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Paper: Proposal for the Ethics of Musk’s Mars Colony.  (2-4 pages, single space, 11 font)   1: Imagine that the following is true. Elon Musk has decided that his future colony on Mars needs to be guided by an excellent ethics. So, since he is aware that our course has specialized in considering not only the ethics of key thinkers but the four metaethical families, he has decided to award a million dollars to the student who submits the most persuasive proposal for that ethics. 2: Whose ethics do you think that he should adopt? What would be the basic moral values, norms, and virtues of that ethics? Why would those basic values, norms, and virtues be able to act as moral principles for all the complexities of human action on Mars? What metaethical justification can you offer that your proposed ethics would indeed work for the colony? How would your ethics handle the strongest objections from the three alternative metaethical families?  3: Your proposal for the Ethics of Musk’s Mars Colony should identify in its title the ethics being proposed, e.g., “Proposed: Adopt X’s Ethics for Mars.” The proposal should be divided into these 6 sections:  I: Introduction (to indicate the key reason why X’s ethics is being recommended and to identify how the paper’s arguments will proceed) II: Normative Justifications (to establish that the proposed ethics would be able to offer colonists the basic values, norms, and virtues necessary for life on Mars (include pertinent examples));  III: Metaethical Justifications (to establish that humans on Mars would benefit from your ethics and that your ethics can counter the strongest objections from the three alternative metaethical families);  IV: Conclusion (to summarize the lines of argument and indicate the relevance of the proposal not only for Musk’s colony but also for Earth). V: The Appendix of Key Arguments consisting of tables for key arguments. Each table should be divided into two columns (the first with the crucial syllogism written in words and with the word being symbolized bolded; and the second column should have that syllogism symbolized).  VI: List of Works Cited.  N.B. The proposal should support key points with footnotes quotes from the texts read for homework. (Footnotes can use the informal method of the midterm paper.)   4: Full disclosure: in this imaginary scenario, Musk is offering me a half a million dollars to identify the proposals that make inaccurate claims, that present invalid arguments, that unsatisfactorily counter significant objections from the rejected metaethical families, that misunderstand the nature of philosophical ethics, that fail to appreciate the role that ethics is to play in his Mars colony or that are written so poorly as to be confusing or incoherent. Musk and I agreed that I will not be evaluating whether the ethics proposed is worthy of Musk’s selection because I do not grade opinion.

Learning involves change. Most learning theories posit that your behaviors, perspectives, and/or beliefs are products of what you’ve learned in the past, and they will continue to be influenced by what you learn in the future. The purpose of this assignment is to allow you the opportunity to pause and notice what you’ve learned in this course (i.e., how you’ve changed) and intentionally reflect upon what this means for your future actions, perspectives and/or beliefs. This is partially retrospective, but there should definitely be a forward-thinking component. Please see http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/openminded/?p=318 for a brief description of Reflective Learning.     The essay should address ALL of the following:  ?    Explain the most important concept, content area, or skill learned during this course.  ?    Why it is valuable to you (personally or professionally)? ?    What processes helped you learn it? (skills/strategies that helped with processing- organizing, focusing, elaborating, applying, writing, etc) ?    How can understanding it, and the process by which you learned it, influence your future endeavors?  I uploaded the powerpoint so you can pick a topic you want to write about.  Format requirements: 1-page paper (350-500 words), Times New Roman or Arial 12 point font, 1 inch margins.   Learning Objectives: ?    Justify value of learned content/skill ?    Predict the impact of the learning

Now that you have completed three writing projects and all the assigned reading in Approaching Great Ideas, it is time to reflect on what you have learned in written form. Format this piece as you have done for the previous essays and answer the following prompt in 1000-1250 words (approximately 4-5 pages): The title of this course is Argumentative and Critical Writing, and you have been introduced to various strategies to become a better critical reader and writer as a college student. Take this opportunity to reflect on your learning experiences, which is known as meta-cognition. What are the most significant things you have learned in English 3? How do you know that you have learned them? Why is this learning important to you? Be specific in your reflections and refer directly to the course materials that have made a difference in your learning processes.  Be prepared to cite from the readings in Approaching Great Ideas, but you may also refer to any of the activities from the Canvas website, including instructional videos, quizzes, blogs, peer reviews, and/or essay assignments. There is no need for a works cited page, but you do need to use in-text citations when you cite from the written texts.

