Yearly Archives: 2022

Consider a time you made a prediction about something that would happen and were surprised to find out that you were wrong.    What did you assume, why did you assume it? What happened instead? What was incorrect about your prior assumptions? Did your experience change your mental model? Why or why not.

Some social problems I see in the article are gun control and hunting. Both of these topics bring great controversy in society. For gun control, some are pro-gun and others the complete polar opposite. Some in society believe guns do nothing but kill, and therefore serve no purpose in society as they only do harm. […]

This week we were able to dive into the case and untimely death of Karen Wood. Karen was in the backyard of her own home when she was mistakenly shot by a hunter. She left behind her husband and her infant daughters. Not only is this story tragic enough, but hearing the unfortunate way that […]

There are many instances in our society where we have a hard time agreeing on certain topics. Everyone has their own morals and rules that they live by, and these vary from their personality, culture, and past. No matter how you are brought up or who you are, you are bound to have morals and […]

I only know the climate change situation. This fact is supported by scientific evidence. According to NASA (2022), “Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers show that Earth’s climate responds to changes in greenhouse gas levels.”  This is evidence of global warming. Politicians should refrain from using this for their political game. […]

As a young educated person about to enter the world, how do you make sense of all the noise around us? Social media, BLM, inflation, unrest and conflict, racism, sexism, and many other such social phenomena, how can you make sense of it all? What are the root causes of our generally stressed, unhappy and […]

Ethical framework: Manifest-no (it emphasized a refusal of historically harmful data regimes and commitments to a new data future). Use this ethical framework to answer the following question: Should parents be allowed to keep an eye on how their kids use technology? As an alternative (or in addition), should employers have the authority to keep […]

Describe the interplay of freedom and responsibility in news production (providing examples) Consider the circumstances under which reporters may agree or disagree on facts Consider the circumstances that make it acceptable (or not) for governments or media organizations themselves to place limits on freedom of speech Discuss the distinctions between truth and truthfulness Consider whether […]

Topic: Fredrick Douglas Question: The term “national values” ought to be problematized in any academic setting. Additionally, myths are repurposed and transformed into present narratives that seek to make meaning of life at any given historical period. Are there some exaggerated forms of art, literature and film that fail to expose the real dehumanizing evils […]

The Purge rigorous narrative, stylistic, and cultural analysis. Describe how the film uses narrative form and aesthetic devices (mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, and sound) to create meaning and structure. Does the film rely on authorship for its meaning, or does it derive its meaning from a particular genre, mode, or star performance?