Author: chris

Forum Directions
1) Repsond to the TOPIC below. No less than 200 words. The essay should include the following:
a) a recall of concepts/theories in the book and/or lecture notes,
b) critical thinking/evaluation through examples that assess the validity of the concept,
c) application of outside information to illustrate both the concepts being discussed and your opinion on this topic.
2) To meet the outside source requirement (1c), do not use collaborative sites that are not fact checked or very basic sources like encyclopedias or dictionaries. Some examples are: Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia, social networking sites and blogs, Yahoo Answers, Ask Jeeves, etc.
4) You must use APA formatting when citing your textbook, lecture notes, and other outside sources.
TOPIC:
During this course we will be exploring many facets of Anthropology. I think it is important to remember those early practitioners of the field who really are responsible for guiding and shaping anthropology into the science it is today.
Who is Margaret Mead and why is her research important to our understanding of sex and sexuality? How can observing behavior associated with sex be an important indication of how a society operates? What can it do to help understand sexually related issues from one culture to another?

elements involved in geochemical and biogeochemical cycling

Write a word paper analyzing the contributions of one historical figure who contributed to the early success of the United States. Students will be given a list of historical figures that impacted the United States from the federalist era until the Civil War and era and will be asked to pick one character that impacted the United States the most. To see the list of possible topics click here. As students develop content for the paper the following should be considered:\n\nWhat time period did the character live in and what was his/her contribution to that era?\n\nWhat contributions did the character make to the overall character of the United States?\n\nWhat primary sources can be found to substantiate your assertion that this character had a major impact on the United States?\n\nWhat do historians have to say about the impact that the character had on American History and time period in which he/she lived?\n\nDo you agree with the assertions of the historians? Why or why not? Evidence must be given to support your point of view.\n\n Assignment Requirements\n\nThe paper must be written according to scholarly standards—a well-developed thesis supported by thorough research which culminates in a definitive argument that is based on reasoning and facts rather than simple opinions.\n\nPapers must have three sources with one of the sources being a primary source. \n\nStudents must use Chicago style for source citations and students must use Chicago style footnotes. Click here to see the citation machine for citing sources.\n\nPapers will not be accepted without citation.\n\nStudents must use proper grammar along with proper spelling.\n\nOne inch margins (no exceptions). If the margins on a paper are extremely altered, the paper will be given back to the student for correction and the paper will be deducted one letter grade for each day it takes to make the correction.\n\nTimes Roman Font 12 pt.\n\n Cover page (Your cover page must include your name, paper title, and class information. Your name should not appear anywhere else on the paper. You many have the paper title as a header for every page.)\n\nAbsolutely no plagiarizing. Students caught cheating will receive an \”F\” on the paper. Plagiarism consists of copying 7 or more words of material without giving credit to the original author. Students who are caught intentionally plagiarizing in the paper by either down loading the paper off line or coping large portions of the paper from another source will receive a grade of “0”. Exemptions may be made for negligence or failure to properly reference a source. These will be judged on a case by case basis. All students are required to submit their work as a word document on canvas where it will automatically be run through turnitin.com. Any paper which registers above a 40% mark on the website will automatically receive a grade of “F.”\n

Question 1: One page
Many criminological theories tended to study the “background” of crime, that is, they studied how criminal motivation and behavior evolved over time with regards to the interaction of individual traits, socialization, and structural location. Conversely, Routine Activities theorists focused on the contemporaneous (“here and now”) aspects of the “crime” and the factors that lead to whether a crime would or would not “occur.” Routine Activities theorists posited that given the convergence of three essential ingredients, at a certain place and time, the explanation for the occurrence of predatory crimes and how to deter them could be best understood.
Respond to the following:
Discuss the merits of the “here and now” approach posited by the Routine Activities theorists versus the merits posited by conventional “background” criminological theorists — in the explanation of predatory crime causation.
Question 2 : One page
Some criminologists suggest that biosocial theories evince promising policy applications in the area of prevention and treatment programs. However, research of some “ promising” biosocial theories have also shown that if a certain diagnostic category is “overly diagnosed” as the “silver bullet” for a particular behavior , such as was the case with the overly diagnosing and “treating” of children with ADHD — it contributed to many misdiagnosed and inappropriately “medicated” children exposed to drugs with serious side effects.
Before responding to the following question, first view this short video: Addiction and Public Health Policy
Discuss why, despite the dangers of “overly diagnosing” a certain category, biosocial theories still show great promise in dealing with substance abuse problems and the development of prevention and treatment programs? Why is “addiction” treated as a crime — rather than a disease?

