TOPIC: Please select the ethical question that will be the focus of your research project from the list below. Be sure to use the question/answer format shown with each question to present your research information and include a complete bibliography of all sources used at the end of your paper.
QUESTION #1. Should females be permitted to play in the NFL rather than creating a women-only league (like the WNBA)?
a. What is the origin and history of the not allowing women to play in the NFL Cite sources.
b. What are the arguments for including women in the NFL? Cite sources.
c. What are the arguments against including women in the NFL? Cite sources.
d. Apply both a paradigm and a principle from Kidder and explain how both are useful in answering this ethical question, from both the “yes” and “no” perspectives.
e. Is your own answer YES or NO? Please explain in NO MORE than 3 sentences.
QUESTION #2. Should “hate speech” be permitted in educational institutions (K-12 as well as college) in the United States? You may begin your research with the news item regarding Pacifica High School reported on ABC-TV on 8/22/19 but may not use this as one of your four (4) required research sources.
a. What is the origin and history of the “hate speech” issue in connection with First Amendment rights in the US? Cite sources.
b. What were the arguments supporting the use of “hate speech” in US educational institutions? Cite sources.
c. What have been the arguments against the use of “hate speech” in US educational institutions? Cite sources.
d. Apply both a paradigm and a principle from Kidder and explain how both are useful in answering this ethical question, from both the “yes” and “no” perspectives.
e. Is your own answer YES or NO? Please explain in NO MORE than 3 sentences.
QUESTION #3. Should the the US follow the example of Canada, Germany or the United Kingdom in providing a system of “single-payer” health care?
a. Research the origin of this form of health care in the countries noted. Cite sources.
b. What are the arguments supporting this proposal in the US? Cite sources
c. What are the arguments against this proposal in the US? Cite sources.
d. Apply both a paradigm and a principle from Kidder and explain how both are useful in answering this ethical question, from both the “yes” and “no” perspectives.
e. Is your own answer YES or NO? Please explain in no more than 3 sentences.
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