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What is morally right to do in this situation and why. What would you consider to be the best ethical theory? DON'T say what you do or would do, focus on assessing the moral character of the situation: What is morally right and why? for the following scenarios?

You always walk to work, and your regular route takes you past a shallow pond. One morning you put on your very best clothes (you paid $200 for them just last week) and are in rush for a very important business meeting with your boss. When you pass by the pond, you notice that a toddler has fallen in and is about to drown. The child is crying for help! You are tall, strong, and a master swimmer. You could save the child without any problems, but if you do, you'll ruin your expensive clothes (you'll lose $200!), and you'll be late to your important business meeting.

A child is about to die - a child in Africa, in Syria, or a child somewhere close by in the US... If you donate a certain amount of money (maybe $200, but maybe only $20) to the right charity (we assume that the charity is genuine!), you could save this child's life? (If you don't like the idea of a charity, think of the various GoFundMe cases where your money could save a person's life.)

Do you have a moral obligation to save this child assuming that you can do it without any serious threat to your own wellbeing and also assuming that the money that you donate will indeed help save the child? (In other words, if in this situation you choose not to donate, would this be a morally wrong decision?)