“If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. DO GOOD ANYWAY.”

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PAF 101Module 1, Lecture

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Class Agenda•Announcements•Mother Teresa and Doing Good •Mr. Jefferson’s Idea•Freedom, Order, and Equality •Module 1 Advice•Skills Material •Next Class Assignment

Pre-Test Receipt ProblemsIf you already have something, just bring that in Friday

The Do Good Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgJMi5X-S5M

Mother Teresa

• August 26, 1910 - September 5, 1997

• “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” — Mother Teresa

Leader of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity

“I choose the poverty of our poor people.But I am grateful to receive (the Nobel) inthe name of … people that have become a

burden to the society and are shunned by

everyone."

• 1979 for humanitarian work • Leader of Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta• Was in India at the time of the award

A Story About Mother Teresa•She asks a rich businessman for a contribution as she held out her right hand

•He spit in her hand•How did she respond?

Mother Teresa –A Genuine Do-Gooder

Be Selfless – NoGive it your all – NoBe competent – Yes

Public Policy Is About Doing Good•Declaration of Independence is the mission statement for our public policy in America and the rest of the world.

Three Values of the Declaration of Independence

•Life

Health and Personal Safety•Liberty

Speech and Choice•Pursuit of Happiness

Economic Opportunity

Clean Environment

In your opening paragraph you use the phrase “the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God.” What are these laws? In what way are they the criteria on which you base your central arguments?

If they are as evident as you claim, then it should not be difficult for you to locate appropriate statistics.

I hope this critique will assist you in preparing a declaration that may receive serious consideration for the crown.

In the same paragraph, you refer to the “opinions of mankind.” Whose polling data are you using?

Declaration of Independence

Rhetoric Versus Analysis•BS•Good analysis consists of:

1. Data

2. Clear language

3. Continuous questioning

Test for BS• Is this headline from the Syracuse Post Standard BS

“Critics of statewide evaluations tests question data; Advocates for higher standards say the numbers still help.”Post Standard 8/13/15, A-1,

Look At the Problem of Poverty:•Analytical Approach—Minimum standards for everyone in health, education, safety, etc.

•Rhetorical/BS Approach—Inequality and the gap between the rich and the poor

Who Is To Blame

• The System---Capitalism generates inequality, which generates poverty

• The Individual---People don’t accept their responsibility for their own success

•Where do you think the blame is in pollution?

Poverty•Capitalism is based on competition where merit is valued more than equality

•Poverty is a necessary by-product and a major cause of societal problems

•Reducing the negative effects of poverty

Why We Fall Short of the Goals of the Declaration of Independence

•Foolish Freedom

The pursuit of freedom as an end, in itself, threatens the public interest.

“Give me liberty or give me death”

-Patrick Henry

Examples of Foolish Freedom• Substance abusers• Talkers on car phones while driving• Radar detectors • People who refuse to work• Criminals of all kinds• Business leaders who care only about the bottom line

• Politicians who can’t control their urge to win at all costs.

Foolish Freedom and Poverty•Rich people don’t want to share

•Poor people do not take advantage of opportunities

Effective Public Policy Requires•Enlightened Self-Interest, which means more people acting in the public interest

•Solid information and analysis

Introduction to Module One•http://classes.maxwell.syr.edu/paf101/Module_1.html

•Click on “Module One Exercises” under “Downloads”

• If you don’t want to be a loser, try to complete Exercises 1.1 and 1.2 before next class (but don’t hand in)!

Where to Find Newspaper Articles

•Post-Standard http://syracuse.com/poststandard

•USA-Today http://usatoday.com•New York Times http://nytimes.com/•Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/

•Also available in Schine and elsewhere on campus

If you know what’s good for you…

DON’T PACK UP!!!!

For Next Class

• Go to the Website & print a copy of Module 1 with your name typed at the top and show it to your TA on Friday (9/04). 5 points off if not done.

• Take the Pre-test online and bring in the receipt to hand in to your TA. Lose 5 points if not in by Friday (9/04).

• Start searching for articles published in the last 6 months.

• Module 1 due Friday 9/18

• Sit in groups next class (posted by auditorium doors).

http://classes.maxwell.syr.edu/paf101