But does everyone on earth have an equal right to an equal
share of its resources? the spaceship metaphor can be
dangerous when used by misguided idealists to justify
suicidal policies for sharing our resources through
uncontrolled immigration and foreign aid. in their
enthusiastic but unrealistic generosity, they confuse the
ethics of a spaceship with those of a lifeboat.
a true spaceship would have to be under the control of a
captain, since no ship could possibly survive if its course
were determined by committee. spaceship earth certainly
has no captain; the united nations is merely a toothless
tiger, with little power to enforce any policy upon its
bickering members.
-garrett hardin, "lifeboat ethics: the case against
the poor"
what type of appeal does the author make by using negative adjectives in the
passage?
a. deduction, because the words are moving from specific to general
information
o
b. induction, because the words are using specific information to
generate a theory
o
c. logos, because the words include several facts and figures that
can be disproved
o
d. pathos, because the words suggest the audience should be
worried or fearful

its d! the final exam asked good luck

explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).

breakfast and lunch makes brunch