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What forces drove changes in dating conventions between 1900 and the 1960s? Your response should identify at least three ways dating changed (from three different chapters), explain what prompted the change, and reflect on the larger meaning or significance of the change.

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What forces drove changes in dating conventions between 1900 and the 1960s? Your response should identify at least three ways dating changed (from three different chapters), explain what prompted the change, and reflect on the larger meaning or significance of the change.
Early in her book, Bailey observes that the transition from courtship to dating “changed the distribution of control and power in courtship” (20). Power and control fluctuated with the subsequent changes in dating conventions. Identify three dating conventions discussed in the book (from three different chapters) and analyze who you believe had the power and control in each situation and what the implications of the power dynamics were.

Read a book on the history of lesbians in twentieth century America. Provide a mini review of you book that identifies the book’s scope and arguments and the parts you found most illuminating or interesting.

If you read Faderman: Briefly discuss three significant turning points in lesbian life in the United States (discussed in three different chapters in the book) that affected how women loving women lived or saw themselves and their relationships.

The second book to be used is Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America by Lillian Faderman.

Describe how Project Management techniques can help in Operations Management. How should Project Management be used in the organization you chose? What would it look like and what would be the benefit?

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Complete a chart outlining the functions of an organization you are familiar with or have worked for. You can use the assignment from week 1, introduce the organization, and provide the chart  Make sure you adjust your week 1 assignment to any feedback from your instructor. Depending on the industry of your chosen organization, describe in detail how location strategy and human resources affect the success/failure of the organization. Be specific and use sources!

Describe in detail what a successful supply chain looks like for the business you introduced. If you chose a service organization, do your research – there is still a supply chain! Why is it successful/unsuccessful? What do you recommend should be done differently/what works well? Be specific!

Many companies are investigating how an ERP System can help increase efficiencies and profits. Companies are presented with a number of options which they need to consider when deciding on an ERP System. Describe the ERP system of your chosen company; if they do not have one, what would you suggest they do? Use the comparative assessment you completed in week 6 as a guideline .

Lastly, describe how Project Management techniques can help in Operations Management. How should Project Management be used in the organization you chose? What would it look like and what would be the benefit?

Describe and analyze two relatively recent intercultural encounters you had. Those encounters could be dissatisfactory, satisfactory, or between.

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Describe and analyze two relatively recent intercultural encounters you had. Those encounters could be dissatisfactory, satisfactory, or between. But be sure to incorporate as much as possible concepts, ideas from the course (textbook). You do not have to

Responds to the problem. The problems have no single correct answer, but the better responses utilize the major historical/political development(s) referenced in the problem and appropriate rhetorical strategies, i.e., definition, explanation, comparison-contrast, etc.

Makes good use of the readings and other in class material. Avoid direct quotation from the texts, paraphrase and summarize using your own words, but give a parenthetical reference using the author’s last name and the page where you have found the information. For example, (Healey, 234) placed just before the period at the end of the appropriate sentence(s).

Has a clear and complete thesis. This is a sentence that contains the purpose of your essay. It names your subject and makes a statement about the subject. It briefly presents what you will develop in the following paragraphs that constitute the essay. Exhibits organization and coherence. The purpose is accomplished with a clear, logical sequence of supporting points, and each part of the essay supports the purpose. Utilizes well-crafted sentences and paragraphs. Make the effort to proof read and revise for spelling, grammar and syntax. Verify that each paragraph has one idea expressed in a topic sentence with appropriate supporting sentences.

Discuss a particular philosophical problem and the different ways it has been attempted to be solved (e.g. the debate between empiricist and rationalists in regard to knowledge)

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Write a paper on any philosophical topic of your choice. (get your topic approved by me!) The goal of your paper is to explain a particular philosopher’s views on a particular philosophical topic (e.g. Descartes’ view on epistemology), or to discuss a particular philosophical problem and the different ways it has been attempted to be solved (e.g. the debate between empiricist and rationalists in regard to knowledge). The paper is an opportunity for you investigate and explore philosophy in an academic way. What it should NOT be is just a report on the life and ideas of a particular philosopher.

What incident led to the founding of the Home Depot? What can you learn from this in respect to overcoming obstacles or failure?

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Write a two-page paper double spaced with no more than 12-point font and 1” margins on lessons that you can learn from the text.   Be sure to include the following items in your paper:

 

  • What incident led to the founding of the Home Depot? What can you learn from this in respect to overcoming obstacles or failure?

 

  • Did the owners have a background in the home improvement industry? Do you believe you would need a similar background or previous experience in a business you would start?  Why or why not?

 

  • Blank and Marcus worked for a particularly difficult manager in their previous positions, Sandy Sigoloff. What lessons can you learn from Sandy’s management style?  Would you employ a similar management style in your future business venture?  If not, how would your handling of employees be different?

