Critical Review No. 3 (Professor’s Choice:  Do the Right Thing, 1989; Directed by Spike Lee or  Smoke Signals, 1998; Directed by Chris Eyre)

^ requires watching the film and do a critical review. Below is one of the example to how to write them.

 Example 1

Film Title and Director: Gus Van Sant My Own Private Idaho
 Develop a thesis pertaining to the assigned film text and whether or not it, the film, in your view has the power to transform one’s political sensibilities. Your argument should express your point of view regarding the politics of difference, political sensibilities, and political transformation(s) as related to the film. Remember, you’re writing (developing) an analytical essay. Submit your thesis statement in the box below:

   1a.  I found My Own Private Idaho to be a very complex film and with out any background information the average moviegoer would not see this film as one in which would awaken their sensibilities.

 Develop three (3) topic sentences that articulate the major ideas that will comprise the body of your essay. Remember that your topic sentences should clearly state the argument or point to be made in the respective paragraphs. Submit your topic sentences in the box below:

    2a.  (1)The average moviegoer is not aware of the Generation X culture/era, male prostitution, nor the plight of someone with a unique illness like narcolepsy as presented by Mike Waters and therefore has difficulty becoming immersed and empathizing with the character’s. challenges. (2) Throughout the film there is no prominent societal involvement, authority figures or anyone opposing the behavior that the Generation X slackers demonstrated. (3) The “cut-up” directors technique made the film hard to follow contributing to the overall difficulty relating to the characters.

 Identify three (3) scenes from the film that support your thesis statement. Briefly explain:

   3a.  It is difficult to identify three scenes to support my thesis statement because there is not a particular scene in the movie that could do so. It is the technique in which the film was presented and the unique character attributes that leave the average moviegoer confused, lost and walking away saying “what the fuck was that all about?”

 Lastly, fully develop your introductory paragraph. Remember that the best possible thesis will answer some specific question about the text. In this case a question related to the film’s power to transform political sensibilities regarding difference:

   4a.  My Own Private Idaho, a movie about two young male hustlers, is not a film that has the capability to transform one’s sensibilities. Although one might relate to one of the characters, the film does nothing but leave you confused and or lost, wanting more information about the characters in order to make some conclusions about what the producer/movie is trying to make. I found My Own Private Idaho quite confusing. Only after reading about it in Democracy and Difference did it make some sense to me. I found My Own Private Idaho to be a very complex film and with out any background information the average moviegoer would not see the film as one in which awaken’s their sensibilities.
 
Review completed by:  Julie Rodin
  

Example 2

 
Film Title and Director:    Gus Van Sant,  My Own Private Idaho
 Develop a thesis pertaining to the assigned film text and whether or not it, the film, in your view has the power to transform one’s political sensibilities. Your argument should express your point of view regarding the politics of difference, political sensibilities, and political transformation(s) as related to the film. Remember, you’re writing (developing) an analytical essay. Submit your thesis statement in the box below:

   1a.  Gus Van Sant’s movie, My Own Private Idaho, has the power to change a person’s political sensibilities by examining the paradigms that exist between sexuality and personal identity as they relate to the social and moral norms of society.

 Develop three (3) topic sentences that articulate the major ideas that will comprise the body of your essay. Remember that your topic sentences should clearly state the argument or point to be made in the respective paragraphs. Submit your topic sentences in the box below:

   2a.  The character Scott uses his sexuality to create a false identity, though initially intended as a back handed action against his father, in truth, Scott is just as lost as any of the other “street hustlers.” Lacking a cognitive connection between morality and sexuality, Mike falls asleep when faced with “situations of stress,” returning to a time in his life when he feels his personal identity is most stable, his life with his mother; in this way he attempts to understand who he is, through what he has experienced. The accessibility and internal acceptability of this generation of “lost boys” becomes evident during the Café scene, where each tells a horror story of their hustles, laughing, smiling, and shrugging off these encounters as though each was a common experience for those who live hollow lives.

