Bridge To Community Extra Credit
An added value of teaching and learning at a diverse institution like CSUSB is many of us take
the information we discuss in class back to our communities. There are inequalities in access to
health information and resources and many of us address this by sharing the information and
resources we have access to with friends and family. Identify one health topic we discussed in
class or online that you believe your community (however you define your community as
geographical, cultural, etc.) would benefit from having access to in terms of information and
resources. Describe specifically how you could share this information with your community and
why this would be the best approach.
Your extra credit assignment should be written as an essay following APA format.
1. Introduction – Define your community. Conduct a brief literature review on why this
health information would be beneficial for your community. (1 page max)
2. Sharing Information and Resources – How would you share this information with your
community? Using social media? At a social gathering? At a church event? At the local
park? Why would this be the best approach for your community? (2 pages max)
Due by Monday 6:00pm
Philosophy class
Paper Assignment: CoyoteWorld
Human beings use animals in a variety of ways: for food, clothing, scientific testing, and entertainment. Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary Blackfish (2013) explores the ethics of using animals for entertainment; in particular, it focuses on SeaWorld’s use of orca whales like Tilikum (i.e., Shamu).
Now suppose that the university was considering opening its own animal amusement park (called CoyoteWorld) on the north side of campus in order to generate revenue. Imagine at this proposed park the university was planning on capturing wild animals such as coyotes, mountain lions, eagles, etc. in the surrounding mountains and housing them in small concrete enclosures. The animals would be taught to perform tricks in order to attract visitors to the park.
Would you morally approve or disapprove of the university’s proposed amusement park?
Your paper should carefully address the following questions:
1. Would ReneDescartes approve of CoyoteWorld? (Why/Why not?)
2. Would Carl Cohen approve of CoyoteWorld? (Why/Why not?)
3. Would Tom Regan approve of CoyoteWorld? (Why/Why not?)
4. Would you approve of CoyoteWorld? (Why/Why not?)
In discussing whether you approve or disapprove of CoyoteWorld, be sure to (a) develop your own account of moral consideration, (b) discuss whether your account of moral consideration commits you to approving or disapproving of a place called “HumanWorld”: imagine extremely intelligent Martians come to earth and begin kidnapping human beings to use for entertainment purposes. They open up HumanWorld amusement parks and profit financially. These parks cause human beings great suffering, but the Martians derive pleasure from our suffering. Would such parks b ...
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1. Bridge To Community Extra Credit
An added value of teaching and learning at a diverse institution
like CSUSB is many of us take
the information we discuss in class back to our communities.
There are inequalities in access to
health information and resources and many of us address this by
sharing the information and
resources we have access to with friends and family. Identify
one health topic we discussed in
class or online that you believe your community (however you
define your community as
geographical, cultural, etc.) would benefit from having access to
in terms of information and
resources. Describe specifically how you could share this
information with your community and
why this would be the best approach.
Your extra credit assignment should be written as an essay
following APA format.
1. Introduction – Define your community. Conduct a brief
literature review on why this
health information would be beneficial for your community. (1
page max)
2. Sharing Information and Resources – How would you share
this information with your
community? Using social media? At a social gathering? At a
church event? At the local
park? Why would this be the best approach for your
community? (2 pages max)
Due by Monday 6:00pm
Philosophy class
2. Paper Assignment: CoyoteWorld
Human beings use animals in a variety of ways: for food,
clothing, scientific testing, and entertainment. Gabriela
Cowperthwaite’s documentary Blackfish (2013) explores the
ethics of using animals for entertainment; in particular, it
focuses on SeaWorld’s use of orca whales like Tilikum (i.e.,
Shamu).
Now suppose that the university was considering opening its
own animal amusement park (called CoyoteWorld) on the north
side of campus in order to generate revenue. Imagine at this
proposed park the university was planning on capturing wild
animals such as coyotes, mountain lions, eagles, etc. in the
surrounding mountains and housing them in small concrete
enclosures. The animals would be taught to perform tricks in
order to attract visitors to the park.
Would you morally approve or disapprove of the university’s
proposed amusement park?
Your paper should carefully address the following questions:
1. Would ReneDescartes approve of CoyoteWorld? (Why/Why
not?)
2. Would Carl Cohen approve of CoyoteWorld? (Why/Why
not?)
3. Would Tom Regan approve of CoyoteWorld? (Why/Why
not?)
4. Would you approve of CoyoteWorld? (Why/Why not?)
In discussing whether you approve or disapprove of
CoyoteWorld, be sure to (a) develop your own account of moral
consideration, (b) discuss whether your account of moral
3. consideration commits you to approving or disapproving of a
place called “HumanWorld”: imagine extremely intelligent
Martians come to earth and begin kidnapping human beings to
use for entertainment purposes. They open up HumanWorld
amusement parks and profit financially. These parks cause
human beings great suffering, but the Martians derive pleasure
from our suffering. Would such parks be morally permissible on
your view? And (c) raise and respond to objections to your
account of moral consideration.
**Your paper should be 4 typed, double-spaced pages, Arial
Font, APA Format. Need to Submit the paper to Turnitin
website. Due by Sunday 6:00pm
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