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1) What defines moral character? (More general than the second one, so I'm not sure which one I should go with) Do a person's habits define moral character?

2) Moral and Character Development

3) Huitt, W.

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5) Accessed on May 24, 2014 at 5:35 pm, website

6) Speaker: Huitt, W. Occasion: To create a better understanding on moral development and character education Audience: Everyone, People trying to get a grasp on their environment Purpose: To discuss character education and general social trends and indicators Subject: Morals and Character Tone: Informative, Opinionated, Logical, Coherent

7) Character development has been a big concept in society since way back when, however, character education has been turned away from the main focus in schools, and instead, children are being drilled on standardized testing and academic work a lot more. Good character is defined in terms of one's actions. Our society is shaped around different measures of character and there are many social trends that affect these cultural indicators.

====8) "Therefore, character development must be seen as an organic process in the development of the material/physical, human/psychological, and spiritual/transcendental aspects of human being. " ====

9) The author makes some very good points. What I like about this article is the credibility it has. The author used a bunch of wonderful sources and based everything written in the article of off something. This way the reader is hooked in and it kind of makes you feel like you have to believe what is written. I am persuaded by the author to a great extent because every point made is explained and there is a chart that helps organize the author's thoughts and make it clear for me to understand as well. The author clearly knows the subject matter.

10) "In terms of what influences character development, Campbell and Bond (1982) propose the following as major factors in the moral development and behavior of youth in contemporary America: = =
 * 1) heredity
 * 2) early childhood experience
 * 3) modeling by important adults and older youth
 * 4) peer influence
 * 5) the general physical and social environment
 * 6) the communications media
 * 7) what is taught in the schools and other institutions
 * 8) specific situations and roles that elicit corresponding behavior."