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Choose your essay topic: personal growth or language identity. Can you think of a personal example for at least one of the main points? Find at least three quotes from the readings that resonated with you for one reason or another. Which of your main points does each quote most relate to?

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Introduction to College Writing

Read or reread the essays and poems from this unit:

Personal Growth

  • On Being a Trans Woman, and Giving Up Makeup, by Meredith Talusan
  • Learning to Swim Taught Me More Than I Bargained for, by Jazmine Hughes
  • The Crossing, by Jhumpa Lahiri
  • blessing the boats, by Lucille Clifton

 Linguistic Identity

  • How to Tame a Wild Tongue, by Gloria Anzaldúa
  • Mother Tongue, by Amy Tan
  • Professional Spanish Knocks at the Door, by Elizabet Velasquez

Review the assignment for Essay #2.

  • Choose your essay topic: personal growth or language identity
  • Brainstorm about your topic and try to generate 3 ideas/examples that you could write about as part of your essay.
  • Try to think of details and evidence for each of your 3 main points.
  • Can you think of a personal example for at least one of the main points?
  • Also, note passages from the readings that you might want to include. Find at least three quotes from the readings that resonated with you for one reason or another.  Include them in your outline.  Which of your main points does each quote most relate to?

Using this research, prepare a report which discusses and assesses the effects of the environment on the business, and how the business has reacted to change. evaluate the extent to which the business has responded to past changes in the market and business environment, and suggest how this business may react to future changes.

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The effects of the environment on a business

You have been asked to write a report on a large business that trades in the EU. You should research a number of businesses before selecting one to report on. You will need to look at the environment in which the business operates, and to gather enough information to be able to consider how your chosen business has responded to past changes, and evaluate how it may react to future changes.

Your research should include:

 The external environment that effects the business to include political, economic, fiscal, monetary and other government policies, social attitudes to saving, spending and debt; social responsibility requirements, technological change, environmental factors and ethical trends and the legal environment

 The internal environment to include Corporate Culture and Corporate Social Responsibility CSR

 The competitive environment to include competition, competitive advantage and the factors that influence competitive advantage

 The influences on the chosen business’ demand, supply and price, including elasticity of demand

 The different market structures that the business operates in, their impact on pricing and output decisions and the business’

Response to these

Using this research, prepare a report which discusses and assesses the effects of the environment on the business, and how the business has reacted to change.

Your report should include a situational analysis of the business environment using a variety of techniques such as PESTLE, SWOT, 5Cs analysis, and Porter’s Five Forces.

Your report should evaluate the extent to which the business has responded to past changes in the market and business environment, and suggest how this business may react to future changes.

Your report should be logically structured and have a clear conclusion which is fully justified by well- balanced, developed arguments, and is supported by good use of research evidence.

Do lockdown policies have any effect on reducing the spread of Covid-19 in ASEAN countries? Which lockdown policies are more effective on reducing the spread of Covid-19 in ASEAN countries?

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Health Economics or Developmental economics

Abstract
In this research, we study the effect of different kinds of lockdown policies on the spread of Covid-19 in eleven ASEAN countries. This research result shows that there is evidence that the lockdown policies are effective in preventing the spread of Covid-19 virus. Most of the lockdown polices can help reduce the growth of cumulative confirmed cases. The results show that closing school is the most effective policy. Closing workplace and closing public transport are the second and third most effective policies. International controls with quarantining and banning some arrivals are the fourth most effective policies. Stay at home ordering and cancelling public events are the least lockdown policies in preventing the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. We also investigate the relationship between different lockdown policies on reducing the spread of virus. Our result shows that restriction on gatherings is necessary even if one of the following lockdown policies is issued: closing workplace, cancelling public events, stay at home requirement. The combination between restriction on gatherings and those policies can help reduce the growth of cumulative confirmed cases more. Moreover, the combination between internal movement restriction and international travel control with quarantining also create better impact on reducing the spread of Covid-19.

1 Introduction
Covid-19 began in China and then spread into other countries. It caused a pandemic that made a lot of damage to the health of people and the economy of countries all over the world. Governments have applied different policies to control the spread of this Covid-19 pandemic. Among those approaches were the lockdown policies. With lockdown policies, governments would like to decrease the social contacts between citizens to reduce the spread of virus. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) include 11 countries in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. This region is next to China and is the home of 647 million people. Because this region is next to China, it was affected by the Covid-19 very soon. In ASEAN countries, the governments applied lockdown policies very soon with the intension to prevent the spread of this virus in their countries. With lockdown policies, a lot of people could not come to schools and workplace, and a lot of businesses went bankrupt. Therefore, it is necessary to do research to understand which lockdown policies are effective to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

2 Research questions
We would like to do this research to answer two following questions: Do lockdown policies have any effect on reducing the spread of Covid-19 in ASEAN countries? Which lockdown policies are more effective on reducing the spread of Covid-19 in ASEAN countries?

