WS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Therapeutic Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Feminist Theory

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bronzecod576

21 Aug 2018

School

WLU

Department

Women and Gender Studies

Course

WS100

Professor

Karen Stote

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Applying feminist theory to an issue: what are reproductive rights, what are key events in the struggle for reproductive rights in canada, what is the pro/life - pro/choice debate and what does it leave out. Reproductive rights are human rights guaranteed by the state: are based on providing reproductive options and allowing a woman to make a choice about what happens to her body. "called jane" (jane doe) and they were connected to abortions (however, illegal and unsafe) In 1967 royal commission to look at status of women. New brunswick many doctors are not pro-choice, so they do not get their abortion covered by medicare. Other than ontario, bc and quebec each province has less than 5 abortion facilities and pei has none. Our right to choose what to do with our bodies is under attack and it is unacceptable. Unwanted pregnancies and abortions are not going away. We are not all made to be mothers.

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please help me answer some science questions:

Question 1: Choose all answers that correctly complete the following statement:

Science is...

Question 1 options:

A)	a set of careful steps followed in order by people in lab coats.

B)	just a collection of facts.

C)	a process of learning about the natural world.

D)	unchanging and static - once we know a scientific fact it does not change.

E)	a method that can answer any question.

F)	testing ideas with evidence.

Question 2 : "What is the meaning of life?" is a question that cannot be answered by science because

Question 2 options:

A)	it is not an interesting enough question for scientists.

B)	it involves collaboration with others to fully answer.

C)	it deals with supernatural explanations.

D)	it only has one answer.

Question 3 : Ignaz Semmelweis wanted to explain the high rates childbed fever mortality in his hospital in the 1800s. How did he use science?

Question 3 options:

A)	He wore a lab coat while in the maternity ward. He did not wear a lab coat in the rest of the hospital.

B)	He tested the idea that doctors caused the deaths by comparing mortality rates of patients treated by doctors that disinfected their hands (in between patients) with the mortality rates of patients that had dirty-handed doctors.

C)	He read a scientific journal about bacterial causes of childbed fever.

D)	He changed birthing procedures so that women gave birth on their sides and were assisted by doctors that disinfected their hands.

Question 4 : When determining which hypothesis or model to accept, scientists should

Question 4 options:

A)	choose the most popular explanation.

B)	choose the hypothesis supported by evidence.

C)	go with their favorite hypothesis (as long as it's still shiny).

D)	support the most recent hypothesis to be proposed as a plausible explanation.

Question 5: What happens when new evidence does not support a current scientific hypothesis (or current understanding of a natural phenomenon)?

Choose all that are correct.

Question 5 options:

A)	We should re-evaluate the current understanding and possibly reject past ideas based on the new evidence.

B)	The scientific community labels the scientist that collected the evidence as an unreliable quack.

C)	Scientists throw out the new evidence since obviously the experimental design must be flawed.

D)	Scientists should test the idea in a novel way (inspire new ideas) to determine if the new evidence is consistent with a new understanding.

Question 6: To gain entrance to the Science club, you should:

Question 6 options:

A)	fabricate your data often to support your favorite hypothesis.

B)	take all the credit for yourself.

C)	check all the boxes on the science checklist. If you miss even one, you're denied your scientist ID card.

D)	behave scientifically (preferably in a lab coat).

Question 7 : Choose all the answers that correctly complete the following statement:

Scientists interact with the scientific community by...

Question 7 options:

A)	speaking at conferences.

B)	locking themselves in ivory towers.

C)	being inspired by other scientists and testing their ideas in new and novel ways.

D)	only listening to NPR (National Public Radio) on Science Fridays.

E)	publishing in science journals.

Question 8: Which of the following questions CANNOT be answered using the scientific method?

Question 8 options:

A)	How does migration affect the reproductive success of monarch butterflies?

B)	Should local communities invest money in sustainable farming practices instead of new infrastructure (e.g., roads and bridges)?

C)	How does coastal development affect wetland biodiversity (number and types of organisms present)?

D)	Is water a toxic substance?

E)	Do pesticides cause developmental changes in frogs?

