Category: Philosophy

Read the Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of the Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde.While reading, I want you to provide annotations each page.  I am going to send the attachments of these chapters in PDF form but I want you to convert it into Word so that you can highlight and annotate directly on the pages. I will send a sample of how I want the format to look like.

The movie Crimes and Misdemeanors seems almost obsessed with injustice in the world. Some of this has to do with the fact that the universe seems morally indifferent: the wicked flourish. Some of it has to do with personal relationships; things can work out in painful ways that make no sense.
In the Seder scene (roughly begins at the 1:10:21 mark), Aunt Mae and Judah’s father argue about whether the universe is morally indifferent [Background note: Judah visits the old house where he grew up and then begins reminiscing]. Citing various scenes in the movie, explain what you take to be Judah’s opinion on the matter. (It may not be that Judah has one simple stance on the issue. It may even be that his view is fluid and changes throughout the film.)
GUIDELINES
Word count: 250-500 words (though it’s ok if you go over a little, JUST NO MORE THAN 1 page)
DO NOT write a formal essay (DO NOT include an introduction and a conclusion); begin with a direct statement of what you think Judah’s opinion is on the universe having a moral structure, this means you are making a claim (a statement that asserts something), after your statement, provide various examples/scenes to substantiate your position, provide explanations for the scenes you reference meaning to explain to the reader how the scenes you mention support your initial claim. NO AI or plagiarism I WILL BE CHECKING

Please watch (or read) one of the five following selections. The first four are movies; the last is a short story. Most, if not all, of the movies are available on Youtube.
Foreign Correspondent (1940: dir. Alfred Hitchcock), starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, and Herbert Marshall
High Noon (1952: dir. Fred Zinnemann), starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly
Return to Paradise (1998: dir. Joseph Ruben), starring Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, and Joaquin Phoenix
Brokeback Mountain (2005: dir. Ang Lee), starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Anne Hathaway
“In the Garden of the North American Martyrs,” by Tobias Wolff, a short story contained in his collection The Barracks Thief and Selected Stories
Drawing on the ideas of Epicurus or Epictetus – one, and only one, of those two and no others! – address the following issues, depending on which movie/story you watch/read:
Foreign Correspondent – consider the character of Stephen Fischer (Herbert Marshall), head of the Universal Peace Party. Give two or three reasons to think that in spite of his politics he was a decent man; then give two or three reasons to think that in spite of his concern for his daughter he was basically a bad man.
High Noon – in a scene near the end of the movie Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly), a Quaker pacifist, shoots an unarmed man in the back and kills him during a lull in a gun fight between the man she shoots and her husband. Give two or three reasons to think that she did the morally right thing in killing the man and two or three reasons to think that she did the morally wrong thing.
Return to Paradise – give two or three reasons to think that Sheriff (Vince Vaughn) did the morally right thing by returning to Malaysia and two or three reasons to think that he did the morally wrong thing by returning.
Brokeback Mountain – give two or three reasons to think that Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) is basically a man with a good character and two or three reasons to think that he is a man with a bad character.
“In the Garden of the North American Martyrs” – give two or three reasons to think that Mary’s speech at the end of the story was a morally proper thing to do and two or three reasons to think that it was the wrong thing to do.
By “drawing on the ideas of Epicurus or Epictetus” in bullet point 2, above, I mean bringing some of one of those thinkers’ ethical ideas to bear on the question of the moral rightness or wrongness of what these fictional characters do. View the character’s actions as a committed Epicurean or Stoic might. For instance, you might say, “Epictetus would view Amy Fowler’s action as wrong because of his idea that… In this case, what she should have done from his perspective was…”
None of you will (probably) face circumstances anything like those of the characters in these stories. But the purpose of this assignment is as an exercise in using important moral theories and in giving a certain kind of attention to human actions and to human characters.

