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1-Discuss your idea of the public good, “the good life,” and the connection to good government

(example: Do you prefer an active or passive or moderate government; do you believe in promotion of strong individualism or advocacy of community values etc)
Briefly discuss your political socialization and how it shaped your political views on: your opinion of what is good and bad political leadership and the role of political participation in your life

2- The paper is about your understanding of the universal terms and concepts learned in this class and your ability to relate these to your personal life; it is not intended to be your biography or a rant on your political views.

school should be not year around

4.Properly cite at least four sources in your essay.
5.You must have a thesis statement in the paper, which states: 1. your argument, and 2. how you will go about developing your argument.
6.Identify and describe the main tenets of your argument.
7.In a paragraph towards the end of your paper, critically explain & evaluate the arguments in opposition to your debate topic. What are some problems with the the opposition’s argument? Why is yours more persuasive? Use evidence to support your argument and cite throughout your paper because this makes you more credible!!
8.Demonstrate your understanding of the different arguments. Do not just state a point with out explaining it. Do not just use a quote without explaining what it means in your own words.

1) A very brief biographical background to include: family, state, education, and career, birthplace, family education and earlier experiences that might have influenced his ideas.This should not be more than a page
2)Their political views- Nationalist or state rightist, position on slavery, congressional power, presidential power, basis of representation in congress (population or equal). Each of these views should be addressed in your paper. what positions did he have on key issues: how strong a central government, equal representation of states or based on population. for or against slavery issues of representation, taxes, importation, or trade. pressidential power: war powers, foreign policy, plural executive, veto poewrs, election of executive.
3)A description of their participation in the constitutional convention to include the arguments they presented and positions that they took on individual issues. Include their reasons for satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the final document, the U.S. constitution and whether they defended or opposed its during ratification. What was his contributions to the constituion: Proposals, amount of participation in debates and committees, defense or opposition to ratification, authorship of parts of the constituion.
4) A critical evaluation of what you would think that their opinions would be concerning the current relationship between the central government and the states as well as the relationship among the three national branches. You must defend your opinion giving examples of their position on each of these related issues during the convention and thereafter that support your position.
5)  a bibliography of sources for your information will be required. Copies of all internet sources must be attatched. Any direct qoutes from sources must be noted in the paper. To directly copy from a source with no reference will be unacceptable and will receive a grade of 0. Your paper must be composed by you. You should not directly copy all information from one or more sources even if you reference it in your paper. wikipedia and encyclopedias are unacceptable sources.

Write a 10-page paper on any single topic you wish, given that it is within the time frame of this course. The paper must draw from at least two primary and ten secondary sources, and you must have my approval of the topic before you begin. Use standard college format with endnotes and bibliography.

By examining Philippine-American relations under the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, it will become evident how the United States played a crucial role Marcos dictatorship and martial law. The paper will outline how the U.S. policy of containment affected the Philippines, how various American presidents dealt with Marcos, and how the people’s revolution gave rise to a new constitutional government with Corazon Aquino as the leader. Also, President Jimmy Carter’s condemnation for Marco’s acts against humanity and President Ronald Reagan’s relationship with the Marcoses before and during his president will be covered.

American foreign policy in the Philippines during this time period is important.

ENG140 Introduction to Writing

Assignment

Essay 1 – Academic Essay (Draft 1)

Description

An academic essay consists of three main sections: introduction, body, and conclusion. Many of us have heard of the 5-paragraph essay: an introduction catches the reader’s attention, introduces the topic, and gives the thesis statement; the body consists of three paragraphs that develop or explain the argument expressed in the thesis statement through topic sentences, supporting examples/evidence, and good reasons; the conclusion closure to the argument by explaining why the argument is important, or by discussing the implications of the argument.

As you draft this assignment, draw on what you learned in ENG100 or other previous coursework: develop paragraphs that are organized around a topic sentence that states one main idea, and are supported by sufficient, descriptive examples that illustrate your point. As you develop the discussion posts into an essay, focus on the connections between paragraphs. Also, for this first essay assignment, work to develop a strong introduction, an effective and well organized body, and an interesting conclusion.

