Write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words in which you:

Describe each of the three major schools of thought, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and conflict theory.
Compare and contrast how each of the three perspectives would explain the existence and nature of the following aspects of society: a) the family and b) the criminal justice system.
Explain how these parts of society come into being in the first place, why they are needed by a society, and how they change in a given society as time goes by
Include four to five credible sources that support the content of your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Analysis and discussion of the role of the brain in a disorder or a brain process.

In your paper,

Analyze of the role of the brain in a disorder or a brain process.
Examine the neuroanatomy of the topic, the neurotransmitter systems involved, and any other biological system, such as hormones, that may be involved.
Identify any life-span implications, how the topic is studied, and relevant history of the topic.
Describe behavioral processes that are involved in the disorder or brain process.
Disorders and behaviors that have heavy social influences are not suitable topics.
The Biological Basis of Behavior final project

Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Centers APA Style resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of project
Students name
Course name and number
Instructors name
Date submitted
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
Must use at least 10 scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Centers APA: Citing Within Your Paper guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

please follow instructions below.
please use necessary attachments.

Midterm Paper
Answer ONE of the following questions in roughly five pages of your own original
writing. Your answer must engage meaningfully with at least THREE readings from the
course syllabus (with appropriate citations to the authors work). I will not give credit
for essays based on outside readings. It is fine to cite an outside source if you are
using a real-life example to make your argument, but your essay must be based
primarily on readings from the course syllabus. Please remember to include a Works
Cited page and follow the usual conventions for citations and academic honesty.

Option #1: To what extent is the current world order liberal? You will need to
explain what liberalism means in the context of international relations and justify your
answer with examples of liberalism, or a lack of liberalism, in today’s world order.
Option #2: Do norms and laws matter in international relations today, or is
international politics still based primarily on power? You will need to cite authors
who argue that norms and laws matter and contrast them with authors arguing that
power matters. You will also need to take a position on who is right and why.

Everything you submit for this class must be your own original work. You cannot
submit anyone elses work, have anyone submit work for you, or submit work for this
class that you are also submitting for another class. (This is known as self plagiarism
and it will earn you a zero on the assignment.) You must cite authors appropriately
when referencing their ideas. For example:
Bacevich    (2002: 102) argues    that    Globalization    is not social work.   
You should also include a Works Cited pages at the end of your essay. For    instance:   
Bacevich, Andrew J. American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S.       
Diplomacy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University    Press, 2002.

This research should include three distinct sections:

Section 1: Who were the agencies conducting intelligence operations in Northern Ireland during The Troubles (between 1968 and 1998) and why did they conduct them? 
Section 2: How legal were they? What UN laws or protocols did they contradict or abide by? Who authorised them? Were they legitimate? What did other countries say about them? Who condemned and who commended?
Section 3: What has this meant for the future of Northern Ireland and intelligence operations around the world? What has become of their legacy?

The readings given should aid in direction but only for the introduction and first section. Further material will be required to compile section 2 and 3.

I have recommended a brilliant film on Dr. Martin Luther King: Selma

However, I also want to give you some alternatives. All films deal with an aspect of the 1960s or the 1970s.

Alternative Films:

Argos (1978/1979 Hostage Crisis in Iran)

Full Metal Jacket (Vietnam War)

Easy Rider (1960s)

I want you to review the film; asking and answering questions such as why did we watch this film? How is it relevant to the course? What did you learn? What was the films central argument and how well did the film convince you? This should be 2 to 3 pages in length, double spaced, 12 pt. font.

This assignment has two parts. Part 1 has questions about forecasting, covered in unit 5. You will submit your answers to part 1 using the Unit 6 Assignment template located in Course Documents. You still need to submit the Excel file you used to generate your answers, in addition to the report in Word. Part 2 covers content from units 1-4 and requires you to analyze a case. For this, you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation to present your findings. See further instructions below under Part 2-Case Analysis for more details.

Part 1 Forecasting

Answer the following three questions using the template provided.

Question 1

A store managers wishes to forecast the weekly number of television sets sold. Calculate the error for each of the following forecasts, the MAD and the MSE. Be sure to show the entire table in the work area of the template.
 
Period        Value  Forecast  Error
1    202             
2    191  202    
3    173  192    
4    169  181    
5    171  174    
6    175  172    
7    182  174    
8    196  179    
9    204  189 
10    219  198 
  11                  227  211    

Question 2

The data below shows the number of goods manufactured in one year.
($ billion).
Calculate forecasts for years 6 through 13 using a 5-year moving average.