Write a three- to five-page (double-spaced) paper in which you discuss Anna Maria Van Schurman’s views on the soul (and related issues) in relation to the discussions we have had so far regarding one of the following: the medieval philosophers, Descartes, Hume, Jesuits, and/or the Tupinambá.
Your paper should have the following structure:
Abstract 
Brief summary of biographical material of the non-canonical figure (no more than five sentences on your philosopher’s birth, death, country of origin, names of books written, intellectual circle, etc.) 
Approximately three pages of substantive philosophical discussion that connects the two canonical and non-canonical philosophers with whom you are working. 
Note: For this part of the paper, you should have a standard introduction, body, and conclusion. In the introduction, you should have a thesis; in the body you should argue for your thesis; in the conclusion you should explain what you have done in the paper.
Discussion of your answers to the following two questions 
Question 1: How did studying the philosopher you chose for this project help you gain knowledge about forms and variations of human diversity found in belief systems that are not usually studied in philosophy classes about the early modern philosophical canon?
Question 2: How did studying this philosopher help you apply that knowledge to your own life and to ways in which you can contribute purposefully to the well-being of at least two of the following:
your local communities, 
your nations, 
to the people of the world, 
to social justice, 
and/or to the sustainability of the natural environment?
Note: whenever you summarize or directly quote a philosopher, you are making reference to their ideas. This is true for primary or secondary literature. In these cases, be sure to use citations to specific pages. 

For my term paper, I am looking at Plato’s book 10. I’m writing about how, in book 10, Plato talks about creation and imitation; he says that artists and poets don’t possess true knowledge but imitate. In today’s age, people look up to celebrities and get their knowledge from them. I’m comparing Plato’s boo10 to how people look up to false idols . Please compare how Plato Book 10 relates to today’s age in how people look up to and praise celebrities.  I am providing my book 10 notes. Please use my notes for the essay, and I will provide other sources to use on the relationship between people and celebrities.  
this is also another source 
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=OTB0DwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT8&dq=How+does+Plato+differentiate+between+genuine+talent+and+empty+celebrity%3F&ots=5uuTjdxb3P&sig=R_CjDvU9Gy2L7AJSFVZDUHsDkT8#v=onepage&q&f=false

In this essay, you will engage with one (or two) of the essays we read in the second half of the course. You can pick the topic. 
A philosophy essay involves at least two parts: explaining the argument with which you are engaging and evaluating that argument/adding your own position to the debate. 
This is an argumentative essay, so you need to have a thesis statement and defend it throughout the paper. 
In other words, in this essay, explain the argument in the essay you’ve chosen, for example, how does Fricker define testimonial injustice? Then engage with her argument. Do you agree with her concept?
An example thesis statement: In this essay, I will argue that X because Y.
Here are some guides for writing a philosophy paper:

This research paper should be between 2,200 and 2,500 words in length (minus citation and bibliography), and you must consult a minimum of nine academically credible sources (minimum of three primary and six secondary). Bibliographies and citations will be in the Chicago Manual of Style format. Also, please include at least 3 multimedia elements to your paper (photographs, primary source audio files, or diagrams).
The parameters of this paper are pretty specific and the elements of this paper are proscribed below: 
“Picking ONE of the following periods of military history:
500 BC to 1500 AD (Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Western European)
1500-1763
1763–1830
1830-1914
1914-1945
1945-present
Non-western (Chinese, Indian, Islamic, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese)
Choose one significant military theorist from that period and describe his or her contribution to military philosophy. Please use the below questions as subheadings for your major research paper. Remember, this is a response paper to these specific questions, and not a traditional military history biography.  Failure to utilize these subheadings and respond directly to these questions will result in a 10% penalty.
Is this person associated with a military treatise and if so, why was the treatise written?
How did technological advancements or limitations of this person’s age shape his or her ideas? 
What social latitudes or constraints influenced this person’s military philosophy and the warfare of the age?
Was this person’s ideas well-respected in following periods by other military theorists? Why or why not?
What lessons does this person’s military philosophy impart to warfighting in the 21st century”?   
Also, make sure when you have completed your research paper, you look at the following checklist to make sure your paper meets all required criteria:
Coversheet with student name, assignment, course number, date and institution.
Major research paper begins with title of paper, an introduction of the historical era and military philosopher, including bolded thesis at end of introduction.
Restatement of each of the questions above verbatim as subheadings before answering.
Narrative with word count between 2,200 and 2,500 words (discounting citation and bibliography). 
Here is a video on how to count narrative word count in MS Word. 
Word Count Excluding Footnotes in MS Word (youtube.com)
Citation using Chicago-Turabian footnotes or endnotes (no parenthetical citation allowed).
Minimum of six sources (two primary and four secondary). (Please use academic caliber primary and secondary sources to construct this paper. You may not use Tertiary sources. Please see source requirements and restrictions). Also include three multimedia assets embedded in paper. 
Conclusion.
Full bibliography in Chicago-Turabian style.Please list primary, secondary and multimedia sources separately with primary listed first. 
Please submit as a .doc or .rtf file submission. I do not accept PDF files.
Please label your paper as follows: lastnamefirstnameMILH304Week7ResearchPaper (ex. SmithJohnMILH304Week7ResearchPaper)
The next steps include gathering information from your sources to assist you in writing the paper, keeping notes of your sources, and writing a rough draft, As you write the rough draft, if you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word you must cite the source by using endnotes or footnotes. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone’s information. After you complete your rough draft, you need to read it again and revise the paper into your final draft. Once you have the final draft complete, proofread the paper and submit it to your instructor.
While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, passive voice, or first/ second person (I, me, you, we, our, us). Before submitting your paper, check your grammar and use spell check. Remember, the way you talk is not the way you write a paper.
GRADING CRITERIA FOR READING REPORTS AND MAJOR RESEARCH PAPERS
Please see the following grading criteria for more information on how you will be evaluated on your reading reports and major research paper
Format/Submission (5 points): Paper neatly typed and formatted according to assignment guidelines. Title page with student name, course section, assignment, and date clearly indicated. Question to be answered restated before essay verbatim. Paper saved according to standard guideline –lastname.firstname.course.assignment as .doc, .docx. or .rft file.
Example: SmithWilliamHIST301MajorPaper
Introduction and Thesis Statement (10 points): Topic is appropriate for paper length; thesis is focused and argument is fully supported by carefully chosen and weighed facts in each paragraph; evidence of comprehension of historical context and causality. Thesis is in bolded script and placed the last sentence of your introduction.
Organization and Body of Essay (20 points): The organization of the paper logically supports the purpose or argument in the introduction, body, and conclusion; ideas are logically sequenced from one paragraph to another and clearly linked to each other; the reader can easily follow the line of reasoning.
Historical Analysis and Use of Sources (30 points): Two or more sources used demonstrating in-depth research related to thesis; no tertiary sources used (especially encyclopedias); research clearly incorporated into the argument in paper; use of information clearly supports the argument and shows, in-depth analysis of a significant topic; author gained new knowledge about the topic and significance of events.
Conclusion (5 points): Sound conclusion that summarizes content and reinforces thesis; fully supportable.
Writing Style and Grammar (10 points): Spelling, grammar and sentence structure all used effectively.
Use of Footnotes/Endnotes and Bibliography (20 points): Footnotes/endnotes are correctly cited and bibliography follows the correct rules for citing sources.
PROFESSOR CHECK LIST USED TO GRADE MAJOR PAPER AGAINST CRITERIA ABOVE
Format and Submission
Is your paper formatted in the proper file format (MSWord .doc or docx or .rtf file)?
Does your paper include a separate cover page that includes assignment name, student name and student number, course name, professor name, date and institution?
Is your paper formatted with one inch margins and using New Times Roman 11 or 12 point font?
Is your paper double-spaced?
Is your file submitted using last name first name course and assignment? Please submit as a .doc or .rtf file submission. I do not accept PDF files.
Example: SmithWilliamMILH304Week7MajorPaper.
Introduction and Thesis Statement
Did your essay include an introduction and clear bolded thesis statement as the last sentence of the introduction?
Organization and Body of Essay
Does your essay include the required questions as subheadings?
Is your essay well-organized with topic sentences and supporting detail that reinforces your thesis?
Did your essay meet narrative word count requirements? Narrative word count is word count without citation and bibliography. 
Historical Analysis and Use of Historical Sources
Did you construct your essay using quality academic sources (specifically Required and Optional readings from the Weekly Contents and book or peer-reviewed sources from our Online Library or other university, governmental, museum, or research websites)?  
Did you include relevant historical support, including historical examples that reinforce your thesis?
Did you include chronological context in your essay and include important dates or date spans?
Conclusion
Did you include a well-developed conclusion to your essay that restates your thesis and is well-supported?
Writing Style and Grammar
Is your essay composed using formal English (no use of slang) and using proper capitalization, grammar and spelling rules?
Is your essay presented in academic third person (does not use “I”)?
Did you refrain from using abbreviations and contractions in your analysis (use “do not” instead of “don’t”)?
Use of Footnotes/Endnotes and Bibliography
Did you consistently follow the citation and bibliographical requirements of Chicago or Turabian manuals?
Did you cite your sources in the narrative of your essay using computer-generated footnote/endnote numbering? Remember citation takes place immediately after each use of direct quote and after paraphrasing of information.
Did you include a separate bibliography with your essay?
Is the bibliography alphabetized and includes all relevant information depending on source type? Remember accessed date for online sources.
Chicago Style Footnote and Endnote Citation Resources

