Read Euripides, Hippolytus (attached) and discuss it in connection to , The Iliad, Herodotus The Histories, Vergil, The Aeneid, Sophocles, The Theban Plays, Livy, Rise of Rome; (epic, tragedy, comedy, history, the novel, philosophy). In the course of this discussion, use the lens of genre to consider how the play deals with the central oppositions (male/female; individual/community; humans/gods). 4-5 pages is ideal.
Page 1: Identify a current issue or debate in psychology. Clearly state the problem. Find a contemporary scholarly article that deals with this issue. Does your selected article mention the historical roots of the issue or does it imply that it is a “new” or an “out of the blue” phenomenon? (Look in the body of the text, the footnotes, and in the reference list). What other clues to the history of this issue can you gather? Page 2: Provide an updated description of your selected issue or debate Find a secondary source that relates to the history of your selected issue. What does your secondary source add to your contemporary source? Does it alter the issue in any way? Does it help explain why the issue still persists today?
Prepare: Prior to completing this discussion question, review Chapters 9 and 10 in American Government and the following articles: “How Voter ID Laws Are Being Used to Disenfranchise Minorities and the Poor,” “Fraught with Fraud,” and “Proof at the Polls.”
Reflect: The U.S. has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among modern democratic political systems. One study ranks the U.S. 120th on a list of 169 nations compared on voter turnout (Pintor, Gratschew, & Sullivan, 2002). During the last decade, many initiatives have been undertaken to increase voter participation, yet concerns about the possibility of election fraud have also increased. Additionally, some political interests feel threatened by the increase in turnout among some traditionally low-turnout ethnic minorities. Several states have recently passed legislation imposing new registration and identification requirements. This has sparked debate about whether these are tactics intended to suppress turnout or to prevent fraud.
Write: In your initial post, summarize recent developments in several states enacting voter ID laws. Analyze and describe the pros and cons on both sides of the debate about these laws. Is voter fraud a major problem for our democracy or are some groups trying to make it harder for some segments of society to vote? Draw your own conclusion about the debate over voter ID laws. Justify your conclusions with facts and persuasive reasoning.
Fully respond to all parts of the question and write your response in your own words. Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words. Support your position with APA citations from two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly.
Second Post:
Prepare: Prior to beginning your reflection, review all course readings and videos as required.
Reflect: The U.S. national government is based on the framework detailed in the U.S. Constitution. The process that the Founding Fathers used to map out our national government is fascinating and illuminating. The Constitution creates a system of checks and balances and separation of powers that have been focal points for class discussions. In addition, the Constitution identifies three main branches for the national government: the legislative, executive, and judicial, which are tasked, respectively, with the creation of the legislation to guide the country, the implementation and execution of that legislation, and the review of that legislation for constitutionality and legality. Interacting with the federal government includes a variety of different actors and political processes such as the states, political parties, interest groups, and federal elections. All these features create a vibrant and healthy democracy.
| Prepare: Prior to beginning your reflection this week, read chapters 5, 6, and 7 in American Government. Review the videos, Episode I – A More Perfect Unionand Episode II – It’s a Free Country regarding the U.S. Constitution. | ||
| Reflect: The executive and judicial branches of the U.S. national government often seem to operate independently and with little conflict. Many laws are signed by the President and then implemented without a word from the judicial branch. However, there are times when executive decisions are challenged by the judicial branch in a process called judicial review. In addition, there are times when a judicial review has direct impact on your life. For example, when the Supreme Court declared the Affordable Care Act constitutional, many people without health care insurance were finally able to purchase health care insurance. Additionally, when the Supreme Court declared sections of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, some of the constraints that prevented many gay and lesbian couples from marrying were eliminated. Executive Order 13658 on February 20, 2014 also had a direct impact on many business people that contract with the federal government by increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. Clearly, the actions of the executive and judicial branches often directly affect our lives. | ||
| Write: In your initial post, explain how and why the actions of the executive and/or judicial branches have personally affected your life. Fully respond to all parts of the question. Write in your own words. Support your position with APA citations to two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion. Fully respond to all parts of the prompt and write your response in your own words. Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly. | ||
| Respond to Peers: By Day 7, respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts. Your peer responses should be 75 to 100 words each. As your reply to your classmates, attempt to take the conversation further by examining their claims or arguments in more depth or responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target and try to analyze things in as much detail as you can. For instance, you might consider contrasting the impacts of the executive and/or judicial branches on your life with the impacts of these branches described by your peers on their lives. |
Respond to Peers: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. In your responses to your peers of at least 200 words, extend the conversation by examining their claims or arguments in more depth or by responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target and try to analyze things in as much detail as you can. For instance, analyze your classmate’s discussion of the politics surrounding this ruling by the Supreme Court. Does their argument reflect their own political biases? Why or why not? Also, support your analysis with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
what is one constitutionally based argument that asserts the Supreme Court justices correctly interpreted the equal protection clause from the Fifth and/or Fourteenth Amendments in the DOMA case?
