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The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire our Country

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The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire our Country by Howard Fineman

As you read the book this summer, take notes on the following for all 13 “arguments.” (see next page for note-taking template)

1. Who is a Person?

2. Who is an American?

3. The Role of Faith

4. What Can We Know and Say?

5. The Limits of Individualism

6. Who Judges the Law?

7. Debt and the Dollar

8. Local v. National Authority

9. Presidential Power

10. The Terms of Trade

11. War and Diplomacy

12. The Environment

13. A Fair, “More Perfect” Union Each argument its own stand-alone chapter

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For each argument / chapter, note the following (about ½ page per chapter) ● In your own words, write a brief summary of this chapter. In other words, what is the essence of this debate? (1-2 sentences) ● What do two main sides of this debate each believe? ● What types of people support each side? (e.g. this could include broad political ideologies / specific political parties, historical figures, etc.) ● List key IDs / specific terms you notice in this chapter that you notice are particularly important for your future AP course. In other words, you’re previewing the AP Gov or AP Macro courses. What do you expect to see again?

Nuero-develpmental Disorders

 

Nuero-develpmental Disorders (10 powerpoint slides with at least 5 in-cite Scholar sources APA format )

 

Prepare and deliver a professional presentation on Neuro-developmental Disorders in the criminal sysytem. Your presentation must be at a minimum of 10 PowerPoint slides excluding the cover slide and reference slide.

Your supervisor was impressed with your research and has asked you to create a presentation to share what you learned with the department. You will be given 2–3 minutes to present the findings of your research in a formal oral presentation to your instructor using a PowerPoint file as visual support.

 

Court Alternatives for the Mentally Ill

 

 

Court Alternatives for the Mentally Ill ( 4 page position paper 6 in-cite scholar references APA format)

 

Scenario:

You are part of a fact finding panel for your state court system. The court has a concern over the methods used to handle persons that are mentally ill violent offenders. You are charged with selecting a modern court case (past 30 years) in which an insanity issue arose regarding a violent offender. The case may involve a Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Plea, or it may involve a directive by the court for a sanity hearing. You may also select a case with a court determination of intellectual or mental disability, or mental deficiency.

You must prepare a briefing report on the methods that were used to assess the defendant by the court in the case you selected. Discuss the outcome of the case and the mechanism that resulted in the defendant’s evaluation for sanity.

In a 4 page position paper, respond to the following:

Articulate the mental disorder(s) and symptoms being considered by the court in the case that you selected.
Explain the relationship between the actions and behavior that would cause the court to remand the defendant for a mental evaluation.
Evaluate the outcome of the case you selected in terms of the defendant, the victim, and the community.
Critique the court’s decision in the case you selected. Either:
Support the court’s correct decision, or
Challenge the court’s decision with your supported reasons.
It is critical that, when you make a statement of fact in your presentation, you cite the reference that you used to obtain the information from. Do this in the text of the paper, and then include the reference in your References page. As always, your paper will be submitted in the current edition of APA format. No abstract is required because this is a short-position paper, but a title page, reference page, and appropriate running header with page numbers are necessary.

 

 

macro unit 2

 

macro unit 2

 

Your completed Homework assignment should be at least three to four pages in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Chap 3

Question 1:

(Evolution of the household)- Determine whether each of the following would increase or decrease the opportunity costs for mothers who choose not to work outside the home. Explain your answers.

A. Higher levels of education for women

B. Higher unemployment rates for women

C. Higher average pay levels for women

D. Lower demand for labor in industries that traditionally employ large numbers of women

Question 2.

Tax Rates are relatedto income as follows:

Income Taxes

$1,000 $200

$2,000 $350

$3,000 $450

A. What percentage of income is paid in taxes at each level?

B. Is the tax rate progressive, proportional, or regressive?

C. What is the marginal tax rate on the first $1,000 of income? The second $1.000? the third $1,000?

Chap 4:

Question 2:

(Substitutes and Complements) For each of the following pair of goods, determine whether the goods are substitutes, complements or unrelated:

A. Peanut butter

B. Private and public Transportation

C. coke or pepsi

D. Alarm clocks and automobiles

E. Golf Clubs and Golf balls

Question 3:

Demand Shifters- List Five things that are held constant along a market demand curve, and identify the change in each that would shift demand curve to the right- that is, that would increase demand?

Question 4:

Suply- Why is a firm willing and able to increase the quantity supplied as the product price increases?

