Humanities Assignments

Humanities Assignments

Q1

Select an example of community work in action and examine the fundamental values and philosophies that inform the work.
In your report ensure you answer the following questions:
1. Who is the community? What is the community work in action? What are its strengths and limiters? Max 300 words
2. What theories of community work are drawn on? 300 words
3. What ethics, attitudes or philosophies underpin the community work in this case study? 400 words
4. How did the collaborators go about facilitating change for the community? Describe the specific strategies or process to create change and development for this community. 400 words
5. What have been the outcomes or expressions of actions? 300 words
6. Through your analysis, what have you learned about community development? What reflections do you have about yourself engaging in community work? Max 300 words
Please ensure you use a professional report format in this assessment.

Q2

Australian Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives

· Assessment Description/Focus: Community Case Study Report

· Value: 50 %

· Length: 1,500 words (the word limit does not include the report’s Contents Page)

· Reference Style: CDU Harvard Reference Style. Provide at least 12-13 references in the reference list. For detailed information please visit

· Task: Community case study Report

You may choose one of the networks/institutions/organisations that you identified as sites for information in relation to Indigenous knowledges/perspectives provided below and explore its activities in relation to the protection, maintenance and promotion of Indigenous knowledges and perspectives.

Networks/Organisations/Institutions:

Local – Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation (LNAC); Northern Land Council (NLC); Central Land

Council (CLC); Garma Festival of Traditional Cultures; Kimberley Land Council (KLC); Torres Strait

Regional Authority (TSRA)

National – National Congress of Australia’s First Nations Peoples; Lowitja Institute; National

Indigenous Research and Knowledges Networks (NIRAKN); Assembly of First Nations; Australian

Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS); Poche Indigenous Health Network

International – Indigenous Peoples’ Council on Biocolonialism (IPCB); Indigenous Work Group for

Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA); International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropic

Forests; Centre for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS); World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

This assessment will include:

1. an explanation of what the study is about.

2. a brief background of the network/institution/organisation in relation to the nature of how its active social engagement in policy and advocacy reflects broader Indigenous contemporary perspectives.

3. a highlight of ethics and protocols in accessing and utilising Indigenous knowledges – For example researching and working in Indigenous contexts.

4. how issues of Indigenous human, cultural and intellectual property rights are addressed – refer to and outline relevant guidelines, protocols and laws that protect human, cultural, and intellectual property and copyrights when working in Indigenous contexts.

· Preparation:

For ideas to assist with this assessment, you may read a case study on an Indigenous organisation, Kimberley Land Council’s intellectual property and traditional policy by Forster & Janke (2015). Refer to the link below

References:

1. Foster, P and Janke, T 2015, “Keeping cultural knowledge with Indigenous research protocols: A case study on the Kimberley land council’s intellectual property and traditional knowledge policy”, Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 18, pp. 17-20.

In addition to this reading, you Must look at the following references in relation to ‘Practising ethical and cultural protocols in Indigenous contexts’ for your case study report:

2. Aguirre, BV & Tualima, H 2017, Protect and promote your culture; A practical guide to intellectual property for Indigenous people and local community,World Intellectual Property Organisation, https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_1048.pdf

3. Janke, T 2010, Who owns story,Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies,https://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/docs/asp/who-owns-story.pdf

4. Janke, T 2009, Writing up indigenous research,http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/7bf9b4_a05f0ce9808346daa4601f975b652f0b.pdf

5. Janke, T 1998, Our culture: our future report on Australian Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights,http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/7bf9b4_2740d8cff7d24320b70f8a34015f9a53.pdf

6. World Intellectual Property Organisation n.d., What is intellectual property?, https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/450/wipo_pub_450.pdf

LINKS:

· Presentation:Give your study a title, and you must present it in a Formal Report format. Please read the file attached to it for detailed Requirement about this report.

· Assessment Criteria

1. Correct presentation format - Report (5%)

2. Clearly and concisely construct an argument (15%)

3. Demonstrate critical engagement with the topic (15%)

4. Use of correct sentence structure, spelling, and grammar (10%)

5. Correct use of CDU Harvard Referencing Style – in-text and reference list (5%)

Q3

Q9: Provide an understanding of the complexities of case
management in the following areas:
a. Family structure
b. Dynamics
c. Communication
d. Decision making
MR FER
Q10: Identify at least two relevant Mental Health / AOD related information in each
of the following areas:
? Organisation and regulatory standards
? Policy and procedures
? Legislation and statutory mandates
MR FER
Q11: Please provide the requirements for making a referral process to another service
where needs have been identified.
MR FER
Q12. Explain the principles and practices for the following:
a. Planning complex service inputs
b. Working across multiple services
MR FER
Q13: How can we as Case Managers in the mental health or AOD sector,
a. Understand the impact of service duplication
b. Recognise the issues faced by clients, their families and carers accessing multiple
services?
MR FER
Q14. What are the requirements of evidence – based practices? MR FER
Q15. Describe how a Case Manager recognises at least two indicators of imminence of
self-harm or harm to other.

Q4

In approaching this case study, you are to take on the fictional position of one of the following: a) a defence activist, b) a prosecutorial activist, c) a police activist, d) a court activist, or e) a victim activist. Taking on this position, you are to analyse one of the following contemporary criminal justice cases from your chosen perspective: - The conviction of George Pell - The conviction of Borce Ristevski - The over-representation of people with acquired brain injury in the CJS - The over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the CJS In undertaking your case study, you are to provide an overview of your chosen case (who, what, when, where), and outline various criminal justice issues from your activist position. Provide recommendations as to how the issues you identify can be properly addressed. Use evidence and examples to support your claims.

Q5

ASW3101 Assessment 2 – Professional Social Work Report (35% weighting of unit assessment)

Template

PART A - SOCIAL WORK ASSESSMENT PLAN, 1000 WORDS max.(70%)

Students are to write a response to Questions 1-5 below and then complete the Table.

*Please note that the first section of the table, called ‘Personal Information’ is already completed.

1. Briefly explain the purpose/s of completing an assessment in social work practice with reference to readings?

2. a) What are the primary issues of concern in this case study?b) Drawing on your understanding of human development, the effects of trauma and social work practice theory, explain why you think these are of primary concern?

3. Identify and explain each of the social work theories you would use to complete this assessment? (Linking your understanding of the theory with reference material and readings)

4. Identify the assessment and interpersonal skills you would choose to complete this assessment with the client in the case scenario, and provide at least two examples of how you would use them?

5. Identify one of your personal values or beliefs and discuss how this may be challenged while engaged with this scenario and propose how you would address this challenge, mindful of social work ethics

Assessment Report – Marina Heights Community Health Service

PART B - WRITING A CASENOTE

Students are to write a casenote using the template below and case study provided. It is expected that students will use the Casenote guide provided in class to complete this task. 400 words max. (30%)

Casenote – Marina Heights Community Health Service

Q6

Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to investigate a dataset that has been produced as a result of the survey you conducted on Climate Change. You now need to interrogate the dataset in order to answer questions posed by your client, the Australian Government. Ultimately, you will need to analyse the data, interpret the results, and then draw appropriate conclusions.
Scenario
The Australian Government has previously commissioned you, Ellyse Perry (Chief Analyst at Survey House), to develop a survey to help them gauge the views of the Australian public regarding “Climate Change”. Now, in order to implement possible Climate Change policy initiatives, the Government, through their representative Daisy Pearce (Manager, Public Relations in the Prime Minister’s Office), wants you to interpret the data gathered from your survey and then answer several questions.
Daisy does not have an analytics background, so it’s important that you utilise “plain, easy to understand language” in your answers. If you believe you need to include any technical terms, then you must explain these in a clear and succinct manner.

Q7

1 Provide an outline of the cost-benefits analysis method.
2 Describe each of the following types of innovation:
? Incremental innovation
? Disruptive innovation
? Architectural innovation
? Radical innovation
3 Describe Schumpeter’s theory of innovation including the five types of innovations described in the theory.
4 List the basic elements of the concept of creativity
5 List the five organisational learning principles.
6 List three quality management and continuous improvement theories.

Q8

Imagine you are leading the introduction of a beginning teacher mentoring program at an educational institution. Your task is to lead the development of mentors, so they have the skills and knowledge to mentor beginning teacher effectively. As part of this task you are asked to DESIGN two resources:
1. An 8-10 slide PowerPoint (PPT) introducing mentoring of beginning teachers to the mentors and mentees. The PPT should include: a. A definition and the benefits of mentoring b. Key considerations for mentoring beginning teachers c. An example of an effective mentoring session (this may be an excerpt from a transcript, YouTube clip, recorded example) with a analysis of why it is effective d. Some useful professional readings for mentors and mentees e. Speaking notes on each slide which include key points that would be discussed when presenting the slide f. Reference lis

Q9

In 700 words with 15 in text reference - APA 6TH Referencing style. Address the topic: in-house and inpatient counselling for patients having back/spine surgery Please write the following points 1. benefits for patients having counselling as part of diagnoses/treatment when visiting a surgeon for their appointment for back surgery. 2. Any negative impact of having a in-house counsellor for when patients visit a surgeon for their back appointment. Would it be beneficial to have anxiety treated by therapy for back surgery as part of treatment/pain management. 3. Will patients feel easier to address surgery anxiety and/or smoking addiction, issues of who will care for them etc when planning spinal surgery. 4. Will patients feel cared and valued if in-house counselling as part of specialist/surgeon appointment was offered as an extra service ny an in-house counsellor in the same value?
So the idea is - when you go see a orthopedic spine surgeon for spinal issues such as sciatica, lumbar disc herniation, disc bulge, scoliosos spondylolisthesis, etc, and the patient is suggested treatment for back pain which has hindered quality of life and/or sometimes suggests surgery as treatment for spine conditions. Wouldn’t it help to have in-house counsellor in the same office as a surgeon who is available to address patient concerns of anxiety, exisiting mental health condiitons such as fear/paranioa or overwhleming proccess of spine surgery or quitting smoking for surgery. If in the same value to see a surgeon, in house counselling was also offered.? Wouldn’t this improve their thinking process, will power, acceptance of reality and quality of life? Could you please find relevant articles/research to back up this in 700 words.

Q10

Topic: Discuss and critically evaluate the role of anxiety in academic
procrastination.
Word Limit: 1500 words. There is no 10% leeway on this limit. In- text
references are included in the word count, but not the reference list.
The literature review must also have a separate title page (with author byline)
and abstract (preferably no longer than 100 words).

Q11

1. Create a research question using the General Social Survey dataset that can be answered using categorical analysis.
2. What is your research question?
3. What is the null hypothesis for your question?
4. What research design would align with this question?
5. What dependent variable was used and how is it measured?
6. What independent variable is used and how is it measured?
7. If you found significance, what is the strength of the effect?
8. Explain your results for a lay audience and further explain what the answer is to your research question.

Be sure to support your Main Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.

Q12

Assignment
For this assignment, you will research assessment options for the offender population that you are writing about in your Signature Assignment.

Find three peer-reviewed journal articles that address common conditions and assessment measurements used with this population. Prepare an annotation for each article.

