The Emancipation Proclamation

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Generate a historical argument that is reasoned and based on historical evidence selected, arranged, and analyzed.

Write an effective narrative that describes and analyzes the past for its use in the present.

Specific Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will collect and cluster evidence about military necessity in the Emancipation Proclamation and form 2 arguments.

Students will write a blueprinted thesis using the 2 arguments (concepts) they have formed from analyzing the evidence.

Students will write an outline that plans an effective 2 part argumentative paper.

Students will write topic sentences and varied evidence sentences that link the 2-part argument to the evidence.

Students will write an introduction paragraph for the Emancipation Proclamation composition that follows the classic funnel format.

Extensions of the Assignment
The assignment can be made more complex by asking students to go beyond the proclamation text to explain Lincoln’s motivations for each of the students’ arguments.

Cybersecurity conference presentation

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Transitioning from cybersecurity to physical security, this module examines how our nation’s critical infrastructure is affected by the vulnerable cyber technology that controls its daily functions.

In his 2012 Defcon 20 cybersecurity conference presentation, Dan Tentler, founder of the San Diego-based information security consulting firm AtenLabs, shared screenshots of dozens of connected devices he could find on the Internet using a laptop and browser. He was able to access several critical infrastructure systems, showing that they were vulnerable to cyber-attack. His presentation vividly demonstrated that the Internet was not designed with security in mind.

Network-ready industrial control systems that monitor and control the physical processes of machines have become the instruments that contribute to a threat we call physical security. The machines we rely on to supply energy, drinking water, and safe food are at risk. The potential security weakness of SCADA systems was exposed by a cyber-attack against the Natanz Iran uranium enrichment facility. A computer worm, called Stuxnet, caused the facility’s control systems to make the centrifuges spin out of control. Stuxnet, a cyber-weapon that changed modern warfare, does not discriminate between nations; it simply attacks and destroys computer-managed machines.

References:

Tentler, D. (2012) “Defcon 20 – Dan Tentler – Drinking from the Caffeine Firehose We Know as Shodan.” YouTube. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cWck_xcH64:

Case Assignment
Using three different industries, provide three examples of physical security dangers faced by SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) network systems.
After reviewing Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21), discuss a national policy to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure. What is resilient infrastructure? Provide two examples of how this concept protects people and property.

Evaluate and critique the various counseling theories

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You are asked to analyze, evaluate and critique the various counseling theories/approaches covered in your textbook. Please do not simply summarize each theory or simply quote the authors. Rather, evaluate and critique the theory’s view of human nature, its key concepts, the therapeutic process it lays out and the techniques and procedures it applies. Identify with rationale, aspects of each theory/approach you tend to incorporate into your own developing philosophical and applied approach to counseling.

This paper should not be opinion based; you must demonstrate sufficient research and ability to apply the research as a counselor. Each reaction paper body will be between 5-7 pages in length (typed and double-spaced) in proper APA format This paper will focus on the theories covered in chapters 10 (Feminist Theory and Therapy) and 11 (Constructive Theory and Therapy)

You may want your paper to emphasize one of the theories over the others because it is particularly meaningful or relevant to your goals as a counselor. This is acceptable, provided that you still address all theories covered for that assignment, dedicating at least one page to each theory within your paper. Also, elaborate on the application of the theories and techniques and discussing their differences in concept and practice.

Discussing respiratory viruses

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Start with discussing respiratory viruses (airborne and droplet) and the dangers they pose and hence the need for diagnoses and treatment measures for such diseases

Then discuss masks: how they are used now on a daily basis such as managing disease spread and in the medical field as well as how they are used in diagnosing diseases (sampling masks)

Discuss traditional ways of diagnosing respiratory diseases like covid and TB (using sputum, PCR testing, etc) and how this compares in terms of accuracy and how early they can detect viruses to sampling masks.

The evolution of sampling masks throughout history and what current research is done on them/ further areas that have not yet been researched

Discuss different types of masks with emphasis on the ones used in diagnosis (e.g. duckbilled masks), what materials these masks are made from, and the material’s impact on the environment.

The manufacturing process of current sampling masks used and cost if possible and ways that this can be improved (?)

what are the alternative materials these masks can be made out of in order to reduce its cost and/or environmental impact?

Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella

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Italian women writers in the Renaissance: Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella

The women that this paper will be focusing on are Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella. Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella were writing during the late 16th century and the early 17th century in Venice. Many of their pieces included debates about men, women, marriage, motherhood, and what it meant to be an intellectual. Women writers throughout the Renaissance are often overlooked and not recognized nearly enough in education today. These women were pushing against the status quo and wanted their voices to be heard. These women were considered radical for their creative expression and their mindset about education and writing served as a catalyst for young women in education during the Renaissance. Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella were talented female writers who should have a greater historical presence in society because of their literary accomplishments. Their writing in the Renaissance is still prevalent in modern-day society specifically relating to its relation to the modern-day feminist.

The Multicultural Autobiography

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Following are descriptions of what should be included in the Multicultural Autobiography. This assignment will focus on the development of your racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, social class, and religious identities. The narrative is a way of providing your critical analysis, thinking, and personal reflections regarding the aforementioned aspects of your identities. In completing this assignment, please make note of specific incidents and experiences (i.e., early childhood to the present) that may have contributed to this awareness. Identify and differentiate between those aspects of your awareness that came from personal experiences, media, experts, group experiences, or family interactions as you write about your group identities.

