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Description choose one movie "NOT specified" and discuss how it relates to some of the major themes related to Buddhism raised in this class. Avoid using documentaries about Buddhism for this assignment. Those are too ‘on the nose’. Instead, I’d like you to demonstrate your creativity by noticing elements of Buddhism in ‘Hollywood’, or ‘Blockbuster’ movies. Be sure to support your thoughts with specific examples from both the movie as well as the Buddhist theme(s) you find it is related. I do not want you to choose documentaries for this assignment, but would rather you analyze normal 'blockbuster' type films in order to demonstrate both creative and critical analysis. This assignment should also be about 1000 words (4 pages). Quote from Syllabus When providing these sources, you must use the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS or Chicago Style). Your essays will be graded on the following criteria: a) evidence that the factual material called for in the question is presented and documented; b) coherence of the essay in organization and structure; c) ability to engage critically and analytically with the topic d) evidence of creative thinking; e) correct annotation of sources and presentation of bibliography; f) correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Description DISCUSSION 3 (JOIN) Module 3: Respond to one reading source (200 words minimum) and then to at least two other student posts (15 points/5 pts/5 pts). At least 300 words total are expected (add word count). As before, I've offered some starting throughts. NOTE: the original materials/links for Discussion Boards are not always posted here but are always in the module, so when that's the case, go there to read them. Write directly in the typing field. Always title your post with the name of the program/article, so people know at a glance your focus (i.e., "Cyrus Cylinder," "Archaeologist Strikes Gold," etc.). I might award a point for clever and relevant links, but please – no tired memes or tweets, and absolutely nothing cruel or off-color. Option #1: Cyrus Cylinder - How a Persian monarch inspired Jefferson After reading, you should be able to answer at least one of these questions: What two key historical figures are discussed in the article, and what’s their connection How and why is the Cyrus Cylinder important to the kinds of freedom enjoyed in liberal Western-style democracies such as Britain and the United States? What are its specific connections to American history, and given contemporary politics (see recent US-Iran news stories, for example), why is it fitting – and ironic – that it should have toured the United States? Option #2: Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba's wealth After reading the article page, you should be able to answer at least three of these questions: How was the lost mine rediscovered, and by whom? What is the image of the queen in popular culture, and what is the source? Why was the queen’s wealth important to that connection? What is an example of such influence in art? What was the relationship between Sheba and ancient Israel? (Hint: read the Module page and watch Heritage.)

