Day: April 25, 2018

Define effective leadership practices, based on Jack Welch. Your final paper should include the following:

Explain why you chose your selected leader.
Compare the characteristics of a specific leader to Kouzes and Posner’s five practices of effective leadership.
Provide a background, including the context of the leader’s environment and the culture of the organization and society.

Address the following questions:
What is your chosen leader’s definition of leadership?
How does your chosen leader demonstrate the five practices of exemplary leadership?
How does your chosen leader model the way?
How does your chosen leader inspire a shared vision?
How does your chosen leader challenge the process?
How does your chosen leader enable others to act?
How does your chosen leader encourage the heart (Kouzes & Posner, 2012)?
What challenges and opportunities does your chosen leader face?

Epidemiological toxicology. Examination of how a particular toxicant is implicated in a particular disease/ syndrome. You have been assigned a topic for study. This topic will be worth 100% of the marks for the epidemiology part of the BE436 module. In your topic you should discuss: 1. How the toxicant was originally implicated in the disease/ syndrome. Include references to descriptive, cross-sectional and ecological studies; 20%. 2. The mechanism of exposure; 5%. 3. How cohort and case-control studies have been used to implicate the toxicant in the disease/ syndrome; 40%. 4. The likely mechanism(s) by which the toxicant exerts its effect; 10%. 5. How the toxicant’s effects are modified by interaction with other agents or how the toxicant interacts with the human genome to produce differing consequences for differing genotypes 10%. You should include a 250 word abstract; 5%. Your write-up should be approximately 3000 words and should not include direct plagiarism of the literature. You will be expected to provide a reference list in an appropriate format, and will be asked to provide hard copy, or a URL to an electronic version (ideally embedded in your electronic version as a hotlink), of any papers that you cite. 10% of your marks will go for how effectively you reference (how up to date are your references and how well focused on the topic in hand). Please spell check your assignment before submission! Up to 10% of your final mark will be deducted for sloppily assembled reports.

PS320 History and Systems of Psychology
Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages; refer to the “Format Requirementsʺ page for specific format requirements.

Philosophers, scientists, and psychologists have sought to understand the human mind for centuries. The theorists of the Scientific Revolution and those of the 18th century presented many theories regarding human consciousness.

Following the guidelines below, write a paper using the information from lessons 1-3.

1. Explain why we study psychology’s history, providing two (2) examples to support your rationale.

2. Discuss the changes in beliefs from the end of the pre-modern period into the modern period, providing two (2) examples.

3. Discuss how these changes have impacted current practice in psychology, providing two (2) examples.

4. Include a minimum of three (3) credible citations.

Select a work we have read thus far in the term and analyze it, according to its genre or its historical or cultural context.

Possible Topics: (You are not limited to these. Feel free to create your own topic, but please check with your instructor first.)

Identify and discuss Dryden’s contribution to the literary genre of the ode.
Identify and discuss the place of The Spectator in the history of British journalism. You might want to consider some or all of the following questions:
What role did Addison and Steele play in the development of British journalism?
For what are Addison and Steele most known?
Did Addison’s and Steele’s work influence any writers and/or periodicals?
Examine how Addison’s essay “On the Scale of Being” reflects eighteenth-century political, religious, and/or scientific thought. You might want to consider some or all of the following questions:
In what ways does Addison’s essay reflect the compatibility of eighteenth-century ideas about science and religion?
What thinkers most influenced Addison?
Length: Three to four pages, double spaced, and typed in Times New Roman 12-point font.

Audience: Assume that your reader has read the literary work about which you are writing but has done no research on the historical, cultural, or generic context of the work.

Source Requirement: In addition to the literary work you are analyzing, use three to five outside sources
appropriate for use in an academic essay.

DRUG TESTING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
One of the most frequent topics in The United States has to do with the use of illicit drugs. Drug abuse is a huge problem in the United States and throughout the world. Each year more and more adolescents become addicted to drugs. All middle schoolers should get drug tested and should be able to see the consequences of how it can damage their lives. Drug abuse has caused many different problems such as brain development, health issues (mental), unwanted pregnancy, and family break ups. Drug abuse is a social and cultural problem not only affecting past generations but is now affecting middle schoolers that are not been caught on time. I am in favor of the school system administering drug test in an effort to keep students away from drugs at an early age. Young generations that use illicit drugs keep it as a secret and do not consider a problem, just a part of life. Adolescents, who have started to take drugs have opportunities to intervene and seek treatments with professionals to remove this awful addition.

