Week of September 3 - 9

Hello Folks!

Here is what is listed on the Participation Page from D2L for this week.  The schedule for the entire semester, and the discussion questions for the entire semester are listed on the Schedule and Participation Pages, respectively.  In case you do not want to wait for the "Monday Post", you are more than welcome to get started by looking at those two pages on D2L.

Due this week:

*Read Chapter 3 in the Group Communication text - Leadership and Decision Making in Groups and Teams
*Read Chapter 8 in the Boss text - Deductive Arguments
*Participate in this week's discussion. (3 posts to your blog, 150 words each and 3 comments on your colleagues blogs, 100 words each). Make sure your comments are within this week's discussion. Do not comment on past weeks posts.
*Complete the Library Tutorial: http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/tutorial/librarybasics/index.htm
No need to send me your results for this tutorial.
*Get in touch with your group, and set up a meeting for THIS WEEK, or very soon thereafter.  The first assignment is due on Spet 23rd by 11:59pm. Email instructor with your meeting date/time ASAP.



Discussion Questions:
Answer one question in its entirety in each of your three separate posts, at least 12 hours apart. Please make sure you are creating a NEW POST for each question on your blog. You MUST WAIT at least 12 hours from the first post in order to create a second post. The same is true for the second and third post. I will record dates and time of your posts, so make sure they are at least 12 hours apart. EACH POST MUST BE 150 WORDS OR MORE. Each post is worth a maximum of 5 points.

1). After reading Chapter 8 in its entirety, go back to page 241 and answer the following question:  In the story "Silver Blaze", Sherlock Holmes tells Watson that when it comes to the art of reasoning, many people rely on opinion and unsupported assumptions. The difficulty, he maintains, is to detach the framework of undeniable fact from the embellishments of hearsay and reports. What do you think he meant by this?  Explain using examples from your personal experience. 

2). Go back and review "Perspectives on the Death Penalty" pages 262-269.  Answer the following question:  Sister Helen Prejean maintains that the death penalty is a violation of human dignity and is contrary to the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, "who taught us to not to return hate for hate and evil for evil".  Some Christians disagree with her.  Indeed, in the United States, people who identify themselves as Christians are more likely to support the death penalty.  Discuss whether this scriptural passage prohibits the usage of the death penalty. Present your conclusion in the form of a deductive argument. 

3). Pick one concept from the reading this week and discuss it in detail.

Comments - Remember to post ONE comment ON THREE DIFFERENT BLOGS between 12:01am on Monday and 11:59pm on Sunday. This means that you will log onto MY BLOG at: http://comm10perez.blogspot.com/ to see a list of your colleagues blogs. Click on those blogs, read what was posted for this week and respond. You need to make sure you are responding to only what was discussed THIS WEEK (starting Monday and ending Sunday of the current week). Comments posted to blogs that were NOT within this week will not be counted for points. Each comment must be a minimum of 100 words and is worth a maximum of 3 points.

Note about comments: When you leave a comment on another blog, make sure you are logged into your blogspot account. In other words, you will need to make sure your "Display Name/Alias Name" shows up on the blog you are commenting on. I record the locations, dates and times of your comments. Please keep record of your posts and comments in case questions arise about where comments are located.