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Assuming they can and will provide physical safety for their students, should University and College campuses have the right to limit who can speak on campus to protect students from being offended by opinions that make them uncomfortable?
Be sure to address the right of free speech in the first amendment in your answer.
Write a two-page (double spaced, Times New Roman Size 12) response to one of the following questions. Feel free to simply save this document and write your response below the question you choose to answer. The header and directions will not count against your two-page limit. Cite the week’s readings at least twice in your answer.
Questions:
Foucault makes the case that the disciplinary economy of power focuses more on the soul/mind than the body. Give an example of a disciplinary method that demonstrates this focus.
Is criminality necessary under a sovereign economy of power? Why?
What is a panopticon? Give an example from your daily life and explain how it conditions your behavior.
Label each entry as you do them whether it’s the title or numbers.
Take a look at the requirements and example below and what’s attached.
What’s required?
Three learning journal entries per week (described below). At least one journal entry per week must address our semester reading, Our Own Worst Enemy, and other readings related to our special focus this semester: threats to US democracy and ways those threats can be mitigated.
Read the prompt details below and reach out if any questions. You aren’t graded on your political views. You are graded on whether you support your views with credible sources and evidence. Credible sources do not include opinionated commentators like Tucker Carlson or Michael Moore. They can be fun to listen to but are not college assignment sources. So too social media memes and conspiracy theories. I’m not joking. People have cited them. Provide evidence and citations to back up your claims to help others fairly evaluate your arguments. Anyone should be able to go to the materials you relied on upon and see for themselves to confirm, disconfirm or challenge your reading of that material. Then, and only then, can a free and open, and INFORMED discussion take place. No one is limiting your right to free speech by asking you to back up your claims, for additional evidence, or questioning the credibility of your sources.
Avoid logical fallacies
You’ll also find common logical fallacies (aka BS arguments) defined on the second part of this page. Once again, use it as a checklist and make sure you are making the best possible case for your point of view in your journals.
Questions to address for each idea in a learning journal
Once you have your three ideas (plus one optional extra credit idea) for the week answer the following four questions for each idea:
1) What was the one idea that struck you and why?
2) How does it connect to what you are learning about in class?
What does this mean? Step 1: As you read each section introduction and each page keep notes on the main idea- something that can be written in a sentence or a short phrase. Step 2: What is the main idea of both the module and the section on your topic page is located in? Step 3: What is the main idea you are writing or about or addressing in your journal entry? Step 4: Go back to your notes. What are the other main ideas from this section or module? Step 5: What main idea is your topic an example of? How does it compare to the other main idea(s)? How is it the same? How is it different? Your answer to Step 5 is your answer to question 2 on how your journal entry connects to what you learning in class.
3) How did it expand your understanding?
4) What would you like to learn more about?
Here are the journal entries
#1: Winner Take All Politics (see attachment below)
#2: The Battle Over the Colorado State Pet (see attachment below)
#3: Play for Pay (see attachment below)
POL-SCI 101
ILE ASSIGNMENT
VOTING
With the landmark ruling Shelby County v Holder (2013), the authority of the federal government to
monitor state level changes to election processes was eliminated. Many attribute this single act as
the cause for increased voter suppression efforts seen in recent elections, and in the run-up to the
2022 election. Given voting rights are fundamental to our democracy, it is important to understand
what is currently occurring at state level through an exercise related to the topic.
TASK: CHANGES IN VOTING LAWS
PART A. You will research four (4) major issues affecting elections (see below). Follow the
directions for each issue listed. When researching, consider only events/changes and laws that
came after the 2020 elections or in the run-up to the 2022 midterm. All four categories require a
minimum of 250 words for a total of two (2) pages minimum using the formatting guidelines at the
end of the document.
