1. A husband and wife are walking across a railroad track. She stumbles, and her foot gets caught in the switching mechanism. He tries to free her. Then a trail comes  roaring around the corner. Realizing he cannot free her before the train reaches them, the man leaps to safety. She is struck and killed instantly.

What are you thoughts regarding cultural diversity or self interest with respect to the case you chose? Consider the fact that ethics is the normative study of morals. Its job is to examine and formulate standards of the good and right that are justifiable and shareable. Ethical standards apply equally to all individuals, no matter what community they belong to. Is the ethical stance compatible with egoism or cultural relativism? 

Must be in your own words and will be ran through several plagiarism checkers.

Instructions

Unit 2 Assignment

Your Assignment:

Compare and contrast Descartes and Hume on the idea of dualism verses materialism. Then choose one of those philosophers and compare his theory to Locke’s theory of self. Make sure to use the requirements of logical argumentation, as discussed in chapter one, to organize your paper. Make sure you are not using fallacies in your reasoning. Use the material in your readings to help with the details of your discussion.

Formatting:

• The body of the essay must be 5-6 pages (1250-1500 words) in length
• 1 inch margins
• 12 point, Times New Roman font
• Title Page
• Words Cited Page – cite all quotations/paraphrases used by naming the author of the work, the tile and the chapter/section that you are citing from.
• Properly use MLA in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quoting (Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide – https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/). Here is an example essay with MLA citations.

Writing Tips:

Tips for proper citations for the readings and Podcast:

• For all your sources, you should do “direct quotes” with parentheses citations in the paper, and full Works Cited information on the last page.
• For Podcasts: There might not a publication date, but there can be information about when you accessed the podcast/viewed it/listened to it. (The example citations below from the Purdue OWL site could be dates when these podcasts were heard and viewed by the student, for example.)
• I would follow the format at the Purdue OWL site below for the Works Cited, and then in the text of the paper, use a parenthesis with the time, as in “the podcast says x.” (Bell and Philips, 2:19) for two minutes and nineteen seconds. It’s always a good idea to listen to the podcast, pause it, and take notes with times!
• If you aren’t sure how to do citations for our online readings, that is alright, check this Purdue OWL site for that information as well, there are all different kinds of sources listed on the left side menu:
  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ . Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and locate the following information:

For all podcasts, provide as much information as possible; not all of the following information will be available. Possible addition identifiers may include Producer, Director, etc.

Audio Podcast:

Bell, T., & Phillips, T. (2008, May 6). A solar flare. Science @ NASA Podcast. Podcast retrieved from http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.htm

Video Podcast:

Scott, D. (Producer). (2007, January 5). The community college classroom [Episode 7]. Adventures in Education. Podcast retrieved from http://www.adveeducation.com

Additional tips:

John C. Bean, in his book Engaging Ideas (2011) cites three ways that students tend to avoid a thesis or write in spite of the ones they have developed. TAKE CARE NOT TO COMMIT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MISTAKES IN YOUR WRITING OF THIS PAPER

1. “And Then” Writing – “And Then” writing is essentially chronological, narrating a person’s life or series of events. Students often do this when they are asked to analyze text(s). They, instead, just tell you what happened, event by event. Or, you might see this in a literature review in which a student just summarizes the articles in the order in which they are read.
2. “All About” Writing – “All About” writing strives to say EVERYTHING about a topic or issue. The paper may be somewhat organized because the student has addressed things topically but s/he has also failed to produce a thesis or position that guides the paper. The topics are, then, not reasons for the thesis. The structure is inappropriate and ineffective in a thesis-governed paper.
3. “Data Dump” Writing – “Data Dumps” on the other hand have no apparent structure. There is little transition or cohesion between the things that are stated and discussed. The student has no guiding thesis, no guiding idea, and so s/he goes to Google and grabs it all. These are often the most likely to be plagiarized because the student is just cutting and pasting from websites (and occasionally books or journals). It is incomprehensible and unoriginal.

Academic Honesty:

Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. Please ask if you have questions about what constitutes plagiarism. Your words and your ideas must be your own.

All papers submitted in this class are reviewed via Turnitin.com, a proprietary software database that identifies unoriginal material in papers. Please review the syllabus statement regarding the penalty for plagiarism. Your instructor will specify her policy regarding submission of essays to Smarthinking (online tutoring service).

Below I will attach a discussion post we had to do with the same topic along with other documents to help complete this assignment

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1. • In your own words, summarize the main ideas in paragraph form with a minimumof four (4) complete sentences.
2. how much of our behavior is a consequence of our unique and special qualities, the individual differences that differentiate us from other people? Conversely, how much reflects the culture and society in which we live, stemming from universal principles that underlie the behavior of all humans? Psychologists who rely on the neuroscience perspective tend to look for universal principles of behavior, such as how the nervous system operates or the way certain hormones automatically prime us for sexual activity. Such psychologists concentrate on the similarities in our behavioral destinies despite vast differences in our upbringing. In contrast, psychologists who employ the humanistic perspective focus more on the uniqueness of every individual. They consider every person’s behavior a reflection of distinct and special individual qualities.”

Please see attached for assignment directions. ****This assignment is ONLY for Part 1- Prewriting.****

Please follow all directions needed to complete this assignment and please…NO PLAGIARISM!

• Prewriting: Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity. Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
  1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the www.procon.org Website and state your position on the issue.
  2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section – whichever section opposes your position.
  3.For each of the three (3) premises (reasons) that oppose your position on the issue, answer these “believing” questions suggested by Elbow:
  1. What’s interesting or helpful about this view?
  2. What would I notice if I believed this view?
  3. In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?”

  The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

  • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

  Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
  • This prewriting assignment has no page requirement. There is no requirement at this time to include references in the assignment.

  The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.

Theres two parts to this assignment.

1st Part:

Describe the kind of funeral plans you would like to have. Describe such plans as what type of flowers, type of music, who would speak, cremation or burial and where this would occur (the forest, ocean, cemetery, etc.). Describe the cultural or family traditions that are common and which you expect might happen in a funeral for someone in your family. Stating that you do not know what kind of funeral you would like to have will result in a 0. Word count should be about 500 (half page at 10 font, single-spaced) not less than 400 words.

Write a one-paragraph obituary for yourself. Check obituaries on the web for ideas. Use appropriate grammar and spelling. You don’t have to include the date or the time of death or those details; but focus on what you would like to have people remember you for and what accomplishments you hope that others will remember of you. Keep it positive if possible. This would be what one would see in print in a newspaper or online obituary service. Word count: 150 – 250.

2nd Part:

Financial Aspects of Death: Describe the funeral plans you would like to have in detail from a financial point of view. You can use the plan you just completed to use as a checklist. Once you fully describe the event, then provide a cost listing of each of the items you selected. Select and price: flowers, music, speakers, etc. I have seen some great reports in the past with very good detail so please put effort into this portion of the project.