After you have completed the annotations, prepare a 1-page summary that includes the following:

• An overview of the population and the condition that is being assessed
• A listing and brief description of assessment instruments or methods utilized with this population
• A description of any validity reliability concerns with the instruments
• Recommendations regarding the assessment practices and tools one might utilize when assessing this population

Q13

Question: 2500/3000 words • Discuss the benefit of rights-based, person-centred to the elderly as a group of service users • Explain why a multi-disciplinary and interagency approach is useful to this service user group • Discuss how three models of practice (problem-solving, empowerment and emancipation) can be used to increase service users ‘social capital’ and societal involvement for a service user group of your choice. Assignment – Sections Breakdown ? Introduction – outlining what you are going to cover in the elderly social care group and give a rationale of why you have chosen this cohort (elderly group) ? Main Body ? Section 1: Discuss the benefit of rights-based, person-centred care to the elderly group – link to empirical evidence/theory/ studies/ personal experience as a Social Care Worker. ? Section 2: Explain why a multi-disciplinary and interagency approach is useful to this older person’s service user group - link to empirical evidence/theory/ studies/ personal experience as Social Care Worker. ? Section 3: Discuss how three models of practice (problem-solving, empowerment and emancipation) can be used to increase service users (older person) ‘social capital’ and societal involvement for a service user group (older person) -– link to empirical evidence/theory/ studies/ personal experience as a Social Care Worker. ? Conclusion – summary of your findings ? Bibliography & Referencing(Harvard style).

Q14

I have written a Research Summary for an Introduction to Psychology course. I handed in a rough draft, and I received some notes, I would like your help with making edits to the paper so that it meets the rubric, and addresses the teachers concerns.

I will include my paper, as well as the study, and the teacher’s notes, and the instructions/rubric. Help me take this paper from a B to an A.

Teacher Notes: Something I think you could slightly change in your summary according to the rubric is some of the language or technical terms used when describing the research study since your summary is meant to be easy to read for someone who isn’t as knowledgeable as you are about the topic.

One question I have is, although the research findings were viable, was the research conclusive since another experiment had to be conducted to apply it to the general population?

Overview: Find and read an experimental peer-reviewed paper on a topic of interest to you in Psychology (General survey of perception; learning and memory; cognitive, developmental, personality, abnormal, and social psychology; and behavioral neuroscience.)Summarize the paper in your own words and tell me how you went about finding the article

Specific Instructions:

1) Find an article (including information on what to avoid if you don’t want to fail):

• Cite the article using APA format at the end of your paper. Failure to meet this requirement may result in receipt of a grade of 0.

2) You will need to write a short description of how you went about finding the paper. This should include which search engines and terms you used.

3) Demonstrate Your Understanding of the Article.

• Read the article carefully so that you understand the points that the author(s) are trying to make. You do not have to understand the statistics, but you need to understand what they were testing and what they found.

• Write a brief summary of the article to demonstrate your understanding. This summary should be at least one page and no more than 2, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font with 1-inch margins. Please use your OWN words to describe the paper. The point here is that I want to know you understood the paper and can explain it simply. If you use a vocab word or talk about a topic in psychology, be sure to define it to show me you know what it means. This summary should be straightforward. This should be written using proper grammar, but also in such a way as a friend with no background in psychology (or my 8-year-old daughter) would understand it. Do NOT use quotes – this must be in your own words.

•Describe what the authors wanted to test (What are they talking about and why?). How did they operationalize their variables? Why is this important? How does it fit into past research on this topic? Let me know why they cared about the topic before they did the study.

• You must include what was done in the study. Write this so that I could think from the perspective of someone who was in the study. What was done? What was the process? What sort of questions were asked? What were the procedures were used? If I was a participant, how would I have been recruited? In fact, you can write this from the perspective of a participant if you would like (and if it makes sense).

• Tell me what they found. Be specific here; don’t just say “they were right.” What were their pattern of results? You don’t have to fully understand the statistics section – go to the discussion section. What are they saying they found? Why is what they found important? Why should people care about what they found?

Q15

Module: Children and Families
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1: On completion of the module students will be able to evaluate working with children and families from a range of theoretical frameworks.
LO2: Articulate and appraise the range of interventions employed in working with children and families who have experienced abuse, trauma and a range of stresses in their lives.
LO3: Critically evaluate assessment, intervention and ongoing support frameworks used when working with children and families.
Assignment 1:
Case Study:
With reference to theory and best practice principles, students are required to complete the Meitheal Strengths and Need Record Form for the Case Study given.
Once completed students are required to articulate and appraise the range of interventions they have highlighted in the Strengths and Needs Record Form.
The Meitheal form can be found by doing a google search for: Meitheal Strengths and Needs Form.
Word Count: 1,500 +/-10%
Format:
Assignment should:
• Adopt a discursive, formal, objective tone throughout.
• You must include a Harvard reference list

Q16

Based on  two articles from 2003 or later, select two contemporary change leadership models. Compare them. Explain why they would be appropriate for today's chaotic, fast-paced global environment.

In 200- 250 words with 3 references.

Q17

How might culture contribute to the definition of pathology and mental illness?            300-400 words        

Please watch the Michael Jackson's “Black or White” video on you tube.

Michael Jackson's “Black or White”:   As I was thinking about cultural influences, I recalled Michael Jackson's video. Even though it’s relatively “old,” it still makes the point that we are all the same.

Q18

There will not be any make ups available.

Choose a topic on any of the chapters that we have covered. Chapters 1-15

Create a 7 page slide  powerpoint  presentation on the on a topic, for example Heart Disease, Stress Management. (The first slide with your information does not count as a page)

Your audience will be your peers or your family members. You are either making them have a healthier life style or change their point of view on how they can help the community.

You can be as creative as you want, add videos, pictures to illustrate your topic. Also you can incorporate online applications that they can use as tools.

Once complete upload your powerpoint presentation under the Assignments.

Grading will be on based on the following 100 points

Your grade will be based on the following:
100-90 – Presentation is thorough and thoughtful, using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation
89-80 – Presentation is thorough and thoughtful but has some grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation errors
79-70- Presentation has some information  but is not  thorough and uses good grammar, spelling, and punctuation
69-60- Presentation is not thorough  some grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation errors
 59 –below – Topic is not thoroughly thought out or copies portion of answer from another workshop attendee

Q19

The question is :
Leadership What are three leadership styles? Compare and contrast the three. When would it be advisable to display democracy when working in small groups? When would it be necessary to be an autocratic leader? Name a situation and explain what can happen if someone in authority cannot be flexible should a need arise? 


write the answer in an essay with 2 PAGES 
MLA style 
NO plargisim 
DUE: in 6 hours from NOW

Q20

Entering a new business venturing is risky and using these ratios would help you understand the performance and minimize risk. If the business that you are contemplating investing in has only been in business for a year, I would look at the following:

1) Revenue of the company?

2) Marketability of the product.

3) Long term goals and strategy.

If you were an accountant for this business, how would you use these ratios to help run the business?

 Please explain your answers.

Q21

Research these two theories:

• Path-goal theory
• Normative decision model

1) present the major arguments of each theory

2) compare their relative strengths and weaknesses

3) present your view regarding which of the theories you analyzed provides the better insight into understanding contemporary leadership behavior.

Q22

Individual Project 4

Understanding Substance Abuse

Mon, 12/14/15Delivery Length 3-4 pages

You are now in the fourth session with the Robertson family. Dan, Marie, and Peter have all recognized how they contribute to the family problems. Using the treatment method you chose for this family in your Phase 3 Discussion Board, describe the following in 3–4 pages:

• How you will help the family members identify and interrupt harmful interaction patterns?
• How will you assist the family members in adopting strategies and behaviors that sustain recovery?

Q23

Application: Intergroup Cognition and Emotions Theories

Two main theories detailing the complicated relationship between group identification and intergroup relations include the intergroup threat theory and the intergroup emotions theory. Each theory provides varying explanations as to when and why prejudiced behavior may occur. As you read about these theories, pay special attention to the role of emotion in each theory.

For this Application Assignment, select a current event depicting gender, race, age, sexual preference, or prejudice, and consider how the two theories listed above pertain to the current event you selected.

The assignment (5–7 pages)

• Select a current event that demonstrates gender, race, age, sexual preference, or prejudice.
• Explain how the intergroup threat theory and the intergroup emotions theory would interpret the event.
• Explain the key tenets of each theory as the foundation for intergroup relationships as applied to the current event you selected.
• Explain the role of emotion in each theory and explain how it pertains to the current event you selected.
• Explain three ways to reduce intergroup bias and prejudice with regard to the current event you selected.
• Be specific and use the current literature to support your response.

Remember to provide an APA formatted reference list for all resources used in this assignment. While you are encouraged to use supplemental resources in addition to any course resources listed for this week, be sure to use the weekly learning resources before finding supplemental ones.

Q24

MLA Format.

-At least two pieces of reliable references/sources on the works cited page which would be page 5 seperate from the essay. 

-All paragraphs relevant to supporting the thesis

-Include unique title to essay

-Includes proper header and margins

-Citations  formatted properly

-Works cited page (5) of the entire essay, formatted properly.. Font 12, Times New Roman, (Double Spaced)

-NO PLAGIARISM 

Q25

Create a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation outlining the steps using the scientific method as a process model for answering research questions. Include the following:

• Describe the steps in the process.
• How can this process be used in other areas like (chose two areas listed or any of your own):
  • Business
  • Marketing
  • Human Resources
  • Advertising

Include speaker notes.

Format reference citations consistent with APA guidelines.

Q26

Week 4 DQ 1 responds to classmate

Review the posts of several of your classmates.  Respond to at least two of your peers as if you were the novice teacher to whom they are providing advice.  What questions might you ask to clarify how to teach self-determination skills?  What challenges do you anticipate in teaching self-determination skills for which you might need additional support and advice?  Be sure to check back to your own initial posts to continue the dialogue with peers who responded to you.

Classmate # 1 is Valerie McCullers

In acting in the capacity of a special education teacher at the request of my administrator to support a novice teacher who has never heard the term self-determination I would explain that self-determination refers to the process of making things happen in one’s own life.  Self-determination action involves the capacity, the needed supports and the opportunity provided for making choices, setting goals, solving problems and making decisions.  I would further explain how important it is for all children with disabilities to develop these skills because it goes beyond just individual abilities.  It frequently requires both family advocacy and self-advocacy in order to support a desired quality of life over time.

  One strategy I would suggest to the novice teacher to help promote and teach choice making skills through classroom instruction would be to allow students to choose from a variety of learning activities.  For example; for a book report, choices could include preparing an oral presentation, a collage, a computer presentation, or a skit based on a portion of the book.  Another strategy could be to encourage students to choose their own materials for a project and lastly, to teach students to make informed choices and provide them with the necessary information to do so.

  I would leave the novice teacher with this quote, “Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the rights of individuals to live independently, enjoy self-determination, make choices, contribute to society, pursue meaningful careers and enjoy full inclusion and integration in the economic, political, social, cultural and educational mainstream of American society.” (Rehabilitation Act Amendment, 1992).

Reference:

Rehabilitation Act Amendment of (1992) Section 2; (a)(3)(A-F)

Classmate # 2 is Rebecca Fluck

Self-determination is to help students with disabilities be able to transition to adult lives and live a positive quality of life. Not only is it for their future as adults, but also can be used as young students. Self-determination helps individuals learn to be able to make decisions and choices without others interfering. Self-determination can help a child be more involved in their education, and be advocates for themselves. (Suk-Hayan, L. Palmer, S. Turnbull, A. Wehmeyer, M. 2006, p. 36-38).

