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What characteristics might encourage someone to consider the Gothic cathedral heaven on earth? Be specific. Use proper terminology.

Essay Paper AssignmentOn Civil DisobedienceFrom Chapter 15: “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”, by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Explain King’s argument and main points in some detail.In doing so, cite direct quotes from the readings throughout the textbook that pertain to Dr. King’s message. Go beyond the philosophers that King mentions by name.Why is he quoting/referencing these earlier philosophers that we’ve studied? In doing so, explain their significance.Explain the overall concept of ‘Civil Disobedience’ and its importance in a democratic, free society. Do so incorporating the readings on Thoreau (address Question 9 on page 348) and Gandhi.Question 9: Thoreau asks us “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?” How would Aquinas? And what would Aristotle say?Format:1000 word minimumYou may use the citation style that you preferYour sources should only be the textbook and possibly lecture notes, as this is not a research paper.

sources: The American Yawp reader-

Native American Creation stories: Journal of Christopher Columbus,1492

John Winthrop Dreams of a City on a Hill, 1630

To complete your first essay, take some time to review Harvard’s Pluralism Project at http://pluralism.org. Read their mission statement, information on founder Diana Eck, project summaries, and/or any other things (twitter, facebook, youtube videos, news outlets, scholarly articles…

1. Can Merck gain and sustain a competitive advantage in the pharmaceutical industry? Why or why not? (Support answer with specific examples of capabilities, resources or activities).
2. Can open innovation help Merck meet the needs of its customers in creative and cost effective ways and bring value to the shareholders? Discuss.

Reconstruction appeared to be a program to aid in the assimilation of the freed blacks into the American social and economic system. The Radical Republicans in Congress had a different goal. Write an essay describing the plans of Presidents Lincoln and Johnson and how they differed …

Needs assessment & Goals:

A discussion of methods for assessing the needs of clients attending the program at your internship agency using various sources of data- census data, focus groups, survey, files, anecdotal data etc.
A summary of the data from easily accessible sources

Goals and outcomes: a series of goals and outcomes to meet the needs of clients and fit the mission and purpose of the agency

How might the existing program goals/outcomes meet/fail to meet the identified needs of clients?

Best practices:

Identify and discuss a series of evidence-based practices that will meet the identified goals and outcomes.

Fit: How well will these evidence-based practices fit with the needs of clients and resources of the agency?

Implementation: Describe and illustrate a method for recording the consistent implementation of the intervention.

Organizational capacity- What challenges might the agency face in implementing evidence-based practice to meet client need?

(Maximum 6 pages)

*Currently I am doing my internship at an agency called, Family Intervention Services, Inc. in East Orange, NJ.

Read through the ethical dilemmas (attachment) and choose one problem to write about. Briefly identify and accurately describe the ethical dilemma. Use appropriate insights from at least one area of study at AC to make connections and to clarify the dilemma. Find at least two scholarly sources related to the dilemma and include material from the source in your paper with appropriate citations and a Bibliography (DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA as a source). Make connections to your personal values and ethics.

In your essay:

1) Briefly identify and describe your dilemma (no more than 3-4 sentences)

2) Use insights from your areas of study at Amarillo College to make connections

3) Connect the dilemma to your personal values and eithics

4) Cite the source that supports your evidence and include a Bibliography. The correct form for History is Turabian. See the link below for citation examples. MLA (English) is NOT the correct form. Part of your grade WILL come from correct citation of your sources.

5) Use correct grammar and spelling. Part of your grade will come from mechanics.