Answer the three questions  sources should only be from “The world of myth an anthology by David a Leeming”( pdfs online) 1.  Discuss the classical understandings of the four types of love (erotic, friendship, motherly,              and disinterested love) and the relevance these categories have for our world. 2.Discuss the Greek Pantheons and their relevance to modern family dynamics. 3. Discuss why a culture might adopt a polytheistic as opposed to a monotheistic             mythology. 4.Discuss the Greek Pantheons and their relevance to modern family dynamics 5.Discuss Pandora’s origins, purpose(s), and the possibilities this myth has for the              interpretation of hope. (each answer should be at least 275 words)

compare the idealistic nature of Ursula Le Guins “ The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and the A.J Muste’s “ Pacifism and Perfectionism”

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose one of the three prompts and compose a 550-600 word, four-paragraph comparative essay.    1)    Write a compare-and-contrast essay discussing sensory and figurative language. You may discuss the different types of both, or focus on the terms more generally. You must include examples from our readings, as well as one source from the internet.   2)    How are Gweneth Lewis’s interpretations of Emily Dickinson and her poem “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” similar or different to your own interpretation. Support your ideas with details from Dickinson’s poem, from the text, and from your own prior knowledge.  3)    Both 19th Century poets Walt Whitman (1819–1892) and Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) have been recognised as “trailblazers” not only for their published works, but for their personalities. Discuss how their legacies are similar and different. Include references to their lives (from the biographies in the text), their writings, and your own ideas.     TIPS: *Make a comparison chart to help collect your ideas.* *Use the following outline to construct your essay.* Introduction: Hook, Background, Thesis  Body Paragraph 1: Similarities (Evidence + Sources) Body Paragraph 2: Differences (Evidence + Sources) Conclusion: Restate the thesis statement, summarize the main points, opinion statement

Choose and respond to any 5 of the following 8 questions. Do not answer all 8. Only answer 5 of the 8 questions. You can choose any ones you want. While your responses to the questions do not have to be long (a paragraph or two should be sufficient), you must be sure respond adequately to the question and to include evidence from the text to support your responses. 1) In “Popular Mechanics” discuss the story’s final lines. What is the “issue” that is “decided?” 2) Is “I Can Speak” a satire about overzealous parenting, the way corporations take over our domestic lives, or something else? 3) How is “The Enormous Radio” written in 1947, still relevant to contemporary technology? 4) In “The Missing Peace,” explore use of Peace in the title and throughout the story. 5) In “Othello,” who is the main character, Othello or Iago? Explain. 6) In “Othello” who is responsible for Desdemona’s death, Othello since he physically committed the act or Iago for driving Othello to commit the act with his ingenious manipulation? 7) Choose any short story that you did not write about in the above questions and show how the story exemplifies any of the elements of fiction. 8) Choose any of the poems we have read and show how it exemplifies any of the elements of poetry.

– write answers to questions relying on ATTACHED FILES (!) – each answer must be 400 words QUESTIONS : 1)Describe the types of imperfect friendship Aristotle identifies in his book Nicomachean Ethics. Contrast these types with what he calls perfect friendship and explain why he considers the latter to be the finest type of friendship.   2) Nygren analyzes and compares eros (Greek) and agape (Christian) love. Explain his account, highlight the differences between these two types of love, and indicate whether you think Nygren’s account is satisfactory based on reading of Greek and Christian texts.

As Shakespeare represents it, what kind of death does Hamlet die? In other words, what values (heroic, rebellious, devoutly religious, despairing, and so on) does Hamlet affirm in this last scene and in the moments before his death? “answer the question directly and support your answer with analysis of relevant textual passages”

the whole question: One of Many goals of Buddhism is to go out of existence (permanently) some thinkers such as Tolstoy and Walker, think that the permanent extinction eradicated any hope for meaning in life. Who’s view is more promising, the Buddhist or the Tolstoy/Walker View?