Question 12:

Equilibrium- Assume the market for corn is depicted as in the table that appears below:

A. complete the table below

B. What market pressure occurs when quantitiy demanded exceeds quantity supplied? Explain?

C. What market pressure occurs when quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded? Explain?

D. What is equilibrium price?

E. What could change the equilibrium price?

F. At each price in the First column of the table below, how much is sold?

The text book is Priniciples of Macroeconomics Student Edition 4

MTH/208 UOP

 

MTH/208 UOP

 

Looking for UOP tutorials. Help throughout class. Starting tomorrow and for the next 5 weeks. Please let me know if you can help and how much the cost. Need help with posts, DQs, quizzes, etc. Thanks in advance.

Civil War Letters

 

 

Civil War Letters

 

Based on the letters you read, answer the following questions in the body of your discussion post:
How old is this soldier?
Where is he from?
To whom is he writing?
For which side is he fighting?
Why is he fighting?
What is his attitude toward the opposing side?
What are the recurring themes in his letters?
What are his main frustrations? Joys?
What activities occupy most of his time?
If he has participated in battle, what are his reflections?
Create a slide presentation that:
Illustrates some of the main themes you discovered in your soldier’s letters and uses pictures to illustrate those themes.
Label each slide with one of those themes, insert a photo that reflects that theme. Photos can be found at the links listed under Additional Resources below.
Include a short quote from one of the letters that relates to the same theme.
Attach your presentation as a PDF of your slide notes to your discussion post (please refer to Assignment Helps for instruction).
Requirements

Presentations must be 5 slides in length.
Additional Resources

Civil War Photos (opens in a new window)
Pictures of the Civil War (opens in a new window

 

 

BI 102 Lesson 8 Assignment – Epigenetic regulation of gene expression: “Lick your rats”/Regulation of gene expression

 

 

BI 102 Lesson 8 Assignment – Epigenetic regulation of gene expression: “Lick your rats”/Regulation of gene expression

This week, you are learning about gene expression and regulation. This assignment will ask you apply that knowledge to an experiment performed in 2004 by researchers at McGill University. The reference can be seen below:
Weaver I, Cervoni N, Champagne FA, D’Alessio AC, Sharma S, Seckl JR, Dymov S, Szyf M, Meaney M. 2004. Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior. Nature Neuroscience. 7: 847-854.
Please note: There are two pages to this assignment.
Type your answers to each question below. When you are finished, save this file as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf with your first initial and last name at the beginning of the file name. For example, I would submit a file named lbarteelesson2assignment using the link in BlackBoard.
• If you are struggling with the basics of protein synthesis, check out this resource: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/• For this assignment, go to: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/epigenetics/

1. 2 points: Click on “Gene Control”. Use the animation to fill in the table below.
Turn the dial all the way to the left (all the way down) Turn the dial all the way to the right (all the way up)GFP Gene compactness (loose or tight) Methyl tags (lots or few) Acetyl tags (lots or few) GFP mRNA produced (lots or few) GFP protein produced (lots or few) How bright does the cell glow? Is the GFP gene “on” or “off”?
2. 6 points (1 point per correctly used word): Compare what happens when the gene is active (being expressed) vs inactive (not being expressed). You must correctly use the words DNA, mRNA, protein, glow, transcription, and translation in your answer.
3. 3 points: Scroll down the page. What is the relationship between DNA methylation and cancer? HINT TO GET FULL POINTS: Read this entire section, not just the top.
4. 2 points: Hit the back button to move back to the main Epigenetics page. Click on Lick Your Rats. Use the information from the animation to fill in the table below. Attentive rat mother (lots of licking) Inattentive rat mother (very little licking)GFP Gene compactness (loose or tight) Gene expression (on or off) Response to stress
5. 7 points: Compare what happens when you are an attentive rat mother vs an inattentive mother. You must correctly use the words DNA, mRNA, protein, glucocorticoid receptor (GR), stress, transcription, and translation in your answer.

Instrument Reliability

 

 