Question 9 : Choose all of the following answers that correctly completes the following statement:

Representing the scientific method in a linear, cookbook sequence:

Question 9 options:

A)	incorporates the important concept of testing ideas with evidence

B)	does not capture how science really works.

C)	is too simplified.

D)	incorrectly implies that there is an endpoint to science. (If the scientific method is a simple progression, once a valid conclusion is reached, science is done!)

1. (TCOs 2, 4, 5, 6) The idea that the assisted suicide of terminally ill patients should be allowed simply at the patient's direction reflects what type of ethics? (Points: 5)

Hobbes' State of Nature
Rand's Objectivism
Aristotle's concept of Virtue
Thomas Aquinas' concept of conscience
Socrates' concept of excellence

Question 2.2. (TCOs 1, 2, 7) What is the moral ideal of compassion? (Points: 5)

Acts of unmerited kindness
Sentiment in response to the suffering of others
Acknowledging the sufferings of others
Acts of altruism
Acts contrary to Objectivism

Question 3.3. (TCOs 1, 2) One of the common errors in Ethics is that of the double standard. The double standard consists of what? (Points: 5)

Discriminating in the application of ethical criteria based on our own preferences
Setting aside ethical criteria in special cases
Taking steps to avoid condemnation of others
Using one set of criteria for judging cases concerning ourselves and another for all others
Suspending judgment when concerned that the consequences would be too severe

Question 4.4. (TCO 2) Prescriptive language is commonly used in ethics for what reason? (Points: 5)

To indicate what is prohibited or impossible
To indicate that one choice is better than others
To show what actions are legal
To convey requirements and obligations
To indicate that there are really no choices available

Question 5.5. (TCOs 7, 8) Each person ought to do whatever will best promote his or her own interests. (Points: 5)

Utilitarianism
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Social Contract Theory
Ethical Egoism
Gilligan

Question 6.6. (TCOs 2, 4, 9) Free people are motivated toward forming social structures according to a social contract in order to overcome what problem identified by Thomas Hobbes? (Points: 5)

The need to overcome disagreements
A perpetual state of warfare
The establishment of a monarchy
Taxation to support the costs of government
Organized ways to select leaders

Question 7.7. (TCOs 3, 6) Agricultural biofuels are not properly a renewable source of energy in the environmental ethics debate. Which of the following also is not a renewable source of energy? (Points: 5)

Windmill turbines
Hydroelectric power
Tidal flow generators
Biomass waste systems
Solar cells

Question 8.8. (TCOs 3, 6, 7) Where in our course does the following phrase apply: 'The only thing good without qualification is a good will'? (Points: 5)

Personal habits of excellence according to Plato
The social contract according to Locke
Deontological ethics according to Mill
Natural law ethics according to Aquinas
Deontological ethics according to Kant

Question 9.9. (TCOs 8, 9) John Stuart Mill's theory of Utilitarianism is the most common form of ethics in use today. It is used so commonly because it belongs to which of the Primary Schools of Ethics? (Points: 5)

Care-based
Ends-based
Economy-based
Law-based
Efficiency-based

Question 10.10. (TCOs 3, 6, 7) What is the purpose of proving whether a syllogism of formal logic is 'valid'? (Points: 5)

To identify the connecting phrase 'therefore' or a synonym of it before proceeding further
To determine whether the situation described is accurate
To determine whether the premises are true before continuing
To determine whether the conclusion proceeds from the premises
To determine that there are only two premise statements in the syllogism

Question 11.11. (TCOs 1, 2) Solving a dilemma involves realizing what aspect of it? (Points: 5)

You will never be satisfied that the right choice was made
Some choices of action are more realistic than others
In deciding to choose one action, the other possible choices will be lost
Not everybody involved will be happy with the choice
There may be significant personal costs to choosing

Question 12.12. (TCOs 1, 2, 7) According to Thomas Aquinas, what ethical capacity do people of every culture naturally possess? (Points: 5)

Logical thinking
Personal virtues
Self-interest
Ability to learn lessons
Conscience

Question 13.13. (TCOs 2, 8) The single criterion for making decisions in utilitarian ethics is what? (Points: 5)

