Write a paper that supports one side or the other of the issue.

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Over the eight weeks of the course, you will work on a paper that addresses a current controversial issue. This paper is to be in the form of an argument. You will select a topic, choose an issue related to that topic, thoroughly research both sides of the issue, and then write a paper that supports one side or the other of the issue. Your paper must define the issue, present evidence on both sides of the issue, and then argue that one side is stronger and more persuasive than the other. Your paper must address at least three relevant aspects of the issue. More specific directions for each part of the paper will be found within the specific assignment in the weekly modules.
For the assignment this week, address the following:
State the topic chosen from the list or topic approved by instructor.
State the specific issue you will explore.
This must be stated either as a question (“Should prostitution be legalized?”) or a whether-or-not statement (“Whether prostitution should be legalized”).
For the stated issue, state three (3) aspects of the issue that you think you will likely develop in your paper. Briefly state why you have chosen each aspect.
You are not confined to three aspects only, but you must develop at least three. As you develop your paper, you may find other aspects that you deem more relevant, and may add or substitute those.
Example: For the topic of prostitution, you might examine the aspect of personal autonomy, public health aspects, and law enforcement aspects, at a minimum.
Example: For the topic of free healthcare for undocumented persons, you might address economic aspects, ethical aspects, and public health aspects, at a minimum.

What does it mean for a sentence to be truth-functional?

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Week 3 Study Guide
Answer the following seven questions about the reading and videos for the week. Write out your answers on a computer and then either upload the file or paste into the submission text box. Do not write directly into the text box because it doesn’t save your work. If you upload a file, only use doc, docx, pdf, or jpg.

1. For each of the five main logical operators: list the operator, identify it symbol, use the operator in a sentence. It can be hard to use logical operators online. The easiest way is to copy and paste from this list: (• v ⊃ ≡ -). If that doesn’t work, you can simply draw them out on paper and upload a photo along with the assignment.

2. Translate the following English sentences into formal language. Use the suggested constants to stand for the atomic propositions.
a. Either Bob will mop or Tom will mop. (B = Bob will mop; T = Tom will mop)
b. It is not the case that Bob is a burglar. (B = Bob is a burglar)
c. Either it will not rain on Monday or it will not rain on Tuesday. (M = It will rain on Monday; T = It will rain on Tuesday)
d. Tom does not like cheesecake. (T = Tom likes cheesecake)
e. Bob would like to have both a large cat and a small dog as a pet. (C = Bob would like to have a large cat as a pet; D = Bob would like to have a small dog as a pet)
f. Bob Saget is not actually very funny. (B = Bob Saget is very funny)

3. What does it mean for a sentence to be truth-functional? Why is this important for propositional logic? Give an example of a sentence that is not truth functional.

4. Use truth tables to show whether the following inferences are valid. It can be hard to format truth tables online. The easiest way is to make a table in your word processor. If that doesn’t work, you can simply draw out your answers on paper and upload a photo along with the assignment.

5. Is the following sentence true or false: “Kanye West is a frog; therefore, Kanye is married to Kendrick Lamar”? Translate this sentence into logic and then use a truth table to show your reasoning. What does this tell us about the truth of conditional statements?

6. What are the five valid argument forms discussed in 4.2? Give an example of each.

7. Do you find this type of formal logic interesting? Why or why not?

Identify the Ethical Issues, including the social work values and ethics that conflict.

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As Social Work and Human Services professionals, many times we are face with decisions that create ethical Dilemmas. Using the Hierarchy of Ethical Principles, Social Work Code of Ethics, and the Ethical Decision-Making Chart, determine the appropriate course of action for the scenario provided.
1. Identify the Ethical Issues, including the social work values and ethics that conflict.
2. Identify the individuals, groups, and organizations that are likely to be Affected by the ethical decision.
3. Tentatively identify all possible Courses of Action and the participants involved in each, along with possible benefits and risks for each.
4. Thoroughly examine the reasons in favor of and opposed to each possible Course of Action, considering relevant (a) ethical theories, principles, and guidelines; (b) NASW codes of ethics; (c) hierarchy of ethical principles; (d) the Ethical Decision Making Chart, and (e) personal values (including religious, cultural, and ethnic values and political ideology).
Scenario: Pats post-surgical team consists of a physical therapist, occupational therapist, nurse practitioner (who provides nutritional counseling) and a clinical social worker by way of home visits. A pharmacist offers medication management and consultation to Pat in the healthcare team. Pat’s treatment and medications are paid for by Arkansascare insurance. She’s collecting disability until she returns to work. While visiting with Pat she shares that she is not complying with her medication protocol or diet plan. She has not told this to her other providers and ask you to keep it confidential. “The others are not as understanding as you are,” she says. “I tell them what they want to hear so the leave me alone.” At the monthly phone huddle, the pharmacist voices concern that, with the exception of her pain medications, Pat does not seem to be refilling her prescriptions. In regard to the pain meds, the pharmacist also discloses that Pat has asked the pharmacy twice for an early pain med refill. The nurse practitioner states concerned that Pat is gaining rather than losing weight despite insistence that she staying on her diet plan. “I don’t think she’s really committed to her treatment” he says. “She’s playing Russian roulette with her health”.

