Please answer the following questions:
1. What do you think of the article? Be specific.
2. Do you think it’s possible that early emotional support can effect the education, social life and romantic relationships in adulthood? Why or why not?
3. Do you think it’s possible early experiences influence anxiety disorders in adolescence? Why or why not?
4. You must reference the article, as well as other course readings in your post. You also must utilize APA formatting in your post, as well as a reference list at the bottom of your post.

Individuals in middle adulthood experience both gains and losses in physical, cognitive, and psychosocial functioning. Middle adulthood can be a very positive experience. On the other hand, developmental issues associated with middle adulthood can be stressful. Understanding stressors experienced during middle adulthood is the key to effectively serving this age group.

Tasks:

Research evidence suggests that the midlife crisis is not a typical aspect of development. However, most people can provide anecdotal evidence of someone who has experienced such a crisis. Review the professional literature—articles from peer-reviewed journals and relevant textbooks—and answer the following questions:

• What stressors during middle adulthood might contribute to such a crisis?
• How might an individual’s multicultural identities affect the stressors experienced during middle adulthood?
• What types of preventative or protective behaviors could prevent the individual from experiencing a developmental crisis?

Submission Details:

• By Saturday, January 30, 2016, post your responses to this Discussion Area in a minimum of 200 words. Your response should rely upon at least two sources from professional literature. This may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov). Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA format); and use accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Content Review

1. Drawing from the information presented in Chapter 6 of the Morrison course text on four early education programs—Montessori, High/Scope, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf—identify the program that is of greatest interest to you based on your own philosophy of education and from the description in the course text. Explain the basic principles or beliefs of the program and at least two specific reasons why you might single this type of program out as a career possibility.
2. Identify two types of child care programs described in Chapter 7 of the Morrison text that may interest you as potential programs in which to work. Explain the distinguishing characteristics of each type of program and why each might appeal to you as a career choice. Based on the “Ten Components of Quality Child Care” listed in Figure 7.2 on page 195, at this point in your learning, explain one contribution that you would like to make as an early childhood professional working in one of these child care programs.
3. Drawing on your current knowledge of child development, explain the importance of the three performance standards that provide the foundation for Head Start programs today. Then identify two specific types of federal programs for young children and families that potentially interest you as programs in which to work (such as an area of Head Start that serves a special population or other initiatives). Briefly describe the purpose of each program and why it has special appeal to you

I need two small paragraph, almost 200 to 250 words..

– About Arthurian Rhetorical Tools

– Discuss the various rhetorical tools used in the Zambreno article and their importance to narratives. Make sure that you give a good definitions of the tools.

– I will uploaded the Zambreno article.

1. What aspects of the ethical theories discussed in the text do you see in your organization? Discuss at least two examples.

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length.

 

 

2.What is cultural responsiveness? Identify an example of cultural responsiveness that you have observed in your personal or employment experiences.

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length.

 

3. Discuss the components of an ethical culture. Explain how ethical leadership is critical to an organization’s culture and ultimate success.

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length

 

4. Why is multicultural leadership even more critical today than it was 10 years ago? What conditions do you think will perpetuate the need for effective multicultural leadership?

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length.

 

Shriberg, D., & Shriberg, A. (2011). Practicing leadership: Principles and applications (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

In the current environment there is a increasing trend towards consumer-driven care. Research a consumer-based healthcare tool (e.g. mobile app, ambulatory monitoring device e.g. Apple Watch, FitBit, website, other) and answer the following questions:

1. Define consumer-based healthcare?
2. Based on the consumer-based tool that you researched (provide a URL or indicate the product):
3. What service/value does it provide to help consumers manage their health and wellness?
4. What are the disadvantages and advantages to this product?
5. How would you do to make it better? Explain.

 

 

3) Imagine that you were born the opposite gender (if you are a female, imagine you were born a male, or if you are a male, imagine you were born a female). How do you think your life would be different than what it is like now? Pick a few main differences to discuss. What do you think you would like best about being the opposite gender? What do you think you would like least?  300 words

Marwan has worked at Studio Five Theme Park as a character actor portraying a swash-buckling pirate. He does not have an employment contract.  He loves his job because of his seniority with the company and all the attention he receives from the guests in the park. Unknown to anyone, his prosthetic leg has no noticeable impact on Marwan’s success in this position.

Marwan has become an accomplished flirt with all this attention, and now goes to the extent of placing his hands on the female guests’ behinds when posing for pictures. The women he has encountered so far have not complained, didn’t seem to mind, or they were taken by such surprise they were not sure how to respond.

One day, Marwan grabbed the breast of one of his fellow female actors who had been recently hired. When she threatened to report him, Marwan told her that he could get her fired if she did not go on a date with him. The fellow employee reported the incident anyway and Marwan was terminated immediately. Marwan contends that he was terminated as a result of physical disability.

