Month: July 2017

Please read all of the instructions: This assignment needs to be a planned calendar of math and science at home activities for preschoolers.These are suggested activities for parents to do with their children.You will need a minimum of 3 activities per week (12 activities in all) An explanation of EACH activity must accompany the CALENDAR(AGAIN YOU ARE MAKING A CALENDER) The assignment must be typed in 1-in margins 12pt font and the explanation parts of this activity must follow the format as follows below Subject Standard-florida 4 yr old standard Objective-What children will learn Materials-What material are needed Activity-list in steps Assessment-how will you measure what the children know

First, share what you found interesting, surprising or confusing. Next, explain whether you would choose political parties or interest groups to advocate your position and why. In your discussion draw on at least 3 relevant details from each chapter (see especially 8.3 and 8.4 and in 9.1 and 9.3) to consider the functions/types of activities to defend and explain which one you would use. Connect these details to specifics on what you learned about parties and groups active on the issue of climate change from the Module 2 Discussion folder. In a final few sentences consider whether your choice of using interest groups or parties is specific to this issue in particular or is it a broader preference. Explain your thinking. After this is is to help you with this assignment and answer what is said above.” I have a couple of purposes here. The two main ones are to have you explore the climate change issue and compare and contrast the role of political parties and interest groups in our democracy. Political parties and interest groups are key “intermediaries” in American Politics — they work “in between” the people and political leaders, elected and appointed, to facilitate communication, and other things. A few weeks ago, President Trump announced that the US would withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. If you held a passionate opinion on this issue, on either side, which would be the best route to express your opinion, through an interest group or a political party, and why? Take a look at these resources on the issue. It looks like a lot of information but I provide some guidance about how to be efficient on the longer ones. In the post I ask you to share what was most interesting and surprising to you here, and then choose groups or parties – and you must choose one over the other — and use the functions and activities of groups and parties in Chapters 8 and 9 to defend your preferred mode of organized pressure. (Details on the Paris Agreement and our withdrawal) — This is a clear and quick discussion of the Paris Agreement from a really neat resource if you are interested in politics, The Conversation. It is followed by Trump’s announcement from the White House web page. Even if you just listen for a few minutes — he begins at 6:06 – make sure you take a look at the details on the website, they are a nice summary of his decision points. The Conversation Paris Agreement Primer https://theconversation.com/the-paris-climate-agreement-at-a-glance-50465 https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2017/06/01/president-donald-j-trump-announces-us-withdrawal-paris-climate-accord ** the President’s remarks on his decision begin at 6 minutes 06 seconds (Political Party Platforms) – Compare the positions of the political parties on the issue of climate change. The major parties are very well organized – just find the section of the platform about Climate Change or Energy and the Environment (it is the last few paragraphs on Energy in the Republican). Note your reactions. https://www.democrats.org/party-platform https://www.gop.com/platform/ https://www.lp.org/platform/ http://www.gp.org/platform (Interest group activity) – I try here to represent a good range of types of groups and perspectives on each side to the issue. Compare these different descriptions of the groups on each side with the types of groups https://hbr.org/2016/10/research-whos-lobbying-congress-on-climate-change http://billmoyers.com/2014/02/07/five-groups-leading-the-charge-to-halt-climate-change/ https://cei.org/sites/default/files/20170508%20CEI%20Paris%20Treaty%20with%20logos%20-%2044%20Final.pdf http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/solutions/fight-misinformation/global-warming-skeptic.html#.WVuYB4jys2w US public opinion https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/21/climate/how-americans-think-about-climate-change-in-six-maps.html,” I will be providing you guys with the chapters 8.3, 8.4 and 9.1 and 9.3 pictures of the book that I am supposed to be reading to help you out with this assignment.

Complete the You Make the Call: Discretion in Criminal Justice Courtroom Workgroup simulations. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you include the following: Describe the problems you faced in the simulations. Explain the approaches used for resolving the problems. Discuss how critical and/or creative thinking skills were used or not used in the simulations. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

It will have to be in MLA format and word count should be between 550-750. 5 paragraphs 1. intro with thesis 2. 3. 4. 5. conclusion

Answer these questions about The Stanford prison experiment (SPE) View the slide show at http://www.prisonexp.org/ and answer discussion questions 12,13, and 14 on the discussion board 12.Was it ethical to do this study? Was it right to trade the suffering experienced by participants for the knowledge gained by the research? (The experimenters did not take this issue lightly, although the Slide Show may sound somewhat matter-of-fact about the events and experiences that occurred). 13. How do the ethical dilemmas in this research compare with the ethical issues raised by Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments? Would it be better if these studies had never been done? 14. If you were the experimenter in charge, would you have done this study? Would you have terminated it earlier? Would you have conducted a follow-up study?

Attached Files: File HIST 1302 NSC-68.pdf (1.864 MB) File HIST 1302 Patriot Act.pdf (227.66 KB) Carefully read and analyze the following documents: NSC-68 which was disseminated in April 1950 by the United States National Security Council and the Patriot Act which Congress passed after the terrorist attacks in September 2001. Based on these two documents, and what you have learned in your HIST 1302 class, consider these questions: What is the exact challenge the United States faces, according to the primary document? What were the ideological, political, and economic differences between the United States and the Soviet Union? What were the major security concerns for the United States? What strategies did the United States government believe would best protect the country’s values and national security? How did the United States government intend to enlist the assistance of its citizens to ensure political, economic, and cultural security? Explain the relationship between post-war Soviet espionage and the emergence of internal security and loyalty programs under Truman and Eisenhower. The government often infringes on civil liberties in order to protect national security, is this constitutionally sound? Why or why not? Having considered these questions, write an essay of at least 800 words that: Makes a specific argument that can be supported with the specific historical evidence of these two primary documents, as well as lecture notes and the textbook assigned to your class; Analyzes the historical significance of these two primary documents; Analyzes the nature of the Cold War in the 1950s; Evaluates the similarities and differences between NSC-68 and the Patriot Act; Is written in standard English, with all sources and quotes properly cited using MLA format; Is written in your own words, not copied and pasted from other sources or web sites; Is submitted through eCampus by clicking the CORE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT link above.

