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Personal Philosophy Paper (NAEYC 5, CEC 1, ACEI 5, NSTA 10, ACTFL 6, IL/PB 14, TESOL 5, INTASC 9, 10) This assignment will allow you to articulate your own philosophy of education and organize the bits and pieces of a lifetime of being a student and observing the world around you. By bringing your philosophy of education to a conscious level, thinking carefully about it, challenging your assumptions, and organizing your ideas into a written statement, you will have a solid foundation on which to begin teaching.? A well-developed sense of purpose, values, and underlying beliefs about teaching and learning will help to maintain focus throughout your teaching career. To complete this assignment, 1. Think about your own approach and experiences in education. Make a list of all of the things that are important to you as a student and to you as a teacher or future teacher. Consider why you think these elements are important. You may use your Reflection Paper as a basis to organize these thoughts. What will you do as a teacher to ensure that these important factors are present in your classroom and are reflected in your instructional strategies and classroom-management techniques? 2. Read about the major philosophies of education. You can find these in Blackboard, or you can do your own research. Explore philosophies that match your beliefs. 3. Write a paper in which you discuss your beliefs in terms of the “main” educational philosophies discussed in the readings: a. Describe, in your own words, the philosophy that resonates with you the most. Discuss why. b. Discuss how your teaching philosophy (i.e., values and beliefs) relates to what you will do in the classroom (e.g., instructional strategies, use of technology, role of collaboration, types of discipline, respectful rapport). c. To support your ideas, please provide specific examples and connect these to at least 1-2 specific philosophies. 4. Remember to cite any sources in APA format that you used to help you develop your ideas or that inspired your teaching philosophy.

PHIL 341 Term Paper: Critical Analysis Essay This assignment requires a comprehensive application of the elements of critical reasoning that we are studying in this course. The main objective is for you to follow the systematic critical reasoning process to thoroughly document all relevant information in analyzing and making an argument. You will critically analyze a claim from the list below.   ? Abortion is not morally acceptable and should be illegal. ? Physician?assisted suicide should be legal and available to those how choose to use it. ? Gun laws are in danger of becoming too restrictive. ? Marijuana should not be legal for recreational use. ? Spanking is not the best alternative for disciplining children. ? Organic foods lead to longer lifespans and less heart disease than non?organic foods. ? Obesity rates in the US have reached epidemic proportions. ? E?cigarettes are just as harmful as tobacco cigarettes ? Genetically?modified foods are harmful to human health. ? Crime rates in the US are at an all?time high. ? High school graduation rates in the US are at an all?time high. ? Global warming is real and caused primarily by human activities. In your essay, you must address the following questions about your claim. 1. Briefly define the claim and its counter argument. 2. Who are some of the people and sources making the claim? 3. What are the interested parties for this claim? 4. What types of information has been transmitted about this claim? 5. Does the claim conflict with your personal observations and background information? 6. What rhetoric and fallacies are used with respect to this claim? 7. Are there any scientific findings about this claim? 8. What are the best ways to assess the probabilities of this claim? 9. What are your conclusions about your claim? It is expected that you have the following: ? A title page ? The body of the paper: 4–6 pages of text, double?spaced, 12?point font with clear and understandable language with no grammar or spelling errors ? Adequate justification for your responses with at least three appropriate references   ? Appropriate in?text citations throughout paper (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/). ? A reference page with only the sources that you used in the body of the paper (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/06/). ? Sources should be less than 5 years old unless there has not been recent research available. Do not use Wikipedia, as it is not considered a reliable academic source ? Be sure to follow APA formatting for your paper (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/).

A worldview is basically a set of presuppositions that we hold about the world in which we live. It is helpful to identify people and experiences who have been influential in shaping our personal worldview up to this point in their lives. Read Chapters 1-2 of The Universe Next Door by Sire Read Chapters 1-2 of Naming the Elephant by Sire Write a 2-3 page paper identifying people and experiences in your life that have been instrumental in the formation of your personal worldview. Ensure the following points are addressed. At least one person who has significantly impacted your worldview At least one experience that has significantly affected your worldview What you expect to gain from this course. Support your writing with both textbooks properly cited.

