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(1) What do you know about what Rius thinks/feels about Marxism?  What is Rius’s “position” on Marx?  How do you know this?  How does the way you would find out about Rius’s position vis-a-vis Marxism differ from the way you would have figured this out in 1976, when the book was written?(2)  How does the graphic format of this non-fiction work impact your particular reception to the work?  If you were to write/design a “manifesto” in the tradition of Marx’s broadside “The Communist Manifesto,” . . what kind of format/technology would you use to “reach the masses”?  If Marx were alive to today, how would he attempt unite the “working men” of today?

Focusing on the concepts of critical thinking and belief perseverance.Think about the differences between and among common sense, science, and beliefs.Consider how the differences between common sense and science and the connections between common sense and beliefs relate to critical thinking and to being a scholar-practitioner in your area(s) of interest.Identify at least one strategy you might employ (or have employed) to ensure that you think critically in the presence of your personal belief system.Write a 150 to 200-word Explanation of the relationships between and among common sense, science, personal beliefs, and critical thinking.Next, explain the role each of these four elements plays in the practice of scholarship.Then, provide your own definition of belief perseverance and explain how it influences critical thinking.Finally, share at least one strategy that you might employ to ensure that you think critically in the presence of your personal belief system.

Write 5 paragraphs about South Africa not improving after apartheid. The topics are introductionone paragraph about job opportunities second paragraph is about education third is living conditions and the last paragraph is the conclusion

The Unit 4 assignment is going to be focusing on one pro and one con of these issues:Climate ChangeFree Health CareEmployer’s Access to Employee’s Social MediaYou are going to use this discussion board to explore these three issues. This exploration will help you with your Unit 4 Assignment.InitialResponse:For your initial post, answer the questions below:What is one positive aspect (pro) for each of the three issues above?And, what is one negative aspect (con) for each of the three issues above?

Write a comprehensive essay addressing the below questions and articles. Notably, you are not limited only to the provide resources, you can incorporate as many additional resources as needed to support and substantiate your overall argument or thesis.   Remember that is an Opinion Essay that presents the author’s point of view(s) on a particular subject(s) supported by reasoning, examples, and research   Accordingly, there are NO wrong or right answers to the questions and you will NOT be graded by the such rather by your ability to formulate a rational argument and support/defend it…Conceptual Frameworks: Be assured to invoke an academic tone and utilize scholarly resources, APA format, and synthesize connections to- Growth Mindset (Week I & II)- Overcoming Obstacles & Setbacks (Week III & IV)- Diversity & Inclusion (Week V & VI) ————————————————————————————————————————————————I. Which do you believe plays a more important role in the evident societal inequalities and discrimination: Race or Class? Why?? Consider one’s overall educational aspirations and vocational trajectory in relations one’s own internal (e.g. shyness) and external barriers.? Consider if “our society is structured so that certain groups are setup to fail and these same groups are inherently placed at a disadvantage.” i. What are your thoughts?        ii. What are Examples?      iii. Write a comprehensive and constructive argument explaining your position.1.Why do inequalities and discrimination persist in our ever-expanding global economy, esp. when people and nations are supposed to: (i)  value multiculturalism and diversity,  (ii)  assure fair treatment and equal opportunity to all, and (iii) discrimination + racism are supposed to be things of the past and no longer play a role in the fabric of our society and one’s ability to progress? i. What are your thoughts?        ii. What are Examples?      iii. Write a comprehensive and constructive argument explaining your position.2. Read the Case of Felix Hernandez Vs. Randall Clay In your opinion, who is the more successful of the two individuals (Mr. Hernandez or Mr. Clay)? Why?  a. Do you think that race or class played a more important role in this article (or maybe they are linked and inseparable)? Why? b. What does it mean to be successful (to you)? Consider both societal values and your own personal values/beliefs and how they differ. c. Consider the idea “certain groups and individuals are behind because of their own lack of effort and they do not work as hard or try.”Summarize the article.              ii. What are Examples?      iii. Write a comprehensive and constructive argument explaining your position3. Read “The Strange Engima of Race in Contemporary America” by Eduardo Bonilla Silva.i. Summarize the article.          ii. What are Examples?      iii. Write a comprehensive and constructive argument explaining your position.4. Read “White Privilege” by Peggy McIntoshThis article was written over four decades ago, how is it concurrently relevant and how has it changed?i. Summarize the article.                        ii. What are Examples?          iii. Write a comprehensive and constructive argument explaining your position.4a. In the article by Peggy McIntosh, White Privilege, at the beginning she mentions gender inequality but does not expand on this topic.How would you expand on this issue [of genderism] as relevant and its key issue(s)?  Do gender privileges?Many people who are double minorities (i.e. Black women) or triple (Gay Latinx women) find themselves torn between multiple worlds i. What are your thoughts                          ii. What are Examples?      iii. Write a comprehensive and constructive argument explaining your position.5. Read “Uses of Global Poverty” by Diane Eglitis i. Summarize the article.                          ii. What are Examples?          iii. Write a comprehensive and constructive argument explaining your position.6. In Rage of a Privileged Class, Ellis Cose (1994) argued that      Unlike most individuals, Middle Class & Educated Minorities (MCEM) believe their race plays a more important in continuing inequalities Notably, MCEM rage is fueled by “America’s Broken Covenant”—the pact ensuring that if you work hard, get a good job and good education,and play by the rules, you will be allowed to advance and achieve to the limits of your ability (despite your race, gender, sexual orient., etc)In essence, they argue that despite the fact that they “have done everything right” (i.e. educated, good jobs) that they are still at a significant  disadvantage, viewed as lesser, discriminated against and/or treated unequally (i.e. make less with same education/experience, etc). Thus, they conclude their race not class is the main reason for their unequal/unfair treatment.  Esp. since MCEM have achieved relatively the same social status, class, educational level, and other accomplishments as their non-minority counterparts? Consider the notion that “if certain minority groups would just stop complaining and work hard instead of expecting underserved handouts and society to accommodate/(re)adjust to suit them then they could be successful”…Hard work, continuous effort and determination are keyi. What are your thoughts                          ii. What are Examples?      iii. Write a comprehensive and constructive argument explaining your position.****This is  a final grade paper *******scholarly and academic resources*** 

