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Chinese Exclusion Act

 
Examine the Bedford Digital Case Study on the Chinese Exclusion Act in the Reading & Study folder. After reading the Learning Objective and Historical Background, read the primary sources. In the Case Study Discussion Board Forum, your thread must address 1 of the following questions:

  1. Using specific examples, explain which primary source from the case study is most interesting to you and why.
  2. Using specific examples, explain why James Blaine’s speech on Chinese immigration would have appealed to many Americans in the late 1870s.
  3. Using specific examples, identify 3 specific provisions from the Chinese Exclusion Act and explain what they reveal about American society in the 1880s.

Each thread must be 200–250 words and demonstrate specific knowledge of the primary sources in the case study. In addition to the thread, reply to the threads of at least 2 classmates. Each reply must be 75–150 words. Show respect for other students’ opinions. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated and will result in a failing grade on this assignment. Your grade will be based on the quality of the content of your posts as well as the quality of your writing.
As your participate in the Case Study Discussion Board Forum, keep in mind Luke 1:1–4—“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word have handed them down to us, it seems fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order…so that you might know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.” In these verses, we can find guidance in how to approach the study of history. Note Luke’s emphasis on sources (“eyewitnesses”), meticulous study (“having investigated everything carefully”), and pursuit of the truth (“so that you might know the exact truth”). As Christian scholars, we need to approach our subjects with integrity and base our conclusions on careful research and solid evidence.