The experience of pleasure
Accounting for unintended consequences
Fiduciary interests to be honored
The amount of happiness produced
The principle to be honored

Question 14.14. (TCOs 1, 2, 5) The world view of ruthless and unending competition for property and wealth was spelled out in which of these concepts? (Points: 5)

Locke's notion of the natural state of man
Rawls' notion of the veil of ignorance
Aristotle's notion of the doctrine of the mean
Hammurabi's code of law
Hobbes' state of nature

Question 15.15. (TCOs 3, 6, 7) Which school of ethics is primarily applied as a practical matter through rights and duties? (Points: 5)

Objectivism
Normative ethics
Consequentialist ethics
Deontological ethics
Interdisciplinary ethics

Question 16.16. (TCOs 2, 7, 8) Personal development and discovery through the repetition of good acts and study of virtue characterize what ethicist? (Points: 5)

Plato
Aristotle
Luther
Augustine
Socrates

Question 17.17. (TCOs 2, 8) Professional societies with codes of ethics and conduct enforce what standard on members beyond the paying of dues? (Points: 5)

Not to engage in other businesses for profit outside of the profession
Personal standards of behavior for family members
Pricing structures for services
Non-competition among members
Meeting ethical and competency standards in order to practice within a jurisdiction

Question 18.18. (TCOs 2, 7) Aristotle's Ethical Doctrine of the Mean measured personal virtues on a scale that included the virtue itself, the excess of it, and the deficiency of it.

If the virtue is GENEROSITY, and the excess is WASTEFULNESS, what is the deficiency?

(Points: 5)

Carefulness
There is no deficiency
Being broke (having no money)
Stinginess
Moderation

Question 19.19. (TCOs 8, 9) Processes and systems designed to slow down disagreeing behavior and think situations through more deliberately are called (Points: 5)

value clarification processes.
conflict resolution systems.
objectivist tactics.
primary schools of ethics.
care-based ethics.

Question 20.20. (TCOs 1, 2) The Latin term a priori describes the origin of knowledge developed rationally, and the term a posteriori describes knowledge developed through observation and experience. What is produced through a priori rational thought that applies to ethics? (Points: 5)

Analysis systems
Principles of ethics
Concern for outcomes
Emotions
Subjective sense of identity

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Q: Please read carefully and complete requirement number 4 wich is

A)â¨ Summarize your findings and recommendation for future plans.

B)Include a plan to visit the country. Identify travel objectives, key persons with which to meet, activities to experience (related to your industry),

C) travel plans and cost estimate.

Requirements. Note that requirements 1-3 are already answered in the report bellow the requirements section.

The final project for this course is a written International Investment Report. Your company wants you to research a possible investment in a foreign country. Please pick a company and a country for investment.

You must evaluate the industry and country of investment to determine if the current circumstances in the specified country can support a business of your choice. Country evaluation should focus on economic, financial and political risk of the country. Industry structure analysis would look at the regulatory structure as well as the competition in the target country.

The final recommendation would be whether or not to enter the specific country in the designated sector and what should be your entry strategy. The goal of the project is to analyze the prospects for expanding your company into the foreign country.

Main Elements

To gain the full support of management, your report should include, as a minimum, the following content:

1. Introduction:

Describe the basics of the proposal. Identify:

Country basics

Company basics

Purpose of expansion and project specifications

2. Country Evaluation:â¨Describe the country of investment. Include the following:

Economic structure, indicators and risk

Financial structure, indicators and risk

Political structure and risk

Recent history which impacts current conditions and risks

Geography, natural resources and existing industries that impacts current conditions and risks

Overall risk indicators

3. Industry Evaluation:â¨Describe the industry in the country. Include the following:

Regulatory structure

Competition â Major and minor competitors

Local financing options for the expansion

Overall attractiveness of the industry

4. Recommendationâ¨ Summarize your findings and recommendation for future plans. Include a plan to visit the country. Identify travel objectives, key persons with which to meet, activities to experience (related to your industry), travel plans and cost estimate.

Report.

1.Company Basics: The Company, established in 2014, is a user-centric, focuses on the development of electric vehicles with headquarters in Gardena, California.