The first thing a teacher needs to do to help a student learn self-determination is to get the family involved. Home is the primary setting where a child learns to be independent or self-determined. Teaching a student using the self-determined learning model is one strategy. The student should learn to identify a problem first, and then identify solutions, and barriers. The student needs to set personal goals and then track their progress. Once the student sets a goal, they need to create a plan and then take action. Latter, reflection should be done to see if their plan worked or not and if their needs to be any changes (Suk-Hayan, 2006, p. 37-38). Helping individuals learn these strategies not only helps the child have a positive quality of life by improving academics, and being able to transition into adult life, but it also helps families have a more positive quality of life too (Suk-Hayan, 2006, p. 40).

Suk-Hayan, L. Palmer, S. Turnbull, A. Wehmeyer, M. (2006). A model for parent-teacher collaboration to promote self-determination in young children with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 38(3). Retrieved from Ashford University Library, Ebscohost database.

Q27

In this Discussion exercise, you will use the sociological perspective to demonstrate how a single interaction that occurred in your own life during the past week might be explained by all three sociological theories.

For example, consider the routine chore of stopping to fill your car with gas at the local quick stop. Your sociological imagination can help you look for the strange in this familiar activity. You might begin by applying the structural functional theory by considering how putting gas in your car is part of a system of interrelated cogs and wheels. Fueling up the car helps you get to work, where you earn the paycheck that helps you keep your household functioning. Then, conflict theory might help you see the struggle that you face as you use the scarce resource of money for gas when there are so many other things you could use the money for. Finally, from the symbolic interactionist perspective, you might view this act of putting gas in the car as a form of symbolic communication between you and the oil companies during which you insert a card that symbolizes money into a machine that symbolizes customer service that delivers the oil company’s product to you

Sociological Perspective

Choose any routine interaction that you took part in over the last week. It might be as simple as driving children to a soccer game or as complex as making a big presentation at work. Once you have the interaction in mind, apply each of the sociological theories explain the interaction. Do not forget to use the sociological perspective to look for the strange in the familiar.

Q28

How are your two philosophers coming along? Take time to finalize your search for the two and write your faculty member a paragraph in which you announce their names and the one area of political thought for comparison. In a sentence or two, explain what draws you to this focus.

********DO NOT TALK ABOUT Aristotle/Socriates********

**********DO NOT WRITE ABOUT Augustine.Arias*******

Q29

TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AND PRACTICE:  An Annotated Bibliography will be developed including Five (100 word minimum for each) Annotated Citations.  With the exception of the first, these references will be based on topics obtained from the Language Development Hypotheses in the list provided at the end of this survival document, and again in the Class Requirement Section online. You may use the same Topic for all, or different Topics for each.  The choice is yours.

The First annotated citation will be on the Topic of the “Legal and Ethical Dimensions of the Use of Information.”  This information can be obtained from the Internet using a search engine such as Google Scholar.  The annotated citation should be in APA format as much as possible, and should include the URL (address) of the Internet site; or a citation of the book or article if that was used.  The annotation should provide a short overview of the article and/or list the most critical points.  Please note that this one citation can relate to any topic and not only Language Development.

The second two of these citations will be full Text articles or books obtained through Databases of professional books and journals available at, or online through the CSUN Library.  For more information on how to find these databases please see the discussion in the Class Requirements Section Online.  These citations will be reported in APA format.  Included in the annotation portion of each citation will be a paragraph, which briefly summarizes the article (you can usually get this information from the abstract), and answers following questions.  If the answer is not available, you simply state that fact:
1.   What is the background (authority) of the author (viz., degree and type of education, affiliated institution, history of research in the area as perhaps reflected by past articles in the bibliography)?
2.   Who is the intended audience (i.e., professionals, laypersons, women etc.)?
3.   How does this work compare or contrast with others you may have cited or be aware of?  If you are not aware of any others, simply state that as the situation.
4.   What is the scope and relevance of this work to the selected topic (hypothesis)?  What the heck do I mean by that?  Well, is it highly or only vaguely relevant to the hypothesis; and is it of minor or major importance.

The Last Two citations will be obtained through the Internet using search engines provided online such as “Google Scholar.”  These citations will follow an APA format as closely as possible, including the URL information.  Included in each citation will be a paragraph, which briefly summarizes the site, and addresses the following questions related to, for the purpose of this exercise, the voracity of the Website.  If the answers are not available in the site information, simply state so:
1.   Is the site owner/manager's identity available and is it associated with a reputable organization, company or educational institution?
2.   What is the background (authority) of the author (viz., degree and type of education, affiliated institution, history of research in the area as perhaps reflected by past articles in the site bibliography. If this information is not available, simply state that fact.)
3.   What is the level of objectivity?  For example, are there advertisements on the site related in anyway to the topic?
4.   Is the Website current?  Cues to the contrary, for example, include broken or expired links and/or no posting date or updated notations.
5.   Is the information correct; error free, verifiable, and/or backed by full citations?

Q30

TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AND PRACTICE:  An Annotated Bibliography will be developed including Five (100 word minimum for each) Annotated Citations.  With the exception of the first, these references will be based on topics obtained from the Language Development Hypotheses in the list provided at the end of this survival document, and again in the Class Requirement Section online. You may use the same Topic for all, or different Topics for each.  The choice is yours.

The First annotated citation will be on the Topic of the “Legal and Ethical Dimensions of the Use of Information.”  This information can be obtained from the Internet using a search engine such as Google Scholar.  The annotated citation should be in APA format as much as possible, and should include the URL (address) of the Internet site; or a citation of the book or article if that was used.  The annotation should provide a short overview of the article and/or list the most critical points.  Please note that this one citation can relate to any topic and not only Language Development.

The second two of these citations will be full Text articles or books obtained through Databases of professional books and journals available at, or online through the CSUN Library.  For more information on how to find these databases please see the discussion in the Class Requirements Section Online.  These citations will be reported in APA format.  Included in the annotation portion of each citation will be a paragraph, which briefly summarizes the article (you can usually get this information from the abstract), and answers following questions.  If the answer is not available, you simply state that fact:
1.   What is the background (authority) of the author (viz., degree and type of education, affiliated institution, history of research in the area as perhaps reflected by past articles in the bibliography)?
2.   Who is the intended audience (i.e., professionals, laypersons, women etc.)?
3.   How does this work compare or contrast with others you may have cited or be aware of?  If you are not aware of any others, simply state that as the situation.
4.   What is the scope and relevance of this work to the selected topic (hypothesis)?  What the heck do I mean by that?  Well, is it highly or only vaguely relevant to the hypothesis; and is it of minor or major importance.

The Last Two citations will be obtained through the Internet using search engines provided online such as “Google Scholar.”  These citations will follow an APA format as closely as possible, including the URL information.  Included in each citation will be a paragraph, which briefly summarizes the site, and addresses the following questions related to, for the purpose of this exercise, the voracity of the Website.  If the answers are not available in the site information, simply state so:
1.   Is the site owner/manager's identity available and is it associated with a reputable organization, company or educational institution?
2.   What is the background (authority) of the author (viz., degree and type of education, affiliated institution, history of research in the area as perhaps reflected by past articles in the site bibliography. If this information is not available, simply state that fact.)
3.   What is the level of objectivity?  For example, are there advertisements on the site related in anyway to the topic?
4.   Is the Website current?  Cues to the contrary, for example, include broken or expired links and/or no posting date or updated notations.
5.   Is the information correct; error free, verifiable, and/or backed by full citations?

Q31

Define the strategic sports marketing process and discuss the various elements in the strategic sports marketing process. Give specific examples from the text as well as from your experience. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

Q32

Select and watch one video from each of the following categories:

Family

Family & Social Changes. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2014. Web. 19 Dec. 2014. . (FIRST 15 MINUTES)

Why More Americans Are Living Alone. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2012. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Why Are Fewer Americans Getting Married?  Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2011. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Religion

TEDTalks: Alain De Botton. Atheism 2.0. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2012. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Heaven: How Five Religions See It. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2011. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Nine Years After 9/11: Has Religious Tolerance Changed in America? Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2010. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Symbol: Should We Still Fear the Swastika? Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2010. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Education

The Education of Michelle Rhee. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2013. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Unbreakable: One Girl Changing the World: The Story of Malala. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2013. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

TEDTalks: Daphne Koller. What We're Learning from Online Education. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2012. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Lessons from the Real World: Social Issues and Student Involvement. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2011. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. .

Write a 700- to 1,050-word essay explaining the content of the video based on your assigned sociological theoretical approach.

·         Prepare an introduction that identifies the major social institutions in society and why they are important.

·         Describe each video and the social institutions each addressesw.

·         Identify any relevant models of power structure or political behavior which might be influential.

·         Explain the functionalist, conflict, and interactionist perspectives on the family, religion, and education. Which perspective does each film use to discuss the institution? Explain specific examples from the videos from the viewpoint of the designated theoretical approach.

·         Provide a conclusion that summarizes the main ideas of the essay and describes how these institutions have influenced you.

Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.

Q33

1. Briefly discuss how any two Agents of Socialization have influenced your life.
2. Explain one instance where you experienced anticipatory socialization.  Provide examples.  When you were experiencing socialization, what status were you occupying and what were you learning to occupy?

two agents of socialization that i would say influenced me is family and school.  family because i come from a large close nit family.  And school because thats were i gained my education and where i really learned to be social.

i would say i experienced anticipatory socialization when i decided too and became a cop as a black male.

I hop the little information given helps and you can elaborate on it.    Please read instructions carefully.  this has to be at least 275 word count, no more than 300 and APA format

Q34

FROM TEXT BOOK:

TEXTBOOK:

Peng, M. W. (2010).

Global (2nd ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. ISBN10: 0324560702 or ISBN13: 9780324560701.    1. Globalization is a term that is commonly used these days. Prepare seven- to ten-slide PowerPoint presentation on the benefits and the undesirable components of globalization. Anticipate a debate on this topic. Make sure you include a reference slide and remember that all learning team members must participate in this presentation.  2. Read ―Debate: Classical Theories versus New Realities‖ in Chapter 5 and give your opinion on whether or not the United States should reduce its trade deficits with China and India. Support your conclusions with facts. Prepare a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to include APA citation and a references page

Q35

Identify and explain the steps that one must take to be a critical consumer of the news, and describe a time where you failed to be a critical consumer of the news.  

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. 

Q36

Think about the word quality and its use in healthcare settings.  How do quality expectations in healthcare relate to ethics and the type of ethical decision making used by healthcare professionals and providers on a daily basis?  Use at least two of the ethical principles in your answer, and provide examples of each in a healthcare situation.

Q37

• Choose four of the criteria for developing concept explorations. Explain why these are important.
• Discuss how you can create an environment for young children that promotes using the five senses.
• How can the five senses be incorporated into everyday learning environments?
• Using a website of your choice, search for a picture book that is developmentally appropriate. Once you find an appropriate book, create three science centers, and be prepared to share the centers during Seminar.

