Are the political parties relatively even, or does one party dominate the elections?

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The purpose of this paper is to provide practical application of material learned by developing concepts learned in the presentations. The body of the paper must be at least 6 pages in current APA format and include level 1, 2, and 3 headings. In addition to the body, you must include a separate title page and reference page. Do not submit an abstract with this assignment.

Do not write the paper without carefully studying the related presentations. To achieve more than a passing grade, you must demonstrate a mastery of the presentations and factual information and incorporate those ideas into your paper. Naturally, stylistic points such as grammar and spelling will be considered in grading. Your paper must adhere to the current APA formatting guidelines. Doing the minimum amount of work does not guarantee a perfect score.

Topic: Becoming an Informed Voter – Researching Your Congressional Delegation

The research paper has two steps. First, you will analyze the recent political background of your congressional district and your U.S. Representative. Second, you will analyze the recent political background of South Carolina and one of your U.S. Senators. Note that these are United States Representatives and Senators. Do not use members of your state legislature.
Use Biblical principals when answering all questions.

Begin by reviewing the presentation on “Becoming an Informed Voter.” If you have a newly elected representative who has not yet received interest group ratings, use the interest group ratings of a representative from a neighboring district. You may choose which senator to study; however, if one senator is newly elected and does not have interest group ratings, study the other one.

After reviewing the presentation, the first part will deal with your congressional district and representative; the second part will deal with South Carolina’s state and senator. As explained in the presentation, interest group scores may be found at Vote Smart. They may also be found in the interest group website – the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Democratic Action, American Conservative Union, and Conservative Coalition (or the Family Research Council) – or other cites which compile voting data.

A helpful source to find information for this paper is The Almanac of American Politics by Richard E. Cohen and James A. Barnes.

A minimum of six sources are required for this assignment. Wikipedia is an unacceptable source.

Address and elaborate on each of the following questions in paragraph form:

• What is the political history of your district and state for the past 25 years?
• How has your district and state voted in recent presidential and congressional elections?
• Can your district or state be considered to be leaning Republican or Democrat?
• Are the political parties relatively even, or does one party dominate the elections?
• Does your district have a long tradition of supporting one party, or has it been changing in recent years? Why?
• How did your representative and senator come to power? (Briefly describe their political backgrounds.)
• What are some bills that your representative and senator have sponsored or co-sponsored? How does this legislation align with biblical principles? Explain.
• How do the interest groups – ADA, ACLU, ACU, and CC (or FRC) – rate your representative and senator? These interest group ratings scores are required. (Note: If the Christian Coalition score is not available, you may substitute the Family Research Council score. Include the exact scores from each of these groups.)
• Based on these ratings, would you classify your representative and senator as conservative or liberal? Justify your answer.
• In your conclusion explain whether or not the representatives and senator you discussed reflect your values.

Do not submit your paper in the form of a series of questions and answers. Organize this information into a standard research paper (paragraph form with level headings) utilizing the current APA format. The Writing Style Guide is a useful resource to properly format your paper. Consult the grading rubric to make sure that all the necessary information has been included.

REMEMBER THE STATE YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT MUST BE SOUTH CAROLINA FOR EVERYTHING.

Describe the differences between homegrown extremism and terrorism and provide your own definition of each.

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1. Describe the differences between homegrown extremism and terrorism and provide your own definition of each.
2. Compare and contrast at least two different radicalization models. Highlight any key similarities and differences.
3. Choose either a purely domestic extremist group or an internationally focused terrorist organization and briefly describe the main inspiration (the grievance or cause). You can pick any extremist or terrorist group you like to describe the ideology or what drives them.

Describe the Sun Coast data using the descriptive statistics tools discussed in the unit lesson. Establish whether assumptions are met to use parametric statistical procedures.

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TEXTBOOK
Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approach (5th ed.). SAGE.

Instructions

Descriptive Statistics Analysis

Describe the Sun Coast data using the descriptive statistics tools discussed in the unit lesson. Establish whether assumptions are met to use parametric statistical procedures. Repeat the tasks below for each tab in the Sun Coast research study data set.

