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Show how McLuhan’s theory view of technology might apply to two similar or contrasting objects of design today that have stretched us to breaking point.

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Part One:
Can we handle the scale, pattern, or pace of change in the various technological inventions and innovations that now confront us?
Are we unprepared and uneducated in what to do with these new technologies/extensions?
Is technology outpacing us?
Can we cope?
Have these technologies made us feel ‘out of place’?

Part Two:
Show how McLuhan’s theory view of technology might apply to two similar or contrasting objects of design today that have stretched us to breaking point.

Please find the attached documents for the background to the essay and assesment.

What kinds of theories of sexuality does the film present?

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In this response paper, you should choose ONE film covered in the historical period we have discussed up until now (1890s-1960s) and analyze its sexual ideologies and theories in respects to one of the themes or discourses or contexts we have discussed in class. What kinds of theories of sexuality does the film present? You should take into account historical, industrial and technological as well as social contexts such as genre convention, mode of production/industrial status (industrial status, independent, exploitation, avant-garde), modes of reception, exhibition and circulation, mode of address, as well as its place in a larger socio-cultural framework. Make sure you have a coherent and clear research question and thesis argument from the outset of your essay. You may choose to write about a film that we have watched in full length in class, though you may want to deal with a film we have seen in excerpted form. Films mentioned in the course readings can also be possible sources for examination. Some discourses you may choose to focus on include (but are not limited to) the following: •Social classification and sexual marginality – sexual typology (engage with Gayle Rubin)•Sexual Liberation/ Sexual Revolution•Repression/Censorship (engage with Foucault’s argument)•Ontology and representation (engage with Bazin’s argument)•Relationship between Public and Private Spheres in constructing sexuality•Economies of Production vs. Economies of Consumption•Procreation and Reproduction vs. Individual Pleasure/Orgasm•Specific modes of production –choose a single film/object (stag films, early shorts,art cinema, avant-garde cinema)•Considerations of obscenity and legal contexts – historical contexts of obscenity inrespects to the sexual image•Personal and Political Definitions of Sex•What is the relationship between aesthetic form, narrativity and sexual content?•Sex and Time/Duration, Sex and Narrative Propulsion•The Hetero-Homo Continuum Please use appropriate bibliographic citation for secondary and primary texts you are paraphrasing or quoting. You are free to refer to the readings we have dealt with in class up to this point and may look ahead in the course packet for further suggestions. Plagiarism, using someone’s words and ideas as your own without proper citation, will be met with failure and may result in further disciplinary action.

Cite an example of unethical behavior as related to corporate or an individual’s behavior in the use of technology/data or unethical manipulation of such

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1. Submit a 3-page analysis of an article that cites an example of unethical behavior as related to corporate or an individual’s behavior in the use of technology/data or unethical manipulation of such. Your analysis should include a summary of the article, your analysis of the ethical problem presented in the article, and how the topic relates to a biblical world view. The ethical problem should be clearly stated. Do not assume that your summary makes the ethical problem self-evident.
2. Article Selection: It is recommended that you choose a topic that is related to your major; however, the topic must incorporate technology. This should be a specific event, not an article such as “Five Ways Companies are Unethical with Data”. Such an article may be a good starting place but will not be sufficient for this assignment. The article will be current – from within the past 3 years. You can likely find an example from as recent as this week/month. As this may be a news article, be sure that you are using a valid source of news. You should find multiple sources reporting the same information to ensure that your assessment of the reporting is accurate. Feel free to cite from these additional sources as well as your main article.
3. Biblical Worldview: You will include at least two biblical references in your analysis.
4. Use APA format, including in-text citations and a reference page.

Critically assess the claims for and against hacking.

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The essay will need to critically assess the claims for and against hacking.
I would like the writer to follow the layout I have attached below, in the file called TS_ESSAY.
Two ethical hacks and two unethical hacks should be cover in the essay.
With the essay reaching the conclusion that hacking is ethical and now necessary in our times.

Please identify 3-4 NCHL learning competencies (will attach the PDF) that would be addressed by your poster.

