Comparing Hobbes And Locke On The State Of Nature

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Topic: Comparing Hobbes and Locke on the State of Nature

Analyze the concept of the state of nature by first reviewing the material on Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Consider their discussion of life in the state of nature. Do you find their arguments convincing? Construct your answer into the following 2 parts:

Part 1: In a paragraph of at least 150 words, discuss whether Hobbes or Locke gave a more convincing picture of life without government in the state of nature. Your thread must demonstrate that you understand the meaning of this concept. Explain why you find 1 author more persuasive than the other. Cite specific points. The main point is not which author you choose but instead how well you support your position. Your thread must leave no doubt that you read both authors carefully. You must incorporate 3 citations in current Turabian format. Acceptable sources include the textbooks and the Bible.

Benchmark – Policy Action Plan

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Your recommendation in the policy brief you presented, in Topic 5, has been accepted by the committee, taken through the legislative process, and is now ready for implementation. Create an action plan for implementation. Once you have your ideas outlined you will prepare an implementation presentation for the legislator to communicate to all stakeholders. Your 10-15 slide presentation should include:

  • Any stakeholders (any individual or group that would be impacted by the policy)
  • Required resources and who provides them (what is needed to implement the policy)
  • Challenges that might be encountered
  • Time Frame (time frame should be reasonable)
  • Evaluation processes ( how will you ensure the policy is effective)
  • Summarize how agencies, personnel, and public involved in the implementation of the policy will be impacted. Include a description of the considerations needed for seamless implementation of the policy for all stakeholders.

Use three to five scholarly resources to support your explanations.

Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include 50-75 words per slide.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, including an APA formatted reference slide, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total Points
ADM-624 ADM-624-O500 Benchmark – Policy Action Plan 130.0
Criteria Percentage Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Less than Satisfactory (74.00%) Satisfactory (79.00%) Good (87.00%) Excellent (100.00%) Comments Points Earned
Content 100.0%
Stakeholders listed 5.0% Stakeholders are missing. Stakeholders are incomplete. Stakeholders are complete. Stakeholders are complete and clear. Stakeholders are clear and concise.
Required resources and who provides the resources 10.0% Required resources and who provides them are missing. Required resources and who provides them are incomplete. Required resources and who provides them are complete. Required resources and who provides them are complete and clear. Required resources and who provides them are clear and concise.
Challenges that might be encountered 10.0% Challenges that might be encountered are missing. Challenges that might be encountered are incomplete or vague and inconsistent. Challenges that might be encountered are complete. Challenges that might be encountered are complete and clear. Challenges that might be encountered are clear, concise, and makes some connection to research.
Time frame of implementation 5.0% Time frame of implementation is missing. Time frame of implementation is incomplete. Time frame of implementation is complete. Time frame of implementation is complete and clear. Time frame of implementation is clear and concise.
Evaluation process 10.0% Evaluation process is missing. Evaluation process is incomplete or vague and inconsistent. Evaluation process is complete. Evaluation process is complete and clear. Evaluation process is clear, concise, and makes connections to research.
Summarize how agencies, personnel, and public involved in the implementation of the policy will be impacted. Describe the considerations needed for seamless implementation of the policy for all stakeholders. (C 3.3) 10.0% Summary of how agencies, personnel, and public involved in the implementation of the policy will be impacted, including a description of the considerations needed for seamless implementation of the policy for all stakeholders is missing. Summary of how agencies, personnel, and public involved in the implementation of the policy will be impacted, including a description of the considerations needed for seamless implementation of the policy for all stakeholders is vague and inconsistent. Summary of how agencies, personnel, and public involved in the implementation of the policy will be impacted, including a description of the considerations needed for seamless implementation of the policy for all stakeholders is complete and present. Summary of how agencies, personnel, and public involved in the implementation of the policy will be impacted, including a description of the considerations needed for seamless implementation of the policy for all stakeholders is present and clear. Summary of how agencies, personnel, and public involved in the implementation of the policy will be impacted, including a description of the considerations needed for seamless implementation of the policy for all stakeholders is clear, concise and makes connections to research.
Presentation of Content 30.0% The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Includes little persuasive information. Sequencing of ideas is unclear. The content is vague in conveying a point of view and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Includes some persuasive information. The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization or in their relationships to each other. The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information exhibiting a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Includes persuasive information from reliable sources. The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.
Layout 10.0% The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident. The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text. The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability. The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5.0% Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. Writer is clearly in control of standard, written, academic English.
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 5.0% Sources are not documented. Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
Total Weightage 100%

