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Write a 500-750 word essay on one of the following topics.

1. Write a critical analysis of Alice Walker’s Everyday Use (for your grandmama). An overview of approaches can be found here, but many are quite straightforward. Psychological, gender, sociological, biographical, and historical are all approaches that many use naturally in viewing a work. However, if your interest lies elsewhere, feel free to choose another approach. Please include your choice of approach in the assignment submission text box.

2. Compare and contrast two of the stories from weeks 1 and 2. Be sure that you have isolated a strong and debatable thesis on which to build the essay. Simply pointing out the differences is not analysis. Toward that end, you may want to focus on a specific element of the stories.

3. If there’s an aspect of the stories from these two weeks that particularly interests you, you may choose your own topic, but you must run it by me first to be sure it is headed in an analytical direction.

Your essay should be formatted in MLA style, including double spacing throughout. All sources should be properly cited both in the text and on a works cited page. As with most academic writing, this essay should be written in third person. Please avoid both first person (I, we, our, etc.) and second person (you, your).

Culture Neutral Assessment Presentation

Develop an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with detailed speaker notes on the selection process of a culture-neutral assessment. Include examples of when culture-biased assessments have been problematic.

Develop a role-play for a commitment hearing that illustrates the consequences of not following the selection process. Make sure a team member represents the psychologist, the client advocate, and other roles as necessary.

Case 7. Handling Disparate Information for Evaluating Trainees

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Respond to the following questions in 1,250 to 1,500 words.

Why is this an ethical dilemma? Which APA Ethical Principles help frame the nature of the dilemma?

To what extent, if any, should Dr. Vaji consider Leo’s ethnicity in his deliberations? Would the dilemma be addressed differently if Leo self-identified as non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, on non-Hispanic Black?

How are APA Ethical Standards 1.08, 3.04, 3.05, 3.09, 7.04, 7.05, and 17.05 relevant to this case? Which other standards might apply?

Imagine you are a European immigrant to America, trying to adapt to the new life you sought. You want to share your experiences with your family back home so they will better understand.

Choose a country of origin and religious tradition:

Country of origin
Poland
Italy
Bulgaria
Greece
Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
Serbia
Religious tradition
Catholic
Jewish
Lutheran
Other Protestant
No religious tradition

Write a 700- to 1,050-word first-person description of your experiences as an immigrant to America in the late 19th or early 20th century. The description should take the form of a journal entry, autobiography, or diary.

Include descriptions of the following:

The political, social, or economic factors that precipitated your migration
The journey across the ocean, including sleeping accommodations and available food
Ellis Island
The city you settle in and why
The racist attitudes of some Americans
Tenement housing
Factory conditions, hours worked, and pay
The status your children eventually achieve

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP & EQUITY ASSIGNMENT (GC&E): Value 5%
Summary:
Understanding social issues and trends in the context of the Canadian experience is fundamental in understanding the impact on Canadian businesses. In addition, being able to demonstrate how such trends such as technology and entrepreneurship can advance business ventures and social issues is critical in a competitive global market. In this course, you are asked to be able to analyze, debate and propose perspectives on various business topics. In this GC&E assignment, you will examine aboriginal entrepreneurship, and how it can advance social issues.

Details:
Choose a Canadian Aboriginal entrepreneurial business, project or start up and answer the following questions:
1. What are some of the issues Canadian Aboriginals face in Canada? (Issues may be health, access, education, social class, violence, gender issues etc.)
2. Who are the stakeholders within this issue (people, communities, groups, and businesses and trades) involved?
3. Analyze your chosen start up, business, or project from a SWOT perspective (can be written in point form, chart format).
If you are not familiar with any Aboriginal businesses, take a look at these websites for some ideas:
• http://legacy.startupcan.ca/campaign/aboriginal-startups/
• http://www.bdc.ca/en/i_am/aboriginal_entrepreneur/Pages/default.aspx
• http://ideaconnector.net/
• http://www.ccae.ca/
• http://www.aboriginalbest.com/
Requirements:
• 2-3 pages (excluding reference page)
• APA Formatting (for citations and referencing as well as overall organization)
• Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, flow of thought, clarity of ideas and creativity

Application: The Legislative Process and Veto Power

Despite all the work that members of Congress can do in a given legislative session, the President of the United States can make the decision that a piece of legislation, or bill, does not meet the administration’s legislative agenda. As a result, the President may veto the piece of legislation. This is part of what makes American democracy so unique. What happens to a piece of legislation, or bill, after it is vetoed? Why it is important for the President to have veto power?

