Comment on one of the following questions:

A.) Do you agree or disagree with Puritan child-rearing practices? What can we learn from these practices?

B.) What are some of the similarities between indentured servants and Negro slaves?

C.) Do you consider indentured servitude as a form of slavery? Why or Why not?

How does the parent-child relationship change during emerging adulthood?

The Little Mermaid

Beauty and the Beast

Maleficent

1. All three of the films this week have been called "feminist" by some people. What do you think makes a film feminist? What criteria would be needed? Do you think any or all of these films are feminist? Why or why not?

2. Take the time to do a Google image search of “Divine” and see if you see similarities between her and Ursula. What do you see? Remember, Divine identified as a Drag Queen, which is different than Transgender, which is different than many other words. Do a search for LGBTQ terms and see what you learn, post some of that info here. Also respond to the reading “Mean Ladies: Transgendered Villains in Disney Films”.

Question 77:

The Ethics of Care has many similarities to

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Part B:

Which of the following is not a reason why a feminist perspective has called for rethinking the history of ethics?

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Do you think certain cultures are privileged in their environments, such as in schools or their communities? What are some of the cultural privileges or disadvantages in your own life? ( Read the article "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," Peggy McIntosh discusses the concept of unearned privileges)

How does culture affect the health disparity of low income people who cannot afford health insurance? How would you go about trying to address it? (How can ecological model apply to your strategy to address this health disparity. For example, would you conduct more research, create an intervention, or something else)

A major theme that runs through Thornton Wilder’s work is how people move on from catastrophic loss. In The Bridge of San Luis Rey, two characters in particular – Brother Juniper, and the Abbess – focus on surviving loss in very different ways. How do you characterize their approaches – and what is your own take-away from Wilder’s novel?

According to Schopenhauer our lives are a perpetual cycle of stress followed by boredom followed by more stress broken only temporarily by satisfactions or pleasures. First, how accurate a picture of the human condition is this stress/boredom cycle?

Second, how do you personally deal with the “Schopenhauer Cycle?” What works and what doesn’t work?

Third, is Schopenhauer’s solution feasible: we break out of this cycle with Knowledge, Art, or Compassion?
Other comments?

What role do media technologies play in everyday intercultural communication experiences?

This previous section of this class defined ‘Happiness’ as an “enduring, positive state of well-being.” Schopenhauer argues this is both an illusion and a delusion. An "Illusion" refers to a false appearance such as a mirage. A "Delusion" is a persistent belief that will not change even when presented with disconfirming evidence, e.g., a “delusion of persecution”.

Comment on the Anti-Eudaimonist position that a belief in Happiness is a persistent illusion implanted in us by Nature and re-enforced by cultural conditioning and it is better to recognize this and learn to palliate our painful existence.

Cognitive Thinking (Piaget) How would you change if you lived in acountry and the belief were females were superior to males and males were imprisoned for disobedience.

fall classes, current employment, plans for careers, and more. And you've got hopes and good intentions. In this thread, let us know what a couple of your goals are as you move on.

"SMART" goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. (I'll clarify these terms/descriptions in a "Note to All" post at the top of the discussion.) Try articulating your goals as SMART goals!

The Anti-Eudaimonist claims that when we accept that life is Pain, Misery, and Frustration, and that Happiness as a Positive state of well-being is only an Illusion and does not exist, we will actually feel much better.

Comment on the Anti-Eudaimonic Paradox: "I am much Happier now that I have abandoned my pursuit of Happiness.” (Ashleigh Brilliant, “Potshots”)