please clearly lay out/discuss your ethical values as it relates to this case as well as the ethics represented by the ruling/court decision. Then, apply those ethical values and what you have been taught in this class about racism, sexism, economic inequality, and other power differentials–as well as cultural pathology and cultural racism–to an evaluation of the decisions made by both then chairman Joseph Biden and the Judiciary Committee; the statements made by Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill; and the committee and public’s reaction to the decisions and statements. Be sure to consider the ethical dilemmas each were presented with. When laying out your argument, you may want to consider such factors as: race, gender, and class privilege, gender roles, stereotypes, intersectionality, consent, etc. You might also want to consider similar cases as a way of determining the role of race, class, and gender in the ruling. Be sure to name the ethical frameworks employed; a glossary is included below.
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/23/650138049/a-timeline-of-clarence-thomas-anita-hill-controversy-as-kavanaugh-to-face-accuse.
https://www.vox.com/2018/9/27/17906778/brett-kavanaugh-hearing-christine-ford-anita-hill.
https://www.history.com/news/anita-hill-confirmation-hearings-impact.
As you prepare to write, please note some formal aspects that should be present in your essay: 1) title your paper with a short sentence that frame the reader’s attention to the main topic of your essay; 2) in the introduction, you should BRIEFLY state the nature of the ethical problem presented and how you are going to approach the case; 3) in the body of the essay, please provide brief descriiption, critical analysis, and discussion, which are the most important aspects of this assignment; and 4) in the conclusion, please wrap up your analysis and the insights you provided in your essay.
A complete essay will:
Consider the ethical dilemmas confronting Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, the Judiciary Committee, Joe Biden and any other stakeholders you see fit to name.
Clearly lay out values that you believe should govern an ethical society.
Clearly lay out and prioritize your own ethical values and the categories or kinds of ethics these represent with relation to the societal ethical values you have laid out.
Apply your ethical values and what you have been taught in this class about racism, sexism, economic inequality and other power differentials as well as cultural pathology and cultural racism to an evaluation of the decisions made by Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, and the Judiciary Committee considering the ethical dilemmas each was presented with.
When laying out your argument, you may want to consider such factors as class disparities, race, income, gender roles, stereotypes, sentencing, elitism, etc.
Conclude by stating and justifying your own ethical conclusions about the case and the kinds of ethics you utilized to arrive at those conclusions..