Then, calculate forecasts for years 6 through 13 using a 5-year weighted moving average. Weight the most recent year by 6, the previous year by 4, the year before that by 2, and the other years by 1. Be sure to show the entire table in the work area of the template.

Answer the following questions:

a)    What is the forecast for year 13 based on the 5-year moving average?
b)    What is the forecast for year 13 based on the 5-year weighted moving average?
c)    What is the MAD for the moving average forecast?
d)    What is the MAD for the weighted moving average forecast?
e)    Which forecasting model that you calculated is better? Why?
 
Year     Factory orders
1     2,512.70
2     2,739.20
3     2,874.90
4     2,934.10
5     2,865.70
6     2,978.50
7     3,092.40
8     3,052.60
9     3,145.20
10     3,114.10
11     3,257.40
12     3,654.00
13    
 

Question 3

The Economic Report to the President of the United States included data on the amounts of manufacturers new and unfilled orders in millions of dollars. Shown here are the figures for new orders over a 21-year period.
Use the charting tool in Excel to develop a regression model to fit the trend effects for the data. Use a linear model and then try a polynomial (order 2) model. Make sure the charts show the line formula and the r-squared value. Include both charts in your report. Then, answer the following question:
How well does either model fit the data? Which model should be used for forecasting? Explain using the relevant metrics.
 
Year     Total Number of New Orders
1     55,022
2     55,921
3     64,182
4     76,003
5     87,327
6     85,139
7     99,513
8     115,109
9     116,251
10     121,547
11     123,321
12     141,200
13     162,140
14     168,420
15     171,250
16     176,355
17     195,204
18     209,389
19     237,025
20     272,544
21     293,475
Part 2 Case Analysis

To answer Part 2, you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation to present your findings. Make sure you also submit the Excel file to show your work for Part 2. You will receive a 100 point reduction if you fail to include the Excel file showing your work for Part 2.
Place all calculations for each of the questions on a separate worksheet. Then, using the results of your work from Excel, prepare PowerPoint slides to answer the questions in a presentation format. All relevant content should be on the slides; do not use the notes section or leave information in the Excel file. The executives reviewing the presentation should not need to switch to another document to see the required information.
The data you need is provided to you in the Unit 6 Excel file in Course Documents. Make sure to use that file. Do not type anything in manually or download anything from the Internet.
You will be analyzing the Colonial Broadcasting case in the course pack that you bought at the beginning of the course. Begin by reading the description in the case. Then, answer the questions listed below, NOT the questions listed in the case. Ignore everything in the case document after the end of page 4.
The executives at CBC want to see how they are doing in ratings against the other networks and how the ratings will continue to change in the upcoming months. They also want to know if hiring stars makes a difference and the impact of fact-based programming compared to hiring stars. Remember that your audience is the management of CBC. Therefore, make sure your presentation is professional and provides sufficient explanation.
1.    Answer the following questions:

a.    What is the average rating for all CBC movies? How about ABN movies and BBS movies?
b.    Include a table that shows the average and the other descriptive statistics (using the data analysis tool pack in Excel) for the ratings of the three networks (one column for each network). Explain what you learn from each of the metrics in the table.
c.    Comment how the networks are performing, using the metrics in the table. Your analysis should extend beyond simply comparing the average ratings for each network.

2.    Create a line graph of the monthly average ratings for CBC for the year. Note that there are multiple ratings data for the months; you will need to calculate an average for each month first, and then plot the averages. After you create the graph, fit a linear trend line, displaying the formula and the r-squared. Explain to the executives if you can use this time series data to forecast the ratings of upcoming months. How accurate can you expect this forecast to be?

3.    Should the CBC hire stars for their movies? To answer this question, run a hypothesis test to see if there is a significant difference between the ratings of movies with stars versus movies without stars. Use the data for CBC movies only. Use 95% confidence.

Answer the following:

a.    What are the null and alternative hypotheses (state in full sentences)?
b.    Run the test using Excel and include the output table. Use a t-test assuming equal variances.
c.    What is your recommendation to the executives? Justify your answer referring to the relevant figures.

4.    Run a multiple regression where the dependent variable is ratings and the independent variables are star and fact. Use data from CBC only. CBC Management has several questions:
a.    Which dependent variable contributes more when determining a movies rating: Being fact-based or having one star? How much does each of these factors change the ratings?
b.    How well does this regression analysis explain the ratings? Justify your answers referring to the relevant figures.
c.    Are either, both, or neither of the independent variables significantly related to the ratings at 95% confidence? Justify your answers referring to the relevant figures.