In instances where you have no clear history to report, you should discuss and speculate about your lack of awareness. For example, what does it mean not to be consciously aware of race or social class? Is it as significant to your development if you were raised in a homogenous social class, race, religious setting, community, family? You should thoroughly explore the stated (or obvious) and unstated issues, even if you have not thought about these areas before.

The narrative should demonstrate thoughtful reflection and introspection in relation to the overall quality, content, organization/development, and grammar/syntax. You should begin writing this assignment during the first week of class and revise it based on your involvement in the course. It is assumed that the course readings, lectures, and discussions will provide a context for your understanding of the areas that are discussed in this paper. Each area should follow the above specifications and represent thorough, high quality of work.
For this assignment, you are required to address a total of six Identity Categories:
1.Racial Identity
2.Ethnic Identity
3.Gender Identity
4.Sexual Orientation Identity
5.Social Class Identity
6.Religious Identity.

Regulation that directly affects a health care organization from the human resources aspect

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Select a piece of federal or select state legislation or regulation that directly affects a health care organization from the human resources aspect (e.g., Americans With Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, sexual harassment law, visas/work permits).
Describe the federal or state legislation or regulation you selected.
How does this legislation or regulation affect health care organizations? Does it conflict with another federal or state legislative act? (E.g. protected classes in EEOC regulations in California differ from the federal classes).
What types of health care organizations are affected? If more than one, explain how each is impacted and if the impact is different based upon the type or size of the organization.
What are the penalties and fines associated with non-compliance? If they are not specifically listed in the legislation, include the general penalties associated with the enforcement body tasked to uphold the legislation.
What challenges are associated with this legislation or regulation for the patient, human resources employees, and the health care industry?
Describe the legal implications of employment documentation in the workplace and in the health care industry. that directly affects a health care organization from the human resources aspect (e.g., Americans With Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, sexual harassment law, visas/work permits).
Describe the federal or state legislation or regulation you selected.
How does this legislation or regulation effect health care organizations? Does it conflict with another federal or state legislative act? (E.g. protected classes in EEOC regulations in California differ from the federal classes).
What types of health care organizations are affected? If more than one, explain how each is impacted and if the impact is different based upon the type or size of the organization.
What are the penalties and fines associated with noncompliance? If they are not specifically listed in the legislation, include the general penalties associated with the enforcement body tasked to uphold the legislation.
What challenges are associated with this legislation or regulation for the patient, human resources employees, and the health care industry?
Describe the legal implications of employment documentation in the workplace and in the health care industry.

Wild Dog Coffee Company’s supply chain on espresso products

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Wild Dog Coffee Company’s supply chain on espresso products

Wild Dog Coffee Company, a locally owned company with a single coffee shop location, serves a wide selection of espresso products, small breakfast and lunch menu items, and a limited evening menu. The company is planning to expand the business by adding an additional location. While different menu items may be tested at the new location, the espresso beverage preparation process will remain exactly the same. You and your business partners need to make a decision about the supply chain before the move. The following information may help support your analysis for Wild Dog Coffee Company:

  • You have one espresso maker that brews the espresso and froths the milk at each location.
  • Each espresso beverage requires 1.5 minutes of the barista’s time.
  • Each espresso beverage requires some combination of espresso beans, milk, and flavoring.
  • Each espresso beverage is served in a paper cup with a lid and sleeve.
  • Monthly cleaning and maintenance of the espresso maker is outsourced to a services company.
  • You stock one type of espresso bean. If you run out of inventory, you have to close the business until the next shipment of beans arrives.
  • Espresso beans are received seven (7) days after placing the order.

You are an owner of Wild Dog Coffee Company. You and your business partners are preparing for the opening of your second location. You need to analyze and make recommendations for supply chain management for the two locations.

The Lugano Convention

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Critically analyze the potential benefit to the UK of re-joining the Lugano Convention. (1500 words)

Introduction: Explain what the Lugano convention is and about how the UK is no longer a party due to Brexit but they have requested to accede to the convention. End introduction the same way as to question one, outlining the main points that will be discussed in the essay.

Body:
Critically analyze the benefits of being a part of the Lugano Convention.
Each paragraph should address a potential benefit that the UK will have if they are allowed to rejoin the Convention. Case law should be referenced to support why being a part of the Lugano Convention is advantageous for the UK.

One paragraph to talk about disadvantages the UK will face not being a part of the convention, which should explain why they are requesting to accede to the convention.

Getting LASIK surgery

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You’re thinking about getting LASIK surgery done since you’re really tired of wearing contacts, but you were surprised to learn about the consequences of the surgery. You decide to find out more about the procedure. To be able to see clearly, the lens and the cornea have to bend light in order to focus and create a picture in the retina.

The change in the size of the eyeball may lead to an error of refraction. It can be corrected by a LASIK procedure that cuts and removes the outer layer of the cornea and slides the center back on with a protective temporary shield. This procedure is done in 15 minutes requiring only a few drops of anesthetic on the eye. View the short video on how LASIK procedures are performed by clicking on the link below.

Additional research will help you understand this topic more fully. Once you’ve watched the video, please follow the instructions in STEP 2 and complete the discussion prompts for this week. i-LASIK Procedure Explained 2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below Would you choose to have LASIK surgery if you wore contacts or glasses? Why or why not? Provide an example of changes over the years that may have prompted the public to opt for this procedure to correct their vision. How would you explain LASIK to a patient? Be sure to explain the procedure using terms that a patient can understand.