Black American Academic Performance and Access to the Democratic Process A thesis presented to the Faculty of Saybrook University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) in Transformative Social Change by Michael P. Perazzetti Abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to initiate a diagnosis and critique of the democratic process with an emphasis upon its relationship to… Read More
Social System Transformation: An Application of Reflexivity to the Planning of an Education Curriculum Introduction This essay attempts to explain a social system transformation, but the history behind it is also a personal one. While my impressions of the educational system in the United States are based on my personal experience and observations, others have written much more eloquently on the subject from years in the profession, John Taylor… 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