In your opinion, how does the African American literature of the neorealism movement (the readings in this module) illustrate the theme of this anthology – slavery versus freedom?
Find out a new case where we can see a violation of the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution explaining the issue and what the Supreme Court said about it.
What is scientific realism? Explain why someone might find scientific realism attractive. The Pessimistic Induction is an argument that draws on examples from the history of science to argue that scientific realism is unmotivated. Carefully reconstru
ct the Pessimistic Induction and explain the challenge it presents to scientific realism. Do you think there is a form of scientific realism that is not undermined by the Pessimistic Induction? Explain your answer.
Relevant reading: Staley, “Realism and Anti-Realism”; Psillos, “Resisting the Pessimistic Induction”; Laudan, “A Confutation of Convergent Realism”.
The economist Jeffrey Sachs argues that specific and achievable goals help to develop more effective policy reforms. As an example, he quotes President John F. Kennedy who gave the commencement address at American University in 1963. In that speech, Kennedy said: “By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all people to see it, to draw hope from it and to move irresistibly towards it.” Kennedy meant the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty needed to have specific and achievable goals to be effective, and Sachs means that the clarity of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can help achieve policy reform. How would you use the same idea of specific and achievable goals to think about changes in policy or society in relation to sustainability? Specifically
1. Justify the relevance of Kennedy’s statement with respect to the UN SDGs with specific references to the role of governments and private corporations.
2. Identify two SDGs that you consider important (as they relate to either your local community or to your core values). With the two selected SDGs, evaluate the interdependence of those goals while considering how the funding needs and action plans for the goals are interconnected.
Identify one EU policy or law on climate change, either proposed or currently in force. Identify at least four (4) harms and four (4) benefits of the policy/law for EU citizens, businesses, or other stakeholder groups. Argue for either the thesis that the benefits outweigh the harms for this policy, or the other way around: the harms outweigh the benefits. Conclude by briefly making a recommendation for future policy.
Compare and contrast the male and female characters in the show “The Office”.
1. Provide an annotation (suggested length of 150 words) for each of the 8–10 sources by doing the following:
a. Summarize the information presented in the source.
b. Analyze the credibility of the author of the source or of the publication (e.g. journal, publisher, or website), if no author is present.
c. Analyze the relevance of the source to your chosen research topic.
2. Write each annotation in your own words, without the excessive use of direct quotation or extensive paraphrasing, for the 8–10 sources from part B.
3. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
Evaluate how your identified organization has utilized Kotter’s stage 7 and 8 of consolidating changes to produce more change and anchored the new approaches within the organization.
Write a research paper from a disorder located in the DSM-V.
Decide upon 3 or more rhetorical choices Adams makes to covey her message, Using your organizers and annotations (Handouts 1 & 3), write an essay that answers the task in the prompt: Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices Adams makes to convey her argument about the value of experience.
Feedback and Reflection: Using the AP Rhetorical Analysis Rubric (see Handout #4), score yourself. Cite specific evidence in your essay to support your score.