Description Required readings: Here are the required reading assignments to be completed this week: Russell, The Problems of Philosophy : Chapters V-VIII [The Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell: pp. 25-47]. The entire work can be found online here: Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy. Study Guide: SparkNotes on Russell's Problems of Philosophy: Chapter V ; Chapter VI ; Chapter VII ; Chapter VIII . Vitzthum,“ Philosophical Materialism ,” full article, pp. 1-11. Locke, The Works, vol. 1 An Essay concerning Human Understanding , Part 1 (1689), Book II, Chapter I, pp. 78-87. Berkeley, Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous , First and Second Dialogues, pp. 1-39. Hume, Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding , §2-7, pp. 7-39. Kant, Prolegomena to any Future Metaphysic that Can Present Itself as a Science , Preamble on the Special Features of All Metaphysical Knowledge and General Problems. [Excerpt from The Project Gutenberg EBook of Kant's Prolegomena (20 pages).] Study Guide: Read this helpful overview of the main themes and ideas in Kant's philosophy from Encyclopedia Britannica's Philosophy Pages: Kant "Cheat Sheet." Nagel,“ What Is It Like to Be a Bat? ” The Philosophical Review, Vol. 83, No. 4 (Oct., 1974), pp. 435-450. Read this short excerpt from Nagel's book, What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy (1987): Chapter 2 (3 pages). Jackson,“ Epiphenomenal Qualia ,” The Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 127. (Apr., 1982), pp. 127-136. Study Guide: Kirk, Robert, " Zombies ", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2015 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Searle,“ Minds, Brains, and Programs ,” The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, (1980) 3, pp. 417-457. Main article: pp. 417-424. For general research on any philosophical topic, theme, or major philosopher, here are two excellent online sources: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Discussion Board Forums In this four-week class, each week will feature a two-part interactive discussion/critique assignment: Part I: Q&A Discussion Forum Part II: Critical Comment Forum The entire assignment is worth 10 points (weighted at 7.5%). These two-part Discussion Board Forums comprise an important part of your grade, totaling 30% of your course grade for all four weeks. Part I: Q&A Discussion Forum: You will be asked to come up with two original questions based on the work of two different authors in each week’s required readings. Think about what stood out to you in the works in question—what ideas, theories, or approaches did you find to be interesting, engaging, or perhaps intriguing or challenging? (See each Discussion Forum for the specific authors or works you may select from in forming your questions.) Your task is then to do your best to answer each of your own questions as incisively and thoroughly as possible within a word-count range of around 350-500 words maximum (posts with fewer than 250 words will not receive any credit). The word count includes your question but not any citations. You must cite at least one source, which will be the particular essay or article from the required readings you are addressing. You are welcome to bring in as many others sources as you may need, but this is optional. Just be sure to cite any source from which you take ideas, arguments, or passages of language within the body of your response (next to the quoted or paraphrased passages), including the full source information at the end of your response (you need not do a separate works cited or reference page for this assignment). Your score for this part of the assignment will be based on the relevance, sophistication, and originality of your questions as well as the insight, understanding, and incisiveness expressed in your answers. This assignment will be due at the end of day on each Friday of the course. In these essay-style responses to your own questions, you should express a point of view and support your view with good reasons, evidence, examples, expert opinion, etc. High marks will not be achieved by simply reporting back information from the text or other sources. Philosophical thinking and writing involves more than presenting information; beyond doing this, you must also critically assess the issue in question—this involves original thinking and analysis. Moreover, you should attempt to come to some final position in response to the question and include evaluation of others’ positions or views on the issues involved in the question. Work for originality and development of critical analyses and evaluations. First thread: My first question is: My answer to this question is: Second thread: My second question is: My answer to this question is: Part 2: Week Two: Weekly Russell Round Up/Commentary After completing this week’s assigned chapters of Russell’s The Problems of Philosophy as well as the other required readings for this week, first, summarize what you learned from reading Russell this week. Then, your main goal in this assignment beyond the summary is to tie together any theories, themes, concepts, important ideas, arguments, important observations, etc. you discover in Russell’s work and the particular philosophical views and the general content covered in the other readings. For example, in Week Two, you will be summarizing Chapters V-VIII in The Problems of Philosophy, and then you will look for how what he says there links up with, adds to, or even conflicts with the philosophical views and ideas of Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Nagel, Jackson, and Searle. Much of Russell's discussion draws heavily on the work of Berkeley and Hume in these chapters, so they might be the focus of your comparison or commentary. before completing this assignment. This brief, informal essay should be in the 400-500-word range. You may submit your “Russell Round Up” as a file attachment or simply write it directly into the text editor (but best practice is always to save your work in a file so you don’t risk losing it if your computer shuts down). Please pay careful attention to grammar, spelling, word use, and writing style; this means you need to proofread your work before submitting it. This assignment is worth 5 points (weighted at 5%). It is due at the end of day on each Saturday of the course.

