Axia College Material Appendix A Midterm Exam Write a paragraph of approximately 100 words for each section listed below. 1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking as those historical events unfolded prior to taking a stand and acting according to their beliefs. I think the one of the possible strategies that Samuel Adams used was constructing pro and con arguments for each side. He most likely decided what side he was on by listing out the good and bad of each side.
Rhetorical Appeals – Ethos, Logos, Pathos • ‘The art of speaking not merely with propriety but with art and elegance.’ Dr Samuel Johnson • Rhetoric is defined as: “The art of using language so as to persuade or influence others; the body of rules to be observed by a speaker or writer in order to achieve effective of eloquent expression.” (New Shorter Oxford Dictionary) Ethos: The Writer’s Character or Credibility Ethos (Greek for ‘character’) refers to the trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker. The Greek word ethos is related to our word ethics or ethical, but a more accurate modern translation might be “image” or “character” or credibility. Aristotle uses ethos to refer to the speaker’s character as it appears to the audience. Aristotle says that if we believe that a speaker has “good sense, good moral character, and goodwill,” we are inclined to believe what that speaker says to us. Today we might add that a speaker should also appear to have the appropriate expertise or authority to speak knowledgeably about the subject matter.
Oedipus Rex Essay Choose one of the following essays topics and write a well-organized essay analyzing how the topic is addressed in The Oedipus Trilogy. Your job is to compare the themes/morals of Greek life during Sophocles’ time with the themes/morals of todays’ society. You should not only use evidence from the text, but also use a minimum of one outside resource/examples to enhance your argument. Your essay should include analysis of what Sophocles says and how he says it, with specific quotations from the text. You must use at least three quotes in your essay (1 to prove your views.
Labelling is “interpersonal” and defines what is not deviance or what deviant behaviour is. Applying the label creates the behaviour. Once you impose a label, that label is “stricken”. The process of labelling is not perfect and has certain consequences and does not only depend on the person labelling. Labelling theory suggests that “deviants are those people who have been successfully labelled as such by others” (Kendall, Murray, Linden, 2003:206).
The researcher considers that it can only be done by more focusing on the method to which Husserl asserted in knowing the essence of things. With this matter, the researcher anticipates that this paper will serve as a gadfly of those people who are already enclosed by the presuppositions, beliefs, judgments, prejudices, and biases that hinders them of being a pure consciousness. It is now our concern to know and follow the ideas of Husserl in knowing the essence of things. Edmund Husserl’s Phenomenology: a means to arrive the vista of transcendentally purified phenomena. To begin this paper, it is more appropriate to talk first about the method which Husserl fashioned in order for man to get back to the things in themselves, and this method is what he called phenomenological reduction.
Argue that your chosen reply either does or doesn’t really succeed in defending Classical Utilitarianism. (This is the most important part of the essay, where you get to state and defend your own evaluation. You can argue that this reply to the objection does, or that it doesn’t succeed in defending the theory, it is up to you. Think about it for yourself, consult the “Help for Essay 1” below) 7. Say what can be concluded from what you have said (Be modest in your conclusion.
Ultimately the theory suggests that we modify these meanings in our mind and then act based on the symbols of reality that we have created. The opportunity for misunderstanding comes from the clashing of these meanings. There are a number of different interpretations and themes incorporated into SI, which I will attempt to unpack below. The first theme of the SI theory is, ‘the importance of meaning for human behaviour.’ This theme implies that we modify our behaviour based on the meanings that others have for us. The first assumption of this theme is that people make choices.
I will also attempt to identify the barriers to communication in this dialogue and explore the reasons why these skills were used ineffectively, and suggest how they could have been improved upon. Rapport-building is defined by Robbins (1986, p. 207, as cited in Study Guide) as ‘the ability to enter someone else’s world, to make him feel that you understand him, that you have a strong common bond’ I think it is at the very core of effective interpersonal communication because it ‘is one of the most important features or characteristics of unconscious human interaction’ and without it the purpose of the interaction cannot be achieved. It is ‘commonality of perspective, being in "sync", being on the same "wavelength" as the person with whom you are talking’ (http://www.inspirationalsolutions-lp.co.uk/theimportanceofrapport.pdf). Following that line of thinking it is essential to establish rapport as soon as possible in a didactic interpersonal conversation, whatever the purpose of the discussion is – to learn, to relate, to play or to help (De Vito, p.80). The very first sentence that Hanna says demonstrates an attempt to establish rapport “Howya doing?” (he does not wait for an answer and continues talking)
Thus, the views of Kant, who is the most important supporter in history of deontological ethics or the study of duty, insist that the single feature that gives an action moral value is the motive that is behind the action. Similarly, another central concept
The weakness of Virtue Ethics outweighs its strengths – Discuss. Virtue ethics is the ethics of us as persons and argues that morality is not about duties. There are a number of arguments for and against virtue ethics, and most for, argue for the formation and growth of us via phronesis or practical wisdom, which allows us to make the right decisions by using our conscience. Virtue ethics is mainly supported by Aristotle. It is based on different virtues that a person should have, so that they can then reach Euadamonia.