The article can be found on this link: https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/historical-foundations-race Question: With reference to, Paradox of Liberty in Americas Consciousness, explain the moral and legal arguments that defended slavery. What are the problems with those arguments, incorporating what you have learned about arguments this week and Banneker’s arguments from his correspondence with Jefferson.
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Assessing Rationing
June 29th, 2022 
“If we don’t ration through prices we ration through quantity” Assess what this statement means. The discussion assignments are meant to foster a spirit of community and collegiality; but you must also view these as academic assignments with formal requirements. Students will write a discussion post in response to questions posed throughout this course. You […]
Soviet Shortages of Goods
June 29th, 2022 There are three response essays in this course. Response essays should be 300-400 words in length. They do not need to have a title page, but should have a bibliography if sources are used. If sources are used then the student should cite sources in APA or Turabian. All writing should include a clear thesis […]
Economic Way of Thinking
June 29th, 2022 There are three response essays in this course. Response essays should be 300-400 words in length. They do not need to have a title page, but should have a bibliography if sources are used. If sources are used then the student should cite sources in APA or Turabian. All writing should include a clear thesis […]
Paper 2
June 29th, 2022 You may choose from one of the following topics. 1.Grice suggests an analysis of what is involved in my meaning non-naturally that p by my utterance S: (NN) I intend S to bring my audience to believe that p, not for any old reason, but because they recognize that I intend S to have this […]
philosophy
June 19th, 2022 Come up with a way you wronged someone and made up for it according to the views of either Aristotle, Locke, or Boxill (say which one), but NOT according to either Radzik, Bovensor Hieronymi(say which one), and so the victim refuses to forgive you. Say why. What action can you take that overcomes this remaining […]
Industrial Revolution
June 18th, 2022 Why is the Industrial Revolution in England significant for this class? Why is it significant for all of World Economic History? List two examples and discuss. Read: https://economics.mit.edu/files/4466watch: Richard III https://www.amazon.com/Richard-III-Laurence-Olivier/dp/B004D2K9B6 (if you have amazon)orhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A4iPCBiWhM&t=41s
Moral
June 17th, 2022 Moral Inconsistencies After doing a self-examination of your moral thinking, write below a brief comment (150-175 words) about the inconsistencies found in your moral reasoning. For example, you cannot be both a relativist and a proponent of universal moral laws; you cannot be a determinist and also believe in moral responsibility. You don’t have to […]
Any topic (writer’s choice)
June 17th, 2022 This is a class discussion about Baby Theresa’s case. A baby girl born anencephalic and her parents’ decision to have her killed and her organs harvested to be used to save other sick babies. After reading the passage about her case below, and based on what you have learned in this course so far, post […]
Reality
June 16th, 2022 What is most real? Chocolate chip cookies? Images of chocolate chip cookies? The Cookie Monster eating cookies? People eating cookies? A Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What is really real?What is the difference between appearance and reality? What is the basic stuff of the universe? Is there only one kind of thing or two kinds or […]
