Read and comment on one of these articles about Zimbabwe. Please incorporate Chua's ideas. You may also refer to other readings from the semester.
Rhetoric and World Change - RWS 200 MWF 11:00
What if you could change the world? What if you could make life better for somebody? Are you obligated to act? And how much should you do?
Monday, November 14, 2011
Chua and the Arab Spring
We have been blessed to grow up in a democracy that, at least on paper, ensures equal rights for all. We believe in this form of government so much that we want to share it with the world and believe it will benefit men and women everywhere. However, Chua claims that implementing a democracy will not immediately solve a country's problems.
Read one of the following articles or choose another article from the NY Times--Discuss it and incorporate ideas or claims from Chua.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/middleeast/31egypt.html
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/elections/index.html
Read one of the following articles or choose another article from the NY Times--Discuss it and incorporate ideas or claims from Chua.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/middleeast/31egypt.html
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/elections/index.html
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Conclusion: Cosmopolitan Paths to Poverty Relief
Think about what you need to know to understand this section. Your answer might include some of the following:
What does this section do to support Kuper’s argument/alternatives
What does this section do to support Kuper’s argument/alternatives
What major claims? – What does this mean?
What evidence? What does this evidence do?
What lists? – What do these lists do?
What words/ideas do you need to know?
No Royal Road to Poverty Relief - p. 81-83
Think about what you need to know to understand this section. Your answer might include some of the following:
What does this section do to support Kuper’s argument/alternatives
What does this section do to support Kuper’s argument/alternatives
What major claims? – What does this mean?
What evidence? What does this evidence do?
What lists? – What do these lists do?
What words/ideas do you need to know?
What Can Political Philosophy Contribute? - p. 78-81
Think about what you need to know to understand this section. Your answer might include some of the following:
What does this section do to support Kuper’s argument/alternatives
What does this section do to support Kuper’s argument/alternatives
What major claims? – What does this mean?
What evidence? What does this evidence do?
What lists? – What do these lists do?
What words/ideas do you need to know?
Why Charity is Never Enough p. 74-77
Think about what you need to know to understand this section. Your answer might include some of the following:
What does this section do to support Kuper’s argument/alternatives
What does this section do to support Kuper’s argument/alternatives
What major claims? – What does this mean?
What evidence? What does this evidence do?
What lists? – What do these lists do?
What words/ideas do you need to know?
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