What is Martin Gardner’s argument for the objectivist view of art? Do you agree? Why or why not? Use Vaughn’s textbook to help you explain Gardner’s theory and its strengths and weaknesses. Choose an object, performance, or piece of writing as an example, and explain whether Gardner’s theory would classify the object as Art. Do you agree with objectivism about Art or do you find another theory more convincing? Defend your point of view.

Final Project Stage 2: Organizing Claims and Counterclaims for your Philosophical Question For the second stage of your Final Project in Philosophy 100 you will conduct an analysis of your philosophical question by listing a claim and counter-claim to your question, and organizing arguments, evidence, reasoning, and examples that support them. As an introduction to philosophy, it is important to list and organize the conceptual points of your overall argument, and also to list and organize the conceptual points of any counterclaim in order to refute them. For the Stage Two assignment of your Final Project, list a claim and a counterclaim to your question, then below each one, list the arguments, reasoning, evidence and examples that can be used to support each one. A good philosopher treats both claim and counter-claim with equal importance. A claim positively asserts an answer to a question. For example, to the question “Is it more important for society to be lawful or fair?” one can claim “It is more important for society to be lawful than to be fair.” A counter-claim would be “It is more important for society to be fair than lawful.” Question: Is it more important for society to be lawful or fair? Claim: It is more important for society to be lawful than fair. Counterclaim: It is more important for society to be fair than lawful. Once you have dissected your claim and counterclaim, list the arguments you would use to support each. Arguments are the rationale for why someone should believe the evidence. All arguments are based on logic and reasoning whereby the conclusion you want the reader to arrive at comes logically from the premises on which you based your argument. It is not enough to simply provide the rationale of the argument (as above). You must also provide evidence. Evidence can come in many forms but the most common in philosophy is the evidence of the primary texts of the philosopher. Another form of evidence is the evidence of your observations. Find all the evidence you need to support your arguments in your experiences and the primary text. Submit this list of claim, counterclaim, and the arguments and evidence you need to support them in a word .docx.

To be terrorized by one self is frightening enough, Nina for example in the Black Swan. To be terrorized by others creates an equally as frightening political and psychological environment. Groups are indeed powerful; and not always out for the ‘good’. Sometimes groups and political groups in particular, are out not only for their own interests, but to actively hurt others. In this respect, the ‘group’ cannot be considered a progressive political force, but one instead committed to its own ends, no matter what the costs – even if the costs are murder, genocide and the active institution of terror. In the public space, then, we can conclude that more often than not groups are indeed evil, with the potential for murderous action” Comment; draw from the films and the reading in your response. Essays should be 5 pages in length. Essays should be submitted no later than June 28 MOVIES TO REFLECT ON : Hotel Rwanda The Beider Meinhoff Gang City of God Paradise Now BOOK TO REFLECT ON: Jessica Stern, Terror in the Name of God

Each student will write one 3 to 5-page papers in MLA format on a topic discussed in one of the class lessons, excluding lessons 1, 2, & 3. The papers must put forth a thesis, provide reasons for accepting the thesis, consider an objection, and offer a reply to the objection. https://prezi.com/z4h1_fwilbxj/a-sample-philosophy-paper/?fb_action_ids=10151327162703409&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151327162703409%22%3A239980132797702%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151327162703409%25 ( is a sample philosophy paper.) The paper should use the readings from that lesson as resources. These resources must be listed in the bibliography and quoted within the text of the paper. There will be an automatic five-point deduction for every missing resource and every missing quotation. No other resources are required. However, if the student chooses to use additional internet resources, they may only use the two sites linked below, unless otherwise approved. There will be an automatic five-point deduction for the use of each unapproved internet resource. https://plato.stanford.edu/ https://plato.stanford.edu/

An expository exploration into an issue or problem in philosophy. Contrast Socrates with the philosophers that came before and after him. Why did Socrates become the model for the philosopher’s way?

Analyze Paul Taylors essay on The Ethics of Respect for Nature.

In a four to five page paper, reflect on the following points: What is the value of giving a critique of moral values like that of Nietzsche’s? What are the problems in his analysis? Where can you find prejudices in his views that are problematic for a contemporary audience? Explain whether or not you think the problematic views that Nietzsche presents should invalidate his work overall. Should we throw out the theories of philosophers who might present provocative and useful ideas but nonetheless might have other beliefs or values that we consider unappealing or even harmful, or is it better to retain what is helpful in a philosopher’s work while critiquing and moving beyond his or her weak points?