Directions:

Research employment law related to hiring/firing and discrimination, using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Based on the facts of the case and research, write an analytical paper. In the paper, respond to the following questions:

• What civil rights laws may prohibit Marwan’s conduct with his fellow co-worker? Do those laws apply to his conduct toward the park guest?  Explain both answers.
• Did Marwan commit sexual harassment? If so, what type? Explain your answers and the terms you use.
• What is the legal nature of Marwan’s employment?  Explain your answers and the terms you use.
• What actions and steps should Studio Five take against Marwan? Explain what actions you considered and why you either recommend them or reject them.
• Discuss Marwan’s allegation that he is being discriminated against based on his disability and what response Studio Five may have to that allegation. What would each of them have to prove in court?
• If the female employee sues Studio Five Theme Park, what defenses can Studio Five use?   Are they liable for Marwan’s conduct even if they were unaware of and did not approve of Marwan’s actions? Explain your answers and the terms you use.
• If Marwan was a member of a union that had a collective bargaining agreement with Studio Five, would that change any of your previous answers? If so, why?
• What types of company policies, procedures, and actions should businesses employ to avoid harassment of their employees?

Write a ten-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work.

Submit your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox by Monday, February 8, 2016.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.

 

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Described the civil rights laws that may prohibit Marwan’s conduct with his fellow co-worker and explained if these laws applied to his conduct toward the park guest.	36
Explained what type of sexual harassment Marwan committed and the legal nature of his employment.	36
Described the actions and steps Studio Five should, take against Marwan.	36
Discussed Marwan’s allegation that he is being discriminated against based on his disability, Studio Five’s probable response to the allegation and what each side would need to prove in court.	36
Explained the defenses Studio Five could use if the female employee sues them and explained whether the park would be liable for Marwan’s conduct even if it was unaware of Marwan’s actions.	36
Explained the impact a union with a collective bargaining agreement with Studio Five would have had on this case.	36
Explained the types of company policies, procedures, and actions businesses should employ to avoid harassment of their employees.	24
Writing Components (20% of LASA 1 grade) Organization (16 points): Introduction, Thesis, Transitions, and Conclusion. Usage and Mechanics (16 points): Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence structure. APA Elements (20 points): Attribution, Paraphrasing, and Quotations. Style (8 points): Audience, and Word Choice.	60
Total:	300

Write a Java application that calculates the total annual compensation of a salesperson. Consider the following factors:      A salesperson will earn a fixed salary of $25,000.     A salesperson will also receive a commission as a sales incentive. Commission is a percentage of the salesperson’s annual sales ($30,000). The current commission is 25% of total sales.     The total annual compensation is the fixed salary plus the commission earned.  The Java application should meet these technical requirements:      The application should have at least one class, in addition to the application’s controlling class (a controlling class is where the main function resides).     There should be proper documentation in the source code.     The application should ask the user to enter annual sales, and it should display the total annual compensation.

Your project  is to write a 6-8 page, double-spaced mini-research paper, with your subject as Employment Discrimination. Everything you need to know about the project resides below.

Your project requires at least three (3) outside resources besides the textbook. Your paper must be written in APA format, include a title and reference page, and reference your sources both internally (parenthetically) and in the reference page. Please use the APA template in doc-sharing to complete your work.

Employment discrimination law is about prohibiting or encouraging behaviors in the workplace regarding differences in people. It has evolved over the years significantly, and the passage of Title VII, the US. Civil Rights Act, has made more changes to how the US defines the right to work free from harassment and discrimination, than any other law, case, or regulation in the nation. This project has three parts. Part 1 asks you to answer eight questions about employment discrimination. Part 2 asks you to pick one US Supreme court case from a list, to discuss. Part 3 asks you to review pending legislation regarding employment discrimination, and provide a few details about one currently pending (i.e. not yet passed) bill in either your state, or the federal government. Remember, the focus of the project is onemployment discrimination.

Project Part 1:

Answer each of the following 8 questions, in 1-2 paragraphs each. You can use your textbook, or other outside sources to answer these questions. Do not write a book – answer the questions succinctly.