Author John Gardner stated that a philosophical novel begins with a fundamental philosophical question (FPQ). 
Gardner’s FPQ for Grendel is: 
If life has no inherent meaning, how should one live? 
With that question at the forefront of your thinking, individually evaluate/analyze John Gardner’s Grendel as a philosophical novel [as seen through one or more  ISMs].
*ISMs in play for reading and the essay: Nihilism (Meta.), Solipsism (Meta.), Hedonism (Ethics), Egoism (Ethics), and Monologism; [existentialism, absurdism, skepticism for teacher]
Assignment Expectations:
*Focus on one or more ISMs and evaluate it/them as the driving philosophy behind the novel 
*Incorporate direct evidence showing the ISM throughout the 12 chapters (where applicable – grading based on pertinent inclusions)
*An analysis and explanation of the ISM’s importance to the novel AND how that ISM contributes to Gardner’s FPQ
Essay Particulars: 
double-spaced with multiple paragraphs (intro, bodies, closing)
contain an original thesis statement (don’t just rehash the topic as your thesis)
use support/evidence (# determined by writer parenthetically cited and analyzed/explained)
MLA format
Work Cited 
Grade-wise:
*Complex and precise thesis statement establishing what will be proven in the essay
*Thorough coverage of all components of the prompt, especially emphasizing ISM
*Text seamlessly embedded into the paragraph
*Much more (i.e. insight, analysis, much, more . . . )
Academic Purpose: 
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience. 
To maintain a clear pattern of support through the use of primary and secondary texts
To revise as a critical stage of the writing process

This assignment is important so I ask that you please do not plagarise. Please do not use any large vocabulary words. And I ask that this essay be 5-6 pages (that means at least 5 FULL pages; in other words, 115-161 lines of text), double-spaced, in 12-pt. font. Make sure that the paper addresses all parts of the question. 
The question that needs to be answered is “It is broadly accepted that sexism, racism, and environmental degradation are bad; yet they persist in our world today. Explain in detail how marginalization of the “other” contributes to each of these problems. Draw on at least three of Beauvoir, Fanon, Vallor, and Leopold.” 

Reading: (Pojman 449-463) Virginia Held, The Ethics of Care Objective: * for students to demonstrate basic comprehension of our goals in the study of ethics and to refer to/use the general terms and concepts from the reading(s). * for students to engage in a class wide discussion on course material Format: * post up your entry in the appropriate Discussion on Canvas; cut and paste it into the body of the discussion rather than attaching it as a document * 12-point font * For the quotes, no need to supply a Works Cited page; simply state the page number and the source– from Held after the quote. Also, use quotes of 2-3 sentences in length. * discussion post should be approximately 500-750 words Grading: * follow the above structure and format as closely as possible: * make 2 cogent references/quotes to course material and a cogent analysis on the relation between them * leave one question for classmates to consider, and attempt to answer/address it in one full paragraph * leave a one-paragraph comment for a classmate Prompt: PART 1 – complete both A and B (4 points): A. After you read Held’s Ethics of Care and watched the Caring Judge, write which of Held’s 5 characteristics of the ethics of care that the judge uses. You can find that she uses more than one. Next, let’s also put your imagination to work. Imagine and describe one social problem or moral dilemma that the ethic of care can help to productively solve. Describe the scenario and which of Held’s 5 characteristics of the ethics of care that you use. You may use more than one characteristic. Remember to quote the text. B. After this, identify an important question that is raised for you from the readings. State your own question. Also attempt to answer the question in at least one full paragraph. I need only Part 1 And answer to these questions from the provided book pages. What’s the main point of the article ? How does the author support his main claim? 1. Do you agree with the criticisms of the liberal individualist conception of a person? How does this conception compare with the ethics of care conception of a person? Is one better than the other-or does each capture a part of the truth? 2. Should the ethics of care be viewed as a type of virtue ethics? Why or why not? 3. Can an ethic pf justice be plausible combined with the ethics of care? Are they compatible at all? Explain.