What are some solutions you can think of to address the issue?

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Find a NEWS article that addresses a current social problem facing your community (local, national, or global) that you are concerned about. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.)

Write a minimum 300-word essay that answers the following questions:
-Based on the article you chose, what is the social problem and who does it impact?
-How can the social sciences be used to research the issue? Name specific methods and disciplines from Chapter 1.
-What are some solutions you can think of to address the issue?

Your essay should:
be a total of 300 words or more.
-The 300-word limit DOES NOT include the questions, names, titles, and references.
-It also does not include meaningless filler statements
-have factual information from appropriate articles and websites.

have references and citations for your sources, including the textbook; a minimum of 3 sources required.
Cite your sources in-text and provide complete bibliographic information for each sources according to the APA Style Guide. FYI web addresses or links are not full references!
Provide a complete bibliography for your sources; this does NOT count toward the 300 word requirement.

Discuss how you would describe the children’s temperament and development to the parents.

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Program: Community Support Worker
Course: Child and Adolescent Growth and Development
Assignment: Temperament and Development
You only need to do the initial response I will complete the replies. Also I can only send screenshots of the text book I cant upload it.
Read the section “Temperament and Development” located on pages 418-428 in the textbook. Mandy and Jeff are parents of two-year-old inhibited Sam and three-year-old difficult Maria. Discuss how you would describe the children’s temperament and development to the parents. Include concepts of the roles of heredity and environment in the stability of temperament, the relationship of temperament to cognitive and social functioning and the goodness to fit model.
You are required to post your initial substantive response as well as respond, in 50 words or more, to two other students’ posts. Your discussion is worth 15 marks.
You will be graded on the following evaluation rubric:
Evaluation Scale x Criteria = Total Marks
Evaluation Scale
5
Exemplary level of performance or understanding
4
Mastery level of performance or understanding
3
Approaching mastery level of performance or understanding
2
Adequate level of performance or understanding not yet demonstrated
0
​Component of discussion missing completely, or no level of understanding demonstrated
Criteria
1
Discussion guidelines were followed (including proper spelling, grammar, and APA Style format, in addition to standard guidelines).
2
There was clear evidence of a thoughtful, concerted effort to post a meaningful discussion.
3
Concepts related to material in the learning plan were introduced in the discussion.

Reflect on the events and how the actions of Captain Sullenberger relate to our course discussions on crisis leadership.

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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.

Miracle on The Hudson

https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/leadership-during-crisis-response-challenges-and-evolving-research

In what ways has the atmosphere in Americans schools changed the outlook and mindset that some people have towards education?

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ASSIGNMENT 1 (*Both Part 1 & Part 2 combined must add up to 250 words*) PART 1 (Link to Fortune Article: https://fortune.com/2015/05/28/americas-workers-have-bigger-problems-than-the-minimum-wage/) (Link to Book: file:///C:/Users/donsh/Downloads/Social%20Problems%20And%20The%20Quality%20Of%20Life%2013th%20-%20PDF%20eBook.pdf) Using information from chapter 10 in your textbook that highlight the American ideology and socialization process concerning work and the economy, and also information from the Fortune article, answer the following question: In what ways have American ideology and the American way of life (values, beliefs, etc.) contribute to the problems some Americans are facing at work and with the economy? Be sure to use information from BOTH the text and the research article in your response. PART 2 https://youtu.be/uOZocYcttO4 https://youtu.be/jOPm-oO5S9A After watching the two brief videos and reading chapter 11 from your textbook, answer the following questions: In what ways has the atmosphere in Americans schools changed the outlook and mindset that some people have towards education? Do you feel that your high school properly prepared you for college? If so, how? If not, why? If you were in charge of education in the United States, what would you do to fix the problems that plague the education system in the U.S.? Be sure to use information from BOTH the text and the research article in your response. ASSIGNMENT 2 *part 1 & part 2 combined only need to be 250 words* PART 1 (Link to Book: file:///C:/Users/donsh/Downloads/Social%20Problems%20And%20The%20Quality%20Of%20Life%2013th%20-%20PDF%20eBook.pdf) (Link to Article: https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-28/america-has-a-big-race-problem) Using information from chapter 8 in your textbook that highlight the perspectives that both White and Minorities have and the information from the U.S. News Article, “America Has a Big Race Problem,” answer the following question: In what ways do the views and mindsets that white and minorities have about each other contribute to the race problem in America? Be sure to use information from BOTH the textbook and the research article in your response. PART 2 (Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POU1HjdXziM&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=TEDxTalks) (Link to book: file:///C:/Users/donsh/Downloads/Social%20Problems%20And%20The%20Quality%20Of%20Life%2013th%20-%20PDF%20eBook.pdf) After watching the video, answer the following questions: What were your biggest takeaways from the video, and how did it relate to what you read in your book? List 5 identifiers or descriptors that you feel are important in defining you. This can include anything: Asian American, male, mother, athlete, educator, atheist, or any descriptor with which you identify. The only requirement is that one of them must be your race, ethnicity or gender. Then write the following: Please be brief and concise. 1. Share a time you were especially proud to identify yourself with one of the descriptors you used above. 2. Share a time it was especially painful to be identified with one of your identifiers or descriptors. 3. Name a stereotype associated with one of the groups with which you identify that is not consistent with who you are and fill in the following sentence: I am (a/an) _____________________ but I am NOT (a/an)_____________________. *Example* I am a LATINO, but I am NOT an abuser of women.