1. Obstacles for voters: In a number of states, new laws making it harder for individuals to
vote are on the books. They can include items such as stricter voter ID requirements,
reduced voting hours, minimized eligibility for mail-in ballots, limited number of drop boxes,
no early voting, etc. States with notable restrictive practices include Arizona, Florida, Texas,
Georgia, and Wisconsin.
a. Select two states from the above list or from your own research and outline the
range of methods employed to obstruct or limit people’s ability to vote in each
state. Provide some detail on each, for instance ~ how it works, who the obstruction
is targeting, the reasons given for the new obstacle and if the reason is valid, etc.
2. Changes in how the vote is counted and certified: A number of states have enacted or
proposed changes in laws that takes power away from those normally charged with
counting and certifying elections, and instead giving the role to state legislatures who are
often partisan or over-represent one party. Approximately eight states have enacted these
laws: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
a. Select two states from the above list or from your own research and outline the
change in each, how it will be implemented and how it can impact the election.
3. Gerrymandering: Altering district lines after the census to favor one political party over
another, or to marginalize/discriminate against a group of voters has been a long tradition
in our nation. However, these efforts ramped up considerably after the 2020 election and
census. Some states with new, gerrymandered district lines have been challenged in court
and include North and South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Arkansas, Ohio, Texas.
a. Select two states from the list above or from your own research. Explain how each
state was gerrymandered, and the impact the changes have on the state political
process. (Gerrymandering is explained in your text, but if you want an easy YouTube
version click the 3-minute video – Gerrymandering, explained | The Washington Post –
YouTube )
4. Voter/election worker intimidation: There have been numerous reports of citizen groups or
individuals intimidating both election workers and actual voters. These incidents have
ramped up in recent weeks.
a. Find examples from two states of either voter or election worker intimidation and
describe the method used. Include, if possible, who is responsible and what the
federal, state or local authorities are doing to help stop these efforts.
PART B. Final Question
Please add a section of at least 250 words detailing` the larger lessons you learned from completing
the assignment.
FORMATTING AND SUBMISSION: See outline below
Name: Only at top
Format: 1-inch margins, 11-12 font, 1.5 spacing
Pages: Total, 2.5-3 pages and separate bibliography page, MLA format
Points: Approx. 45
Useful Sites to Explore: ACLU, COMMON CAUSE, BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY
DOCKET
EXAMPLE OUTLINE
YOUR NAME_______________________________________
Introduction: 2-3 sentences
PART A: ISSUES
* Issue 1: 250 words, 10 points
* Issue 2: 250 words, 10 Points
* Issue 3: 250 words, 10 points
* Issue 4: 250 words, 8 points
PART B: YOUR TAKEAWAYS
* Your views: 250 words, 7 points
* Bibliography: Separate page in MLA format, note the source by issue
TOTAL POINTS: 45 points
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ASSIGNMENT 1
Originally the United States Supreme Court was conceived to be the weakest of the three branches of government. Owing to Marbury v. Madison and the power of judicial review, it has evolved into a very powerful policy making body. Some in America today lament this. They believe that, because the members of the court are not elected, the court should not have so much say over what the laws should be. Remember, as Pro-Life and Pro-Choice activists continually remind us, the right to an abortion was created by the case of Roe v. Wade in 1973, and the right to an abortion was taken away by the court in 2022. Congress has never passed a law making abortion legal.
What do you think? Is the court too powerful relative to the elected branches of government that represent the people?
MAKE SURE IT IS 8 SENTENCES
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LAB 7 PART B ASSIGNMENT 2
WATCH VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3b9ArupXZg to answer questions
1. Explain two structural ways DNA and RNA are different.
2. How is base-pairing different in RNA and DNA?
3. If one nucleotide were transcribed incorrectly or omitted, how would it affect the overall structure of the protein? Create an example sequence of mRNA and proteins (using the codon chart) to demonstrate.
PART 2
Head over to https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/txtl/
Complete the tutorial of transcribing and translating a gene
Take a screenshot or photo at the end of transcription and the end of translation. You will turn these in at the end of the lab.
ANSWER QUESTIONS WHILE COMPLETING ACTIVITIES FOR PART 2
Were both pieces of DNA used during transcription?
How is the mRNA molecule built?
