In a very well-known, often-reprinted lecture, “The Idea of a University,” Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890) argued that the principal work of the university is to provide a liberal education, not merely, or even primarily, professional training…

Instructions

-Each question must be a minimum of 500 words

Each question should have two (2) case citations or scholarly sources

Question 1:

In a very well-known, often-reprinted lecture, “The Idea of a University,” Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890) argued that the principal work of the university is to provide a liberal education, not merely, or even primarily, professional training. He said that a liberal education: gives a man a clear conscious view of his own opinions and judgments, a truth in developing them, an eloquence in expressing them, and a force in urging them. . . . it prepares him to fill any post with credit and to master any subject with civility. Do you agree with Cardinal Newman’s assessment of a liberal education and agree that the primary job of a university (or college) is to provide such an education? Write an essay defending your opinion.

Question 2:

We live at a time when surveillance technology is so advanced that we can easily be spotted in public places by video cameras, or tracked by GPS devices, or identified by software with face recognition. In fact, the former head of public policy at Google, Andrew McLauglin, said at a Stanford conference in 2007 that he expected public and private agencies to request Google to post live, online surveillance fields worldwide within a decade. Alarmed at the increasing scope of public surveillance, privacy rights advocates argue that this invasion of our privacy violates the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure. But their opponents claim that we have no reason to expect privacy when we are in public places; rather we should wel- come surveillance technologies, because they prevent and discourage crime as well as provide evidence for criminal investigations. Examine these and other reasons as well as the evidence on either side of the issue. Then write an argument on the position you find most convincing.