In our diverse society, how do we honor the traditions and cultures of so many varied groups without inadvertently disadvantaging anyone? How can we develop strategies to ensure that cultural traditions are respected and preserved while recognizing our commonalities?
Write a three to four (2-3) page paper in which you: Discuss one (1) real-life criminal case, taken from current events, and identify the court that took jurisdiction. Explain why the court that took the case was the appropriate one for the particular circumstances. Discuss the real-life case that you have selected, in which the defendant accepted a plea bargain […]
Create a thesis and corresponding argument for one of the following questions: 1) Do people read less now than they did ten or fifteen years ago? Why or why not? 2) Should professors allow technology such as computers, smartphones, and tablets in college classrooms? Why or why not?
Compare Psalm 23 and The Sermon on the Mount. The works have similar themes, or messages. What is the main idea of each work? How are the works alike? How are they different? How is the style, or genre, of each work appropriate to its purpose? (These questions are meant to give you some guidance to compare the two works, […]
The original intent of affirmative action was to “level the playing field” and ensure minority groups were treated fairly during the employment process. Using the original goal of affirmative action as a framework, write a paper that analyzes the evolution of affirmative action over the last 40+ years. You must draw conclusions based on research from outside resources and answer […]
Assume the following: Payment #1 totals $1,600 ($1,200 principal and $400 interest expense); Payment #2 totals $1,600 ($1,300 principal and $300 interest expense); and the remaining principal balance before these two payments is $50,000. If the amortization schedule’s “Remaining Principal Balance” column prior to these payments amounts to $50,000, what is the balance in the column after these payments
Paper on Aristotle Aristotle maintains that the highest good is ‘happiness’ (‘eudaimonia’ in Greek). Please write an essay about Aristotle’s concept of eduaimonia that answers the following questions: What, in your own words, does Aristotle mean by ‘eudaiomonia’? For Aristotle, does the highest good of happiness include those moments when you experience intense pleasure? Why or why not? If, for […]
Paper on Human Rights. This essay assignment requires you to reflect on the contemporary relevance of ancient codes, documents, and artifacts that contributed to the evolution of our modern conception of human rights. Your essay should answer these questions: What, according to H. Gene Blocker, are the most important historical sources for our contemporary conception of human rights? To what […]
Paper on Descartes. In his celebrated “Dream Argument,” Descartes maintained that we should not trust any test that purports to distinguish dreaming from waking states. For any test you can think of, Descartes argued, you can never know whether you actually performed the test (and so have in hand useful test results) or whether you merely dreamed that you performed […]
Paper on Kant Kant famously–and controversially–argued that some knowledge is synthetic a priori. Can you explain in your own words what Kant might have meant by this, and can you give an example of the sort of knowledge that Kant believed possessed this strange status? HINT: To answer this question in a clear and well-organized manner, you might want to first […]