The charts are uploaded in the “Materials” section.
Also sources for references for the paper should be empirical peer-reviewed articles

Write a 2–3-page essay (double-spaced, 1-inch margins) providing examples of how some facet of “process philosophy” has impacted American government and/or society.

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Worldview Analysis Essay

For this assignment, you will write a 2–3-page essay (double-spaced, 1-inch margins) providing examples of how some facet of “process philosophy” has impacted American government and/or society. You may focus on just 1 example, or you may discuss 2–3 examples.

Options include the following topics:

  • A specific piece of legislation.
  • The “party platform” of either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party (or both).
  • Family and marriage.
  • Economics.
  • Civil rights.
  • Education.

In discussing one of these topics, the goal is to relate how a particular political perspective derives from process philosophy (such as socialism). In making the connection, incorporate clear references from the required reading. Include at least 2 references which may include the textbook, scholarly resources, and provided readings. Be sure to adhere to the format specified in the Course Style Guidelines document.

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 3.

Provide a description oh how your have embodied those characteristics in your own life.

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Hattie M. Strong demonstrated perseverance through a challenging circumstance and commitment to help others. Please provide a description oh how your have embodied those characteristics in your own life.

Provide the audience with an analysis of the definitions and purposes for both assessment and accreditation

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You have just been appointed to head up assessment at a Christian higher education institution. It is a mid-sized university with undergraduate and graduate residential and online programs. You are scheduled to meet with the administrators, faculty, and staff of the school to kick off assessment efforts needed to prepare for an upcoming reaffirmation of the institution’s accreditation. In preparing for this meeting, develop a presentation that includes the following points:

  1. Provide the audience with an analysis of the definitions and purposes for both assessment and accreditation and how they have emerged throughout pertinent historical eras.
  2. Provide an appraisal of the benefits and challenges of the two major approaches to assessment (Levels and Organizational Performance) described in the Module 1 narrated presentation PowerPoint.
  3. Defend your opinion regarding the extent to which assessment and accreditation and their guiding principles are compatible with a Christian worldview.
  4. Share how you would respond to an audience member who opposes doing both assessment and accreditation work in their role (assign them one, e.g. faculty, staff) at the university.

Analyze and critically evaluate your COA with the basic concepts and forms of reasoning of Western traditions of ethical reasoning

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An ethical dilemma that you have faced in the past or are facing now?
• What did you select as a Course of Action (COA), and how did you decide upon this COA?

• Results of decision?

• What would you do again if you could do it over?

• Analyze and critically evaluate your COA with the basic concepts and forms of reasoning of Western traditions of ethical reasoning (four dilemma paradigms( Truth vs. Loyalty, Individual vs. Community, Short-Term vs. Long Term, Justice vs. Mercy); and/or virtue/care-based ethics, deontological/rule-based ethics, utilitarian/ends-based ethics). How do/did they apply or pertain to the situation?Technical Specifications
• 1001 words minimum. Must have word count typed at conclusion of document.
• Separate title page with: paper title, name, and due date centered on the page.
• Must utilize at least three references.
• References must be cited using APA format.

What does love teach us, according to Phaedrus?

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1. What are the characteristics of love, and what does love teach us, according to Phaedrus? 2. According to Phaedrus’s speech, can love ever be bad? Why or why not? 3. Do you think Phaedrus’ speech is profound or shallow? What makes you think that?

What is a “rational standard” (see PCT Ch. 1)? How and why does Socrates introduce it in his exchange with Euthyphro?

