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Whether you are studying Texas or Federal Government this semester, Texas politics and way of life is impacted by the differences between rural and urban life. This paper focuses on the politics of rural versus urban life in Texas. We measure the quality of life based on medical care, economic opportunity, and political participation in rural versus urban life in Texas. Your research paper focuses on the following questions: How is the quality of life different in rural versus urban Texas? Does the quality of life impact whether an area votes Republican or Democratic? How different is medical care, economic opportunity, and voting trends in rural versus urban Texas? Do these indicators of the quality of life impact how Texans vote? How different is rural politics from urban politics in Texas as indicated by the differences in voting trends—Republican versus Democratic—in rural versus urban counties? Does support for the border wall illustrate these differences? Does support for Republicans and Democrats differ depending on where voters live? Health care is a tremendous political issue. Is there a crisis in rural Texas? Use the following 18 articles and sources in your research paper. YOU MUST USE AT LEAST 12 OF THE FOLLOWING SOURCES IN YOUR PAPER. (If you’re writing a paper to submit in both my GOVT 2306 and GOVT 2305 courses in which you’re registered you must use all 18.) You need not use any other articles than these listed here. You should watch the videos and use the information contained in these news stories to support your paper. How do these articles inform you about the quality of life and voting trends in rural versus urban Texas? https://www.newschannel10.com/2019/11/06/local-physicians-working-improving-health-care-rural-texas/ https://www.myhighplains.com/news/for-your-health/wtamu-hosts-discussion-on-need-for-medical-professionals-in-rural-areas/ https://www.texastribune.org/2019/11/05/watch-conversation-rural-health-care/ https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/2018/10/25/309021/how-the-rural-urban-divide-in-texas-politics-is-more-nuanced-than-red-versus-blue/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-rural-texas-black-students-fight-for-voting-access-conjures-a-painful-past/2019/09/24/fa18e880-ca69-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/08/yes_the_gop_should_worry_about_texas.html https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/the-border-wall-debate-further-emphasizes-the-divide-between-rural-and-urban-texans/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/05/why-are-urban-rural-areas-so-politically-divided/ https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-rural-voters-governors-races.html https://www.shsu.edu/~centers/rural-studies/Publications/Rural%20Perceptions%20Report%201.pdf https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/12/31/texas-rural-health-care-is-in-trouble/

