Now that you have examined the logic and critical thinking in philosophy, return to Socrates’ declaration that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” What is Socrates saying about the requirement for philosophers to engage logic and critical thinking?

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Instructions for Assignment 7 – The Examined Life

Assignment #7 – The Examined Life

Focus on chapter 1 page 11-31

Powerpoint 10

Instructions:

In a brief essay (see Expectations), address this two-part prompt.

  1. Now that you have examined the logic and critical thinking in philosophy, return to Socrates’ declaration that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” What is Socrates saying about the requirement for philosophers to engage logic and critical thinking?
  2. Many people accept that it is a sign of character or intellectual strength to “stand up for what they believe in.” Explain why Socrates would not fully support this adage.

Objectives:

Assignments have the following objectives:

  1. Identify and describe key concepts relevant to a theme presented in the assignment prompt.
  2. Explore ideas in philosophical depth beyond the presentation of course material.
  3. Examine course material in order to develop an informed investigation of your perspectives on a theme presented in the assignment.
  4. Research scholarly sources to help explore and expand students’ perspectives and develop critical thinking skills.
  5. Develop a cogent argument to support your position.

Expectations:

  • All sources must be responsibly cited and referenced. (APA STYLE)
  • Assignments should be around 750 words.

Compose a 1500 words assignment on precious (2009) analysis through the writing of bell hooks.

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Compose a 1500 words assignment on precious (2009) analysis through the writing of bell hooks. Needs to be plagiarism free!

In a discussion that uses the writing of Bell Hooks as a reference point, the film Precious (2009) is analyzed for how the plight of black women is tied to the historical sexualized slave history that murmurs through modern black women of today.It is difficult to find a culturally relevant piece of work that does not create a discourse on the sexualized nature of women. Women are objectified, subjectified, and situated within the framework of their reproductively until the prospect of their intellectual contribution is balanced against the contribution that they make to a sexual discussion to the point of dehumanization.

The film is particularly susceptible to this problem as it is a medium that emphasizes the visual element. Women are defined by how they impact the visual response, their sexual allure, or lack of sexual allure a center of the approach to their characterization. Women are defined by a sense of sexuality.For black women, the problem is more complicated as the shadows of the past shroud the present characterization of the black woman, as shackled by the memory of her position of vulnerability in slavery.

Bell Hooks (1996: 218) writes “A devaluation of black womanhood occurred as a result of the sexual exploitation of black women during slavery that has not altered in the course of hundreds of years”. The stereotypes of black women portray them as powerless and dependent, the past of bondage retranslated into bonds of poverty. Black women are seen as victims of a system that cycles dependency and hopeless existences. The film Precious (2009) continues this view of the American black woman.

The aim for triumph is built upon the belief that black women are stillborn in bondage and that they must find a way to break those bonds, rather than having been born with a right to hope and freedom.The nature of the life that is portrayed in the film is one of abuse. The young girl is abused by her mother&nbsp.and her father, and her sexuality is reduced to usability. She lives in a state of survival, the things that are done to her keeping her numb to the idea that life can be better than what she knows.

Create a 14 pages page paper that discusses manifestations of national identity in popular culture in contemporary.

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Create a 14 pages page paper that discusses manifestations of national identity in popular culture in contemporary.

The millennium dome was made to celebrate the new 21st millennium and was started as a cultural center where people would go to celebrate the arrival of the millennium. Although the dome was not as successful as it was intended, it still remains to be an icon for London as well as the UK culture. Apart from the millennium dome, the UK has also used other types of architecture to define its contemporary culture. Architectural marvels such as the London Eye are also good examples. The UK still goes on to continue its culture in the contemporary world using modern pop culture.

Music is also another form of pop culture in the UK (Gilbert & Pearson, 1999). While many aspects of traditional or history-born culture in the UK have waned, the shift has gone to music. Today, a lot of music in Britain and its three co-states which make up the UK can be seen to be geared towards creating a culture that is unique to the UK. As Bennett, Shank, and Toynbee (2006) argue, BritPop is, for instance, one of the pop music that identifies contemporary British culture. The music is characterized by melody and chorus that are hooky and that are easy for listeners to master and sing along.

These kinds of songs have been made popular by many groups each of which makes different flavors of the music. For instance, Blur and Radiohead have produced songs in this genre and they prefer to be more experimental in their music. Oasis and Black Grape also offer different flavors of this music to its listeners. Regardless of the flavor of BritPop that any band of musicians prefers, the music is uniquely British and this forms the larger UK culture. Garage rock is also another form so pop UK music.

Although its origin is in the USA, it has been assimilated in the UK culture and now there is British pop culture. This kind of music is very widespread among young people in the UK and the UK Garage is very unique to the UK and makes part of the pop culture in contemporary UK culture. Glam Rock (Glitter Rock) is one of the foundations that gave way to modern pop culture music in the UK. Its origin is in the 1970s and although today is it not very much into the modern culture, it is a very good part of the formation of UK British culture.

It is distinguished from other forms of music especially from outside the UK by its freaky mode of dressing.

Four (4) concepts or ideas from the LDRS Class material that has impacted you and which will better your servant leadership skills now and in your future. You must only use all the course material to date. For example: Blanchard, et.al. (2016) The Domains of Leading like Jesus; Heart, Habits, Head, Hands. Leading Positive Change. EGOS Anonymous.

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Course Number: LDRS 300

Course Name: Leadership as Service.

