UNCC300 Assessment Task 3 – Essay Part 1 (10 marks) Part 2 (30 marks) HD Di Cr Pa NN 85-100 75-84 65-74 50-64 0-49 Provides a highly distinctive critique of a global issue where shared responsibility for the common good is not being realized; excellent clarity, coherence and research. Provides a distinctive critique of a global issue where shared responsibility for the common good is not being realized; very good clarity, coherence and research. Provides a creditable critique of a global issue where shared responsibility for the common good is not being realized; good clarity, coherence and research. Provides a satisfactory critique of a global issue where shared responsibility for the common good is not being realized; adequate clarity and coherence and some research. Fails to provide a satisfactory critique of a global issue where shared responsibility for the common good is not being realized. Provides a highly distinctive understanding of advocacy and its relationship to community engagement, in the context of principles of CST, especially the Common Good and human dignity, and the student’s own professional community, in order to realize shared responsibility for the common good; excellent clarity, coherence and research. Provides a distinctive understanding of advocacy and its relationship to community engagement, in the context of principles of CST, especially the Common Good and human dignity, and the student’s own professional community, in order to realize shared responsibility for the common good; very good clarity, coherence and research. Provides a creditable understanding of advocacy and its relationship to community engagement, in the context of principles of CST, especially the Common Good and human dignity, and the student’s own professional community, in order to realize shared responsibility for the common good; good clarity, coherence and research. Provides a satisfactory understanding of advocacy and its relationship to community engagement, in the context of principles of CST, especially the Common Good and human dignity, and the student’s own professional community, in order to realize shared responsibility for the common good; adequate clarity and coherence overall and some research. Fails to provide a satisfactory understanding of advocacy and its relationship to community engagement, in the context of principles of CST, especially the Common Good and human dignity, and the student’s own professional community, in order to realize shared responsibility for the common good. HD DI CR PA NN Style and Writing Mechanics (5 marks) Presents information in a very clear, coherent and highly engaging style. Presents information in a very clear, coherent engaging style. Presents information in a clear, coherent engaging style. Presents information in a satisfactory style. Presents information in an unsatisfactory style. 2.0 = F 2.5 = P 3.25 = C 3.75 = D 4.0-5.0 = HD No errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Few or no errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Few errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Some errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Many errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Referencing (5 marks) Exemplary citation of all sources of information to support the credibility and authority of the information presented. Very good referencing throughout; sources cited accurately and correctly. Good referencing throughout; sources cited accurately throughout. Satisfactory referencing, in general; sources cited accurately, in general No referencing or numerous sources not cited accurately. Provides accurate and sufficient information about sources used. Provides sufficient information about sources used. 2.0 = F 2.5 = P 3.25 = C 3.75 = D 4.0-5.0 = HD Provides fully accurate information about sources used. Does not provide sufficient information about sources used. UNCC300 Additional reading resources for assignment 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Annas, Julia, "Living Virtuously, Living Happily", Chapter 9, Intelligent Virtue. Byron, William, Framing Principles of Catholic Social Thought, 2004, pp.10-15. Rowlands, Anna, Catholic Social Teaching: Not-so-secret anymore? (2013). Wakk, Barbara, Catholic Social teaching: A Primer of Sorts, especially pp.1-4. Hanvey SJ, James, The Big Society and Catholic Social [on subsidiarity and solidarity], 30th March 2011. 6. John Paul II, Respect for Human Rights. 7. The Common Good and the Catholic Church’s Social Teaching: a statement by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, 1996. 8. Human Rights and the Catholic Church. Reflections on the Jubilee of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1998. 9. Wagner, William J., Universal Human Rights, The United Nations, And the Telos of Human Dignity. 10. Devitt, Catherine, Justice in the Global Economy: What It Means for Earth-Care, 11 December 2016, Environment, Economics. 11. A Catholic Framework for Economic Life Statement by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, 1996. 12. To Do the Work of Justice: A Plan of Action for the Catholic Community in the U.S., 1978. 13. O’Hanlon SJ, Gerry, How Much Equality is Needed for Justice? (November 2007, Issue 56 Anniversary Issue). 14. Brothers and Sisters to Us. Pastoral Letter on Racism. U.S. Catholic Bishops Pastoral Letter on Racism, 1979. 15. Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium. Statement by the United States Bishops (October 1999). 16. Donley, Grandjean, Jairath, McMullen and Shelton, Nursing and the Common Good, November-December 2006. 17. Gottemoeller, Sr. Doris, Advocacy as an Expression of Charity, March-April 2015. 18. Sullivan J. Catholic Schools and the Common Good, in Catholic Education: Distinctive and Inclusive, Chapter 8, Springer, Dordrecht (2001). 19. UNESCO 2015, Rethinking Education. Towards a global common good? 20. Audi, Robert, Virtue Ethics as a Resource in Business, Business Ethics Quarterly, Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2012 , pp. 273-291. 