Description Part I: Q&A Discussion Forum: You will be asked to come up with two original questions based on the work of two different authors in each week’s required readings. Think about what stood out to you in the works in question—what ideas, theories, or approaches did you find to be interesting, engaging, or perhaps intriguing or challenging? (See each Discussion Forum for the specific authors or works you may select from in forming your questions.) Your task is then to do your best to answer each of your own questions as incisively and thoroughly as possible within a word-count range of around 350-500 words maximum (posts with fewer than 250 words will not receive any credit). The word count includes your question but not any citations. You must cite at least one source, which will be the particular essay or article from the required readings you are addressing. You are welcome to bring in as many others sources as you may need, but this is optional. Just be sure to cite any source from which you take ideas, arguments, or passages of language within the body of your response (next to the quoted or paraphrased passages), including the full source information at the end of your response (you need not do a separate works cited or reference page for this assignment). Your score for this part of the assignment will be based on the relevance, sophistication, and originality of your questions as well as the insight, understanding, and incisiveness expressed in your answers. This assignment will be due at the end of day on each Friday of the course. In these essay-style responses to your own questions, you should express a point of view and support your view with good reasons, evidence, examples, expert opinion, etc. High marks will not be achieved by simply reporting back information from the text or other sources. Philosophical thinking and writing involves more than presenting information; beyond doing this, you must also critically assess the issue in question—this involves original thinking and analysis. Moreover, you should attempt to come to some final position in response to the question and include evaluation of others’ positions or views on the issues involved in the question. Work for originality and development of critical analyses and evaluations. HERE IS THE REQUIRED READINGS: Russell, The Problems of Philosophy : Chapters I-IV [ Russell, Bertrand.The Problems of Philosophy, pp. 5-24]. The entire work can be found online here: Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy. Study Guide [supplemental reading]: SparkNotes on Russell's Problems of Philosophy: Chapter I ; Chapter II ; Chapter III ; Chapter IV . Plato, Euthyphro (entire): [ Introductory Notes on the Euthyphro from The Online Library of Liberty, Plato, Dialogues, vol. 2 : See pp. 88-115 for Jowett's translation of the Euthyphro]. Study Guide [supplemental reading]: Euthyphro: Introductory Notes . Plato, Republic, Book IV, §437b-441e; Books VI-VII, §509d-521a [Excerpts can be found here: Plato, Dialogues, vol. 3 : Bk. IV, pp. 272-278; Bk. VII, pp. 351-360; and also here: Plato: Complete Works , Ed. John M. Cooper, Bk.IV, pp. 1099/1068-1104/1073; Bk. VII, pp. 1161/1130-1169/1138. [Please note that the three items below are for further study but not required reading.] For further study and comparison, read this concise and annotated contemporary translation of the Allegory of the Cave from Book VII of the Republic . For further study, read this brief analysis of the Allegory of the Cave retrieved from http://personal.tcu.edu/jrharris/sample.pdf. For a further analysis of Socrates's explanation of the divided line at the very end of Book VI, read this article by John Malcolm " The Line and the Cave ," 1962. Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy: Preface; Meditations I-II, pp. 1-12 [ [You can find an in-depth analysis of Descartes's philosophy and more of his work here: The Online Library of Liberty ]. For general research on any philosophical topic, theme, or major philosopher, here are two excellent online sources: Part 2: After completing this week’s assigned chapters of Russell’s The Problems of Philosophy as well as the other required readings for this week, first, summarize what you learned from reading Russell this week. Then, your main goal in this assignment beyond the summary is to tie together any theories, themes, concepts, important ideas, arguments, important observations, etc. you discover in Russell’s work and the particular philosophical views and the general content covered in the other readings. For example, in Week One, you will be summarizing Chapters I-IV in The Problems of Philosophy, and then you will look for how what he says there links up with, adds to, or even conflicts with the philosophical views and ideas of Plato and Descartes. There will plenty of material that will invite comparison and analysis. Please take a moment to review the complete before completing this assignment. This brief, informal essay should be in the 400-500-word range. You may submit your “Russell Round Up” as a file attachment or simply write it directly into the text editor (but best practice is always to save your work in a file so you don’t risk losing it if your computer shuts down). Please pay careful attention to grammar, spelling, word use, and writing style; this means you need to proofread your work before submitting it. This assignment is worth 5 points (weighted at 5%). It is due at the end of day on each Saturday of the course.

Description Consider what was discussed previously regarding both utilitarian perspectives for moral action and Kant's Categorical Imperative. Now suppose (as I am sure has happened to you many times) that a homeless person asks for change or a dollar as you walk by them on the street. Now consider Nagel's article on "Moral Luck". Does giving a dollar to the homeless person increase overall happiness or achieve some other universally acceptable moral aim? Consider also that some interpretations of utilitarianism suggest that we should give everything except those basic things we need to survive. Or do we in fact have a duty, as the Categorical Imperative may or may not suggest, giving the person a dollar? Because we do not always have access to the antecedent conditions which may have place the homeless person in that position, are we in fact morally capable of making a judgment as to whether or not we should give them a dollar? For instance, what if this person has a drug or alcohol addiction which was largely the cause for them to start living on the street initially? Furthermore, what if this is the last dollar they needed to purchase more drugs which in fact result in an overdose? Are you directly morally responsible for this person’s death? And if we do give them the dollar, are we still obliged to consider what it is they aim to do with it? (Recall here the Case of the Inquiring Murderer.) Briefly outline what the Kantian and consequentialist position might be for this set of circumstances and provide reasons as to why we ought to prefer one over the other. Remember to consider the four kinds of luck that Nagel describes and how they might apply to your proposed solution. Required Reading: Thomas Nagel "Moral Luck" (PDF) Recommended Reading: "Moral Luck", Introduction & Section 1 - Focus on Nagel's formulation of moral luck; not Williams. < http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-luck/ (Links to an external site.) > Remember: A response consists of more than one word or simply agreeing. Please cite all passages in the text (including page number) and cite all outside information according to MLA guidelines. Your answer should have AT LEAST 3 responses (possibly more), aside from your original post. You will always be required to create a post responding to the discussion prompt (300-600 words), before viewing any responses of other students. Please review your work carefully before you submit since you will not be allowed to edit it afterwards (i.e., type and edit your responses in a WordDoc before posting.) Additionally, each discussion board requires you to respond to at least three other students (50-100 words per response). https://youtu.be/DpDSPVv8lUE

