the classmate…
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Week 8 Reflection: Love as a Disciplined Choice in Leadership
Do I move others and point them toward greater change to help them reach their potential? How did I do this? In Ignatian leadership, the concept of “Love” completely reframes how we view power and team dynamics. It is not merely a feeling, but a disciplined choice to recognize the inherent dignity in others and…