Basic Essay

Basic Essay

 

Basic Essay

 

 

The Assignment

Using your own basic writing knowledge and the tips and ideas in the first chapters of Evergreen, write a short essay describing a memorable meal. The essay should
contain an introduction, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion in which you reflect on what you’ve written.

Your introduction should offer your readers some context to the story. Give us some background information. Introduce us to the main characters and setting of this
memorable meal.

The body of your essay should be richly detailed. As you describe the meal and the events surrounding it, try to capture the sounds, smells, tastes, textures and
colors that you remember. As you describe the meal, be thinking about its larger significance. Why did this meal in particular matter?

In the conclusion your essay should attempt to answer the “So what?” question. Why was this meal significant? It may have been the time you pulled a hair out of an
Arby’s sandwich, or it may be the meal where you met your spouse. What did you come to understand about yourself or the world as a result of this meal? How could
someone else relate to it?

You should not use any outside resources for this essay. All the ideas must be your own.

While your essay should be richly detailed, the sentences should be clear and concise.

The essay should be well-organized.

Assignment Goals

Students will apply the writing process to a short, descriptive essay. They will use prewriting techniques such as freewriting, mapping, listing, etc. They will
explore ways of making connections between personal experience and a larger audience. They will write in clear, concise, and correct prose.

The essay will be used to help the instructor and student understand his/her strengths and weaknesses in writing.

 

Buying a House

Buying a House

 

 

Buying a House

You wish to buy a $500,000 house, using a 20-year mortgage and putting 20% as a cash down payment. The current interest rate is 4.25% compounded monthly. Set up a loan
table. What is your monthly payment? For each month, what portion of that payment goes to principal and what goes to paying interest? Create a mortgage ammortization
table to show your solution.

Pay attention to formatting and do not hardcode numbers into your formulas.

English

English

 

English

 

The purpose of this discussion is for you to reflect on your experiences with on-the-job training. Figure 1.3 in your text lists the percentages of companies providing
various types of training and it might be helpful to examine this first to help you recall the types of training you have had in your jobs. However, you may also
describe training you have received that is not part of this list.

a. Describe the training courses you have taken at work.
b. Describe how the training helped you on the job and provide recommendations for improving the training courses.
If you have never had on-the-job training before you may, instead, select a type of training you would be interested in receiving and describe the ideal
characteristics of such a training session.

 

U7A1-12 & S1-Global Issue – Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) —Global Issue Resources | Transcript.

U7A1-12 & S1-Global Issue – Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) —Global Issue Resources | Transcript.

 

 

U7A1-12 & S1-Global Issue – Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) —Global Issue Resources | Transcript.

 

Global Issue – Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) Scoring Guide.

Global Issue Resources | Transcript.

In this phase of your Global Issue Analysis project, you will establish the theoretical framework that you will use to address the issue you selected in phase one.

You will begin by revising the work you previously submitted for your Global Issue – Selection (Phase I) assignment, based on the feedback you received from your
instructor and other advances in your understanding since phase one was submitted. This will be included at the beginning of the paper you will submit for this
assignment.
Next, you will detail a review of the literature relevant to the issue you selected to make sure you have considered as many facets of the issue as possible. Your list
of sources will include those you previously cited in phase one, but should be considerably augmented. Include added material located through Global Issue Resources
(AGOA, U.S. State Department, GAO, and United Nations), and course readings or media presentations if relevant. In addition, you should now include significant
additions of readings from the Resource library or other peer-reviewed sources online or in print. Critically analyze this material to support your conception of the
issue you are writing on.

At this point, you will identify and explain theories of culture, citizen engagement, and participation that are relevant to your issue and how they apply to it.

Finally, you will explain the key outcomes or findings that result as you apply the foregoing theories to your issue.

This is considered Phase 2 in the development of your Global Issue Analysis project. For this assignment, use the following organizational arrangement and structure:
1. Introduction.

2. Background.

3. Rationale for selection.

4. Review of relevant literature.

5. Theoretical framework applied to your topic.

6. Key outcomes and findings from the application of theoretical framework to your global issue.

7. References.
The paper should also meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

• APA formatting: Reference citations are formatted according to APA (sixth edition) style.

