Intro to Philosophies of Justice AND the Senior Thesis

Announcement

1. Under the "lessons" tab of my DP is a "Weekly" tab. Check that page for a reminder on homework for the week! 
2. I made a mistake while copying the readings for the next two week's for you all-- I accidentally duplicated the first two- Zinn and "Equality and American Democracy" readings. So just ignore the second copies of those. Oops! Sorry trees!

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Today's Agenda

1. ​Powerpoint lecture on an introduction to moral/political philosophy and Utilitarianism 
2. Overview of our homework for tonight and the week
3. Time to start tonight's homework (reading 1 example senior thesis paper)

Today's Learning Goals

• Understand the way our Constitution and philosophical foundation tries to balance security/liberty/equality
• Understand the big ideas and key terms related to the philosophy of Utilitarianism

STARTER 10: Soda Ban from today's powerpoint (located on slide #4- watch the video then answer the two questions)

Reminder on this great resource: Key Terms Vocab for Justice Project

Introduction to the Four Founding Philosophies: PPT Lecture 
Note: this powerpoint is embedded at the bottom of today's post as well as linked above

• We'll only go through the slides through Utilitarianism, stop at Libertarianism
• Take notes on key terms and ideas
• Stop me if you have any questions

Review this week's homework: See the "WEEKLY" tab under the "Lessons" tab on my DP.

Homework for TUESDAY, start of class-- Read 1 Example Senior Thesis!
For tomorrow's class, read one of the example Senior Theses linked on my Senior Project page and found below and do the following:

• Identify their research question
• Identify their thesis statement (What is the answer to their research question?)
• Make sure you are paying attention to how they are organized and what information is included.
• Also, check out the length of their works cited pages to get a sense of how much research is involved!  Be in awe! Know you have the same capacity if not MORE! :)

These are the finalists for the class of 2020- the best thesis award went to Willa Kopp-Deval

These are two finalists from class of 2019

1. Sarah Von Tersch: What is the most effective way to reduce drug cartel power and minimize their negative effects?
2. Caeley McClain:  What are the most effective methods to get uninvolved people to take initial action on climate change in the United States?​

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These are all the finalists from the class of 2018- the best thesis award went to Claire Leffler, but it was a close call!

1. Lily Bisantz- To what extent does the sexualization of young girls and women in Western culture perpetuate sexual violence?  (Sociology)
2. Dylan King- What in the past 50 years has led to the economic recession of Puerto Rico and how has hurricane Maria impacted the island?​​  (History and Economics)
3. Quinn Luthy- How do confessional poets use form to create meaning?  (Literary Analysis)
4. Ben Malone- What are the potential future roles of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies in the economy?  (Economics)
5. Izzy Simpson- How can the fundamental structure of the stock market be utilized to predict market price fluctuations?  (Economics)
6. Claire Leffler- How can recurring patterns and forms found in nature be explained mathematically and why are humans visually drawn to recreating these patterns?  (Art and Mathematics) ​​​​

Here are some more:

1. Tucker Leavitt- Water Arc Explosions (Physics)
2. Bekah Kuster- Energy Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases  (Energy)
3. Lyle Bryson- Trends and Youth Culture  (Marketing/Psychology)
4. Philip Wiley- What makes good science fiction?  (Literary Analysis)
5. Allee McKown- Theories of Global Inequality (International Studies)​
6. Oli Sakadinsky- Special Interest Groups in US Politics (Political Science)
7. Izzy Bonecutter- Mindfulness and the Brain (Neuroscience)
8. Isabel Krull- Culture of Ballet (Sociology)
9. Claire Larson- Brain Trauma and EMDR Therapy (Neuroscience)
10. Anne Chase- Social Media and Perceptions of Nature (Media Studies)
11. Grace Frideger- Ecofeminism and the environmental movement. (Philosophy and Environmental Studies)
12. Corry Arcomano- Dry needling vs. Acupuncture (Medicine)