PAFPAF 101101

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

Module 1, Lecture 2

Class Agenda

AnnouncementsMother Teresa and Doing Good Mr. Jefferson’s IdeaFreedom, Order, and Equality Module 1 AdviceSkills Material Next Class Assignment

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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

aburden to the society and are shunned byeveryone."

• 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 handHe spit in her handHow did she respond?

The Do Good Video

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

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

LibertySpeech 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

BSGood analysis consists of:

DataClear languageContinuous questioning

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 equalityPoverty is a necessary by-product and a major cause of societal problemsReducing 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 abusersTalkers on car phones while drivingRadar detectors People who refuse to workCriminals of all kindsBusiness leaders who care only about the bottom linePoliticians 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.htmlClick 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.comNew 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 ClassGo to the Website & print a copy of Module 1 with your name typed at the top and show it to your TA on Friday (1/16). 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 (1/16).

Start searching for articles published in the last 6 months.

Module 1 due Friday 1/30

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

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