The assignment (1–2 pages): Due by Sunday 8/09/15.

Briefly explain what happens to a piece of legislation, or bill, when it is vetoed by the President.

Explain advantages and disadvantages of the President having the power to veto a piece of legislation, or bill.

The Legislative Process

The legislative process is complex and iterative, because of this most people find it difficult to understand. The process consists of several complicated steps that each piece of legislation or bill must pass through to become a public policy. Congress (both the House of Representatives and the Senate) considers each bill. Committees and sub-committees debate specific measures in each bill. Acceptance of the bill by both chambers of Congress is necessary before the bill may be presented to the President for signing into law. Each step of the process consists of multiple components and each plays an important role in the development of public policy.

Submit 150 – 500 word response: Due by Thursday 8/06/15 which includesa brief description of a revelation you had about the legislative process. Then explain how this revelation might impact you as a citizen and/or your work as a public administrator.

Application: The Legislative Process and Veto Power

Despite all the work that members of Congress can do in a given legislative session, the President of the United States can make the decision that a piece of legislation, or bill, does not meet the administration’s legislative agenda. As a result, the President may veto the piece of legislation. This is part of what makes American democracy so unique. What happens to a piece of legislation, or bill, after it is vetoed? Why it is important for the President to have veto power?

The assignment (1–2 pages): Due by Sunday 8/09/15.

Briefly explain what happens to a piece of legislation, or bill, when it is vetoed by the President.

Explain advantages and disadvantages of the President having the power to veto a piece of legislation, or bill.

Assessing Reliability and Credibility of CAM Resources Presentation

Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®presentation on a methodology you create for assessing credibility and reliability of an Internet source of CAM information. Include detailed speaker notes and reference citations.

Describe how a consumer’s attitudes and beliefs about CAM could hinder objective assessments of reliability and credibility in CAM.

Create five objective criteria to judge the credibility and reliability of a source of information on CAM.

Select a CAM therapy or modality of interest. Be sure to choose a therapy you have not used in your paper or the CAT discussion. Then, perform the following:

Describe the therapy.
Examine the type of training or education that is required.
Discuss whether a license or certification is required to practice this therapy.

Research the Internet for websites on this therapy or modality. Be sure not use a website from class.

Using your criteria, review one of the websites and determine how reliable the site is for CAM information.

Explain how you reached your conclusion about the website. Consider using a grading scale or grid for this exercise.
Describe steps the website could take to increase its credibility.

Present the Assessing Reliability and Credibility of CAM ResourcesPresentation.

For Local Campus students, these may be (at the discretion of faculty) oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint®presentations.
For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with speaker notes.

Your fast-food franchise has been cleared for business in all 4 countries (United Arab Emirates, Israel, Mexico, and China).

You now have to start construction on your restaurants.

The financing is coming from the United Arab Emirates, the materials are coming from Mexico and China, the engineering and technology are coming from Israel , and the labor will be hired locally within these countries by your management team from the United States. You invite all of the players to the headquarters in the United States for a big meeting to explain the project and get to know one another. In preparation for the meeting, you want to avoid cultural silos, while ensuring all parties engage with each other. Answer the following questions in preparation:.

What do you know about these cultures—specifically their economic, political, educational, and social systems—that could help you in getting them together?
What are some of the contrasting cultural values of these countries?

As you begin to plan, you are concerned about some of the language barriers, particularly the fact that the United States is a low-context country, and some of the countries present are high-context countries. Furthermore, you only speak English, and you do not have an interpreter planned at this time. What strategy would you use to begin to have everyone develop a relationship with each other that will help ease future negotiations, development, and implementation? Address the following questions in your response.

How will this affect the presentation?
What are some of the issues you should be concerned about regarding verbal and nonverbal language for this group?