Aristotle says that the virtues are necessary for humans to attain happiness, but he happiness for him is something closer to what we might call “flourishing” or “living well”, not just feeling good. Thus, according to Aristotle some people might feel that they are happy, but because they lack the virtues, they are not truly flourishing.  However, imagine someone who is deceitful, selfish, greedy, self-indulgent, […]

Many proponents of the pro-choice movement (those that support a woman’s right to an abortion) cite a woman’s right to have control over her body. Further, the finding of the case Roe v. Wade—the United State Supreme Court decision, which in 1973 established a woman’s right to receive an abortion—stated that it was a woman’s right to privacy that allowed her to terminate a pregnancy (among […]

In Whistling Vivaldi, we read about the role of stereotype threat in access to education and the role of identity threat in barriers between people.  And we have read about genocide: The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, An Ordinary Manby Paul Rusesabagina, “The Life After” by Philip Gourevitch from The New Yorker, and three articles from scholarly journals.   We have also watched the films; Paper Clips […]

Write a 1000- word response to, “What is a hero? How do others define this concept? How do you define it? Think about some characters in the selections you have just read; do they fit the definition of a hero? (“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Eliot), “Outcast” (McKay), “The Train from Hate” (Franklin), “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (King), “A Modest Proposal” (Swift)). Think […]

In Assignments 2.1 (Part 1) and 2.2 (Part 2) of the Justification Report, you built up the major parts of your formal, researched justification report (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, Methods, Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References). For Part 3 you will begin by inserting your revisions of Parts 1 and 2 based on your instructor’s suggestions. Then, you will include a […]

Short essay—Pick three out of the following four. Write at least two paragraphs for each essay. 1.  Here is Pablo Neruda’s “if you Forget me.” Explicate the poem and explain why this is also a poem about his nation. I want you to knowone thing. You know how this is:if I lookat the crystal moon, at the red branchof the slow autumn at my window,if I touchnear the […]

For this assignment, you must educate yourself about a contemporary issue/debate that is related to a theme or issue raised in Parable of the Sower and then argue your own position on that issue. The connection to the Parable of the Sower can be indirect. For example, in the novel, people use drugs that make them want to start fires. Your paper could be about […]

Professional Presentation In an article from Beckman (2001) states, “Improved student learning requires teachers, schools, and districts to give up unproductive traditions and beliefs, replacing them with validated practices and a full understanding of the intent of the law.  Successful student access to the general education curriculum is most likely when there is general acceptance” of best practices in special education and adherence to Individuals […]

Assignment 3: Compare and Contrast Essay Draft Due Week 8 and worth 100 points Revision Due Week 10 and worth 200 points Using the same topic that you wrote about for Assignment 2, write a four to six (4-6) page paper that compares and contrasts two solutions/approaches to the issue you have chosen. Include four (4) outside sources, using the Strayer Library and / or […]

The topic for this discussion is “do you believe that software manufacturers should have any responsibility for the security of their products?”  Find another article online if you prefer. If you do that, you must post a link so that other students can look it up also.Note that this is NOT a yes/no question. There are many different levels of responsibility that a manufacturer could […]