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Consider A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. In her narrative, Rowlandson provides an account of the time she spent in captivity. The narrative documents the abduction of Rowlandson and the death of some of her family members, and clearly one of the purposes of the work is to describe this terrible time in her life. However, the narrative also serves to describe the Native American culture. Rowlandson makes several observations about the similarities/differences in cultural traditions between the Native Americans and the European settlers. Discuss one similarity and one difference that Rowlandson describes. What is her attitude toward these differences?

Explain the Evils of Stereotyping .

Officials in Louisiana have released body-camera footage that captured two deputy city marshals firing on a vehicle and killing a 6-year-old boy in 2015. The head of the Louisiana State Police has called the video “the most disturbing thing he’s seen.” A state judge yesterday allowed the video to be released to local media. The video was formally introduced as evidence in the two officers’ murder cases earlier in the day. The boy, named Jeremy Mardis, was killed in the shooting. His father, Christopher Few, was also critically wounded. Deputies Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr. claim they acted in self-defense. Discussion Questions: How would you describe the video? Do you believe the officers should be convicted? Why or why not? How does this police shooting compare to others in the news?

Discuss the idea, “rights are never given. They must be taken.” Refer to the Civil War of the 1860’s and the civil rights struggle in the 1960’s in your answer Should free speech include racist abuse? Why or why not?

Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods “The threat of deliberate online falsehoods, or more popularly fake news, has to be taken seriously. Other countries have suffered coordinated attempts by foreign state actors or other organisations to manipulate public opinion and influence elections, undermine social cohesion and even incite violence. We cannot discount similar attempts by unfriendly countries or organisations to hurt Singapore and Singaporeans.”—Eugene K. B. Tan, Associate Professor of Law at the School of Law, Singapore Management University, writing for The Straits Times, January 16, 2018. Due to the real and serious challenges posed by online falsehoods, the Singapore Parliament had appointed a Select Committee to examine and report on: (1) The phenomenon of digital technology to deliberately spread falsehoods online; (2) The motivations and reasons for spreading such falsehoods, and the types of individuals and entities, both local and foreign, which engage in such activity; (3) The consequences that the spread of online falsehoods can have on Singapore society, including to our institutions and democratic processes; and (4) How Singapore can prevent and combat online falsehoods, including; (i) The principles that should guide Singapore’s response; and (ii) Any specific measures, including legislation that should be taken. The public had been invited to make submissions to the Select Committee on these issues and public hearings have been conducted. There has been much debate on these issues. One of the issues is with regards to further legislation to prevent and combat online falsehoods. The two articles provided below reflect some of the debate regarding this issue. Should the government enact more laws to prevent and combat online falsehoods? In about 1000 words, write a persuasive argumentative essay defending your position in order to argue for your particular stance on this issue.