Select a valuable science learning station similar to the ones in your text that you can implement in your classroom and include a description of the station. 
Your description should: 

• include the age group the activity is geared to: 0–4months, 5–12 months, 2–4 years old, or 5–8 years old 
• share what the students will do at the station and what you expect them to learn 
• discuss how to create environments that capture the curiosity and interest of young children and how to incorporate the five senses 
• Share how you would prepare engaging explorations that focus on different science topics. What are some ways to find out the children’s interests?

Q38

Please answer the following Critical Review Questions from Chapter Nine.

Chapter Nine -  

1. A strong emotional attachment and loyalty to a charismatic leader can have both beneficial and detrimental effects on followers. Explain both types of effective followers.
   1. Explain the importance of effective communications skills for charismatic and transformational leaders.
   1. Servant leadership emphasizes being able to serve and lead. In your opinion, is this contradictory or doable. Explain!
   1. Do you believe everyone has the same capability to become a servant leader, or are some people by their nature more inclined to be a servant leaders? Explain!
   1. Describe a charismatic or transformational leader you have known.

Your submission should be a minimum of two full pages of analysis.

Please use this reference;

Lussier, R. & Achua, C. (2015). Leadership: Theory, Application, & Skill development.      New York, NY: Cengage Learning.

Q39

“What Did You Learn Most from This Course?” Respond to one (1) of the following discussion topics:

• Give at least two (2) examples of social influence that you have learned from this class. Explain the main reason(s) why you believe it is important to understand such types of social influence.
• Identify one (1) behavior that you will likely change as a result of what you have learned in this class. Describe at least one (1) reason why you will likely change the selected behavior.

Q40

Discussion Questions: Thoughts Regarding Psychological Disorder Think about the three criteria for a psychological disorder. Read the following three vignettes and decide whether each of the individuals meet criteria for a psychological disorder. Why or why not? What (if any) criteria are not met in each case? Marla has been hearing voices for the last few years. She is frequently seen walking along the street and talking to herself in a loud and often bizarre manner. She is still able to function and to hold a job. She does not mind the voices and sees no reason to speak to a mental health professional about them. Dan was in a horrible car accident 2 months ago. He is still very upset by the accident and keeps replaying the accident over and over in his head. Sometimes he even feels like he is reliving it. Dan wishes he could control these thoughts and stop them from happening. In order to feel safe driving again, he believes that he must sit on the ground and say a prayer out loud in front of each car door before he enters the car to drive. Simon is extremely upset about the death of his brother 2 days ago. He has not been able to sleep or to eat, and he was barely able to take a shower and dress for the funeral. Since he found out about the death, he has spent most of his time crying and talking to relatives about his brother. Assignment: Essays On Mental Illness Based on the reading, write three short essays of two pages on the following each topic: Summarize and discuss the major changes that have occurred since the 1950s in the treatment of people with mental disorders. What are the strengths and weaknesses of structured and unstructured interviews? How do humanistic theories and therapies differ from existential ones? *Use APA format *Include Sources to support your argument and a Citation page. my journal is due for sunday as well. Week 1 Journal: Please create a two page journal (800 words) to answer the following questions. What are the sensory and/or cognitive perceptions of the individual? What symptoms is the person experiencing? What kind of treatment is the person receiving, and what observations might the person make about the treatment process that s/he is receiving? How does the individual feel? How do society, friends, and family treat the individual? What concerns might the person have? Try to view the disorder from the perspective of the person having it and relay what seems relevant to the disorder. Your journal should contain your references.

Q41

On whom should the burden of sexual socialization rest (e.g., parents, schools, or media)? Explain your answer.

Q42

Some health educators have observed that, for adults, the workplace provides a setting very similar to school for children: a place in which individuals spend a major part of their days and where they are often receptive to information. Unlike health care and community settings, school and workplace settings are generally based on specific grade levels, such as kindergarteners, or populations sharing a common purpose, such as factory workers. However, you can be creative and find applications for almost any program in almost any setting. For example, a program about safety seats for infants could be taken to employee groups to target working adults who may be new parents. An adult fitness program could be provided in an elementary school for the faculty, who may in turn model fitness principles for their students.

As you explore the possible outcomes in the two settings, it will become more obvious which of the settings will provide better results. Continuing with the same project you discussed in Week 7, you will explore what aspects would be appropriate in a school setting and in a workplace setting.

For this week’s Discussion, review the media from Week 7 titled Healthcare in Rural Communities. Consider how programs such as the sexually transmitted disease program described by Fanny Martinez might be different if implemented in a school or workplace setting. Then, using the same scenario you selected in Week 7 (repeated below), consider the intended outcomes for a school and workplace setting and how each setting would affect program implementation to ensure intended outcomes.

Pick 1 scenario

Scenario 1:

In Namibia, a country in South Africa, health care is provided through the government, mission facilities, and private agencies. The country is sparsely populated, and many people in rural communities have no transportation; as such, they walk to health care facilities. Imagine that you are a health educator who has been asked to address the high incidence of children contracting malaria and other illnesses. You want to educate parents about what symptoms necessitate bringing a child in for care, and what to do in case they cannot bring the child in due to transportation or other issues.

Scenario 2:

Imagine that you are a family health advocate who wants to create a smoking prevention program to decrease the number of smokers in a community. You are asked to target your program primarily to teenagers in order to prevent young people from starting down the path to becoming smokers. Many individuals in the community are employed in tobacco farming and production. The economic reliance on tobacco has made many individuals in the community resistant to messages of abstinence from smoking, although a new study has shown an alarming increase in cancer rates of all types in the community.

Assignment:

Include the number of your chosen scenario in the subject line

Post:

Word limit 350 -500 words - you must stay within the word limit -  The headings and the main text are included in the word limit. The references are not included in the word limit.

References – 2 and more

Divide your posting into 5 headings (you must use these headings, including numbers)

1. Explanation how you might implement the public health program in the scenario in a school setting

2. Explanation how you might implement the same program in a workplace setting

3. Explanation how the implementation would differ based on each setting (a school setting versus a workplace setting)

4. Explanation of one potential strategy you would use in a school setting to ensure that the public health program achieves the intended outcomes

5. Explain one potential strategy you would use in a workplace setting to ensure that the public health program achieves the intended outcomes.

Support your response using the Learning Resources and the current literature

Q43

In what ways do you think this treatment approach will affect terminations? Describe at least two other factors that influence a client's termination experience, and also two factors that influence a counselor's experience of a client's termination. Post should be at least 300 words.

Q44

Create a 5- to 8-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which

you examine the five bases of power. The presention should be about 8 minutes include speaker notes. Include the following:

•  A description of each type of power

•  An example of each as used in the workplace

•  An evaluation of which are the most and least desirable

•  Ways to increase positive power bases

Remember to cite the text and any other readings you use in the slides themselves and include a last slide listing references.

Q45

The response should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be 200–250 words in length, in MS Word, APA format and cite all references used.

1. Why is it important for human service professionals to understand the basics of pregnancy and normal childhood development?
2. Describe normal development from birth to 2-years of age and the nature-nurture controversy. Give specific examples.

The following e-book may be used: Zastrow, Charles & Karen Kirst-Ashman. Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment. Cengage Learning, 02/2012. VitalSource Bookshelf Online.

Q46

Student will create and submit a PowerPoint presention on a Hospital-baseb Electronic Health Record (EHR) process and present it as if he/she is working internally in a Healthcare institution and using the material train staff. The hospital is in the process of implementing a new system and the staff does not know how the sytem works or what is involved. The presentation should include appropriate graphs, and other visual animation aids for the audience.

Submit your PowerPoint Presentation and any supporting documentation

Project 2 – Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Format:                PowerPoint (PP) presentation document.  Document is to be submitted to the professor.

The PP presentation theme should focus on the idea that you, the presenter, are conducting an Electronic Health Record training session for the staff of a Hospital facility.  The Hospital is in the process of converting to the EHR and the staff does not know how the EHR system works or what is involved.

Length                  Presentation should be10-20 slides.

Materials            Sample information related to EHRs is posted on BB for your review and to get an idea how to prepare your paper presentation.  

                                 A Rubric for this presentation is posted on BB.

                                Use the Internet to search for more information and feel free to use graphs, pictures or images

Q47

You will create a PowerPoint document that will cover the topics and content that was discussed in both of your course project written assignments on your pathological condition. You will be assessed upon the content within the PowerPoint document, the organization of your content, the aesthetics of the PowerPoint document, and reference page. There is not specific requirement for total number of slides in your PowerPoint document, but your PowerPoint presentation that is due at the end of Module 06 will have a 5-10 minute time requirement.

Q48

Develop a 3 to 4slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation to discuss each of the points listed.

Discuss the following from the biopsychosocial perspective, using the Week Four Assignment Scenario .  APA Format Scenario is included to due slides

 Include OBJECTIVE & Speaker notes

• Discuss Wendy's most critical biological concerns and risk factors. How would this be conceptualized using the life course perspective, including age-related aspects of health and illness? Patricia
• Describe Wendy's psychological functioning. Which existing conditions, symptoms, issues, or concerns would your team want to investigate more thoroughly? Patricia
• How is Wendy functioning socially? How might her biological and psychological conditions contribute to or be influenced by her social functioning? Patricia
• THIS THE SCENARIO:
• Context: Wendy was seen for evaluation at a pain treatment center. You are members of the behavioral health team, charged with developing a biopsychosocial evaluation. This should not be a treatment plan, but an assessment of the person’s current problems and level of functioning based on the information provided.

Personal Information: Wendy is a 51-year old Caucasian female who has been married for 24 years, with two grown children living in different states.

Current Problems: Wendy has complained of pain in various parts of her body for over 20 years. Major areas of pain include the neck, shoulders, and upper back, as well as her knees and calves. The pain is bilateral and intensity has increased lately. It is ongoing throughout the day, but is worse when she is active and is reduced when she sits in a reclined position or lies in a supine position. She rates her pain on a 0-10 scale as 7-9 when she is active and 4-6 when she rests. She also has restricted sleep and a history of gastrointestinal pain. She has consulted with many pain specialists, but only recently was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. She is currently taking a low dose of the opioid pain medication Vicodin, which she claims “helps somewhat.” She has never tried physical therapy, or any complementary therapies such as acupuncture, yoga, or biofeedback.

Psychosocial Data: Wendy was born and raised in the Midwest. Both parents are alive and live close to her. She describes her childhood and adolescence in a positive way, aside from several instances of sexual abuse involving her uncle. The incidents involved unwelcome touching when she was 7 or 8 years old, but she is unclear about any details. She never revealed this to her parents. She has a high school education and completed 1 year of college. Her marriage is close and her husband is supportive, as are her children and parents. She has worked full-time as an administrative assistant, employed by the same company for 21 years. Recently, she has been forced to work part-time, primarily due to her chronic pain. Her spouse works full-time.

Appearance and Behavior: Wendy is a slightly overweight woman who looks about her stated age. She walks in a guarded manner and sits slowly. She is neatly dressed with good hygiene. Her speech is slowed. She exhibits some pain behaviors, including occasional grimacing, rubbing her neck, and shifting position in the chair. Her spouse was seen with her and he claims he will do anything he can to help her pain. He prepares all of their meals, shops, and cleans the house which, in addition to his regular employment, he claims keeps him “very busy.”

