Euthanasia & Aristotle

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Instructions:

• Choose one of the following topics to respond to for your initial post.

Requirements:

• Your initial post should be at least 250 words.
• See the syllabus for assignment requirements and grading criteria, and be sure to quote from the readings to illustrate your points, followed by MLA citation, both in-text and on a Works Cited page.

Topic A: Euthanasia

Do you think that voluntariness is morally important in euthanasia decisions? How important do you think that it is? For example, do you think that it is so important that whatever a person requests ought to be done? Explain. Does your conclusion regard the morality or also the legality of euthanasia?

Topic B: Aristotle

Clarify as much as possible Aristotle’s distinction between practical knowledge and theoretical knowledge. Does an understanding of this distinction help account for why persons who know certain habits or behaviors are harmful, still persist in those behaviors?

Initial posts must be 250+ words, using correct grammar and spellcheck. Part of the requirement for a substantive post is to bring something new to the conversation. Read the forum prompt and fully answer it, demonstrate understanding of the lesson/content, include evidence from firsthand

• Use spell-check and check your word count.
• If you do quote from a source, please list the source at the bottom of your post.

BACKGROUND: Television is a powerful agent of socialization. It is everywhere, and we devour thousands of hours of it – so it seems important to ask what kinds of messages we are getting about ourselves and our society from all that viewing. How does TV socialize us? Answering that question is the goal of this assignment.

ASSIGNMENT: Choose one of the most popular TV series currently on the air – NCIS, Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, Orange Is the New Black, etc. Choose a regular drama or comedy series rather than a news program, talk show, game show or reality show. Make sure that the show takes place in contemporary times (today rather than in the past or in some fantasy world), since your aim will be to analyze how the show depicts modern society affects today’s viewers.

Now choose some aspect of social status and individual identity that you want to focus on, such as gender (how women or men are portrayed), race (how African Americans, Latinos, etc. are portrayed), sexuality (heterosexuals, gay men, or lesbians) or class (poor people, wealthy or middle class.

Watch an episode of your chosen program in its entirety. If possible, record the program or watch on an episode on Netflix, Hulu, or another on-line source so you can review certain scenes or bits of dialogue several times if needed. Take some notes as you watch and pay attention to the program’s content as it relates to your specific topic.

Use the following questions to guide your watching, analysis, and note-taking:

• In this episode of the program, how many {substitute your topic here…women} characters are there? How does the number of {women} compare with the number of other characters? Are the {women} roles major characters or minor characters? How can you tell?
• What types of roles do the {women} characters have? What are their activities, attitudes, and interactions like on the show? What kinds of things do they do and say that tell you who they are and what they are like?
• Are the portrayals of {women} positive or negative? Humorous or serious? One-dimensional or multidimensional? How can you tell?
• What images of {women} does this program portray? In other words, what messages do the words, pictures, plot lines, and characters convey to views about {women} in general?

Now that you have examined the roles and portrayals, consider the effects on society:

• How does the content of this program contribute to our socialization process? What do we learn about {women} in society from watching the program? After finishing your analysis, what you think about TV’s powers of socialization?

PAPER: Write a 3-4 page essay in response to the above questions. Be sure to include the show you watched and the focus of your analysis (race, class, gender, etc.) Make sure to refer specific segments of the episode that help to support your discussion of TV as an agent of socialization.

Grading – 10 points

– College effort (typed, spell check, etc.): 5
– Thorough: 5

e-Chapters 1-6 can be found in the student center in your blackboard.

I. Chapter 2 – Ethics and Corporate Responsibility

Go into blackboard in week and click on the link entitled Nike Sweatshops. Review the video and answer the following questions:

1) Who are the stakeholders affected by Nike sweatshops?

2) Are the Nike sweatshops ethical? Why or why not?

3) Are the Nike sweatshops legal? Why or why not?

4) Could having these Nike sweatshops maximize shareholder value (profit)? Why or why not?

II. Chapter 4, Constitutional, Statutory, Administrative and Common law

A. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DECIDED THAT INCOME TAXES FOR MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS ARE JUST TOO HIGH. TO PROVIDE TAX RELEIF, PRESIDENT OBAMA DRAFTS THE NO-TAXING OF MIDDLE AMERICA BILL ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017, ABOLISHING TAXES FOR EVERY AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD THAT MAKES LESS THAN $60,000. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS THE BILL INTO LAW.

1) CAN PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOLISH TAXES THROUGH THE NO TAXING OF MIDDLE AMERICA LAW? WHY OR WHY NOT?

2) IS THE LAW CONSTITUTIONAL? WHY OR WHY NOT?

B. What are the 3 branches of government? With each branch of government please give an example of what power they are allowed to exercise under the constitution.

C. Blake has lived in Rockville, MD all of his life. He has lived in his current home with his wife Madeline for over 50 years. The city wants to build a highway that runs through Blake’s home. The highway will relieve the traffic congestion. Blake does not want to move.

1) Does Blake have to move? Why or why not?

2) Does the city have to pay for his land? Why or why not

D. What is an administrative agency? What is the role of an administrative agency?

Watch the documentary and answer the following questions.

Saatchi and Saatchi: A Spirited Case Study

1. List and discuss 3-5 complications of managing an international advertising campaign. Include international marketing terms in your answer.
2. Why did the first proposed advertising slogans/campaign not fit well with the Sagatiba’s identity? Discuss and explain.
3. Explain how/why the agreed upon/final proposed advertising campaign worked well for Sagatiba.
4. Research Sagatiba sales and location (which country) of sales. How have sales increased/decreased overall? In what countries (provide a list with annual sales trends – if sales per country are possible) do they sell their product and how much? Research market share before and after the timing of the campaign launch. Must provide list of references.

5. 200-250 words for each answer

ANSWER EACH QUESTION IN ESSAY FORM BASED ON VOICES OF FREEDOM

Answer each question in 300 words. Trying to get most points . Thank you.

1. Explain the development of the American Revolution by examining the various acts and taxes that were passed, and the responses to them in the colonies? What were the causes of the American Revolution? What do you believe was the most important motivation behind the Revolution?

2 . Examine three (3) of the following groups to explain if America achieved

the goals of the Revolution after the War for Independence:

-White Males

-Women

-African Americans

-American Indians

3. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail and how did the Constitution try to resolve those problems? Did the Constitution fulfill the goals of the American Revolution?