Instructor:  Hank Prins,  MA Lead                   Contact Information: Hank.prins@twu.ca

 

 

The purpose of this final reflective paper is to look back at what you have learned during the past weeks and to reflect on it while applying it to your current and future leadership. This is not a book review! It is your personal analysis, synthesis and reflection of WHAT you have learned in this course and HOW you will use the knowledge in practicing leadership from a servant-oriented lens.

 

Below are details about the structure and content of this paper. Be sure to read through this carefully, constructing your paper as to answer the questions asked in each section.

 

Plagiarism, ghostwriting and sloppy APA adherence are simply unacceptable for a 3rd year University course. If you are struggling with your assignments or do not understand the requirements, it is your responsibility to get clarity and assistance from your professor or writing  coach before the assignment is due. (See Moodle Resources in LDRS 300 for additional helps)

 

DETAILS:

This paper is 7 – 9 pages long. – 2% per page deductions for too many or not enough pages.

            Title Page – APA format.

  1. Introduction: ½ – 1 page – outlines what the paper is going to discuss.
  2. Main Body of Paper: 5 – 6 pages

You must include the following:

  • Theory:
    • Four (4) concepts or ideas from the LDRS Class material that has impacted you and which will better your servant leadership skills now and in your future. You must only use all the course material to date. For example:
      • Blanchard, et.al. (2016) The Domains of Leading like Jesus; Heart, Habits, Head, Hands. Leading Positive Change. EGOS Anonymous.
      • Wilkes (1998) 7 principles; #1 Humble Your Heart, #2 First Be a Follower, #3 Find Greatness in Service, #4 Take Risks, #5 Take up the Towel, #6 Share Responsibility and Authority, and #7 Build a Team.
      • Toister (2017) Understanding Service Culture and Implementing change.
      • Gary Chapman’s – 5 Love Languages or Robert Greenleaf’s 10 Traits of Servant Leadership.
      • Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals from both Blanchard et al, and Wilkes.
      • Concepts from readings in the assigned articles from LDRS 300 that impacted you.
      • Ideas or discussions from LDRS 300 lectures, DQ forums, class activities and your Group Project.
    • Your Practical Applications:
      • How will you use the 4 Servant Leadership concepts, practices, or theories you have chosen to write about now in your Leadership now and in your future career? (If you do not see a use for Servant Leadership practices, concepts or theories then explain why not.)
        • Give examples from other sources or personal experiences.
      • In what ways do you see the four Servant Leadership practices you wrote about create an environment for success?
        • Give an example.
      • What challenges in using these practices, concepts or theories do you anticipate?

            III. Conclusion: ½ -1 page – explains a summary of your main thoughts in this paper.

  1. References: 1 page – done in APA format.

Attention, this is important!  注意，这很重要

  • You must include at least 8 Citations in APA format from 4 different sources used in LDRS 300 in your paper.
    • Since this is a reflection paper on the content of LDRS 300, you MUST include references from the sources we used in this class.
      • The three textbooks used in this LDRS 300 classes.
      • Lectures from LDRS 300.
      • Assigned Readings in Moodle for LDRS 300.
    • Other academic sources used throughout this course are permitted to reinforce a thought or theory but do not replace the three textbooks used in this course.
      • Outside peer reviewed academic sources as well as published authors may be used to support your writing but are not to replace the three textbooks used in this course.
    • However, blogs, social media outlets, Wikipedia, Buzzfeed, Dictionaries, etc. are NOT acceptable sources for references.

FORMAT:

Using APA Style (7th Edition) for paper formatting and references, pay attention to the following:

  • 12pt font, Times New Roman, double spaced, 2.54 cm margins.
  • Include page numbers, references and title page.
  • Use subtitles throughout paper to organize ideas use APA formatting.
  • Each idea/ concept or theory you present must have a reference from the texts, lectures, PowerPoints or assigned readings.

Your paper will not be graded if the conditions outlined above are not met.

 

GRADING RUBRIC (25 POINTS):

 

Grading Rubric for Critical Thinking, Reflection & Application (15pts):

Emerging (0-5 pts) Developing (6-13 pts) Mastering (14-15pts)
Student responds to question(s) with a basic understanding of the question(s), little to no critical thinking, little to any application of ideas, little to any use of supporting evidence. Student demonstrates some understanding of the questions(s), some critical thinking, application of basic ideas, and use of evidence (citations and/ or personal examples). Student demonstrates exemplary understanding of the question (s) advanced use of critical thinking, application of ideas and use of evidence (citations and/ or personal examples).

 

 

Grading Rubric for Composition and Style (5 pts):

Emerging (0-2 pts) Developing (3-4 pts) Mastering (5 pts)
Sequence of ideas is difficult to follow, no clear point, poor word choice, no or poorly used source text (doesn’t use “they say/ I say” pattern) Logical sequence of ideas that is fairly easy to follow; clear points’ fairly good word choice; fairly well used source text (makes some use of the “they say/ I say” pattern). Exemplary organization of ideas that is very easy to follow; strong points, well chosen words, very thoughtful use of the source text (uses they say/ I say” pattern).

 

Grading Rubric for Grammar and APA Details (5pts):

Emerging (0-2 pts) Developing (3-4 pts) Mastering (5 pts)
Language or APA flaws in three or more areas. Language or APA flaws in no more than two areas. No significant or notable language or APA flaws.