1. What must a person who is claiming they were harassed in the workplace allege in order to first state a case with the EEOC for each of the following types of harassment:
   1. Sexual harassment – quid pro quo
   2. Sexual harassment – hostile environment
   3. Religious harassment
   4. Racial harassment
2. Explain the difference between sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and sexual orientation discrimination, as those terms are used legally.
3. How does GINA protect a person whose mother died of breast cancer from employment discrimination?
4. Provide one example of a behavior that could be found to be both a hostile environment and quid pro quo forms of sexual harassment at the same time.  Explain how a person could argue that this behavior at work was illegal.
5. Give the main legal reason why every company should have a valid written policy against all forms of harassment (besides the fact it is the “right” thing to do.)
6. Can an employer require that only females serve female customers and only males serve male customers?  Explain your answer using legal terms.
7. How many employees must an employer or company have working for it to be subject to:
   1. the ADA
   2. Pregnancy Discrimination Act
   3. Title VII
   4. IRCA
   5. GINA
8. Assume you work for a company that has a sexual anti-harassment policy, but not a religious, sexual orientation, or racial anti-harassment policy. Write a one-two paragraph statement to your boss (the HR Director), as to why you believe it would make sense to revamp the policy to include other forms of harassment. Include one example of a real situation where a policy may have protected a company from liability or stopped harassment from happening. (You will find case examples on the EEOC website). Cite that case/situation in your memo to your boss. Provide the amount of damages/fines the company in your example case had to pay as a result of failing to protect an employee from discrimination.

Project Part II.  Employment Discrimination Cases.

Many court cases on employment discrimination have shaped, created, and changed the employment landscape. Some protect employees from discrimination, and many protect employers from liability. Settlements and trial court cases do not create legal precedent or changes in the law. However, appeals court cases, and especially the U.S. Supreme Court Cases, do change, shape, and create new law, when statutes are interpreted in binding ways. Pick ONE case from the following list.  Read the case. Answer each of the FOUR questions following the list of cases and place them in your Project Part II. Be sure to identify WHICH of the cases you selected.

List of U.S. Supreme Court Cases:

Vance v. Ball State University. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-556_11o2.pdf

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-484_o759.pdf

Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp. 400 U.S. 542 (1971). http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=400&invol=542

Espinoza v Farah Mfg. Co, 414 U.S. 86 (1973) http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=414&invol=86

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, 83 F. 3d 118 http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/96-568.ZO.html

Questions for answering.

1. Explain briefly, the statute(s) (law or act) which was in question in your case, the facts of the case, and why the parties were in court. What was each party asking the court to do?
2. What did the court decide in your case and what will be the results of that decision? (i.e. who won, and was the win final or did the court send the case back to the lower court system to re-decide an issue?)
3. In what way did this case create, change, or shape the employment landscape for employers as a result of the decision made? Did this change help employers or employees the most? Explain.
4. Do you agree with the decision in the case you referenced? In other words, do you think that employment law was made better and stronger, or weaker and less effective as a result of this case? Write at least one full paragraph that supports your opinion.

Part 3. Legal Research into an Employment Law Pending Before Congress

Organizations such as the Society for Human Resource Management (http://www.shrm.org)  work hard to support, lobby against, or provide education to the public about laws that will affect workers and employers. These organizations significantly influence what laws pass. Savvy HR managers have SHRM on their desktops so they are familiar with the many changes being suggested at any time, as they could cost companies significant amounts of money if they are passed.

Each year, thousands of proposed laws are being discussed, debated, and either passed, ignored, or rejected in state legislators around the country, or in Congress.

Find a proposed piece of legislation in the U.S. (or your state legislature) which interests you. This piece of legislation needs to regard employment law in some way (labor law, employment discrimination, ADA, PPACA, Title VII, GINA, etc.) Note that any bill that suggests changes to any current law will suffice, as well as a new law. Some examples you can use if you are interested are: the Fair Playing Field Act of 2012, the Religious Freedom Act of 2012, or a new bill regarding whether full-time employment under PPACA is 40 hours/week instead of 30 hours. (Since the time of writing this project, it is possible these examples of passed – be sure to check if you use any of them).

Places to look for legislation like this include:

Congress.gov. http://www.congress.gov

(Note that the Active Legislation link (right side) and Most Viewed Bills side include unpassed, pending legislation. the Public Laws link are passed laws – so do not use those.)

Govtrack.US https://www.govtrack.us/

Note: you can type in your state, and get updates your state’s representatives to Congress.

SHRM’s legislative pages: http://www.shrm.org/legalissues/federalresources/federallegislation/pages/default.aspx#

(Note that link takes you to the top level – and you can dig around on their links to find more information. Some of the internal pages may require a subscription to SHRM, however.)

Once you find a law pending before Congress that interests you, read the bill and answer these questions.

1. What is the name of the bill?  What is the resolution number of the bill  (e.g., HR 212)?
2. Does the bill you selected create a new law or amend an existing law?
3. If this bill is passed, how will it change current employment law? Be specific here and include enough detail so that someone reading your answer really understanding the bill under consideration.
4. State whether you agree or disagree with the bill.  If you were a member of Congress would you vote for it?  Explain why.

This section of your paper should be about 1 to 2 pages.