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Military Decision Making

  History
: Master
: Coursework
: English (U.S.)
: 7 pages/1925 words
:Turabian
3 sources due in 20 hours FROM  NO PLAGIARISM
The Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) exam is worth 60% of the C600 block grade and is due after lesson C634. Specifically, this exam has seven requirements for you to apply the MDMP to a tactical scenario.
All work must be your own. Do not discuss this examination or your answers with anyone other than a Department of Distance Education (DDE) instructor. Your answers to exam questions must be typed and double-spaced throughout, using Times New Roman 12-pitch font and one-inch margins. This exam does not have an associated CGSC Form 1009W Grading Rubric.
Overview: In Leavenworth Papers #11 “Rangers: Selected Combat Operations in World War II,” Dr. Michael J. King notes that “The rescue of 511 American and Allied prisoners from a Japanese POW compound near Cabanatuan in the Philippines by elements of the 6th Ranger
Battalion, reinforced by Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas, was the most complex operation that Rangers conducted during World War II. It was also one of the most successful.”
That rescue has been chronicled in the 2005 movie The Great Raid and several books including Hour of Redemption by Forrest Bryant Johnson, The Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides, and is the focus of Chapter 6 of King’s work. Although the movie and other references may help you understand the scenario more, this examination scenario is based solely on the information provided in King’s work. You may refer back to the C600 online lessons and readings to review key concepts about MDMP. ADRP 1-02 dated September 2013 and FM 6-0 dated May 2014 are the primary doctrinal references for this examination. Additionally, you should review the Military Review article by Dr. Tom Clark and the three student aids posted with the exam.
Read Chapter 6 “Cabanatuan” of Leavenworth Papers #11, and then provide your responses to the seven requirements which begin on page three of this document. A PDF version of the CSI publication is available in Blackboard, posted with this exam. It is also available online at www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/king.pdf .
If you state information from the lessons, readings, doctrinal manuals or other references as part of your answer, you must include a citation in accordance with ST 22-2. You may use parenthetical citations, endnotes or footnotes.
CGSC does not tolerate cheating, plagiarism, or unauthorized collaboration. Therefore, you should review CGSC Bulletin #920, Academic Ethics Policy (February 2011) and the DDE Academic Ethics brief posted on the course information page. Violation of academic ethics will result in an investigation and possible removal from the course.
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SCORING
Requirement #1 Running Estimate (10 points) _______/10
Requirement #2 The Problem (10 points) _______/10
Requirement #3 The Mission (10 points) _______/10
Requirement #4 Purpose and Task (30 points) _______/30
Requirement #5 Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (10 points) _______/10
Requirement #6 Commander’s Judgment (10 points) _______/10
Requirement #7 COA Analysis, Comparison & Recommendation (20 points) _______/20
Total (100 points) _______/100
INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS:
Grader: ________________________
REQUIREMENT #1: Running Estimate (10 Points. Three to four double-spaced pages)
You are the S-3 of the 6th Ranger Battalion conducting mission analysis on 27 January 1945 at the Ranger base camp at Calasiao on the Lingayen Gulf. Provide a complete movement estimate that LTC Mucci and his staff would use to develop plans and analyze various courses of action. Although you have the benefit of hindsight, write your running estimate as you would have on 27 Jan (in the present or future tense) rather than as an AAR in the past tense. Although there are some guides and formats to a generic estimate, as well as a sample medical estimate included with this examination, you can modify those formats or develop one to help you present your analysis to LTC Mucci. Your movement estimate should include, but is not limited to:
• Time available to conduct the operation before the Japanese decide to move or murder the POWs, and how much time to allocate to planning, preparation and execution.
• Maintaining secrecy in varied terrain during day and night operations.
• The appropriate balance of speed and security.
• The best time of day to initiate actions on the objective.
• The anticipated distances covered by, time required to, and rates of movement for:
o the Ranger advance to the POW Camp
o actions on the objective
o the movement of Rangers & former POWs and 6th Army to a link-up point
o Japanese counterattacks.
• How Filipino civilians and guerrillas, as well as the US Army Air Corps can help expedite friendly forces or impede enemy forces.
Essentially, your estimate should explain to LTC Mucci how the Rangers can get to the compound before the Japanese make the fatal decision, and how the task force and former POWs can link up with 6th Army before the Japanese catch that vulnerable group. The goal of the estimate is to help LTC Mucci plan for this mission by providing him specific information he probably doesn’t know, rather than general ideas which he probably does know. For example, stating that the POWs will move slowly is not helpful to LTC Mucci, while ESTIMATING that the POWs could move at one mile per hour for three hours before needing two hours for food and rest could be helpful to LTC Mucci and his staff.
REQUIREMENT #2: The Problem (10 Points. Approximately one-half of a double-spaced page)
Using previous course material, the Military Review article, and the student aid, articulate LTC Mucci’s problem including at least ONE critical element for each mission variable (METT-TC).
REQUIREMENT #3: The Mission (10 Points. Approximately one double-spaced page)
While developing his commander’s estimate, LTC Mucci brainstormed three different words to use for his ESSENTIAL TASK in the mission statement: Liberate, Raid, Secure. Citing your references, (a) provide a current US Army doctrinal definition for EACH of the three words (or dictionary definition if no doctrinal definition exists), and then (b) select and justify which one to include as the essential task in the Rangers mission statement. Note: You are not required to write a mission statement—only to select and justify which one word LTC Mucci should use as the essential task in his mission statement.
Mission Analysis: Through mission analysis, the commander and staff should understand the problem and the resources available to solve that problem. Each staff member is responsible for conducting his or her own running (staff) estimate that provides very detailed information within his or her area of responsibility. The staff then analyzes that information and synthesizes (packages) it into the mission analysis brief. The essence of staff work involves distilling mountains of information into nuggets of knowledge. One method through which staff officers do this is to process the facts (or WHAT) into information (by asking SO WHAT?), analyze the information to increase knowledge (by asking WHICH MEANS?), and apply judgment to gain an understanding (by asking THEREFORE?)
REQUIREMENT #4: Purpose and Task (30 Points total. 6 Points each. One to two double-spaced pages. See example response. You must write in sentences rather than bulletized form.)
SELECT FIVE OF THE EIGHT ELEMENTS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
• The Filipino Guerrillas
• The Alamo Scouts
• 1st Platoon Charlie Company
• 2nd Platoon Charlie Company
• 2nd Platoon Foxtrot Company
• The Filipino Civilians
• The Radio Team in Guimba
• The 6th US Army
For each element selected, (a) list the most important contribution (TASK) that it made during the operation, (b) explain why that contribution was needed (PURPOSE), and (c) explain how that contribution was synchronized with at least ONE other action that preceded, followed or occurred concurrent with it. When possible, use a tactical mission task from current US Army doctrine, even if the author did not use a proper task.
Example Response for the US Army Air Force: The American airplane disrupted (Task) the Japanese Guards so that the Rangers could crawl close to the POW camp undetected (Purpose). The Black Widow flew over the camp “at 1840, three-quarters of an hour before the attack was to begin,” (King p 64) while the Rangers were crossing the open field outside of the POW Camp.
REQUIREMENT #5: Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIRs)
(10 Points. Approximately one-half of a double-spaced page)
Construct a logical IF, AND/OR, THEN sequence justifying LTC Mucci’s decision to assault on 30 January. You are not required to include OR in your response, but should include elements related to the enemy, your own multinational force, the POWs, and local support. (Keep in mind that a decision to delay on 29 January does not justify an assault on the 30th, because conditions could have been worse.)
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ethics and whistleblowers

