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How can cognitive psychology be applied to personal and workplace issues?

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Write a paper that answers the following questions:

How can cognitive psychology be applied to personal and workplace issues? Provide at least 2 examples of each.
How do you know when learning has occurred? Provide your definition of learning in your response.
Describe a time when you were successful as a learner. What were some of the keys to that success?
Include at least 1 personal example.
Include 2 research citations in APA format to support your answer.

Discuss the four characteristics of a hazardous waste, of which ignitability is one.

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In this unit, you became familiar with categorizing hazardous waste; hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities; and remediation of old hazardous waste sites.

For this assignment, you will write an essay that discusses the following components:

the four characteristics of a hazardous waste, of which ignitability is one;
the four lists of hazardous waste, of which one is the P list;
the manifest system of tracking hazardous waste;
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in your area;
two features of a hazardous waste landfill that are not in a municipal solid waste landfill; and
progress made by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)—otherwise known as the Superfund.
Your paper should flow smoothly from topic to topic with thoughtful transitions.

What is morality in any given time and place?

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Use the following 2 starting points to develop your essay on morality and ethics:
The article by Jay Feldman: Sunday Dialogue: How Corporations Behave
Alfred North Whitehead’s controversial statement, “What is morality in any given time and place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like and immorality is what they dislike” (BrainyQuote, 2018).
Think about those two perspectives, and then select 1 of the focal questions in Part 1 of the assignment. Your response to the selected focal question will guide you to formulate a thesis statement.
Discuss the article and Whitehead’s statement in the introduction, body, and conclusion of the essay.
Locate and utilize at least 2 credible sources to support the arguments presented in your paper. Make sure you cite them appropriately within your paper, and list them in APA format on your Reference page.
Ensure that your paper is 4–5 pages in length, not counting the Title page and Reference page. In accordance with APA formatting requirements, your paper should include a Title and Reference page, should be double-spaced, and should include a running head and page numbers.
Part 1: Formulating the Philosophical Thesis Statement
Select only 1 of the following focal questions to answer to help formulate your thesis statement:

Businesses can have ethical standards, but businesses are not moral agents. Do you agree or disagree?
Is it true that the “bottom line” of a business is profit and profit alone?
In business, are there other, less tangible goals that are intrinsic to—and just as important as—making money?
In a business environment, why should people be moral as individuals?
Why should a corporation or organization be moral?
Could you apply the first formulation of Kant’s categorical imperative to a business environment?
Part 2: Developing the Essay
Identify your thesis statement (argument claim) within the introduction of your paper.
Conduct research using library resources. Please use the article presented above (Sunday Dialogue: How Corporations Behave) as well as 2 additional sources.
Outline your essay, considering deontological ethics, teleological ethics, moral objectivism, and ethical relativism in your argument.
Provide at least 3 valid reasons to support your argument. Remember to think critically here—there likely are reasons that may not be evident at first.
Also, be sure to include the following in your essay:
Use of explanations of philosophical concepts—such as utilitarianism, categorical imperatives, process philosophy, moral relativism, moral absolutism, ethical relativism, moral objectivism, deontological ethics, or teleological ethics—to structure your essay and provide evidence to support your claims.
Remember, you can use these concepts to argue for or against a particular statement (e.g., from a deontological perspective, something might be “right,” whereas that same thing may be “wrong” from a utilitarian perspective).
Your argument and reasons (claims) should be defended by philosophical concepts supported by evidence, which is based on your research.
Part 3: Conclusion

Consider morality and ethics from the perspective of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy and Immanuel Kant’s universal categorical imperative. After conducting your research and writing your essay, could you conclude that businesses can have ethical standards, despite the fact that businesses are not moral agents? Explain why or why not. Sum up your argument based on the evidence presented in the paper.

Part 4: Review Checklist Before Submitting Essay
Your essay should be checked for proper use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
You may find that you change your mind on the issue as you are writing your paper. That is fine, but be sure to present your ultimate decision at the beginning of the paper, and stick to it consistently throughout. This may require that you go back and change paragraphs to support your changed thesis statement.
Your argument should be clear, concise, and supported with logically valid claims and evidence followed by APA in-text citations.
A Reference page documenting your sources should be included. Please use the article presented above (Sunday Dialogue: How Corporations Behave) as well as 2 additional sources.
Your paper must be 4–5 pages in length, not counting the Title page and Reference page. In accordance with APA formatting requirements, your paper should include a Title and Reference page, should be double-spaced, and should include a running head and page numbers.
References

BrainyQuote. (2018). Alfred North Whitehead quotes. Retrieved from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/alfred_north_whitehead_133258

Feldman, J. N. (2012, September 1). Sunday dialogue: How corporations behave. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/opinion/sunday/sunday-dialogue-how-corporations-behave.html.

How did you resolve the differences between what you really wanted to do in the situation, and what the restrictions, rules, or societal conventions “told” you to do?

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In a researched essay of 2-3 pages, using APA format, consider the following:

The philosopher John Locke theorized that humans are born with a blank slate or a tabula rasa. Our experiences imprint on the blank slate – and this is how we achieve knowledge, according to Locke. An opposing philosophical theory holds that humans are born with innate ideas. That is, we already have some information or ideas in our heads at birth.

