Category: Writing

Lawton, Graham. “The Truth about Vaping.”
New Scientist
, vol. 260, no. 3468, Elsevier BV, Dec. 2023, pp. 32-35, https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(23)02290-x.
Quest 5: Annotated Bibliography
Create an annotated bibliography of your sources.

What is meant by the formulation of universal law?
?      a.)
?      Acting according to a maxim that respects everyone
?      b.)
?      Acting according to the categorical imperative
?      c.)
?      Acting according to a maxim everyone can use
?      d.)
?      Acting according to an action’s objective morality
According to Kantian deontology, which of the following would make an act impermissible?
?      a.)
?      It is harmful to myself.
?      b.)
?      It is considered sinful by sacred texts.
?      c.)
?      It is forbidden by local custom or law.
?      d.)
?      It violates the categorical imperative.
Which of the following violates a person’s humanity, according to Kant?
?      a.)
?      Trying to influence someone
?      b.)
?      Hitting someone
?      c.)
?      Protecting someone from harm
?      d.)
?      Lying to someone
How would a Kantian deontologist evaluate murder?
?      a.)
?      It is morally wrong because it violates the victim’s humanity.
?      b.)
?      It is morally wrong if the victim feels any pain.
?      c.)
?      It is morally right when it is done with good intentions.
?      d.)
?      It is morally right when it puts a person out of his or her misery.
Which of the following people would likely be satisfied with Kantian deontology?
?      a.)
?      Carrie is looking for an ethical framework that advances her own agenda.
?      b.)
?      Candice is looking for an ethical framework that respects cultural norms.
?      c.)
?      Carl is looking for an ethical framework that considers a person’s intentions.
?      d.)
?      Cord is looking for an ethical framework that considers an action’s effects.
Which of the following represents a potential problem for Kantian deontology?
?      a.)
?      People can sometimes be treated as objects.
?      b.)
?      No weight is given to a person’s intentions.
?      c.)
?      Unintended effects have no impact on a person’s moral character.
?      d.)
?      The same rules don’t apply to everyone.
A friend is staying at my house. I hear a knock at the door and open it to find a gang of armed men. They ask if my friend is in the house. I want to say no so they will go away, but I also want to say yes because that is the truth.
Does this situation present a problem for Kantian deontological ethics?
?      a.)
?      No, because Kant claims an action is permissible if not performing that action leads to negative consequences.
?      b.)
?      Yes, because Kantian ethics states that right and wrong are determined by gathering all available information.
?      c.)
?      No, because Kant claims that self-interest should be the dominant consideration when faced with an ethical dilemma.
?      d.)
?      Yes, because Kantian ethics does not provide a clear way of handling conflicting moral duties.

Answer the following Question
The Mysterious Anxiety of Them and Us From Tales of Freedom (Reading):
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Questions:
In the middle of paragraph 3, the narrator says, “Then something strange happened.” Citing evidence from the text, explain what happened. How does what occurred affect the narrator’s feelings?
In paragraph 6, the narrator asks, “Did we who were eating feel guilty?” How does he respond to his own question? What does the way he answers tell you about him? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
How did you react to the last line of the poem, “It had been a dreamy day of rich sunlight”? Do you think it is consistent with the tone of the rest of the text? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
What is the meaning of the word insurrection as it is used in the text? Write best definition here, along with a brief explanation of how you arrived at its meaning.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word sumptuous as it is used in “The Mysterious Anxiety of Them and Us.” Write definition of sumptuous here, along with those words or phrases from the text that helped most. Then check a dictionary to confirm your understanding.

Analyze the reasoning in the passage below. Like the preceding item, this
passage contains a combination of deductive and inductive reasoning.
‘Species-ists’ are like racists.  Racists violate the principal of equality when there is
a clash between their interests and the interests of those of another race by giving
greater weight to the interests of members of their own race.  Similarly, those I
would call species-ists give greater weight to be interests of members of their own
species when there is a clash between their interests and the interests of those
other species.  Racists and species-ists do not accept that pain felt by one group is
as bad as pain felt by other groups. We hold racists accountable when they act on
racist attitudes.  So we should hold species-ists accountable when they cause the
suffering of animals.
People are responsible for the harm they do to other people. If people are
responsible for the harm they do to other people then they are responsible for the
harm they do to animals. Harm to people and harm to animals are morally the
same.  So, all individuals are responsible for the harm they do to animals.
– Adapted from views advocated by Peter Singer
a.
Set the arguments out in standard form.
b.
Using course concepts, evaluate the reasoning.

