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There are 3 project options. Choose two of the following options:

O p tion 1: P a p er o n a TV S e r i es

Watch one of the following series. You must watch a ll ep i s ode s .

Babylon 5 (5 seasons; 110 episodes)

The Good Wife (5 seasons; 101 episodes) The Shield (7 seasons; 88 episodes)

Mad Men (6 seasons; 78 episodes)

Death Note (anime series; 37 episodes; free, start here: http://www.vizanime.com/ep/688- deathnote-1)

Cowboy Bebop (anime: 26 episodes; free, start here: http://cc-anime.com/cowboy-bebop/1/)

Battlestar Galactica (4 seasons; 75 episodes) Justified (5 seasons; 53 episodes)

Breaking Bad (5 seasons; 62 episodes)

Borgen (Danish series; 3 seasons; 30 episodes)

Falling Skies (3 seasons; 30 episodes)

Tenchijin (Japanese series; 47 episodes; free: http://www.gooddrama.net/japanese- drama/tenchijin)

Tree with Deep Roots (Korean series; 24 episodes; free: http://www.hulu.com/tree-with-deep- roots)

Write a 1,500 word paper analyzing the show’s moral philosophy (ethics). What is the ethical message(s) of the series? Explain why you agree or disagree with the message. Your argument should not be limited to your feelings or opinions. Make sure to provide solid reasons in support of your view. You are encouraged to use course material in your analysis of the series. Do not summarize the plot. Do not include a works cited or title page. Do not use external sources. The only sources you need are the TV series and your readings.

O p tion 2: P a p er o n a B oo k ( o r Com i c Se r i es)

Read one of the following books.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Robert Heinlein

The Cloud Dream of the Nine, Kim ManJung (free: https://archive.org/details/cu31924023333077) The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick

2312, Kim Stanley Robinson

War, Politics and Superheroes, Marc Dipaolo

The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin

Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer

Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter, Steven Rinella

Environmental Ethics: Duties to and Values in the Natural World, Holmes Rolston

After Pornified: How Women are Transforming Pornography & Why it Really Matters, Anne G.

Sabo

Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield, Jeremy Scahill

The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France, Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle

The Ethical Slut, Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy

Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler

The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

Dies the Fire, S.M. Stirling

Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, Robert D. Hare

The Narcissism Epidemic: Living the in Age of Entitlement, Jean M. Twenge

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement, Milton and Rose Friedman

The Conscience of a Liberal, Paul Krugman

The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins

This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the

World’s Information, Andy Greenberg

Last and First Men, Olaf Stapledon (free: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/stapledon/olaf/last)

Brown Girl in the Ring, Nalo Hopkinson

Beggars in Spain, Nancy Kress

The Monkey and the Monk, Anthony C. Yu

The Probability Broch, L. Neil Smith

Little Brother, Cory Doctorow (free: http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download) Hyperion, Dan Simmons

Tiguana, Guy Gavriel Kay

Preacher, Garth Ennis (66 issues)*

Scalped, Jason Aaron (60 issues, collected in 6 volumes)* Uncanny X-Force (Volume 1: 35 issues)*

*For these comic book series, you must read a ll issues

Write a 1,500 word paper analyzing the show’s moral philosophy. What is the ethical message(s) of the series? Explain why you agree or disagree with the message. Your argument should not be limited to your feelings or opinions. Make sure to provide solid reasons in support of your view. You are encouraged to

use course material in your analysis of the book. This is no t a book report, so refrain from plot summary. Do not include a works cited or title page. Do not use external sources. The only sources you need are the book and your readings.

O p tion 3: P a p er o n E t h i c al F il m s

Choose 15 films from the following list:

Man for All Seasons (1966: http://vimeo.com/42694153)

The Boys from Brazil (1978: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H58H_kAZZsY) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Bad Lieutenant (2009)

Lifeboat (1944: https://swarm.tv/t/dDj)

All the King’s Men (1949: https://swarm.tv/t/hHk)

1984 (1956: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajWC_J-jgLc) Bulworth (1998)

12 Angry Men (1957:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RelOJfFIyp8) High Noon (1952: https://swarm.tv/t/eDl)

Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) M (1931: http://buff.ly/17m0KDO)

Billy Budd (1962: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV4Jg--exls)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqG1uwhTX2o)

3:10 to Yuma (2007) SLC Punk (1998)

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Gattaca (1997)

Blade Runner (1982) Match Point (2005)

King Corn (2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvMxIEgbsIo)

Month Python – The Meaning of Life (1983: https://archive.org/details/MontyPython- TheMeaningOfLife1983)

The Corporation (2004: https://archive.org/details/TheCorp)

The Trial (1963: http://matineeclassics.com/movies/1963/the_trial/)

Network (1976: http://vimeo.com/47323848) Unforgiven (1992)

The Professionals (1966: https://swarm.tv/t/EPp)

No Greater Love: The Human Condition Part I (1959: http://stagevu.com/video/hzprqubspear) Ace in the Hole (1951: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlru8y_ace-in-the-hole_shortfilms) The Ballad of Narayama (1958: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gg-9hHEHYg)

Snowpiercer (2013)

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvikpyWw59g) Harakiri (1962: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZV7JF92Vro)

Stagecoach (1939: http://www.hulu.com/watch/249577) A.I. (2001)

Autumn Afternoon (1962: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btls7X4yrOs)

Watch your 15 films. Write a 1,500 word paper answering this question: I f y o u were a n a lien wh o s e edu c a ti o n o f hum a n be in g s is ba s e d s o lely o n the s e 15 f ilms, w ha t w ou ld t h ink abou t hum a n ity? W hat w ou ld b e y ou r vi e w o f huma n v a lu e s ? The 15 movies you have chosen may have conflicting ethical messages, but are there a few universal values that our alien observer may notice? Do not summarize the movies, but refer to specific scenes that highlight certain aspects of human morals. At the end of your paper, rank your 15 movies from 1-15, from the most to least accurate representations of human values (#1 would be the movie you believe best reflects human morals; #15, the least accurate portrayal).

Provide an explanation of your ranking process. Did any movies surprise you? In what ways did your grasp

of ethical theories and concepts affect your analysis of the movies?