One reason to keep kids off drugs is brain development. Substance use during adolescence has been associated with alterations in brain structure. The primary purpose of drug testing is not to punish students who already use drugs but to prevent drug abuse and to help students using become drug free. While the developing brain may be more resilient to neurotoxic effects, exposure to drugs during a period of critical neurological development may interrupt the natural course of brain maturation and key processes of brain development. A lot of people will say that interferes with one’s privacy but is not too invasive. We must realize that safety and health are much more important than privacy. In fact, adolescence may be a period of vulnerability for drugs effect on the brain. Cognitive deficits resulting from these alcohol and drug related neural insults have potentially harmful implications for subsequent academic, occupational, and social functioning extending into adulthood. According to the national institute on drug abuse, in 2013 there was an estimate of 4.3 million Americans of age 12 and older who had used illicit drugs in a specific month. The statistics shows that middle schoolers are easily getting drugs and concern me enormously for today and future generations. Therefore, teens are in higher risk of consuming drugs if they are not caught on time. The parents and school system should find a way or middle schoolers to avoid the use of drugs, and a potential method would be drug tests in middle school.

Another reason why middle schoolers be drugs test is the cause of health issues on the long run. Drug abuse at any age can cause serious health effects, but teens who abuse drugs are at particular risk for negative consequences. Teens who abuse drugs are more likely to struggle with addiction later in life and have permanent and irreversible brain damage.

Drug testing in schools has resulted in powerful, accurate and positive outcomes in attempting to reduce the amount of young drug users in school. A recently published news cast by CNN showed that out of the sampled parents and children, 82% of parents and 66% of children support. Also, out of the 1,000 parents surveyed 96% of them would want to know if their child had experienced any kind of drugs so there is a need of action. The purpose of drug test in middle school is to prevent them from doing it. It is especially important to protect the teenagers at an early age before affects their entire lives. Drug testing is a very simple mechanism to detect is someone is using drugs, it can be done by urine test, hair, or simply a breath. These little samples detect the most common drugs like methamphetamines, cocaine and heroin. Schools in the United States have thrived into teaching about the negative effects of using drugs like drug education but some of this have been successful. Although young people have the information on drugs, they continue to ruin their health.

In summary, adolescence is characterized by dramatic increases in rates of substance use concurrent with ongoing neuromaturation.

Health issues

Unwanted pregnancy

The San Francisco Zoo is great place to visit and has a lot of primates to observe. You can see the aye-aye and some other lemurs, several monkey species, and chimpanzees.

Im suppose to observe a primate for two hours and write about what I saw.
The primate must be from the San Francisco zoo so please do your research on their website and make sure they even have that primate.

Taxonomic Classification—Kingdom, Phylum…Genus and species
Social Structure—what kind of groups do they live in?
Habitat—where do they live (geographical range) and in what kind of vegetation?
Diet—what do they eat?
Are they endangered? Threatened?
What time of the day did you observe them?
How many animals were in the enclosure? Could you tell how many are adults, juveniles, or infants? Could you tell the difference between males and females?
What kinds of behaviors did you see them engage in? (e.g., grooming, feeding, resting, nursing, sexual behavior, aggression, play)
What did you think about while watching them?

All of this information may not be posted at the zoo or available in course materials. You can also use the zoo website, PrimateInfoNet, or other reputable sources online. If you use any other sources, be sure to cite them and include references.

Write a 4-5 page essay that answers ALL of the following questions about the book.

1)Weinstein’s book deals with the construction over time of racialized categories. In the introductory paragraph, identify Weinstein’s thesis about how Paulista’s in the 20th century constructed their own identity as a part of the Brazilian nation. (You will find this somewhere in pages 1-6.

2)In the body of the essay, you should draw on all of the following chapters: 2, 6, and 7. Answer the following questions.