• Number of resources: Minimum of eight peer-reviewed resources and other sources as appropriate.

• Length of paper: 5–8 typed, double-spaced pages, plus a list of references.

• Font and font size: Times, 12 point.

Unit 7
INTRODUCTION
Think back to when you were in high school, and recall a group you belonged to. It may have been a clique, or a
bunch of kids brought together by a common interest, such as band or debate. It might have been the
members of a team or the cast of the school musical.
Invariably, there were internal friendships within the group. Quite likely, your best friend was a part of this
group. Often, in groups like this, there were internal clashes: arguments, fallings-out, and flat-out power
struggles. Sometimes it might have been a case of you arguing with your best friend within the group, and
sometimes the whole clique was in a conflict, with people expected to choose sides and adopt the grievances.
What happened, though, when someone challenged the group?
Everyone came together, even though they were not agreeing internally, because everyone identified with the
group and the group was being threatened. This is one example of the concept of collective identity.
For a less distant example, consider the aftermath of the September 11 attacks—the collapse of the World
Trade Center towers and the airplane crashes at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. The country came together
as a nation for the common purpose of supporting those who suffered such devastating losses that day, and
rallied around the fight against those who would commit such heinous acts. No matter what our individual
viewpoints or feelings, we were Americans first, and we came together in our feeling of collective identity.
This unit invites you to explore the issues around collective identity, how it is established, and how it can benefit
society.
In practice, the United Nations is a structure to formalize a collective identity, in this case to provide collective
security. When confronted by the collective identity of peace-loving nations, the bullies of the world would have
to back down and stop whatever aggression they had mistakenly thought they could perpetrate.
Other applications of collective identity come from collaborations across sectors on issues, such as when
government entities, businesses, agriculture representatives, and fishery representatives all discuss water rights
and release rates. In this case, the common goal is maintaining adequate water supplies to take care of farmers,
cities, and outdoor enthusiasts, while securing the endangered fishery population and protecting the
environment. Each party comes to the table with its own agenda, but all parties are united in the common
agenda concerning the water supply.
As you examine collective identity in this unit, think about its many applications in public administration and
what collective identity means for you as a public servant.
OBJECTIVES
To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:
1. Examine the role of collective identity in multiculturalism.
2. Analyze barriers that may be rooted in differences and conflict between cultural and community values.
Unit 7 Collective Identity
3. Discuss and analyze the relationships that exist between public participation, collective identity, and
multiculturalism.
4. Identify public administration strategies that encourage the positive application of multiculturalism and
collective identity.
5. Correlate the ways in which public trust is established with common public values and collective identity.
6. Demonstrate effective academic writing.
[u07s1] Unit 7 Study 1
STUDIES
Readings
Use the Griswold text, Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, to complete the following:
• Read “Identities, Problems, and Movements,” pages 99–117.
Research
Complete the following research in preparation for this unit’s discussions:
• Use the Resource library, the Internet, and other resources available to you to locate at least three
resources (these do not need to be peer reviewed, but should be credible) that address issues of
collective identity and, if possible, how it is formed. You will use this information in the Collective
Identity discussion later in this unit.
[u07a1] Unit 7 Assignment 1 
GLOBAL ISSUE – THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK (PHASE 2)
Resources
Global Issue – Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) Scoring Guide.
Global Issue Resources | Transcript.
In this phase of your Global Issue Analysis project, you will establish the theoretical framework that you
will use to address the issue you selected in phase one.
You will begin by revising the work you previously submitted for your Global Issue – Selection (Phase I)
assignment, based on the feedback you received from your instructor and other advances in your
understanding since phase one was submitted. This will be included at the beginning of the paper you will
submit for this assignment.
Next, you will detail a review of the literature relevant to the issue you selected to make sure you have
considered as many facets of the issue as possible. Your list of sources will include those you previously cited
in phase one, but should be considerably augmented. Include added material located through Global Issue
Resources (AGOA, U.S. State Department, GAO, and United Nations), and course readings or media
presentations if relevant. In addition, you should now include significant additions of readings from the
Resource library or other peer-reviewed sources online or in print. Critically analyze this material to support
your conception of the issue you are writing on.
At this point, you will identify and explain theories of culture, citizen engagement, and participation that are
relevant to your issue and how they apply to it.
Finally, you will explain the key outcomes or findings that result as you apply the foregoing theories to your
issue.
This is considered Phase 2 in the development of your Global Issue Analysis project. For this assignment, use
the following organizational arrangement and structure:
1. Introduction.
2. Background.
3. Rationale for selection.
4. Review of relevant literature.
5. Theoretical framework applied to your topic.
6. Key outcomes and findings from the application of theoretical framework to your global issue.
7. References.
The paper should also meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall
message.
• APA formatting: Reference citations are formatted according to APA (sixth edition) style.
• Number of resources: Minimum of eight peer-reviewed resources and other sources as appropriate.
• Length of paper: 5–8 typed, double-spaced pages, plus a list of references.
• Font and font size: Times, 12 point.