“Although marking the passage beyond heterosexual marriage as a narrative ending, Lily Briscoe’s rise as even an alternatively public woman and meaning-giver does not then fully dismantle the ideological dichotomy of public/private that To the Lighthouse encodes in Part One as masculine/feminine” –Mary Lou Emery, ‘Robbed of Meaning’: The Work at the Centre of To the Lighthouse”. Do you agree with Mary Lou Emery’s statement that Western feminism is about the construction of the subject through processes of exclusion? Is this what To the Lighthouse does with Lily? Discuss by making close reference to the text and the article.

Assignment DetailsPart 1:Please find an argument to analyze.  Be creative!  Some suggestions are to use a commercial, letter to the editor (or op/ed piece).  Analyze the argument you choose.What is the main purpose of the argument?Is it inductive?  Deductive?Are there any fallacies being used?  If so, which ones?Part 2:Does the argument align with a philosophical theory or theorist? Choose one philosophical theory or theorist and explain – from that perspective – what you would change to make the argument better.  Think about the steps that you could use to improve the argument. For example, if you pick Socrates as a theorist think of how Socrates would reflect upon and engage the argument for change. Look for common fallacies like:Circular thinking – typically restating the premise in the conclusion and creating a “circular” argumentAppeals to authority – generally this fallacy considers an argument that we should listen to based on some “false” or “non” authority. Is this happening in your argument example?False cause – in this fallacy the writer or speaker attributes a “false” cause to some effect or result (often you will see superstitious thinking used here).Sweeping generalizations – this fallacy occurs when an individual makes generalizations (usually stereotypical thinking)Equivocation – in this fallacy a person confuses two senses of the meaning of a word (like a free animal- is it free because it doesn’t cost anything or is it free because it is not in a “cage”?)Red herring – very common in political settings.  This fallacy is a distraction (think of a big red fish – pretty distracting, right?)Utilize at least 2 credible sources to support the arguments presented in the paper. Make sure you cite them appropriately within your paper, and list them in APA format on your Reference page. Your paper should be 4-6 pages in length, not counting the Title page and Reference page. In accordance with APA formatting requirements, your paper should include a Title and Reference page, should be double-spaced, and include a running head and page numbers.

WATCH VIDEOS :Part 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, INCLUDE NUMBERS SO I KNOW WHICH ANSWER IS TO WHICH QUESTION:1.  Did anything in the first film shock or surprise you in terms of poverty in America?  Did you know that the very poorest Americans live on Indian Reservations?  Although this first short video can be heart wrenching and depressing, did you find anything positive in the young “warrior’s” attitude toward his situation, especially near the end when he talks about “the muddy road” and the “easy road”?  Based upon his words and thinking, in your opinion how important is the “attitude” of poor people themselves in the effort to fight poverty in America?2.  In video #2, we learn the story of young Louise Clifford, whose Lakota Sioux name is “Stands Against the Wind.”  What touches you most about her story?  Clearly, her Sioux people are trying to help her in the ways that they can by giving her a prayer feather, a bag of marbles representing her family, and a Lakota name that reminds her to be strong.  A deeper question is to ask is this:  Is the U. S. Government, which overseas all Indian schools, providing good schools and education to these poorest Americans?  What do you you think, based upon what you have seen in this second film?3.  In video #3, we meet 18-year-old Elaina and see the struggles that she faces to reach her dream of a better life.  Is there anything hopeful in her story or in the mother boyfriend and stepfather in her life?  If you could give Elaina advice about what to do next to succeed in the mainstream world and to get out of poverty, what you advise her to do?4.  Video #4 is especially valuable for the statistics that it works into the flow of the story of little dancing Tashina Iron Horse.  There are 15 people who sleep in her house each night.  Some 80% of the adults in her community suffer from alcohol addiction.  They get the alcohol off the reservation in a white “town” of 11 people who sell 4 million cans of beer each year to their Indian neighbors.  At the end of the film, we see Tashina dancing with narrator Diane Sawyer.  How hopeful are you that Tashina will escape from poverty to a better life?  What forces do you think are most likely to hold her back?5.  Do you find anything hopeful in this final video in the five-part series?  Explain.  More than the other videos, this one shows how much the U. S. Government has played a role in creating poverty on the Sioux reservation.  If this is true, might the Government have a big role to play in helping to solve the poverty issue there?  Based on this and the other videos in the series, what are some things that the Government could do, in your opinion, to help Lakota people create better lives for themselves?  What are some things that the people themselves could  do to create better lives above the poverty line?

Does Socrates succeed in his defending himself from the charges made against him?  Why or why not?  Use passages from the assigned text to support your position.  What do you think of Socrates and his attitude during the trial?In-text citationsTextbook is Ultimate Questions: Thinking about Philosophy, Third Edition by Nils Rauhut

Explain why it’s important to follow family traditions.