-How did the Constitutionalist Campaign in the early 1930s contribute to the construction of a Paulista identity? What was that identity? (chapter 2)

-What were the dominant (hegemonic) messages that the organizers of the Centenário (400th anniversary of the founding of São Paulo) wanted to convey about their city and state? Give examples.

-What versions of São Paulo’s history were told during the Centenário? Who was excluded from the history?

3) Using the Epilogue and Conclusion, answer the following question: What is an example of a political result (as shown by Weinstein) of the “Paulista identity” she describes?

This is a complex and theoretically and methodologically rich book. Some of the discussions that she engages are aimed at specialists and professional historians so don’t get bogged down if you don’t understand something. The questions above should help you navigate through the book, and they already suggest topic sentences. Don’t write narrative passages, but, instead, provide analysis. You are welcome to discuss any of this with me during office hours if anything is unclear. Please follow the same writing guidelines that I gave for the last paper assignment.

In this week’s lecture, film and discussion, we’ll be looking at women and work- starting with some of the earliest First Wave feminist thinkers and Engels, who inspired Marxist Feminists. Please watch the lecture, then the film and then join the discussion.Hello there!
I look forward to your thoughts this week based upon the lecture and film we watched on a feminist economist.
In the film “Who’s Counting: Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies, and Global Economics” •
Marilyn Waring is one of the most well-known spokespersons for global feminist economics
• Her ideas offer new avenues of approach for political action.
• She has succeeded in drawing attention to the fact that GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has no negative side to its accounts–such as damage to the environment–and completely ignores the unpaid work of women.
• “Why is the market economy all that counts?” Ms. Waring asks.
• She has challenged the myths of economics, its elitist stance, and our tacit compliance with political agendas that masquerade as objective economic policy.
Your questions this week:
How feasible do you think it is to shift the cost of raising children to the entire workforce and to older generations?
What does this issue have to do with your life now and in the future?
As always, please respond, then respond to two other students before

The Homepage should have a picture of yourself or an image that you feel reflects who you are. This page will also contain a 250 word essay explaining your thoughts on if technology should only improve the human condition.
Sub Page 1 should include a 200 word summary of chapter 4, followed by a 300 word essay on how feel the issue is or is not relevant. Full credit is given to this section only if you find and reference correctly 2 articles from reputable sources.
Sub Page 2 should include a 200 word summary of chapter 5, followed by a 300 word essay on how feel the issue is or is not relevant. Full credit is given to this section only if you find and reference correctly 2 articles from reputable sources.
Sub Page 3 should include a 200 word summary of chapter 12, followed by a 300 word essay on how feel the issue is or is not relevant. Full credit is given to this section only if you find and reference correctly 2 articles from reputable sources.
Sub Page 4 should include a 200 word summary of chapter 13, followed by a 300 word essay on how feel the issue is or is not relevant. Full credit is given to this section only if you find and reference correctly 2 articles from reputable sources.

Analysis Essay 1: African Indigenous Religions
No due date was set by the instructor.

Grade Details
Grade N/A
Gradebook Comments None
Assignment Details
Open Date Feb 1, 2010 1:17 PM
Graded? Yes
Points Possible 100.0
Resubmissions Allowed? No
Attachments checked for originality? Yes
Assignment Instructions
Before you submit the essay, make sure you have thoroughly reviewed the syllabus and the graduate grading rubric, which is attached. All elements of this rubric apply and you will be graded accordingly. Ensure that you follow the syllabus for the minimum number of academic sources. Remember to attach this as a .doc or .docx file (only). In four to five pages, write an essay on a narrowly focused topic. Read and incorporate into your analysis for this essay a book or document from the course bibliography that is not required reading. Use the research for this essay to enhance your forum posts. You must use a minimum of six academic sources. Required reading does not count for one of these six sources. If pertinent, you can incorporate into your essays your experiences with your practice of the religion.

Analyze African religions.
LO 1, 2, 3, 4.

Required:
1.Jacob Olupona, all.
2.Rowland Abiodun, “Women in Yoruba Religious Images.”

There are no written sacred scriptures.

There is no field trip unless you live in Africa.
Required reading and lectures. See the announcement.

Forum discussions.

Practice being a . . . adept of an African Traditional Religion.

Post your first analysis essay by Sunday 11:55 p.m. ET.