why is important to challenge the social construction of race created by the implications of the single story/master narrative?

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why is important to challenge the social construction of race created by the implications of the single story/master narrative?

Describe similarities between Piaget Cognitive Development Theory and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory.

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Program: Community Support Worker
Course: Child and Adolescent Growth and Development
Assignment: Compare Piaget and Vygotsky
Ddescribe similarities between Piaget Cognitive Development Theory and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory.
In 500-750 words, submit this assignment in MS Word to your instructor via the dropbox. This assignment is worth 30 marks.
Evaluation Scale x Criteria = Total Marks
Evaluation Scale
9-10
Exemplary level of performance or understanding.
8
Mastery level of performance or understanding.
7
Approaching mastery level of performance or understanding.
5-6
Adequate level of performance or understanding not yet demonstrated.
0
​Component of assignment missing completely, or no level of understanding demonstrated.
Criteria
1.
You describe similarities between Piaget Cognitive Development Theory and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory.
2.
You describe differences between Piaget Cognitive Development Theory and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory.
3.
Assignment guidelines were followed (including proper spelling, grammar, and APA Style format, in addition to standard guidelines).

What should Sexual Education in US public schools look like? Should it be required; why or why not?

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In 3 to 4 pages,(not including required reference page) you will provide a well-written and organized paper that outlines your answer. You should support your answers with data from scholarly sources (3 scholarly sources are required. The dictionary and Wikipedia do not count towards the scholarly resource requirement for this assignment. You must answer the question you choose as a part of a well-written essay format. However, your paper will be graded on how well you follow directions and complete all of the elements of the assignment, in the following areas
•Provide an overview of the issue and why it is potentially controversial
•How well your answer to the questions in your paper are supported by (scholarly) sources
•Correct use of supporting sources (in text citations and reference page)
•Use of proper grammar, spelling, coherent sentence structure
•How well the paper is organized, (including introduction, body, conclusion)
Please remember that the plagiarism detecting feature of Turnitin will be used for this. .Students will write their paper in response to only ONE of the following questions. Keep in mind that answers must be supported by reputable (scholarly) sources.

•What should Sexual Education in US public schools look like? Should it be required; why or why not?

Emphasis on looking at it through feminist perspective.

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1000 word summary of the two main themes of the article. ‘girls gone wild’ and ‘the new virgins’. Emphasis on looking at it through feminist perspective. Also including one external source that relates. Attached is the article

How might ethnohistory (p. 42-43) influence your thinking about writing/telling/developing historical understanding?

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After watching the videos and reading the chapter, what big take aways can you offer in terms of writing/telling/developing historical understanding? How might ethnohistory (p. 42-43) influence your thinking about writing/telling/developing historical understanding? What specific examples from the videos or text encourage you to think more broadly/expansively about tribal histories

What excuses have been given for our inability to reduce the amount of crime we have? How do we evaluate these excuses?

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Please answer both questions based on the Introduction and Chapter 1 of The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison:
1. What excuses have been given for our inability to reduce the amount of crime we have? How do we evaluate these excuses?
2. What does it mean to say that “the criminal justice system is ‘designed to fail” and that “crime is functional for society”?
Both questions have been taken from the end of Chapter 1 p. 50 – (Question 2 has been intentionally modified). Each question is worth 10pts = Total 20pts.
Assignment Guidelines: Assignments are required to meet the following guidelines. Assignments that do not follow this format will not receive full credit.
Paper Length: Approx. 2 double spaced pages per question (total 4 pages)
Font: Times Roman 12
Line Spacing: Everything must be double-spaced
Style: Use the American Psychological Association manual for formatting (e.g., references, citations, quotes, tables, page layout)
Quotes: No more than 2 short quotes are allowed throughout the entire paper. Quotes are single-spaced.
Citations: Everything must be appropriately cited in the text and in the Reference section. (This section should not be called “works cited” or Bibliography)
Spelling: Spelling errors will result in a deduction of points
Grammar: Poor grammar will result in a deduction of points
References
-All references must be put in the Reference section
-All references in the Reference section must be used in the paper
-References from academic journals are highly recommended