Factors In Favor Of And Against

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Assignment 2: Factors In Favor of and Against

Finding “factors for” and “factors against” a position is a versatile tool for critical thinkers. In this assignment, you will practice this technique more formally by examining one of several contemporary issues.

Using your readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research methods for creating arguments using factors for and factors against an issue.

Select a topic for use in this assignment. It is recommended that you choose a topic that is personally meaningful or interesting to you. Examples of topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Underage drinking: Lowering the legal drinking age in the United States.
  • Gun control: Increasing restrictions on the civilian possession of non-hunting guns.
  • Selective service: Enacting compulsory military service obligation for all US citizens.
  • Universal health care: Governmental provision of free health care for all citizens.

For the selected topic, complete the following:

  • Construct at least six reasons for and six reasons against the topic. Rank the reasons in terms of strength and effectiveness.
  • Explain why you identified each argument as either strong or weak in each category.

Include the following two parts in your completed assignment:

Part 1: Compile a matrix (using the template below) that lists and ranks six arguments for and six arguments against the issue you have selected. Rank the reasons for each side of the issue from strongest to weakest.

Part 2: After you have compiled your matrix, write a 500–700-word paper in Word format. This essay should explain and synthesize the information in your matrix. Defend why you have ranked each argument as either strong or weak. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Include both parts of your assignment in a single document, using the template

Groups In Action Workbook – Challenges Facing Group Leaders

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Details:

 

This section of the workbook has 25 sections, each corresponding to a specific numbered segment of “Challenges Facing Group Leaders” on the Groups in Action DVD. Watch the DVD, stopping after each segment as indicated in the workbook and on the DVD.

 

Answer the assigned questions below on “Groups in Action Workbook – Evolution of a Group, Challenges Facing Group Leaders.”

 

Sections 1-10 have no questions. Answer the following questions:

  1.    Page 102 #4
  2.    Page 104 #2
  3.    Page 106 #2
  4.    Page 109 #3
  5.    Page 113 #1
  6.    Page 114 #5
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  11.    Page 125 #1
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  13.    Page 131 #6
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  15.    Page 135 #2
  16.    Page 137 #4
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  24.    Page 155 #6
  25.    Page 156 #2
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  27.    Page 159 #1
  28.    Page 162 #3
  29.    Page 163 #6

You will be graded on the overall quality of your responses, which may range from a few sentences to a short paragraph, depending on the nature of the question.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Descriptive Research Methods Worksheet

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Descriptive Research Methods Worksheet

Please list 5 research methods that you have reviewed from the book or video in the chart below. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages a researcher should consider when determining which methods to use.

Research Methods Advantages Disadvantages
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1. From the video, discuss the purpose of correlational designs and the findings from the video regarding cell phone use.

2. Do you think it was appropriate for the researchers to use correlational design? Why or why not?

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Oratorical Leaders And The Magic Of Sterotypes

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Assignment 2: Oratorical Leaders and the Magic of Stereotypes

No one gets through life alone. To some extent, we are all products of our environments. We learn from our families, schools, and cultures. Every person has to face severe challenges and conquer obstacles. How we face our challenges depends on how we are shaped by others and our strength of character.

Certain individuals in our society have played powerful roles in the evolution of prevailing norms. While we learn our culture from agents of socialization, great leaders with lofty visions lead people and nations in the direction of emancipation, economic prosperity, and political freedom. Each of the following speeches tells the story of a struggle and its leader. Each speech echoes the aspirations of thousands of people as well as their desire to change their social situations.

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the power of stereotypes as a shorthand communication tool. With great economy of words, each speaker uses stereotypes to frame the audience into an in-group of which he or she is the leader and the out-group on the opposing side.

Part 1: Read transcripts of famous speeches 

Access the following speeches located in the AUO Library:

  • King, M. (2004). ‘I have a dream’. New African, (435), 67-67.
    http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/230228033
  • Cullis-Suzuki, S. (1994). An appeal for future generations. Earth Island Journal, 9(3), 14-14.
    http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/213829553

Part 2: Research other famous speeches

Explore various resources to research other famous speeches related to stereotyping and prejudice. Some suggestions are below. You may be able to find these speeches in video, audio, or text format. Try using a variety of search methods including visiting your local library, using Netflix or your local video store, or searching on YouTube. (You might also try locating the videos for the two famous speeches listed in Part 1 of this assignment.)

  • Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
  • Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolence speech from the film Gandhi
  • Gandhi’s definition on Satyagraha

Part 3: Write a Paper

For this assignment, select one of the above speakers/speech and prepare a 1200- to 1500-word paper that answers the following questions:

  • Why did you select this particular speaker? Explain in around 300 words.
  • Which is the in-group, and what are the unifying values or the ascribed status that provides its solidarity? Explain in around 300 words.
  • What stereotype—prejudice, subordination, or discrimination—is the in-group challenging? Provide specific examples and explain in around 300 words.
  • In your view, did members of the in-group conspire to subordinate the
    out-group, or was the in-group merely operating within the social structure of its time? Explain in around 300 words.
  • How have your attitudes toward prejudice, subordination, or discrimination been influenced by the agents of socialization, such as family, peer groups, schools, and the media? Explain in around 300 words.

Provide a minimum of 3 references and apply the correct APA standards in the formatting of text, citations, and references.

Name your file LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc and submit it to
M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, October 5, 2016.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Explained why you selected this particular speaker.
12
Identified the in-group, and discussed the unifying values or the ascribed status that provides its solidarity.
16
Identified and illustrated with examples the stereotype—prejudice, subordination, or discrimination—the in-group is challenging.
16
Analyzed whether the members of the in-group conspire to subordinate the out-group, or whether the out-group merely operating within the social structure of its time.
16
Discussed how your attitudes toward prejudice, subordination, or discrimination been influenced by the agents of socialization, such as family, peer groups, schools, and the media.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100