Britain and the United States are at different times world powers with no peer competitor. 1) Discuss what reasons the global power of Britain declined and 2) identify any similarities or differences between the British experience and the current situation of the U.S. and 3) if you believe the U.S. will follow a similar path to that of Britain in the years to come. Your […]

As a way of experiencing the Humanities beyond your classroom, computer, and textbook, you are asked to do a certain type of “cultural activity” that fits well with our course and then report on your experience.   Your instructor will require you to propose an activity and get instructor approval before you do it and report on it (students should look for any instructions in that […]

In this course we examine the theories and stages of Childhood Development as they relate to parenting.  You are going to write a paper on any stage of Childhood Development that interests you (birth to age two, 2-5 years old, elementary school, early adolescence, etc).   You will need to apply the theories and concepts learned in your text books as well as incorporate information from […]

A cellphone company recently ran a television ad touting its call reliability, in which a young man is talking to his future father-in-law, who is telling him to address him by his first name and consider him a friend. The young man launches into a series of variations of the first name. Unknown to either party, the call is dropped and the young man does […]

 In this reaction and response assignment, you will describe an online learning scenario (imaginary or actual) in which an event has interfered significantly with the ability for the instructor to teach the course. You will then analyze the event and determine options for resolving the dilemma and how to avoid this or a similar occurrence in the future. For example, a roadblock you may encounter […]

Codes of ethics and standards for professional nursing practice have been developed by some professional nursing organizations. These codes and standards guide us in our practice and our interactions with consumers, other nurses, and other healthcare professions. Select at least one of the ethical standards or one of the standards of practice and tell us how you implement this in your current practice or how […]

As a financial consultant, you have contracted with Wheel Industries to evaluate their procedures involving the evaluation of long term investment opportunities.  You have agreed to provide a detailed report illustrating the use of several techniques for evaluating capital projects including the weighted average cost of capital to the firm, the anticipated cash flows for the projects, and the methods used for project selection.  In […]

Influence of PeersThe influence of peers during childhood can have a long-lasting effect on a person throughout his or her life. In this assignment, keep in mind at least three different ways in which teachers and/or parents can intervene to help improve a child’s social skills and relationship with peers. It is the adult’s responsibility to enhance a relationship with peers, rather than be the […]

The assignment is to watch 2 HOURS OF AMERICAN TELEVISION FROM 2014 or 2015.  You can choose any American television program you like — it can be one you watch for pleasure — two hours total (four 1/2 hour episodes or two 1 hour episodes. You can watch on YouTube or live or from a DVD or stream — it doesn’t matter how you watch […]

Impression management is something that we all employ from time to time to achieve certain goals in our life. Sometimes we want to appear likable, other times we want to appear competent, and yet other times we desire to gain control or power over a situation, all of which can yield positive outcomes. Yet at other times we self-handicap in order to appear like we […]