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Trump’s Travel Ban Policy and King’s Idea of the Negotiation

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THE PDF are all the authors and concept we can use. PLZ TEll me before u start to write. And plz follw the instruction to write the essay.
General Instructions: Write a paper, 800 – 1,200 words, on the topic below, which is to be turned in to Canvas on the date specified in the syllabus using a file type compatible with MS Word. The paper should have a typical essay formatting.
Topic: In Unit 4 of the course, we have been reading texts that discuss the power structures that shape our society and several modes of resistance to the oppression these structures can impose. The task of this paper is to use these theoretical concepts and examples to help you critically interpret the words or actions of a contemporary leader. This means that there should be a good balance between the time taken to explain ethical concepts and the time taken to apply them to the leader you choose. Don’t forget, your task is an ethical interpretation.
A leader: You may choose a leader from any context, including politics, business, local communities, sports, science, fine art, etc, so long as they have been in their role as a leader within the past ten years. However, since your objective is to critique their thinking on a position or their reasoning for taking certain actions, make sure there is something worth analyzing before you pick your favorite football coach or a leading figure in your field of study. Whatever position(s) or action(s) you address must have a discernible impact on the group of people who would call this person a leader. You can analyze anything on the spectrum from ethical failures to ethical successes.
Ethical concepts: You must use the ethical concepts of one author from Unit 4, including Foucault, Alexander, King, or Sophocles (Antigone, specifically) to interpret the leader you have chosen. You must explain this author’s ethical concepts carefully and in context before applying them to your leader. You must also use the ideas of a second, different author from any unit (1-4). For example, you cannot use King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail from Unit 4 and then his A Time to Break Silence from Unit 2 as your second, though you can refer to it to make a point. For each author you use, you must use at least one quote as textual support for your argument. Please use parenthetical notation and include a works cited document.
Research: You are required to use at least one source, but no more than two sources. This research will be necessary for describing the leader you have chosen and establishing the decisions/policies you will be analyzing philosophically. These 1-2 sources can be news articles, books, interviews, or speeches and must be found in reputable publications. Your task is to analyze the source using the ethical ideas we have been working on, so be prepared to read several before you find one that might be fitting. Be sure to give your reader a clear sense of what the source is about, including (if applicable) the author’s thesis and any biases the author might have. For each source, you must use at least one quote as textual support for your argument. Please use parenthetical notation and include a works cited document.
Advice: A substantial challenge in this assignment might be finding sources that allow for an effective analysis. Therefore, let me make some suggestions. Your search can begin by focusing on a leader or on an ethical concept. If you come at it through the leader, consider what kind of leader you might want to analyze. The trick here will be finding an article about the leader that is relevant to your task, so after you pick a leader, add in a keyword that might reveal relevant events, controversies, debates, or disagreements. If you work from the side of the ethical concepts, carefully consider the keywords that you use. Journalists will not likely talk about “ethical fading” or “fixed ideas and values,” so you need to put these in more common terms. For example, words like “stubborn,” “flip-flop,” or even just “changes his/her mind” might yield better results than “fixed ideas.”

Workshop – Ethical Leadership

Here are a set of questions that will help you examine each other’s drafts in your group

            A. Introduction

                        1. Are the chosen leader’s actions or decision-making introduced succinctly?

2. Is the ethical significance of the leader’s actions or decision-making clear?

3. Are the two required ethical theories introduced succinctly and their relevance indicated clearly?

4. Does the thesis offer a specific connection between the leader and the theories?

[As a rule of thumb, the more specific a thesis is, the stronger it is.]

            B. Body

1. Are the chosen leader’s actions or decision-making succinctly and clearly summarized, specifically with an eye to their ethical significance?

2. Is there an adequate level of detail in the explanation of each ethical theory?

3. Overall, is there a good balance between the theory and its application to the leader?

4. Does the interpretation of the leader give a sense of their ethical success/failure?

5. Is the article(s) used in a thorough way?

6. Do all uses of sources, including quotations, have proper citations?

7. Is there a logical flow and transition from one paragraph to the next?

C. Conclusion

1. Is there a clear sense of how the two theories have worked together to offer a unified, ethical interpretation of the leader?

2. Does the concluding claim match or, better yet, enhance the thesis claim from the introduction?

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April 28, 2020
Ethical Interpretation of Trump’s Travel Ban Policy
Understanding political decisions in relation to ethical principles is essential both in public service and philosophical thinking. It allows scholars and politicians alike to be able to understand how decisions that affect general welfare and policy are right or wrong based on a complex mixture of circumstances. In this article, I would like to discuss the ethics behind one of Donald Trump's most controversial decisions, the Muslim Travel Ban. It can be remembered that one of the political decisions that Trump made while he was in office back in 2017 was banning immigrants from “Muslim countries, including Iran, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen” CITATION Sel18 \l 1033 (Illing). Accordingly, it can be remembered that the reason why his decided on passing EO 13769 was to ensure that radicalistic elements would not be able to go into the country thereby ensuring the safety of the American nation. However, aside from the ethical dilemma related to its humanitarian conditions, another subtle issue that this action creates is a sense of ‘discipline’ (due to increased surveillance) that this action imposes on the part of the Muslims, both refugees and residents CITATION Sel18 \l 1033 (Illing). Thus, this paper would initially discuss the effects of Trump’s actions based on the Foucault’s idea of the panopticon, which posits that this increased surveillance acts as a disciplinary mechanism against the Muslims. Subsequently, I would argue that this dilemma could be resolved through non-violent action and ‘negotiation’ based from the ideas of King. All in all, I believe that both of Focault’s and King’s ideas would be an effective measure to understand and resolve this dillema.
Summary of Trump's Travel Ban
In 2017, Trump signed EO No. 13769, which enforced a travel ban restriction against Muslims coming from the “Muslim countries, including Iran, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen” CITATION Sel18 \l 1033 (Illing). Subsequently, this controversial order has earned the ire of many citizens calling it as a humanitarian abuse against people who were merely seeking for asylum. However, despite the Supreme Court’s split ruling that the travel ban may continue, this raised several ethical issues, one of which is its ‘controlling’ effect in the lives of both Muslims who are currently living and about to live in the United States CITATION Sel18 \l 1033 (Illing). One example of these concerns is the possibility of increasing digital surveillance on the part of these refugees, which would clearly violate their right to privacy. Let us first try to understand this through the lens of Foucault’s idea of the Panopticon.
The Disciplinary Machine
In his article, Illing wrote about the possible aftereffects of the travel ban. During his discussion, one of the salient points that have appeared was the idea that the Muslim Travel ban is a part of a longer chain of possible abuses that prioritizes national security over the humanitarian and basic rights of individuals.
It is a common knowledge that security agencies such as the NSA collect...
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