Ethics Law and Cybersecurity

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  1. (a) Identify and describe three different (unique) potential social and ethical concerns (not mentioned in our text) arising as a result of converging technologies. (b) Defend your answer. Please elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) and provide your “theoretical” rationale in support of your responses. (knowledge)
  1. Evaluate the arguments that were examined for and against future research in nanotechnology. Given the potential advantages and disadvantages of future development in this area, which side’s arguments do you find more convincing? Do the criteria provided by Weckert for when research in a particular area should and should not be allowed offer us any guidelines for research in nanotechnology? Which kinds of ethical guidelines need to be built into research and development in this field? Please elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) and provide your “theoretical” rationale in support of your responses. (comprehension)
  1. In their goal of designing “moral machines,” Wendell Wallach and Colin Allen argue that we do not need to develop artificial moral agents that have full moral agency. They believe that machines need to have only functional morality to be able to accomplish their objective of building moral machines. (a) What do Wallach and Allen mean by “functional morality” and how is it different from full moral agency? (b) Do you agree with their claim that questions about whether AMs can be full moral agents actually distract from the larger goal of researchers in machine ethics who aim to build machines that are capable of “acting appropriately in morally charged situations?” Explain. Please elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) and provide your “theoretical” rationale in support of your responses. (comprehension)

Fear and Trembling

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A. Selected Passage

Type out in full a passage from this week’s primary reading assignment (rather than the preliminary, historical information) that you would like to comment on. The passage should be between 5-8 sentences long. You may choose any passage you are interested in thinking about. Use quotation marks. Supply a page number.

B. Analysis

Offer an analysis of your cited passage. This analysis should contain the following three sections.

1. In the first paragraph (3-4 sentences), describe the context of the cited passage. Who is speaking? What is their aim? Are there any relevant historical details?

2. In the second paragraph (5-8 sentences), offer a careful analysis of the passage’s argument. Identify the main point or thesis for which the author is arguing. Identify particular reasons given or implied that support this main point. Identify the evidence offered in favor of the main thesis and any evidence that corroborates the supporting reasons.

3. In the third paragraph (4-5 sentences), describe why this particular argument or idea is important to the philosopher’s larger concerns. In particular, clearly state the author’s general aim or overall thesis for the entire reading assignment, clearly state the author’s particular aim in the passage analyzed above, and (most importantly) clearly state how the particular, analyzed passage relates to the general aim.

C. Cultural Comparison (

Write at least two paragraphs comparing the logic of the above argument to a scene from a movie, TV show, song, or commercial. In the first paragraph, describe the scene, song, etc. In the second paragraph explain in detail how the scene, song, etc. illustrates the logic of the argument.

D. Online Resources

Supply addresses for two websites that helped you to understand this week’s reading assignment. Rate their usefulness on a scale of 1-5 (1 being the least useful, 5 being the most useful). Offer brief descriptions (4-5 sentences) of the websites’ content. Avoid “easy” websites like Spark Notes and Wikipedia. In addition, post these websites, along with their ratings, in the weekly discussion post dedicated to this topic on the discussion list.

Are Prisons Obsolete

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These are 2-3 page commentaries on reading assignments, and you need to read Ch1 and Ch2. In them you can raise questions, analyze arguments, or simply point out something that you found interesting about the text. I uploaded the article, please read Ch1 and Ch2 first and then write the reflection paper of it. Please deliver on time with high quality and no plagiarism.

Rationalism Empiricism and Their Embedded Conceptions of Reality

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Topic: Rationalism and Empiricism, and Their Embedded Conceptions of Reality Requirements: (1) Length: 2000 words, or more college level

Pornography Censorship and Violence against Women

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Write a well detailed essay of 250 words or more, analyzing the passage by Nadine Strossen, titled ” Why Censoring Pornography Would Not Reduce Discrimination or Violence against Women” (pg. 136). Elaborate and write about your views on the passage along with reading the other pages that I will upload in a document. Also in two separate paragraphs, choose two moral theories that relates to this topic an explain why. When making reference, it should look like (Strossen in Timmons, page #).More details in document.

