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Regarding the three teaching/parenting styles (Authoritarian. Authoritative and/or Permissive), share a short story about a time that you may have experienced one of these styles as a student What was the outcome?

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4 of Gardener’s intelligence

1.Regarding the three teaching/parenting styles (Authoritarian. Authoritative and/or Permissive), share a short story about a time that you may have experienced one of these styles as a student What was the outcome?

2. jean Piaget’s developmental stages…

  •  The Sensorimotor Stage
  •  The Preoperational Stage
  •  The Concrete Operational Stage
  •  The Formal Operational Stage

Choose only one of the stages…
Define the stage in your own words and give TWO examples of how a teacher can help a student/child progress through the stage you have chosen

3. Given what you know about MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES – what would you do during a first-grade MATH LESSON ON COUNTING MONEY to address at least 4 of Gardener’s intelligence?

Briefly discuss the title of the novel with regard to possible meanings and/or connotations. Write in depth about each of the following parts of the structure of the story: exposition, complication, climax, and resolution.

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

At this point, you should have used the provided list to choose your novel, started reading and taking notes. (You must read a novel from the approved list unless you have discussed alternative options with me or Mrs. Nass.) While reading the novel, consider the various elements discussed throughout your high school career.

General Directions:
● Complete ALL work in the Google doc assignment.
● Include a Title Page with the title of the novel, author, your name, my name, class, and submission date.
● Also, include a Table of Contents with every category listed and the page number on which it begins.
● The TOC should match the assignment categories, such as: Plot/Structure, Style, Tone/Point of View, etc.
● The project format should match that of an MLA outline.
● Please remember to follow MLA Format and all of the rules of proper writing.
● You will turn in a works cited page and a list of works consulted as part of the final project.
● Be prepared to show and discuss progress at each of 3 check-ins.

I. Plot and Structure (2-3 pages)
A. Briefly discuss the title of the novel with regard to possible meanings and/or connotations.

B. Write in depth about each of the following parts of the structure of the story: exposition, complication, climax, and resolution.

C. In TWO paragraphs discuss the significance of the structure of the story, considering its arrangement (overall and chapter structure) and purpose, and analyze this importance in relationship to the conflict and its developments.

D. Discuss what point of view (or points of view) the author used to write the novel. Why did the author chose the p.o.v s/he did? Discuss what conditions affected the point(s) of view the author chose.

II. Characterization (2-3 pages)
A. Cite textual support from the novel for the following in relation to the protagonist and how s/he is developed. Choose 3 of the 5 to discuss.

  1.  Character’s action
  2.  Character’s appearance
  3.  Character’s thoughts
  4.  Character’s words
  5.  Statements/thoughts of another character about the protagonist

B. Cite textual support from the novel for the following in relation to other character(s) and how s/he/they is/are developed. Choose 2 of the 4 to
discuss

  1.  Discuss a flat or static character that plays a major role in the story. What is this character’s role and why is it significant?
  2.  Discuss how the author directly and indirectly characterizes a character other than the protagonist or the flat/static character you described above.
  3.  Discuss the external and internal conflict(s) the protagonist faces.
  4.  Discuss the role of the antagonist in the novel and how he/she serves as a contrast to another character.

III. Style (1-2 pages)
A. Choose three examples of Figurative Language/literary elements

  1.  Label the literary element
  2.  Analyze how this example enhances the plot, theme, character development and/or mood
  3.  You must use quotes for this section. Be sure to include the page number using correct MLA in-text citations
  4.  You may only use the literary devices listed here
  5.  1- ½ pages

Choose three of the following (these are the only terms you may use):
-Allegory Colloquialism Motif Stream of Consciousness
-Allusion Epigraph Oxymoron Understatement
-Ambiguity Extended Metaphor Paradox Use of Dialect
-Analogy Flashback Personification Use of Diction
-Anecdote Foreshadowing Pun Vocabulary
-Apostrophe Juxtaposition Stereotype

IV. Literary Lenses (1-2 pages)
A. Choose one literary lens/criticism to discuss a scene /character
a. Include an outside source (remember to use proper in-text citations and include in Works Cited)
b. Provide support – use specific examples to explain the analysis
c. List the literary lens from which you are analyzing the character. The only one you can use first-person for is Reader-Response.