Studies have shown that firms who engage in planning are:
Group of answer choices
more focused in the market place
more multicultural than those that do not
more financially successful than those that do not
higher in employee satisfaction than those that do not plan
inclined to develop strong cultures

1. Explain Sartre’s belief: “Human being is free, human being is freedom.”
2. Can the world, with all its power, grandeur, and glory, satisfy to the fullest measure our desire for perfect and everlasting happiness? Explain your answer.
3. Explain Aristotle’s belief: Rationality is not merely passive but a function to be performed.

Questions: 1. What does the song tell us? Does this really happen? How can this happen? 3. What is genocide? What are the forms of genocide? What is the implication of committing genocide? 5. How does this relate to our life now? 6. Why would people adhere to arrogance and greed? Why would people crave for more? Why would people kill? 7. Is it true that people never get contented? Why?
Song Analysis on Genocide Listen to the song “One Tin Soldier” then sing it with a partner. After singing the song, reason together by answering the questions. Write your answers in the Pair and Share Answer Sheet. Discuss your answers in class. One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) Words and music by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter Copyright @ 1969 by ABC/ Dunhill Music, Inc. Listen children to a story that was written long ago ’bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below. On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone, and the valley people swore they’d have it for their very own. Refrain Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend. Do it in the name of heaven, justify it in the end. There won’t be any trumpets blowin’ come the judgment day on the bloody morning after … one tin soldier rides away. So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they’d kill. Came an answer from the kingdom:”With our brothers we will share all the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there.” (Refrain) Now the valley cried with anger; mount your horses, draw your sword! and they killed the mountain people, so they won their just reward. Now they stood beside the treasure on the mountain, dark and red, turned the stone and looked beneath it. “Peace on earth” was all it said. (Refrain)

Wall of Memories – August 1, 2012 by jmac1780 As I walk through the halls of where we used to play together, I see the old markings on the walls. They remind me of how I would draw our family with a crayon on our wall of memories I took a different color each time, and everyday add something, like a family member we just found out about, or a new picture I drew. The wall soon filled up over time, as I dipped your paw in paint and my hand as well, and pressed them together, at the same time, right next to each other, on our wall of memories. Mine was purple, yours was green. I don’t recall what made me think you liked the color green. After all, weren’t cats colorblind? I wasn’t sure, but I guess green was sort of your color. You had a green collar, a green toy, green this, green that. And it was all by accident. Although, I’m sure there are no accidents when it comes to that. But ever since that hand-printing day, I can’t remember a time when those two colors never looked so perfect together. And the wall kept filling up, and filling up, with more memories to look back on, and more promises to keep. Promises? I don’t remember making any promises. But the promises we made were in each other’s eyes, and in each other’s hearts. I looked at you, and you looked at me with those green, peaceful eyes, and it seemed as though we promised to be together forever. The promises we made in our hearts were for us only, to stay best friends. But after you left, those promises seemed to do nothing but fade. I remember the day you left very clearly. And boy, it was not pretty. I remember collapsing in tears, screaming that they couldn’t take you away from me. Sobbing my heart out, only to face the reality that there was nothing I could do. Time passed and I didn’t get any better. I hid my pain behind a fake smile and shining eyes. Shining from tears. I wanted to die. I couldn’t imagine life without you, and I wished for you to come back to me. I missed you terribly, and I couldn’t get you off my mind. I wanted the best for you, but I wanted you with me. I saw you everywhere after that day. Everywhere I went, there was a memory we shared on that couch, in that room, next to that wall, everywhere, and anywhere. You were everywhere, and all I kept thinking of was what I had and lost. I kept walking by our wall of memories, only to softly touch the markings, and break down in tears again. Every time. I wanted you to come back. My sweetie. My first pet. My best friend. I could spend hours and hours gazing at our wall of memories, like they were the stars in the night sky. I could get lost in the thousands of memories we left there, until I finally rested my gaze on the two small hand and paw prints, purple and green, and right next to each other. No matter what the future held, that was one thing that could never be changed. Our promises on our wall of memories.
What is the theme? 2.What Point of View (POV) was used? Give pronouns used in the autobiography. 3.What is/are the emotion(s) portrayed by the memoir? 4.Any supporting stories?Give Brief details 5.Any personal style?How? 6.Does the author show honestly?How?