Psychological Profile: Wendy has never received any mental health evaluation or treatment. She and her spouse are devout Christians and she states, “I have a lot of people praying for me, and that’s all the therapy I need.” Her mental status appears anxious and mildly depressed, based on her statements about how much she has grown to fear her pain. She does not have good insight about the connection between her pain and her emotional state. Several friends have mentioned that she only talks about her pain, so conversation is difficult.

Behavioral Health Data: Wendy has a normal appetite and has gained “about 25 pounds” in the past 5 years. She states that, “with this pain, sometimes food is my only friend.” Sleep patterns are poor. She was evaluated at a sleep disorder center for sleep apnea several years ago and her average amount of restorative sleep is less than 4 hours per night. She does not use alcohol or smoke. Her level of activity is quite low, and even with her part-time work, she moves very little. She has no regular exercise pattern “because it hurts to do almost anything.” When she is not working, she is typically sitting, watching TV, or reading.

Q49

Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, and the Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings

Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to the following:

• What did both Warhol and Rauschenberg have in common in regards to their art work?
• How were their subjects a reflection of the era in which they were created?
• What list of found objects and imagery would you use if you were creating an art work about your daily experience?

Submit your summary in a Microsoft^® Word document using the Assignment Files tab above

APA Format Cite Refereces

Q50

Resource: Review “The Principle of Selection,” Ch. 7 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, and the Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings

Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to the following:

• What did both Warhol and Rauschenberg have in common in regards to their art work?
• How were their subjects a reflection of the era in which they were created?
• What list of found objects and imagery would you use if you were creating an art work about your daily experience?

Q51

Group Presentation,

Prepare a slide show, no less than 10 slides excluding the cover slide and reference slides.
Analyze the assigned theory
Provide a literature review (the history of the theory) and explain the theory
Present the theory model
Provide the team’s opinion on the theory

“The highlighted portion is what I am responsible for.”

Please put in PPT with the literature review refernce my portion should be around 4 slides I think.

Subject “Equity Theory”

Q52

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and compare the drop-out rate in your state to that of their states. Reflect on the existing No Child Left Behind Act and how it may affect the drop-out rates of ELLs, Discuss what you believe accounts for the difference in drop-out rates between your state and your classmates’ states. Respond to at least two of your classmates and provide recommendations to extend their thinking.

According to Terry Piper (2015), was a government-mandated reform that introduced standards-based education and required states to develop and administer assessment measures for basic skills at select grade levels. The act was to focus on improving the academics for children who are of disadvantaged, which includes English language learners. This affects English language learners because their ability to fully participate in society or succeed in school and state assessments requires them to speak, read, write, or understand English. The law states that all students must be proficient in reading and math by 2014, which means English language learners, must be proficient in those subjects (Hefling, 2012).

From 1990-2013, the status dropout rate in the United States has decreased from 12 percent, to 7 (NCES, n.d.). A significant decrease in dropout declined after the year 2000. In Guam, the dropout rate has decreased from 7.2 percent to 5.3 percent from school year 2007 to 2012 (DOE, 2012). If the waiver takes place it will allow the schools to set new targets for improving achievement among all students and focus on helping those who perform the worst (Hefling, 2012). This will help those who struggle to pass English assessments on Guam. A lot of people have migrated from Guam to the Micronesian islands. Their languages are fluent and with the waiver in effect it will seek to help them learn to speak, read, write and understand English. The changes to No Child Left behind Act will not affect ELL, but will help provide them other areas of performance.

Reference

DOE. (2012, October 30). Department of education : annual state of public education report. Retrieved from, http://www.guamschools.com/GDOE/GDOE_Annual_Report.pdf

Hefling, K. (2012, February 10). A guide to no child left behind. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved from, http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/53489495-68/states-law-schools-education.html.csp

NCES. (n.d.). Fast facts: dropout rates. Retrieved from, https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=16

Piper, T. (2015). Language, learning, and culture: English language learning in today’s schools. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Q53

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of them. Compare your classmates’ description of students to your own and address any inconsistencies by providing examples to support your own ideas. Ask your classmates to clarify any confusion by providing an illustration or evidence to support their point of view. You might also want to compare the programs in their communities to your own, and discuss any additional reasons that support the lack of a program or the implementation of a program.

The four bilingual program that can benefits English Language learners are

Productive Language - creates phrases that will reflect thoughts, and desires for new patterns and vocabulary words new language.  This will help students and benefit them from getting instructions

Dual-Immersion Program – this program teaches students two different languages simultaneously. While learning English, ELL will maintain their own language and English only students will maintain English while they learn another language. This is one of the most effective programs. 

English – Immersion Program – this program offers students to be able to get instructions in both their native language and in English. Teachers are able to use both the primary language and English for instructions.

Early – Exit – this program is a more fast paced one. It requires a student to have the ability to comprehend what is being taught in a shorter amount of time. A student that has had some classroom help and knowledge of English will benefit with this program

Student Characteristics

 Early-Exit Students- ELL students are transitioned into the English instruction.

 Late-Exit  Students-  Students are kept in their native language as long as possible and then  are transitioned in English instructions. DBE programs aim to promote high levels of ­academic achievement in all curricular areas and full proficiency in both the students’ home language and English for academic purposes (Lindholm-Leary & ­Genessee, 2010, pp. 3–4).

Lindholm-Leary, K., & Genessee, F. (2010). Improving education for English learners: Research-based approaches. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education Press.

Q54

Using Microsoft Word: What Does the Library have to Offer

I need a one - to two page essay that describes the benefits of using the Ashford University Library. Paper should:

Explain the difference between scholarly resources and popular resources. 

Describe the key things to remember when searching for sources within the Ashford University Library (e.g. databases, FindIt@AU search tool)

Detail how you will be most effective and efficient in finding resources that fit your research needs. 

Format APA sytle 

Paper should demonstrate ability to use the functions within MS Word:

Title page 

Page numbers located in the top, right corner of the page 

Paragraphs that double spaced with the first line indented by .5 inch 

Page margins set to one inch on all four sides

Grammar check 

Reference Page 

Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms the thesis. 

Q55

Charlie operates a flower shop. He agrees to sell his business to his sister Ali for $45,000. They both use their own solicitors to negotiate the terms of a formal written agreement. The agreement contains a restriction that Charlie cannot, in the following two years, open another flower shop within 2 kilometres of the one he has just sold to Ali.
After six months, however, Charlie opens another flower shop just one kilometre away. Ali wants to sue Charlie for a breach of contract but fears the agreement was not intended to be legally binding because they are siblings.
a) What is the issue you need to consider? (Ignore any restraint of trade issues.)
b) What are the relevant legal rules relating to this problem?
c) What are the main cases related to this problem?
d) Based on this information, if Ali sues Charlie for breach of contract, will she win in court? What is your answer - yes? or no? Explain your answer

Q56

Explain the meaning of dualism and dual societies. Do you think that the concept of dualism adequately portrays the development picture in most developing countries? Explain your answer.

Q57

How far does the Dependency model relevant in explaining the current north-south development gap and it’s relations?

Q58

We all share common experiences that can be generally classified within the major themes of art. Examples of these themes include love, mortality, identity, truth, and beauty. The representation of these themes through various media reveals central beliefs shared by a common people. The comparison of objects from the humanities with similar themes helps to uncover not only the uniqueness of each respective cultural artifact but also a shared human consciousness that transcends time and place. Your project for this course has two parts.
In Project Part One, you will complete an exploration document examining two cultural artifacts that you select, identifying a theme common to both of them and developing a thesis statement related to the theme and artifacts. You will also identify an audience who would be interested in your artifacts, theme, and thesis statement.
in Project Part Two, you will develop a presentation for your audience. In your presentation, you will discuss the impact of the cultural artifacts, theme, and thesis statement on both individuals and society, supporting your claims with evidence. You will also explain how study of the humanities has impacted you both personally and professionally.
In Project Part Two, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes: ? Illustrate the impact of the humanities on personal and professional experiences? Communicate effectively to specific audiences in examining fundamental aspects of human culture? Utilize evidence from subjective and objective cultural analysis in drawing conclusions about the impact of cultural artifacts on individuals and society Prompt Your presentation assignment should answer the following prompt: Based on your exploration document, create a presentation that explains how the humanities have impacted you both personally and professionally and discusses the impact of your theme on your audience. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Provide a brief overview of your artifacts, theme, and thesis statement. How are they situated within the domain of the humanities? II. Explain how the theme, as it is expressed in the cultural artifacts, and thesis statement impact the audience. In other words, how is the theme relevant to members of the audience? Why should the audience care about your thesis statement? Support your response with specific examples from your exploration document. III. Describe the evidence from subjective and objective cultural analyses that you have to support your conclusions about the impact of the theme and cultural artifacts on you personally and on your audience. Support your response with specific examples from your exploration document. IV. Explain why the theme and cultural artifacts are important to you personally. In other words, why did you select these artifacts to study? Why did you select your theme, especially if there are other themes that could apply? V. Explain how studying the humanities can give you both a personal and professional advantage. In other words, what is the benefit of studying the humanities? VI. Explain why the humanities are important to society. In other words, what do the humanities tell us about our own culture and experiences? How do the humanities impact us? Support your response with specific examples from your exploration document and your own personal and professional experiences. VII. Communicate your message in a way that is tailored to your specific audience. For instance, you could consider your vocabulary, your audience’s potential current humanities knowledge or lack thereof, and what is specifically important to the audience.

THIS IS A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. PLEASE PRESENT IN A POWERPOINT FORMAT.

Q59

Can you please write a one page memo from the information below as if you were writing to the CEO?   

Memo

Root Causes of the Disaster Involving Leadership

          Much of the poor decision making and hiccups leading up to the disaster were a product of poor leadership. We’ve identified three root causes that could have contributed to the development of this massive failure. First, when you became CEO of BP, you stated that you wanted to “focus like a laser on safety issues,” yet your actions and decisions said otherwise. Second, your performance targets and compensation based pay created a hostile situation for all employees involved. Lastly, since the project was highly matrixed with so many players involved, communication and mutual trust were major failures.

          To change the culture of the company, you must actively demonstrate that you believe in and operate by the values that you are portraying. When you joined BP, your goal was to halt growth and production targets and focus heavily on safety. Despite stating this, you spoke publicly about your desire to transform the culture of BP to be less risk averse. These statements display clear contradiction. To have strong organizational safety principles means to actively pursue the least hazardous process of completing a task or project. Reducing risk aversion could mean allowing for more volatile processes, perhaps because they come at a lower cost. If you were serious about creating and sustaining a culture revolving around safety, you would have encouraged employees to document the company’s best practice processes and continuously try to improve safety and efficiency of these processes. Also, BP’s “Group Values” clearly lacked emphasis on safety, given that only one of 18 of these values encompassed health and safety. Further, your “Brand Values” had no mention of safety. New employees who are reading these documents to get an idea of the culture and values of the company are not going to feel an emphasis on working safely.

          To continue, paying on-site employees commission based on performance seems counterintuitive at such a high-risk job. Commission based employees have little incentive to share best practices on risk management because they want to retain their high value and mitigate their risk of being replaced. In turn, safety suffers because employees are not sharing insight, there is no organizational knowledge gained, and best practices are not documented or improved upon. Also, since compensation was tied to overall performance of the site, managers had incentive to try to reduce cost, likely settling for higher risk options (for instance in the case of the centralizers). Again, paying these employees based on performance clearly contradicts your statement of focusing on safety. Employees won’t be encouraged to focus on safety if they don’t see it directly impacting the project’s bottom line.

