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            There is much controversy on the topic of morality. People are constantly developing their morality throughout their lives. Some people reach higher "levels" of moral maturity, according to Lawrence Kohlberg. Those who have the highest level of moral maturity are considered to be "principled." People at this level include Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and other heroes. This obviously is a difficult ranking to achieve.
             For example, the people who risked their lives on the hijacked planes in the September 11th terrorist attacks were probably at an elevated moral maturity level. Their moral maturity levels were probably slightly higher than the people who waited in their seats as the plane was taken over by terrorists. My guess would be that these "heroes" were probably around stage 5. We have to remember, though, that these were just average people who were brave enough to stand up to terrorists who were threatening the lives of the passengers. I do not think that they were trying to make a statement or start a huge revolution; they were just trying to help other people and make a bad situation less tragic.
             The reactions of the brave passengers on September 11th were completely opposite of the reactions of those who witnessed Kitty Genovese's murder. The witnesses to the murder did not care about the welfare of other people as the courageous passengers did. The witnesses wanted nothing to do with Kitty Genovese and simply "did not want to get involved." They must have been at a very low stage of moral development.
            


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