(Full topic in instructions, too long) Has to do with CH.2 of Moral Nexus and what Wallace means as well as defending position

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Wallace claims in Chapter 2 of The Moral Nexus that moral obligations appear as presumptive constraintson an agents deliberation. He also claims that the relational approach to morality captures that deonticaspect of moral obligation.What does Wallace mean by such claims? What support does he provide for them? On you view, doesWallaces relational approach provide a more illuminating picture of the deontic structure of moral obligation than the divine command theory does? Why / Why not? Defend your answer.

Edit/rewrite: Index of Learning Styles Test by Soloman and Felder

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Work is missing an abstract.

What is the Index of Learning Styles Test by Soloman and Felder?
What does it measure?
What is the Index used for?
What can you learn about it?
Go to the website http://www.wiley.com/college/msci/callister320137/ils/ and take the Index of Learning Styles test by Soloman and Felder. Then write a paper describing your results and if you think they are accurate. Include a figure in your paper with your results.

Intervention

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In this assignment you will be writing an actual Intervention.  There are two scenarios to choose from.  You will pick ONE of the scenarios and write a paper on it.  Keep in mind, much of the time, those addicted to drugs or alcohol are the last ones to acknowledge it.  This means that often times, Interventions are not successful the first time as the addict / alcoholic typically will reject help that first time.

The paper should be written as a Word Document and NO LESS THAN 3 pages.  You do not have to cite work because it is an opinion paper.  I can tell you that I will be looking for you to talk about things we have learned in class.

If this helps, there are several ways to write this.  The first is that you simply explain to me in detail how you will set this up, plan it, carry it out, and what is your contingency plan if the person says no.  Remember, if they refuse help they can take you down with them.  You may need to cut ties with the person.  “You are not saying you do not love them, you are just not willing to love them to death”.

The second way is to write the paper as a letter addressed to the person in the scenario, meaning once you get them to come over, sit down with you, or whatever your plan is, you give them the letter and explain everything.

Really this assignment is up to you, so be creative.

In this paper, how would YOU design an Intervention to offer help to one of the person’s in the two scenarios?  Make sure to keep in mind all of the things we have talked about during the semester.  Life and attitudes matter very much in rehabilitation.  One of the cornerstones of sober living is being able to honestly get rid of ones deficiencies.  They call this “taking a moral inventory”. 

The closest thing I ever came to it was when I was hired onto the police department.  I thought I was a pretty good person, then they had me sit down and write every single little bad thing I had ever done in my life.  With all of those little things on the paper, I realized, I did have flaws, there were things I could do better.  This is what a recovering addict must do on a daily basis.  They will always be an addict / alcoholic, some are just in recovery.

ODDS ARE THAT MOST OF YOU WILL HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS GOING FORWARD IN YOUR LIVES.  So just write this assignment from the heart with a sense of the reality of the World around us.

Policy position papers

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Policy Position Papers
You will write a position paper on a specific public policy or current management issue of your choosing. The paper length is 6-8 pages, double-spaced (not including appendices). You can write on any issue related to one of the seven policy chapter (9-15), but if it is one that was specifically covered in class or in Peters American Public Policy: Promise and Performance, then it needs to be something more specific. It is also much easier to write on something narrow and specific. For instance, instead of something broad like health policy, it could be a position paper on childhood obesity or something even more specific like nutrition policy in schools. You will upload the papers on Blackboard and bring a hard copy to class.
Any policy issue related to these chapters may be addressed in a policy position paper. A policy position paper addresses a social problem facing policy-makers. The objective of a policy position paper is to bring the reader round to your way of thinking so the argument needs to be clear, succinct and persuasive, backed up with appropriate evidence.
A policy position paper should summarize the proposals for which you wish to advocate. In the real world it is based on the research you have undertaken and where you provide detailed evidence for your arguments. Bear in mind that the content will depend on the point at which the policy has reached in the policy formulation process. If a public policy already exists, and you want to change it, then you will need to look at the policy, and its impact. If it is a proposal for a new public policy, then you need to have some more background information so you can propose policy solutions.