Day: December 5, 2019

Explain how you will implement the tips/advice explained in the video into your speech performance.

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Directions: Choose only two video assignments to complete! Watch the following YouTube video clip. 

Then write a 1 ½-2 page, double spaced paper that does the following:

  1. Write 1 paragraph that summarizes the main idea and tips given in the video.  
  2. Explain how you will implement the tips/advice explained in the video into your speech performance.
  3. What tip(s) would you give another public speaking student about the topic.

Pick one video:

Video #1

Wellcast – Be a More Confident Public Speaker (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Video #2:4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Video Link #3:How a world champion of public speaking prepares for presentations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Video Link #4: : 6 Public Speaking Tips To Hook Any Audience (Links to an external site.)

Relationship Between Crime And People With Mental Health Illnesses.

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For this assignment, you will submit your introduction section and literature review along with your APA formatted title page and reference page.

 

The introduction to your research paper should communicate what your research is about. In the introduction section you should describe the purpose of your research, explain the problem or issue, and establish the need for your research to be conducted.  

Further, the literature review is the biggest component of your final research paper. You will review the scholarly literature on your selected topic including a review of at least three primary sources (journal articles). Please note that dissertations and thesis projects do not count as they have not been subject to the same peer review process as journal articles. 

The literature review should begin broadly and slowly narrow down prior research studies until you reach your study purpose. Describe what the consensus in the field is and explain how your study will add to the body of knowledge on the topic. Address how your study differs from prior studies, the purpose of your research study, the research hypothesis (or hypotheses) and the anticipated outcome of the research. You should include subsections for The Present Study and for your Hypothesis (or Hypotheses). Please review the example assignment on the next page or by selecting here.

Paper Guidelines:

1.  Your paper must be in APA format. Make sure that your references and literature review citations are accurate.

2.  Your paper must summarize a minimum of three empirical research articles that are based on studies conducted in the social science field.

o  The articles you choose to review should contain a literature review, a method section, a results section, a conclusion/discussion section, and a reference page.

3.  How long does the assignment have to be? A minimum of 5 double-spaced pages of text—not including the title page and the reference page—and a maximum of 8 double-spaced pages of text.

Assessment and Evaluation Criteria:

1.  APA formatted title page (5 points)

2.  Introduction section – including transition to the literature review and incorporation of changes from prior assignment (20 points).

3.  Literature review – choice of research articles & ability to summarize/paraphrase prior research. Incorporation of changes from article summary assignment (40 points).

4.  Presentation of research need (5 points).

5.  Selection and explanation of variables to be studied (IV & DV). How will variables be defined and measured? (5 points).

6.  Statement of hypothesis (or hypotheses) and justification for each hypothesis (5 points).

7.  Organization, clarity & grammar. Adherence to manuscript requirements (10 points).

8.  Proper use of APA citations within the body of the paper – give credit where credit is due (5 points).

9.  Reference page – Proper APA citations for all references included in the paper (5 points).

Manuscript (Research Paper) Requirements:

1.  Double spaced, one inch margins

2.  12 point Times New Roman font 

3.  Insert page numbers in upper right hand corner

4.  Left alignment; no justified

 
 
 

Literacy Research Paper

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PURPOSE

The primary purpose of this assignment is to allow you to read and analyze a novel/novella length work of literature, formulate your own creative and insightful opinions on the work, state said opinions in a correctly formatted MLA research paper, and support aforementioned opinions with properly documented secondary academic sources.

The completion of this assignment will also demonstrate your ability to correctly utilize GALILEO to research and document academic sources as well as your ability to successfully utilize MLA format.

TASK

Requirements:

  • 5 pages minimum excluding Works Cited page
  • MLA Format (please use attached template)
  • 1 primary source (the novella)
  • 7 secondary sources from GALILEO
  • 3 Structural Elements of the Novel must be mentioned (Structural Elements and Literary Terms Folder)
  • 3 Figurative/Connotative Devices must be mentioned (Structural Elements and Literary Terms Folder)

You will write a Literary Research Paper in MLA Format over your presented short story, poem, or autobiography.

The paper should delve substantially into a thesis which is additionally supported by multiple literary devices such as plot, theme, style, form, symbol(s), characters/archetypes, etc. Possible themes which warrant consideration when forming a thesis might include the evils of capitalism, the positive aspects of socialism, the immigrant experience, and the American Dream.