Write a 1,050- to 1,225-word paper that includes the following:

Describe why you would use motivational interviewing in the correctional setting.
Describe the components of motivational interviewing.
How would you use this technique when working with difficult inmates and offenders?
What other techniques could you use when working with difficult inmates and offenders?

Include a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

I need a writer who can understand the Principles of Research for The Behavioral Sciences, due to the fact the paper is to be written from scratch based on my own personal research following the professor’s instruction. You must be able to understand how to collect data and write about it. I will upload the professor’s instructions on how to write the section with the research I have collected.

Students either individually or in groups (2-3 students for each group) will prepare a strategic analysis report on a hospitality and tourism organization and present their findings to their classmates (presentations will be made via Zoom). The group is required to select one organization in the tourism and hospitality industry on which contemporary published information is widely available. They should also approach this company to interview their managers and executives.

The following companies or their brands cannot be chosen for group projects: Rosen Hotels, Universal, Disney, Southwest Airlines, Marriott Hotels, Hilton Hotels, InterContinental Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Darden Restaurants and Southwest Airlines or any of the companies covered in the sample papers provided.

Following topics and issues should be covered in your project:
Executive summary, introduction and methodology
Companys history
Companys vision, mission and goals
Analysis of the companys general environment (PESTE analysis)
Analysis of the companys task (industry) environment
Analysis of the companys internal environment
Overall strategy and strategic direction of the company
Competitive advantage (if any!) of the company and its sustainability.
Problems and challenges that the company is facing
Conclusions emerging from your report
Recommendations for this company to pursue in the future
Your learning from this project

Submit a 4,000-6,000 word, APA formatted, Strategic Analysis paper.

Structure of the Project
1. The history of the company: You should explain the companys history, founders, brands, key events and current management team.

2. The companys vision, mission and goals: You should explain and discuss the companys mission, vision and goals. You can comment on their vision, mission and goals and compare them with their competitors.

3. Analysis of the general macro environment: You should clearly present your PESTE analysis findings. In other words, you should be able to explain and evaluate how developments in the general environment may currently impact and will impact on the company. You should not only identify opportunities and threats from the general environment but also evaluate them.

4. Analysis of the task environment (industry structure analysis): You should present your Porters Industry Structure analysis findings. In other words, you should be able to explain and evaluate how developments in the task (industry) environment may currently impact and will impact on the company. You should not only identify opportunities and threats from the task environment but also evaluate them.

5. Analysis of the internal environment: You should explain and evaluate the internal environment of the company. In particular, you should discuss strengths and weaknesses of the company in terms of operations, marketing, HRM, finance and IT.

6. The companys resources, core competencies and competitive advantage (if any!) and its sustainability: You should explain the companys strategic resources, competencies, and distinctive competencies. Finally, you should be able to identify and discuss whether the company has any competitive advantage and whether this competitive advantage is sustainable.

7. The companys overall strategy, its strategic direction, leadership, main problems and challenges: You should explain what the companys overall generic corporate and/or business strategy is and explain the companys overall strategic direction and leadership. Here you should also discuss and evaluate strategic problems and challenges that the company currently faces or may face in the future.

8. Conclusions and Recommendations: You should highlight several conclusions from your project and based on your conclusions you should suggest specific strategic and tactical recommendations for the company. If you are suggesting specific changes or strategies, you should also provide some suggestions about potential challenges and barriers to these changes and developments.

9. References: Use APA 6th edition style when referencing and list all your references in this section. You should also show your references in text. The paper should have minimum 10 scholarly references. The majority of references should be published after 2010.

Rubric
Length 4,000-6,000 Words – pass/fail
APA Format – 5%
Abstract – 5%
History of Company – 10%
Marco Environment – 10%
Task Environment – 10%
Internal Environment – 10%
Resources, Core Competencies, Competitive Advantage, & Sustainability – 10%
Strategy, Direction, Leadership, and Challenges – 10%
Conclusions and Recommendations – 5%
References – 10%
Third Person – 5%
Level of Sophistication – 10%
Total – 100%

Write a 1,050- to 1,225-word paper on effective communication. Include the following:

Describe the importance of effective communication in the correctional setting, and provide an example of effective communication.
Explain the reason for written documentation in the correctional setting.
Describe possible effects of improperly written documentation.
Describe how listening contributes to effective communication.

Include a minimum of two sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.