The topic of your project needs to be a contemporary societal problem, such as healthcare reform, immigration reform, privacy rights, euthanasia, First Amendment Rights, stem cell research, capital punishment, corporate prisons, legalizing drugs, ageism, animal rights, cloning, prayer in schools, racial profiling, recycling/conservation, sexism, outsourcing jobs, workplace bullying, etc. The topic must focus on a single aspect, as in “How far do corporations intrude into […]

students shall prepare an analysis project/paper, 10-15 pages in length, double-spaced, using proper forms of footnotes and bibliography (either MLA or Chicago style format) OR another format chosen in consultation with Instructor.  The subject and focus of this analysis shall be a film, to be viewed by students in video format OUTSIDE of class time.  Possible choices are: (1) any film from The Lord of […]

This assignment requires students to submit a 2-3 page integration paper about the readings and videos assigned in class thus far (Chapters 9-12). This paper requires the student to critically think about the topic covered in order to identify overlapping themes or concepts, and then find personal applications or reactions to what you have read and seen. Although this paper is a forum for you […]

Article Critique This assignment provides you with an opportunity to read an article and then to share your thoughts about the article by critiquing the details, including the decisions made. In order to access the resource below, you must first log into the myCSU Student Portal and access the Academic OneFile database within the CSU Online Library This article includes details and assertions about the […]

Homework 9 Letter to the Public In the movie Margin Call, the firm has a “fire sale” when they sell their majority holdings in mortgagebacked securities in a single trading day. Though they are able to rid the firm of most of their exposure to these “toxic assets,” they do so at a great cost. As Sam Rogers (played by Kevin Spacey) explains, they destroy […]

Take the “Jung Typology Test” at www.humanmetrics.com.  Look at the page that tells you your “type” and the strengths.  Then click on the link that says ” Read Full Description” and read the description of your personality type.  Describe the portions of the test results that you think best describe your personality and any portions that you think do not accurately describe your personality.  Also, identify portions […]

Journal Think about the material you encountered in the course this week, and describe one aspect of the classroom resources Assignments, Discussions, or assigned readings that surprised you. Make sure to describe why the material interested you as a thinker. The weekly journals will be used to develop a personalized academic writing plan that will fit into the Personal Success Plan Assignment. Set a timer […]

WalMart, the world’s largest retailer, is often cited in the media for its international expansion, outsourcing practices and employee issues. Going into a country making vendors play by their rules in order to sell their company’s products; selling products at the lowest costs by outsourcing to the lowest bidder, has been WalMart’s strategy. But now, is this strategy working? On the Week 6 Multimedia page […]

As this week’s Learning Resources attest, debate rages among doctors, scientists, parents, and other child advocates on the cause or causes of autism spectrum disorders in children. Most prominent is the ongoing controversy over whether or not mandatory childhood vaccines cause autism. Despite assurances from doctors that vaccines are safe, court decisions ruling that vaccines do not cause autism, and a 2011 report by the […]

Like autism, ADHD has become a prominent children’s issue, in large part due to rapidly increasing rates of diagnosis. According to a report released by the CDC in 2010, 1 in 10 children between the ages of 4–17 is diagnosed with ADHD, which represents a 22% increase from 2003. The dramatic increase in children diagnosed with ADHD inevitably provokes questions about what is causing this […]