Teaching Children Values
Using source material from Marguelles and McKibben, write an essay 650 words responding to the following essay question. You may use brief quotations, a paraphrase, or a brief summary as supporting examples from the essays. You must cite your sources following MLA format, using quotations when quoting exact words and using MLA style internal citations for all material used from the source articles. You must also create an MLA formatted Works Cited list at the end of the essay for the sources from the textbook which you use in your essay following the format for citing more than one article from the textbook.
Your essay may not include any source material except Marguelles and McKibben. All source material must be properly documented in MLA format including internal citations (tags) and Works Cited entries.
McKibben and Arguelles both address the need to separate money from values. What methods should be used to teach values to children?
Primary Sources
Arguelles, Mary. "Money for Morality." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 82-84.
McKibben, Bill, "A Modest Propossal to Destroy Western Civilization: The $100 Christmas." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 112-115.
Environmental Responsibility
Write an essay of 650 words responding to the following essay question. You may use brief quotations, a paraphrase, or a brief summary as supporting examples from the essays. You must cite your sources following MLA format, using quotations when quoting exact words and using MLA style internal citations for all material used from the source articles. You must also create an MLA formatted Works Cited list at the end of the essay for the sources from the textbook which you use in your essay following the format for citing more than one article from the textbook.
Your essay may not include any source material except the sources listed. All source material must be properly documented in MLA format including internal citations (tags) and Works Cited entries.
Damage to the environment often results because of misplaced values. Humanity behaves as if the entire planet exists for our personal benefit, and we fail to see that humans, along with the rest of nature, are part of an interactive system. As a result, our efforts to save ourselves often result in our own destruction. Provide evidence in support of our failure to recognize our role in protecting the environment.
Primary Sources
Carson, Rachel "The Obligation to Endure." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 9-15.
Chief Seattle. "Letter to President Pierce, 1855." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 35-36.
Pollam. Michael. "Why Mow? The Case Against Lawns." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 25-34.
Williams, Terry Tempest. "The Clan of One-breasted Women." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 37-44.
Fear, Prejudice, and Multiculturalism
Write an essay of 850 words responding to the following essay question. You may use brief quotations, a paraphrase, or a brief summary as supporting examples from the essays. You must cite your sources following MLA format, using quotations when quoting exact words and using MLA style internal citations for all material used from the source articles. You must also create an MLA formatted Works Cited list at the end of the essay for the sources from the textbook which you use in your essay following the format for citing more than one article from the textbook.
Your essay may not include any source material except the sources listed. All source material must be properly documented in MLA format including internal citations (tags) and Works Cited entries. Use at least four sources from those listed.
The United States is a nation of peoples from many different countries and backgrounds. While the contributions and experiences of people of different backgrounds have helped make the nation great, there have also always been tensions between people due to these different backgrounds. In recent years, this tension has increased as "mainstream" America has become radicalized against people who are in any way different from themselves. How does this affect people in American society?
Primary Sources
Cofer, Judith Ortiz. "The Myth of the Latin Woman." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 72-77.
Fuentes, Carlos. "The Mirror of the Other." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 204-210.
Hurston, Zora Neale. "How It Feels to Be Colored Me." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 62-66.
Mann, Peter. "Toward Something American." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 58-61.
Ravitch, Diane. "Multiculturalism Yes, Particularism, No." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 195-199.
Reed, Ishmael. "America: The Multinational Society." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 215-219.
Shaheen, Jack. "The Media's Image of Arabs." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 78-81.
Staples, Brent. Black Men and Public Space." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 67-71.
Steele, Shelby. "The Recoloring of Campus Life: Student Racism, Academic Pluralism, and the End of a Dream." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 45-57.
Understanding the Nature, Role, and Limits of Science
There is a dearth of understanding of science among the general populace in the United States, and, in some cases, active adversion to science, often rooted in political, economic, or religious bias. On the other hand, in some circles, scientific evidence is seen as absolute and unchanging. Both extremes represent a misunderstanding of sciience. Using the primary sources listed, write an essay of 600 words describing the nature, role, and limits of science in discussing issues of national policy.
Primary Sources
American Society of Human Genetics. "Understanding the Scientific Method." Genetics Society. 3 Dec. 2025. <https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Factsheet-Discover-Genetics-Scientific-Method.pdf> 
Anderson, Elizabeth. "Democracy, Public Policy, and Lay Assessments of Scientific Testimony." Episteme. 8.2 (2011):144-164. <doi:10.3366/epi.2011.0013>
Douglas, Heather. "The Importance of Values for Science." Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 48.2 (2023). 251–263. <https://doi.org/10.1080/03080188.2023.2191559>. (Link to article )
Gould, Steven Jay. "Sex, Drugs, Disasters, and the Extinction of Dinosaurs." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 287-294.
Higgins, Paul. "The Role of Science in Society." American Meterological Society. Adapted from an upcoming Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Policy Program note <https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/policy/learn-the-ropes/science-and-society/the-role-of-science-in-society/>.
Nelkin, Dorothy. "The Mystique of Science in the Press." The Ideal Reader. McGraw-Hiill, 2010. 295-300.
Pasternak Taschner Natalia and Paulo Almeida. "Teaching Scientific Evidence and Critical Thinking for Policy Making." Biology: Methods and Protocols 9.1 (2024 Apr 11):bpae023. <doi: 10.1093/biomethods/bpae023. PMID: 38680164; PMCID: PMC11052655>. [Link to article ]
Pierce, Margo. "The Intersection of Science and Public Policy." The American Association for the Advancement of Science . 22 Jan. 2013. <https://www.aaas.org/taxonomy/term/7/intersection-science-and-public-policy>.