Assignment
Write an essay that discusses the concept you defined in the Week 2 discussion assignments. In order to expand your definition into a longer essay, you might want to consider one of the following strategies:

Discuss why this new concept is important and should be used in 21st century American society.
Explain and evaluate the implications of the concept that you have defined.
Explore the causes and/or effects of the concept that you have defined for our society.
Deliverables

Draft 1 is due by the end of Week 2.
Peer Review Workshop is due by Tuesday of Week 3.
Draft 2 is due by the end of Week 3.
Assessment and Grading

Writing Requirements (APA format)

2-3 pages (approx. 300 words per page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
No cover page, references, or abstract needed
The grading for this assignment is credit/no credit based on completion of a full draft.
Draft 2 (due Week 3) will be graded using the Written Argument Grading Rubric.
Click the following link to see this rubric: ENG140 Rubrics.

Learning Outcome(s): 2, 4, 5
2. Compose coherent, well-organized paragraphs that include effective topic sentences, sufficient and appropriate evidence, conclusions, and transitional devices.
4. Compose well-organized essays that include an introductory section, a thesis, a body comprised of coherent paragraphs, and a conclusion.
5. Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, and editing college-level texts.

In addition to the textbook,( The Marriage and Family Experience( intimate relationships in a changing Society) Strong, Devault and Cohen, 11th Ed) ,  students will choose one of the following books to read and critique
1.    Good Karma Divorce, Judge Michelle Lowrance.
2.    Promises I can Keep, Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas.
3.    Lies at the Altar, Dr Robin Smith
4.    The disappearance of Childhood, Neil Postman
5.    Angry Men and The Women Who love them, Paul Hegstrom
6.    Tell Them Who I am , Ellio Liebow

Students are to read one of the identified supplemental textbooks and critique

Write your answers to each exercise in a different page. Show all your work, and be as clear as
possible in your answer. You can work in groups, but each student must submit a copy of his/her
exam. The due date of this take-home exam is Tuesday, March 26th, in class. I strongly
recommend you to work a few exercises every day, rather than trying to solve all exercises in
one day. Late submission will be subject to significant grade reduction.
2
Exercise 1
Consider the entry-exit two-stage game represented in the figure below in which firm A is the incumbent
firm that faces potential entrant firm B. In stage I, firm B decides whether to enter into A’s market or
whether to stay out. The cost of entry is denoted by ε . In stage II, the established firm, firm A, decides
whether to stay in the market or exit.
The game tree reveals that firm A can recover some of its sunk entry cost by selling its capital for the
price φ , where 0 ≤φ ≤ε . Solve the two problems:
a) Compute the subgame-perfect equilibrium strategies of firms B and A assuming that ε < 60 .
Prove your answer.
Answer the above question assuming that 60 <φ ≤ε <100
Exercise 2
Return to the game with two neighbors creating positive externalities on each other that you solve in
Homework #4 (Exercise #3, see the exercise and its answer key on the course website). Continue to
suppose that player i’s average benefit per hour of work on landscaping is
10
2
j
i
l
−l +
Continue to suppose that player 2’s opportunity cost of an hour of landscaping work is 4. Suppose that
player l’s opportunity cost is either 3 or 5 with equal probability (1/2), and that this cost is player 1’s
private information (player 2 does not observe this information).
a) Find player 1’s best response function when his opportunity cost is 3. Denote it as lL
1(l2).
b) Find player 1’s best response function when his opportunity cost is 5. Denote it as lH
1(l2).
c) Find player 2’s best response function. Denote it as lL
2(lL
1, lH
1).
d) Solve for the Bayesian-Nash equilibrium.
Exercise 3
Consider two consumers (1, 2), each with income M to allocate between two goods. Good 1 provides 1
unit of consumption to its purchaser and α units of consumption to the other consumer, where 0 ≤α ≤ 1.
Each consumer i, i = 1,2, has the utility function 1 2 Ui = log(x j ) + xi where 1 1 1
xi = yi +α y j is his
consumption of good 1 (that takes into account the amount of good 1 purchased by individual i and j), and
2 i
x is his consumption of good 2.
3
a) Provide a verbal interpretation of α
b) Suppose that good 2 is a private good. Find the Nash equilibrium levels of consumption when
both goods have a price of 1.
c) By maximizing the sum of utilities, show that the equilibrium is Pareto-efficient if α = 0 but
inefficient for all other values of α .
d) Now suppose that good 2 also provides 1 unit of consumption to its purchaser and α units of
consumption to the other consumer, where 0 ≤α ≤ 1. For the same preferences, find the Nash
equilibrium.
e) Show that it is efficient for all values of α .
f) Explain the conclusion in part (d).
Exercise 4
There is a given rent of R, for instance, the profits from a new contract with a government agency. Each
of two players (e.g., two firms) spends resources competing for the rent (e.g., lobbying). If player 1
spends 1 x , the probability that he wins the rent is 1
1
1 2
p x
x x
α
α
=
+
when player 2 spends the amount 2 x ,
and where α > 1 . [Note that parameter α represents the higher productivity of every unit of effort of
player 1 relative to that of player 2, in terms of increasing the probability of him winning the rent.]
a) What is the optimal spending of player 1 in response to a given spending level of player 2 (best
response function of player 1)? What is the optimal response of player 2 to player 1 (best
response function of player 2)?
b) Draw the best-response function of player 1 and player 2 you found in part (a). Discuss the effect
of changing α on the function.
c) How much will each player spend on lobbying in the equilibrium of this rent seeking game?
d) Which player is more likely to win the rent in equilibrium?
e) Compare the total equilibrium spending for α > 1 and α = 1 .
f) Should we expect more spending in rent-seeking activities when players are identical? Why and
why not?
Exercise 5
Answer the following exercises from the textbooks:
1. Harrington: exercise 1 from Chapter 14, and exercise 1 from chapter 15.
2. Watson: exercises 1 and 5 from Chapter 26.
Exercise 6 [See the last page of the exam].
EconS 424 – Strategy and Game Theory
Exercise #6 – Midterm Exam #2
6. Consider the following game with incomplete information. Two agents, A and B,
simultaneously decide whether to join or not join a common enterprise. The following
matrix represents the payo¤s accruing to agents A and B under each strategy pro…le:
Agent B
Join Not Join
Agent A Join 1; 1

