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Assignment #1 Beijing DUE DATE OCTOBER 8 (changed from the syllabus), in class and on the iLearn Turnitin link. Please write a 2-3 page essay (about 750 words, double spaced) on ONE of the following topics. Beijing has been a “diverse” city since early times. What kinds of diversity have been characteristic of Beijing? To support your discussion, please give at least three quotations from Marco Polo’s Travels and from Li and Dray-Novey that show the nature of diversity in Beijing in the past. Among the historical capitals of China, Beijing is unusually far north. What factors explain why it is as far north as it is, and what have been the consequences for Beijing’s culture in pre-modern times? To support your discussion, please give at least three quotations from Marco Polo’s Travels and from Li and Dray-Novey that show some of the reasons for and consequences of Beijing’s location. Papers must be printed out. I will not accept papers by e-mail or fax. Please make sure that the printing is dark enough to read easily. Your essays should have titles, which should appear on a separate title page with your name, the course number, and the date. Please number the pages and use normal margin settings and 12-point Times New Roman typeface. Proofread carefully for errors in logic, organization, grammar, and spelling, please clip or staple the pages together, and please do not put your papers inside plastic folders or covers of any kind. You may print on both sides of the paper. You must keep a copy for yourself and be able to produce it on request. Citations should be simple form: titles and page numbers only. You may refer to information provided in class, but please do not cite it. Do NOT use sources other than those assigned for the class.

What function in nature would make it important from a Materials Science viewpoint.

 

 What aspects of the natural material or structure give the unique behavior?

 

 Do the properties of the material or structure come from nanometer‐scale phenomena?

 

 Give a possible application of a material engineered to mimic the biological property.

 

 Speculate on how such a structure might be made and tested.

Write a 2,450- to 3,500-word paper comparing and contrasting three therapeutic interventions used to treat this disorder. Compare measures of effectiveness, such as validity, efficacy, symptom and behavior management, and recidivism. One therapy should be cognitive in nature, one should be pharmacological in nature, and the third should be an alternative therapeutic treatment. Identify common symptoms associated with your disorder and rates of symptom reduction or management as reported with the three treatments. Based on your research, what would be your approach to treating the condition? Identify which treatments you would use. Explain why. Analyze the neurophysiological underpinnings of diseases and disorders. Examine contemporary attitudes toward the three treatments you selected. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Include 7 to 10 peer-reviewed sources.

America’s Democracy: Your Report Card The primary goal of your last assignment is to critically analyze the primary features of the American national government. The results of your analysis will indicate what you have learned over the last five weeks. In order to accomplish this task, it is important to critically evaluate the key facets of our American democracy. You have been preparing for this final assignment each week by constructing a detailed outline of the Final Paper’s main points through the weekly Learning Activities. In addition, you have read the course text and course readings, reviewed videos, and researched additional material for each week’s assignments and for this paper. This week, you will put all of those outlines, readings, reviews, and research together into a one summative paper. As we wrap up our course, reflect back on what you have learned about the key structures, systems, roles, and processes that embody our national government. Focus on the strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, and positive and negative impacts of these aspects of our democracy. Use what you have learned so far to evaluate our national government and recommend ways to enhance what works and repair what is not working well. Construct a six-page paper based on the detailed outlines that you created over the last four weeks. Scaffold your paper around the following outline: Title page Introduction (half page): Describe the paper’s overall thesis. Provide an overview of main points. The Constitution (1-1.5 pages) (Week 1): Describe one strength and one weakness of the U.S. Constitution. Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct the weakness. Federalism (1-1.5 pages) (Week 2): Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of a national policy that must be implemented by one agency of the federal bureaucracy. Recommend one option to maintain the advantage and one to improve the disadvantage. Branches of Government (1-1.5 pages) (Week 3): Describe one strength and one weakness of one branch of our government: Executive, Legislative, or Judiciary. Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct the weakness. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections (1-1.5 pages) (Week 4): Describe one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or federal elections. Recommend one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact. Conclusion: Review your main points. Review your overall thesis. References page Writing the Final Paper The Final Paper: Must be at least six double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least eight scholarly resources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford University Library. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

How social media effects decision making and confidence.