What happens to the mRNA once it has been completed?
What organelle catalyzes the peptide bonds between amino acids?
How would you describe the sequence of bases on the mRNA compared to those on the tRNA?
What happens to the tRNA molecules after their amino acid that was attached to them has been added to the growing polypeptide?
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ASSIGMENT 3
LAB 9 PART A
WATCH VIDEO AND ANSWER QUESTIONS
Define “mutation.”
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in 1-2 sentences: “Mutations are caused by selective pressure in the environment.”
Why did the dark colored mice living on dark lava flows have white underbellies?
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in one or two sentences: “The same mutation could be advantageous in some environments but deleterious in others.”
Is the following statement true or false? Justify your answer in one or two sentences: “The appearance of dark colored volcanic rock caused the mutation for black fur to appear in the rock pocket mouse population.”
Explain how the environment plays a role in changing the frequency of an allele.
As you saw in the film, rock pocket mice evolved to have dark-colored fur in certain habitats. In three to five sentences, explain how this trait increased in frequency in the population. Include the following key terms: “fitness” (or “fit”), “survival” (or “survive”), “selection” (or “selective”), and “evolution” (or “evolve”).
Near the end of the video Dr. Nachman collected and compared dark mice from two different lava flows. Explain how this comparison demonstrated that mutations are random, but natural selection is not.
Imagine a scenario where the rock pocket mice living on a lava flow become physically isolated from those living on the desert sand by a river or a canyon. This would mean there are two geographically separate populations with no gene flow Links to an external site.between the two. What would happen to these two populations after a long period of time?
Did the individual mice evolve? Explain.
PART C
Watch the video above about the ESA and answer the following questions in your lab notebook
Who was the president in 1973 and signed the ESA into law?
What caused the population decline of the bald eagle about 10 years prior to the ESA becoming law?
Is the bald eagle still listed as endangered? How many pairs of bald eagles were there in 2007?
What other species was brought back from the brink of extinction? Describe what caused this species to decline, and how it was brought back.
Think about it & dig deeper: What competing interests do federal agencies like the US Fish and Wildlife have to work with and take into account when establishing habitat preserves for endangered species? What other purposes could that land serve?
Answer the following questions in your lab notebook
Why is it important to have international regulations for protecting endangered species?
How would allowing a market for elephant ivory in the United States, for example, endanger this species?
For those of us living in the United States, why would it matter if species in other continents or other countries are allowed to go extinct?
Double book report. Create a comparative analysis between Grant’s Playing the Whore and Jay’s Out of the Darkness. You will do a book report / book review and tell me what they have in common, where they differ, and the strengths and weaknesses of each of them. You must apply what you have learned from lectures, textbook, and other readings as you assess these two books. 4 PAGES
Themes: Compare and Contrast the two books (this is your main thesis)
As You Read
Characters: Who are the main characters? What happens to them? Did you like them? Were there good and bad characters?
Main Ideas: What is the main idea of the book? What happens? What did you learn that you did not know before?
Quotes: What parts did you like best? Are there parts that you could quote to make your report more enjoyable?
Analysis and Evaluation: What did you learn? Who are the authors? What do these texts have in common? What are their strengths and weaknesses? How would you evaluate them overall? How can you apply them to the other core readings from class? What did you learn from these books?
Principles/characters: What elements did you like best? Which characters did you like best and why? How does the author unfold the story or the main idea of the book?
Organize: Make sure that most of it summarizes the work. Then you may analyze the core themes (violence, fraud, empowerment, hope) or themes of the work.
Your Evaluation: Choose several points to discuss about the book. What worked well for genre? What major themes, motifs, or terms does the book introduce, and how effective are they? Did the book appeal to you on an emotional or logical way?
Recommend: Would you recommend this book to others? Why? What would you tell them before they read it? What would you talk about after you read it?
Synthesis: Tie the themes of these books to the bigger concepts in the human trafficking text by Burke, where do they fit in? Be sure to cite Burke a few times as well