21. Mele, D., Integrating Personalism into Virtue-Based Business Ethics: The Personalist and the Common Good Principles, Journal of Business Ethics (2009) 88:227-244. Poverty and Homelessness 1 UNCC300: Justice & Change in a Global World Assignment 02 The Challenge of Poverty and Homelessness in The Realization of The Aspiration of The Common Good at The Global Level Introduction The advancing technology inspires the need to have aspirations based on the common good of the people. However, its realization gets affected by many challenges including poverty and homelessness. These factors influence individual’s commitment towards the actions or outcomes that benefit them and the society. Poverty has unbreakable ties on families, the community, country, and global levels which stretches across generations. The socio-economic condition is the primary determinant of the healthy growth and development in individuals. Poverty and Homelessness 2 Individuals who are homeless and dwell in poverty live in poor living conditions and have few opportunities to realize their dreams. Therefore, the social conditions of poverty and homelessness are challenges that limit everyone from realizing the aspiration of the common good within the professional community, locally, and globally. The Challenges of Poverty and Homelessness at The Local and Global Levels At the community level, the primary reason why poverty and homelessness remain a challenge because the children are the most affected which result in the stretch of the effects across the next generations. Notably, poverty is the main cause of homelessness (Leon 2014, p.21). In this case, the community lacks opportunities to improve their living standards and fulfill their aspiration. A community that dwells in poverty would prefer using the little resources it has to meet the basic needs which, in turn, affects other developments like healthcare (Leng 2016, p. 3). Children who are either homeless or poor develop poor health behaviors and hence become vulnerable to illness and diseases (Buckner 2008, p. 75). Consequently, the achievement of the common good would require individuals to get learned and educated to model the way to the understanding of its concepts. The community has little or no resources for infrastructural developments hence the quality of education and healthcare provided to the community is inadequate. Subsequently, the prevailing conditions of poverty and homelessness limit the opportunity available for the community to achieve the aspiration of the common good. The challenge of poverty and homelessness extends to the local and global level hence limiting the whole society from achieving their aspirations and dreams. The contemporary society is characterized by the situation of class division and income inequality where majority dwells in poverty (Leon 2014, p.54). Individuals living in such conditions develop cognitive behaviors that prevent them from being socially active hence cannot realize their full potential Poverty and Homelessness 3 because of low self-esteem. When individuals can’t realize their full potential, they become less productive to the economy (Blakely 2004, p. 13). Unfortunately, most of the people who dwell in poverty and homelessness increase dependence on the government for provision of their needs and healthcare services resulting in extra-social spending. The achievement of the American dream, for example, that focus on the provision of equal and opportunity for every American to achieve their aspiration and goals, get affected by the lack of the necessary resources due to poverty. The few who are fortunate, on the other hand, cannot meet their aspiration because of the creation of an environment with a high rate of criminal activities since there exist significant correlation of poverty and criminal behaviors (Law 2009, 11). The homeless individuals would possibly migrate to other countries, which increases the poverty level of the other countries resulting in the same effects of hindering the achievement of aspirations. In the long run, the achievement of the aspirations of common good outlines that poverty remains everyone’s responsibility. Conclusion Overall, homelessness and poverty significantly limit the achievement and realization of individual aspirations both at the community, local, and global level. Individuals and the community remain dependent on the government which increases its spending on the healthcare services because the poor becomes vulnerable to illness and diseases. The individuals lack the basic needs of food and shelter and have little opportunities to achieve their aspirations. The cycle of poverty shift from one generation to another, which impacts the achievement of sustainable development and better healthcare. Provision of equal opportunity to develop potentials remains significant in the realization of individual aspirations in the global context. It means that the whole society has to join in the fight to eradicating the challenge of poverty if Poverty and Homelessness 4 they desire to achieve their aspiration. Therefore, the social conditions of poverty and homeless are challenges that limit everyone from realizing the aspiration of the common good within the professional community, locally, and globally. References Blakely, T, Simon, H, & Alistairo, W, 2004, ‘Poverty: assessing the distribution of health risk by socio-economic positions at national and local levels,’ (WHO) Environmental Burden of Disease Series, no.10, pp. 9-39. Buckner, J, 2008, ‘Understanding the impact of homelessness on children: challenges and future research direction,’ Sage Publication Journal, no 34, pp.74 –76. Law, M, 2009, ‘Poverty and homelessness,’ Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy, 9, pp. 8-17. Poverty and Homelessness 5 Leng, G, 2016, ‘Health and homelessness: the impacts of homelessness on health,’ Royal Borough Publishers, pp. 2-44. Leon, D, 2014, ‘Homelessness and poverty in Australia,’ Australian Journal of Public Health, no.32, 9 pp. 2-95. Assessment 3 Description Extending your work from Assignment 2, write a 1200 word paper that briefly critiques a global issue (i.e., the issue or challenge you chose for Assessment 2) where shared responsibility for the common good is not being realised (approx. 300 words) and then, propose ways to address this challenge (approx. 900 words) in your professional community, locally and globally. (NB: Emphasis is on your proposed ways to address the challenge because some of the critique will have been covered in Assignment 2). Please Note: In order to achieve a higher grade you will need to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the Common Good and its relationship to other CST principles, particularly Human Dignity. Your discussion should demonstrate how Advocacy and Community Engagement may contribute to your proposed solution. Due date: May 21 4am Weighting: 50% Page 9 of 11 Version: Length and/or format: 1200 words. Purpose: To demonstrate your ability to apply your knowledge and understanding of principles of human dignity, advocacy, and community engagement to potential ways to address the challenge of realising the common good in a global context.
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