This paper requires you to use the Transforming Initiative steps (see below) and careful interpretation of course and additional material to analyze the issue and formulate an ethical response. This is constructive work that grows out of your own analysis of the issue. Do not just write about what different ethicists are saying about the issue. Taking the methodology seriously in this assignment will not only earn you a better grade; it will also prepare you much more thoroughly to lead ethical discussions in your communities of formation. Although this is not primarily a research paper (that is, you are not presenting and defending a thesis statement), you will need to do appropriate research and must cite any sources that you use, according to MLA, APA, or Chicago guidelines, using in-text citations or footnotes and a properly formatted bibliography. However, as an analysis paper, you will not follow the traditional introduction/thesis/ argumentation/conclusion pattern of a research paper. Instead, you will follow the outline provided below. If you wish, you can number the points in your paper and use subheadings for each. Transforming Initiatives Identify the key ethical problem that you will address. See below. Identify the informative voices that need to be part of the dialogue. Your paper bibliography needs to be made up of 6-10 peer reviewed, college level sources or reputable online sources (not blogs or Wikipedia) that directly address the ethical dilemma under discussion. You need to make sure that the voices of those directly impacted by the ethical problem are accounted for. For example, if you are discussing the flooding of Bangladesh as a result of global warming, you will need to find the voices of the Bangladeshis who are being flooded out of their lands. What are they saying about rising seas that needs to impact how we think about it? These sources need to be incorporated into your entire paper through the use of short quotes and references to the thoughts and ideas found therein. Your quotes and references must include citations and any source referenced must be included in the bibliography. Identify which virtues are required to shape you and your community so that you can properly respond to the ethical dilemma. Aristotle’s Virtues: Courage, temperance, liberality, magnificence, magnanimity, patience/good temper, proper ambitions/pride, truthfulness, wittiness, friendliness, modesty, righteous indignation. Kingdom Ethic Virtues: love, joy, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self control, deliverance, peace, justice, healing, inclusion in community. Identify specific actions that your local community can take to: Understand the ethical dilemma; Identify any personal responsibility for the dilemma; Identify areas needing response; And/or, respond in specific ways. Name one transforming initiative that your community can initiate, which will: Address the root causes of the injustice; And, initiate change that continues beyond the specific actions of a local community. Suggestions for Structuring Your Paper Introduction (1 page): In the introduction of your paper you need to clearly outline the scope of your paper, including: A brief overview of the ethical problem you will be examining and the why (why does this ethical topic matter? Is it a justice issue? Does it impact whether we are treating people as valuable in and of themselves?); A clear statement about your specific topic. For example, do not just say you will be writing about sexual ethics, but specify what you will be writing about: e.g., This paper will be exploring whether or not pre-marital sex can be considered virtuous. A “road map” that clearly states what each section of your paper will do (first this paper will…second this paper will…). Body of paper 6-8 pages: Analysis of Ethical Problem (3-4 pages): Here you will use reputable, peer reviewed, and college level resources to outline and critically engage the ethical dilemma under discussion. You will need to have sufficiently narrowed your ethical dilemma so that you can address it in this amount of space. You will need to also be clear on the perspective that you are approaching your dilemma from. For example, if you are addressing wage inequality do not simply give statistics, but rather be clear if you are approaching this as a sociological dilemma, economic dilemma, or some other perspective. Also, make sure that your view of the dilemma itself is clear. So, do not simply give numbers on wage inequality, but rather say what the dilemma itself is. Here you may need to engage the course readings to support your argument for why something is unethical. Analysis of Individual and Community Responses (3-4 pages): In this section you will: In 1 page: Identify 1-2 virtues that are necessary for you and your community/communities to have in order to respond to the ethical dilemma analyzed in the first section. Clearly show how and why these virtues are necessary for this particular dilemma and how your community can develop them. In 2-3 pages: Identify and analyze specific actions your community can take (step 4) and transforming initiatives they can develop (step 5) in order to respond to the dilemma and its root causes. You might incorporate resources here that show what actions other communities have taken or what actions experts on this ethical dilemma have argued for or successfully implemented. Make sure to show how these actions and initiatives are shaped by the virtues you identified above. Conclusion (1/2-1 page): In the conclusion you will recap the dilemma and your recommendations for community based responses. Do not include new ideas in the conclusion that were not discussed in the body of the paper itself, except to suggest possible further areas of research.

complete an in-depth analysis of a current labor event in: China Pick a single specific topic of labor relations to evaluate, such as strikes, formation, impasse resolution, etc. Investigate how the chosen labor relations topic is complied with or handled in China. Research the Internet for 3-5 reputable sources regarding how the issue in the comparison country is handled. Reference the textbook and any chosen additional outside research sources as to how the chosen topic is handled in the United States prepare a comparison between the United States and China regarding that aspect of labor relations; for instance, comparison of how negotiation impasse in labor relations bargaining is handled in China compared to the United States. Comparative graphs are encouraged. Also, you are required to integrate the Saint Leo University core value of community by discussing it within the context of your paper. Your paper will be in APA style and in Microsoft Word (.doc or.docx) or rich text format (.rtf), and it will be 5-7 pages in length not including a title page or reference page and any graphics chosen. You must include references to articles or news events discussed as well as at least three additional references to include the text. Refer to the rubric on the next page for grading criteria.

For the two brief reports students will pick one policy issues of interest from below, focusing on topics that are not related to their major paper or their seminar.

One of the reports may take the form of an information policy for an organization of your choice. Each brief report (3 pages in length, double spaced; excluding references, figures and tables) should give an overview of the issue, the history or context of the policy, the stakeholders, and the various political, economic, social, cultural and ethical components of the policy.

The report should include a bibliography of works cited, and should include a minimum of 3 recent (2005 to date) items pertinent to the issue. Each report should be submitted electronically. Please be ready to summarize your findings as part of the class discussion the day we are discussing the topic.