You will write a 1000-1500 word response to your chosen paper topic from the listAssessment:Students should demonstrate that they can distinguish the relevant points that form a logically coherent argument. They should also be able to construct criticisms which effectively undermine, through the use of appropriate counter-examples, some premise of that argument. Your assignment is to select any ONE of the following four articles found in the last chapter of our textbook, Competing Visions:Frivolity of EvilHow--and How Not--to Love MankindIbsen and His DiscontentsWhat is Poverty?NOTE: THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER, SO DO NOT USE ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES OTHER THAN THE DALRYMPLE ARTICLE AND YOUR TEXTBOOK, WHICH YOU WILL CITE USING MLA FORMAT.This assignment is designed to test your ability (after several weeks of reading difficult primary sources in philosophy) to comprehend, explain, analyze, and evaluate a philosophic essay of college-level difficulty. This is all about YOU wrestling with a difficult text and ascertaining its meaning in addition to articulating and defending your own position on the issues discussed in your chosen Dalrymple article. It is for this reason that the use of any sources other than your Dalrymple article and our textbook will result in an automatic 50 point deduction. The use of outside sources without proper attribution constitutes plagiarism and will earn you a ZERO for this assignment with no chance to make it up.FOR THE ARTICLE YOU CHOOSE TO WRITE ON, you will type a 1000-1500 word response in which you address EACH of the following points IN YOUR OWN WORDS: 1) What is the author's main argument? 2) How does he support his main argument (evidence, ancillary arguments, etc.)? 3) Do you agree or disagree with him? 4) Why or why not? 5) Apply the insights of at least two of the readings we have studied in this course (in chapters 1-10) to your analysis. Make sure to explain how the philosophers' insights are relevant to the topic you are discussing.A WORD OF WARNING: These articles are rather long and complex. The author likes to make extensive use of his rather copious vocabulary, so I strongly urge you to have dictionary.com handy as you work your way through your chosen article. The purpose of this essay assignment is for you to demonstrate your ability to discuss, analyze, and evaluate complex philosophic arguments. I am confident that the reading assignments, tests, and discussion boards will have prepared you for this final, and no doubt challenging, essay assignment.Note: I only allow one attempt on this assignment. Students who do not fully address all of the components of the assignment as stated in the instructions as well as the grading rubric below will have to be content with the grade they earned. Please use MLA format.

Sub-Saharan Africa Discussion BoardMost traditional musical traditions in Sub-Saharan Africa reflect the social structure of the people who create it. Societal structure can vary greatly between different ethnic groups. Compare and contrast the social systems of the hierarchical Mande of West Africa and the egalitarian BaMbuti pygmies of the Congo region. How are these different social systems reflected in the musical traditions of the Mande and BaMbuti?Replay to other 2 students postsYour discussion post should be around 150 words_______________________________________________________Sub-Saharan Africa Listening JournalChoose an AUDIO example (not video clip) from Unit 6: Sub-Saharan Africa and write a 150 word journal about it. Please utilize the listening guides in your textbook for this assignment. Include information about the audio example including the genre or style, instruments and form. What culture creates this music? What behaviors or activities are associated with this music? Also include your personal thoughts or feelings about your chosen audio example. Do you like it/dislike it? Why did you choose this particular example?Your Journal should be around 150 words Sub-Saharan Africa Audio ExamplesAudio Examples ARE part of the Sub-Saharan Africa Quiz. Please utilize the Listening Guides in your textbook when listening to these examples. Some important information to know for each example includes: the culture that creates the music, the instruments you are hearing, the song type or genre of the music, and what kinds of activities are associated with the music.Zimbabwe: Shona MbiraListening Guide pg.20411 Mbira Nhmamusasa.mp3Play media comment.Congo Region: BaMbuti Elima CeremonyListening Guide pg.21012 BaMbuti Elima Ceremony.mp3Play media comment.West Africa: Mande Jali with KoraListening Guide pg.21413 Mande Kora.mp3Play media comment.Ghana: Anlo-Ewe Dance-Drum EnsembleListening Guide pg.21814 Ewe Dance Drumming.mp3Play media comment.Popular Music from Nigeria: JujuListening Guide pg.22817 Juju Salome.mp3Play media comment.Popular Music from Zimbabwe: ChimurengaListening Guide pg.23318 Chemurenga Chitima Ndikature.mp3