Description ACME Company, Inc. wants to change their current CSR program, which is quite minimal. The leadership team wishes to donate 10% of net sales to local charities, to be distributed between 3 local charities. It is estimated the donation amount will be $750,000. They need Mary's help, though, to research and find charities they feel would be a good fit for the company. For this project assignment on ACME Company, Inc. Complete a minimum of two pages that addresses the following concepts: The mission of three local charities (in your area) that have a high need of donations. An evaluation of each charity including their history (briefly), their management team (abilities), and their reputations. The advantages and disadvantages of donating to each charity. If you were Mary, what would be your recommendation of priority order and amount designations for the charities? Explain.

Description This week for your discussion, you will need to become more aware of your current (or former) employer's compliance practices. What do you now see that might be a result of OSHA compliance? For your discussion comment on the following: Discuss how the company employs initiatives to ensure OSHA compliance. Provide at least three different examples, one each as health, safety, and security. Explain the positive effect each initiative has on your workplace. Explain any potential "red tape" that has occurred due to these initiatives.

Description TEXTS REQUIRED: John Pfaff, Locked In AND Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander and John Pfaff have both taken a systematic look at the causes and effects of mass incarceration, as well as what it would take to achieve a sufficient amount of decarceration. While both agree that something ought to be done about the state of over incarceration in the United States, Pfaff (in Locked In) claims that Alexander (in The New Jim Crow) overemphasizes many of its causes, leading to what he thinks will be poorly informed reform efforts. Write an essay comparing Alexander’s “Standard Story” and Pfaff’s “New Narrative,” defending the one with which you agree. You may consult any and all of the course materials, as well as outside sources. Writing Instructions 1) Structure: Essays must be organized in 5 distinct, clearly labeled (see example) parts as follows: Explain the problem in your own words and the point of view that you support; Explain one side of the question—the side you agree with—and explain the strongest reasons put forward in favor of it; State the opposing point of view, and explain the strongest reasons put forward in its favor; Explain why the reasons supporting the opposing author’s view are not adequate to establish his or her conclusion. This is the section that should contain the most original work (i.e., your own examples, thoughts, etc.); Summarize the central points of the position you defend and conclude your essay. 2) Length and Style: The paper will be no less than 4 full pages (MLA format, paying particular attention to proper margins, font, and spacing). 3) Quotations and Documentation: You may use short selected quotations from the authors mentioned in the prompts above. Explain you use of these quotations in your own words. Forced to put a number on it, I would say no more than 15% quoted material. Other sources are allowed, so long as they are cited properly. 4) Grading: Essays will be graded according to the following four categories: formatting and grammar, completeness, summary of material (accuracy), and critique (evaluation). 5) Plagiarism: Cases of plagiarism will be handled according to university policy. Finally, I have attached a paper example from a previously assigned topic. This is to serve as an example for how the paper should be set up.

Description Answer the following questions: What is an area of life in which you have experienced people treating arguments as a kind of war? What were the consequences of that approach? What is an area of life in which you have experienced people treating arguments as a kind of performance? Was that approach effective? Why is it better to treat arguments as a venue for learning? What traits of character does it require to be able to live according to that approach? What benefits can it have in our lives to take that approach? Provide a specific example.