Dombrowski makes a point to say that he is not trying in any way to justify the actions of the Nazi regime.
The “science” that was claimed in Nazi technical documents violated ethical standards and was not really science but rather racial abuse and mass killing
The publication that we are looking at has already been well analyzed by Steven Katz
Recently many arguments have risen against the use of scientific data obtained in unethical ways
The New England Journal of Medicine takes the stance that they will not publish reports of unethical research, regardless of their scientific merit.
Nazi doctors would identify, certify disabilities, and supervise the execution of children by means such as starvation
The nazi regime would reinterpret establish terminology in such a way that suited their own ends. They took the term “Euthanasia” which had meaning as a mercy killing of someone of sound mind that was terminally ill and in excruciating pain and wanted their life to end. The Nazis however redefined this to mean the putting to death of someone in a humane way that was perceived as no longer being worthy of life
It is important to watch for objectivizaton in science and to remember the ethical implications of treating people as objects rather than as people
It is possible to write things in technical language in such a way that makes it harder to see the ethical dilemmas that are raised from such things. This is seen very much so in the way that the document that is described as being cited often by Steven Katz is written.
The document here shows what appear to be technical specs for a vehicle. However further information shows us that the vehicle in question is used for the mass murdering of the Jewish people. This sheds new light on the ethical implications of the document and makes it seem a lot less acceptable that it did initially.
Viktor Brack writes a report that shows how to effectively eliminate the ability of the Jewish people to reproduce and how to accomplish this without them even being aware that such a thing is happening. The ethical implication here is harsh and shows that the Nazi regime would not only do this to people, but that they were trying to do it in such a way that would not even let them know, therefore making them seem less than human.
The ethical errors of the Nazis did not stop with the use of the technical documents but rather they extended all the way to visual media as well. They had charts and diagrams that showed how to identify and measure racial features in ways that were designed to appear scientific but were in reality far from it.
Does the use of these technical Nazi documents during the course of this chapter coincide with the ethical implications of using Nazi research that is being debated?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Harty 207-275
Walter E Oliu, Charles T. Brusaw, and Gerald J. Alred
To make the most effective use of visuals and to integrate them smoothly with the text of your document, consider your graphics requirements even before you begin to write. Explain in the text why you’ve included such illustrations. Make sure that you gather the information from reliable sources. Include only information necessary to the discussion in the text and eliminate unnecessary labels, arrows, boxes, and lines. Make sure that you take time to define all acronyms that you use in the text. Specify the units of measurement. Make sure that you position any explanatory text or labels horizontally for ease of reading. Give each illustration a concise caption so that your reader knows what its purpose is. Assign a figure or table number for documents with 5 or more illustrations, and list the illustrations by title. Refer to each illustration by these numbers in the text. Place visuals close to the text that refers to them. Allow enough white space to make the page seem less cluttered.
Tables should include (when appropriate):
1) Table number
2) Table title
3) Boxhead
4) Stub
5) Body
6) Rules
7) Source line
8) Footnotes
9) Continuing tables
Make sure to cite the source of any information that you borrow for a table or graph. Make sure to use horizontal lettering whenever possible for ease of reading.
When making picture graphs be sure to use symbols that are self-explanatory.
David W. Ewing
When reviewing reports, letters, and memoranda that get the intended results, we find a fascinating diversity of approaches
Rules every persuader should know:
1) Consider whether your views will make problems for the reader
2) Don’t offer new ideas, directives, or recommendations for change until your readers are prepared for them
3) Your credibility with readers affects your strategy
4) If your audience disagrees with your ideas or is uncertain about them, present both sides of the argument
5) Win respect by making your opinion or recommendation clear
6) Put your strongest points last if the audience is very interested in the argument, first if not so interested
7) Don’t count on changing attitudes by offering information alone
8) “testimonials” are most likely to be persuasive if drawn from people with whom readers associate
9) Be wary of using extreme or sensational claims and facts
10) Tailor your presentation to the reasons for readers attitudes, if you know them
11) Never mention other people without considering their possible affect on the reader
Philip C. Kolin
Guidelines for writing a successful proposal
1) Approach writing a proposals as a problem-solving activity
2) Regard your audience as skeptical readers
3) Research your proposal carefully
4) Prove that your proposal is workable
5) Be sure that your proposal is financially realistic
6) Package your proposal attractively
The primary purpose of an internal proposal, is to offer a realistic and constructive plan to help your company run its business more effectively
The organization of an internal proposal
1) The introduction
2) Background of the problem
3) The solution or plan
4) The conclusion
A sales proposal is the most common type of external proposal; its purpose is to sell your company’s products or services for a set fee.
Your audience will usually be one or more business executives who have the power to approve or e reject a proposal
Readers often ask the following questions:
1) Does the writer’s firm understand our problem?
2) Can the writer’s firm deliver what it promises?
3) Can the job be completed on time?