V. Setting (1-2 [pages)
A. Discuss three of the following six purposes/functions of setting in relationship to your novel.

  1.  Setting and credibility
  2.  Setting and symbols
  3.  Setting and character
  4.  Setting and mood
  5.  Setting and organization
  6.  Setting and irony

B. Integrate textual support to explain the significance in depth

VI. Symbolism (1-2 pages)
A. Discuss two symbols from the novel

  1.  Integrate textual support to explain their significance in depth
  2.  Indicate whether they are cultural, universal, or contextual symbols
  3.  Clearly label the symbols
  4.  Include quotes from the novel to help prove your points

B. 1 ½- 2 pages

VII. Theme (1-2 pages)
A. Discuss the main theme in the novel
1. Cite specific examples

Grammar, Mechanics, and Works Cited
● Works Cited AND Works Consulted pages
● Correct spelling and punctuation
● MLA Format
● No slang or contractions
● No first or second-person pronouns
● All sources correctly cited in Works Cited
● Parenthetical in-text citations match Works Cited

Why commercial bank lending is important for a country’s economic health and GDP of a particular country? What is the percentage of domestic credit to the private sector in the USA? Can you say if it is it increasing or decreasing since 2004 to 2019? What is an important reason for the fluctuation?

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Assignment #2

Write an about 2-page paper to explore the issues related to the stock market and the bond market.

If possible state the source of data/information you may use.

Find the total stock market capitalization in the US in 2020 (Worldbank data) and the bond market size in 2021. How were these numbers in 2009 during the height of the 2008/2009 recession? Would you expect, in the Commercial Paper market, the Yield Curve (interest rate) for bonds in a recession to be high or low? During the previous recession of 2008 / 2009 the Commercial Paper market froze and the Federal Reserve intervened to inject cash into the market. How can we understand/think about it? How about demand of junk bonds by investors in a recession period versus a strong economic growth period? How can we can understand/think about it?

Why commercial bank lending is important for a country’s economic health and GDP of a particular country?

What is the percentage of domestic credit to the private sector in the USA? Can you say if it is it increasing or decreasing since 2004 to 2019? What is an important reason for the fluctuation?

According to the forthcoming book of Professor Ken Rogoff, what can be reasons for the gradual limitation of dollar bills in the US economy? Provide a list of them.

Provide a brief explanation of each” Frictional versus Cyclical versus Structural unemployment. In general, would you think that stimulating the economy through interest rates/monetary policy, the Federal Reserve/government may reduce structural unemployment? Would you think that stimulating the economy through interest rates/monetary policy, the government may reduce cyclical unemployment? Would you expect currently structural unemployment levels to be more/less pronounced in developed or developing economies? What could the government do to alleviate structural unemployment? What are the implications of structural unemployment to Labor Participation Rate in the US? Is there any difference among workers with different educational achievement?

Deflation was considered a problem for several economies in the past decades. Can you elaborate about the negative (and maybe positive?) effects of deflation? For a particular economy, do economists pay more attention to Core or Headline inflation? What are the arguments in support or against?

In what ways could corporate power and influence undermine or promote democratic accountability?

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Business-Government Relations- Weekly Memos

Readings:
1-Businesses in the Political Marketplace: Liberal-Democracy’s Conundrum Hale (Chapter 10)

2-Hussain, Waheed, and Jeffrey Moriarty. 2018. “Accountable to Whom? Rethinking the Role Of Corporations in Political CSR.” Journal of Business Ethics 149 (3): 519–34.

3- Keller, Eileen. 2018. “Noisy Business Politics: Lobbying Strategies and Business Influence After the Financial Crisis.” Journal of European Public Policy 25 (3): 287–306.

Main Discussion Question:  In what ways could corporate power and influence undermine or promote democratic accountability?

Evaluate the promise of these laws and initiatives, the support and opposition, and the effect on the privacy and security of protected health information.

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HIT Regulatory Landscape

Complete your review of the M5 Lecture on New HIT Legislation and Regulation. In an essay of at least 400 words, describe the HIT regulatory landscape. Evaluate the promise of these laws and initiatives, the support and opposition, and the effect on the privacy and security of protected health information.

Did you incorporate all the elements of introductions and conclusions? Did you adapt to your audience? Did you use presentational aids adequately? Was the body of your speech organized well? Did you use supporting material correctly?