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Part 1 (300-word minimum)
What is a “rational standard” (see PCT Ch. 1)? How and why does Socrates introduce it in his exchange with Euthyphro? In what way does it propel their conversation? What did you think of the dialogue once you understood it (cause, I’m sure, you read it multiple times until you did)? Having read Chapter One of The Power of Critical Thinking, what can Plato’s Euthyphro teach us about critical thinking and developing our own critical thinking skills (i.e., what is the relationship between the Euthyphro and what you get from reading Chapter One of Vaughn’s The Power of Critical Thinking)?
Part 2 (100-word minimum)
What do you make of the question concerning whether the Gods love a person because they are pious versus a person being pious because they are beloved by the Gods.

What is morality in any given time and place?

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Use the following 2 starting points to develop your essay on morality and ethics:
The article by Jay Feldman: Sunday Dialogue: How Corporations Behave
Alfred North Whitehead’s controversial statement, “What is morality in any given time and place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like and immorality is what they dislike” (BrainyQuote, 2018).
Think about those two perspectives, and then select 1 of the focal questions in Part 1 of the assignment. Your response to the selected focal question will guide you to formulate a thesis statement.
Discuss the article and Whitehead’s statement in the introduction, body, and conclusion of the essay.
Locate and utilize at least 2 credible sources to support the arguments presented in your paper. Make sure you cite them appropriately within your paper, and list them in APA format on your Reference page.
Ensure that your paper is 4–5 pages in length, not counting the Title page and Reference page. In accordance with APA formatting requirements, your paper should include a Title and Reference page, should be double-spaced, and should include a running head and page numbers.
Part 1: Formulating the Philosophical Thesis Statement
Select only 1 of the following focal questions to answer to help formulate your thesis statement:

Businesses can have ethical standards, but businesses are not moral agents. Do you agree or disagree?
Is it true that the “bottom line” of a business is profit and profit alone?
In business, are there other, less tangible goals that are intrinsic to—and just as important as—making money?
In a business environment, why should people be moral as individuals?
Why should a corporation or organization be moral?
Could you apply the first formulation of Kant’s categorical imperative to a business environment?
Part 2: Developing the Essay
Identify your thesis statement (argument claim) within the introduction of your paper.
Conduct research using library resources. Please use the article presented above (Sunday Dialogue: How Corporations Behave) as well as 2 additional sources.
Outline your essay, considering deontological ethics, teleological ethics, moral objectivism, and ethical relativism in your argument.
Provide at least 3 valid reasons to support your argument. Remember to think critically here—there likely are reasons that may not be evident at first.
Also, be sure to include the following in your essay:
Use of explanations of philosophical concepts—such as utilitarianism, categorical imperatives, process philosophy, moral relativism, moral absolutism, ethical relativism, moral objectivism, deontological ethics, or teleological ethics—to structure your essay and provide evidence to support your claims.
Remember, you can use these concepts to argue for or against a particular statement (e.g., from a deontological perspective, something might be “right,” whereas that same thing may be “wrong” from a utilitarian perspective).
Your argument and reasons (claims) should be defended by philosophical concepts supported by evidence, which is based on your research.
Part 3: Conclusion

Consider morality and ethics from the perspective of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy and Immanuel Kant’s universal categorical imperative. After conducting your research and writing your essay, could you conclude that businesses can have ethical standards, despite the fact that businesses are not moral agents? Explain why or why not. Sum up your argument based on the evidence presented in the paper.

Part 4: Review Checklist Before Submitting Essay
Your essay should be checked for proper use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
You may find that you change your mind on the issue as you are writing your paper. That is fine, but be sure to present your ultimate decision at the beginning of the paper, and stick to it consistently throughout. This may require that you go back and change paragraphs to support your changed thesis statement.
Your argument should be clear, concise, and supported with logically valid claims and evidence followed by APA in-text citations.
A Reference page documenting your sources should be included. Please use the article presented above (Sunday Dialogue: How Corporations Behave) as well as 2 additional sources.
Your paper must be 4–5 pages in length, not counting the Title page and Reference page. In accordance with APA formatting requirements, your paper should include a Title and Reference page, should be double-spaced, and should include a running head and page numbers.
References

BrainyQuote. (2018). Alfred North Whitehead quotes. Retrieved from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/alfred_north_whitehead_133258

Feldman, J. N. (2012, September 1). Sunday dialogue: How corporations behave. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/opinion/sunday/sunday-dialogue-how-corporations-behave.html.