Charise Albritton Sociology 3200: Class, Status & Power Paper III Nickel and Dimed For this paper, you will use the text Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich (2001) and 3 other readings from this course (with the exception of Bettie). You will come up with an argument based on the primary text that can be expanded on using the three additional sources. You should define and explain the key terms and concepts used by the authors that are appropriate to your paper. Here are the guidelines for source selection: • One of the three may be from outside of the course provided that it is an academically produced book or article from a peer-reviewed social science journal. •
Individual - Ethics Essay Vina Baptiste ETH 316 February 4, 2013 G. Edward Mc McCullough Individual - Ethics Essay In order for one to understand their direction which helps them with their decision making process, it requires the help of comparing and contrasting ethical theories. “Each theory emphasizes different points such as predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach an ethically correct decision.” (2013) I will attempt to describe the three ethical theories virtue, utilitarianism, and deontological relating to ethics and morality since each theory has something in common with an end goal. The virtue theory of ethics is exemplified when a person judges another by character and not by their actions and relies on observed behavior more than a behavior that may have happened only once. A virtue based person would morally guide an individual in making correct decisions from their own life experiences. “Conversely, a person who has a reputation for scientific misconduct is more likely to be judged harshly for plagiarizing because of his consistent past of unethical behavior (Penslar, Robin, L., 1995).
1. Wilen we express an attitude to display who we are or who we wish to appear to others, our attitude is serving the function. a. b. c. d. knowledge utili tarian ego defensive normative social identity \! 2. According to Aristotle and other ancient Greeks, a persuasion strategy appealing primarily to emotions is: a. b. c. d.
PJ Koscher An Analysis of the Nature of Blame: Reactive Attitude vs. Assessment In current philosophical literature on moral responsibility, there have been recent developments on the increased focus on the nature of blame. A theory of the nature of blame claims to understand what it means for one to morally blame another for an act previously performed. An account of the nature of blame is an account of the conditions necessary for the holding of the blame relation to be deemed appropriate. There are three main accounts of the nature of blame currently in play in philosophical literature on moral responsibility: sanction, assessment, and reactive attitude. In this essay, I will provide a thorough explanation of both the reactive attitude and the assessment accounts and will show how the reactive attitude account outperforms the assessment account.
DIRECTIONS: Choose one of the topics listed below, or develop one of your own, and write a well-organized essay analyzing how that topic is addressed in Oedipus Rex. Your essay should include analysis of what Sophocles says and how he says it, with specific quotations from the text. Remember that quotations must be in quotation marks and must not be “hanging” (standing alone) without explanatory language. Include page number in parenthesis. Primarily you will be analyzing how this play reflects universal themes, lessons applicable in all times and places.
You will be evaluated on your introduction and thesis, the body paragraphs in which you argue your claims, and the concluding paragraph. You will also be expected to use the novel as a source, and cite in proper MLA format. A) Julia and Winston Write a formal literary essay considering Julia and Winston as complementary characters. Discuss how they differ in terms of their morality and ethical views, their feelings about history, and their political values. Take care to illustrate your arguments with quotations from the text.
For example, if your thesis is that although there are some similarities, the two topics are mostly different, your first developmental paragraph will present the similarities and your next two the differences. As always, you will begin each paragraph with a TOPIC SENTENCE that will define and limit your paragraph. There are two ways to develop a comparison/contrast paper, however. The first is the tradition point-by-point method, just as we have been doing for previous papers. Give three examples to support your topic sentence, illustrating with specifics,
Actions that bring more pain than pleasure into the world are bad. Whatever action maximises the balance of pleasure minus pain is the right thing to do. One criticism against utilitarianism is that it seems to license reason to commit acts that forgetting any sort of moral reasoning are wrong according to every persons human rights. An example of this criticism is rape, where the victim’s unhappiness would be discounted as it
You need a topic sentence that explains how these elements of style reflect the theme/thesis (in other words, what do these devices help communicate to the reader?). Style element #1—RESTATE how this one element communicates the author’s intention/lesson/meaning—be specific. Three layers: 1. What your research had to say about that literary element. 2.
“When you write an extended literary essay, you are essentially making an argument. You are arguing that your perspective or interpretation, or evaluative judgment…. is a valid one (Purdue OWL).” Plot summary is not what is being asked. You must point to specifics, using three quotations from the text to support your argument. Select one essay prompt from the essay choices below.