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INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT

Overview
This speech is your first formal individual speech presentation. Your goal is to give a 5 minute presentation that introduces a new concept, idea, object, etc. to the class. You should avoid topics that are common knowledge for most people. You will use the skills you have learned from course lectures, activities, and readings and incorporate them into this speech. This includes adequately researching and organizing the speech as well as incorporating appropriate presentational aids and delivery.

Grading
It is important to review the evaluation standards for the assignment so that you are aware what is expected from you. On GAView, you are provided with an Instructor Evaluation Form. The following offers several questions to ask yourself:
• Did you incorporate all the elements of introductions and conclusions?
• Did you adapt to your audience?
• Did you use presentational aids adequately?
• Was the body of your speech organized well?
• Did you use supporting material correctly?
• Was the speech delivered well?
• Did your outline conform to the standards described in class and on the evaluation sheet?

Guideline for the Speech
• Time limit is 4-6 minutes. If you go over or under the time limit you will be penalized 5% per 30 seconds over/under.
• You must speak extemporaneously.
• You must incorporate presentational aids.
• You must have at least 5 sources in both the speech (orally) and the outline. Only 1 source may be an popular media source. The rest must be academic in nature.

Was the parenting style of your parent or caregiver consistent, for how you turned out, with the outcomes typically predicted for that style? Consider cultural variations and social class variations that influence acceptance/responsiveness and demandingness/controL

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Ch 7 Discussion

Examine two dimensions of parenting, acceptance/responsiveness and demandingness/control, and the four types of parents that express the combination of these dimensions (Maccoby, & Martin, 1983). Think about which parenting style your parents used and consider common developmental outcomes in middle childhood and adolescence for children raised with the different styles. Then answer the first question, then answer either the 2nd or 3rd:

• Do you think the new generation of parents is more permissive than previous generations? Are they more uninvolved (perhaps due to their own preoccupation with online activities)? State a position, and then make a prediction on how the trend will impact the development of children growing up now.

• Was the parenting style of your parent or caregiver consistent, for how you turned out, with the outcomes typically predicted for that style? Consider cultural variations and social class variations that influence acceptance/responsiveness and demandingness/controL

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• Provide a link for an online post from a reliable source that gives parenting advice about discipline. Where do you see similarities and differences with the research findings on view discussion.

Watch “The First Years Last Forever” and write a one to two-page reaction paper. In your reaction, relate the video to our discussion on biological development.

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EDUC231 Reaction paper #2

Watch “The First Years Last Forever” and write a one to two-page reaction paper. In your reaction, relate the video to our discussion on biological development. The video can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI-BXTHvRfs.

What is the first antecedent for day 1? What was the behavior that followed the first antecedent? What was the consequence that followed the first behavior?

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Special Education Chapter 9

1. What is the first antecedent for day 1?
2. What was the behavior that followed the first antecedent?
3. What was the consequence that followed the first behavior?

FBA: Functions of Behavior

  • • Attention
    –     From adults, peers
  • • Tangible (material)
    –     Item/object
    –     Activity/event
  • Escape/Avoid
    –     Task/activity
    –     From adults, peers
    –     Item/object
  • • Sensory
    –     Visual
    –     Auditory

4. What was the next antecedent on day 1?
5. What behavior followed the second antecedent on day 1?
6. What was the consequence for the second behavior on day 1?
7. What was the next antecedent on day 1?
8. What behavior followed the third antecedent on day 1?
9. What was the consequence for the third behavior on day 1?

After two observations…
• Were Jessica’s behaviors consistent throughout the observation?
• What kind of intervention can be effective for Jessica?

Identify the chosen chapter. Then indicate your contention (presumably the main idea/theory/etc). Summarize the chapter and introduce three premises (ideas) you will develop logically with evidence from the text to logically reach your conclusion.

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ON LIBERTY, UTILITARIANISM,

Write about one of the chapters under Utilitarianism from Mill – On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays (Oxford, 2015).pdf, provided to you in the course pack.

• Identify the chosen chapter. Then indicate your contention (presumably the main idea/theory/etc).

• Summarize the chapter and introduce three premises (ideas) you will develop logically with evidence from the text to logically reach your conclusion.