This exam is due in hard copy by the date given in the course schedule, attached to the syllabus. Please put your name and ticket number at the beginning of your exam. You must answer either question #1 or question #2. You must also answer either question #3 or question #4. Finally, you must answer questions #5.

 

Your answer to each question should be approximately 3-4 double-spaced pages each, with no more than one-inch margins all around. You may use either a 12- or 14-point font. The exam should be labeled on the first page with your name, the due date, and the course name (“Modern Philosophy”).

 

You may study with other students in preparation for this exam. Please be sure, however, that the answers you turn in are substantially your own, and not simply copies or paraphrases of someone else’s answers. If you do work with anyone else, you must list their names on your exam. Also, whenever you quote, paraphrase, or rely heavily on some particular source for a portion of your answer, you must insert a footnote, endnote or parenthetical comment citing this source.
Remember to write your answers so that someone who was not in this course would understand what you are explaining. Whenever you refer to one of our authors, please give a paragraph and section or chapter reference. You are encouraged to do outside research for this exam, but only to help you do a better job of answering the questions. (You won’t get credit merely because you’ve cited some outside source.) I would recommend starting with the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, which may be found at: http://plato.stanford.edu (Note no “www” prefix.)

 

 

 

 

 

1. Why do the three main steps in Meditation I attack the reliability of the senses? Explain each of the three steps in detail. Why is each step more outrageous and extreme than the previous ones?

 

1. When Descartes introduces the evil demon fantasy, he says, “But it is not enough simply to have realized these things; I must take steps to keep myself mindful of them. For long-standing opinions keep returning, and, almost against my will, they take advantage of my credulity….” What is the problem that Descartes is wrestling with here? When he says, “Nor will I ever get out of the habit of assenting to them and believing in them, so long as I take them to be exactly what they are, namely…highly probably [opinions]…that it is much more consonant with reason to believe…than to deny,” what is his point? How does the evil demon fantasy help solve the problem he’s wrestling with?

 

1. How does he argue in Meditation II for the claim that our essence is thinking? Explain his reasoning step by step.

 

1. What is the main points Descartes is trying to make in the wax example at the end of Meditation II? Explain in detail how he uses the wax example to argue for each of these points.

 

1. Hobbes is a mechanist. Define this term, and explain in detail how Hobbes gives mechanistic accounts of reason, desire, deliberation, and action.

There are 2 case studies.
2 pages/case.
Key findings of each case study will be discussed and analyzed.