Exam 1

Answer each of these 2 questions in the form of a 1-2 page essay. Both essays should be included in a single document and placed in the “Exam 1″ dropbox. .”

  1. The year is 2025 and after several successful years in college, where you earned various degrees, you have hit the ground running in the career of your choice. The city of Rockford has taken notice and asked you to come back home for a talk. You are to give a 30-45 minute speech about your experiences and what you learned about perseverance, hard work, and the importance of being people-focused. People of all age ranges will be in the audience to hear your speech at the BMO Harris Bank Center, 3 days before Thanksgiving. What terms will help you most in giving the kind of talk you are hoping to deliver in front of family, friends, and former classmates? Use 5 terms from any of the chapters we’ve read (Chapters 1-4 and 5, 10, and 11). Talk about how those 5 terms will help you do your best job instead of writing the actual speech. There is no need to do that.
  2. Some fellow citizens believe that 2020 and 2021 were 2 of the most divisive years in American history and the January 6th, 2021 riots at the Capitol show much of the same. In this moment of uncertainty, college students (like all of you are searching for answers. More importantly, the future is in your hands. Human beings have free will or agency. In other words, we make choices instead of the world “happening to us.” As you talk about issues of ethics and communication in your own life, how can we improve things?

Why does the author of our textbook think “civility” (Chapter 2) is complicated? Why do the 2 common conceptions of civility make it so difficult to navigate ethics and communication in 2022? Use 5 terms from any of the chapters we’ve read (Chapters 1-4 and 5, 10, and 11).