This week’s readings in the Learning Resources on advertising provide examples of both good and ineffective ad campaigns. Please answer the following prompts regarding advertising and public relations: A) Post a link to one of your favorite ads and in short essay format, answer the following questions:  Does it persuade you? How? Why do you like it? Is there anything problematic about the ad? Also, […]

Ramsey states, “Socioeconomic status is ‘an encompassing structure•it relates to virtually every aspect of human psychological development and across a considerable period of time’” (as cited in Gottfried, Gottfried, Bathurst, Guerin, & Parramore, 2003, p. 204) There is no doubt that race and socioeconomic status are complicated and far-reaching forces in all of our lives, including the lives of young children. For this Application Assignment, […]

In the previous week, you developed an annotated bibliography citing literature that supports your dissertation topic. This week, you will add to that annotated bibliography by including research articles that use a similar theoretical foundation and data collection methods to what you are proposing for your study. To prepare for this Assignment, find a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles that use a similar theoretical foundation […]

As is apparent from your studies these past two weeks, trends and issues affecting school-age children are often fundamentally intertwined. A child’s family, culture, or socioeconomic status, for example, may play a role in his or her struggles with obesity, just as a child’s diagnosis of autism would have implications for his or her family’s relationships. The trends and issues you study in this course […]

Week 1 – Readings Response Essay – Discussion Week 1 – Readings Response Essay – DiscussionDue:Sep 30, 2016, 11:59 PM Art & Human Values Readings Response Essay (5 Points) Discussion Board: Due Friday September 30, 2016 Choose from one of the 3 readings below from this week. Write an essay of at least 500 words addressing the points and questions from the readings, ” The […]

The Diffusion of Innovations theory is used to explain how, why, and at what rate new ideas spread through social systems. One prominent example of the Diffusion of Innovations theory is the promotion of bicycle helmets in New Zealand, where 93% of bikers wear helmets, compared to about 50% in the United States. During the 1970s, helmet use was an innovation that coincided with a […]

During the late 1800s, public health departments began employing health educators to address community issues important to population groups (National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., 2008). Prior to this time, hospitals and clinics were viewed primarily as places where sick people went to be healed, and health professionals held the closely guarded secrets to cures and prevention. Changes in health care delivery and management […]

Please read Meditation 2 from Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy, translated and edited by Cottingham (CUP, 1996) Here are questions for the First Informal Writing assignment From the top of page 20 (Paragraph 30), Descartes begins another argument, which is often referred to as the “Wax argument.”  (1) WHY does he go on to talk about a piece of wax? (2) WHAT is the wax […]

Your essay should be answering the following question: What qualifies someone as an effective leader? Develop your essay with a series of examples that define or explain what you mean by effective.Your audience (who you are writing to) should be other aspiring leaders. You should have at least two focuses in your thesis statement.These are the two specific items that you will address in your […]

The file attached to this assignment gives a little more detail about the functionalist and conflict theories on family. Read it before continuing. Be aware that some of this information is new and not presented in the textbook. This assignment will give you another opportunity to illustrate your knowledge and understanding of the course concept of family and how it relates to the real world, […]