each of us perceives “ethics” from our own point of reference as to what is or is not ethical. This assignment asks you to consider ethics and whistleblowers. Select one of the behaviors listed below for your discussion posting. Base your posting on your relationship with the “unethical person” and any risk involved in “whistle blowing”.
1. Stealing from an employer
2. Falsifying a time sheet
3. Padding an expense account
4. Falsifying any document or record
5. Lying about the conduct of a co-worker
All discussions must be completed on-time and must include in-text citations and references in APA style formatting

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Discuss the changing role of women in industrial society

Only choice ONE question
By the due date, choose and respond substantively to one of the discussion questions posted below. Submit your response to the Discussion Area on W4 Assignment 1: Post Here. Your response should include a clear argument supported by cited evidence as well as your own explanation of what that evidence means and why it is relevant to your post.
Steps to Success
Please use scholarly, college-level research sources to respond to this assignment, including the textbook, class lectures, relevant primary sources, and/or journal articles from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division Online Library. If you use websites for your research, they must be reputable scholarly sources.
Acknowledge your sources using in-text citations and a works cited list formatted in MLA style. Summaries and paraphrases require citations; quotes require quotation marks and citations.
Do not use attachments for this assignment. Submit your response directly to the Discussion Area.
Participation Instructions
By the end of the week, please comment substantively on two or more classmates’ assignments. Responding substantively to any questions left to you by the instructor in his or her feedback will count as one of your two required participation responses. Leave comments that raise salient points and stimulate discussion. Focus on the topic and its historical context. Be respectful, helpful, clear, and concise. Always utilize constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of further learning. Good participation comments will assist your educational process and that of the class as a whole.
The discussion questions for this task include:

  1. Discuss the changing role of women in industrial society. How did that role change from 1830–1920? http://www.victorianweb.org/victorian/gender/femeconov.html provides an interesting place to start! Also, the Web site for your textbook has an enlightening article in Chapters 22 and 23: The Historical Record under electronic documents (they are the same document).
  2. What arts were created or transformed by the Industrial Revolution? How did art reflect new styles of living?
  3. To what extent were the great powers of Europe able to cooperate on international issues during the 19th century and early part of the 20th century? What were the greatest areas of agreement? What were the major areas of conflict?
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psychopharmacological properties

