se are all based on things covered in Zinn, chapters 1-2 (on D2L under Content) and the first 2 chapters of your Of the People textbook.

1) Reflect and respond to the following: Columbus planted the ideological seeds that came to characterize European colonization of the Americas: the quest for wealth and power was noble and courageous; white domination of the nonwhite races was natural and inevitable; and Christians were superior to non-Christians.

2)  We are often led to believe that slavery was restricted to the southern colonies. What evidence can you find to indicate that slavery was an issue for all the colonies, not just those in the south? Why do you think the belief that slavery and all its problems was confined to the southern colonies and later to the southern states continues to have credence in contemporary society?

3) Describe 2 or 3 major developments in American Indian civilizations in Central and North America prior to 1500.

4) How did French, Dutch, and English colonialism in North America differ from Spanish colonialism in

magine that you are a leadership teamwork consultant. The new manager of a company has hired you to create a new theme for the company’s teamwork training. You will be working with nine (9) other team members.

 

Your client, the new manager, has always coached individual members of a team in the past, but now the manager has less time and has hired you to help with the training. The executive management believes that the purpose of coaching or training is to work with the entire team at the same time.

 

You will work with the team from the beginning to define a new theme for training. Brainstorm to devise the type of theme that you would like to use for the company’s new teamwork training. Consider the manner in which you would direct the team members to develop this training and the roles that you would assign the different members of the team.

 

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

1. Suggest two (2) key ways in which the proposed teamwork project would affect organizational performance.
2. Recommend where the company should set limits on spending and on using company assets for socially responsible projects. Predict the main effect that socially responsible projects could have on the company’s overall bottom line.
3. Propose two (2) approaches geared toward introducing the topic of ethics or ethical behavior in the teamwork training project.
4. Examine two (2) aspects of teamwork training that change a person into a transformational leader. Justify your response.
5. Predict your possible reaction to a team member’s suggestion of another theme that does not relate in any way to the theme that you have proposed. Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in

 

or this Assignment, first select a character or individual in the news, a movie, or television with a mental disorder. For Part 1, you will need to have a mental disorder in mind, but you will not be discussing the individual or character until Part 2.

In Part 1, you are to investigate the various approaches thought today to influence the development of the chosen mental disorder. In other words, you are to discuss certain aspects of some of the major etiologies.

In Part 2, you are to provide an overview of the chosen individual or character’s behavior. Next, select two of the approaches or theories you discussed prior and explain how they can be used to understand the development or cause of chosen individual or character’s mental disorder.

You are to use the course textbook and include at least four additional scholarly peer-reviewed articles from the library and/or the internet to help you develop and support your paper. Your information should come from acceptable psychological or medical societies, such as the National Institute of Health, Web MD, etc., and not from sites such as Wikipedia or other such internet sites where anyone can post information.

Part 1:

1. Biological approach or influences to the development of mental illness: In three separate paragraphs, discuss each of the three following theories from the biological approach.
   1. Explain (a) which of the neurotransmitter(s) researchers have correlated with the chosen mental disorder and (b) how the associated neurotransmitters are believed to influence changes in behavior in general. (At minimum 1 paragraph)
   2. Discuss what the research shows about genetic contributions to the development of the chosen disorder. (At minimum 1 paragraph)
   3. Discuss what the research shows about stress and its influence on the development of the mental disorder. You are to include a discussion of either the diathesis-stress model or the reciprocal gene-environmental model. (At minimum 1 paragraph)

2. Social and cultural and interpersonal approach or influences to the development of mental illness. Please review the following source: Maschio, J. (2014). Social and Cultural Factors and Shaping Thought and Behavior. [Video]. Unpublished.

   In a paragraph, explain the social and cultural approach to understanding the cause of the disorder. Include a discussion of the effects a lack of social support may play in the development of the chosen mental disorder. (At minimum 1 paragraph)

3. Psychological approach or influences to the development of mental illness:

   In a paragraph, discuss how experiences, the ways in which coping with them, and thinking one’s experiences or stressors are believed to influence psychological distress related to the chosen mental disorder. (At minimum 1 paragraph)

Part 2:

1. For the second part of your Assignment, briefly introduce and describe your chosen individual or character’s behavior and identify his or her mental disorder.
2. In a paragraph, explain how two of the approaches or theories discussed in your paper may explain the development of the chosen individual or character’s mental disorder. (Part 2 is a minimum 1 paragraph)

Submitting Your Assignment

Refer to the textbook and four other academic sources. Complete the Assignment in 3–4 pages, using APA

 

 

Based on the e-Activities, assess and explain the restrictions placed on state and local government debt in your state. Provide examples to support your answer. (Provide the Websites’ URLs in your discussion.) (Place your response here!)

