This paper will provide a comparative analysis of Frankenstein with Dracula or Carrie. Your comparison should use one of the themes of the course as a topic for your main
argument of comparison, specifically the role of the early Gothics influence on
horror.
Day: October 6, 2020
Watch the video below and read the attachments with the Unit 8 then answer the following 4 questions. Answer each question with a min 150 word per question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9xw7LG-2zA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxvG71Quin8
1) Do you believe that 9 Supreme Justices interpreting the law for 320 million Americans is democracy? Please look at Gore v Bush 2000. Should the 5 justices of the highest court pick our president>
2) Do you believe that Judicial review, where the US Supreme court can overturn Congressional legislation, e.g. Obamacare, if they are violating the US Constitution a measure of ensuring democracy or is it a measure of overstepping their boundaries?
3) Where do we draw the line with regard to Federal Law v. State Law? Please note Amendment 10 of the US Constitution. Should the federal government have the right to dictate to states what they should do? Please look at the recent Coronavirus debates about the federal government opening as opposed to state decisions.
4) Should we have terms limits for the Justices, there is one judge who is 90 years old, can he represent the modern-day American People with his views?
Each student will conduct an in-depth leadership analysis of a critical (crisis) incident or event and prepare a 5-7 page research paper outlining his or her findings (Ferguson Riots, Baltimore Riots, Hurricane Katrina, etc.).
The paper should focus on the following:
An overview of the critical incident
Identify the various stages of the crisis (pre-crisis, acute, chronic and crisis resolution)
A critique of the leadership during the various stages of the crisis
A critique of communications during the event
Provide recommendations on how the crisis could have been minimized or restored more quickly
The paper must be in APA format and the student must cite a minimum of (5) academic sources.
4-7 pages – this page count does include title and reference page
You are responsible for interviewing a professional working in the criminal justice/public safety discipline. The person should be a director, a police chief, or senior executive in public safety, a first line supervisor or a professional emergency manager. Identify an individual who has actually been in a leadership role when a crisis occurred in their organization. Your written synopsis of the interview should include:
A brief overview of the critical incident.
A discussion of the leadership traits that were utilized to lead the crisis; was there a plan in place prior to the crisis and was there a crisis communications plan utilized?
Finally, identify what steps the leader took to prepare them to effectively lead in a crisis situation.
During the course of their career, what proactive steps did they take (training, professional development, diverse work experiences, etc.) to become a successful crisis manager & leader.
How would you relate the findings of your interview with the reading materials for this week?
Papers should be four (4) pages in length in APA format.
This paper will provide a comparative analysis of Frankenstein with Dracula or Carrie. Your comparison should use one of the themes of the course as a topic for your main
argument of comparison, specifically the role of the early Gothics influence on
horror.
Review the U.S. Airways Flight 1549 case. Reflect on the events and how the actions of Captain Sullenberger relate to our course discussions on crisis leadership.
Consider the following:
What lessons can be learned from this event?
What qualities made Sullenberger a great pilot?
What prepared Sullenberger for this day and how can this be replicated to ensure more leaders effectively manage a crisis?
Papers should be submitted in APA format and should be no longer than three (3) pages, double-spaced, with one inch margins.
Resources:
http://www.sullysullenberger.com/media/miracle-on-the-hudson/
https://youtu.be/jZPvVwvX_Nc
Discuss the significance of two design movements or philosophies to the history of graphic design.
As in the first paper, you will look more deeply into specific design movements than we have in class. For this paper, choose two movements/philosophies for investigation. In addition to looking at the origins and contexts of the movements/philosophies, discuss their differences and similarities, providing both written arguments and visual proof of these.
STYLE: MLA
1. A TITLE
2. REFERENCES to sources that you have used and cited parenthetically in-text at the end
3. Clear IMAGES that should be properly captioned and discussed in the paper. Please place all images at the end of the document in a “Figures” section. When referring to images in-text, do so parenthetically (Figure 1).
4. Provide Word Count at the end.
Write a paper analyzing the paper by Leonard, Howitt, and Giles “Crisis Communications for Covid-19”.Preview the document You should discuss the importance of effective communications during a crisis situation. Incorporate an example(s) of effective or ineffective crisis communications from your course reading or research performed on your own. You should also link the discussion to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Papers should be in APA format and should be no more than three (3) pages, double-spaced, with 1 inch margins.
Resources:
https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1623-20490-0276/basic_guidance_for_pios_final_draft_12_06_07.pdf
https://youtu.be/TjB9tsdDFuk
Review the article entitled The Marks of a Leader which describes effective leadership attributes for a crisis team leader and the video containing clips from the Apollo 13 film.
The clip contains the immediate actions by NASA flight leader Gene Krantz and his team, who must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. Finally, view clip 5 of the Dateline interviews with the astronauts and flight leader Krantz as they provide firsthand accounts of their leader actions and demeanor during this crisis.
After reviewing all resources, compose an essay that describes the leader attributes noted in these events and how they led to the successful resolution in this crisis. The essay should be three (3) pages in length in APA format. No title page is necessary.
Resources:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36471007/ns/dateline_nbc-newsmakers/t/apollo-real-story/#.V5Zl06KK11C
Warm-Up Activity 4.1: Center for Ethical Leadership
Review the Center for Ethical Leadership website, located under your weekly resources. Focus on the 4-V model of ethical leadership, which provides a framework for individuals to address both internal value systems, and then align them with ethical behaviors leaders need to exhibit.
Assignment
For this task, assume you are a consultant, who has been contacted by a company that was recently rocked by a public scandal involving unethical behavior on the part of several members of an organizations senior leadership. This scandal has resulted in several dismissals and the founder of the organization emerging from retirement to take over as CEO until the situation is handled. The company has asked its director of Human Resources to find someone to conduct training on ethical leadership to reduce the risk of similar behavior happening in the future. This training will be required for any managers who survive the crisis as well as any newly promoted and/or hired managers in the future.
Your task is to create a 5 to 7-page (not counting cover and references) proposal for the kind of training you would offer, including key concepts you would include. Be sure to include relevant topics related to the increasing diversity and globalization of the workplace. Key points of a proposal typically include
Understanding of Need
Recommended Approach
Key Learning Points for the Training
Required Resources
Next Steps
Support your proposal with at least three references from scholarly resources.
Length: 5-7 pages