Project 1 – Maths:Based on Larson & Farber: section 2.1

Project 1 – Maths:Based on Larson & Farber: section 2.1

 

 

Project 1 – Maths:Based on Larson & Farber: section 2.1

 

Project 1 InstructionsBased on Larson & Farber: section 2.1 Use the Project 1 Data Set to create the graphs and tables in Questions 1–4 and to answer both parts of Question 5. If you cannot figure out how to make the graphs and
tables in Excel, you are welcome to draw them by hand and then submit them as a scanned document or photo. 1.     Open a blank Excel file and create a grouped frequency distribution of the maximum daily temperatures for the 50 states for a 30 day period. Use 8 classes. (8
points)2.     Add midpoint, relative frequency, and cumulative frequency columns to your frequency distribution. (8 points)3.     Create a frequency histogram using Excel. You will probably need to load the Data Analysis add-in within Excel. If you do not know how to create a histogram in
Excel, view the video located at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gQUcRwDiik. A simple bar graph will also work.If you cannot get the histogram or bar graph features to work, you may draw a histogram by hand and then scan or take a photo (your phone can probably do this) of your
drawing and email it to your instructor. (8 points)4.     Create a frequency polygon in Excel (or by hand). For help, view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q-KdmDJirg(8 points)5.     A. Do any of the temperatures appear to be unrealistic or in error? If yes, which ones and why? (4 points)B. Explain how this affects your confidence in the validity of this data set. (4 points)

Data Set for Project 1 Maximum Temperatures by State in the United States for the month of August, 2013 State Name Max Temps in August 2013AL 97AK 97AZ 45AR 100CA 49CO 109CT 93DE 91FL 102GA 99HI 90ID 97IL 97IN 93IA 100KS 111KY 93LA 97ME 93MD 97MA 97MI 91MN 109MS 97MO 97MT 90NE 108NV 111NH 93NJ 108NM 106NY 93NC 100ND 88OH 91OK 108OR 97PA 93RI 104SC 97SD 93TN 99TX 104UT 106VT 91VA 102WA 93WV 91WI 90WY 99

What is the variable manufacturing cost per vehicle? What is the fixed manufacturing cost per month?

What is the variable manufacturing cost per vehicle? What is the fixed manufacturing cost per month?

 

 

What is the variable manufacturing cost per vehicle? What is the fixed manufacturing cost per month?

 

Q1.

Seaside Motors specializes in producing one specialty vehicle. It is called Surfer and is styled to easily fit multiple surfboards in its back area and top-mounted
storage racks.
Seaside has the following manufacturing costs:

Seaside currently produces 210 vehicles per month.

Requirements

1.What is the variable manufacturing cost per vehicle? What is the fixed manufacturing cost per month?

2.Plot a graph for the variable manufacturing costs and a second for the fixed manufacturing costs per month. How does the concept of relevant range relate to your
graphs? Explain.

3What is the total manufacturing cost of each vehicle if 70
vehicles are produced each month? 195
vehicles? How do you explain the difference in the manufacturing cost per unit?