 

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Identify at least two methods needed to avoid restriction limits.

Method 1: (Place your response here!)

Method 2: (Place your response here!)

 

Discussion 2

Discuss the major challenges that you believe the public will encounter as a result of the proposed budget. Justify your answer with examples. (Place your response here!)

 

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Speculate on the optimal stage during the budget decision making these challenges could be

3rd Normal Form

1. For each of the following relations, indicate the normal form for that relation.  If the relation is not in third normal form, decompose it into 3NF relations.  Functional dependencies (other than those implied by the primary key) are shown where appropriate.
2. a) CLASS(CourseNo, SectionNo)

 

1. b) CLASS(CourseNo, SectionNo, Room)

 

1. c) CLASS(CourseNo, SectionNo, Room, Capacity)

 

[FD: Room —> Capacity]

 

1. d) CLASS(CourseNo, SectionNo, CourseName, Room, Capacity)

 

[FD:  CourseNo –> CourseName; FD: Room è Capacity]

 

2. The below table contains sample data for parts and for vendors who supply these parts.  In discussing these data with users, we find that part numbers (but not description) uniquely identify parts and vendor names uniquely identify vendors.

 

Link to view table mentioned above at http://i.imgur.com/wBlODnQ.png

 

 

1. a)      Convert this table to a relation (named PART SUPPLIER) in first normal form.  Illustrate the relation with the sample data in the table

 

1. b)    List the functional dependencies in PART SUPPLIER and identify a candidate key.

 

1. c)     For the relation PART SUPPLIER, identify each of the following: an insert anomaly, a delete anomaly, and a modification anomaly.

 

1. d)    Draw a relational schema for PART SUPPLIER and show the functional dependencies.

 

reate a performance reporting template for the Riordan Manufacturing Go Green campaign.

Write a brief opening statement in which you reiterate project deliverables and communicate changes. Emphasize the benefits of the project and the value of the stakeholders’ and management’s patience and support.

Create a Microsoft® Word document in which you specify upcoming events and items that require stakeholder or management attention. Present these items to encourage stakeholders and management to give attention to them.

Create a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet in which you track the budget, schedule, and milestone completion of the project.

Combine these elements into a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation suitable for use as a performance report for stakeholders and management. Include the following items in an appendix to the presentation: a project scope statement, a WBS, a project organization chart, a communication plan matrix, and a change management flowchart.

Explain, in no more than 700 words, the importance of the project leader’s attitude and leadership in reporting progress to stakeholders and senior management. Submit this

Visit the online library to identify and cite an additional definition of organizational culture and compare it to the definition offered in textbook.

 

b) Do either of these two definitions help explain why some organizations have a ‘strong positive’ organizational culture, that enhances a firm’s competitive advantage? Explain why?

 

c) What role does culture play with a weak or negative culture with respect to a competitive advantage?

 

2) Review the strategic management concept of ‘control mechanisms’ to explain how powerful cultures impact employee behavior, and discuss the effect this type of culture has on these same mechanisms.

 

3) In Chapter Ten, the authors argue that the type of diversification strategy a firm follows has important implications for the type of reward and evaluation system it should use. Review these strategic management principles, then, reflect on your personal strategic leadership style to predict which diversification strategy are you most likely to succeed. Explain your response.

 

4) What is a double loop learning organization? From a strategic management perspective, how does this concept influence an effective organizational design? How does this concept tie-in with the views presented in our textbook, that there is ‘no one best way’ to design a

levision has come a long way since the days of large antennas and black and white sets. Today we have cable and satellite that gives us virtually any type of program we want at any time of the day. With this type of programming, one would wonder as to what type of influence it has on shaping the lives of America’s youth.