6) Your response should be a minimum of 350 words, maximum of 550 words (double spaced, 12 point font)

To participate in this whole class discussion forum, you must first view the documentary film, A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains. In the previous module, you discussed some of the challenges faced by social workers in rural areas where services may not be available. This w…

Unit 2: Multiculturalism in Academia
Writing Topic: The Unites States has always consisted of diverse ethnic, cultural, and racial groups. With this diversity has often come tension and antagonism. In education, there is much debate regarding the inclusion of multiculturalism in the classroom. On one side, there are those that argue that multiculturalism is divisive. On the other side, there are those that believe that multiculturalism is important to the formation of ones personal identity.
Readings:
1.Arizona Ruling Limits Ethnic Studies by Emily Deruy.
2.Demystifying Multiculturalism by Linda Chavez
3.The Whitewashing of Arizona by Eric Liu
Documentary: Precious Knowledge
Writing Task: Present both sides of the debate and then take a stand. Your thesis statement should directly answer the following questions:

What arguments are being made for and against multiculturalism in the classroom? Should ethnic studies be included in high school classrooms?

Guidelines:
Essay must be at least 4 pages, typed, and double spaced with 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Please staple
Introduction:
Introduce the reader to both sides of the debate and establish a reason for why this debate is important.
End your introduction with a thesis statement that clearly states your position.
Make sure your thesis statement includes why or why not.
Body:
Use the body to support your thesis statement.
Discuss multiple arguments from opponents and proponents of multiculturalism.
Must include textual evidence from Liu and Chavez readings.
Should also mention the documentary.
Conclusion
Remind a reader why this debate is important.
Make suggestions for high school classrooms based on your arguments.
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Unit 2: Multiculturalism in Academia
Writing Topic: The Unites States has always consisted of diverse ethnic, cultural, and racial groups. With this diversity has often come tension and antagonism. In education, there is much debate regarding the inclusion of multiculturalism in the classroom. On one side, there are those that argue that multiculturalism is divisive. On the other side, there are those that believe that multiculturalism is important to the formation of ones personal identity.
Readings:
1.Arizona Ruling Limits Ethnic Studies by Emily Deruy.
2.Demystifying Multiculturalism by Linda Chavez
3.The Whitewashing of Arizona by Eric Liu
Documentary: Precious Knowledge
Writing Task: Present both sides of the debate and then take a stand. Your thesis statement should directly answer the following questions:

What arguments are being made for and against multiculturalism in the classroom? Should ethnic studies be included in high school classrooms?

Guidelines:
Essay must be at least 4 pages, typed, and double spaced with 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Please staple
Introduction:
Introduce the reader to both sides of the debate and establish a reason for why this debate is important.
End your introduction with a thesis statement that clearly states your position.
Make sure your thesis statement includes why or why not.
Body:
Use the body to support your thesis statement.
Discuss multiple arguments from opponents and proponents of multiculturalism.
Must include textual evidence from Liu and Chavez readings.
Should also mention the documentary.
Conclusion
Remind a reader why this debate is important.
Make suggestions for high school classrooms based on your arguments.

Due dates:
Rough draft. Upload to Canvas and print out one copy and bring to class for peer review session (10 points):
Final draft (40 points):

Rubric (40 points): Please staple this page underneath your final draft. Your essay will not be graded without it. As you revise your essay, go over this checklist.
Introduction
Presents both sides of the argument /4
Thesis statement answers the question by clearly choosing a side /2
Thesis is at the end of the introduction/2

Body
Each topic sentence contains the main idea of its paragraph /6
Textual evidence from the readings are incorporated in the body of the essay/6
It is clear to the reader which points you agree with and which points
you disagree with/6
Conclusion
There is a reminder of why this debate is important./2
There are one or more suggestions made regarding ethnic studies in
high school classrooms based on the arguments just made./2
Grammar/Punctuation /4
MLA format
Citations are correctly punctuated ex:
they will continue to fight for the program (Deruy 1)./4
Essay is typed, double spaced, and uses 12 point, times new roman font/2
Instruction files

103_arizona_ruling_limits_ethnic_studies_two_articles.docx(26,49 KiB)
103_demystifying_multiculturalism_linda_chavez.docx(20,20 KiB)
103_essay_prompt_1_mc_in_academia.docx(23,07 KiB)