 

  • What struggles did the Home Depot go through in their first year of operations? How might this apply to your future venture?

 

  • How did the Home Depot founders revolutionize the home improvement industry? What difficulties did they encounter with the new way they were operating the business compared to their competitors?  How important is your relationship with vendors when selling a product?

 

  • Employees were very important to the founders of the Home Depot. What lessons can you learn from their employee strategy and the skill and pay level of Home Depot employees?  Would you employ a similar strategy in your future business?

Study the case of Kyllo V. United States pertaining to the use of thermal-imaging devices constituting a legal search of a home.What is the holding in Kyllo? Explain the significance of the fact that the thermal-imaging device is not in “general use.”

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Study the case of Kyllo V. United States pertaining to the use of thermal-imaging devices constituting a legal search of a home.
Once you have read the case in its entirety, answer the discussion questions below;

What is the holding in Kyllo? Explain the significance of the fact that the thermal-imaging device is not in “general use.”
Discuss the relationship between the Supreme Court rulings in White, Ciraolo, Reiley and Dow with the decision in Kyllo.
Summarize the argument of the dissent. Do you find the majority opinion or the dissenting opinion more persuasive?
Describe the steps that the police officers in Kyllo should have taken before using the thermal-imaging device.

Analyze the security features within mHealth technologies and list the biggest securities threats for this technology. What is the biggest security/privacy implication facing mHealth technologies.

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Analyze the security features within mHealth technologies and list the biggest securities threats for this technology.
Analyze the privacy features (or lack there of) within mHealth technologies and list all the potential privacy breaches for this technology.
In your own words (from reading the assigned material) what is the biggest security/privacy implication facing mHealth technologies.
Discuss some of the features and methodologies you can use to protect and secure health information when using a mHealth device.
Based on reading the assigned material do you feel the benefits of mHealth technology outweigh the security/privacy issues (explain your answer)?

How would you apply (Mind maps and SQ3R) knowledge to help your students develop their language and study skills?Briefly describe the steps for each of the techniques (Mind maps and SQ3R) analyze them

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Read the articles (1-5) QUESTION 1: Mind maps and SQ3R
-How would you apply (Mind maps and SQ3R) knowledge to help your students develop their language and study skills?
-Briefly describe the steps for each of the techniques (Mind maps and SQ3R) analyze them considering the following questions:
– Would the strategies chosen by the teacher depend on the students’ interest, age, capabilities, and/or level?
– Which would be more specific for beginner/low intermediate levels/high intermediate/advanced, Mind maps or SQ3R?
– Which strategies discussed in the articles will also help you with your studies?
-Do you think you can benefit from them to improve your reading comprehension and study skills? If so, how?

QUESTION 2: Learning Styles and Strategies (Felder’s theory)
Complete the questionnaire and reflect on its results:
What is your predominant learning style? What areas need to be balanced?
How would you provide your students with a balanced learning experience? Can you think of activities that will do this? Think of an activity that would appeal to adults for each type of learning style, i.e., one activity for active, one for a reflective, one for intuitive, and so on.

Describe the advocacy process. Whether nurses are advocating for their patients, health care, and/or policies that improve people’s lives, the advocacy processes have commonalities that transcend the subject of their advocacy

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The Nurse as Advocate.
In a Microsoft Word document of 5-6 pages formatted in APA style, you will describe the advocacy process. Whether nurses are advocating for their patients, health care, and/or policies that improve people’s lives, the advocacy processes have commonalities that transcend the subject of their advocacy. There are also differences, although these differences may be more nuanced than obvious.

Describe what you believe to be the drivers for each of the individual advocates.
What factors led the individuals to become advocates?
Discuss the challenges that each of the individuals identified in their writings.
Analyze these drivers and challenges and compare them with your own experience to date as an advocate.
In what ways do you believe you can expand your advocacy skills within the next five years?
On a separate reference page, cite all sources using APA format. Note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

Develop an activity which supports the cognitive development needs of preschool-age children.Create the lesson plan in a Word document.How does the lesson support cognitive development?

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Planning a Preschool Lesson

This module addresses the key developmental areas of infancy and early childhood and its relation to cognitive and socio-emotional development in later life including milestones, theorists and theories, and educational practices.

For this assignment, you will develop an activity which supports the cognitive development needs of preschool-age children.

Create the lesson plan in a Word document. See the outline provided below.
After completing the lesson plan, answer the questions in Step 2.
Use citations and references in APA format to support your responses.
Step 1.
Complete the lesson plan, addressing all of the fields.

Step 2.
After you have completed the lesson plan, address the following questions about your lesson plan in a 1- to 3-page paper. Answer each question in a well-developed paragraph. Include an introduction and a conclusion.

How does the lesson support cognitive development?
How does the lesson align with developmentally appropriate practice?
What theoretical foundations support your lesson?