Category: Ethnic Studies

For this paper, there is not much on the course textbook.
The whole paper depends on your own research. Pick an ethical issue and a religious tradition (of your own choice). ). It must be a topic we have covered in the course during the semester The paper must address the particular religious tradition’s view on the ethical issue you chose. You must use at least three (3) other sources (academic) outside of the course textbook. Cover the different opinions on the issue from within the tradition. Conclude the paper by your own assessment of the soundness & benefit of their position as well as their limitations. IMPORTANT: Even though this is a Religious Studies course, we haven’t really covered religious materials much. This means, you don’t have any expertise in the study of religion no matter how religious you are and how much you are familiar with your own religious traditions. It is one thing to be a religious follower but the academic study of religion is COMPLETELY different. Do not make big generalizing claims about particular religions. This paper is NOTHING DIFFERENT from any other academic paper. Your claims must be accompanied by evidence. Scriptural citations alone are NOT EVIDENCES.
Format
– Length: Between 900 and 1.100 words
– Times New Roman, 12 pts. Double spaced.
– In text citation only. Example: Smith argues that economic inequality has been growing over
the past twenty years (Smith, 124)

Why do you think it’s so important to Ellington that his Symphony be representative? (Representative means that the artwork refers to real things in the world — and even mimic the sounds of real things. Most symphonies are abstract and do not really refer directly to the world at all.) Maybe another way to understand the question would be to ask yourself how watching the film’s visual representations and auditory representations affect the way you understand the music, trace its significance, and/or interpret what his jazz symphony is “saying.” Citing specific details from the music, the film, and song lyrics, analyze how Ellington is providing a Harlem Renaissance remaking of the old symphonic form. (400-600 words)

A topic related to indigenous people.
There should 1500 words, 8 academic sources for reference and APA style formatting.
These are some of the topics for critical article.
Cultural Appropriation in Indigenous Tourism
Community Empowerment through Indigenous Tourism
Impact of Tourism on Indigenous Identity
Sustainable Indigenous Tourism Practices
Tourism and Indigenous Rights
Representation of Indigenous Cultures in Tourism Marketing
Tourist Education and Cultural Sensitivity
Challenges of Balancing Tradition and Commercialization
Role of Government in Indigenous Tourism
Indigenous Perspectives in Tourism Research

Rethinking Thanksgiving Celebrations: Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving
The “First Thanksgiving” is often portrayed as a friendly harvest celebration where Pilgrims and generic, nameless Indians came together to eat and give thanks. This story is a myth that was sparked in the mid-1800s when English accounts of the 1621 harvest event resurfaced and fueled the American imagination. Romanticized paintings and stereotypical images of “Pilgrims” and “Indians” celebrating the “First Thanksgiving” became part of the national nostalgia and Manifest Destiny sentiment as the United States pushed west. Sarah Josepha Hale, an influential editor of a magazine called Godey’s Lady’s Book, led a campaign for a national Thanksgiving holiday, and the “First Thanksgiving” myth played into her agenda. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared a national Thanksgiving in November to celebrate gratitude and unity amidst the turmoil of the Civil War. In the decades that followed, the “First Thanksgiving” myth and the national holiday evolved into a foundational, national story reinforced by memorials, holiday marketing, literature, and school curriculums.
The “First Thanksgiving” as a national story is incomplete and inaccurate. The whole history is more complex and includes the Wampanoag voice and perspective that have been largely absent from this narrative. The Wampanoag and neighboring Native nations were interacting with European explorers, traders, and enslavers for nearly one hundred years before English settlers arrived at the Wampanoag village of Patuxet in 1620. After careful observation, negotiations, and exchanges, the Wampanoag decided to assist the English settlers. However, their interactions had much more to do with political alliances and diplomacy than a budding friendship. Cooperation and peace were short-lived. To learn more about the true history that goes beyond a shared meal in 1621, see the Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth study guide.
Harvest ceremonies and festivals have been an integral part of Wampanoag lifeways for thousands of years. The Wampanoag practiced daily and seasonal traditions of giving thanks long before the encounter with English settlers and the formation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Learn the significance of Cranberry Day for Wampanoag communities as they continue cultural traditions and relationships with their homeland today. Native traditions are distinct, complex, and specific to each individual nation. To gain a deeper understanding of traditional foodways and relationships to homelands for other Native nations, consider the American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving .
Resource: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/rethinking-thanksgiving
Access The Following Five Resources:
Thanksgiving from Wampanoag Youth
What did you learn from the Wampanoag folks?
Why is this day called the day or mourning?
What do they say about the first thanksgiving and the impact on Indigenous people?
The Invention of Thanksgiving Article & The Invention of Thanksgiving Audio
How is this holiday controversial?
What did you learn about the Wampanoag peoples?
What happened to the Wampanoag peoples?
Who Was Squanto, and 4. What Was His Role in the First Thanksgiving?
What Was Squanto’s Role in the First Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving 2023
What are three things you learned from the site? Be specific.
Make sure to answer to ALL QUESTIONS using a minimum of 500 words.
Be specific! General answers will not earn you extra credit.
Make sure to cite and reference the source on your writing. No late submissions and no extensions!

