What do you think Duty means?

Question

This for a multiple sources essay. Thanks for answering this question.

Yes, we are even allowed to interview people through e-mail or by phone. By the way, where can i access those qoutes from those people? :)

Answer 1

Duty means a moral or legal obligation to perform an act or task. Without the obligatory feeling, there is no sense of duty. For example, many men and women feel they are completing a duty owed to their country by joining the armed forces. They feel the obligation to enlist because of moral or philosophical reasons. For them enlisting fulfills this feeling of duty. However, if someone enlists solely to help pay for college, they are not completing a duty of theirs, since they do not feel the obligatory need.

Answer 2

Duty is any obligation that a person bears, and is socially defined.
Usually, this is has a moral air to it.
For instance, an eye-witness to a crime must supply authorities with information, whether proferred by the witness or sought by the prosecutor's team.
As a society, we have determined that failure to comply is termed "obstruction of justice", and there are penalties for denying a statement.
However, were we to live in a society that truly espoused the notion of "Live and let die," most of us would have a very different feeling about punishing those who chose non-involvement.

Answer 3

Are your multiple sources allowed to be from Yahoo Answers? Just be careful if you use stuff from here. I would definitely include a dictionary definition. Then I'd suggest using a book or website of quotations--you could get quotes from famous people, past and present, about duty.

Answer 4

Definitions of duty:

* work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"

* the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr.

* a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

Answer 5

A selfless act that we ought to do irrespective of the bad or good circumstances in our life. Duty enables us to transform ourselves from an irresponsible person to a responsible one. It teaches us the importance of hard work and effort, also that we have to strive hard to achieve our goal.

Answer 6

duty |ˈd(y)oōtē| noun ( pl. -ties) 1 a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility : it's my duty to uphold the law | she was determined to do her duty as a citizen | a strong sense of duty. • [as adj. ] (of a visit or other undertaking) done from a sense of moral obligation rather than for pleasure : a fifteen-minute duty visit. 2 (often duties) a task or action that someone is required to perform : the queen's official duties | your duties will include sweeping the switchboard | Juliet reported for duty. • military service : combat duty in the army. • [as adj. ] (of a person) engaged in their regular work : a duty nurse. • (also duties) performance of prescribed church services by a priest or minister : he was willing to take Sunday duties. 3 a payment due and enforced by law or custom, in particular • a payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods : a 6 percent duty on imports | goods subject to excise duty. 4 technical the measure of an engine's effectiveness in units of work done per unit of fuel. PHRASES do duty as (or for) serve or act as a substitute for something else : her mug was doing duty as a wine glass. on (or off) duty engaged (or not engaged) in one's regular work : the doorman had gone off duty and the lobby was unattended. ORIGIN late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French duete, from Old French deu (see due ).

Answer 7

Sounds like an interested question

Answer 8

I think it means being aware of responsibility and the requirement to act upon it.

Answer 9

A job, people rely on you to do, it the feeling of worth, when completed

Answer 10

it means your employer can pay you less than your counterparts actually make... : } Or something people use to make you doing something that they know if they just ask you would say no in a heartbeat... : {