 Identify three (3) scenes from the film that support your thesis statement. Briefly explain:

   3a.  Café 20:50 In the Cafe the “Hustlers” tell horror stories, often overlapping, of their encounters as though they are normal experiences, and though distasteful, perfectly acceptable amongst our society. Betray Bob 1:25:10 Here Scott turns his back on his former mentor, this shows how while Scott appeared to be the character who is the most “together” he is actually the most lost; by casting off a former lifestyle to take up another without respecting the transition that links the two, Scott, has simply taken off one mask and put another on. Here the audience realizes he is the most profound, yet hollow character. Last Pass-out 1:32:05 Mike’s inability to reconcile his past with his present is the reason he is constantly at a cross roads in the middle of nowhere, and it’s in the realization of this that he becomes so upset that he passes out. Here in the final scene he passes out on a road between a brown dying field and a vibrant green one, lost on a road separated from who he was and who he is, this adds to the depth of his shoes being stolen, and a random person picking him up while he slumbers; he doesn’t know where he is going or how he will get there, but it will be an arduous journey.

 Lastly, fully develop your introductory paragraph. Remember that the best possible thesis will answer some specific question about the text. In this case a question related to the film’s power to transform political sensibilities regarding difference:

   4a.  Gus Van Sant’s movie, My Own Private Idaho, has the power to change a person’s political sensibilities by examining the paradigms that exist between sexuality and personal identity as they relate to the social and moral norms of society. With main characters Scott Favor, Keanu Reeves, and Mike Waters, River Phoenix, walk the roads of life amongst a subculture that allows them to exploit their bodies to survive, while attempting to create the foundations of an identity they have yet to understand. With Bob as the veritable “psychedelic teacher” of their subculture, a man who hustles and lies to others, as each hustles and lies to themselves; lost in a world without substance, a melancholy of fading youth.
 
Review completed by:  Mark Lux  

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Discussion 1

Distributive Justice Across the Generations

   In Chapter 3 of your textbook, the author discusses how demographic   differences, such as age, influence understandings of distributive justice.   He also reviews how libertarian, utilitarian, and egalitarian theories of   distributive justice enter into conversations across demographic divides.
 

  The soaring cost of health care, the limitations of the economy in paying for   health care, and the growing proportion of the population who are over age   65, have given rise to serious discussion, at times acrimonious, about the   possible need to or the justice of rationing health care to that age group. A   common definition of rationing is withholding some specific medical   treatments for reasons other than a patient’s desire to have the treatment   (e.g., Medicare not paying for certain treatments for very elderly patients).
 

  In your discussion, you must, from the perspective of distributive justice,   summarize the major arguments on both sides (the pros and cons) of the issue   of whether health care should be rationed to the elderly. You must also   characterize these arguments according to whether they are primarily   libertarian, utilitarian, or egalitarian in nature. Finally, you will   evaluate these arguments from your view of distributive justice, explaining   both how your personal life experiences and your own libertarian,   utilitarian, or egalitarian views influence your evaluation.
 

  To help you successfully complete this discussion, review the following   required resources: Callahan, D., & Nuland,        S. B. (2011, June 19). The quagmire: How American medicine is destroying        itself. The New Republic, 242(8), 16-18. Retrieved from the        EBSCOhost database. Rationing by any        other name: Reasons for resisting the push to limit medical care Should we ration        end-of-life care?        [Radio broadcast] Rationing health        care at end of life: Student handout 3

   Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length. Support your claims   with examples from at least two of the required resources for this   discussion, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your   classmates’ posts by Day 7 whose viewpoints are different from yours. Each   peer response must be at least 125 words. Stimulate critical thinking by   contrasting your perspective with your classmate’s and explaining yours, or   by asking your classmate a question and explaining why your question is   significant. 

PSY 1O4 week 5 assignment

Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Erik Erikson Final Essay

Tough Conversations

Imagine you are the HR manager at a company, and a female employee came to you upset because she felt a male coworker was creating a hostile work environment by repeatedly asking her out on dates even after she said “no.” What would you do?

Write a plan for how would you approach your conversation with each employee, including the most essential topics to cover. As you write your plan, think about what your goals are for this situation and how each conversation will help you achieve those goals.

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Write a 5–7 paragraph paper in which you:

• Write a plan for the conversation you would have with the employee, based on the concepts found in your textbook. What are the most important points you would need to cover in this conversation, and why?
• Write a plan for the conversation you would have with the employee’s male co-worker, based on the concepts found in your textbook. What are the most important points you would need to cover in this conversation, and why?
• Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
  • This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
  • Include at least one reference to support your paper.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Create a plan for approaching tough conversations with employees, including a rationale for the most essential topics to cover.

Write a short 2 page paper each on how:

Libertarian (2 page)

Conservatives (2 pages)

Socialist (2 pages)

Modern liberals (2 pages)

Approach Gun Control.

Therefore, you need to have a total of 8 pages.