 

 

 

 

Q2. Sweet tooth Candies manufactures jaw-breaker candies in a fully automated process. The machine that produces candies was purchased recently and can make 4, 500
per month. The machine costs $ 8, 500 and is depreciated using straight line depreciation over 10 years assuming zero residual value. Rent for the factory space and
warehouse and other fixed manufacturing overhead costs total $ 1, 500 per month. Sweet tooth currently makes and sells 3,500 jaw-breakers per month. Sweet tooth buys
just enough materials each month to make the jaw-breakers it needs to sell. Materials cost 10 cents per jaw-breaker. Next year Sweet tooth
expects demand to increase by 100%. At this volume of materials purchased, it will get a 10% discount on price. Rent and other fixed manufacturing overhead costs will
remain the same.

U7D1-12 & S1-Collective Identity —see details

U7D1-12 & S1-Collective Identity —see details

 

U7D1-12 & S1-Collective Identity —see details

 

Readings

Use the Griswold text, Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, to complete the following:

• Read “Identities, Problems, and Movements,” pages 99–117.

Research

Complete the following research in preparation for this unit’s discussions:

• Use the Resource library, the Internet, and other resources available to you to locate at least three

resources (these do not need to be peer reviewed, but should be credible) that address issues of

collective identity and, if possible, how it is formed. You will use this information in the Collective

Identity discussion please make sure to include the DOI links or the attachments of the resources with this discussion.

COLLECTIVE IDENTITY
Reference your reading and the resources you located earlier in this unit’s study to address the following

discussion questions:

• How is collective identity formed?

• How should trust be established in public settings?

• How can we encourage collective identity?

• What lessons about establishing trust and embracing multiculturalism in public participation situations

should public administrators take from these examples?

 

Unit 7
INTRODUCTION
Think back to when you were in high school, and recall a group you belonged to. It may have been a clique, or a
bunch of kids brought together by a common interest, such as band or debate. It might have been the
members of a team or the cast of the school musical.
Invariably, there were internal friendships within the group. Quite likely, your best friend was a part of this
group. Often, in groups like this, there were internal clashes: arguments, fallings-out, and flat-out power
struggles. Sometimes it might have been a case of you arguing with your best friend within the group, and
sometimes the whole clique was in a conflict, with people expected to choose sides and adopt the grievances.
What happened, though, when someone challenged the group?
Everyone came together, even though they were not agreeing internally, because everyone identified with the
group and the group was being threatened. This is one example of the concept of collective identity.
For a less distant example, consider the aftermath of the September 11 attacks—the collapse of the World
Trade Center towers and the airplane crashes at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. The country came together
as a nation for the common purpose of supporting those who suffered such devastating losses that day, and
rallied around the fight against those who would commit such heinous acts. No matter what our individual
viewpoints or feelings, we were Americans first, and we came together in our feeling of collective identity.
This unit invites you to explore the issues around collective identity, how it is established, and how it can benefit
society.
In practice, the United Nations is a structure to formalize a collective identity, in this case to provide collective
security. When confronted by the collective identity of peace-loving nations, the bullies of the world would have
to back down and stop whatever aggression they had mistakenly thought they could perpetrate.
Other applications of collective identity come from collaborations across sectors on issues, such as when
government entities, businesses, agriculture representatives, and fishery representatives all discuss water rights
and release rates. In this case, the common goal is maintaining adequate water supplies to take care of farmers,
cities, and outdoor enthusiasts, while securing the endangered fishery population and protecting the
environment. Each party comes to the table with its own agenda, but all parties are united in the common
agenda concerning the water supply.
As you examine collective identity in this unit, think about its many applications in public administration and
what collective identity means for you as a public servant.
OBJECTIVES
To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:
1. Examine the role of collective identity in multiculturalism.
2. Analyze barriers that may be rooted in differences and conflict between cultural and community values.
Unit 7 Collective Identity
3. Discuss and analyze the relationships that exist between public participation, collective identity, and
multiculturalism.
4. Identify public administration strategies that encourage the positive application of multiculturalism and
collective identity.
5. Correlate the ways in which public trust is established with common public values and collective identity.
6. Demonstrate effective academic writing.
[u07s1] Unit 7 Study 1
STUDIES
Readings
Use the Griswold text, Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, to complete the following:
• Read “Identities, Problems, and Movements,” pages 99–117.
Research
Complete the following research in preparation for this unit’s discussions:
• Use the Resource library, the Internet, and other resources available to you to locate at least three
resources (these do not need to be peer reviewed, but should be credible) that address issues of
collective identity and, if possible, how it is formed. You will use this information in the Collective
Identity discussion later in this unit.
COLLECTIVE IDENTITY
Resources
Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
Reference your reading and the resources you located earlier in this unit’s study to address the following
discussion questions:
• How is collective identity formed?
• How should trust be established in public settings?
• How can we encourage collective identity?
• What lessons about establishing trust and embracing multiculturalism in public participation situations
should public administrators take from these examples?
[u07d1] Unit 7 Discussion 1 

