Writing Homework Help

Instructions for the Critical Papers

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I want you to imagine that a friend has found out you’re taking this course and expressed an interest in one of the assigned topics in the syllabus and they asked you about the things you’ve been reading about it in class and, more importantly what do you think about the issue. Think of the critical essays as your thoughtful response to your friend’s inquiry.

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The first thing you need to do select the topic of the week from they syllabus and decide what you’re going to say about it. Maybe you think they are responsible, maybe you don’t, maybe you’re not sure, ANY of these approaches is perfectly fine with me.

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I tend to be a bit of a traditionalist so I always like so see a good beginning, middle and an end. I will now go through the basic structure I’m looking for.

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The Beginning:

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Your introduction should provide three important pieces of information:

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1. What is the topic?

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2. Why is it important/interesting?

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3. What are you going to say about it?

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The Middle:

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Since your friend has not read the two essays on the topic you chose you are going to have to provide a summary of the issue and an account of what the assigned authors have so say about it. Provide a summary of the important points raised by BOTH authors so your friend will be able to follow the discussion. Once you have provided this foundation I want to see you dig in and critically evaluate what the authors have to say about the topic. What did you like and/or dislike, did if find it convincing or not and, most importantly, I want to know your reasons for accepting/rejecting what they have to say.

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What I basically want you to do is convince me that you understand the issue, what the authors have to say about it, that you have evaluated it critically and that you have a thoughtful position on the issue. I want you to try to convince me you’re right about the issue.

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The End:

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Provide a nice summary, tie up any loose ends, draw your conclusion and your done.

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What am I Looking For?

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I am absolutely NOT looking for the CORRECT answer to the question. Whatever position you take will have no bearing on your grade.

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I will look very carefully at your presentation of the author’s views. Do you have a solid grasp of what they are saying? Are you providing an accurate and respectful summary of their main points?

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I will also look very carefully at your analysis. Do you address the issues raised by the summary? Do you demonstrate a solid grasp of the issues raised? Do you provide reasons for what you say? Do you provide reasons for why I should agree with you?

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OBVIOUSLY thing like spelling and grammar are also very important, you are trying to impress your friend that you know what you’re talking about and you lose credibility if you make those kinds of mistakes.

Unit 2

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Can Ethics Codes Build “True” Corporate Ethics?

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Yes: Eric Krell, from “How to Conduct an Ethics Audit: An Ethics Audit Can Reveal Gaps in Your Ethics Policies and Practices”, HR Magazine (2010).

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No: Greg Young and David S. Hasler, from “Managing Reputational Risks: Using Risk Management for Business Ethics and Reputational Capital”, Strategic Finance (2010).

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Unit 3

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Read the following:

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Is Employer Monitoring of Employee Social Media Justified?

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Yes: J. William Stoughton, Lori Foster Thompson, and Adam W. Meade, from “Big Five Personality Traits Reflected in Job Applicants’ Social Media Postings,” Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking (2013)

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No: Steven Greenhouse, from “Even if It Enrages Your Boss, Social Net Speech Is Protected,” The New York Times Magazine (2013)

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Unit 4

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Does Blowing the Whistle Violate Company Loyalty?

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Yes: Charley Lanyon, from “Sherry Hunt Took on One of the World’s Biggest Banks and Won,” New York Magazine (2016)

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No: Vanessa Baird, from “Don’t Shoot the Messenger!” New Internationalist (2014)

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Unit 5

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Read the following:

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Issue: Must We Cut CO2 Emissions to Save Our Environment?

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Yes: Robert Pollin, from “The New Green Economy,” The Nation (2015)

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Unit 6

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Issue: Is Minimum Wage Good for Business?

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Yes: Barack Obama, from “Remarks on the Minimum Wage,” Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (2014)

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No: Mark Wilson, from “The Negative Effects of Minimum Wage Laws,” Policy Analysis (2012)

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Unit 7

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Issue: Should Big Pharma Be Permitted to Set Its Own Price Structure?

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Yes: Wayne Winegarden, from “The Economics of Pharmaceutical Pricing,” Pacific Research Institute (2014)

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No: Arthur Caplan and Zachary Caplan, from “How Big Pharma Rips You Off,” CNN Opinion (2013)