Hobbes And Locke

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Topic: Comparing Hobbes and Locke on the State of Nature

Analyze the concept of the state of nature by first reviewing the material on Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Consider their discussion of life in the state of nature. Do you find their arguments convincing? Construct your answer into the following 2 parts:

Part 1: In a paragraph of at least 350 words, discuss whether Hobbes or Locke gave a more convincing picture of life without government in the state of nature. Your thread must demonstrate that you understand the meaning of this concept. Explain why you find 1 author more persuasive than the other. Cite specific points. The main point is not which author you choose but instead how well you support your position. Your thread must leave no doubt that you read both authors carefully. You must incorporate 3 citations in current Turabian format. Acceptable sources include the textbooks and the Bible. Be sure to cite specific page references from your assigned textbook readings.

Part 2: In a paragraph of at least 350 words, explore the biblical basis for the state of nature argument. Is the general concept of the state of nature (not the specific versions of Hobbes or Locke)compatible with Christianity? Why or why not? Cite specific points. The main consideration is how well you support your argument with logic as well as specific references to the authors and to Scripture. Be sure to cite specific page references from your assigned textbook readings.

Your thread must be at least500 words and incorporate 3 citations in current Turabian format. Acceptable sources include the textbooks and the Bible.

Discussion Questions: Coronavirus impact on governing in Texas

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You can click on the links at anytime, think about what you want to write, and then start writing for your submission. Students only get ONE post and you should respond to at least 2 other posts. Additionally,  your submission cannot be similar to the submission of someone else.  You should plan before writing your post and submitting it. No attachments are allowed. Type your submission in the textbox. Your submission must be at least 400 words (not including documentation/citations) and your replies to other posts must be at least 5 well developed sentences.

This graded discussion is based on guided writing.  In order to be successful on this discussion, you need to CLEARLY demonstrate an understanding of the information and the questions presented.  OPINIONS need to be based on EVIDENCE.  This means you need to provide documentation for statements.  Following directions is important.

You will be given article(s) to read, then you will provide your opinions on the topic and provide evidence for your position.

Review the following helpful links prior to responding to the discussion questions:

  • “Federalism.” LII / Legal Information Institute, https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/federalism. Accessed 29 Mar. 2020.  https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/federalism (Links to an external site.)
  • McCarthy, Tom. “Disunited States of America: Responses to Coronavirus Shaped by Hyper-Partisan Politics.” The Guardian, 29 Mar. 2020. www.theguardian.com, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/29/america-states-coronavirus-red-blue-different-approaches (Links to an external site.) .
  • Scherer, Jasper. “How Harris County’s Stay-at-Home Order Compares to Other Counties, States.” HoustonChronicle.Com, 26 Mar. 2020, https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/harris-county-stay-at-home-compare-coronavirus-15159057.php (Links to an external site.).

Click on the above link(s) and read the article(s).  Then respond to ALL of the questions below.  In order to receive full credit for the discussion, you have to follow the guidelines provided. Remember to incorporate the articles/podcast in your response.  This means that you must briefly summarize and then make connections to them in your response.

Discussion Questions: Coronavirus impact on governing in Texas  

1.  How does the response to the coronavirus crisis reflect the federal system? Can state and local governments address the crisis alone? On what basis should the federal government provide aid to the states? (Elaborate on your statements and provide evidence using information from the links provided and additional resources.)

2.  Based on course topics, why is this topic relevant to the study of government? (This means that you need to make a connection between the article’s topic and at least one topic in the course and provide evidence.)

You MUST document/cite your submission with in text citations and works cited or you will receive a 0!  NO PLAGIARISM is allowed!  If you copy any portion of your submission from external sources, you will receive a 0!  Do not use phrases/quotes from the assigned link or external links to write your response.

Remember:  Your grade is based on following the directions carefully, your understanding of the topic presented, and your clear responses to the questions presented.