Describe the key roles the media plays in American political life, how the digital media have transformed how citizens learn about politics, and elaborate on the ways the media can influence public opinion and politics.

Describe the key roles the media plays in American political life, how the digital media have transformed how citizens learn about politics, and elaborate on the ways the media can influence public opinion and politics. Does the media show political bias? Does media censorship violate 1st amendment rights?
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What are the main conclusions from the articles by Nincic and by Kupchan/Trubowitz on the impact of various interest groups on US foreign policy?

Have lobby/special interest groups affected the making of US foreign policy? What are the main conclusions from the articles by Nincic and by Kupchan/Trubowitz on the impact of various interest groups on US foreign policy?

Public Opinion and the Media:
US public opinion on foreign affairs has been described as ‘inattentive, uninformed, and volatile’. Can public inattention and ignorance be an advantage for policy-makers or is this ultimately an obstacle to crafting complex policies? How has the media (and changes over time in the organization of the media) affected public knowledge and opinions about US foreign policy? Has this been positive or negative for US foreign policy-makers? What can we learn from the example of the Iraq war (Western) about the intersection of public opinion, the media and foreign policy?

Do you agree that performance appraisals should be discontinued in companies?

1. Do you agree that performance appraisals should be discontinued in companies? Defend your answer. *Also, which of the solutions to performance appraisal problems would you implement first if you were in charge? Second? Why?

2. What would you do as the manager in order to make sure that your employees knew the standards that they would be evaluated against? Explain your answer

What does Sartre mean when he says “existence precedes essence”?

5. What does Sartre mean when he says “existence precedes essence”? Do you think this is a correct characterization of the human condition? Why or why not?

6. Do you agree that if “God does not exist, everything is permitted?” Why or why not?

7. In what sense is existentialism empowering, and in what sense is it burdensome, or even terrifying? Do you see yourself as an existentialist? Why or why not?

What factors have made it harder for you to make a pro-environment choice?

Module E: Applying Social Psychology to the Environment
Do you recycle and what drives you to do it? How serious you are about it? Do you take short showers to limit your water usage? In what other ways do you help the environment? Identify your actions that might hurt the environment. Do any of these situations or actions of yours fit the features of the “tragedy of the commons”? If so, what factors drive you to make prosocial choices? What factors have made it harder for you to make a pro-environment choice?
Recall a time when you felt crowded. How did that feeling affect your actions in that situation? Were there other instances in which you were in a crowd and didn’t feel crowded? What accounts for the difference in your perceptions in those two situations?
Give details of the biggest environmental disaster that has affected you personally. Did you know it was coming and in what state of mind you were in during that period? How did knowing (or not knowing) affect the way you experienced the disaster? How did your feelings about it change over time?