For the first part of your essay consider which theory you agree with. Does either theory diminish free will? Why or why not?

After you have addressed this consider a work situation or a social situation in which you believe that your right and ability to make a decision from free will was compromised by obstacles or rules or societal norms. Answer the following questions:
Why do you think that your free will was compromised?
What led you to make the decisions and take the actions that you took?
How did you resolve the differences between what you really wanted to do in the situation, and what the restrictions, rules, or societal conventions “told” you to do?
How should people, in general, react to conflicting feelings about the actions to take in given situations?

Analyze the potential benefits that a flat tax structure might have on both taxpayers and the U.S. Treasury. Defend or critique a flat tax structure.

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Federal Taxes
Overview
Congress has asked you to evaluate the individual tax brackets in the federal tax code and make several recommendations to improve the fairness of the tax brackets. Using the Internet, research the current federal tax brackets for individual taxpayers.
Instructions
Write a 5-page paper in which you:
1. Give your opinion as to whether you believe the current progressive federal income tax structure is fair for most Americans. Provide support for your response.
2. Create an argument for what you believe should be the maximum federal income tax rate an individual should have to pay. Provide support for your argument.
3. Analyze the potential benefits that a flat tax structure might have on both taxpayers and the U.S. Treasury. Defend or critique a flat tax structure.
4. Use at least three quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

How might they add to or complicate each other’s arguments?

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After reading “Despair Not” and “The Climate Crisis at the End of Our Fork,” try to put these two articles in conversation with each other. Where might they agree or disagree, and why? How might they add to or complicate each other’s arguments?

What are some influences on school-age children’s self-esteem?

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Imagine you have been asked to speak to a group of parents about promoting self-esteem in school-age children. You need to research the topic and prepare a visually appealing PowerPoint slideshow to accompany your presentation. Your PowerPoint slideshow will need to:

1- Have a title slide.

2- Contain 5-10 content slides (that include Speaker Notes) which provide supporting details to use when elaborating on the slide contents.

3- Address the following questions:

a- How does level of self-esteem typically change during middle childhood? What factors contribute to this change?

b- What are some influences on school-age children’s self-esteem?

c- Does very high self-esteem always have positive effects on children’s adjustment? Why or why not?

d- What are the typical consequences of low self-esteem?

e- What are some other strategies that parents and teachers can use to promote children’s self-esteem? What behaviors should adults avoid, and why?

4- Be written using proper spelling/grammar.

5- Cite at least 3 academic references and present the sources in APA format on a References slide.

Please follow the attached scoring rubric and do your best to cover all items properly specially item (a) and the speaker notes which have the highest points in the rubric.

To what extent can current regulatory approaches prevent and control financial crimes, in particular, the crime of money laundering in the UK?

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To what extent can current regulatory approaches prevent and control financial crimes, in particular, the crime of money laundering in the UK?

LL.M International and Commercial Law Session 2019/20 LAW 1190 Banking and Finance Law Assessment Please select ONE of the following as your extended essay coursework: 1. Greendock is a small city located in south-east England. In the summer of 2019, a Saxon heritage site was discovered in the rural areas of Greendock, which has generated great interest worldwide. Meanwhile, due to its close ferry link with Europe, several new holiday parks near the beach are under construction. At the beginning of 2020, the local housing authority decided to build 4,500 new homes to attract further investors. Having realised the full potential of the city, the Greendock City Council has approached you for legal advice. The City Council believes that, if other currencies such as the Euro, US Dollar, and RMB, Yen, etc. can be widely used here, it will be more beneficial to the local economy. Furthermore, the City Council is also planning to install some Cryptocurrency ATMs. Advise GreendockCity Council. You should consider the notion of legal tender, the status of other currencies, and the practicality of the above proposal. 2. Critically examine the role of the Crediting Rating Agencies (CRAs) in financial market and assess the effectiveness of the regulatory regime on CRAs. 3. To what extent can current regulatory approaches prevent and control financial crimes, in particular, the crime of money laundering in the UK? Note: Submission deadline: 9:00a.m.Hong Kong Time, 25 September2020.The Turnitin link to submit the essay can be found on the course Moodle website. Retain a copy of the coursework for your own records. Word Count: 3,500 words, excluding footnotes, references and bibliography. Please indicate the number of words at the end of your work. This assessment represents 100% of the final mark for this course. Academic referencing is required.

Why are nautical terms and concepts associated with using documents in the digital age?

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Chapter 5. Discussion questions:

A) Why are nautical terms and concepts associated with using documents in the digital age? On the Web, navigation is sometimes called surfing. What does surfing imply about navigation?

B) What is the future of navigation aids and navigation design in technical communication? What kinds of navigation aids are found in digital games? In augmented reality (AR) applications? In virtual environments used for training and remote working?

Discuss the purpose of death certificates.

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Discuss the purpose of death certificates. Can advanced practice nurses complete death certificates where you are living? What are the ramifications if they can or cannot?