Debate News: Euthanasia and Ethics Test
The Missoulian has an interesting story up this morning about the subject we have been discussing in debate class the past few days: assisted suicide:
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Monday: Debate Quiz 2
Definitely make sure you get the notes if you don’t have a complete set. You can get the files here:
Debate Test for Correction
Mr. Pogreba Debate Class Ethics Quiz Section 1: Short Answer Instructions: Answer each question completely, showing understanding of the concept. You don’t need to write complete sentences, but do need to have complete, clear ideas. 1. What is metaethics 2. What are normative ethics 3. What is the difference between act and rule utilitarianism 4. […]
Is Great Art One Potential Benefit of the Economic Downturn?
The Wall Street Journal wonders:
John Steinbeck’s novel “The Grapes of Wrath” made the Joad family’s flight from the dust bowl into an emblem of people coming together to remake their world. A similar image was implicit in the very title of Dorothea Lange and Paul Taylor’s documentary book “An American Exodus.” Even works of light entertainment like the massively popular “Gone With the Wind” or John Ford’s landmark Western “Stagecoach” were in keeping with the prevailing message of the times. All these works told of epic journeys in which a group of people overcame destructive competition in their discovery of a common destiny. Each called for Americans to act collectively to remake a democratic society where opportunity would be open to all.
What Kind of Work Deserves an A?
An interesting article in the New York Times suggests that students believe they are entitled to As for doing hard work, not for doing excellent work. What do you think?
This would make a great topic for a blog.
Prof. Marshall Grossman has come to expect complaints whenever he returns graded papers in his English classes at the University of Maryland.
“Many students come in with the conviction that they’ve worked hardand deserve a higher mark,” Professor Grossman said. “Some assert thatthey have never gotten a grade as low as this before.”