You must use a minimum of one quote EACH from five (5) secondary sources (full text articles from GAILEO) and one (1) primary source (the primary source for this paper is your presented short story, poem, or autobiography.

All quotes should be properly cited using in-text citations along with a correctly formatted Works Cited page. 

Secondary sources MUST come from full text articles found in GALILEO. Use of secondary sources such as Wikipedia, blog posts, message boards, and web pages are inappropriate for this level of research and will not be considered a secondary source.

 
 
 

Book Review About 1776 By David McCullough

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1.Give the proper Chicago Style bibliographic citation for the book and for 

references from the book. 

 

2. Identify the main idea or theme of the book.  Identify the author’s 

premise for writing the book.  (at least one paragraph)

 

3.Summarize the main points of the book.  Use quotes or paraphrases 

from the book to prove your point(cite this material). (This section should be two or three detailed paragraphs.

 

 

4.Evaluation:  Did you like or dislike the book and why? What did you 

learn from the book?  Do you feel the main points were supported?  Cite 

evidence from the book to support your opinion.  (at least one 

paragraph)

 

 

Book Reviews will be at least four detailed paragraphs at a minimum and 

should be double-spaced.  Please be sure to cover all of the above 

requirements

RD 303 Reading and Phonics

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Final Exam including Chapters 6, 9, 11, and 15

Name _____________________________________________ Date _________________

Directions: There are five questions in this test, each question counts five points. This is an open book test. You can also discuss with your classmates. However, you must write up your own answers along in accord with University rules concerning academic honesty. Write the names of your collaborators on the test. If you use an idea that clearly originated with someone else, give them credit for it. Failure to do so is plagiarism!

1. Determine whether the words in each of the following sets are polysemic, homonymous, or metaphorically related. In each case, state the criteria used to arrive at your conclusion. 

1). to run down (the stairs); to run down (an enemy); to run down (a list of names)

2). the seat (of one’s pants); the seat of (of government); the (driver’s) seat (of a car)

3). an ear (for music); an ear (of corn); an ear (as auditory organ)

4). to spell (a word); (under) a spell; a (dry) spell

5). to pitch (a baseball); pitch (black); the pitch (of one’s voice)

2. The transcribed conversational excerpt below includes two adjacency pairs. Provide the letter or letters of the turn(s) for each of these categories: 

A. Eric: Wanna watch Civil War tonight?

B. Nan; The Ken Burns series?

C. Eric: He made it with his brother.

D. Nan: Sorry. I’ve got an econ quiz tomorrow. 

1) Insertion sequence, 

2) first part of first adjacency pair, 

3) second part of first adjacency pair, 

4) first part of second adjacency pair, 

5) second part of second adjacency pair. 

Next, match each of these speech acts to a turn that exemplifies it: 

6) clarification, 

7) rejection, 

8) proposal, 

9) request for clarification. 

3. Describe two ways in which you have noticed that the speech of women and men differs in greeting, threats, swearing, and promises. What do you think accounts for these differences? Do you think such differences are increasing or decreasing? Explain the bases for your answers? 

4. Explain in what ways the use of personal names such as Baby and Mommy could be easier for a young child to perceive and analyze than personal pronouns such as I and you. 

5. What are the components of Language?

 
 
 

What is development and which types of regimes do you think are more able to effectively pursue development and why?

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Answer the 2 questions below.

1.  What is development and which types of regimes do you think are more able to effectively pursue development and why?  Review pages 601-604. 

 

2.  What are the implications of the Indian case for the debate over the relationship between democracy and economic development that we outlined earlier in the chapter?

 

Book: Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th edition  , by Orvis & Drogus

Which schools generate the highest amount of debt for the average student who attends?

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This week you will continue your work on the project to evaluate higher education student aid data. You will test your recommended U.S. Student Aid database schema, build the database, and develop the business intelligence queries that will enable you to answer the following project questions:

  • Which schools generate the highest amount of debt for the average student who attends?
  • What is the employment rate for the students who graduate from this school?

Revise the schema you submitted in the Week One Individual Assignment, “U.S. Student Aid Initial Database Schema” per your instructor’s feedback.

