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- Michigan Historical Museum Community Relations Director Chris Dancisak recollects sponsoring Hmong immigrants Tong Her and Mae Lou. Dancisak argues that the United States had a moral responsibility to help the Laotians who had trusted the US government. He describes how the federal government required a sponsor for each family, and discusses complications for them such as learning about refrigeration and other western conventions.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-08-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama addresses the graduating class of the University of Michigan at the Spring 2010 commencement ceremony in Ann Arbor, MI. Obama reflects on the founding of the country, civility in the media, and the opportunities the graduates have to influence change in the world. He suggests the proper role of government is to do what the people cannot do for themselves.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wilson makes a political address during the 1912 presidential campaign in which he defines the nation's awakening and speaks about democratic principles. He begins this speech with "We stand in the presence of an awakened nation impatient of partisan make-believe."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Woodrow Wilson delivers a speech entitled "On Democratic Principles" during the presidential election of 1912 in which he defines the nation's awakening and speaks about democratic principles. He begins this speech with "We stand in the presence of an awakened nation impatient of partisan make-believe."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton apologizes for the infamous Tuskegee Experiment in which the government scientists knowingly withheld cures for syphilis from a control group of Black patients.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-05-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Albert Sparrow, MD, talks about being the first fully trained pediatric cardiologist in the state, when he came to the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. Sparrow discusses his pioneering research during a period of tremendous progress in heart surgery, treating infants and children and developing procedures to manage small patients. Sparrow says that many ground breaking open heart surgical techniques for infants came from overseas where ethical and legal considerations allowed for more human subject experimentation. He also talks about his mentors at MSU, the great freedom he was given by the college to develop his skills and comments on the move of the MSU College of Medicine to Grand Rapids, MI. Part of the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Philosophy Professor Dr. John Grey presents a talk entitled "Morality naturalized in La Mettrie's "Machine man" (and violate by Sade)." Grey traces the influence of Rene Descartes' philosophy on the thinking of Julien Offray de la Mettrie, focusing particularly on the way la Mettrie applied Descartes' beast machine paradigm to humans in la Mettrie's own materialist philosophy. Grey explores the response to materialist arguments, and examines the way la Mettrie attempted to refute the idea that materialist philosophy led to an amoral world by claiming that natural forces caused humans to move towards virtuous living. Grey then lays out the flaws in la Mettrie's argument using Marquis de Sade's writings as an example of materialist amorality taken to its extreme. Grey is introduced by Dr. Valentina Denzel of the Romance and Classical Studies Department and the event is convened by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the MSU Libraries Colloquia Series, co-sponsored by Romance and Classical Studies, Studies in Radicalism Online, and MSU Special Collections.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A rejoinder to Carole Pearce's critique of the article of Leonard Bloom (vol 3 no 1,1988) entitled "Social science in Africa: problems and prospects".
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
- Description:
- This contribution refers to the article of Leonard Bloom (vol 3 no 1,1988) entitled "Social science in Africa: problems and prospects". It is concerned with laying bear the pretensions of social scientists, arguing that social scientists cannot claim a privileged position with respect to practical skills, a special and separate body of scientific knowledge, or a clearly articulated role as social critic.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
- Description:
- This analysis of the responsibility and ethics of six Nigerian daily newspapers addresses two major questions. First, what is the dominant ethical philosophy of the Nigerian press as indicated in its editorials? Second, what is the ethical responsibility of the press as indicated in its editorials? It examines the 'role-responsibility' of the press within the context of three dominant ethical themes: deontological, situational, and utilitarian ethics. A qualitative thematic analysis of the editorials indicates that the Nigerian daily press has a preference for applying utilitarian ethics to national issues. Situational ethics has the least presence in the editorials. The analysis also indicates that the government-owned newspapers are more likely than the privately-owned newspapers to use a utilitarian ethical perspective in expressing their opinions on, and in criticizing, government actions. This analysis concludes that by beginning to understand the different manifestations of government-press relationships and of media role in contributing to the nation's 'common good,' journalists can better plan for the difficult process of more effectively involving the press in national development.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review