Rape Scene Analysis

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1-(discussion board) Consider how rape is (mis)used and (mis)represented in movies and tv. This essay may serve as an entry point into the issue (and you can google similar essays): https://www.wired.com/2015/06/rape-scenes/

You may be familiar with rape scenes from the Game of Thrones or other tv shows or movies. You can google lists of examples (no list is exhaustive). Select an example of a rape scene. Note the source (name and date of movie or title of tv series with season, episode, year). Briefly describe the scene and its context. How does it compare to the criticisms describes in the above essay? Note you may discuss a written example from the Bible or novels and poetry (again, google lists, but here is a biblical one: Genesis 34; 2 Samuel 13; Genesis 19 // Judges 19 and arguably 2 Samuel 11).

(At least 200 words)

2. Read “Beth’s Psalm.” What evidence of trauma do you see in “Beth’s Psalm”? (Recall Herman’s three categories of symptoms.)

(At least 150 words)

3. Read Herman, Trauma and Recovery, chaps. 8–10. What evidence of recovery do you see in “Beth’s Psalm”?

(At least 100 words)

Existence of God

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all you need to do is revise this paper and implement the following criteria in it. However he had remarks about several points in the paper but please go over and see if there is enough evidence to provide to the information I am sending over the professor information as wel

Immigrant Workers

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Focus, Purpose, Thesis (Controlling Idea): 30 points

  •  Paper topic or thesis is clearly stated. Addresses all the required components
  •  Goals and objectives of paper are explicit.Ideas, Support, and Development (Evidence): 40 points
  •  Methodology/approach is appropriate to topic.
  •  Demonstrates broad understanding of the topic.
  •  Provides sufficient supporting evidence for thesis.
  •  Connects the evidence to the thesis and shows relevance.
  •  No significant omissions of evidence or counter evidence.Structure and Organization 15 points
  •  Introduction is clear and engaging.
  •  Paragraphs are clear and effective.
  •  Progression of thought within paragraphs and between paragraphs is clear and logical.
  •  Conclusion is clearly stated and flows from material presented.
  •  Provides clear and effective transitions between ideas.Mechanics and Presentation 10 points
  •  Virtually free of punctuation, spelling, usage errors.
  •  Paper presented in appropriate format.
  •  Paper has been effectively proofread.Vocabulary and Word Usage 5 points
  •  Strong range of vocabulary.
  •  Words are used correctly and effectively.

Discuss the short run equilibrium outcomes in a perfectly competitive market

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Students will be assessed by the following coursework question with a limit of 2500 words in total (includes both questions): (a) Discuss the short run equilibrium outcomes in a perfectly competitive market. [20 marks] (b) “Comparing a perfectly competitive market with a single price monopoly reveals that the former provides allocatively efficient outcomes whereas the latter does not.” Discuss. [30 marks]

Hereditarily Modified Organisms: Helping or Harming Society? ”

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Guidelines for Submission 1: In your presentation, you will explain how scientific thinking has impacted you and your audience, supporting your claims with evidence. Guidelines for Submission: Your presentation should have approximately 5 slides in Prezi, PowerPoint, or another comparable presentation tool. Make sure to include your speaker notes so that your instructor knows what you would say if you were actually giving the presentation. Note: If using Prezi, include a separate Word document with notes. If using PowerPoint, include speaker notes. Guidelines for Submission 2: The draft of your speaker notes can be bullet points or paragraphs related to each item on the slides. Submissions should be 2 pages, double spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. You should use current APA guidelines (or another format approved by your instructor) for any references. For your final project, please keep in mind that these speaker notes will accompany 5 slides. Topic i choose is “”Hereditarily Modified Organisms: Helping or Harming Society? ”