Instrument Reliability
A reliable instrument is one that is consistent in what it measures. If, for example, an individual scores highly on the first administration of a test and if the test is reliable, he or she should score highly on a second administration.
Imagine that you are conducting a study for which you must develop a test in mathematics for 7th-grade students. You develop a 30-point test and distribute it to a class of 12, 7th-grade students. You then administer the test again one month later to the day. The scores of the students on the two administrations of the test are listed below. Use Microsoft® Excel® or IBM® SPSS® to create a scatterplot with the provided scores, formatted as shown in the example graph. What observations can you make about the reliability of this test? Explain.
30-POINT TEST 30-POINT TEST (FIRST ADMINISTRATION) (SECOND ADMINISTRATION) A 17 15_______________ B 22 18_______________ C 25 21_______________ D 12 15_______________ E  7 14_______________ F 28 27_______________ G 27 24_______________ H  8  5_______________ I 21 25_______________ J 24 21_______________ K 27 27_______________ L 21 19_______________
What Kind of Validity Evidence: Content-Related, Criterion-Related or Construct-Related?
A valid instrument is one that measures what it says it measures. Validity depends on the amount and type of evidence there is to support one’s interpretations concerning data that has been collected. This week, you discussed three kinds of evidence that can be collected regarding validity: content-related, criterion-related, and construct-related evidence.
Each question below represents one of these three evidence types. In the space provided, write content if the question refers to content-related evidence, criterion if the question related to criterion-related evidence, and construct if the question refers to construct-related evidence of validity.
1. How strong is the relationship between the students’ scores obtained using this instrument and their teacher’s rating of their ability?
2. How adequately do the questions in the instrument represent that which is being measured?
3. Do the items that the instrument contains logically reflect that which is being measured?
4. Are there a variety of different types of evidence (test scores, teacher ratings, correlations, etc.) that all measure this variable?
5. How well do the scores obtained using this instrument predict future performance?
6. Is the format of the instrument appropriate?

Consulting Project Chart

Consulting Project Budget Process for Brookdale Senior Solutions

XYZ Consulting has proposed a project to be conducted with Brookdale Senior Solutions. Project Details are listed in the table below. Plus please read the following attachments for additional reference:

• Consulting Plan: Balanced Scorecard and Causal Chain Scorecard
• Brookdale Project Plan 2 Work Breakdown Structure and Costs
• Action Plan

ASSIGNMENT

1. Read the following project details below and attachments listed above to acquire background information of the project.
2. Use the budget from the enclosed attached “Brookdale Project Plan 2 Work Breakdown Structure and Costs” to develop an allocated budget chart that cover all costs of the consulting project.
3. Prepare an examination of the budgeting process in a minimum of 260 words.

The paper must include references/sources to at least 2 scholarly references/source. No more and no less.  You may only use the course textbook chapter attachments provided for the scholarly references/sources.

Project Details

 

Organization:	Brookdale Senior Solutions https://www.brookdale.com/en.html
Project type:	Evaluating the needs for training and development to improve operational performance
Reason for Project:	·         Resident neglect and abuse-  Activities of Daily Living Refresher Training for nursing aide staff ·         Poor management/employee communication- Effective Communications Workshop for management and employees
Project Goals	·         To improve the quality service and resident care at the Brookdale Senior Living Solutions long-term care facility. ·         To ensure that the nursing staffs will gain relevant skills and competence to provide quality service and care to its’ residents through in-house refresher training. ·         To standardize the communication process to improve management decision making.

communications

Scenario 1:

Susan is unhappy with her grade in her college class. She wants to clarify what she can do to improve in the course. She also feels like venting her frustrations to her professor due to the many hours she is spending studying and writing papers (which may or may not be a good idea). She decides to email her professor; however, before she hits SEND, she asks you, her friend, to take a look at the email.

Reading the email, you note a lack of civility, polarizing language, and other unethical language (given the context). Help Susan rewrite her email, so she can express her concerns over her poor grade politely and ask for help from the professor.

Susan’s Email:

(No greeting) I want to know why my grade was so bad. I spent hours finding sources and writing that paper and it was graded unfair. My friend wrote her paper the night before it was due and got a better grade. I know most professors grade hard but this is ridiculous. I felt good when I submitted the paper but now I feel like crap. I guess I am going to fail. (No closing)

Scenario 2:

Don is worried about passing his college class due to some low grades. He wants to ask his professor for help to pass the class. He decides to email his professor; however, before he hits SEND, he decides to ask you, his friend, to take a look at the email.

Reading the email, you note a lack of civility, poor manners, and poor grammar in Don’s email. Help Don rewrite the email, so he can express his concerns and appropriately seek help from the professor.

Don’s Email:

(No greeting) Yo teach. I dunno no way to pass this class. What I gotta do to pass? (No closing)

Instructions:

1. Revise both emails.
2. Create two (2) new email messages of one to two (1-2) paragraphs each for a total of two to four (2-4) paragraphs.
3. Create an appropriate greeting and closing for each email.
4. Target the appropriate professional audience.
5. Use appropriate language for professional audience.
6. Use appropriate email formatting.
7. Follow appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.
8. Meet the 100-to-200-word minimum requirement for each email revision.
9. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, student’s name, professor’s name, course, and date. (The cover page is not included in the required page count.)

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of communication.
• Develop and practice communication skills, including skills in verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and critical thinking as appropriate for the audience.
• Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics that affect communication in organizations.
• Analyze and assess effective communication.
• Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in communications.
• Write clearly and concisely about communications using proper writing mechanics.