Creating a Workshop Prospectus for Nonviolent Social Change Training Introduction The hope for the following is different from a traditional nonviolence workshop in that it incorporates a rough reflexive teaching curriculum to allow participants to critically analyze themselves as well as past state violence and the potential for future state violence that they may encounter, and a reflexive history lesson that explores the possibilities… Read More
A Life Worthy of Human Dignity: Requirements, Values, and Assumptions Introduction A life worthy of human dignity. The statement is at once impassioned, relative, and worthy of an ethics analysis. The elements that make each of our lives worth living may be different for each of us, but all of them are connected in ways that extend beyond the analysis of this paper. Nussbaum (2011)… Read More
An Analysis and Critique of Fromm’s Sane Society, the Dalai Lama’s Ethics, and an Alternative Approach [Note: After speaking with my professor last night (15 June 2017), I realize I was extremely harsh with Fromm’s text, and it may be something I should revisit in the future. Additionally, I apparently made sweeping generalizations that have no basis in the text, so when you read this, please keep that in mind. I… Read More
An Overview and Analysis of The Feminism and Nonviolence Study Group Introduction While it is probably safe to theorize that violence has been an inherent characteristic of the human race, it is then also safe to assume that nonviolence did not make its human debut via Gandhi, Thoreau, Tolstoy, King or a myriad of others (Wikipedia, 2017). While Gandhi’s borrowed principles are valid for the analysis… Read More
The Portrait of a Global Citizen Introduction Certainly, to begin describing a global citizen of the United States would require mandatory overseas residency in one to three countries over the course of two years for every citizen of the United States to help them gain a perspective of the world’s stages and not the current views of a portion of native-born… Read More
The Scientific Revolutions of Thomas Kuhn: Paradigm Shifts Explained Introduction What is a paradigm shift within a scientific revolution or indeed outside of a scientific revolution? If I take an extremely liberal viewpoint, the recent political regime change in the United States was a paradigm shift. But that would be stretching the definition to its breaking point as many have abused the term for… Read More
The Ethics of Disagreement: The Abortion Issue Introduction You already have an opinion about abortion. Even I do. I chose such a difficult topic to force myself into the difficult position of analyzing a subject from positions that I don’t ordinarily consider. The journey won’t be easy and I may fail, but this will be the beginnings of a dialogue that I… Read More
How Do Italians View Creativity: A Critical Analysis Abstract Most people consider Italian creativity to be art, sculpture, music and literature. While these are valid, they exclude the creativity of everyday, industry, innovation, science, and education. This analysis will utilize a humanistic psychology perspective that investigates creativity of the everyday through industrial and business innovation, urban life, science, and education. This analysis will… Read More
A Critical Review of Hays’ Community activists’ perceptions of citizenship roles in an urban community Hays, R. A. (2007). Community activists’ perceptions of citizenship roles in an urban community: A case study of attitudes that affect community engagement. Journal of Urban Affairs, 29(4), 401-424 Introduction Allen Hays (Hays, 2007) looks at the connections and barriers between community activism (community-based organizations) and political participation in a small urban community to… Read More
The Neighborhood Windshield Tour and the Community Power Structure of Columbus, GA Introduction I have lived in Georgia twice, once from 1994 in South Georgia in and around Savannah and again from 2010 to the present, in Atlanta, the capitol, and Columbus, a primarily industrial city of over 200,000 (United States Census Bureau, 2016). In that time, I have had an opportunity to contrast and compare the… Read More