3 Institutional background
There are some previous studies about the effects of lockdown policies on Covid-19 pandemic. Flaxman et al., (2020) shows that lockdown policies have the effect on the increase of new infection and deaths across countries in the pandemic. Hatchett et al. (2007) shows that the policies issues by local governments across U.S. cities have effects on controlling the spread of Spanish 3 Influenza. Hartl et al. (2020) investigates the effects of shutdown policies on the spread of Covid-19 in Germany. They shows that the shutdown policies helped reduce the growth rate of Covid-19 in Germany by 48.2%. Harris and Jones (2020) investigate the effect of school closing on controlling the spread of Covid-19. Chinazzi et al. (2020) studies about the effect of travel restriction policy in the mainland of China.
This study shows that sustained 90% travel restrictions to and from mainland China only has modestly effect on the spread of Covid-19, unless it is combined with a 50% or higher reduction of transmission in the society. Kraemer et al. (2020) studies about the effect of human mobility and control measures on the spread of Covid-19 in China. This study shows that the control measures that China implemented really helped control the growth of pandemic. Maier & Brockmann (2020) shows that the control measures that government made before the lockdown have effect on controlling the spread of Covid-19 in China. Giordano et al. (2020) shows that the restrictive social distancing policy needs to be combined with the widespread testing and contact tracing in order to control the spread of Covid-19 virus.
There are some previous studies about the Covid-19 pandemic in ASEAN countries. Chong et al. (2020) studies about the economic impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on different ASEAN countries. They find out that slowing growth, the sluggish recovery of trade and the cross-country transmission of unemployment are the three problems that ASEAN countries have to face because of this pandemic. Djalante et al. (2020) examines the response of ASEAN countries on the pandemic. They examines media s tatements and policies from ASEAN member states and the ASEAN Secretariat to get information about the responses of those countries on Covid-19. In this study, they identify the gaps and opportunities of different government policy response to fight against the pandemic. Fauzi & Paiman (2020) reviews the policies issued by governments of ASEAN countries to identify their advantages and disadvantages. ASEAN includes 11 countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. This region is next to China and is one of the first places that was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Governments in those countries issued lockdown policies very soon to fight against. However, up to now there is no study about the effect of different lockdown policies on the spread of Covid-19 in ASEAN countries. Therefore, we would like to do this research to investigate about the effect of different lockdown policies on the spread of Covid-19 and to see which kinds of lockdown policies are more effective.

Explore one of the Holiday Histories. For example (Kispu, Passover, Chinese New Year, Easter, Ramadan, Halloween, October 31, Maple Moon, Thanksgiving…etc.) Pick one of the Holiday Histories, research more information about it. Research should include the historical origin, the country and/or countries where the holiday is celebrated, discuss the celebration, traditions and foods.

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Holiday History

Explore one of the Holiday Histories. For example (Kispu, Passover, Chinese New Year, Easter, Ramadan, Halloween, October 31, Maple Moon, Thanksgiving…etc.)

Pick one of the Holiday Histories, research more information about it. Research should include the historical origin, the country and/or countries where the holiday is celebrated, discuss the celebration, traditions and foods.

The paper should be 2-3 pages long, 12-point font, include a heading (name, Paper #2, Title – Holiday Histories, Date, Course). Do include any research citations and a reference page with the resources used in addition to the text. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

If you have categorical, ordered data (such as low income, middle income, high income) what type of measurement would you have? Why? Compare and contrast nominal, dichotomous, ordinal, and normal variables. (b) In social science research, why isn’t it important to distinguish between interval and ratio variables?

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Variables, Z Scores, Population and Output

The student will complete 8 short-answer discussions in this course and 1 long-answer Integrating Faith and Learning discussion. In the thread for each short-answer discussion the student will post short answers to the prompted questions. The answers must demonstrate course-related knowledge and support their assertions with scholarly citations in the latest APA format. Minimum word count for all short answers cumulatively is 200 words. The minimum word count for Integrating Faith and Learning discussion is 600 words. For each thread the student must include a title block with your name, class title, date, and the discussion forum number; write the question number and the question title as a level one heading (e.g. D1.1 Variables) and then provide your response; use Level Two headings for multi part questions (e.g. D1.1 & D1.1.a, D1.1.b, etc.), and include a reference section. Respond to the following short answer questions from Chapter Three in the Morgan, Leech, Gloeckner, & Barrett textbook:

If you have categorical, ordered data (such as low income, middle income, high income) what type of measurement would you have? Why?