          Lastly, given the highly matrixed environment due to the amount of companies and employees involved, effective communication and mutual trust were essential. These were two failures that could have contributed to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. For instance, the decision to stick with six centralizers was a clear breakdown of communication. Halliburton’s model testing revealed that 21 centralizers would significantly lower the risk of failure. BP’s confirmation bias lead them to conclude that the test was inherently flawed, and hesitated purchasing any more centralizers due to the cost and schedule impact. After finally being convinced to purchase more centralizers to reduce risk, BP purchased lower cost, high risk “slip-on” centralizers, which were not used anyway. If there was clear communication and a mutual trust in the partnership between BP and Halliburton, BP would have took the precaution based on the model testing, and potentially averted the crisis. The cancellation of the cement bond log is another example of the lack of trust. Despite Gagliano’s warnings of potential channeling, BP went on without the cement bond log (a test that was even more necessary given that you chose to only employ 6 centralizers). BP chose to ignore the advice of a key player in the project to save a few thousand dollars.

   To summarize, three potential root causes of the failure involving leadership include failure to align goals of safety with actions and decisions, paying employees based on performance, and breakdown of communication and trust between key players. Rather than focusing on cutting costs and improving the bottom line, BP should have been getting clear on these three failures.

BP’s Liability for the Disaster

According to the facts presented in the case, if we were judges, we would say BP is 75% liable for the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. There were three major decisions, all made by BP, that contributed to the tragedy. The first decision was determining what well casing to use to secure the well hole safely. The second choice made by BP was only to use six centralizers rather than the 21 centralizers that was recommended by the OptiCem model. The third decision made by the BP managers was not to run the test called “cement bond log.” All three of these significant decisions made by BP can be traced back to one single theme, trying to reduce capital expenditures and earn profits in any way possible, even if it increases risk and jeopardizes safety.

The first decision was to choose between a steel tube called a “liner” or a “long string casing” to secure the well hole. The liner is a steel tube that hangs from a liner hanger on the bottom of the casing already in the well, and then the workers insert another steel liner tube called a “tieback” on top of the liner hanger. The “liner” provides four barriers of protection but takes longer to install. The “long string casing” involves running a single string of steel casing from the seafloor all the way to the bottom of the well. This choice only provides two barriers of protection and is quicker to install. By choosing the “long string casing,” it saved BP time and money (over $7 million). However, BP knew about the possible risks using the string casing but decided it was the best economical choice for the company. The decision was influenced by BP trying to reduce capital expenses in any way possible.

The second decision made by BP was to use only six centralizers rather than 21. Centralizers help keep the pipe centered and assists with the proper gas flow. The OptiCem model was used to help determine how many centralizers were recommended to use to reduce gas flow. BP planned to use only six, but the model concluded that the risk for gas flow problems was quite significant and 21 centralizers should be used. However, BP’s engineer department ignored the possible dangers of just using six centralizers. They felt it would be a waste of time to acquire more centralizers and decided only to use six. BP once again neglected safety and risks to reduce capital expenses.

The most neglectful decision made by BP was not to run a test called “cement bond log.” The “cement bond log” checks the integrity of the cement after it is pumped into the well. “A 2007 study by the MMS found that cementing was the single most significant factor in 18 of 39 well blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico over a 14-year period.” BP had workers from a company called Schlumberger on the rig ready to perform the test. If BP decided to run the test, it would have cost them around $181,000, but BP chose not to run the test even with warnings of potential channeling. By not running the test, it saved BP about $117,000 and about six to 12 hours of labor. BP’s decision focused on cost-saving rather than the possible risks of not running the test.

All three of these critical decisions that were made by BP had one thing in common, ignoring possible risks to reduce costs. BP deliberately ignored multiple warnings and cautions that were given to them throughout the process of closing down the well. The inexperienced decision makers were making the wrong decisions. Five out of the 12 supervisors in charge of the operations and engineering had a total of approximately ten months experience between them. The inexperience leads to inaccurate forecasting and bad planning. BP estimated that the well would only take 51 days and cost roughly $96 million. On the day of the disaster, it was on day number 80 and $55 million over the planned budget. The outcome of incorrect forecasting and failed planning resulted in BP reducing their capital expenses by being negligent and careless of the risks and safety of their employees and other companies on the rig.

The other 25% liability of the disaster would fall under Transocean and Halliburton. Both of these companies were on the rig and were involved in some of the decisions that were made. Transocean owned the oil rig, and their employees performed most of the work. They could have stopped working on the rig and made sure that BP was following all proper procedures and recommendations. Halliburton was a cementing contractor that was hired to run model simulations and cement lab tests. Halliburton was the company that insisted BP on using 21 centralizers. However, Halliburton knew that BP decided only to use six and no one tried to postpone or put a stop work order on the cement job.

Bad Leadership

An example of bad leadership in the case of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was that of the drilling engineers. The simulation model OptiCem concluded that by only using six centralizers as planned, the risk for gas flow problems would be quite significant. The model concluded that at least 21 centralizers would be needed to significantly lower this risk. One engineer, Brian Morel, replied to these concerns with the following email:

“We have six centralizers, we can run them in a row, spread out, or any combinations of

the two. It’s a vertical hole so hopefully the pipe stays centralized due to gravity. As far as changes, it’s too late to get any more product to the rig, our only options is to rearrange placement of these centralizers.”

   A glaring concern within this email is “it’s a vertical hole so hopefully the pipe stays centralized due to gravity.” Not only does Morel believe that additional centralizers are unnecessary, he also believes that the pipe will be able to stabilize itself, despite contradicting reports from the OptiCem model. The other drilling engineer, Brett Cocales, further reiterated his lack of concern by emailing him back:

   “Even if the hole is perfectly straight, a straight piece of pipe even in tension will not

seek perfect center of the hole unless it has something to centralize it.

But, who cares, it’s done, end of story, will probably be fine and we’ll get a good cement job. I would rather have to squeeze than get stuck above the WH.”

Both of these men had the knowledge and experience to know that they should have trusted the model and the results it produced. Cocales even knew that the pipe would not be able to straighten itself alone with gravity and would need something to centralize it. With the combined expertise of these drilling engineers, all 21 centralizers should have been in place to help reduce the severe risk of gas flow problems. Instead, they chose to save time and money rather than improve upon the safety of the rig and all the employees working on it.

The origin and development of this type of gross negligence is simple: a long history of cost cutting measures within British Petroleum. As a newly private company in the late 80s and early 90s, BP was nearing bankruptcy. As a result, the company took dramatic measures to cut costs. These techniques proved to be successful, and BP started to improve. The CEO who took control of BP in May 2007, Tony Hayward, further cut costs by reducing headcount in both managerial and lower staff positions. Furthermore, four levels of management were cut. Hayward also desired to transform the culture of BP to one that was less risk averse. “He believed that too many people were making too many decisions leading to extreme cautiousness. ‘Assurance is killing us,’ he told U.S. staff in September of 2007.” Cost cutting measures had proven to be successful in the past, and the new CEO of BP was set on taking it even further than the company had before.

The Deepwater Horizon rig was estimated to require more than 3,600 hours of maintenance and cost BP $500,000 per day to lease from Transocean. Contractor fees were roughly the same amount. It would take approximately 51 days to drill the Macondo well at a cost of about $96 million. By its 80th day on site, the rig had far exceeded the original budget. The rig also faced numerous software issues that would need to be fixed, further straining the budget. Following the decades-long tradition of slashing costs, BP management on the rig used shortcuts to complete jobs. For instance, the task of circulating mud through the well should have taken them around 6-12 hours and was completed in under 30 minutes. Tasks were done quickly and improperly in order to avoid the mounting costs of labor and material. If given options, the one that would require less time would be chosen over the safest option. Thus, leadership and leaders followed the company’s history of cost cutting tactics.

   A huge shift in culture would need to take place in order to actually correct the problems at BP, which run through and thrive in each level of management within the company. If I was an employee at BP during the Macondo well and Deepwater Horizon project, I would continuously raise my concerns for the shortcuts and harmful safety tactics that were occuring. As noted in the article, experts who brought forth their options and raised concerns for pipe stability and safety were overruled or told that their models were likely inaccurate. If I would continuously ignored by management, I would no longer be able to work for a company that valued cost-reduction and expediency over caution and the safety of their employees. I would likely report BP to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, and bring forth data and evidence that would substantiate my claims against BP. Hopefully by bringing attention to the shortcuts performed by BP, action would be taken by government agencies, which would forcefully bring these practices to an end.

Q60

This is a personal reflection exercise to apply learning from class materials and learn more about transformational leaders in your life. Utilize critical thinking to answer the following questions. Your responses should be double-spaced and approximately 1-2 pages long.

1.     Why did you decide to enter a health care profession? Write down the three most significant reasons that prompted your decision. Of the leadership styles examined in this lesson, which one do you most identify with?

2.     Has there been a person or people in your life who was a mentor and inspired you to reach above and beyond your perceived potential? Have you served as such a mentor in the life of another?

3.     What are the core values that you maintain regarding the treatment of others? What values do you hold with regard to work and professionalism?

4.     What (besides money) would motivate you to do your best possible work? What personal values and aspirations do you have that a transformative leader might be able to help you achieve?

5.     What de-motivates you? What actions or behaviors on the part of leaders might lessen your commitment to your goals and your values of sense of value or self-esteem?

6.     You have decided to apply for a position as a leader for a local healthcare clinic. You wish to market yourself as a Transformational Leader who can lead the facility into the healthcare arena of the future. What items or issues should you highlight and discuss in the personal interview?

Q61

PART A - Reflective Analysis please make sure to address the following: - At the beginning of the module you have identified ONE personal skill (chosen skill is negotiation skills since i work as a manager in sales department and interact with supliers and workmates) that you aimed to develop and improve throughout the module. Your Reflective Analysis will detail WHAT YOU DID to improve that skill and HOW EFFECTIVE your efforts have been. Therefore: Ø Create a titled Introduction that outlines the importance of the selected skill. In the introduction you are also advised to describe the general nature of the skill with certain theoretical justification i.e. text-citations/references as well as provide proofs for the necessity of the skill’ improvement (maybe by adding additional information from your work environment which may have influenced your skill’ selection and need for improvement). Finally, your introduction may be concluded/ end with the purpose of the Part A i.e. ‘Finally, this paper seeks to provide information from a reflective nature of the skill….. etc.’. The introduction may be approximately 400 words limit. Ø The main body of your Part A – Reflective Analysis (approximately 2300 words limit) could be divided into sub-chapters while exploring the role of the skill into different fields of study i.e. ‘The importance of time management skill towards productivity’. Make sure that you will manage to establish a clear evidence of the importance of the skill’ improvement in relation to the areas where you are most affected by the use of that skill. Finally, and MOST important while discussing the skill which affects certain fields (i.e. productivity) please REMEMBER to include THE METHODS that you have used to improve that skill and discuss HOW EFFECTIVE your efforts have been. It is important to support your ASSERTIONS with appropriate theoretical information especially while linking the skill in certain areas or influences. I highlight the importance to use the link: http://vle-usw.unicaf.org/mod/url/view.php?id=30196 which includes a variety of material (i.e. video, reading documents etc ) suitable for improving skills (in your analysis you will be clearly state the you have used or gone through the videos and how these have influenced the improvement of your skills. Ø Conclude your PART A - Reflective Analysis with a conclusion of approximately 300 words. Ø In a separate page after your conclusion please include the reference list of ALL the resources used and text-cited in the PART A

Q62

Discuss what would you say to or do if a team member were Gets upset when his/her recommendations are not followed.