Your job in this assignment is to enter into the critical conversation about the effects of the internet on learning, knowledge, memory, concentration, and thinking. To do so, write an argumentative essay, between about 1,000 and 1,500 words, that answers the question posed by Nicholas Carr: Is Google making us stupid? Your essay should make your own position clear, and drawing on your own experiences, your analysis of Carr’s argument, our class discussions, and your research into outside sources in order to make an argument that answers Carr’s question. One of your goals in this assignment should be to establish a sense of ethos, or character and credibility. Do so by indicating that you share your audience’s values, by showing your own experiences with the internet, and by demonstrating that you have done your homework about the subject matter by looking into what others have said about Carr’s claims. Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/

No title page. Just 2 references If your last name starts with L-Z your primary post examines Moral Courage: Consider situations where a GN is taken off orientation prematurely, a physician’s order is obtained after nursing action is taken, or an omitted intervention (vital sign, medication, or treatment) is charted as having been done. You will select one set of questions to respond to after reading Kleinman or Murray, & Lachman articles that are live-linked here. Moral Courage: Dr. Kleinman (2006) believes “gradual erosion” of ethics takes place subconsciously (Ethical Drift: When good people do bad things). Drift occurs in a normally well-grounded individual outside of awareness, as a series of tiny exceptions to personal rules or moral values. Continual acceptance of the “lesser of two evils”, results in the nurse straying far off original course until disaster prompts self-examination. Do you agree with the author’s stated cause of the “ethos gap”? Why or why not? The author believes we are now practicing under very different ethical theories than ever before. Why, and do you agree? How can you develop better self-awareness in the workplace to prevent drift? Or Murray offers multiple definitions of “moral courage” in Moral Courage in Healthcare: Acting ethically even in the presence of risk. Lachman (2016) defines moral courage through the behaviors seen in resilient nurses. You may want to consider her list of quotes that place the concept of moral courage into words before composing your own definition, Moral Resilience – Lachman 2016. Compose a personal definition of moral courage. Review the list of behaviors that inhibit moral courage (Murray, linked above, provides Kidder’s 2005 list – you will see a table). Have you experienced one or more of these inhibitors? Explain your response. 3. Do you have moral courage?

Unit 2.1 DB: Theories of Social Welfare Choose one theory of the US social welfare system. List the strengths and weaknesses of this theory. How does it help explain the evolution of social welfare policy in the US? Why or why not? 8 8 8 1. Unit 2.2 DB: Policy Brief 2. Read a policy brief/report from either the Brookings Institute or the Hoover Institution and address the following questions: 1 How does the brief/report compare with the description of policy analysis in your required readings? 3. Do you think the analysis comes more from a rational perspective or a political perspective? Why? 3 Do you support changes being made to your selected policy? Why or why not? Be sure to include a link and reference to the brief/report. In the response to your peers, explain the reason you agree or disagree with changes being made to their selected policy. Always properly cite any sources you may use in your writings. 6 6 6 Unit 2.3 DB: Submit Your Topic of Choice for Policy Paper In this discussion, submit a thread (300 or more words) sharing the policy topic you would like to write about for the paper that is due in Unit 7. This topic should be of importance to you; this will help in writing your paper. Be sure to include two reasons why there is a problem with this social welfare policy. Provide helpful feedback to at least two of your peers for your responses. • Complete Policy Paper Instructions and Rubric * For ideas on topics, see the listed topics above or refer to the following resources: * Hoover Institution: http://www.hoover.org/ * Brookings Institute: http://www.brookings.edu/ * Chapter 4 of the textbook • Box 4.8 from pages 109-113 contains policy research websites * Ideas for this policy paper topic include but are not limited to: * Policy for women and children * Policy for LGBTQ * Income security and the policies that include retirement, disability, death, and unemployment * TANF and drug testing * Social Security * Education (e.g. Head Start and free tuition) * Mental health treatment and incarceration * Poverty * Child abuse and protection book https://ambassadored.vitalsource.com/#/ linda.ayodele@students.post.edu Khalil1986_

Writing Project 2 Purpose: For this essay, you will carefully read a “text” and discuss the messages that text conveys to readers. Course Learning Objectives: Rhetorical knowledge, development and critical thinking, organization, conventions of style and usage, documentation of sources. Form / Design: This essay should be double-spaced, in twelve point font, and at least 1,250 words. It should follow APA or MLA format. If you wish to use another documentation style, ask me for permission. Audience: Your audience for this project should be others who have read and understood the same work that you are reading. Your tone should be academic, so avoid contractions and overly colloquial language. Process Work: You will need to submit an early draft for review and a final draft for a grade. I assume you are completing additional process work to support your writing including taking notes on your sources, brainstorming, outlining, etc. Please save ALL of your process work, from start to finish. You will need it for your portfolio. Specifics: For this assignment, you will choose a text that represents, discusses, comments on, and / or provides inspiration regarding some aspect of who you are, once were, or want to be. You will read it closely and carefully, paying careful attention to what the text conveys both explicitly and implicitly. You will unpack implications. You will discuss what the text “means” as well as how it creates meaning. Ultimately, you will analyze the text and construct an arguable thesis related to the text. You will explain and defend your position.