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Now create an outline for your poster content. List the headings and major points on the Capstone Poster Template (see attached)
In your initial discussion posting, please identify 3-4 NCHL learning competencies (will attach the PDF) that would be addressed by your poster. Attach your outline as a PowerPoint presentation.
Project topic: turn over rates for nursing home administrators. At this moment there is no reliable date source. A need to improve understanding of how and why better outcomes are achieved in some nursing homes in the United States of America. This investigation serves to focus attention on nursing home administrators. I believe this study provides preliminary evidence that the turnover of administrators may have an important association with quality of care in nursing homes. If you did research on that it would probably be well received.
Please see the attached powerpoint and just fill that slide in as that would be the outline for the project and write 1 paragraph.

What is the relationship between sexual representation and questions of aesthetic form in your chosen film?

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Your final research essay requires you to synthesizethe material we have discussed, read and watchedin class in order to articulate an argument regarding a film (or group of films), a particular debate about sexuality, gender andcorporealityin the moving image, or a set of aesthetic or cultural practices in film or moving image culture. You are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to examine films beyond the syllabus and what we have seen in full inour module screenings. While you will not be penalized for choosing a film on the syllabus, you are urged to seek out other works we have not screened. Pleasecontact me for suggested films and to discuss your essay topic.Your paper should consider the function of sexuality, gender, and/or embodiment as an animating problematic within the films or media textsyou are discussing. Some organizing questionsthat will help guide your research:•What kinds of discourses sexuality does your text engage with? How might sexuality be theorizedby the film in question? What ideas about sexuality does the workbut produce and conceptualize? •What is the relationship between sexual representation and questions of aesthetic form in your chosen film?•What are the contexts of production,reception, and regulationof your chosen text(s), and how might these inform your understandings of itsoperation?What kinds of spaces has the work screened in and what kinds of spectatorshipdoes it presume/address?

What role does an informed public play in a democratic society?

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Carefully review the study conducted on diversity in the entertainment media; the report is attached:

1. What are some general conclusions we can make from the data presented here?

2. How does it shape cultural themes regarding gender, race, and sexuality?

3. How do the images presented onscreen influence what we consider to be the “ideal” image?

Find at least one additional source that helps analyze the influence the media have on American culture. Questions to think about: What role does an informed public play in a democratic society? How do we distinguish between news sources in the world of social media? What impact has the transition to 24/7 news programming had on the quality of the news we receive? Who determines what types of news and shows get on the air?

Describe the three responsibility centers and give an example of each from your work.

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Decentralized businesses can have three responsibility centers that must be evaluated differently because of their functions.

Describe the three responsibility centers and give an example of each from your work.
Give an explanation about how each is evaluated.
Tell us why you would prefer to work in a centralized or decentralized organization.
Discuss which type of responsibility center you would prefer to manage and why.

What are the first role models, heroes, or people/characters you admired?

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Paper details:

For next time, please think back on your childhood. What are the first role models, heroes, or people/characters you admired? Pick three ages and describe your role model(s) at each age, for instance 4, 8, and 12. 300 words.

Define a vision for the company–a vision that will address short-term and long-term needs. 

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Here’s the setup.  You have accepted a position as CEO of this company:

  • Apple – Recently, Apple’s stock price has been quite volatile. Investors are concerned that Apple may not have a long-term growth strategy.

For your first act as CEO, you must write a report to the Board of Directors outlining your first 90 days on the job.  While the report should focus on the company’s short-term needs (i.e., your first 90 days), you should outline a vision for your company’s strategy for the next 5 to 10 years.

Think of this report as a follow up to the SWOT analysis you did in Week 4.  This assignment requires you to conduct a SWOT analysis, but then take the next step and define a vision for the company–a vision that will address short-term and long-term needs.  There is not one correct answer, so use creativity!  For example, I could imagine one of you writing a report that your company should be liquidated.  Liquidation might be the best way to maximize value to shareholders! Please write this as a professional report using third person.

You should find and reference 5 websites to give background on the company’s current situation.  Please follow these guidelines when writing your paper:

  • Use APA formatting which includes Times New Roman, 12 pt font, double-spaced, first line of each paragraph is indented one-half inch, 1-inch margins on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right), citations in the body of the paper like this (author’s last name, year of publication), and references.
  • Use proper grammar. Please write in third person. That means use only third person pronouns (he, she, it, they, them, those). Do not use first person pronouns (I, me, my, we, us, our) or second person pronouns (you, your).
  • 6 pages of text
  • List all references you use in APA style. For examples see here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.