Global Studies Online Class

[been]

So Iv got this online class (but iv got a actual skewl teacher that runs the class) called Global Studies. It covers current events. Fills kids heads with all kinds of BS. I got kinda angry when I got my recent assignment. The assignment was "If you could only have 5 rights what would they be?"
This is the list to choose from
Right to bear arms
Right to freedom of speech
Right to legal counsel
Right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment
Right to freedom of the press
Right to a jury trial
Right to freedom of religion
Right to peacefully assemble
Right to protection from self-incrimination
Right to privacy

QUESTION #1
What rights did you rank in the top five?
ANSWER #1
It is very difficult to rank my rights in order from most important to least. It is just as difficult to list 5 rights that are more important to others. All rights are of equal importance thus ranking them is almost pointless. If I HAD to choose five rights then it would be The right to bear arms, the right to privacy, the right to protection from self incrimination, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. These are not in any particular order from importance though.

QUESTION #2
Why did you think these were most important?
ANSWER #2
I thought these were most important for several reasons. One of the most important reasons is because they are pertinent to me in particular. Another reason is because i had to. I personally do not think that the rights I chose are any less important than the ones I did not chose. The rights I chose would be irrelevant without the other rights to support them.

QUESTION #3
What did you notice about the responses of those you interviewed? (didnt really have to interview anyone, just put what you think)
ANSWER #3
The person I interviewed had the same opinion as me. They also believe that taking away some rights is taking away all rights. The rights guaranteed in the constitution are of the utmost importance and when one is threatened they are all threatened. Saying that one right is more important or worth more than another is unwise. Willingly giving up one right is basically giving up all of your rights.

QUESTION #4
When you tabulate your results, which rights end up in the top five?
ANSWER #4
The rights that end up in the top five are the ones that I listed in my first response. They end up in the top five for the same reason I gave in response two. And as of now the question at hand is still irrelevant. Since the question of origin is irrelevant, question four is also irrelevant.

QUESTION #5
How do your survey results differ from your personal responses?
ANSWER #5
The survey results do not differ from my personal response. I do not know how to answer a question without a logical answer. This assignment is making me feel like HAL9000 from "2001 A Space Odyssey". "I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid. Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you."



So am I the only one who thinks like this? I hope not. I just wonder what my teacher is gonna think when he grades the assignment

 

[dennishoddy]

Who puts a limit on rights? Its the first step in saying you will give up one for another, and then the "others" get stepped on.
I know its school, but if you can, refuse to give up any rights. Maybe thats the answer the teacher is looking for??? I don't know the person, but ya never know.

 

[n8thegr8]

Sorry been, you're going to fail man.

The correct answer was, "I'm grateful for whatever rights Dear Leader grants me"

In all seriousness though, good job.

 

[been]

Who puts a limit on rights? Its the first step in saying you will give up one for another, and then the "others" get stepped on.
I know its school, but if you can, refuse to give up any rights. Maybe thats the answer the teacher is looking for??? I don't know the person, but ya never know.

That definitely was not the answer the teacher was looking for. They always have assignments like this. I almost punched my computer when we had to do the chapter on global warming.

 

[TerryMiller]

Uhhh. Is this "Global Studies" course found on whitehouse.gov?

If so, not only do you fail, but they are now tracing your IP and we expect any day now to hear of your demise.

So sad....

 

[AKJ20]

That definitely was not the answer the teacher was looking for. They always have assignments like this. I almost punched my computer when we had to do the chapter on global warming.

I pissed off my Philosophy teachers , i called a 1700's Philosopher, a brain washing bible thumper! I called out a lot off BS in that class, i slide by with a D- grade.

I hate to saying this, but sometimes, you have too play the game! Pass the class and move on with your life.

 

[SoonerP226]

The fact is that you have all of those rights, regardless of the law; the question is whether or not you get to exercise them without persecution.

Remember, the Constitution guarantees liberties, it does NOT grant them. The liberties exist apart from any piece of paper that says you can exercise them. Or, as Charlton Heston put it:

To say that the Constitution "gives" citizens their freedom is like saying that a birth certificate gives humans life or that a property survey gives a building and its grounds their concrete existence.

 

[donner]

I'm sorry but this is a critical thinking assignment. No one is asking you to give up any right, just to think about them in terms of which you feel are most important. I view the exercise not as a way of determining which rights you'd give up, but as a way of forcing you to actually think about what the rights are and why you feel they are important. The third amendment doesn't mean much to anyone any more since the last time troops were quartered in private homes was likely during the revolution, yet it's still a right. How many students have likely thought about why that amendment is important lately? If you feel that the second amendment protects all the others then it obviously does have more importance than the others. Or maybe you feel that the right to worship whatever God you want is most important.

While all are important, we do hold some as more important. If someone asked you if food was more important than water you know you can't choose because you need both to live, yet you can live longer without food than water.

If you were actually supposed to do interviews then you were likely supposed to find opinions to compare and contrast yours with, which could again force you to think about things critically.

I hear it from college professors all the time here, students just want the 'right' answer and don't want to actually think about things critically.

 

[Old Fart]

From my many classes I've taken over the years, don't let a letter grade dictate how you think.

 

[rawhide]

I'm sorry but this is a critical thinking assignment. No one is asking you to give up any right, just to think about them in terms of which you feel are most important. I view the exercise not as a way of determining which rights you'd give up, but as a way of forcing you to actually think about what the rights are and why you feel they are important. The third amendment doesn't mean much to anyone any more since the last time troops were quartered in private homes was likely during the revolution, yet it's still a right. How many students have likely thought about why that amendment is important lately? If you feel that the second amendment protects all the others then it obviously does have more importance than the others. Or maybe you feel that the right to worship whatever God you want is most important.

While all are important, we do hold some as more important. If someone asked you if food was more important than water you know you can't choose because you need both to live, yet you can live longer without food than water.

If you were actually supposed to do interviews then you were likely supposed to find opinions to compare and contrast yours with, which could again force you to think about things critically.

I hear it from college professors all the time here, students just want the 'right' answer and don't want to actually think about things critically.

This.

Some students (and adults) don't know what a "right" is or what their rights are. This assignment forces one to evaluate, compare, and contrast rather "pick" five.