Present the specific actions you would take. Identify the challenges this type of behavior would represent for you. Explain how you would manage your frustration with the situation.

Q63

Q60 Answer the following questions:

a) Your manager has a natural style of leadership. State and discuss the problems that could arise when your manager is not prepared to change his natural leadership style. [2 Marks]

b) Your manager is concerned about the high accident rate in your workshop as a result of unsafe acts of the workers. Name the types of unsafe acts you would look for in your department. [2 Marks]

NO PLAGIARISM IN THE ANSWER.

DO NOT WRITE THE ANSWERS - USE WORD FORMAT.

Q64

Define power, influence and authorities and explain their importance in organisational life. [1 Mark]

DO NOT WRITE THE ANSWER - USE WORD FORMAT.

NO PLAGIARISM

Q65

An employee gives notice due to ill health. Six months later you hear they are working at the local hardware store, part-time, as a sales assistant. Would you include them in your staff turnover figure? Explain reasons where you would and would not include them.

Q66

Define and discuss corporate social responsibility. Consider Milton Friedman's approach to this theory

Q67

Which one is direct or indirect speech -Does Tom like Italian food? andDo you know if Tom likes Italian food?

Q68

Can you think of a specific situation in which you have selected a supplier, whether as a consumer or a buyer for an organization in a professional situation? What was the specific situation? What method did you use?

Q69

Identify a motivational theory. What is the theory founded upon? How does it conjure motivation? Does the theory suggest that motivation leads to performance of some sort? In the context as a corporate employer, would the theory suggest that motivation will lead to performance if incentive pay is aligned accordingly with effort/output?

Q70

1. Select an OM technique that you have never used before to improve the performance a current operation which is job-related. Explain why this OM method is of particular interest to you. you must present the current situation, the future situation after the improvement is made, and projected benefit(s) (monetary or non-monetary).

2. Develop a plan to implement the OM technique you select in (2). Your plan should include a time phase Gantt chart showing tasks to be performed and a time line for each task. Describe the tasks in detail to see if each task can be feasibly executed within time frame given.

Q71

Post a summary of your thoughts regarding your experience with a failed change effort in an organization. Include a description of the circumstances surrounding the change, an analysis of what, if anything, could have been done to sustain the change. Explain how at least one thing you learned this week can be effectively implemented and will help to sustain a change in an organization in this type of situation in the future.

Q72

One of your staff members has been asked to give two speeches. Details
are as follows:
? first speech – large target audience; objective: to inform them of
company progress over the past year; and
? second speech – small group of staff in the marketing department;
objective: persuasion.
Write a memorandum in correct format to your staff member and give him
detailed advice on the best audio-visual aids to use for each speech in
order to enhance his presentation. Explain the reasons for your choice and
also how he should use these aids to the best advantage.
Note: Do not write the speeches.(20)

Q73

1. Explain what was the role that in the 1980s music (reggae) played in the creation of an alternative black identity for the second generation of black immigrants who migrated to the UK in the 1940s and 1950s when their countries were still colonies of the UK? (watch video The Reggae Map)
2. What is the role of class positions in the participation of children in business activities? Varela points out class matters to explain why immigrants from a working-class background and immigrants from a middle-class background who are business owners see the participation of their children in their business differently. Choose either the middle-class or the working-class perspective and explain how immigrants understand children’ involvement in their businesses.
3. Why does Gonzales define being undocumented as a master status for the 1.5 generation of young Mexicans?
4. Why does Gonzales point out that being undocumented is a form of legal liminality?
5. Explain why Golash-Boza and Hondagneu-Sotelo point out that deportation policies in the US must be understood as a gendered and racial removal program. Choose one factor and explain it.
6. Les Back says: “working class people are not ennobled by class inequalities but they are often damaged by them.” (page 83) Explain it.
7. According to Les Back, how does the body become a medium and a fleshy canvas through and on which belonging, and structures of feeling are expressed?
8. According to Les Back, what is the relation between body, love, language, and memory expressed by working class people in the form of tattoos?
9. According to Zukin, what is the relation between the corporate city as example of modern urbanism and the global, neoliberal city?
10. According to Zukim, what is the relation between the small village as example of modern urbanism and gentrification processes that value authenticity?
11. According to Jackson, why does the Bowling Alley is an example of conviviality in multicultural societies?

Q74

What are the top ten American values as found in the text? Which ones do you embrace and why? Are there any you reject, and if so, why? What three values would you add to the list if you could? Why are the values you would add not already in the top ten?

Q75

Why is it important to me as a tertiary learner to use credible sources in my academic research and writing? (250 words)

Q76

What would you say to a young person who asked your opinion of taking drugs? What negative impact has on the brain?
150 - 200 words

Q77

1.Choose a specific historical event or example and reflect on the “long range” effect of it on your own life.Choose another historical 2.event and reflect on the “long range” impact on the modern workplace—perhaps on the profession you have chosen..

Q78

2> Is faith, in the religious sense, a matter of opinion or oftrust? Please cite any sources . . .

Q79

1. If Peter Singer and J. Baird Calicutt debated environmental ethics, what would each thinker’s core principles be? [Describe] How would you compare and contrast their theories? [Analyze/Compare] Present and explain one similarity and one difference. [Explain]
   2. When Southan says that animal suffering is an enigma, what does he mean? [Explain] Why is animal suffering unclear and what ethical implication does that way of framing the issue have? [Analyze]
   3. What is the “principle of purity,” as outlined in Fischer and McWilliams? [Describe] How does that moral approach differ from Aristotle’s “Golden Mean”? [Describe/Analyze/Compare]
   4. What is one argument for and one argument against euthanasia? [Describe] What kind of philosophical reasoning is utilized in each argument? [Apply/Analyze/Explain]
   5. If Gutting and Debrabander debated gun control and gun rights, what would each thinker’s core argument be? [Describe] How would you compare and contrast their theories? [Analyze/Compare] Present and explain one similarity and one difference. [Explain]
   6. Both Nozick and Gutting discuss “self-interest;” what similarities and differences are present in each thinker’s views of the nature and importance of self-interest and any possible limits to it. [Describe/Explain/Compare]
   7. How would Srinvasan criticize Nozick’s approach to distributive justice? Explain two arguments she would make of specific principles Nozick outlines. [Describe/Explain/Analyze]
   8. To what extent would two of the following - Lebron, Yancy or Gutting – agree that Rawls’s “veil of ignorance” is a good way to remedy and prevent racism? [Analyze/Evaluate/Apply]
   9. In Mill’s “On Liberty,” how does he use the harm principle and the idea of the tyranny of the majority to discuss political and social freedom? [Describe/Analyze/Explain]
   10. In the article by Kaag and Kreps on drones, the authors use the Ring of Gyges from Greek philosopher Plato, what is their intention in using that analogy and how might Aristotle’s virtue ethics help respond to the moral dangers the “ring” analogy raises? [Describe/Analyze/Apply]
   11. Why does Srinvasan believe that the poor are not the only ones dependent on the state? What are the ethical implications of this argument? [Describe/Explain/Analyze]
   12. What are the parameters of Spinoza’s view of freedom, including freedom of thought and freedom of speech, according to Nadler? (Parameter = scope and limit, so, what does his vision include and exclude) How acceptable are those limits to you and why? [Describe/Analyze/Evaluate]
   13. What is your core ethical argument in your argumentative essay? What counter-argument would one of our authors likely make to your position? How would you respond to that counter-argument?

Q80

Case workers may need to consult with stakeholders in line with organizational policy.

a. Provide two strategies you can implement to ensure that consultation takes place with stakeholders.

b. Provide twoprocedures you can develop to ensure consultation is undertaken following organisational policy.

Q81

Three planned experiences or learning activities for working with small groups of children identifying I. A strategy to use with children who have specific needs; II. An age appropriate learning activity for a selected age group (e.g. infants, toddlers) III. A learning activity using a technological device or method.

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Q82

Dr. W taught four General Psychology classes last semester. Each of her classes was the same in: material coverage and methods of teaching & grading. Students’ grades in each of the classes were determined by three exams. After the first exam, for two of her classes, Dr. W posted all of the grades (without students’ names) on a bulletin board; for the remaining two classes she did not post grades.

What informed conclusion might you draw from the above example?

Group of answer choicesThe independent variable in the example is exam, whereas the dependent variable is the number of classes Dr. W is teachingDr. W should expect students’ grades to be exactly the same in each of her classes because she used the same teaching and grading methods and covered the same materialStudents grades should be highest on the second exam because the greatest amount of learning occurs in the middle of the semesterStudents in the classes in which grades were posted will have higher grades on the second and third exam because they will be more motivated to outperform their classmatesBecause students drop classes over the length of the semester, the remaining students’ grades on the last exam should be lower than their grades on the first exam

Q83

 Design and produce a debate (1,000-1,250 words) in which you have a psychologist from the Gestalt therapy perspective debate a psychologist from the person-centered perspective as to how and why people become aware of psychological problems.

2. You will serve as moderator for the debate. That means that you, as moderator, will design the questions that you ask each of your fictitious psychologists and will also write their responses. There is no fixed number of questions, but plan to ask your debaters at least half a dozen or so.

3. Use a standard debate format in which you ask the respondents alternating questions and allow the other debater to respond to the first debaters answer to your question.

4. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Q84

Describe the social advocacy needs of the mental health population

Describe two advocacy actions? you can personally and professional take that could potentially improve the lives of this population.?

Q85

1.Overall, the United States has lagged behind other developed countries in providing accessible health care to its citizens. Explain why the United States is behind in this arena and how this lack of health care affects persons of color.Watch avideo call Health Care Reform before answering question.
2.Conduct an Internet search on Google Scholar and find two articles on the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA).

Share a brief, one-paragraph summary of each article. How have these articles expanded your understanding of this act? Describe three implications of the passage of PRWORA. Specifically, how did this welfare reform affect other segments of society?

Q86

The Greco-Roman goddess Athena (Minerva) was the goddess of wisdom, weaving, and warfare. Why does Christine invoke her aid? What parallels does she draw between her own attributes and those of Minerva?

Q87

Topic: Child Obesity in Public Schools and how public schools can take steps avoid it Subject: English Sources: 7 sources required Style: MLA Regards. Description Follow the Outline. Also, i sent an introduction. The information can go in the essay if you want but you better write a way better introduction than that. Take this seriously, this is my final paper man, please lol, thanks. You can use this as one of the links too. https://www.obesityaction.org/community/article-library/preventing-the-freshman-5-10-15-40/

Q88

“Supposing, as you have stated, that Hitler’s rise precipitated the Second World War, but was that factor theonly reason for the conflict?”

