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Justice Is Equality

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My first thought when I read the essay topic was - Wait a minute, aren’t those word all synonymous and mean almost the same? Also, isn’t equity something to do with share markets? The dictionary definitions of these words are just as confusing. Oxford tells us that equality is "the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities ", equity is "the quality of being fair and impartial" and justice is "just behaviour or treatment/the quality of being fair and reasonable . Fair, equal, just - it seems they’re defined by similar words too. I’m sure many of you must have had a similar thought, and it’s important that we understand that this is not something that should be criticised (except maybe for equity being shares). Rather, it only tells us that despite all our differences in religious and cultural beliefs, upbringing, socio-economic status and education, we have an inherent sense that equality for all is justice — it is only fair to treat everyone else the way we expect ourselves to be treated. Exactly so, justice is equality — it is a fundamental right every being …show more content…

If we were to ask him to contribute his thoughts towards improving work ethics, he would pause to think about it. Every one of us is capable of doing right and being just. We need only take the time to reflect on our actions and comprehend the impact it has.

I would like to mention the principle of Positive Deviance, which I came across while reading one of Atul Gawande’s novels. Positive deviance calls out to the community to address any important issue they face. When they begin to define the problem and contribute their thoughts, various positive deviants emerge. These are individuals who have acted thoughtfully despite facing similar challenges as their peers. Using their strategies, the community together finds ways to utilise them and improve on them. It takes effort, but it

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