Part One: The purpose and meaning of my life is... to realize my life as a child of God. I have always been a religious person. My decisions and actions are guided by a moral compass and the Ten Commandments. I believe in an ultimate and absolute truth that governs all human beings. This is my significant life philosophy that was encouraged by my parents. After I was confirmed, I committed myself to trying to make this philosophy more driven by my internal beliefs and less about my parents' expectations. I traveled to a few youth retreats to find the center of my beliefs and God guided me to the answers. I now hold and can defend my beliefs and morals very close to my heart. I answered very generally the purpose and meaning of my question about life. But after taking this course, I seem to have taken the typical religious approach by avoiding the details of the question by answering that God is the answer to everything. When I think specifically about purpose and meaning, I reflect on my life a little deeper than “the life of a child of God.” What is the purpose of my life? Where do I find the meaning of my life? I believe both of these questions can be answered more specifically thanks to the human connections I have established. My family and friends give purpose and meaning to my life. I believe it is a combination of my relationship and dedication to God AND my relationship and dedication to my friends and family that makes up the purpose and meaning of my life. Without God, I would have trouble finding purpose in my life. He has a plan for me, and without knowing and believing in that absolute truth, I don't know if I would be able to get through the hard times. I have traveled to some dark places and God has helped me out…middle of paper…utilitarianism makes the right and wrong transformations to meet the needs of the “most”, or are good and evil absolute, regardless of which individuals hold the majority? The questions remained unanswered in the research I conducted, but if I were to consider myself a utilitarian, I hope that good and evil can prevail even in these circumstances. I have unknowingly practiced utilitarianism for most of my life. Due to my ignorance, I did not follow the ethical theory perfectly. But again, I think the ability to practice even without requiring prior knowledge is the biggest advantage of utilitarianism. The founding ideal of “doing the best for the most” is the driving force of my interests and connection to ethical theory. I'm amazed at how easy it is to put the theory into practice and how many people most likely practice it on a daily basis anyway.