Question:Many states continue to utilize the death penalty as a form of punishment. What are some of the different problems which arise with the application of the death penalty? Can these problems be eliminated? Why or why not? What changes can we make to eliminate or reduce these issues? Do you think the death penalty needs to be abolished in all states–feel free to give your opinion.
Review the entire list of talks on the “Creative Spark” TED channel.
Select one talk that is of interest to you and watch it in its entire length.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of the salient points made in the talk and its supporting details that catch your interest.
Indicate the name and position of the speaker and the location and year of the talk in your summary.
Conclude your summary with a reflection of the following:
•How the talk’s content illuminates some of the stages of creativity
•How the topic of the talk relates to the concepts of imagination and curiosity
•How some of the points made in the talk might apply to your personal experience and benefit society as a whole
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
I have, like, a thing about sleeping. I don’t sleep that much, and I’ve come to this thing about, like, not sleeping much as being a great virtue, after years of kind of battling it as being a terrible detriment, or something. And now I really like sort of sitting up, you know. But for years I’ve been sitting up and I think that, like, my creativity is greatly motivated by this kind of insomnia. I lie awake. I think thoughts. I walk aimlessly. Sometimes I used to walk more at night. I walk during the day and I follow people who I think look interesting. (Laughter)
Imagine you are trainers for a court system. You are tasked with creating a handout for new employees about the history of the courts and court process facts.
Create a handout that includes at least 3 visuals, such as diagrams, images, or matrices, that illustrate and explain the following topics:
Major historical developments of the U.S. courts
Duall court system of the United States
Steps of the pretrial process
Six steps necessary for appeal
Five philosophical reasons for sentencing criminals
Six forms of punishment
Address all of the topics fully in your handout. You may combine topics in the visuals if they are associated.
Write a word paper describing and evaluating the roles of the courtroom work group. Answer the following questions in your paper:
What is a courtroom work group? How does this courtroom work group interact on a daily basis? What changes to the courtroom work group would you recommend?
What is the role of the prosecutor? How does a prosecutor determine which cases to pursue? What would happen if the criteria for taking a case were more or less stringent?
What are the effects of the criminal justice funnel and the backlog of cases on the court system and the courtroom work group? What are some solutions to help eliminate the funnel and reduce the backlog of cases? Provide examples.
Online Dispute Resolution
Overview
Chapter 4 of your Macfarlane text describes the nature of various ODR processes, and offers comparisons between them and their traditional, offline, ADR counterparts. Different types of contexts in which ODR has been applied are discussed, with a view to understanding what types of disputes ODR might best be applied to. The text also discusses the main advantages ODR offers, as well as casting a spotlight on various challenges to its development and application.
On the Readings and Resources page, you’ll find a Power Point entitled ‘ODR – Introduction and Overview’, which complements the Macfarlane text by defining and describing ODR as well as touching on its developmental stages and potentialities.
You will notice (and probably appreciate!) the relative brevity of this week’s reading assignments. Quite a bit of good writing has been published on ODR, and you will be exposed to more of it during your ODR course. This week, instead of reading heavily, I prefer you spend time on the Internet, appreciating the wide world of ODR and getting a sense of what ODR looks like from a consumer/disputant viewpoint. This is the point of our assignment for this week: it takes us on an Internet tour, visiting the sites of ODR service providers offering their expertise in various dispute resolution processes – and reporting on what we’ve found out by comparing them
In our discussion forum this week we will approach, from a critical standpoint, advantages and disadvantages of ODR that are spotlighted by its proponents and detractors.
Objectives
By the end of this week you should be able to:
Appreciate the potential offered by ODR, as well as the challenges it poses to systems designers, disputants and third parties.
Distinguish between a range of ODR processes.
Consider a wide range of contexts in which ODR is applied and practiced.
Compare characteristics of some of the types of technology applied in ODR.
It is about Negative Message and Persuasive Messages
Fist paper for Negative Message and second Persuasive Messages
Take any two of these rulers and write an essay comparing them: Ramses II, Shihuangdi, Constantine, Ashoka, Pericles, or Charlemagne. Select rulers from different cultures. You may also propose (for approval or not) a ruler not listed. Avoid lengthy quoting or lengthy close paraphrasing from biographical sources. Make it YOUR comparative analysis. Your paper should:
a) Compare the two rulers in terms of their situation and methods of rule and their apparent ideals and practices, noting similarities and differences. Use specific examples.
b) Consider what your study suggests about the cultures over which they ruled, identifying any similarities and differences between the cultures.
c) From this comparison, suggest lessons about different types of effective leadership in the world of modern business and / or modern politics.
Final Applied Lab. Project
Instructions
Final Applied Lab Project (1 credit Lab Component)
Addresses course outcomes 1-5:
apply the scientific method to scientific investigations
state a scientific hypothesis and design a basic experiment
conduct an experiment, make observations, and collect data
use knowledge of biological principles to correctly interpret qualitative and quantitative information
use critical analysis to draw conclusions
This is the culminating assessment in BIOL 102. It is designed to assess your ability to apply the principles of the scientific method. For this project, you will complete the activity below. Make sure to address all points (questions) associated with the activity.
The Effect of low pH on Enzyme Activity
Design an experiment in which you will test the effect of an acidic fluid on enzymatic activity. (Recall: enzymes are proteins.) To complete this project, it may be useful for you to review the Scientific Method Tutorial (found the Course Content section of the classroom under the Science Learning Center link) and the Scientific Method lab (Lab 1), so that you can better understand how to design an experiment. It may also be helpful for you to review your textbook and Lab 4 (Enzymes). As you review Lab 4, you will be reminded that there are several factors that impact enzymatic activity: pH, temperature, and amount of reagent. Feel free to refer to observations and information from Lab 4 as you complete the Final Applied Project (see the questions below). Or in other words, it is OK to use the same enzyme/subtrate/method as you did in lab 4 (but modify the treatment), or you can search on-line to find a different enzyme/subtrate/method for measuring enzyme activity.
As you design your experiment for this project, please remember that you are trying to examine how an acidic fluid will modify the outcome of an enzymatic reaction. To successfully complete this project, you will need to identify the question(s) being asked in your experiment and the hypothesis that you are testing. In your experimental design, you must clearly explain what you are doing. That means that you will need to identify the enzyme and the acid, as well as explain your experimental protocol (this information will help you to answer question 2). You must also thoroughly explain how the addition of the acidic fluid impacted the overall reaction process (this information will help you to answer question 4).
Give your assessment of the status of the US economy. Be sure to include current and historical economic indicators and data, including but not limited to: t-bill rates, prime loan rates, exchange rates, unemployment, inflation, fed funds rate, GDP, industrial production, money supply, stock market indicators.
Impact of Smartphone’s on Society follow the Research Plan and Annotated Bibliography to write.