4) What assurances does the writer offer that the job will be done exactly as proposed?
A sales proposal can have the following parts:
1) Introduction
2) Description of the proposed product or service
3) Timetable
4) Cost
5) Qualification of your company
6) Conclusion
Richard Johnson-Sheehan
Style is a rather murky concept
Classical rhetoricians like Cicero and Augustine discussed style in three levels
1) Plain style
2) Middle style
3) Grand style
In a proposal the play style tends to be used when the writers need to instruct the readers about a situation or process
The subject should be what the sentence is about
Make the “doer” the subject
State the action in the verb
Put the subject early in the sentence
Eliminate nominalizations
Avoid excessive prepositional phrases
Eliminate redundancy
Make sentences “breathing length”
Paragraphs tend to include for kinds of sentences:
1) Transition : makes a smooth bridge from the previous paragraph to the current one
2) Topic: the claim or statement that the rest of the paragraph is going to prove
3) Support: uses reasoning to make arguments for the readers
4) Point: restate the topic sentence at the end of the paragraph
To make the most effective use of visuals and to integrate them smoothly with the text of your document, consider your graphics requirements even before you begin to write. Explain in the text why you’ve included such illustrations. Make sure that you gather the information from reliable sources. Include only information necessary to the discussion in the text and eliminate unnecessary labels, arrows, boxes, and lines. Make sure that you take time to define all acronyms that you use in the text. Specify the units of measurement. Make sure that you position any explanatory text or labels horizontally for ease of reading. Give each illustration a concise caption so that your reader knows what its purpose is. Assign a figure or table number for documents with 5 or more illustrations, and list the illustrations by title. Refer to each illustration by these numbers in the text. Place visuals close to the text that refers to them. Allow enough white space to make the page seem less cluttered.
Tables should include (when appropriate):
1) Table number
2) Table title
3) Boxhead
4) Stub
5) Body
6) Rules
7) Source line
8) Footnotes
9) Continuing tables
Make sure to cite the source of any information that you borrow for a table or graph. Make sure to use horizontal lettering whenever possible for ease of reading.
When making picture graphs be sure to use symbols that are self-explanatory.
David W. Ewing
When reviewing reports, letters, and memoranda that get the intended results, we find a fascinating diversity of approaches
Rules every persuader should know:
1) Consider whether your views will make problems for the reader
2) Don’t offer new ideas, directives, or recommendations for change until your readers are prepared for them
3) Your credibility with readers affects your strategy
4) If your audience disagrees with your ideas or is uncertain about them, present both sides of the argument
5) Win respect by making your opinion or recommendation clear
6) Put your strongest points last if the audience is very interested in the argument, first if not so interested
7) Don’t count on changing attitudes by offering information alone
8) “testimonials” are most likely to be persuasive if drawn from people with whom readers associate
9) Be wary of using extreme or sensational claims and facts
10) Tailor your presentation to the reasons for readers attitudes, if you know them
11) Never mention other people without considering their possible affect on the reader
Philip C. Kolin
Guidelines for writing a successful proposal
1) Approach writing a proposals as a problem-solving activity
2) Regard your audience as skeptical readers
3) Research your proposal carefully
4) Prove that your proposal is workable
5) Be sure that your proposal is financially realistic
6) Package your proposal attractively
The primary purpose of an internal proposal, is to offer a realistic and constructive plan to help your company run its business more effectively
The organization of an internal proposal
1) The introduction
2) Background of the problem
3) The solution or plan
4) The conclusion
A sales proposal is the most common type of external proposal; its purpose is to sell your company’s products or services for a set fee.
Your audience will usually be one or more business executives who have the power to approve or e reject a proposal
Readers often ask the following questions:
1) Does the writer’s firm understand our problem?
2) Can the writer’s firm deliver what it promises?
3) Can the job be completed on time?
4) What assurances does the writer offer that the job will be done exactly as proposed?
A sales proposal can have the following parts:
1) Introduction
2) Description of the proposed product or service
3) Timetable
4) Cost
5) Qualification of your company
6) Conclusion
Richard Johnson-Sheehan
Style is a rather murky concept
Classical rhetoricians like Cicero and Augustine discussed style in three levels
1) Plain style
2) Middle style
3) Grand style
In a proposal the play style tends to be used when the writers need to instruct the readers about a situation or process
The subject should be what the sentence is about
Make the “doer” the subject
State the action in the verb
Put the subject early in the sentence
Eliminate nominalizations
Avoid excessive prepositional phrases
Eliminate redundancy
Make sentences “breathing length”
Paragraphs tend to include for kinds of sentences:
1) Transition : makes a smooth bridge from the previous paragraph to the current one
2) Topic: the claim or statement that the rest of the paragraph is going to prove
3) Support: uses reasoning to make arguments for the readers
4) Point: restate the topic sentence at the end of the paragraph
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