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| PSCI 360 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZATIONS | ||
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| MAY 26, JUNE 2 | JUNE 7, 9 | JUNE 14, 16 | JUNE 21, 23 | JUNE 28, 30 | JULY 5, 7 |
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Just wait: The real Final Exam is on November 2nd and every other day of your life. Thank you, everyone, for your attention and participation. It was a pleasure to share my knowledge with you about the law. I wish you all the very best in your futures. Feel free to call upon me if the need arises for a reference letter. (Never hurts to have a judge recommend you.)
Ps. Here are the direct links to the reading I was doing in class today. But do not despair from the title of it. Remember, "they" were afraid of Johnathan. You all be Jonathans now; and you'll know why "they" fear you. (Give "them" hell at Queens College, Veda.) Decline of Western Civilization: People and Ideas (Check out the definition of Socialism for a quick and concise summary of everything you may read that follows. But so far what I've read of the four part essay has been great historical reading. Really interesting. So skip right to it--below--if you prefer.) Essay: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four
June 29: Our revised schedule:
For tomorrow, Class No. 10, we will do the following:
For July 7th, Class No. 12, please prepare for the exam by doing the following:
If you do all that, you've collected what you need to Ace the Final Exam. I drew heavily from those three sources for your exam. I am testing for Big Picture comprehension. Just like hunting down a conpiracy theory or formulating a view on outsourcing, the Final Exam seeks to see if you are engaged enough to answer questions about Interanational Law and Organizations for yourself. Can you recognize propaganda and what side you are on?
June 24: Map check! Dividing the course into 4 quarters: first, we asked what is sovereignty worth; second, we asked how can you get sovereignty; third, we asked how can sovereignty be lost; lastly, we will ask what is the state of sovereignty today [that's a pun: state ... sovereignty ... state of sovereignty]. For our next class, we are going to talk about what law will the International Criminal Court apply under multiculturalism, multilateralism. Will it be hand-chopping Islamic law for thieves? Will it be stone-throwing Talibanic law for temptresses? Will it be panties-on-the-head Saddam-lite law for terrorists? Will it be country club American law for movie star, drug offenders? Will it be collaborating French law for anything in boots that marches up the Champs-Elysées? We discuss our Conspiracy Theory on Wednesday --Class No. 10-- along with our Outsourcing Debate. Three important, but optional, reading links from our discussion on Wednesday --Class No. 8:
June 19: Pane no. 8 is revised with an additional link of required reading and several new easter eggs (i.e., reading linked to the pictures). I also shuffled, removed, added and replaced easter eggs in the subsequent panes. You will benefit from doing the reading to make class more entertaining. Yes, there will be movies this week; but you cannot appreciate references and names if you do not start somewhere to accumulate under your belt an appreciation of the usual suspects. You gain so much for so little effort propelling you forward. You'll also pass the quiz if you do.
Good news! Next week--on Monday--we are watching another movie. To you that means NO lecture (or not so much). But there will be another pop quiz based on your required reading primarily (with extra credit for the questions drawing on the optional reading). Please do your required reading, so that you can (a) appreciate the issues that I raise for you, (b) add to your understanding of historical context, (c) develop a sense of the laws and organizations existing in concert and conflict with each other and other forces, and (d) pass the pop quizzes. June 14: There is no required reading for Wednesday. Some links in pane no. 6 may not work, unfortunately. June 9: In our "Since You Asked" Column today, let me direct your attention to some online defintions. These are purely optional!
Ps. Above is a picture of the only DORF I ever liked. :-) And to the right is the author of the article I read regarding the mosh pit. June 7: The eSyllabus is updated. Feel free to look about it again. Reading links may be adjusted as each day approaches to match our progress and interests. Therefore, if you have printed out articles early, check again as a class approaches for any changes. There are many easter eggs throughout the site. (Those are hidden surprises: links to amusing or intriguing sites.) We should practice as Publius and Plato counsel: read, reflect and reason. Taking nothing for granted.
And Good news! We have a new, more comfortable room. Monday we meet in M61-1029!
Thank Simplice for the brevity of the reading. In talking out with him what we can get by with, I changed some reading from "required" to "optional." The first link is required; the latter four are optional--for now.
WELCOME! This is our eSyllabus. Here you will find our schedule (above), reading (below), and announcements and policies (here in this box). As the semester progresses, either use the links in the above schedule or scroll down this webpage to the current week, read and follow the instructions corresponding to each class to prepare in advance for class discussion, quizzes, etc. Most pics on this eSyllabus are linked (clickable) to websites that may be of interest to you. There is no assignment until we meet to discuss the syllabus. (It is still under construction in parts.) See you in class. WHAT, WHEN & WHERE: PSCI 360 meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00 P.M. to 3:55 P.M. in MCMB-602, NYIT.