D2.3.2. (a) Compare and contrast nominal, dichotomous, ordinal, and normal variables. (b) In social science research, why isn’t it important to distinguish between interval and ratio variables?

D2.3.3. What percent of the area under the standard normal curve is within one standard deviation of (above or below) the mean? What does this tell you about scores that are more than one standard deviation away from the mean?

D2.3.4. (a) How do z scores relate to the normal curve? (b) How would you interpret a z score of –3.0? (c) What percentage of scores is between a z of –2 and a z of +2? Why is this important?

D2.3.5. Why should you not use a frequency polygon if you have nominal data? What would be better to use to display nominal data?

Describe and critically evaluate the variety of ways in which quality is defined and achieved, including the frameworks for maintaining and improving quality in childhood practice in Scotland and identify the implications of these for professional development. On considering the change process analyse the complexities of the management role in relation to managing staff and teams and others and demonstrate the skills/knowledge required to undertake this to facilitate leadership tasks.

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Leading and Managing Evidence Based Innovation and Quality resubmission

Assignment Criterion
Outline the key characteristics of leaders and leadership and reflect on the implications for their own current and future professional roles and practice and how these affect the experiences of children, families, and communities.

From relevant sources of literature identify the role of lead practitioners in the maintenance of high-quality innovative work/practice and how these impacts on the experiences of children, families, and communities.

Describe and critically evaluate the variety of ways in which quality is defined and achieved, including the frameworks for maintaining and improving quality in childhood practice in Scotland and identify the implications of these for professional development.

On considering the change process analyse the complexities of the management role in relation to managing staff and teams and others and demonstrate the skills/knowledge required to undertake this to facilitate leadership tasks.

Reflect on professional development during undergraduate studies and on the links between improved knowledge and understanding of leadership and management and the implications for workplace practice.

Write a Reflective Journal about your personal experiences of leading and/or following leaders (e.g. at work, school, university, in clubs, or other groups, or with family).

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Leadership in organisations

Write a Reflective Journal about your personal experiences of leading and/or following leaders (e.g. at work, school, university, in clubs, or other groups, or with family).

The fair and equitable standard gives modern expression to a general principle of due process in its application to the treatment of investors and [the standard] encapsulates the minimum requirements of the rule of law.” Critically discuss by making reference to relevant case law.

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International Investment Law and Arbitration

The fair and equitable standard gives modern expression to a general principle of due process in its application to the treatment of investors and [the standard] encapsulates the minimum requirements of the rule of law.” Critically discuss by making reference to relevant case law.

Select a global business of your choice. Evaluate the performance of your business in these five areas. It is important that these areas are related to your chosen business.

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International Business and Culture A3

You must select a global business of your choice. The areas which should be covered in your investigation and presented in your formal business report are as follows:

1. Foreign Direct Investment decisions

2. International Trade Theory

3. International Strategy

4. Cultural Differences (taking account of cultural differences)

5. Ethics and corporate social responsibility

You will need to evaluate the performance of your business in these five areas. It is important that these areas are related to your chosen business. It will be important to include relevant examples. As this individual assessment is a formal business report

What is the All of Us Research Program? Describe the objectives of the All of Us Program. Discuss the core values of All of Us. What are safeguards built into the All of Us program to protect private health information?

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All of Us Research Program

Visit and explore the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program’s website.

This website has a large amount of information, and you must search through the pages and even watch a few short videos to obtain all the needed information. You may also view some of the All of Us Videos available online.

Assignment Criteria:

The Paper must address the following topics.

1. What is the All of Us Research Program?

2. Describe the objectives of the All of Us Program.

3. Discuss the core values of All of Us.

4. What are safeguards built into the All of Us program to protect private health information?

5. Discuss the importance of diversity regarding the All of Us Program. What are specific diverse populations included in the program?

6. Give a current example of precision medicine and how it is being used in healthcare. Is it currently being used in your practice/facility? If so, how? In not, how could it be used in the future in your practice?

7. How are All of Us and associated entities’ research being disseminated to recruit participants (i.e. social media, webpages, etc.)?

8. What resources are available to you as a professional RN to disseminate the All of Us research?

9. What are the reasons that you would or would not be involved in the All of Us program?

APA 7th edition format is required. Level 1 headings. At least 4 references. Two (2) references from current peer-reviewed journals (not older than 5 years) and 2 from current(not older than 5 years)peer-reviewed journals, textbooks, or valid education, government, or organizational website.