Industry: Automobiles

Product: Electronic Cars

Purpose of expansion: There are three main elements to consider China as the platform for company expansion:

Project Specifications:

The company can try to invest in China to produce electric cars. It could concentrate on upper class people to market their cars. They can enter into market with some suitable pricing strategies based on market and product that is targeted. Based on the present analysis, the company should manufacture small and affordable which are suitable for china market. The marketer should formulate suitable strategy to market the same.

2. Country evaluation: The basics of China

China is a country which mostly concentrates on the middle class group. China has a lot of manufacturers but very few retailers, and the products sold to the consumers are generally low cost items. Hence, large and international retailers are not able to sell high cost items in China. Therefore, such big foreign retailers lure the consumers with discounts to attract them.

China has a lot of local manufacturers and less retailers. This emerges as a golden opportunity for the foreign retailers. However, the ability to use the opportunity in a right way can only lead to a successful business

Economic structure: As per the reports, Real GDP raised by 6.7% year on year in the first half of 2016, but they expect a slowdown in the second half to lower full-year expansion to 6.6%. Subsequently, the reports revealed that economic growth will slow gradually, to 4.1% by 2020, as the authorities take delayed steps to tackle an unsustainable build-up in debt. Finally, the government's authoritarian behavior and its disappointing progress on market reform indicate the China's weak economic prospects.

Financial Risk: China has a different structure to finance the corporate. It poses challenging elements to get a deal and obtain financing. Companies should be able to showcase a variety of financing options when negotiating business projects in China. The companies should understand and communicate the western financier's perspective and the Chinese official's perspective while negotiating the projects. The companies should maintain a specialist to engage the operations of banking with Chinese banking community.

Political Risk:

There exists a unique type of political risk in China. There is a constant fight between the countryâs central government and other provincial, local governments over the applicable law and observance or non-observance of it. This concept makes the companies to be more cautious about rules of China. So, there is a dynamic political environment in China and the FF Company should be cautious about the political changes and take decision accordingly.

3. Industry evaluation:

Auto industry in China:

The Chinaâs automotive sector is growing at the rate of 24% compounding between 2005 and 2011 and, in 2010. Its growth has dominated the United States new car market which is an attractive point for FF to enter in China auto market. The forecasts of China auto market indicate that there are chances of slowing down the growth rate to 8% a year between 2011 and 2020 but still it could be an attractive one for FF company as the sales forecasts to reach 22 million by 2020 which is bigger than the European or North American markets.

Competition: BYD, Chery, FAW Volkswagen, GAC (Guangzhou Auto), BAIC (Beijing Auto) and Beiqi Foton and others have occupied electric car market in China. But there are still chances for the new players to exploit the market. The Electric vehicles are expected to grow in the A model segment due to increased public environmental awareness and expected government policy initiatives. Two trends are driving the Chinese auto market those are consumers will increasingly choose to buy bigger and more expensive cars. Another point to be focused is that the used-car market in China is growing, a development that could increase new car sales of the lower price segment in particular. Emerging urban alternatives such as improved public transportation, increased availability of car rentals and sharing could change the consumer behavior and could influence the auto market segment in China. The estimations say that by 2020, 20 Chinese cities will exceed this car-density threshold. The Chinese automotive structure faces major changes and the industry consolidates as a result of increasing competition.

From my point of view , The Chinaâs automotive sector is growing at the rate of 24% compounding between 2005 and 2011 and, in 2010. Its growth has dominated the United States new car market which is an attractive point for FF to enter in China auto market. The forecasts of China auto market indicate that there are chances of slowing down the growth rate to 8% a year between 2011 and 2020 but still it could be an attractive one for FF company as the sales forecasts to reach 22 million by 2020 which is bigger than the European or North American markets.

So before calculating the travel costs it is important to understand that China has a different structure to finance the corporate. It poses challenging elements to get a deal and obtain financing. Companies should be able to showcase a variety of financing options when negotiating business projects in China. The companies should understand and communicate the western financier's perspective and the Chinese official's perspective while negotiating the projects. The companies should maintain a specialist to engage the operations of banking with Chinese banking community.

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