1. Do you believe the "traditional model" of policing contributed to the deterioration of the relationship between police and citizens in the United States during the 1960s. Explain.
2. How has policing improved? Explain.
3. Which model fostered this improvement?
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Explain and critically examine Hobbes’s account in chapter XXIX of the following five seditious opinions or “doctrines” that tend weaken or dissolve commonwealths: “That every private man is Judge of Good and Evill actions”; “that whatsoever a man does against his Conscience, is Sinne”; “That every private man has an absolute Propriety [i.e. a natural right to property] in his Goods; such, as excludeth the Right of the Soveraign”; “That the Soveraign Power may be divided.” What basic elements of his philosophy appear to support his conclusion that these doctrines are “seditious” (in a broad sense of “seditious” which means being harmful to political authority and social order)? Do you agree with these conclusions and the reasons he sets forth in Leviathan to support them? Explain why or why not, in your well-reasoned opinion. (<800 22 points)

The way you look can be attributed to your DNA or genetic make-up. However, if you have an accident and need plastic surgery that alters your looks. You might say that there was an environmental factor that affected your looks. Some feel that our behavioral traits are determined by nature; others feel that you learn your behavior which is determined or nurtured by those around you. Of the two theories, nature (genetic pre-programming) or nurture (the environment in which you were reared), which one do you believe makes the greatest impact on human behavior? Watch the TEDxUIUC - Gene Robinson - Solving the "Nature vs Nurture" Dilemma and discuss why you feel that nature or nurture has the greatest influence on our behavior.

From 1801-1812, Thomas Bruce, Lord Elgin bought from the Greek government, sculptures that had adorned the Parthenon and Acropolis. Lord Elgin found the sculptures lying on the ground around the Parthenon, broken, dirty, and unprotected from the elements. Lord Elgin moved the sculptures to England, restored them, and they now are a premier exhibit at the British Museum in London, England.

Today, the Greek government wants the sculptures back in Athens. Should the British government give the sculpture back to the Greek government? Why or why not? Should the Greek government “buy back” the sculptures? Why or why not? In New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has an incredible collection of art and artifacts from the ancient Egyptians. Should we give back our Egyptian collection to the Egyptians? Why or why not? Use 100 to 200 words to complete your answer and comment on at least two student’s writings.

How did trial judges become the gatekeepers for expert testimony? Are there any problems with their gatekeeping role? How can the system be improved?

Write at least 4 sentences.

Do you believe there is a world/space/place that exists beyond the natural world? What evidence, if any, do you have of this? Be specific.

Exercise 1: Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development - This assignment is designed to assess the viability of Freud's theory regarding the Psychosexual Stages of Development.

Complete the table by describing what occurs in Freud's Oral, Anal, and Phallic stages of Psychosexual development, as well as providing real-life examples of a fixation in adult life for each stage.

This assignment is worth 25pts.

What was the necessity of the creation of the Greek pantheon on gods and goddesses?

Compare and contrast the approaches of psychology and law. Which system is more open to change?

What instructions did Hitler give his generals in August 1939 before the invasion of Poland on how they were to conduct the war against the Poles and why?

Students, to further our dynamic discussions look into the following questions. Do you think that in general it is easier for the influence of a bad situation to overcome the good intentions of individuals or easier for people of good intentions to overcome the influence of a bad situation? Why? As you reply to the initial postings of your classmates supplement some examples where a public situation influenced behavior on a large scale? Peer groups are often blamed for leading a person into temptation. Can you think of an example where your peer group or a group you were in led someone away from temptation and back on the straight and narrow? Cite scholarly sources following APA format.

what are characteristics of millennial in terms of music and fashion

Which of the two ethical philosophies studied so far is more plausible, reasonable, and/or wise in your opinion, and why? (< 200 words, 5 points)

Several weeks ago we encountered modernist composers who wrote music as they saw fit with little regard for audiences. More recently we encountered Bob Dylan, who, while not so hostile to audiences as the modernists, has nevertheless followed his own artistic impulses while expecting audiences to adjust to them. The late Beatles gave us a touch of this as well. Hovering over these discussions has been this question: what is the right balance between disdaining the public at one extreme and "selling out" to it at the other?

Assignment

1) In a single paragraph, post the following:

a. Briefly define your position regarding the right balance (see above); to what degree should artists cater to audiences? Give an example of one of two circumstances:

i. A group or artist that in your opinion has sold out. On what criterion (or criteria) do you base that opinion? Is it a shift in musical style? ... a lowering of musical quality coinciding with a rise in popularity? ...statements by the artist(s), music critics, fans, or others?

ii. A group or artist that in your opinion has resisted the temptation to sell out. On what do you base that opinion?