1) Assuming that human health and well-being sometimes directly benefits from nonhuman experimentation, are such benefits enough to morally justify and/or cancel out much of the nonhuman pain, suffering, etc., that sometimes results from nonhuman experimentation? If so, why so? If not, why not?
My personal opinion I don’t think it’s justified just because the trial was successful for humans because someone or something had to suffer or maybe die during a trial and error.
2) Does the practice of nonhuman experimentation seem to violate the ‘Golden Rule’ i.e., to ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’? If so, then is violating this rule sufficient to say that the practice of nonhuman experimentation is immoral? Your reasoning?
I think it does but in this world we live in today that doesn’t seem to matter if you are in a lower class. I would say nonhuman experiments are immoral because if tests are done on nonhuman subjects who’s to say if trying the same experiments on a human will give you the same outcome whether it be positive or negative.
3) Does the practice of nonhuman experimentation seem to violate one or more morally important values, e.g., kindness, compassion, decency, respect, etc.? Your reasoning? The experiments on nonhuman subjects does violate the decency and respect for animals because, they are not given an option and more than likely they’re kept locked away in cages or cells against their will.
4) Does the practice of nonhuman experimentation seem especially speciesist and in turn just as morally suspect/bad as racism, sexism, etc.? Your reasoning?
It depends on how you look at it and from whose point of view. I guess in any of these situations the victims would all have the same opinion that they’re being mistreated and discriminated against. So, I guess all in all you would feel like you are being mistreated.
5) Finally, does the practice of nonhuman experimentation seem to violate one or more ‘rights’ that all creatures inherently have, e.g., the right ‘to be left alone’, the right ‘to not be used as a mere means to someone else’s ends’ etc.? Your reasoning?
It does violate anyone’s rights to just be at peace but, in this world we live in animals don’t have a voice. So, due to animal experiments that’s not something that’s openly spoken and seen to the public.

I think that it could be justified if it were the only end to the means. If we could not safely experiment on humans or human cells, I think that experimenting on animals could be justified. We as humans cannot justify giving human life to test medicines that could possibly kill or seriously harm the person involved. The closest we can get to human experimentation sometimes is animal experimentation and I feel that if it is the only option, it is morally ok but not encouraged. I do not think animals should be made out to suffer just because we can make them but only out of necessity. We use animals for food so experimenting is arguably not far off from that standpoint.
2) I do think that this action violates the “Golden Rule” if we agree that it applies across species lines. I would not want someone to experiment on me and let me suffer therefore it violates this rule. I cannot say that this violation makes it totally immoral as in my eyes it would be more immoral to let people die from an illness that can be cured if allowed to be tested. It is in more of a morally grey area for me personally and it could be taken to either side. I think it is more circumstancial, we should only do it if we have to not because we want to.
3) I think it mainly violates the moral values of respect particularly for other lives. By experimenting on these animals and impacting their value of life, we are disrespecting their whole being. We also lose the value of kindess as torturing and inflecting pain on another is anything but kind. We do not feel compassion for them either as researchers inflict this pain on them without any reprecussions, they just become a statistic. This action unforutanely violates many of our morally important values.
4) I do not think it is necessarily specieist or as moally bad as racism. Animals are not built on the same intellectual level as humans and are for the most part, put on this earth for us to use for our benefit. I do not know if I believe that animals could experience a concept like racism. Animals know no better than what they are given and mostly at our disposal. I think they should be respected regardless of this viewpoint but not to the rights standard of humans.
5) I do believe that it violates the rights of animals to not be used in a minimal manner. I have always believed that if animals are to be used/killed for our benefit, they should be used in every way possible as their life is not a waste. In my eyes, this value is also abused by trophy hunters that kill big game for the head or trophy just to dispose of the body. Every animals deserved to be respected and valued as a life, just in different scales than humans.

