Christmas controversy

Disagreements are never pleasant. We need to resolve them quickly before they escalate or become personally critical, which is very hard to take back once harsh words are out. We also need to try and resolve them completely to avoid it happening again. Volunteering at school with young children I see quite a few disagreements. Children will often sort silly little issues out by themselves and the incident will blow over and hopefully be forgotten about. At other times it can need and adult to…

As you walk into a house you are confronted by one person who believes that “It’s wrong for a host not to offer a gift (beyond refreshments) to a visitor,” and another who believes that “No! It’s not wrong for a host not to offer a gift (beyond refreshments) to a visitor.” From an individual who has studied Harman’s belief in “moral judgement relativism,” and Ayer’s “expressivism,” it is important we understand why both philosophers’ views cannot make sense of this exchange. For context, Gilbert…

Plays, scenes and acts written in the 17th and 18th century are very different from what is perceived in today’s era. Tartuffe is considered a romantic comedy by Moliere who conveys the catholic religion traced throughout this one family and Tartuffe. Some members of the family disguise Tartuffe as a fake and phony but Madame Pernelle and Orgon think differently. The play takes place in Paris during the 1600’s. Relating in some viewpoints there is a story by Mary Wollstonecraft’s which portrays…

There is a big difference between conflicts and challenging behaviors, especially in the classroom. Conflict is “an expressed disagreement between children, usually involving property, territory, and/or privilege; or a mistaken behavior by a child or children, disagreed with by a teacher” (Gartrell, 2014, p. 512). Conflict is a natural and daily occurrence. While challenging behavior is define as “conflicts that cause harm or serious disruption; the term often connotes a continuing pattern of…

Teacher Insurance One day during the week of July 2015, our Golden Apple class had a debate over the pros and cons of teacher tenure. Tenure for teachers is like insurance on the job. This debate took place in a classroom on St. Xavier University’s campus in one of the building. Several Golden Apple students and I participated in this debate, there had been about 20 or more of us in this classroom and as I cannot remember everything every person in the room said, I can recall some very…

Internet piracy is a controversial issue when it comes to whether or not it affects the entertainment industries since the start of twenty-first century. The scholarly article, written by Koster, called “Fighting Internet Piracy: The French Experience With The Hadopi Law”, is about internet piracy cause a decrease the revenue in music industry and the French decided to create a law in order to help music industry’s revenue from decline any further. The law is called Hadopi and its objectives…

Why Trigger Warnings can not be Implemented In recent discussions of trigger warnings, a controversial issue has been whether college and universities should enforce this movement that prevent students from being exposed to important academic content. A trigger warning is, according to the article The Coddling of the Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff, “Alerts that professors are expected to issue if something in a course might cause a strong emotional response” (Haidt, Lukianoff). These…

Task 4: Factors Affecting Group Interaction Effective communication is important in groups because if communication is not effective then the group members will not cooperate or trust each other, this results in more conflict arising. If the members question each other, disagree with one another, share ideas and interact then communication will be effective, this results in the group cooperating and trusting each other; leading to the success of the group. Bales Theory Bale 's theory is based…

Teaching controversial issues in the classroom through discussion is the most beneficial method for students to learn about these matters because it teaches them how to be open-minded, think critically about their own beliefs, and forces them to master their public speaking and interpersonal skills. The benefits of using discussions in classrooms to teach contentious topics are endless but the three previously mentioned have proven to be the most valuable by students, teachers, and parents…

resolution of the public controversy he involved. Ampex, 128 Cal. App. 4th at 1569. Muhammed has voluntarily injected himself into the gubernatorial election and legalization of assisted suicide by: (1) sponsoring publicity and efforts to influence the gubernatorial election by supporting the candidate Christine Connor (2) injecting himself into the center of public controversies to promote his views (3) through his participation, he seeks to influence the outcome of that controversy. Copp v.…