Utilize the Unit IV Scholarly Activity template. Attached

You will utilize the Microsoft Excel Tool Pak.

The links to the Tool Pak are in the Excel ToolPak Links document. Attached

Here are some of the items you will cover.

 Produce a frequency distribution table and histogram.

 Generate descriptive statistics table, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode), kurtosis, and skewness.

 Describe the dependent variable measurement scale as nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio.

 Analyze, evaluate, and discuss the above descriptive statistics in relation to assumptions required for parametric testing. Confirm whether the assumptions are met or are not met.

The title and reference pages do not count toward the page requirement for this assignment.

This assignment should be (5) five pages in length follow APA-style (7TH EDITION) formatting and guidelines, and use references and citations as necessary.

Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the health of the global population. Be specific and provide examples.

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Assignment: Global Healthcare Comparison Matrix and Narrative Statement

Note: This Assignment is due on Day 5 of Week 11.

If you talk about a possible poor health outcome, do you believe that outcome will occur? Do you believe eye contact and personal contact should be avoided?

You would have a difficult time practicing as a nurse if you believed these to be true. But they are very real beliefs in some cultures.

Differences in cultural beliefs, subcultures, religion, ethnic customs, dietary customs, language, and a host of other factors contribute to the complex environment that surrounds global healthcare issues. Failure to understand and account for these differences can create a gulf between practitioners and the public they serve.

In this Assignment, you will examine a global health issue and consider the approach to this issue by the United States and by one other country.

To Prepare:

  • Review the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global health agenda and select one global health issue to focus on for this Assignment.
  • Select at least one additional country to compare to the U.S. for this Assignment.
  • Reflect on how the global health issue you selected is approached in the U.S. and in the additional country you selected.
  • Review and download the Global Health Comparison Matrix provided in the Resources.

The Assignment: (1- to 2-page Global Health Comparison Matrix; 1-page Plan for Social Change)

Part 1: Global Health Comparison Matrix

Focusing on the country you selected and the U.S., complete the Global Health Comparison Matrix. Be sure to address the following:

  • Consider the U.S. national/federal health policies that have been adapted for the global health issue you selected from the WHO global health agenda. Compare these policies to the additional country you selected for study.
  • Explain the strengths and weaknesses of each policy.
  • Explain how the social determinants of health may impact the global health issue you selected. Be specific and provide examples.
  • Using the WHO’s Organization’s global health agenda as well as the results of your own research, analyze how each country’s government addresses cost, quality, and access to the global health issue selected.
  • Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the health of the global population. Be specific and provide examples.
  • Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the role of the nurse in each country.
  • Explain how global health issues impact local healthcare organizations and policies in both countries. Be specific and provide examples.

Part 2: A Plan for Social Change

Reflect on the global health policy comparison and analysis you conducted in Part 1 of the Assignment and the impact that global health issues may have on the world, the U.S., your community, as well as your practice as a nurse leader.

In a 1-page response, create a plan for social change that incorporates a global perspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurse leader.

  • Explain how you would advocate for the incorporation of a global perspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
  • Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens might impact your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
  • Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens into your local practice as a nurse leader represents and contributes to social change. Be specific and provide examples

 

 

 Choose one of the following time periods in Irish history and analyze a social, political, or artistic/literary development of your choice that helped to define Irish identity during that period

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Choose one of the following time periods in Irish history and analyze a social, political, or artistic/literary development of your choice that helped to define Irish identity during that period:

– Medieval Ireland and the Gaelic Resurgence – The late 19th century through 1922 – The Troubles

– Early English rule (18th and 19th centuries) – 1922 through the early 1960s – 1998 through the present

Topics could address: Who are the major characters involved? What other countries or outside influences played a role in this stage of identity formation? How was this time period similar or different to those immediately preceding and following? What were the significant cultural changes or movements involved? What iconic symbols emerged or changed during this period? If you have a specific topic, person, or issue you would like to address, just let me know in your abstract so I can make sure it isn’t too narrow or unwieldy.