GRADES: The majority of your grade will be from pop quizzes, research assignments and the final examination. There are no make-up tests or assignments. Failure to sit for a test, turn in a paper or complete a project means the score is zero. The purpose of the tests and assignments are twofold: (1) to test for retention and comprehension of the subject matter; and (2) to evince class attendance and participation. (You are responsible for completing all the reading prior to class. Assignments/exams may test any of the reading whether or not reviewed in class.) ATTENDANCE: Missing from class for 60 minutes counts as an absence for that day. Absent for more than 1/12th of the course will result in the student being dropped from the course or a reduction (1/12th per absence) of the final grade, soley at the professor's discretion. (Students missing for any part of the class, however, are welcome and encouraged to be in the classroom for any other part of the class and to take for credit any quizzes or exams as and WHEN they are administered.) Here's a Tip: If you miss or are going to miss a class, you should email me your work, if any, prior to or during the class. Unless you are run over by a bus on the way to class, and Sandra Bulloch was driving, do not turn in work late. COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
PROHIBITIONS: The following are prohibited from being brought or used in the classroom:
CHANGES: All the within information is subject to change. Additional details will be provided by the professor. HELP: Tutoring services are available upon request from NYIT. CONTACTING ME: If you need to contact me outside of class, you can email me at Michael@Gregorek.com. Please include the following in the subject line of your email: PSCI 360, Your First or Last Name, Reason For Your Email. I look forward to examining International Law and Organizations with you. Welcome, again. Judge Michael J. Gregorek | |||||
Simplice!
What ground have we covered and where are we going from here?
Consider for a moment that some johnny-come-lately outlaws vowels. The letter A --a vowel-- started it all, but it's banned. So we have just consonants --B, C, D, F-- but no shot at an A. Then instead of going ahead with words like "Hmmmm" and phrases like "Mmmmm Mmmmm," that same johnny-come-lately pushes the letter Y on everyone. Y? It's a consonant but sometimes a vowel. Without any other vowels being allowed, it is the only vowel in town! Secular Humanism is being established through John Dewey's public school system as the state religion. It had nothing to do with leading the American way of life that it now drives from the back of the pack. It threatens to have us do an about-face and march the other way --Z to B-- but never excelling! Get it?
June 16: Ahhhhhhhhh! My wife scored exactly the same as me on that 
Ambassador) explaining aptly the Constitution as one big contract subject to breach and rescission. I especially want the PSCI 315 students to read all the way down to the bottom because of its mention of Federalism in rebuttal of Senator Calhoun! [Notice also that the mention in the definition of De Facto and De Jure Sovereign States could refer to Red China and Taiwan, respectively.]
June 6: This website is STILL under construction, but the first three weeks are finalized. You will notice that the online reading in my June 4th update has been moved to Day 4, except one article--the last one--which was moved to Day 5. From now on (actually, right after you read this note), when and where you see this blue smiling pirate symbol (to the right), it means that the reading described near it is optional.
June 4: This website is still under construction, but I wanted to upload to you as quickly as I could the reading for next Wednesday. Monday is a movie day. You MUST check back here Sunday for an update on the reading and schedule.
| 1 (May 26) Rollerball |
| Johnathan (James Caan):
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| The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. James Madison, Federalist No. 48 (1788) | ||||||
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| 2 (June 02) Sovereignty |
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| The tendency of liberals is to create bodies of men and women--of all classes--detached from tradition, alienated from religion, and susceptible to mass suggestion--mob rule. And a mob will be no less a mob if it is well fed, well clothed, well housed, and well disciplined. T.S. ELIOT | ||||||
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| 3 (June 07) The Libel in re the Schooner "Amistad" |
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| 4 (June 09) Diplomacy |
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| 5 (June 14) Egalitarianism | The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Winston Churchill |
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| A Tale of Two Revolutions: The Great Revolution was the source of all the present communist, anarchist, and socialist conceptions. |
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| The Meaning of Communism to Americans: If we are to win a contest of ideas we must know their ideas as well as our own. Our knowledge must not be superficial. |
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| Money is the Root of All Evil: Not an ocean of tears nor all the guns in the world can transform those pieces of paper in your wallet into the bread you will need to survive tomorrow. | |||||
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| Why Socialism Failed Capitalism will play a major role in the global revival of liberty and prosperity because it nurtures the human spirit, inspires human creativity, and promotes the spirit of enterprise. | |||||
| 6 (June 16) Humanism | If . . . the source of our freedom is the Christianity that shaped colonial America, then to deny students that perspective is to make students less well prepared to defend our liberty, or even recognize when it is being infringed. David Limbaugh |
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Communism is based on ethical relativism and accepts no stable moral absolutes. Right and wrong are related to the most expedient methods for dealing with class war. Communism exploits the dreadful philosophy that the end justifies the means. It enunciates movingly the theory of a classless society, but alas! - its methodologies for achieving this noble end are all too often ignoble.
| 7 (June 21) Multiculturalism | The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism', they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened. Norman Thomas (1884-1968) | |||||
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| 8 (June 23) United Nations |
HAL 9000 broadcasts a message from the monolith: "ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE."
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| United Nations Commission on Global Governance Globalism, Sovereignty, the Bricker Amendment | ||||||
| The more that is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase. Leo Tolstoy, 1892 |
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| 10 (June 30) Globalization |
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| The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson | ||||
| 11 (July 05) Anti-Americanism | He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. | |||||
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| The Lord gave us two ends to use: one to think with and one to sit with. The war depends on which we choose: heads we win; tails we lose. Admiral Nimitz | ||||||
| If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live. Martin Luther King Jr. | |||||
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| © 2004 Ret.Judge Michael J. Gregorek | ||