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Discuss what you learned about what investors are looking for when they decide whether to move forward. What types of questions were asked?

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Watch an episode of Shark Tank (include link to episode) and discuss what you learned about what investors are looking for when they decide whether to move forward. What types of questions were asked?
What information was important to them?
How does this information compare to that presented in your text?
Do not simply recount the episode;
be sure to tie in the knowledge gained from your readings and research this week to answer the questions above.

 

 

What were some of the different ways in which people of this era expressed their desire for political, personal, economic, or intellectual “liberty”?

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Charles Dickens’ famous line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” hints at the contradictory nature of the period we’ve been studying. This was an era marked by both the expansion of and limitations to human liberty. Consider the following questions: What were some of the different ways in which people of this era expressed their desire for political, personal, economic, or intellectual “liberty”? Did freedom come in all forms or mean the same thing for everyone? What were some of the forces working against human personal or intellectual freedom?

Explain the main sociological theoretical perspectives on crime and deviance.

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Factsheet Prepare a factsheet in which you explain the main sociological theoretical perspectives on crime and deviance. You should include all of the following theories: Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism, Marxism, and New Right. You should also include images/graphical content to reinforce key points [AC 2.1, 2.2, 4.1] 500 words

Briefly discuss what you think you will find. Where will these findings have impact and how: academic literature? Policy?

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Research Proposal – Guidelines

  • 2,000 words, excluding references
  • 100% of final grade

Content:

  • No one “correct” way to write a research proposal, but these are some guidelines you should consider. In general, be as specific as possible about your questions, hypotheses, definitions, case selections and strategies, measurement and variables, coding techniques, etc.
  1. Background/Literature Review

This will be an abbreviated version of your eventual literature review. You should try to show how your research question(s) is situated in the relevant literature in your field. The literature review introduced us to the broader landscape of research that gives rise to your research question(s). You don’t have enough room to scope out the entire landscape – instead begin with a wide-angle view and then move quickly to the controversies in the areas relevant to your research questions.

  1. Research Question(s)

You may have just one research question, or two. These questions need to be clearly and explicitly stated. Make sure they are actually questions – rather than, say statements or assumptions!

  1. Data Collection Strategies

Briefly sketch out your case selection and/or sampling strategies, and the type of data/evidence you are going to collect.

  1. Data Analysis Strategies

What are the most appropriate forms of analysis given you topic, research question(s) and data sources? How does this analytic method help answer your question(s)? For example, are you coding qualitative analysis for themes or using logistic regression? Note: software is not a method.

  1. Anticipated Outcomes

Briefly discuss what you think you will find. Where will these findings have impact and how: academic literature? Policy? Practice? Public life?

  1. Limitations and Further Research

Briefly address the limitations of your design as currently conceived. For example, you may have limitations in your research design such as generalizability or causality. Or, reliability and validity are common limitations. Another limitation may be ethical issues that arise from your research design. There are different kinds of limitations.

  1. References

Include proper in-text citations and a reference list using a consistent standard reference

format. E.g. The Harvard Referencing system.

Describe an environmental issue relating ocean health, outline the issue’s potential impacts on sustainability of marine systems and climate change, and identify potential short- and long-term solutions.

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Ocean Health Paper

Assignment: Ocean Health Paper

Students describe an environmental issue relating ocean health, outline the issue’s potential impacts on sustainability of marine systems and climate change, and identify potential short- and long-term solutions. Students may select their own topic or choose one from a list provided by the instructor. This assignment increases students’ awareness of factors affecting ocean health and the potential impacts to sustainability of Earth’s natural processes. Students are assessed on their ability to apply course concepts, synthesize supporting evidence, reflect on diverse perspectives, and write cohesive paragraphs including a thesis statement that is fully supported throughout the paper.

Topic: Ocean Health and Climate Change 

The oceans make up over 75% of the world’s surface and the health of these bodies directly affect life on planet Earth. For this assignment, choose an issue from the list below and narrow it further into a clear research topic.

The paper must include the following information:

  • Outline the issue’s potential impacts on sustainability of marine systems and climate change
  • Identify potential short- and long-term solutions.

The paper must include the following elements:

  • Title page
  • Abstract
  • Reference page with at  least four scholarly sources
  • Formatted in APA Style.

Please pick one topic from the list below:

  • Keystone species
  • Tourism and human leisure activities
  • Overfishing
  • Sea temperature
  • Pollution
  • The effects of rising levels of mercury in the marine food chain
  • Unsustainable aquaculture
  • Marine engineering and oil drilling
  • Destruction of marine habitats
  • Ocean acidification or coral bleaching
  • Marine wetlands
  • Implications of mining deep sea mineral resources
  • How the Law of the Sea is addressing ocean health
  • The impacts of melting sea ice and icebergs
  • The findings of ice core analysis
  • Earth’s heat budget
  • Technology used
  • Wave power
  • Tidal power
  • Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone or other marine environments
  • Marine organisms
  • Effects of climate patterns impact commercial fisheries
  • Antarctic ozone hole

Discuss what they communicate about the hardships of this new land, new government, and new culture.

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The early writings of colonial Americans reflect the hardships that they faced in coming to a new land and in forming a new country. Choose three writers from the list below; and, from analyses and interpretations of their writings and from research, discuss what they communicate about the hardships of this new land, new government, and new culture. Be specific to the assigned readings in the textbook, and provide examples from those readings. As you explore pertinent contexts, be careful to use appropriate literary, political, and cultural terminology in your writing.
John Smith
William Bradford
Anne Bradstreet

What did you observe? What were the overall objectives of the lesson?

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1. What did you observe? What were the overall objectives of the lesson?
2. What do you think worked well in the lesson? Why do you think it worked (evidence)?
3.What do you think might have been done differently throughout the lesson? Why?
4.Additional thoughts or questions you have about what you saw?

Analyse how William Shakespeare represents the conflict between ambition and loyalty in his play, ‘Macbeth.’

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Analyse how William Shakespeare represents the conflict between ambition and loyalty in his play, ‘Macbeth.