Ethics 220

  Week 7 Assignment – Case Study: Environmental EthicsIntroduction Read the following case study and respond to the question below. In April 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and spewing four million barrels of light crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It was the largest oil spill in U.S. … Read more

Ethics 220

  Week 6 Assignment – Case Study: Health Care EthicsIntroduction Read the following case study and respond to the question below. 26-year-old jet pilot and sometime rodeo performer Donald Cowart was standing in a field with his father when there was a violent explosion caused by leaking gas. The explosion killed his father and sent … Read more

Ethics 220

  “Not in My Backyard” In 1991 Chemical Waste Management (Chem Waste), the country’s largest hazardous waste company, received approval to build California’s first commercial toxic-waste the incinerator at its Kettleman Hills dump site in the San Joaquin Valley.  A few weeks later Chem Waste, the state and the county were slapped with a lawsuit … Read more

Ethics 220

  Week 3 Assignment – Case Study: Criminal Justice Ethics Introduction Read the following case study and respond to the question below. In 1982, a U.S. Supreme Court decision entitled undocumented illegal immigrants to free education from kindergarten through grade 12. About 65,000 undocumented students graduated from U.S. colleges in 2009 alone. Miguel (“Mike”) and … Read more

Journal 9.3

If we reject the religious view of meaning in life, are we forced to conclude that life is meaningless?    1-2 paragraphs minimum. The book must be referenced and will be included below. This assignment will be submitted through safe assign, with no plagiarism. Please attach the plagiarism report along with the assignment. Reference: Vaughn, L. … Read more

Journal 8.4

Explain Rawls’ “original position” and “veil of ignorance.” What principles of justice does he claim would emerge from such a thought experiment?    1-2 paragraphs minimum. The book must be referenced and will be included below. This assignment will be submitted through safe assign, with no plagiarism. Please attach the plagiarism report along with the assignment. … Read more

Discussion Post Response

Finally, read your classmates’ posts. A complete assignment includes your written response to at least one post besides your own–part of your score is based on your reply to at least one of your classmate’s posts. It should be a meaningful reply that continues the discussion, points out something good about the post, and makes a … Read more

Journal 7

Do you agree with the expression theory of art? Is art simply an expression of feelings? Is abstract art an expression of feelings? 1-2 paragraphs minimum. The book must be referenced and will be included below. This assignment will be submitted through safe assign, with no plagiarism. Please attach the plagiarism report along with the … Read more

Journal 6

Is there any way that you can tell whether you are awake or dreaming? Is Descartes right that he cannot tell the difference? Try to identify and explain at least two ways that dreaming experiences and waking experiences are different. 1-2 paragraphs minimum. The book must be referenced and will be included below. This assignment will be … Read more

Moral Analysis

In your writing assignment you will analyze a moral question from the perspectives of the four families of moral values. Your first step is to select a moral question from Section 1 (The Personal, pages 1-61), or Section 2 (The Public, pages 62-115), or Section 3 (The Political, pages 116-165) of George’s What Should I … Read more