You will need to use at least 5 sources: 3 of which cannot be class texts, including at least 1 primary source. MLA or Chicago style (not APA), 12pt font, double-spaced, 8-10 pages excluding bibliography

What is the Effect of Student Loan Forgiveness Strategies on the U.S. Economy?

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This is my Senior Project for my Economics major. This is a research essay on the effects of at least 3 different Student Loan Forgiveness programs which is addressed in the “Proposed Methods” section in the Research Proposal. The Paper Guidelines mention that the paper must be 18 pages minimum, however I am fine with 14 pages due to my budget.

What input has faculty (not just this class but FPMHNP or AGNP faculty), physicians, CNO/staff educators provided regarding the phenomenon?

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The phenomenon of Interest can be Prevention of Patient to Staff assault using Safeward Model.
Use the Worksheet to answer the questions
use the Powerpoint for ideas to develop a PICOT related to the topic

Phenomenon Assessment Worksheet

  1. What is my Phenomenon of Interest (main problem that you’ve experienced in practice)?
  2. Personal: What is my interest level in relation to this phenomenon?
  3. What is my level of expertise in relation to this topic?
  4. What is the internal evidence to support the phenomenon?
  5. Literature: What does the current literature document regarding this phenomenon? Cite rationale from three sources published in the last 3 yrs and provide references.
  6. Peer Contributions: What do my peers (at work and in class) think about my thoughts around this phenomenon?
  1. Expert Consultation: What input has faculty (not just this class but FPMHNP or AGNP faculty), physicians, CNO/staff educators provided regarding the phenomenon?

 

Between what two values would be considered a normal bill? Remember, being within 2 Standard Deviations is considered normal.

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Log onto website where you can observe your service bill for the last 12 months (electric bill, cell phone bill, water bill, etc.). If you do NOT feel comfortable sharing this data, you can make up values.

In excel, list the values of your bill for the last 12 months on one column.
Find the sample mean and sample standard deviation of your data.
Pick three bills from the last 12 months and change the values into z-scores. What does the z-score tell you about that particular month?

Analysis

Between what two values would be considered a normal bill? Remember, being within 2 Standard Deviations is considered normal.
Are any of your bills in the last 12 months unusual? Very unusual?
Are there times when you would accept an “unusual” bill? Explain.

Describe the data collection plan you would execute in a non Covid-19 environment to gather data on arrivals and service times.

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In a PowerPoint of no longer than 5-6 slides in duration use collected data and propose a queuing system model to address each of the following items pertaining to your selected queuing system:

Slide 1

Cover slide with a title and brief diagram of your queuing system for reference

Slide 2

Describe the data collection plan you would execute in a non Covid-19 environment to gather data on arrivals and service times. If you can gather data safely, you can do so. If you can not collect data safely, then create a data distribution for arrivals (non uniform and non normal) and a processing time for your queueing system. Describe how you created the distribution and why you choose the parameters you did.

Slide 3

Plot the data you collected for arrival and service times and determine/describe the probability distribution of your data.

Slide 4

Did arrivals and service times follow the distribution as shown in the text?
Evaluate the chosen distribution and associated parameters for goodness-of-fit via graphical methods and statistical tests.

Slide 5

Determine the average length of the queue in your proposed model
Determine the average number of customers in the system in your proposed model
Determine the server utilization rate.
Do these performance measures seem realistic/reasonable given your observations?

Explain how the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated to determine whether there was improvement.

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Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply “The Road to Evidence-Based Practice” process, illustrated in Chapter 4 of your textbook, to create your proposal.

Include the following:
1.Provide an overview of the problem and the setting in which the problem or issue occurs.
2.Explain why a quality improvement initiative is needed in this area and the expected outcome.
3.Discuss how the results of previous research demonstrate support for the quality improvement initiative and its projected outcomes. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years, not included in the course materials or textbook, that establish evidence in support of the quality improvement proposed.
4.Discuss steps necessary to implement the quality improvement initiative. Provide evidence and rationale to support your answer.
5.Explain how the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated to determine whether there was improvement.
6.Support your explanation by identifying the variables, hypothesis test, and statistical test that you would need to prove that the quality improvement initiative succeeded.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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