Supporters of nonhuman experimentation often argue that,
i) A practice that directly benefits human health and well-being is morally okay — assuming that it does not violate other morally important principles, values, rights, entitlements, etc., in the process.
ii) Experimenting on nonhumans directly benefits human health and well-being. For example, penicillin, blood transfusions, tuberculosis, asthma, etc.
iii) Experimenting on nonhumans does not violate other morally important principles, values, rights, etc.
C ) Thus, experimenting on nonhumans is morally okay.
Most opponents to nonhuman experimentation accept premise (i) and focus on falsifying or casting doubt on premises (ii) & (iii).
Opponents attempt to cast doubt on premise (ii) by providing alternative interpretations of the supposed “facts” leading up to the development of a medicine, technique, etc., that has directly benefited human health and well-being. For example, opponents to nonhuman experimentation will often claim that nothing of direct human benefit was learned and/or discovered in penicillin research until actual human trials were performed and that the detour through nonhuman experimentation was in fact an unhelpful, and in some cases dangerous, tangent. See Monkey Business 2 for examples of this form of counter-interpretation reasoning.
Opponents attempt to cast doubt on premise (iii) by providing various morally important principles, values, etc., that are supposedly violated by nonhuman experimentation. For example, some have claimed that nonhuman experimentation violates the ‘Golden Rule’, that it is un-kind, not compassionate, indecent, etc. Others have claimed that nonhuman experimentation is speciesist and therefore just as morally terrible as racism, sexism, ageism, etc. Finally, some have claimed that nonhuman experimentation violates various ‘rights’ that all creatures possess, e.g., the right ‘to be left alone’, the right ‘to not be used as a mere means to someone else’s ends’, etc.
See Experimenting for a Healthier Human World (SE) Parts 1 & 2 for more details.
This week’s questions:
1) Assuming that human health and well-being sometimes directly benefits from nonhuman experimentation, are such benefits enough to morally justify and/or cancel out much of the nonhuman pain, suffering, etc., that sometimes results from nonhuman experimentation? If so, why so? If not, why not?
2) Does the practice of nonhuman experimentation seem to violate the ‘Golden Rule’ i.e., to ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’? If so, then is violating this rule sufficient to say that the practice of nonhuman experimentation is immoral? Your reasoning?
3) Does the practice of nonhuman experimentation seem to violate one or more morally important values, e.g., kindness, compassion, decency, respect, etc.? Your reasoning?
4) Does the practice of nonhuman experimentation seem especially speciesist and in turn just as morally suspect/bad as racism, sexism, etc.? Your reasoning?
5) Finally, does the practice of nonhuman experimentation seem to violate one or more ‘rights’ that all creatures inherently have, e.g., the right ‘to be left alone’, the right ‘to not be used as a mere means to someone else’s ends’ etc.? Your reasoning?

Sticking with the Social Issue you chose, use research to answer the following questions in a 2-3 page, APA-formatted paper:
What are the barriers to service for the target population? In other words, what challenges to clients face in accessing services (i.e. What gets in the way of clients getting services?) Example: lack of transportation.
What are the individual and environmental/societal causes of problems? How do individuals contribute to the continuation of the problem? What in our society continues to be the prevalence of the problem existing and continuing to exist?

