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1. Some consider fair access to health care a moral right, while others disagree. We have defined the term moral right as “a privilege to act in some specific, intentional manner or to obtain some specific benefit because one is a moral agent living in a community of moral agents under a shared moral standard.”Is […]

1. The remarkable development of technology provides comfort to us. As technology developed, there were many platforms that helped the population. We can watch television anywhere, anytime. There is a lot of information and knowledge that we can get through watching television, but there is also something that we lose from it. Although technology has […]

Self-Evaluation WorksheetPlease type your answers directly onto this form and submit it to Canvas when completed.Thesis Statemen1. Does the thesis statement contain the paragraph’s controlling idea and appear as the last sentence in the introduction? Explain your answer.Basic Elements2. (a.) Does you include effective basic elements (title, introduction, single-topic paragraphs, conclusion)? Explain your answer.(b.) Does […]

“Using your Experiences”Think of a time when you assumed a leadership role, yet were not formally labeled a leader. Why did you step into that role? What were the circumstances that allowed you to take on those responsibilities? Provide analysis on your leadership. Was it effective and successful? What could you have done better?Protocol for […]

Besides bomb threats, sabotage, hijackings, and in general terrorism – what OTHER security issues do airlines/airport face?See chapter 8 and or internet/personal experiences etc.1. Choose an issue.2. From your research/experiences, explain its impact on air / airport operators.Make sure you comment on another students once submitted your entry. Include source for any research or examples. […]

a) Has protection for proprietary software gone too far, as some critics suggest? (b) If not, why? (c) If so, what are the implications for innovation and competition in the computer industry? (d) How can we achieve an appropriate balance between those who hold legal rights to proprietary information and ordinary users who wish to […]

The concept of an author of vernacular fiction changes a great deal over the time period we studied in the class. What kind of relation between author and text can we impute for Feng Menglong, Li Yu, and Cao Xueqin? Here we could think about their use of prior materials, the voice of the narrator, […]

In discussing the story “The Canary Murders” we introduced the concept of “Heaven’s abacus” — the notion that there is some sort of calculation taking place on the level of heavenly design such that acts of folly engender their deserved consequences and acts of evil are ultimately met with retribution. Choosing two texts among those […]

Pretending you are an archeologist, examine Reinhart’s and McDonald’s essays. What would you say are the primary values of those who write such essays and how are these values reflected in the conventions, language, and features of the two essays?Length: 1 page, double-spaced.         So much stress and so little time? We’ve […]

The Norton Sampler the two essays ” The Sancturay of School” and ”Like Mexican’s” are about the childhood experiences of two very different writers. What personality traits or characteristics do they show through their descriptions in the essay? which of these traits seem to be learned or adopted as a response to their experiences?   […]