For this task, you will debate whether controlled substance should be legalized (if currently illegal to buy or use), or made available as over the counter drugs (if currently only used with a prescription).
For your debate, choose a specific drug from one of the four drug categories listed above (CNS depressants, CNS stimulants, marijuana, or hallucinogens). Present the pros and cons of making such a substance available freely or on a controlled basis. In preparing your debate, be sure to mention the following points:
Identify the psychopharmacological properties of the substance.
Determine how widely the substance is used.
Determine if the substance is addictive.
Indicate any side effects for this substance.
Identify the effects of criminalizing the substance.
Recognize any problems that might be caused or prevented by decriminalizing the substance.
Determine how this substance can be beneficial once it can be legally purchased without a prescription.
Indicate how this drug might be detrimental if it can be legally purchased without a prescription.
Identify any social implications that can emerge if this substance can be legally purchased.
Prepare your debate in transcript form and allow each debater to make a statement. Be sure to allow time for each to make a rebuttal of the other’s statement. Use critical thinking skills to follow the rules for a logical debate. Support the points in the debate with reference to at least three scholarly references. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages

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Career Development: Networking

develop a well-written paper that includes the following: Describe the role that networking can play in your professional life (accounting field)

  • Explain what you’re doing to keep your “professional brand” consistent across social and professional platforms.
  • List at least two professional organizations for CPAs and describe the value you could gain by becoming a member of these organizations.
  • Discuss the steps you could take to developing a professional connection with a mentor or career coach.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Be 2-3 pages in length.
  • Be formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.
  • include 1 reference
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internal and external validity in research studies

Qouzi CLass 600

Description

EEC 600 is a course designed to prepare special education teachers to understand and use research to inform decision making in choosing curriculum and instructional interventions. Additionally, students will learn principles governing single-subject and action research in classroom or small group settings.

Required Materials

American Psychological Association. (2009). Concise rules of APA style. Author: Washington D.C.
Creswell, J. W. (2015). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Huff, D. (1954). How to lie with statistics. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

Recommended Materials

American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed.). Washington D.C.: Author.

Course Goals:

1. Demonstrate the ability to critically analyze research articles to determine their relative contribution to scientific and educational practice
2. Describe the importance of controlling threats to internal and external validity in research studies
3. Identify key elements in research studies that support high internal validity.
4. Describe the importance of external validity and the limits of poor external validity on generalization of findings
5. Explain the purpose and limitations of correlational research
6. Describe the difference between parametric and non-parametric tests of statistical significance
7. Recognize and describe elements of experimental group and single-subject research.
8. Explain what is meant by statistical significance and quickly determine whether a researcher reports statistical significance
9. Explain the difference between statistical and practical significance of research studies
10. Describe commonly used tests of statistical significance and match the test with the correct ways of reporting statistical significance
11. Describe the purpose and characteristics of experimental and applied research
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12. Use APA Style appropriately to communicate ideas in writing
13. Effectively use the specialized vocabulary of research
14. Interpret basic descriptive and inferential statistics
15. Identify major sections and purposes of a research report
16. Discuss substantive issues and methodological considerations for conducting and using research in special education

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Proctor And Gamble Case Study

1. Using segmentation strategies, what are the target market(s) for P&G? How does this relate to the company’s brand management strategies? 
2. Who are the top three competitors of P&G, and what are their advantages/disadvantages with respect to their competitive product/service strategies?
3. P&G’s impressive portfolio includes some of the strongest brand names in the world. What are some of the challenges associated with being the market leader in so many different categories?
4. With social media becoming increasingly important and with fewer people watching traditional commercials on television, what does P&G need to do to maintain its strong brand images?
5. What risks will P&G face in the future?

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New Diagnostics For Treating Diabetes

 Identify a research or evidence-based article that focuses comprehensively on a specific intervention or new diagnostic tool for the treatment of diabetes in adults or children. In a paper of 750-1,000 words, summarize the main idea of the research findings for a specific patient population. Research must include clinical findings that are current, thorough, and relevant to diabetes and the nursing practice. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin. Develop a PowerPoint presentation (a title slide, 6-12 slides, and a reference slide; no larger than 2 MB) that includes the following: A brief summary of the research conducted in the Evidence-Based Project – Paper on Diabetes. A descriptive and reflective discussion of how the new tool or intervention may be integrated into practice that is supported by sound research. Please double space.