 

Violence and suspense are a mainstay for much of the programming on TV today. Examine current shows on TV relating to crime and violence. Make a list of at least three programs that seem to stand out more than others when it comes to violence. Select one of those three and write a 1-2 page paper on how that particular program might influence youth in either a good or bad way. Remember to use APA formatting.

What we have learned so far in this course is that students come to us from diverse backgrounds and have their own unique learning needs. We have also learned that the systems of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are grounded in differentiated instructional practices to form the basis of quality curriculum.

As noted in Week Two, you participate in your school’s Professional Learning Community (PLC) as developing experts in implementing differentiated instruction. For this assignment, you will create the content for a blog (not actually creating the blog at this time) that identifies differentiated assessment and teaching strategies. These strategies can be used to assess student mastery of the new Common Core State Standards while providing engaging and rigorous classroom instruction.

For the purpose of this assignment, you will be using a Word document (two to three pages) to create a prospective blog that can be designed online at another time.

Within your blog, you must:

• Describe (in general) the standards for mathematics.
• Describe (in general) the standards for English language arts.
• Summarize the Common Core State Standards initiative including their purpose (i.e., the expectations of the CCSS) and academic impact.
• Discuss how differentiated instruction is an essential strategy for the CCSS.
• Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for mathematics.
• Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for English language arts.

Use your course text and at least two scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library or Google Scholar to support your research. Your paper will be formatted according to APA guidelines including tit

Explain how to use the indirect approach effectively when conveying negative news.

The indirect approach helps prepare readers for the bad news by presenting the reasons for it first. However, the indirect approach is not meant to obscure bad news, delay it, or limit your responsibility. Rather, the purpose of this approach is to ease the blow and help readers accept the situation. When done poorly, the indirect approach can be disrespectful and even unethical. But when done well, it is a good example of audience-oriented communication crafted with attention to ethics and etiquette. Showing consideration for the feelings of others is never dishonest.

Use the indirect approach when some preparation will help your audience accept your bad news.

Messages using the indirect approach open with a buffer: a neutral, noncontroversial statement that establishes common ground with the reader (refer to Figure 9.1). A good buffer can express your appreciation for being considered (if you’re responding to a request), assure the reader of your attention to the request, or indicate your understanding of the reader’s needs. A good buffer also needs to be relevant and sincere.

A well-written buffer establishes common ground with the reader.

In contrast, a poorly written buffer might trivialize the reader’s concerns, divert attention from the problem with insincere flattery or irrelevant material, or mislead the reader into thinking your message actually contains good news.

Poorly written buffers mislead or insult the reader.

Consider these possible responses to a manager of another department who requested some temporary staffing help from your department (a request you won’t be able to fulfill):

Our department shares your goal of processing orders quickly and efficiently.

As a result of the last downsizing, every department in the company is running shorthanded.

You folks are doing a great job over there, and I’d love to be able to help out.

Those new state labor regulations are driving me crazy over here; how about in your department?

Establishes common ground with the reader and validates the concerns that prompted the original request—without promising a positive answer

Establishes common ground, but in a negative way that downplays the recipient’s concerns

Potentially misleads the reader into concluding that you will comply with the request

Trivializes the reader’s concerns by opening with an irrelevant issue

Only the first of these buffers can be considered effective; the other three are likely to damage your relationship with the other manager—and lower his or her opinion of you. Table 9.2 shows several types of effective buffers you could use to tactfully open a negative message.

Given the damage that a poorly composed buffer can do, consider every buffer carefully before you send it. Is it respectful? Is it relevant? Does it avoid any chance of misleading the reader? Does it provide a smooth transition to the reasons that follow? If you can answer yes to every question, you can proceed confidently to the next section of your message. However, if any nagging doubts suggest that your buffer sounds insincere or misleading, it probably is, in which case you’ll need to rewrite it.

An effective buffer serves as a transition to the next part of your message, in which you build up the explanations and information that will culminate in your negative news. An ideal explanation section leads readers to your conclusion before you come right out and say it. In other words, the reader has followed your line of reasoning and is ready for the answer. By giving your reasons effectively, you help maintain focus on the issues at hand and defuse the emotions that always accompany significantly bad news. In the blog post that announced Chargify’s new pricing model (see page 251), for example, CEO Lance Walley explained how the company’s costs had risen as it worked to improve the reliability and security of its services.7