 

SOC Assignment

SOC Assignment

 

 

SOC Assignment

 

Use the Internet to research one developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of the effects that issues such as bad governance, civil
war and corruption have on the creation of states that have failed.

Haiti
Write a six-page research paper in which you:
Identify the factors that contribute to a state’s failure to deliver good governance to its people. Support your response with concrete examples of each of the
results that you have cited.
Analyze why the specific actions taken by the leadership of the selected country have failed.
Discuss the prospects for success in the selected country and support your response with examples.
Use at least seven quality academic sources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval
of resources is at the instructor’s discretion.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Contain no abstract and be at least six pages of written text in length, excluding tables, photographs and graphs.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow the APA format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
DO NOT INCLUDE AN ABSTRACT but do include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

 

Guidelines for Writing Learning Objectives.” How do health providers design educational programs to clearly articulate objectives to engage both patients as well as families?

Guidelines for Writing Learning Objectives.” How do health providers design educational programs to clearly articulate objectives to engage both patients as well as families?

 

Guidelines for Writing Learning Objectives.” How do health providers design educational programs to clearly articulate objectives to engage both patients as well as
families?

 

 

Refer to the assigned reading, “Guidelines for Writing Learning Objectives.” How do health providers design educational programs to clearly articulate objectives to
engage both patients as well as families?

Requirements 125 words.

Measurable Behavioral Learning Objectives

Clear and measurable behavioral learning objectives are the foundation for planning an educational activity. Here are some guidelines to assist with this process.
Learning objectives use an active verb to specify the behavior change you expect to be able to measure as a result of the learning. A learning objective is
measurable when the participant can perform a task (list) identified in the learning objective. An example of a clear and measurable learning objective is:

 

The participant will: “List two nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”.

 

An example of an unmeasurable objective is:

 

The participant will: “Increase his/her knowledge of anti-inflammatory agents used in the treatment of arthritis.”

 

 

“Increase knowledge” can not be directly demonstrated, therefore it is not a measurable objective. The words “know” and “understand” are not measurable verbs.

 

 

When planning how to achieve the purpose of the class, ask yourself:

 

 

1. What do I want the participants to accomplish/learn?

 

 

2. How will the participants demonstrate that the desired information has been learned? 3. What verb (see samples listed below) will I use in the objective to
indicate what the participant will do to demonstrate information learned?

 

 

Use of an Action Verb

 

 

The verb should correspond with what opportunities are given for the participants to demonstrate the newly learned information. For example, if your objective contains
the verb discuss, then there must be opportunities for the participant to discuss (one of your teaching methods must include “discussion”). Following is a list of the
six levels of cognitive learning with some of their accompanying verbs which are used when writing learning objectives.

 

 

KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION APPLICATION (to recall facts) (to understand) (to apply concepts/demonstrate skills) Identify List Define Label Match Name Describe Locate
Discuss Give examples Explain Paraphrase Perform Demonstrate Use Practice Construct Operate

 

 

 

 

Guidelines for Writing Learning Objectives

 

 

ANALYSIS SYNTHESIS EVALUATION (use information/make connections) (formulation) (judgment) Diagram Examine Analyze Compare/contrast Differentiate Formulate Categorize
Design, plan Organize Prepare Rate Evaluate Appraise Revise Interpret