BOOK – How Great Leaders Think: The Art of Reframing Assignment 1: Post at least TWO examples where rituals, stories, specialized language, humor and play and/or symbols play an important role in the workplace. Your examples should be in one post. Assignment 2: A. Read parts A, B and C of the case study “The Prince and the Principal” at http://www.leebolman.com/Teaching%20materials/The%20Prince%20and%20the%20Principal%20A%20B%20C.pdf Describe how this case illustrates the political frame. OR B. Describe a situation where the appropriate response is to use the political frame. Explain WHY the political frame is the best approach. Assignment 3: Your textbook gives examples of what management scholar Chris Argyris calls “skilled incompetence” — using well-practied skills to produce the opposite of what you intend” (p. 67). You may choose between two assignments. Please indicate on your post whether you are addressing assignment A or assignment B. A. Read the case study “The Case of the Underperforming Executive” found at http://www.leebolman.com/Teaching%20materials/GBCASEPR%20899.pdf What is your asssessment of Sandy’s effectiveness in the meeting with Bill? In what ways was Sandy effective or not effective? OR B. Describe a situation you observed or heard about where there was “skilled incompetence.” Explain the situation, providing an analysis of why your example illustrates this concept. Assignment 4: Read the Case of Chris Cunningham located at http://www.leebolman.com/Teaching%20materials/Chris%20Cunningham.pdft . How do each of the four frames help explain what is going on in this situation? Write a paragraph or two explanation. Assignment 5: Read Part I of Bolmand and Deal’s How Great Leaders Think: the Art of Reframing. You are to post on Discussion Board: A short paragraph summary of what the authors term multiframe thinking and why they maintain it is important to leadership Your results when you take the “Leadership Orientations” inventory located in the Appendix of the book. What is your dominant orientation? Are your surprised by the results? The first student posting should start the THREAD. BOOK – LEADERSHIP: THEORY & PRACTICE 6th Edition Assignment 6: After reading Ch. 15 of Northouse, you should do the following. Complete the Dimensions of Culture Questionnaire. Post a discussion of how this instrument might be helpful in improving leadership. You should also post comments on your own individual results after you complete the inventory. Post a comment on how you view this chapter. How is it useful and how not useful? Were your surprised by the results? These posts provide evidence that you understand the information in the chapter. Assignment 7: After reading Ch. 14 of Northouse, you should do the following. Complete the Gender-Leader Implicit Association Test. Post a discussion of how this instrument might be helpful in improving leadership. You should also post comments on your own individual results after you complete the inventory. Post a comment on how you view this instrument. Do you believe it is a valid instrument? Also post comments regarding the role of gender in leadership. These posts provide evidence that you understand the information in the chapter. Assignment 8: After reading Ch. 13 of Northouse, you should do the following. Complete the Psychodynamic Approach Survey. Post a discussion of how this instrument might be helpful in improving leadership. You should also post comments on your own individual results after you complete the inventory. Post a comment on how you view this theory. How is it useful and how not useful? Were your surprised by the results? These posts provide evidence that you understand the information in the chapter.

Write a 2,450- to 3,500-word paper comparing and contrasting three therapeutic interventions used to treat this disorder. Compare measures of effectiveness, such as validity, efficacy, symptom and behavior management, and recidivism. One therapy should be cognitive in nature, one should be pharmacological in nature, and the third should be an alternative therapeutic treatment. Identify common symptoms associated with your disorder and rates of symptom reduction or management as reported with the three treatments. Based on your research, what would be your approach to treating the condition? Identify which treatments you would use. Explain why. Analyze the neurophysiological underpinnings of diseases and disorders. Examine contemporary attitudes toward the three treatments you selected. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Include 7 to 10 peer-reviewed sources.

Write a 2,500 word essay on the racial and ethnic identities in South Africa.

literature review: How has forced affected nations in reaction to terrorist attacks?

Students will analyze opinion articles written by Roger Cohen, The New York Times, with the goal of understanding how this author markets a personal brand. Personal branding involves writing about a certain range of topics, writing to a particular audience, adopting a certain voice/tone, and habitually using certain rhetorical devices or modes of persuasion. The only 3 sources that can be used in this paper are the articles from New York Times, including Little Syria in Lesbos, Europe’s Deepest Debt, and An Unreliable German and the Volkswagen Debacle. Incorporating quotes from three articles are needed to support the points that are making