Q89

The recurrent push under President Reagan for distinguishing between the worthy and the unworthy and for the voluntary and private sector to take on more responsibility for social welfare seems to reflect a turn back to the 1800s and the Charity Organization Societies.

1. Do you agree or disagree with this ideology? What similarities and differences do you see between the Reagan era policies and the Charity Organization Societies? Do you agree or disagree with their claims of worthiness, based on NASW’s Policy Statement on Economic Justice? Explain why.

2.The 1960s marked a period of civil rights that were expanded in the 1970s. However, in the late 1980s, these efforts seemed to take a different direction, with a more conservative Supreme Court.

Given the current composition of the Supreme Court:

• Do you think civil rights continue to be reversed or expanded for certain groups? Support your claim with evidence from the scholarly or research literature.?
• Which groups may benefit from the current Supreme Court, and which groups may suffer? You may have to review current events to answer this part of the question.?
• Identify two different groups whose civil rights are suffering current infringement but may not be receiving public attention.
• How does the NASW Policy Statement on Civil Liberties and Social Justice address these discrimination and equity issues?

Q90

Drama Production Portfolio: The Real Inspector Hound
Imagine you are a theatre director.
You are tasked with directing The Real Inspector Hound.
As a director, you have to have a clear interpretation of the play, and you must also figure out how to portray your interpretation to the audience through the use of actors, staging and production elements, like sets, costumes, props, and lighting.
This assignment thus asks you to first explain your interpretation of the play in a directors statement, then asks you to describe how you will stage the play for an audience. The assignment is both interpretive and creative.
Here are the elements you need in your production plan:
1) Directors Statement
In about two pages, describe your interpretation of the play:
Identify the important themes (remembering the difference between theme and topic). How does the play show this theme?
Explain the mood of the play.
What is the world of the play? If it helps, compare this play to other plays, films, TV shows, or pieces of art.
You do not need to have a formal thesis here, but be sure you state coherently what this play is about. Be sure you explain your interpretation by pointing (with quotes, summary, or description) to moments and features of the play itself.
2) Production plan
In this section, you show what your play will look like. Write about two pages total, covering each of these sub-headings in well structured paragraphs. You do not need to quote the play directly, but you do need to be specific in describing your vision.
Characters
Who are the main two characters? Describe them. What are their main objectives? What conflict is keeping them from reaching their objectives? What is the relationship like between them and with the other characters? Describe the actors will you need to cast in these roles.
Setting
What will the set look like? Realistic or not? What time period? What furniture and props? How will the actors move around the stage?
Key moment
Identify what you believe is the key moment in the play that shows what your production will be like. Summarize what happens at this moment. Explain how you will stage it, and why it shows what your take on this play is.
[Optional – you may include another sub-heading on other production elements: costumes, lighting, any other pieces of the physical world of the play. This is not required, and you would still only be required to write two pages total in the production plan section.]

Q91

Order Description
Select three different cultures covered in the text and carefully compare them . Specifically discuss the similarities, differences and challenges that might face the clinician charges with providing family assessment and treatment services. Include the following Similarities, Differences, Unique challenges.
How does each culture view mental health services and clinicians from the same or different cultural? Historical perspective of mental health.
Current perspectives and response to treatment. Avoid all 1st person reference in your writing. Only source of reference is: Ethnicity and Family Therapy 3rd edition. Monica McGoldrick ISBN: 1-59385-0204

Q92

Compare Durkheim and Marxs Division of Labor
Order Description
Write a analytic paper on the basis of reading both original and secondary sources. Compare Durkheim and Marxs Division of Labor. Argue for the superiority of one of perspectives or theorists over
others, or compare and contrast theorists on specific issues. You can also connect the work to current events. An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of a theory of theorist in light of
those issues and concerns is typical for this kind of assignment. Citations must include scholarly sources in MLA format.

Q93

Constructivist theories are cognitive in nature, just as are cognitive information processing and social cognitive theory. In this theory though, the emphasis is on the learners construction of new knowledge with old knowledge. Learners extract information from their environment and combine it with their present knowledge and beliefs.
For this paper, asked to examine specific aspects of the theory and compare it to your previous three chapters. paper should be four to five pages in length, not counting your title page or references. Be sure to use examples from your readings and research to support your position throughout your paper. Papers should be double-spaced with a font size of 12 and follow APA style for citations, references, and overall format. Address the following in your paper:
•Summarize the major aspects of constructivism.
•Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of constructiveness, in general.
•Apply constructivism to a practical situation in your specialization. Describe the situation, how the theory can be applied, and what the expected outcomes would be.
•Compare behaviorism, social cognitive theory, cognitive information processing, and constructivism.
•Write in a concise, balanced, and logically organized manner. Use grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of graduate-level composition, using the accepted form and style of the profession, including APA cited support and forma

Q94

Culture and Play. What are the connections between childrens culture and their play? Explain and analyse, using a relevant theory and literature, how childrens play in the early childhood years is influenced by culture. Identify 2-3 issues that educators may face in promoting culturally relevant play. Make 5 recommendations, supported by theory and literature, that can be used by educators to promote culturally relevant play for children from diverse cultural backgrounds in early childhood settings, in collaboration with families. Focus aged group is 3 years to 5 years.

Q95

A self–assessment of your current sense of power within your organization and the profession

• Reflect on your personal current sense of power within your organization and the profession;
• Do a self–assessment of your leadership skills by doing the How Good are your Leadership Skills? assessment at http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_50.htm
o How did you score? You do need not to reveal this in your paper, but hopefully it will guide you in how to apply the concepts to your own situation.
• Reflect on your motivation for increasing your power within your organization and/or within the nursing profession.
• Do a self–assessment of your leadership motivation by doing the assessment The Leadership Motivation Assessment found at http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_01.htm
o Again, it is not necessary to post your score but hopefully it will guide you in how to discuss your motivation at this point in time.
• Review the information on power in the Learning Resources and conduct additional research on your own to examine strategies that seem relevant and worthwhile for helping to enrich your power as a nurse leader.
• Identify specific strategies you can use to develop and leverage sources and types of power to achieve desired outcomes.
To Complete
Write a 2– to 3–page paper, not including the cover and Reference page, describing:
• A self–assessment of your current sense of power within your organization and the profession;
• A self–assessment of your motivation for increasing your power base;
• Write a detailed plan for enhancing your power as a nurse and a leader–manager, including specific strategies for achieving that plan. Be sure to include strategies for mobilizing the power of nursing for social change, empowering others, and building a personal power base.

Q96

write a short paragraph for each questions
1. Can you give an example of a trigger event that might ignite positive psychological capabilities and moral reasoning? How is this the same as or different from environmental influences in the Mumford Skills Model?
2. Relational transparency is a self-regulatory behavior. How much of one’s negative qualities should a leader expose to others? What is an “appropriate manner” of sharing core feelings, motives, and inclination. write a short paragraph for each questions
1. Can you give an example of a trigger event that might ignite positive psychological capabilities and moral reasoning? How is this the same as or different from environmental influences in the Mumford Skills Model?
2. Relational transparency is a self-regulatory behavior. How much of one’s negative qualities should a leader expose to others? What is an “appropriate manner” of sharing core feelings, motives, and inclination

Q97

Select two professional and/or scholarly journal articles from the Ashford University Library that relate to your Research Paper topic from the Week Two Assignment. Develop a four- to five-page summary of the main points made by the author(s) of each article. You must include an analysis of at least two perspectives/theories with concurring and dissenting reviews of the chosen articles.Select two professional and/or scholarly journal articles from the Ashford University Library that relate to your Research Paper topic from the Week Two Assignment. Develop a four- to five-page summary of the main points made by the author(s) of each article. You must include an analysis of at least two perspectives/theories with concurring and dissenting reviews of the chosen articles.

Q98

Choose one (1) of the topics below and develop a three to four (3-4) paragraph essay (of at least 250-500 words) which adequately address the topic you have chosen.

Topic Choices

• There have been many theories regarding how the pyramids at Giza were constructed. Most experts agree that they were constructed as burial monuments for pharaohs, but “how” these ancient people constructed monuments of such great size without modern machinery is a mystery which is still being debated.
• No one can say for certain what happened to the great urban Mayan civilization, but theories abound and include varied possible alternatives to explain the relatively abrupt and mysterious disappearance of the Mayan civilization.
• Tutankhamen died young, at approximately eighteen (18) years of age. However, his cause of death has been the subject of quite varied scholarly theories and conclusions. Did he die of an injury, of illness, of murder, or something else?.
• Minoan Crete was a major civilization in its time, but several theories have been advanced to explain its demise, including speculations associating it with mythical Atlantis. What were the causes of Minoan Civilizations decline?
• Great Zimbabwe is an enormous complex of structures in East Africa. Since the builders and occupants left no written records, several theories have developed as to the identity of its builders and the functions of the structures. Which theory makes the most sense?
• The monumental size and complexity of the Tomb of Shihuangdi is astounding, yet its location and construction details were to be kept secret. What was the emperors purpose for such an elaborate, secret burial place?
• Other topic choice recommended and approved by the professor and supported by the grading rubric.

Write a three to four (3-4) paragraph paper in which you:

1. Clearly state the “mystery” and provide a brief summary of at least two (2) reasonable and scholarly theories which could explain the mystery. Because some theories may sound far-fetched, include the source or promoter of each theory – such as a scientist, a historian, a theologian, etc.
2. After summarizing at least two (2) scholarly theories, identify one (1) of the theories as the most plausible and provide at least two (2) convincing reasons why the theory you have chosen is the best one to explain the mystery. This will involve some critical reasoning skills on your part.
3. Use at least two (2) sources plus the class textbook. (Three [3] sources total as the minimum) Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources. You are highly encouraged to use the Resource Center tab at the top of your Blackboard page.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA style format. Both in-text citations and a

Q99

select two social change models and compare and contrast the similarities and differences between them. Identify their social change tactic, and give examples of representative groups, coalitions, organizations, or entities that exemplify them. Specify the components of successful progressive organizations. Support your comments with references and respond to a minimum of two classmates postings

Q100

Using your project proposal as a guide, include your thesis statement, develop a 2-3 page sentence outline for your paper, and complete an annotated bibliography with a minimum of six (6) peer-reviewed resources. When you have completed your paper, submit it to the drop box as a single document. Include the following in your paper:
Outline
Your 2-3 page sentence outline should include the following:
The title for your paper. Be sure to include the two disciplines based on your academic experience. Long titles are fine! (The two disciplines I am intertwining is: Criminal Justice and Government. The title for the topic of my paper is: Why is the crime rate still increasing in the United States?).
A clear, concise thesis statement intertwining the two disciplines you have selected.
A sentence outline detailing main points and subpoints you will make to support your thesis statement (each subpoint you make will eventually become a body paragraph or two in your paperyou should plan to make several subpoints throughout your paper)
Your 2-3 page sentence outline will help you stay on track throughout the research and writing process.
Annotated Bibliography
Your annotated bibliography should include a full, APA-style citation followed by a brief annotation of at least six (6) peer-reviewed resources.
Each of your annotations should do the following:
Identify the name of the source and the author(s)
Summarize the main point(s) the author(s) makes and any relevant supporting subpoints
Include a statement referring to the quality of the source (is it effective?) and how you might use it in your research project to support your position.