On September 21, 1996, President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA declares that states do not have to give full faith and credit to marriages of same-sex couples performed in other states, and also provides that the federal government will not recognize such marriages. DOMA had put Clinton in an election-year dilemma. DOMA was introduced in Congress in response to a Hawaii Supreme Court decision, Baehr v. Lewin, which will most likely result in the legalization of marriages between persons of the same sex in Hawaii(www.nesl.edu). Hawaii was the first state to allow same-sex marriage. Congress declared that the purpose of DOMA was to order other states form recognizing same-sex marriages that started in Hawaii and to prevent same-sex marriages from becoming eligible for federal entitlements (www.nesl.edu). Also according to the article, many have argued that DOMA is unconstitutional under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, the purpose of this Note is to analyze the constitutionality of DOMA under the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause in the wake of Romer v. Evans.
What is one constitutionally based argument that asserts the Supreme Court justices incorrectly interpreted the equal protection clause from the Fifth and/or Fourteenth Amendments in the DOMA case?
There is the case United States v. Windsor. State of New York recognizes the marriage of New York residents Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, who wed in Ontario, Canada, in 2007. Spyer died in 2009 and left everything to Windsor. Widsor was barred from claiming the estate by federal defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Which means- a law providing rules of construction for over 1,000 federal laws and the whole realm of federal regulations—to define “marriage” and “spouse” as excluding same-sex partners. Windsor contacted DOMA saying that violates the principles of equal protection incorporated in the Fifth Amendment. There was a ruling and the United States lost and was ordered to refund Windsor’s tax with interest (www.law.corell.edu).
Explain which argument is the most credible, reliable, and valid. Why?
I think that United States v. Windsor is. They were against same-sex marriages and felt the need to step in and try to take something from someone all because they are of the same sex. She was unlawfully treated in the matter.
Respond to Peers: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. In your responses to your peers of at least 200 words, extend the conversation by examining their claims or arguments in more depth or by responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target and try to analyze things in as much detail as you can. For instance, analyze your classmate’s argument concerning the right to privacy and abortion. Is their argument reliably and credibly supported by the U.S. Constitution and established case law? Also, support your analysis with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
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How does the right to privacy protect a women’s right to have an abortion or not? I want to start off by saying that I do not believe in abortion. Human Rights Watch (2005) states that, “Women’s organizations have fought for the right to access safe and legal abortion for decades, and increasingly international human rights law supports their claims; but in most countries and jurisdictions, abortion is allowed at least to save the pregnant woman’s life, or where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.” Policy 263 states: “The ACLU holds that every woman, as a matter of her right to the enjoyment of life, liberty, and privacy, should be free to determine whether and when to bear children.”(Epstein, 1981). Abortions has been legal in every state since 1973 since the supreme courts ruled in the Roe v. Wade. In 1992 the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey made it where “abortion as grounded in the general sense of liberty and privacy protected under the constitution: “Constitutional protection of the woman’s decision to terminate her pregnancy derives from the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. It declares that no State shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law (boundless)”. Under the constitution a woman’s rights to have an abortion are protected, but I believe that abortion is the same as murder. I believe that woman should have the child but give them up for adoption instead of not giving them a chance at life. Is this a constitutionally valid interpretation of the right to privacy? Why or why not? Yes because the fourthteenth amendment protects the privacy rights of woman and what they choose to do with their bodies. Fourteenth Amendment’s concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action includes a right of personal privacy, or a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy and that this right of privacy is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy (Justia, 2015).
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Resources: University Library and Internet
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper that includes the following:
Resources: University Library, Internet, and Leadership Versus Management Paper from Week Two
Evaluate the leadership situation identified in the Leadership Versus Management Paper.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you describe the leadership situation and analyze the factors that influenced the leader’s decisions and actions. Discuss why these factors emerged. Consider the following factors in your analysis.
I want you to discuss a selected topic on the criminal justice system. Support your opinion on/of this topic by demonstrating examples of that influence. Your opinion does not determine your grade. Your grade is determined by how well you support your argument utilizing the materials discussed in this course and research and reference material you locate. What I do not want is a regurgitation of what is in the text. Document your facts utilizing standard APA style. The paper is to be in APA format and the body of the paper is to be between 7 and 10 pages. The body of the paper does not include the title page, table of contents, appendix or references. This is to be of high quality, free of spelling and grammatical errors, and of original work. NO Plagiarism
Section 1: US Government
Discuss the concept of Checks & Balances and explain how it makes government more democratic. Provide a description of each branch that includes its duties and how it checks the power of other branches. Describe the impact of the media on the political process focusing on its role as a check on power.
Section 2: Federalism
Explain the concept of Federalism. Describe the roles of federal, state, and local government. Compare and Contrast Dual Federalism, Cooperative Federalism, and New Federalism including a description of the leaders and movements associated with these concepts.
Section 3: Civil Rights
Discuss two civil rights found in the Bill of Rights explaining how they have changed over time through court or public interpretation. Explain the Process of Incorporation and the significance of the 14th Amendment to this concept. Provide an example of the Process of Incorporation.
Section 4: Current Events
Provide an example in the news (from the last year) that is relevant to a concept discussed in this paper. Give an explanation of why it relates to the concept. Analyze the source of the news story; focusing on its credibility. Include your own thoughts and opinions on the Current Event.