Test your schema by completing the following tasks:

  • Define the database tables you will need and group the tables by function. Document your tables in an annotated Microsoft® Visio® diagram.
  • Develop the SQL queries needed and populate the tables from the data downloaded during the Week One Individual Assignment, “U.S. Student Aid Database Initial Database Schema.”
  • Define an appropriate strategy to optimize and incorporate best practices in to the SQL that you created.
  • Document your SQL and metadata in Microsoft® Visio® or Microsoft® Excel®.
  • Capture screenshots of each query result.

Document your results as a 4- to 5- slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation or a 1-page Microsoft®Word document that:

  • Describes your SQL, populated tables, and the best practices you used to develop your SQL queries
  • Includes the SQL statements and corresponding screenshots of each query result

Note: The final Week Five Individual Assignment, “U.S. Student Data Debrief” requires a project summary and debrief that builds on this and subsequent Individual Assignments. Therefore, it is recommended that you select the delivery method of a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation or a Microsoft® Word document you will want to use consistently throughout these assignments.

Compress your revised diagram(s), testing results documentation and SQL files into a ZIP file.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is just one of several motivational theories discussed in this unit. It is a foundational concept in the role of a criminal justice administrator, whether in law enforcement, corrections, or courts.

For this assignment, you will examine Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Each of the levels in the hierarchy of needs must be examined in detail as it relates to administration and personnel. Make certain that your essay meets the criteria below.

1) First, include an introduction. Then, explain how a criminal justice administrator could apply Maslow’s model in each of the leadership theories (trait, style, and situational leadership) discussed in Chapter 2 on pp. 36–40 of the textbook. Give an example from each of the three criminal justice sectors (law enforcement, corrections, and courts) to support your explanation. 

2) Second, briefly identify one other motivational theory from the textbook (pp. 41–46) that can also be applied in all three criminal justice sectors. Give an example of how it could be used in each.

3) Third, discuss how the application of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs contributes to effective communication in a criminal justice organization. Give an example from each of the three criminal justice sectors (law enforcement, corrections, and courts) to support your discussion.

4) Finally, analyze the connection between Maslow’s beliefs and how they relate to an administrator’s requirement to be aware of and respect the rights of employees. Give an example from each of the three criminal justice sectors (law enforcement, corrections, and courts) to support your analysis.

Your essay must be a minimum of three pages in length, not counting the title page and references page. You are required to use at least two sources to support your essay, one of which may be the textbook. All sources used must be properly cited. Your essay, including all references, will be formatted in APA Style.

                                                                 Textbook:

Peak, K. J., & Giacomazzi, A. L. (2019). Justice administration: Police, courts, and corrections management (9th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.

Course Paper

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You work for FaceKonnect, a social networking company that allows users to connect with other individuals based on their location and employment. In order to sign up with FaceKonnect, individuals must create a profile with personal information regarding their name, age, gender, geographical location, job description, and hobbies. Once enrolled, users are also allowed to express their opinions about whatever they like or dislike on their profile, they can add “Konnections” (friends), and create groups. FaceKonnect is a big advocate for the First Amendment and seldom blocks users from posting comments. You are in charge of the Human Resources Department at FaceKonnect and have the following situation brought to your attention:

Stephanie has a FaceKonnect online profile where she has expressed some controversial ideas. In one post, Stephanie has encouraged her “Konnections” to go out and commit human sacrifices in the name of Satan, alleging that that is the only way to fix the vast problems of the world. She has other controversial posts where she speaks of her personal love for Satan and what people should do to make him happy. Stephanie also posted some disturbing pornographic images along with that post. FaceKonnect failed to do anything about Stephanie’s posts, as it overlooked them. The spouse of a woman that was abused and murdered by Peter, a Konnection of Stephanie’s who became so engulfed in Stephanie’s post that he began to worship her and felt that she was a messenger that had to be listened to, filed a civil suit against both Stephanie and FaceKonnect. In addition, the spouse wants both Stephanie and FaceKonnect to face criminal charges for the incident. The government has further issued a subpoena to FaceKonnect requesting that FaceKonnect provide the government with all of the personal information of all of its users in order to conduct a thorough investigation of FaceKonnect. 

You must write a 2-3 page analysis that includes the following: (a) an analysis of the First Amendment and how it applies to this particular case, (b) an analysis of the Fourth Amendment and how it applies to this particular case, (c) an analysis of the ethical responsibilities of FaceKonnect and whether they acted ethically under these circumstances, (d) an analysis of what is the likely outcome under this set of facts.