Assignment Instructions
Instructions: Your first essay – the critical evaluation essay – is due at the end of week three. In this essay, you will be critically evaluating a classic argument. Do not use your forum for your essay.
Choose one argument from the historic American or global works listed in the “Supplemental Readings” section of the course lessons. Decide whether this argument is successful or not. If you decide this essay is successful, discuss why. You may use the structure of the argument, the tone, and the various types of support (ethos, pathos, and logos) as proof of the argument’s success. Make sure that your thesis has an introduction that contains a hook and a thesis, body paragraphs that discuss one proof at a time (one paragraph per example), and a conclusion. If you decide that the essay is not successful, then discuss the fallacies that the argument makes. You are still required to have a strong introduction (hook and thesis), body paragraphs that discuss one fallacy at a time, and a conclusion. You may also discuss how the essay is successful with reservations. In this case, point to both the support and the fallacies you have found in the work.

Write about artwork in museum called norton Simon and the artwork its in Asian art its called A Dejected Heroine (?), 11th century.
Provide bibliography and footnotes.In your own words, describe the work of art in detail. Describe the gallery setting in detail and how the object is presented in the museum setting. For example, is it in a case or on a pedestal? Does the object look different in natural light? Mention how it relates to the other objects around it, and describe the surrounding objects carefully, as they are all related in the room’s thematic display. Name at least three other nearby artworks carefully. Be careful to list the date of all artworks discussed.
Compare the work of art that you choose at the museum to something that you can see is very similar or very different from the text. Again, that’s just one artwork from the museum, one from the text. This means that you will write a comparison of the work in the museum to an object in the text, noting stylistic differences or similarities between the two, or perhaps a common subject matter, or a very different use of color or style (artistic technique) between the two works. You might want to get my advice on your selections to be sure that you’re on the right track. Email me with a few museum picks and text comparisons, and I’ll steer you in the right direction.
Discuss the functions of your two chosen works of art, their methods of creation, and focus on what is important or historical about them. Discuss how your selections reflect the culture and the time in which they were created. This means that you must include a bit of history about the country/region that it was created in, and a “taste” of the times (was it made during a period of war, famine, artistic rebirth, etc.) Also, you must include some bibliographical information about the artists.
In addition, provide at least one paragraph in which you give a personal response to the artwork that you saw at the museum. Discuss your reaction to seeing it in person compared to the experience of viewing images in reproduction. Discuss any emotional response you may have to the work.
Do additional research on your artwork. Include information about the stylistic movement that your artwork is identified with (Impressionism, Pop Art, the Baroque, etc.) This is an exercise in viewing art, and understanding its context.
All references must be documented with proper citations. That includes museum placards, the textbook, my notes, or any other written sources such as journals, websites or books. Also provide a bibliography, and format it in Chicago style. If you are unsure how to footnote, just Google “Chicago Footnotes” or “Chicago bibliography,” and numerous help sites will appear.

For this final assignment, you will synthesize the knowledge and skills gained in this course to comprehensively evaluate a research article. Complete the following:
Carefully reread Kim and Hancer’s 2010 article, “The Effect of Knowledge Management Resource Inputs on Organizational Effectiveness in the Restaurant Industry.”
Evaluate the authors’ data collection strategies based on their methodological approach:
What methodology and philosophic tradition did the authors use? You may recall this from your DB8020 – Research Foundations course.
What is the population and sample size?
How did the authors collect their data and recruit participants?
Did the authors select appropriate data collection strategies and methods, given their methodological approach and hypothesis?
Evaluate the authors’ data analysis strategies based on the methodological approach:
What descriptive, graphical, and summary data analysis techniques did the authors use?
Were the techniques applied appropriately?
Did the authors select appropriate data analysis strategies and methods, given their methodological approach and hypothesis?
How valid and reliable were the results of their analysis?
Synthesize the results of the article, and provide sufficient and effective rationale as to why the authors did or did not achieve their research objective:
What was the authors’ hypothesis?
What were the authors’ assumptions? Which assumptions, if any, concern the distribution of data?
Are limitations detailed? If not, how does that affect the credibility of the statistical decision?
Do the results indicate a decision, and was the decision to reject or accept the hypothesis discussed?
Do you agree with the statistical decision?
Evaluate acceptability of the data analysis for research studies:
Is the research useful in relation to the existing research?
Are the opportunities and next steps identified appropriate for the research results?

Review the minutes from a city council meeting for a city in Texas. Write an essay on how the proceedings can impact your day-to-day life as a resident of that jurisdiction. (Communications and social responsibility)

Analyzing Data Imported fro a Database and Organizing data with a Pivot Table Report.
1. As a start you should download the workfile and follow the following following Video:

2. You should also watch the “working with Pivot Tables in Excel 2013 parts 1, 2, 3 1nd 4. ( each part approximately 15 minutes each.
3. Use the start file attached to this assignment to work through the Level 2 Section of Chaper 2 (pages 461 to 478). This is to get practice with Pivot Tables. You do not have to send me anything.
4. After you are familiar with Pivot tables. then your course project is to Complete the Steps to Success: Level 2 starting on page 479 of your textbook.. Post a copy of your completed pivot table for review and Grading.
5 Write a essay on:
a) How you might use pivot tables to analyze data in real life situations — give specific examples
b) a critique of the course, what you learned overall: what you liked; what you did not like; and how, in your opion Excel can help you in your future courses and professional/personal life.

Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business