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Annotated Works Cited - review
MLA format for annotated works cited--examples follow:
Article in an anthology:
Singer, Peter. “The Singer Solution to World Poverty.” The New World Reader:
Thinking and Writing about the Global Community, 4th edition. Gilbert H. Muller,
ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2014. 327-333.
Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, Singer addresses a general audience, proposing that everyone should do more to alleviate poverty. He controversially suggests that we in affluent countries should give direct cash aid to those in poor countries, giving away what we have beyond covering our basic necessities. Although I don’t completely agree with this level of altruism, his argument is presented in clear philosophical terms.
Single-author book:
Appiah, Kwame Anthony. Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers. New
York: W. W. Norton and Co., 2006. Print.
Professor of Philosophy at New York University, Appiah’s world view is both pluralistic and tolerant of differences. In an instantly connected, 24/7 world, we know what’s going on in many places—both good and bad news. In terms of ethics, Appiah connects knowledge with responsibility. He posits a philosophical question, to what extent should we care about strangers living far away? What binds us together as people?
Website:
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Web. November 23, 2015.
Headquartered in New York City, the ACLU is a non-profit, public interest organization for civil rights, representing a wide range of social and political views, including LGBT and women’s rights, African-American voting rights, American Nazi party. Most of their advocacy is for protecting the individual against undue governmental control or censure. Useful for defining issues in legal and constitutional terms.
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Taylor & Tilford (hard copy only)
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Practice questions for midterm exam:
1 According to Chimamanda Adichie, what is the “danger of a single story”?
2 According to Amartya Sen, what are the risks of “a singular identity”?
3 Why is “a single story” or “singular identity” considered a risk or a danger?
4 According to Sen’s “A World Not Neatly Divided,” what is the inadequacy of neatly dividing and classifying people in the world? How did Akbar, the 16th c. Mogul ruler, exemplify religious tolerance and individual freedom? What does Sen have to say regarding “imagined uniformity” versus “the plurality of our identities” (277-78)? And what are the implications for U.S. foreign policy, regarding Pakistan, Afghanistan, Palestine, or other so-called hot spots in our world? Do you think this is on the “right” or “wrong” track, and why?
5 According to Alkman Granitsas (80), Americans are increasingly “tuning out the world,” paying less attention to global news. Agree or disagree? Why?
6 Sasha Abramsky (86) suggests that the tide has turned, that the U. S. reputation abroad is seriously questioned by other countries and their citizens. In “Waking Up from the American Dream,” what is the dream…and what is the reality? Is the perceived decline of the U.S. standing in the world fair or unfair? Explain with an example from current events.
7 Based on readings by Sachs (314), Dandicat (324), Singer (327), Borlaug (334), Mittal (337), Rogoff (340) what actions are proposed or suggested in terms of global aid—political action, private charity, public programs, individual effort, government policy, science-based solutions? Which courses of action seem reasonable? Unreasonable? Why?
8 How would an internationalist, such as Singer or Sachs, view problems of global hunger and poverty? Is their vision—of multilateral, cooperative efforts among nations and people—an extreme or reasonable one? Is it reasonable or unreasonable to help strangers who live far away? Why or why not?
9 Is technology, such as GMOs or cellphones, the solution to world poverty? ? In a global economy—massive migrations, cheap labor, remittances (money sent to family in one’s home country)—big changes are happening at accelerating rates. In the face of these changes, can anything be done to break the cycle of poverty? What are our individual, social, political responsibilities?
10 What does Singer say we should do about world poverty? Agree or disagree? Why?
11 Given the reported facts of world poverty, does it make more sense to accept the status quo or to take action for change? Who is responsible—government, industry, special interests, individuals? Why are political and social patterns difficult to change? Is it reasonable to attempt change in order to alleviate suffering? Or, is it just too much to think about? What do Singer or Sachs think about such fundamental questions? What do you think?
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Immigration%20Workshop%202-23-17.pdf
Ohlone immigration rights workshops in Fremont and Newark
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https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/595/01/
OWL on pronoun agreement
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