Click on film above and resources below needed for this assignment.
Immigration and the Rise of NativismLinks to an external site.
The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act – Robert ChangLinks to an external site.The ‘English Only’ nativist movement comes with a costLinks to an external site.First, watch the film, White Like Me. and read the article The ‘English Only’ nativist movement comes with a cost. Then, answer the questions below using 350 words minimum (only one paragraph total) to address all questions.
Citation:
Jhally, S. Morris, S. Young, J. Wise, T. (Director). (2013). White Like Me [Video file]. Media Education Foundation. Retrieved September 16, 2023, from Kanopy.
Question:According to the film, how do policies, laws and ideas uphold and protect white privilege and systematic racism? Provide specific examples.
According to Tim Wise, how does privilege affect both those who have it and those who do not? Explain.
After reading the article, The ‘English Only’ nativist movement comes with a costLinks to an external site., what are ways in which people continue in the US continue practicing nativist ideas. Provide at least one example you have experienced or know about. How do these ideas create and support existing stereotypes and divisions?
!!! Be sure to use one quote from the article. Quote does not counts for the 350 words.
Nativism:
The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
The policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Rubric
10 points- usual (1)
10 points- usual (1)
CriteriaRatingsPts
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10 to >8.0 ptsHighly Proficient
Reflection addresses question in its entirety. Provides good depth and detail; ideas well developed; facts have adequate background; specific examples are provided from the material. Meets all stated requirements including minimum of 350 words. Font Size12, Arial. Provide citation- page number when quoting. You must explain and elaborate your use of the quotes.
8 to >7.0 ptsProficient
Reflection addresses question with few missing components or extent to which question could be addressed. Provides details and ideas well developed; facts have adequate background; examples are provided; demonstrates high level of understanding and/or grappling with the material. Meets all stated requirements including minimum of 350 words. Font Size12, Arial. Provide citation- page number when quoting. You must explain and elaborate your use of the quotes.
7 to >6.0 ptsSome Developing
Reflection addresses some parts of the question in a general manner and some in detail. Provides some depth and detail; ideas well developed; some facts have adequate background; specific examples are provided; demonstrates high level of understanding and/or grappling with the material. Meets all stated requirements including minimum of 350 words. Font Size12, Arial. Provide citation- page number when quoting. You must explain and elaborate your use of the quotes.
6 to >5.0 ptssome developing
Reflection addresses question in a general manner. Provides ideas and a general understanding of the material. Lacks explanation of understanding and does not elaborates on use of the quote. Might not meet all stated requirements including minimum of 350 words. Font Size12, Arial. Provide citation- page number when quoting. You must explain and elaborate your use of the quotes.
5 to >0 ptsProficient
Reflection addresses question in a general manner and does. not demonstrates students interpretation and reference of the resource. Provides very little details and ideas ; lacking facts with adequate background; limited or no examples are provided; demonstrates low level of understanding and/or grappling with the material. Student did not submit or might meet all stated requirements including minimum of 350 words. Font Size12, Arial. Provide citation- page number when quoting. You must explain and elaborate your use of the quotes.
10 pts
Total Points: 10
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(1) Search the internet, books, etc., for a passage, sound/video-bite, etc., that contains a moral/ethical argument.
(2) Quote the passage, sound/video-bite in full. For example, if you want to use an argument that appears within a lengthy youtube video, then you need only quote the part of the video containing the argument and include the minute-marks/timestamps surrounding it, i.e., “The argument I found starts at 3:45 and ends at 4:27.”
(3) Provide answers to the following questions about your selected passage, sound/video-bite.
(a) What ethical/moral question is the argument in your passage, etc., offering an answer to?
(b) What is the author’s major claim/conclusion, i.e., what is the author’s proposed answer to the ethical/moral question that you stated in (a).
(c) What reasons, examples, etc., does the author offer in support of his/her major claim.
(d) Which moral/ethical values/disvalues (or principles) does the author’s reasoning seem to be assuming, prioritizing, countering, etc.?
(e) Do the author’s reasons, examples, etc., provide adequate and/or plausible support for his/her major claim? Or, might more reasons, evidence, examples, etc., be needed? Why/why not?
(d) Has the author provided us with sufficient information and reasoning to make an actual –decision– about the particular moral/ethical issue/question? Why/why not?
(4) Finally, include all relevant bibliographic, search engine, etc., information. That is, if your passage is from a book, then make sure to include the author’s name, book title, copyright date, publisher, and relevant pages numbers. If your passage appears within a youtube video, then include the video title, name of the speaker within the video (or if that isn’t known, then the youtube channel name), the youtube keywords you typed within the search bar to find the video, the relevant minute-marks/timestamps, and web address. If your passage appears on a particular webpage, blog, etc., then include the page/blog title, author’s name, search engine keywords you used to find the page/blog, and the web address.
Restrictions:
— Your passage must be from an outside-of-class source, not from our textbook.
— Your passage must contain an ethical/moral argument. That is, your passage must contain an argument that relies upon, implies, assumes, prioritizing, etc., one or more ethical, moral values/disvalues.
— Your passage should not be too lengthy. Search for passages, sound/video bites that are no longer than 15 to 20 sentences.