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ASSIGNMENT:

Judy was a 12 years old girl. Her mother promised her that She could go to a special rock concert coming to their town of she saved up from a baby-sitting and lunch money to buy a ticket to the concert. She managed to save up to $15, The ticket cost plus another dollars. But then her mother changed her mind and told Judy that she had to spend the money on new clothes for school. Judy was disappointed and decided to go to the concert anyway. She brought a ticket and told her mother that she had only been able to save $5. That Saturday she went to the performance and told her mother her that she was spending the day with a friend. A week past without her mother finding out. Judy then told her older sister, Louise, that she had gone to the performance and had lied to her mother about it. Louise wonders whether to tell their mother what Judy did.

1. Should Louise, the older sister, tell her mother their mother that Judy lied the money, or she should keep quiet?

2. In wondering whether to tell, Louise thinks of the fact that Judy is her sister. Should that make a difference in Louise's decision? Why or why not?

3. The mother promised Judy she could go to the concert, if she earned the money. Is the fact that the mother promised the most important thing in the situation? Why or why not?

4. Why in general should a promise be kept?

5. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for Louise.